Weird in Space! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 595

Episode #595 — Weird in Space! — This week on TWIS (@TWIScience): hosts Dr. Kiki (@drkiki), Blair Bazdarich (@blairsmenagerie) & Justin Jackson (@jacksonfly).

Dr. Kiki, Blair, & Justin explore the world of science news with a few of the week's popular stories:

(0:00) - Recording Start
(0:22) - Show Start, Intro - Dr. Kiki.
(0:52) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(2:20) - Opening Theme Music.
(2:55) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - Happy TWISgiving! with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin. Intros & Top Story Headlines.

(5:55) - First signs of weird quantum property of empty space? Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/w1Of1K
(10:36) - Mystery of bleary-eyed astronauts may be cleared up with spinal fluid study, Dr. Kiki — https://goo.gl/BncNSe
(16:52) - Bone scans suggest early hominin 'Lucy' spent significant time in trees, Justin - https://goo.gl/UaGA8t

and now it's time for...

(25:12) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(25:30) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme Music
(25:51) - Life and death following Great Barrier Reef bleaching, Blair - https://goo.gl/UQakrJ
(32:17) - Corals much older than previously thought, study finds, Blair - https://goo.gl/eGH9fk

(36:07) - And we're at the break!
(36:42) - Half-Time Theme Music.

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(38:10) - 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.

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(41:51) - Interstitial Music: George Hrab, "Skeptic," from the album "Vitriol." (https://itun.es/us/H1qUe).

(42:21) - And we're back from the break!

(42:24) - Berkeley Scientists study rock fracturing to accelerate advances in energy production and waste storage technologies, Justin - https://goo.gl/VsfVkG
(52:18) - New insights into skin cells could explain why skin doesn't leak, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/y2LLEH
(57:09) - Each animal species hosts a unique microbial community and benefits from it, Justin - https://goo.gl/yz8GOR
(1:04:34) - Scientists use CRISPR for first time to correct clotting in newborn and adult mice, Justin - https://goo.gl/dF9tN5

Quick Science Bytes! —
(1:10:24) - Inside tiny tubes, water turns solid when it should be boiling, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/HMiP1q
(1:16:09) - A molecular switch between life, sex and death (Bristleworms), Blair - https://goo.gl/sCqyUb
(1:20:47) - New, Groundbreaking Revelation Brings Us Closer to Nuclear Fusion, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/PHHyun
(1:23:16) - LIGO is BACK, BABY! LIGO Resumes Search for Gravitational Waves, Dr. Kiki - https://goo.gl/xr7qAT

(1:24:19) - Reminder: 28th of Dec. is Year In Review Show. Prediction show is 1st show of 2017. Mark it all on your TWIS Calendar — 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.

(1:25:48) - Show Wrap-up & Thank you's.

(1:30:00) - End Theme

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...
(1:33:35) - The After-Show! -

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