Happy, Happy Hippo Day! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 606
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2017 · Science & Technology
Episode #606 — Happy, Happy Hippo Day! — 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!) (0:23) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:51) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (1:42) - Opening Theme Music. (2:16) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with (a briefly muted) Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:03) - Genome-edited humans get green light from expert panel, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/X2TiFi (11:07) - Round one of CRISPR patent legal battle goes to the Broad Institute, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/LHyx72 (16:12) - Injecting live malaria parasites into people safely immunizes them from the disease, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/2y778x (22:20) - Fossil discovery rewrites understanding of reproductive evolution, Justin - https://goo.gl/RNFlMn And now it's time for... (30:02) - Blair's Animal Corner (30:19) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme (30:40) -Dating on the fly—female flies are attractive to mates on sunny days, Blair - https://goo.gl/127n3r (37:25) - Tough early life makes wild animals live longer, Blair - https://goo.gl/b98FU9 (40:17) - Monkeys taught to pass mirror self-awareness test, Blair - https://goo.gl/py53ba (45:00) - And we're at the break! (45:17) - Half-Time Theme Music. (45:48) - 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! (49:35) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (50:17) - And we're back from the break! (50:22) - Level up and learn: Team teaches science through video game, Justin - https://goo.gl/hJF2oo (58:25) - Five-day fasting diet could fight disease, slow aging, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/hVVy3p (1:08:51) - What doesn't kill you makes you stronger: Research identifies cellular recycling process linked to beneficial effects of enduring mild stress, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/tey2ja (1:11:14) - Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime, Justin - https://goo.gl/RhTHJa (1:15:34) - This Beetle Bites an Ant’s Waist and Pretends to be Its Butt, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/rdkwO7 Quick Science Bytes! — (1:22:30) - French people are 20 times more likely than Japanese to cross the street on a red light, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/YafFmV (1:25:02) - Father's diet impacts on son's ability to reproduce, study in flies suggests, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/Dk1LsU (1:26:39) - Polar Algae Survive More Than a Year in Space, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/Cib40s (1:30:15) - Some animals are more equal than others—new study shows some animal welfare issues get more media than others, Blair - https://goo.gl/PirzOM (1:33:27) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's (with the new 'Thank You' credit roll!) (1:35:16) - Next Week: Interview w/ Greg Cunningham on Olfaction in Antarctic Birds like Penguin. (1:38:54) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:42:28) - The After-Show! - a totally clear after show, featuring Blair's fluffy hippos. 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
