The Science Drive - This Week in Science - Episode 678
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2018 · Science & Technology
The Science Drive - Watch Episode 678 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki and Justin Jackson now (no Blair this week, sorry)! View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1EWatch live here or check out our feed over at http://twis.org/live - we have a chatroom! Join us! 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 -------------------------------- Dr. Kiki & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories. (0:00) - Recording Start (1:50) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (2:18) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (3:43) - Opening Theme Music. (4:17) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (6:52) - Gene drive’ passes first test in mammals, speeding up inheritance in mice, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/gene-drive-mice (17:44) - Biochemists discover cause of genome editing failures with hyped CRISPR system, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/crispr-genome-failure (19:53) - Hominin occupation of the Chinese Loess Plateau since about 2.1 million years ago, Justin - https://go.nature.com/2zvypSt (31:25) - Hunt for dark matter turns to ancient minerals, Dr. Kiki - https://go.nature.com/2unc8QU (36:16) - Distinctive projectile point technology sheds light on peopling of the Americas, Justin - http://bit.ly/projectile-point (42:18) - The Dogs of America Were Not Descended From Wolves, Scientists Reveal, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/american-dogs (45:35) - Snorts indicate positive emotions in horses, Justin - http://bit.ly/horse-snorts (48:06) - And we're at the break! (48:18) - Half-Time Theme Music - "Our 1st Assumptions Were Correct" by Jake Mann from his album, "Daytime Ghost." https://apple.co/2G3ERxV (49:05) - 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! (53:55) - Interstitial Music (54:51) - Back from the break! (55:02) - What has Science done for ME, lately? TWIS Minion Logan Fette shares about his feelings while awaiting a possibly life-changing medical diagnosis. Send your Science stories to: [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (57:55) - Fifteen minutes of exercise creates optimal brain state for mastering new motor skills, Justin - http://bit.ly/15-min-exercise (1:07:18) - Oxygen levels on early Earth rose and fell several times before the successful Great Oxidation Event, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/earth-oxygen-levels (1:13:58) - Our fractured African roots, Justin - http://bit.ly/fractured-african-roots (1:22:57) - Researchers have found remarkable remains of destroyed planets in space, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/destroyed-planets (1:28:29) - Novel HIV vaccine candidate is safe and induces immune response in healthy adults and monkeys, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/hiv-vaccine-candidate (1:31:32) - Show wrap up. (1:32:45) - Thank you’s to Patreon sponsors (1:36:05) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:39:34) - The After Show! - Justin has left us. Checking out the chat rooms. Hope everyone had a good 4th of July. Overcoming early technical difficulties to bring you the Science. A chorus of The Grateful Dead's "Casey Jones." Dr. Kiki craves MORE POWER!! Dr. Kiki shares about shooting the "Strange Evidence" TV Show. And much, much more...
