Save Your Science For Later - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 597
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
Episode #597 — Just Breathe... It's Science — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki) & Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly) (Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) is out this week.) Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start,with Happy Birthday Greetings to Blair! (0:32) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (1:00) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:18) - Opening Theme Music. (2:53) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines, some extra crunchy guitar riffs & a cute new kitty! (3:51) - Info on Pre-sales on TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L & TWIS will LIVE STREAM from SF Sketchfest! At the California Academy of Sciences, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 6 p.m., Tickets & Info at https://goo.gl/yQTtFD. (5:36) - Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/fNp2pz (19:19) - Scientists measure pulse of CO2 emissions during spring thaw in the Arctic, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/a8xE6H (23:38) - Researchers dial in to 'thermostat' in Earth's upper atmosphere, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/JCOsLl (26:21) - Eye-Popping View of CO2, Critical Step for Carbon-Cycle Science, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/WNJCe8 (29:07) - Runners' brains may be more connected, research shows, Justin - https://goo.gl/tiSG7P (35:19) - Review suggests that teens benefit from later high school start times, Justin - https://goo.gl/jnVvDv And now it's time for... (40:49) - Blair's Animal Corner! (41:04) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme (41:24) - Deer study shows bigger brains in females lead to longer lives and more offspring, Blair - https://goo.gl/JWDTah (47:19) - Male vs. female stress responses may explain sex differences in diseases, Blair - https://goo.gl/r4GIrG (53:34) - And we're at the break! (53:51) - Half-Time Theme Music. (54:52) - TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L (56:30) - TWIS will LIVE STREAM from SF Sketchfest! At the California Academy of Sciences, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 6 p.m., Tickets & Info at https://goo.gl/yQTtFD. (57:59) - 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! (59:09) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (59:30) - And we're back from the break! (59:38) - How hearing 'twist my arm' engages the brain, Justin - https://goo.gl/Cnydkz (1:06:28) - Why don't humans have a penis bone? Scientists may now know, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/XtyCMc (1:12:22) - Newfound Footprints Stir Debate Over Our Ancestors’ Sex Lives, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/a5fqcd (1:17:10) - New theory of ‘dark gravity’ passes first test, but Einstein’s still on top, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/dR5WWo (1:24:44) - New Zealand glowworms' sticky 'fishing lines' use moist, urea droplets to trap prey, Blair - https://goo.gl/g5PhoV (1:28:58) - Why can't monkeys speak? Vocal anatomy is not the problem, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/2fxASV Quick Science Bytes! — (1:34:02) - Mass oyster die-off in San Francisco related to atmospheric rivers, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/pKYYdM (1:36:26) - Self-Healing Transistors for Chip-Scale Starships, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/Q4miIf (1:39:32) - EPA’s final fracking report re-writes takeaways, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/TBx6Wa (1:42:01) - Hitting the right notes makes zebra finches feel good, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/5RJ9Qb (1:47:24) - The holidays are a time a lot of folk like Drop Acid, here's an illustrated histor: https://goo.gl/N7yo4V (1:48:15) - Pre-sales on TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L. Also - TWIS will LIVE STREAM from SF Sketchfest! At the California Academy of Sciences, Thursday, January 19th, 2017 @ 6 p.m., Tickets & Info at https://goo.gl/yQTtFD. (1:48:47) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's. (1:53:19) - End Theme Reminder: 28th of Dec. is Year In Review Show. Prediction show is 1st show of 2017. NEXT WEEK: Citizen Scientist Guest Karen Cooper. And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:56:53) - The After-Show! - In which Dr. Kiki shows her love of "another one bites the dust," boxes are discussed, as well as the up-coming eps. #600, blair becomes an sf marina blonde (or was it... KAREN??!!!!), and the cold weather systems hitting Dr. Kiki in Portland (brrr!). 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
