A Total Eclipse of the SCIENCE! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 557
2,315 views · Published 10 March 2016 · 2:43:26 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
What happened in science this week? Justin, Dr. Kiki, & Blair dish the science dirt for you! http://twis.org Dr. Kiki, Justin, and Blair explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: 4:52 Snow-capped Pluvian Mountaintops - are made of methane! 8:41 About Those Clouds - are there clouds in Pluto's atmosphere? 12:45 Adding To Antibiotics - can we make old antibiotics work again? 18:30 Ant Brains - use it or lose it, ants! 25:33 Blair's Animal Corner! 32:01 It’s Not The Sperm - It's the semen that matters 26:00 Same Sex Power Play - Beetle males dom and sub for happiness 45:07 Pump Water For Climytia - Should we pump water to the middle of Antarctica? 57:20 Magnetic Mind Control - yes, really... magnets controlling minds 1:03:36 World Robot Domination - Yet another tale to add to your fears 1:17:58 Neat Bees - don't get sick 1:22:42 Zika Brains - could this be how zika causes microcephaly? 1:32:10 Alpha Go - An historical game of Go 1:43:01 Post-show fun! 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
