Want S'more Science? - This Week in Science (TWIS) - Episode 668
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2018 · Science & Technology
Want S'more Science? - Watch Episode 668 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, Justin Jackson & our special interview guest, Dr. Sarita Menon of S'more Magazine. Listen to the full episode in audio or check out the show notes at our website: http://www.twis.org ! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/ThisWeekinScience Follow us on Twitter!@TWIScience Subscribe to us on YouTube! http://youtube.com/ThisWeekinScience View more videos like this: https://goo.gl/4luU1E -------------------------------- Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (2:18) - A False Start! (2:47) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (3:18) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (4:06) - Opening Theme Music (4:40) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (6:43) - Interview w/ Dr. Sarita Menon Dr. Menon got her Ph.D. in cancer biology from the University of Iowa, and spent several years working as a post-doctoral researcher and adjunct faculty before making the jump from research to science education. She started a science enrichment program in the Houston area a few years back, and just last year launched her current endeavor, Smore magazine, with a Kickstarter. (7:27) - Tell us a bit about your path into "mompreneurism,” Dr. Kiki [Ed. Note — YouTube does not give us enough room for the whole interview, find all those notes, here — http://bit.ly/dr-sarita-menon-interview] (35:23) - Wrap up - where else can people find you, Dr. Menon? Dr. Kiki https://www.smoremagazine.com/ Twitter: @sarita_menon, @smore_magzine https://www.facebook.com/smoremagazine/ https://www.instagram.com/smoremagazine/ (37:35) - And we're at the break! (38:17) - Half-Time Theme Music. (Yay! Music Sound working again!) (38:44) - 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! (43:09) - Interstitial Music - George Hrab, "Skeptic," from his album "Vitriol." (https://goo.gl/oPXF2c). (43:39) - And we're back from the break! (43:45) - What has Science done for ME, lately? A story of how medical science helped save they life of the toddler child of TWIS Minion Ed Godbois. Please send your own science stories to [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (48:53) - What Do Uranus’s Cloud Tops Have in Common With Rotten Eggs? Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/uranus-clouds (53:56) - A pileup of 14 distant galaxies is set to become the most massive structure in the universe, Dr. Kiki - https://lat.ms/2vN90Sq (59:23) - It's rude to ask a galaxy's age. Luckily, its shape offers a clue. Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/galaxy-shape (1:05:19) - Billions of gallons of water saved by thinning forests, Justin - http://bit.ly/forests-save-water (1:14:35) - Blair’s Animal Corner (1:14:43) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme. (1:15:07) - Competition between males improves resilience against climate change, Blair - http://bit.ly/males-climate (1:24:55) - Optogenetic study shows that male flies find ejaculation pleasurable, Blair - http://bit.ly/fly-ejaculation (1:35:45) - Tiny fly blows bubbles to cool off: study, Blair - http://bit.ly/fly-bubbles Quick Science Bytes! — (1:38:34) - Long-sought structure of telomerase paves way for drugs for aging, cancer, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/telomerase-structure (1:40:45) - Metabolic and Fatigue Profiles Are Comparable Between Prepubertal Children and Well-Trained Adult Endurance Athletes, Dr. Kiki - http://bit.ly/child-endurance (1:45:09) - Scientists unearth vital link between fat, immunity and heat regulation, Justin - http://bit.ly/fat-immunity (1:48:55) - Show wrap up (1:50:07) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors. (1:53:44) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:57:14) - The After Show - Why is Dr. Kiki’s cursor so YUUUUUUGE?! Noodles wants to know — PayPal or Patreon? We just want to thank everyone who supports the show. Dr. Kiki’s struggle: time management. Will there be a TWIS Magazine? And will Justin do a Blog post for it? And much, much more…
