02 September, 2020 – Episode 789 – Science with a TWISt

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Black Hole Merger, Bacteria merger, Female Science, Water Source, Future Food, Road Kills, COVID Update, Armed By Food, Happy Mice, Microbiome Age, Brain Beats, Dark Stars, And Much More…

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Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!!
Earth
It’s at most a medium sized planet with a lot of humans
Billions of them even
More humans than you are likely to run into on any other planet
And despite sharing the same star
Each one sees the world in a different light
For the most part we humans walk past each other
Seldom knowing how or what the other thinks about this or that
But every once in a while we cross paths with one of these humans
And we strike up a conversation…
And every once in a long while we find
That there is a another human who sees the world very much like we do
Has a similar ethic or aesthetic appreciation
Chases similar sparks of curiosity into the weeds of contemplation
Lighting up the conversations path like a lightning storm on a dry summer night
Ed Dyer, long time listener, contributor and conversation starter here on TWIS
Was one of those humans for me and for a lot of our TWIS family
His spark will be missed but not forgotten
As he has inspired many of us
To keep setting small fires to share our thoughts around
Add enlighten our paths as we walk this world together
Thank you Ed for being a big part of why we do
This week in science,
Coming up next…

Let’s start with some quick science news stories…

Black Hole Merger
LIGO/Virgo have confirmed the merger of two stellar mass black holes into a larger black hole of intermediate mass.

Bacteria merger
Evidence of bacteria not just swapping genes, but organelles has emerged.

Female scientists provide something special
It’s not their wiles.

Water Source
A new paper in Science argues against the idea that most of the water on Earth came from Cometary delivery. Instead, using a novel analysis of water concentration in meteorites originating in the inner part of the solar system, they find there was plenty of water in the stuff that made Earth, and that we don’t need to make up difficult scenarios involving Jupiter to give us a wet planet.

Insects are the future
For dinner.

Road Kills
Just having roads creates air pollution.

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Now for the weekly COVID-19 Update!

Bradykinin Storms
Could an inflammatory cascade be the cause of COVID-19 symptoms?

Covid Cure
An anti-inflammatory steroid is saving lives.

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It’s time for Blair’s Animal Corner!

Armed By Food
Tentacle arm number in sea anemones is determined by food intake.

Happy lab mice make for better science
It’s just that simple.

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Tell us a story Justin!

Microbiome and aging
Do our dogs have clues to healthy aging?

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Dr. Kiki’s got some science for you!

Brain Beats
Researchers investigated musicians ability to synchronize with a beat.

Neuraspin
Is Elon Musk’s Neuralink just PR spin?

Dark Stars
GEODEs might explain the distribution of dark energy in the universe.

This Week in Science Questions!

“Hi Dr. Kiki,
I am a long-time listener and Patreon member to TWIS. When you started your your new segment with listener questions, it made me think about what I may have a question about. I started to think about the small things first: viruses, bacteria, amoeba, fungus, parasites, then I came across enzymes. I went on YouTube and watched a quick video that was way over my head. I realized I know 0% about enzymes. Do you mind giving some basics on enzymes and why they exist in our world?
Thank you,
Jason Olds”

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