Weird in Space! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 595
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
Episode #595 — Weird in Space! — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) & Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly). Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (0:22) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:52) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:20) - Opening Theme Music. (2:55) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - Happy TWISgiving! with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:55) - First signs of weird quantum property of empty space? Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/w1Of1K (10:36) - Mystery of bleary-eyed astronauts may be cleared up with spinal fluid study, Dr. Kiki — https://goo.gl/BncNSe (16:52) - Bone scans suggest early hominin 'Lucy' spent significant time in trees, Justin - https://goo.gl/UaGA8t and now it's time for... (25:12) - Blair’s Animal Corner (25:30) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme Music (25:51) - Life and death following Great Barrier Reef bleaching, Blair - https://goo.gl/UQakrJ (32:17) - Corals much older than previously thought, study finds, Blair - https://goo.gl/eGH9fk (36:07) - And we're at the break! (36:42) - Half-Time Theme Music. (37:07) - Pre-sales on TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L (38:10) - TWIS will LIVE STREAM from SF Sketchfest! At the California Academy of Sciences, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 6 p.m., Tickets & Info at https://goo.gl/yQTtFD. (39:09) - 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! (41:51) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (42:21) - And we're back from the break! (42:24) - Berkeley Scientists study rock fracturing to accelerate advances in energy production and waste storage technologies, Justin - https://goo.gl/VsfVkG (52:18) - New insights into skin cells could explain why skin doesn't leak, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/y2LLEH (57:09) - Each animal species hosts a unique microbial community and benefits from it, Justin - https://goo.gl/yz8GOR (1:04:34) - Scientists use CRISPR for first time to correct clotting in newborn and adult mice, Justin - https://goo.gl/dF9tN5 Quick Science Bytes! — (1:10:24) - Inside tiny tubes, water turns solid when it should be boiling, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/HMiP1q (1:16:09) - A molecular switch between life, sex and death (Bristleworms), Blair - https://goo.gl/sCqyUb (1:20:47) - New, Groundbreaking Revelation Brings Us Closer to Nuclear Fusion, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/PHHyun (1:23:16) - LIGO is BACK, BABY! LIGO Resumes Search for Gravitational Waves, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/xr7qAT (1:24:19) - Reminder: 28th of Dec. is Year In Review Show. Prediction show is 1st show of 2017. Mark it all on your TWIS Calendar — Pre-sales on TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L. Also - TWIS will LIVE STREAM from SF Sketchfest! At the California Academy of Sciences, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 6 p.m., Tickets & Info at https://goo.gl/yQTtFD. (1:25:48) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's. (1:30:00) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:33:35) - The After-Show! - 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
