12 November, 2025 – Episode 1037 – Science & Wine Roulette

November 13th, 2025
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This Week: Causing Disease, Malaria, Education Interrupted, Super Nova Shape, Super Nova Questions, Horny Bee, Lady Brains, Brain Fixes, Organoid Issues, Memory Growth, and Much More Science & Wine!

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This week is like none other,

Come one, come all.

Science is always a stunner!

Some fine wine science news!

Causing Disease
Is the Epstein-Barr virus the culprit behind Lupus?

Malaria News
Is a new malaria treatment on the way?

Education Interrupted
ICE raids are interfering with kids’ educations.

Super Nova Shape
What does a Type IA supernova look like when it happens?

Super Nova Questions
Are standard candles really standard?

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Kiki’s Animal Corner!

Horny Bee
Is this new species of bee a bit devilish?

Some Science stories with Kiki!

Lady Brains
Yes, hormones influence cognition, but how?

Brain Fixes
Could NAD+ correct RNA damage?

Organoid Issues
What do we think about brains in dishes?

Memory Growth
How does memory develop?

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What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year, we discussed CO2, Dark Matter, Infection Diagnosis, Stem Cells, Breast Cancer, The UN, Bored People, Depression Help, Nervous System Work Out, Tired & Angry, And Much More Science!

This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Pluvian Ice Volcanoes?,Far-out Planetoid, Martian Offgassing, Magic Thinking, Self-Cleaning Animals, Sexy Sons, Hunger Memories, Dispersing The Microbes, What Is Beauty?, Sea Salt Sampling, Micro-Fluids For Brains, Trident Launch, No Alien Signals, Crow Cooler, And Much More

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2024 TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner Calendars On Sale Now!

December 8th, 2023
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Time to order your 2024 This Week in Science Blair’s Animal Corner Calendar!
Happy impending holidays, everyone!

Cover image of 2024 TWIS Blair's Animal Corner calendar with hand-drawn horned frog

Through the TWIS Zazzle store Calendar, you can order as many printed calendars as you have people on your gift list!!

We are working on a pdf version of the 2024 TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner Calendar, and hope to have one ready in time for the holidays as well but that version is still in progress.

Click on the horned frog! Don’t delay!! Get your 2024 TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner Calendar today!

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2023 TWIS #BlairsAnimalCorner Calendars are now available!!!

November 18th, 2022
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TWIS 2023 Blair's Animal Corner calendar!
It’s FINALLY here!

And, Blair has outdone herself this year. The 2023 TWIS #BlairsAnimalCorner calenday is an incredible dive into color that will rejuvenate even the dullest of days. Each month highlights a different animal created from interlocking plastic bricks (some might call them Legos!)!

PURCHASE A DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PDF:
You can purchase the calendar as a digital download that also includes dates of TWIS live streams, & special science holidays.:





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PURCHASE A PRINTED CALENDAR:
Or, you can buy a calendar printed by Zazzle here.

The Zazzle calendars unfortunately do NOT have the science holidays added to the months. But, the art is enough to keep your brain happily occupied. We promise, you’ll love it!

Either way you get your calendar this year, we look forward to sharing TWIS with you in 2023. Thank you for your support!

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Need a 2022 TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner Calendar?

October 8th, 2021
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Have you been waiting for the 2022 TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner calendar to become available for order? Putting off making plans in 2022 because your calendar isn’t confirmed?

Well, your wait is OVER!

TWIS is now taking orders for the 2022 TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner calendar. The 2022 calendar is a full-color, 12-month landscape oriented calendar with pages measuring 11.5 x 8 inches (this is the same as the 2021 calendar). Each month highlights an animal chosen and hand-drawn by Blair, and dates marked with special TWIS events and science-related holidays.

For just $24.99 per calendar plus a small charge for shipping, you can start to look forward to 2022 with TWIS! Just click the toad below to be directed to the PayPal order page:





Order a calendar for yourself and your friends & family!

Please, be aware that with changes to the USPS processes and prices, we are not certain how long shipping will take. But, we will do our best to get your calendar to you as soon as we are able.

We look forward to another year of TWIS with you!
Thank you for your order!

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DTNSxTWIS Crossover Show – This Saturday, April 17th!

April 13th, 2021
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Don’t miss the DTNSxTWIS crossover this Saturday, April 17th, 2021 at 4pm PT!

TWIS is teaming up with our friends at DTNS to discuss things tech and science. We are thrilled to bring together two of the BEST teams in podcasting for a little conversation, debate, AND competition. Totally friendly competition. Because science and tech are friends – we can’t have one without the other.

Let us know what topics or questions you want us to discuss. We want to talk about things YOU want to hear. Want to go deeper on science and technology news? We can do that! Science and technology policy? We can go there too! We are all over science, technology, and society for sure.

So, join us for the fun this Saturday on your favorite platform: We’ll be streaming to the DTNS Twitch channel and to the TWIS YouTube channel.

4pm PT/6pm ET
DON’T MISS THIS EVENT!

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See This Week in Science Live in Portland, OR!!!

March 6th, 2019
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See TWIS Live in Portland, OR!

We are going live on the west coast, the best coast, in Portland, OR. And, YOU can come see us! ill also be able to see and hear our special musical guests, The PDX Broadsides. We are so thrilled to share a stage with their talent and humor.

That’s right, we’re doing a live broadcast in partnership with Science on Tap and Science Talk at the Alberta Rose Theater on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019.

Buy tickets HERE!

Are you thinking of coming to see us? Let us know! We can’t wait to meet you.

But, if you can’t come to Portland, we will try to broadcast to our YouTube channel. We hope you can watch.

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Get Your 2018 Blair’s Animal Corner TWIS Calendar Now!!!

October 19th, 2017
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The 2018 Blair’s Animal Corner TWIS Calendar is now available for pre-order! Click the image below to reserve yours now!





Pre-order your calendar (or 4) now! The more you pre-order, the better it will be for everyone.

This year’s calendar features black and white hand-drawn art of various animal species by our resident zoologist, Blair.

Each year, Blair lovingly spends hours upon hours produces the artwork for this calendar, and this year in homage to her color-blind state, it’s a black and white calendar for YOU to color.

Additionally, as usual, the calendar will include special scientifically relevant dates to be aware of during the year. Never be caught by surprise on a day to celebrate science and geekery! Get the Blair’s Animal Corner TWIS calendar to always be in the know.

Pre-ordered calendars will be sent in the mail in the end of November to December, 2017.

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Get your 2017 TWIS Calendar now!!!

November 15th, 2016
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[EDIT: We are sold out! Thank you for your support this year, and we hope that you enjoy your calendar!]

It’s that time of year again… time to get your TWIS calendar for NEXT year!

We know that you are already planning for 2017 already, and so are we!

Blair has worked her artsiness once again, and prepared another fantastic Blair’s Animal Corner calendar just for you.

The calendar includes:
– Original artwork by Blair!
– Special science-y dates to be aware of throughout the year!
– Reminders for the weekly TWIS broadcast!
– Our birthdays!!!

So many reasons to celebrate. So many ways to science. Make 2017 the year you mark with a TWIS Blair’s Animal Corner calendar!!!

Give the TWIS calendar as a gift this holiday season!

We will ship in time for Christmas for those of you planning to give calendars as gifts!

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