The Joy of Science... - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 611

Episode #611 — The Joy of Science... — 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!)
(0:25) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki.
(0:49) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(2:07) - Opening Theme Music.
(2:41) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(4:28) - There was an outbreak of cannibalism 10,000 years ago in Spain, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/SBVFnl
(12:22) - Spider venom messes with our brains—and may help protect them from harm, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/M89xTS
(17:54) - Researchers create self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell, Justin - https://goo.gl/DFgEDI

And now it's time for...

(26:32) - Blair's Animal Corner
(26:44) - Blair's Animal Corner Theme
(27:05) - Results of mouse studies deeply affected by the way the animals are handled, Blair - https://goo.gl/PqgJB8
(33:56) - A happy lab rat? Check the ears!, Blair - https://goo.gl/Jozs5e
(36:43) - For this New Zealand parrot, 'laughter' is contagious, Blair - https://goo.gl/4czDQw

(39:33) - And we're at the break!
(40:02) - Half-Time Theme Music.

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(44:49) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe).

(45:12) - And we're back from the break!

(45:21) - Transparent silver: Tarnish-proof films for flexible displays, touch screens, Justin - https://goo.gl/PGyucw
(53:30) - Natural variability has boosted Arctic sea ice loss, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/k8331Z (also mention IceSAT2 - NASA)
(59:43) - What Budget Cuts Might Mean for US Science, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/AK82xT
(1:02:23) - Almond-crop fungicides a threat to honey bees, Justin - https://goo.gl/EyO9YY (mention rusty patch bumble bee on endangered species list)
(1:10:39) - Hidden HIV reservoirs exposed by telltale protein, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/GawwMb
(1:16:58) - Simple dietary supplement may help block postpartum blues, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/fMJwe0
(1:21:10) - NO SUPPLEMENTS FOR OLD MEN! Association of Antioxidant Supplement Use and Dementia in the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease by Vitamin E and Selenium Trial (PREADViSE), Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/CMY2uU
(1:22:45) - Could Mars have rings someday?, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/q7VJAF
(1:24:13) - Tardigrades use unique protein to protect themselves from desiccation, Blair - https://goo.gl/oqrvIt
(1:27:09) - 430 million-year-old fossil named in honor of Sir David Attenborough, Justin - https://goo.gl/0A0qpS

(1:30:40) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's (no credit scroll/crawl this week, was not working, we read them off instead.)

(1:35:00) - End Theme

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...

(1:38:27) - The After-Show! - with a bit of the Blair’s Animal Corner Theme redux, something weird stuck to the back of Dr. Kiki’s hair, and Ultimate Defraction Glasses (probably from the back of a comic book).

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