Gratitude For Teachers - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 587
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
Episode #587 — Gratitude For Teachers — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience), hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) and Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) discuss this week's science news. This week with special guests Volcanologists Maarten de Moor (@maartendemoor & https://goo.gl/Vtv1WG) & Tobias Fischer (@thevolcanofiles & https://goo.gl/JEV9Io) of Deep Carbon & The Decade Initiative (@deepcarb & https://deepcarbon.net). Dr. Kiki, Blair, Justin & guests explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (0:14) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:44) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:12) - Opening Theme Music. (2:45) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair, Justin & guests. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (4:13) - Volcanologist interview Maarten DeMoor and Tobias Fischer see - • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Earth_Carbon_Degassing_Project • http://epswww.unm.edu/faculty-and-staff/fischer/fischer-personal-home/ • https://deepcarbon.net// [Ed. note: Notes for interview too long for YouTube notes, fine interview time codes & notes here: https://goo.gl/cc7QwY ] (44:40) - And we're at the break! (45:06) - Half-Time Theme Music. (46:07) - TWIS will also be Live! at the Maryland STEM Festival (http://marylandstemfestival.org/) at the National Aquarium (http://www.aqua.org/ — Blair will be ecstatic!) in Baltimore, MD on November 4th (47:43) - 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! (50:18) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (50:58) - And we're back from the break! (51:09) - 2016 nobel prizes, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/9vc1Gk (1:01:06) - Study explains how an intestinal microbe protects against other, more dangerous bacteria, Justin - https://goo.gl/SjSlMg and so it's time for... (1:12:25) - Blair's Animal Corner (with some music fumbling around w/ Dr. Kiki) (1:12:42) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme Music (1:13:04) - Problem-solving spreads both socially and culturally in bumblebees, Blair - https://goo.gl/k7krYN (also see the video of the bee pulling the string - https://youtu.be/qVJ3XeFle4Y , and also, this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlrsqGal64w) (1:22:03) - Sugar gives bees a happy buzz, study finds, Blair - https://goo.gl/vfNDWK (1:25:19) - Lord of the Rings: UC archaeologists unveil new findings from Greek warrior's tomb, Justin - https://goo.gl/K4Z8UX (1:35:30) - The Politics of Climate (Change), Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/kpD6QL (1:44:46) - Atlantic Ocean's slowdown tied to changes in the Southern Hemisphere, Justin - https://goo.gl/mrbqpB (1:50:15) - Can you zap your brain back to health?, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/wut6sC (1:56:00) - Great hammerhead sharks swim on their sides to reduce energy expenditure, Blair - https://goo.gl/utgW5b (1:58:17) - Blue Origin Escape Test! - https://goo.gl/59utBg & https://goo.gl/iccMLv & full launch video (last 10 min is what is interesting) https://goo.gl/bFhmXL & https://www.blueorigin.com/. (2:00:09) - Early-Life Stress Affects Telomeres Later, Blair & Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/RtvWZS (2:07:25) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's. (2:11:40) - End Theme (with hand/chair dancing & hand-drawn slugs!). And that's all they wrote! Except for.. (2:15:10) - The After Show! - We do apologize for the start of the after-show, as Dr. Kiki tried running her Apple Music like someone flipping through channels on an old, very LOUD radio (we think Karen had something to do with it — KAREN!!). Blair refuses to reveal her upcoming Halloween outfit, and the conversation quickly descended into booking flights to Baltimore for the STEM conference. NEXT WEEK'S GUEST INTERVIEW - Libraries & STEM with someone form the Maryland Library System! 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
