New to Science - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 664
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2018 · Science & Technology
New to Science - Watch Episode 664 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes at our website: http://www.twis.org ! Follow us on Twitter! @TWIScience Subscribe to us on YouTube! http://youtube.com/ThisWeekinScience Now, onto the show notes! Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories. (0:00) - Recording Start - (...after many technical difficulties and a late start, we're ready for...! some more fine tuning & adjustments...) (7:27) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (7:55) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (8:53) - Opening Theme Music. (9:28) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (9:58) - And we will NOT be talking about a Flat-Earther with a Rocket! But if you're interested, here's some links about that — https://goo.gl/ke2zes https://goo.gl/6FpVZi (12:33) - Dark matter goes missing in oddball galaxy, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/mXNyb7 See also - Defying Theories, This Ghostly Galaxy Has Almost No Dark Matter - https://goo.gl/yQ6zNX (18:25) - TRAPPIST-1 system may have too much water to support life, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/s6f6xm (26:56) - 13,000-year-old human footprints found off Canada's Pacific coast, Justin - https://goo.gl/dsg5hP (31:19) - Parts of the Amazon thought uninhabited were actually home to up to a million people, Justin - https://goo.gl/CDWBn7 (38:12) - Blair’s Animal Corner (38:29) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme (38:50) - Hunting turns bear cubs into mama's boys (and girls), Blair - https://goo.gl/k4ZJyf (44:20) - A natural fertilizer (coral reefs and… SHARKS! 🦈), Blair - https://goo.gl/hoN61j (54:09) - And we're at the break! (54:28) - Half-Time Theme Music. (54:59) - This is where you can find out about our Zazzle store (http://www.zazzle.com/thisweekinscience) and supporting us through Paypal (http://bit.ly/twis-paypal) and Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinsci... Tell more folks about TWIS (http://twis.org). And please leave great reviews for the podcast on iTunes (http://apple.co/2bJGvtB). More minions, please! (59:02) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from his album "Vitriol." (https://goo.gl/oPXF2c). (59:43) - And we're back from the break! (59:54) - What has Science done for ME, lately? A tale of relating one's Electrical Engineering background to... knitting! From TWIS Minion Sharon Troia. Send your Science stories to: [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (1:04:33) - New technology reveals secrets of famous Neandertal skeleton La Ferrassie 1, Justin - https://goo.gl/prnkoj (1:09:59) - Parasitic Worms Block High Fat Diet-Induced Obesity In Mice, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/vs4rjm See also - Helminth infection protects against high fat diet-induced obesity via induction of alternatively activated macrophages - https://goo.gl/RMV6dK (1:15:39) - Caloric Restriction Slows Signs of Aging in Humans, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/kD7Xqj (1:22:56) - A moveable feast: Antibiotics give C. diff a nutrient-rich environment, no competition, Justin - https://goo.gl/vzC2xM (1:25:06) - First proof a synthesized antibiotic is capable of treating superbugs, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/MzBvFp (1:29:20) - Revolutionary brain-mapping technique provides new blueprint for cortical connections, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/6hH128 Quick Science Bytes! — (1:33:36) - Structure and Distribution of an Unrecognized Interstitium in Human Tissues, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/juZhgd See also - Is the Interstitium Really a New Organ? - https://goo.gl/Xtjiik (1:37:49) - Consuming a large meal temporarily costs dominant animals their leadership position, Blair - https://goo.gl/zQypdT (1:41:28) - Show wrap up. (1:42:27) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors (1:43:45) - NEXT WEEK! - An Interview with Roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard! https://goo.gl/p8Mm2h (1:46:33) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:50:00) - The After Show - New Software Proverb: If you don’t jump in and learn how to swim, then you sink. Going over technical issues w/ new software. Work that lag! Justin was self-muted. We’ll all clap on three: 1… 2… …and much, much more. View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1E
