O, Wonder! - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 643
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
O, Wonder! - Watch Episode 643 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 - with many fun TWISoween costumes! (0:35) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (0:57) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:02) - Opening Theme Music. (2:35) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines (and with a Shakespearean twist!). (5:45) - Pre-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. (5:58) - TWIS will be LIVE, Monday, 6-Nov.-2017 at the Etymology 2017 Conference in Denver, CO, at 12:15 p.m. MT. Watch here on our YouTube channel and in our Social Media feeds for more info and a possible Denver Meet-up. https://goo.gl/SpEoti (6:51) - What has Science done for ME, lately? An update from TWIS Minion Selden on how Science saved him from Cancer (!!) when he was given a 28% chance to live. (8:03) - Another great personal story from TWIS Minion Holly Hunter of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on how she appreciates the Science of the Wildlife in her area, particularly Bee colonies! Please send your own science stories to [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (11:46) - Chimpanzees shown spontaneously 'taking turns' to solve number puzzle, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/jMBJV4 (19:06) - It's mathematically impossible to beat aging, scientists say, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/UKSKH5 (25:44) - New theory addresses how life on earth arose from the primordial muck, Justin - https://goo.gl/2h5fyW (36:13) - Blair’s Animal Corner (36:26) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme. (36:46) - Marine scientists discover kleptopredation -- a new way of catching prey, Blair - https://goo.gl/1JCg8K (44:22) - Oysters close their shells in response to low-frequency sounds, Blair - https://goo.gl/uCrrAs (52:51) - And we're at the break! (53:19) - Half-Time Theme Music. (53:51) - Pre-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. (55:18) - 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! (58:11) - TWIS will be LIVE, Monday, 6-Nov.-2017 at the Etymology 2017 Conference in Denver, CO, at 12:15 p.m. MT. https://goo.gl/SpEoti (58:49) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (59:20) - And we're back from the break! (59:25) - Physicists make rapid progress in bounding the speed of gravity, Justin - https://goo.gl/gnxwSh (1:07:57) - Artificial Intelligence Detects Suicidal Tendencies in People Using Brain Scans, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/a7c3AH (1:12:32) - Aliens may be more like us than we think, Justin - https://goo.gl/5Kn4zY (1:22:11) - Study unveils changes in the brain during extended missions in space, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/b4wALr Quick Science Bytes! — (1:32:30) - Attosecond-scale X-ray laser pulse is the shortest controlled event ever created by humans, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/J8aFc6 (1:35:24) - Study Raises Questions About Brain Stimulation Boosting Memory, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/v1e2YL (1:37:18) - T. rex’s silly-looking arms were built for slashing, Blair - https://goo.gl/VwSYbx (1:42:02) - Saliva proteins could explain why some people overuse salt, Justin - https://goo.gl/3JTc1M (1:46:16) - Show wrap up. (1:46:23) - Pre-order your TWIS 2018 Color Book Calendar - http://twis.org (1:46:39) - TWIS LIVE, Mon., 6-Nov.-2017, Etymology 2017 Conf. Denver, CO, at 12:15 p.m. MT. https://goo.gl/SpEoti (1:46:57) - A special Limerick written about & for the show, by TWIS Minion Fernando Haro - thank you and great job, Fernando! (1:50:09) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors - and the credit scroll/crawl is back this week! (1:54:20) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:57:51) - The After Show - A singing post-show intro… by Dr. Kiki. Blair has issues… err, ITEMS, to discuss… More Calendar logistics info. Get your holiday and celebrated birthdays suggestions into Blair. Much calendar date suggestions and arguments ensue… 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
