Science Brain Wash - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 647
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
Science Brain Wash - Watch Episode 647 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now! Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (1:20) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (1:46) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:50) - Opening Theme Music. (3:24) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:30) - The TWIS 2018 Color Book Calendar by Blair ARE HERE & IN STOCK! Go to http://twis.org & click on the link for the Calendar in the top right of the page. (6:20) - Our Top Science Stories of 2017 Show is coming up, end of December, post your suggestions for Top Science Stories from this year on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience/ (7:07) - Dark Matter Is Not Dead, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/V9rPyC (11:22) - China’s dark matter space probe detects tantalizing signal, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/Een4r1 (15:50) - Six-Letter DNA Alphabet Produces Proteins in Cells, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/cbbWKt (25:20) - Abominable Snowman? Nope -- study ties DNA samples from purported Yetis to Asian bears, Justin - https://goo.gl/EapU7h (34:11) - Blair’s Animal Corner (34:28) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme. (34:48) - Earthworms can reproduce in Mars soil simulant, Blair - https://goo.gl/bg9k29 (43:05) - Climate change may be making bearded dragons less intelligent, Blair - https://goo.gl/b98X51 (48:08) - And we're at the break! (48:26) - Half-Time Theme Music. (49:18) - The Calendars are Here! Order your TWIS 2018 Color Book Calendar by Blair! Go to http://twis.org & click on the link for the Calendar in the top right of the page. (51:08) - 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! (53:46) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (54:08) - And we're back from the break! (54:13) - What has Science done for ME, lately? TWIS Minion Mat Vandeneynden of Columbus, Ohio writes in to tell us of the wonder he's inspired as a Science teacher to very young children. Please send your own science stories to [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (58:38) - Top 11 Science Stories of 2017 show is coming up, please send story nominations on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience/. (59:01) - Bones show prehistoric women's intensive manual labor during advent of agriculture, Justin - https://goo.gl/k7aVmX (1:08:25) - Beating Heart Patch is Large Enough to Repair the Human Heart, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/tyyxBW (1:15:27) - Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought, Justin - https://goo.gl/XYuYy5 (1:20:43) - Fluid-driven origami-inspired artificial muscles, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/sdT5Wo Quick Science Bytes! — (1:24:56) - New York City Has Genetically Distinct ‘Uptown’ and ‘Downtown’ Rats, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/1Fkaq5 (1:29:28) - Long-haired microbes named after Canadian band Rush, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/TWUUoP (1:32:33) - Forest plantations are a potent blend for coffee production, Blair - https://goo.gl/Yf7mrW (1:37:06) - Show wrap up. (1:37:44) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors - with the credit scroll/crawl! (1:41:51) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:45:23) - The After Show - Order those calendars, now with Dodos! Colored Pencil vs. Pen vs. Sharpie comparison. Bio-degradable Glitter, anyone? Glitter Bombs! Blair has a lot of social media scheduled. A video of Holiday Peacock Spiders is shared, which puts Blair in the mood for Christmas. And much, much more… 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 View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1E
