Thank you, Yuri! 🚀 — This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 614
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
Episode 614 — Thank you, Yuri! 🚀 — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) and Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie). Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (w/ a big ol' TWIS calendar — in your face!) (0:33) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:58) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:06) - Opening Theme Music. (2:40) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (3:00) - Celebrating "Yuri's Night" - Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, on the anniversary of his space flight, Dr. Kiki. https://goo.gl/e7eOkO (4:40) - Dr. Kiki will be at the RoboGames! in Pleasanton, Californian, April 21 - 23, 2017, interviewing and broadcasting from there. Info & Tickets at: http://robogames.net/ (5:18) - TWIS will be at the Young Innovator's Fair in Philadelphia, PA, June 10 - 11, 2017, broadcasting LIVE both days. Info & Tickets at: http://younginnovatorsfair.com (6:54) - NASA Celebrates Earth Day by Letting Us All #AdoptThePlanet, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/rRhx3q & http://go.nasa.gov/adopt/ (9:08) - New Maps Chart Greenland Glaciers' Melting Risk, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/yDOFx8 (13:10) - Unique Canadian ice core collection suffers catastrophic meltdown, Dr.Kiki - https://goo.gl/B1dLSM (18:19) - Giant virus discovery sparks debate over tree of life, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/hND9gD , also see — (21:43) - New giant viruses suggest their genomes expanded like an accordion, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/u1WP5p (26:24) - Early dinosaur 'cousin' discovered -- and it's not like scientists thought it'd be, Justin - https://goo.gl/fGm9At And now it's time for... (34:37 ) - Blair's Animal Corner (34:52) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme (35:13) - Elephants' 'body awareness' adds to increasing evidence of their intelligence, Blair - https://goo.gl/6HORr4 (43:08) - There's a cost to 'bee-ing' too smart, professor finds, Blair - https://goo.gl/e0OAEW (50:51) - And we're at the break! (51:25) - Half-Time Theme Music. (51:49) - Dr. Kiki will be at the RoboGames! in Pleasanton, Californian, April 21 - 23, 2017, interviewing and broadcasting from there. Info & Tickets at: http://robogames.net/ (52:05) - TWIS will be at the Young Innovator's Fair in Philadelphia, PA, June 10 - 11, 2017, broadcasting LIVE both days. Info & Tickets at: http://younginnovatorsfair.com (52:20) - 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! (56:09) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (56:37) - And we're back from the break! (56:42) - Intestinal bacteria may protect against diabetes, Justin - https://goo.gl/EBa0Nd (1:06:37) - Sperm Loaded with Drugs Could Target Gynecological Cancers, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/ioU1CW (1:14:05) - Physicists discover hidden aspects of electrodynamics Justin - https://goo.gl/OzqvW6 (1:23:22) - ‘Young poo’ makes aged fish live longer, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/l2hHnG (1:29:39) - How octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish defy genetics' 'central dogma', Blair - https://goo.gl/Ph4I0a Quick Science Bytes! (1:39:38) - Parasitic Worm Spreads in Hawaii, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/3gfYNl (1:41:51) - New Spider-Like, Tree-Climbing Crab Species Found, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/KyNt3U (1:44:43) - Rock giants Pink Floyd honored in naming of newly discovered, bright pink -- pistol shrimp, Justin - https://goo.gl/qeIyUj avior, Blair - https://goo.gl/QIcCWm (1:48:05) - Show Wrap-up! (1:48:27) - Dr. Kiki @ RoboGames! April 21 - 23: http://robogames.net/ (1:48:30) - TWIS LIVE! @ Young Innovators Festival, Philadelphia, PA, June 10 & 11: http://younginnovatorsfair.com (1:48:42) - Patreon Supporter Thank you's. (1:52:52) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:56:25) - The After-Show! - just hangin’ out, Blair’s large passover seder dinner, Dr. Kiki shocked by the passage of calendar time, Justin hopes the show helps slow down time a bit for people listening, and Justin’s (maybe) father is featured in “Thor: Ragnorak,” and 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
