Just a Little Suggestion - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 594
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2016 · Science & Technology
Episode #595 — Just a Little Suggestion — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) & Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly), along with guest Erik Vance (@erikvance) 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, and distress over monetization... (0:28) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki. (0:56) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:05) - Opening Theme Music. (2:40) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - Happy TWISgiving! with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:08) - Interview - Science Author Erik Vance (@erikvance) about his book, "Suggestible You" - http://suggestibleyou.com. [email protected], http://www.erikvance.com (5:56) - Hello from Erick (6:17) - We all group with superstitions, what made you want to tell this particular story? Dr. Kiki (Ed. Note — Much more was discussed, too long for YouTube notes, see full Time Codes for Interview with Erik Vance here — https://goo.gl/g3Gz3O) (52:03) - Interview, wrap up, “Suggestible You” book, http://suggestibleyou.com , erikvance.com, @erikvance on twitter. (52:56) - And we're at the break! (53:39) - Half-Time Theme Music. (54:08) - Pre-sales on TWIS 2017 Calendars! $20 + shipping. https://goo.gl/1phr0L (55:16) - 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! (58:28) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (58:57) - And we're back from the break! (59:15) - 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. (59:53) - EM Drive! NASA’s EM-drive still a WTF-thruster, New paper generates more noise than experimental thrust., Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/8UFAkQ (1:05:02) - The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends, Dr. Kiki - hhttps://goo.gl/JpgIR3 (1:10:43) - A Trump adviser wants to scale back NASA’s ability to study climate change, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/P2ANhr (1:15:29) - Thinning, retreat of West Antarctic Glacier began in 1940s, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/XW4rLH (1:16:29) - New dominant ant species discovered in Ethiopia shows potential for global invasion, Justin - https://goo.gl/SofGKi and now it's time for... (1:23:18) - Blair’s Animal Corner (1:23:31) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme Music (1:23:48) - Road salt can change sex ratios in frog populations, study says, Blair - https://goo.gl/sbMDZG (1:33:42) - Ducklings 'maintain two separate memory banks of visual information’, Blair - https://goo.gl/JcJv2k Quick Science Bytes! — (1:44:24) - Bad hair day? ‘Uncombable hair syndrome’ traced to gene mutations, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/uF7Zrs (1:47:18) - Mouse lifespan, heart health extended by common chemical, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/KykQpV (1:49:48) - Archaeological excavation unearths evidence of turkey domestication 1,500 years ago, Justin - https://goo.gl/0ipjiK (1:50:49) - Turkeys were a major part of ancestral Pueblo life, Justin - https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-11/wsu-twa112216.php (1:52:49) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's. (1:57:06) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (2:00:36) - The After-Show! - Featuring John, one of our Patreon Sponsors! Want to join us for the After Show? Become a Patreon Sponsor! https://www.patreon.com/thisweekinscience 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
