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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
This Week: It’s IgNobel Time!, Thermal Collecting Coral, PLANT NEWS, Nanobreath, Food Dye Discovery, Get Out The Trash, Earth Rings, Bumblebee Memories, Decoy Dolphins, Liquid Cats, Spy Squids, Human Cement, ChatGTP does Good?, Learning By Thinking, Memory Trash, And Much More Science!
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Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!!
To some, science is just an endless series of super-interesting observations
Fun facts, and unexpected realities of the world around us
For others, science is the art of turning those observations
Into life-saving treatments, technologies, and methods
Science as a tool for changing the world for the better
If we for a moment look back through time…
Not all the way back, just a little bit back
A hundred years ago we couldn’t cure an infection
50 years ago we couldn’t treat HIV
20 years ago we couldn’t have created the Covid vaccine
And today, we are closing in on eliminating many cancers, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinsons’ disease.
Science is more than a method of observation
It is bigger than the process of research
or the discoveries that come from it
Science is millions of people you have never met
dedicating their lives
To make yours better
So that you can indulge in the endless series of super interesting observations, fun facts, and unexpected realities of
This Week in Science
Some quick science news!
It’s IgNobel Time!
Who won the lauded awards this year?
Thermal Collecting Coral
How hot was it?
PLANT NEWS
Long stems are for Bats, and mirrors are for baby plants!
Nanobreath
What do carbon nanotubes have to do with astronauts breathing on the space station?
Get Out The Trash
Will you be part of the solution?
Earth Rings
Did our planet have rings in the past?
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Bumblebees forget sometimes, too
it’s not just you making silly mistakes, that bee is too!
Decoy dolphin carcasses for conservation
Fake dead dolphins tell us how often they get reported if they were decoys with phone numbers on them…
Liquid Cats
Do cats know how liquid they are?
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What Science News Does Justin Have?
Spy gadgets
Squid based!
Making Cement
From human bones
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Some Science stories with Kiki!
ChatGTP does Good?
Why is ChatGTP better at debunking conspiracy theories than knowledgeable people?
Learning By Thinking
Do AI algorithms think or just spit out results that make it look like they do?
Memory Trash
Take out the trash. Have better memory.
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Take a blast into the past…
What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year We discussed Justin’s audio isn’t great, Interview with Brian Dunning, UFOs, Biosignatures, UAP, NASA, Hominins, Research Behavior, Crash Propensity, Time Travel, End of the World Cult, Ancient Aliens, And Much More Skeptical Science!
This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Wiping Cell Memory, Not So Sweet, Three’s Company, Peacock Fools, Femme Fatale Bugs, Backyard Chickens, Hummers Got Sweet, Ape And Essence, Soft Robots Rule, Got Bags?, Psilocibin Or Cigs?, Nanobot Wine Test, A Baby’s Cry, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
