Its Getting Hot In Here! - This Week in Science (TWIS) - Episode 543
1,482 views · Published 3 December 2015 · 3:01:31 · Indexed 28 October 2026
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2015 · Science & Technology
Make time for SCIENCE News! Fill your head with a suffocation story, feisty finches, and grandmother brains! Find link in the show notes at: http://twis.org Dr. Kiki, Justin, and Blair explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: Changing Climate - Fewer people are concerned about climate change than in 2009 Power Over Temperature - More coal plants means we will overshoot the 2 degree goal Evidence Pouring In - Glacial lakes on Mt. Everest are expanding Death From Suffocation - Don't worry about coastal flooding, we won't be able to breathe Coal World - Leave it in the ground!!! Dino Vessels - new techniques allow paleontologists to investigate dinosaur soft tissue Cuttle Tactics - this is only slightly shocking news Finch Fights - Actually, finch parents are great communicators Planty Free Will - Do they have it, or is it a matter of if/then programming? Beast Brain Genes - The BRAC1 gene is linked to Alzheimer's disease Grandmother Protection - Did a brain protecting gene lead to witty grandmas? Genetic Ethics - An international summit discusses the ethics of gene-editing Sticky Webs - DNA gets stuck in webs ... And Much More! Watch live here on Google+ or check out our feed over at http://twis.org/live - we have a chatroom! Join us! 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 Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience
