podcast science on the radio

Support TWIS
Make A Donation


TWIS 2009
Music CD
New T-Shirts!
World Robot Domination
Subscribe to the TWIS Podcast on iTunes

And immediately receive each week's show as soon as it's published.

Scientists & Engineers for America

New political action group promoting science and responsible government. Show them your support! http://seafora.org

Help Get The
Word Out!
Search the TWIS Audio Archives
Syndicate
  • RSS
  • Bloglines
  • MyMSN
  • MyYahoo!
  • Newsgator
  •  
     
    podcast science

    The Weekly Science Talk Radio Program

     With listeners in over 60 countries worldwide
    Tuesday, December 08, 2009
    It's Almost TWiSmas...

    And, Ali, our trusted intern, is studying for finals (Good luck, Ali! We hope you get some sleep this week.). So, I apologize, but the show notes will be weak as a result. IF someone would like to write some show notes for us, I will be more than happy to use them in place of the measly ones you see below.

    In the show this week: Hopen and Copen, Pain in my... blood vessel?, Don't blame the cows, Twinkle Twinkle, Metal Clouds, A Contest and Presents!, Baggin' on the Boys, Implant Apps, Minion Mailbag, and Much More...


    Listen to it all Here!
    Donate now:



    Get your own Evolvems NOW:
    10% discount until Dec. 25th by ordering at www.evolvems.com/twis. Tell your friends!

    Listener mail bag...
    Ritchie from Manchester tells of his surreptitious CO2 experiment involving artificial cerebro-spinal fluid.
    Dan relives his Mentos-soda shower.
    Andrew gives us a graph to consider.

    Shout-outs to...
    Ed Dyer for all the stories he sent in... Antarctic refuges, metamorphosis master switch, and carbon and trees.
    Chris Lauf
    sent in a story about the speech - music connection.
    David Eckard made me sad with a story about butterflies in space.
    Tony Steele - our TWIS 2009 album art artist - sent in a story about scientists accidentally discovering a perfect blue pigment.

    Artyom had a story about the evolution / religion debate in Alexandria, Egypt.

    Music this week was by Unbalanced Wheel, Little Tin Frog, and The Gifted Apes.

    Check Out A Book By Justin Jackson:



    Donate to TWIS! We thank you for your support:




    Let us know what you think and follow us on Twitter:
    @jacksonfly and @drkiki

    Help Get The Word Out About TWIS!
    Listen to the Broadcast - Link to TWIS - Write an iTunes Review - Get a TWIS Sig

    neurotransmitter vitamins
    Science News Archives
    Info on the This Week in Science Podcast
    TWIS - serving up cutting edge science on the radio since 2000