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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
This Week: AI Updates Theory, Living with dogs, Termite Travels, Gliding Salamanders, Aging Cells Go Placental, Jackdaw Coordination, Diabetic COVID Susceptibility, Not More Severe, Vaccination & Long COVID, Dolphins pee pals, Sea turtles need shades, Corvid Smarts, Comparing Sleeping Brains, And Much More…
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Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!!
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Expect the unexpected, and you’ll never be caught off guard!
Know there are unknowns, and you’ll always be knowledgeable! Or, you’ll at least feel better about facing the probability crapshoot that is the future.
Look back for inspiration, but don’t get dragged downhill.
Look forward with optimism, and be ready for change.
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The last one will keep things from landing on your head, and just might help you catch your next ride.
But, only if you don’t forget your towel and the latest episode of This Week in Science!
Some quick science news you can appreciate!
AI Updates Theory
An artificial intelligence machine learning algorithm picked up information people missed and has led to a new unifying theory of gravitational lensing.
Living with dogs or large families is gross.
…But that’s a good thing!
Termite Travels
Wood-eating termites have traveled the world, crossing the oceans 40 times over the past 50 million years!
Gliding Salamanders
Leaping lizards!
Aging Cells Go Placental?
Supporting the circle of life, a recent study suggests aging cells become disorganized & start to produce a placental protein.
Jackdaw Coordination
Jackdaws talk about their travel plans in order to coordinate mass movement.
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Want a COVID Update?
Diabetic COVID Susceptibility
More ACE2 is part of the problem.
Not More Severe
BA.2 is not more severe than BA.1, but we still don’t know about the more recent variants.
Vaccination & Long COVID
Vaccination only reduces the probability of long COVID by about 15% according to a new study.
Do you have COVID-19-related questions? Let us know!
It’s time for Blair’s Animal Corner!
Dolphins have pee pals.
They know the taste of their friends’ urine.
Sea turtles need shades
Some species of sea turtle are more sensitive to light, which makes finding the ocean all the harder in modern times.
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Corvid Smarts
What makes corvids smart?
Comparing Sleeping Brains
Researchers investigating brain activity patterns under anesthesia have determined that there are lots of similarities between animal species, but that the visual system in primates is different.
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Take a blast to the past…
What were we pronouncing at this time last year? This time last year We talked with Dr. Elisabeth Bik about Scientific Integrity and we discussed Headline Stories, Climate Doom, Stem Cell Guides, Problem Bird Feeders, City Bugs, Code Switching Tamarins, Wolves For Deer, Just The Gist, Stimulating Sight, And Much More…
This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Carbon On Mars, Video Game Skillz, Autism Gets Hot, Rangy Orangutans, Dropping Pills On Cancer, Bacteria In Living Color, Bees Needs, Stop Snoring Now, And Much More! Take a blast to the past with TWIS!
