Space Is Now Open - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast - Episode 657
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Channel: This Week in Science (TWIS) · 2018 · Science & Technology
Space Is Now Open - Watch Episode 657 of the This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS), with hosts Dr. Kiki, Blair Bazdarich, & Justin Jackson now! Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories: (0:00) - Recording Start - ...y'all ready for this? (1:29) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki (1:55) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin (2:56) - Opening Theme Music. (3:30) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines. (5:41) - This may be the moment SpaceX opened the cosmos to the masses, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/QwmnTS (14:43) - Hubble probes atmospheres of exoplanets in TRAPPIST-1 habitable zone, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/wQxu76 See also - New clues to compositions of TRAPPIST-1 planets - https://goo.gl/HFahHJ See also - Two telescopes reveal new clues to TRAPPIST-1 planet compositions, atmospheres - https://goo.gl/9qe7Qk (20:14) - More Than a Trillion Planets Could Exist Beyond Our Galaxy, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/wNXVNe (27:10) - Radiocarbon dating reveals mass grave did date to the Viking age, Justin - https://goo.gl/rJ4BTa (33:12) - Dye kills malaria parasites at speed not seen before, Justin - https://goo.gl/xrqHRx (40:58) - Blair’s Animal Corner (41:09) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme. (41:29) - Rats help each other out just as humans do, Blair - https://goo.gl/96cU4H (47:52) - Woodpeckers show signs of possible brain damage, but that might not be a bad thing, Blair - https://goo.gl/jfgpRk (57:22) - And we're at the break! (57:46) - Half-Time Theme Music. (58:17) - 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! (1:03:06) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe). (1:03:33) - And we're back from the break! (1:03:39) - What has Science done for ME, lately? TWIS Minion Brian Von Wert on using GPS to overcome being "Directionally Challenged" on the Autism Spectrum. Please send your own science stories to [email protected] or message us on Facebook - facebook.com/ThisWeekinScience. (1:07:29) - Multinational companies continue to produce unregulated antibiotics in India, Justin - https://goo.gl/TL6T2N (1:14:07) - Bacteriophages of the Urinary Microbiome, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/anfrxG See also - Never-before-seen viruses that can kill bacteria stream from women’s bladders - https://goo.gl/fXKBG9 (1:23:21) - Scientists find massive reserves of mercury hidden in permafrost, Justin - https://goo.gl/BSJTLn (1:27:49) - Naked mole rats have a complicated relationship with cancer, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/UgxVGF See also - Another piece to the puzzle in naked mole rats’ long, cancer-free life - https://goo.gl/cUaqBk (1:32:36) - DNA From Long-Lived Bats Supports Prominent Human Life Extension Theory, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/SV5uND Quick Science Bytes! — (1:35:37) - Mutant crayfish got rid of males, and its clones are taking over the world, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/B5jK1a (1:38:37) - An underestimated threat: Land-based pollution with microplastics, Blair - https://goo.gl/BpMVLh (1:42:45) - Child aids paleontologists in discovery of new ancient fish species, Justin - https://goo.gl/1Qx2j2 (1:44:20) - Show wrap up. IN TWO WEEKS — TWIS will be talking with University Professor Ryan Kobrick, who is also Mission Commander of the Mars Desert Research Station. (1:44:58) - Thank you’s to patreon sponsors - no credit scroll/crawl this week, sorry! (1:48:39) - End Theme And that's all, folks! Except, we still have... (1:52:12) - The After Show - i’m sleepy, bro! An elephant plushy made of old plastic bottles makes an appearance. Short clips of chapters of the show on Facebook. Justin shows off his computer studio set-up. All the parts are in for Dr. Kiki’s basement studio getting set up, including a father/son computer building project. Justin’s shaggy dog story about John D. Rockefeller, a shoe shine & the stock market crash of 1929. And much, 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
