Tickling Your Science Bone - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 593
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
Episode #593 — Tickling Your Science Bone — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) & Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) discuss this week's science news. Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start (0:44) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (1:10) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:07) - Opening Theme Music. (2:41) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:18) - CRISPR gene-editing tested in a person for the first time (in China), Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/yqUXin (11:31) - Stunningly good news for the planet: Carbon emissions were flat for the third straight year, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/R1wByl (20:23) - Immune system uses gut bacteria to control glucose metabolism, Justin - https://goo.gl/dqlVMN and now it's time for... (27:10) - Blair’s Animal Corner (27:19) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme Music (27:40) - Skillful cockatoos filmed making the same tool from different materials, Blair - https://goo.gl/kPuFb4 And checkout the skillful cockatoo bird video! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBQpqtbxplQ (36:41) - Pork opine: Study finds pigs can be optimists or pessimists, depending on personality and mood, Blair - https://goo.gl/1YznKY (46:12) - And we're at the break! (46:35) - Half-Time Theme Music. (47:07) - Pre-sales on TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L (48:44) - 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! (52:02) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (52:42) - And we're back from the break! (52:50) - Underwater Stone Age settlement mapped out, Justin - https://goo.gl/A5mJKp (1:00:51) - The Mathematically "Perfect" Cup Of Coffee, The mathematics of coffee extraction: Searching for the ideal brew, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/hxeXJ3 (1:09:15) - Researchers discover new antibiotics by sifting through the human microbiome, Justin - https://goo.gl/8DYTff (1:16:57) - Ticklish, Giggling Rats! Giggling rats reveal the most ticklish part of our brains, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/8mMvki Quick Science Bytes! — (1:22:03) - Bird Poop! How bird poop helps cool the Arctic, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/qcoVlM (1:25:30) - Brazilian free-tailed bat is the fastest flyer in the animal kingdom, Blair - https://goo.gl/3tIzVY (1:27:33) - Shell-swinging snails knock out predators, Blair - https://goo.gl/NBOzaZ (do check out the amazing video of this happening on this web page) (1:29:48) - Further Bad News for Homeopaths: FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Marketing Claims for Over-the-Counter Homeopathic Drugs, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/WzlfQp (1:32:27) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's. (1:32:32) - Faddah's Plug for Crowd Funding Project Blue Space Telescope — 'Project Blue' Space Telescope Launches Crowdfunding Campaign - https://goo.gl/DgHWjq (1:34:57) - NEXT WEEK! Special Interview Guest, Science Author Eric Vance (@erikvance) about his book, "Suggestible You" - http://suggestibleyou.com. (1:37:19) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:40:47) - The After-Show! - including mentioning ordering the Blair TWIS 2017 Calendars, order in U.S. by Dec. 12th for delivery. https://goo.gl/1phr0L . Also, do we really _need_ Dark Matter? Are we all just a Hologram? Info on Pluto & Charon. Progress on an AIDs patient treatment in the Netherlands, and a message for London to cheer the heck up. 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
