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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
Interview w/ Kevin Peter Hand on Alien Oceans & Life Beyond Earth, Life Value, FOX Experiment, Toxo Zoos, Evolution Stinks, Cool Bird Beaks, Indoor CO2, Hungry Robots, Two Comfort Bugs, Spider Pain Venom, Amazonian Agriculture, Food Waste, And Much More…
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The day the earth-day stood still…
as humans everywhere in the world limit their activities
As economies are paused
As plain and train and automobile traffic is slowed
And oil futures fell to negative numbers…
As the human world suffers and death continues to haunt the public spaces
As we wait for a vaccine that will allow us to resume our human-y ways
Earth Day happened
And while we were not able to celebrate Earth Day as we have in days past
It was, in many ways, the best earth day yet.
It may not be the sort of celebration we would have thought of
But if every Earth Day, humans just stopped everything they were doing
Let the planet catch its breath for a day
It would be a sincere gesture of thanks for a planet we often take for granted
Speaking of things we might often take for granted…
It’s time for
This Week in Science
Coming up next…
Let’s start with an interview!
On this 50th Earth Day, our guest, Kevin Peter Hand, is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he has served as deputy chief scientist for solar system exploration and is leading an effort to land a spacecraft on the surface of Europa. He has helped lead expeditions to the glaciers of Kilimanjaro, the Dry Valleys of Antarctica, and the sea ice of the North Pole. He has written a book called Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space.
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Now for our COVID-19 Update!
Value Of Lives
It’s more cost effective to save lives through social distancing than to do nothing.
No Patterns
We get viruses everywhere.
FOX Experiment
Hannity versus Carlson. Which FOX host cost more lives?
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What science news does the second half of the show hold???
Toxoplasma Gondii and Zoos
Spanish zoo animals have a lot of toxo.
Is it time for Blair’s Animal Corner???
Evolution Stinks
If you are a lizard… In just 4 generations, lizard smells adjusted to new populations and ecosystems!
Bird beaks are cool!
Birds can cool their beaks in response to food scarcity, proving once and for all that they are dinosaurs.
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Let’s finish strong with some quick stories!
Indoor CO2
It’s bad for your brain.
Hungry Robots
They make their own power!
Small additions to industry robots could save species
Oil industry robots could boost ocean discoveries, with a slight alteration. Or, perhaps, scientists could buy oil robots and easily modify them, considering the day’s news on oil??
Two comfort bugs
Two bugs could reduce allergy suffering in millions around the world.
Tarantula Venom Pain-relief
A powerful pain-killer has been found in tarantula venom.
Amazing amazon
A discovery pushes back the onset of agriculture in the Americas.
Food Waste
We waste a lot.
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