October 15th, 2026
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This Week: Climate Change, Bee Stingers, Quantum Correction, Old Dogs, Artificial Reef Sound, Sea Spiders, Elephant Fall, Cephalopod Brains, Schizo Guts, and Much More Fossilized Fun!
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We ask that you listen carefully,
and think about what you hear on this show.
You will not be tested explicitly,
but information learned from this program
might enable evidence-based decision-making
if applied to situations properly.
Remain curious.
Ask further questions.
Never assume one source is enough.
However, we are glad you’ve chosen to be here for
This Week in Science.
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Quick Science News!
Climate Change Keeps Changing
The bad news is that global climate is heating more rapidly, glacial melt is really going to contribute to sea level rise, and the cattle industry knew how cow methane impacted things back in the 80’s. But, the good news is that sustainable energy technologies are advancing rapidly along with their adoption, and we’re close to reaching global land conservation targets..
First Line Defense
Are hospitals slacking where it might matter most?
Bee stingers are a marvel of nature
but that doesn’t make it hurt less!
Quantum Correction
Will self-imposed error correction finally bring us useful quantum computers?
Old Dogs
Do large dogs really age more quickly than smaller dogs?
Artificial reef sounds for the win!
More than the reefs themselves, sounds of a healthy reef could help one in need!
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Glow in the dark
Sea Spiders
A dead elephant still never forgets
Elephants continue to shape and alter the landscape, even after death.
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Science Stories with Kiki!
Cephalopod Brains!
How are they so different?
Schizo Guts
Immune system effects starting in the gut could influence brain disorders like schizophrenia.
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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 Nobel Prize Time, Tired Blood, Cheesy Spider Feet, What Are You Eating?, Connected States, Intersex spider found, Leafcutter Ants, Dolphin Alzheimers, ChatGPMouseBrain, Nanoparticles, and Much More Science!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed Interview on Libraries & STREAM, Nation-Space, Water On ProximaB, In Search Of, Space Brain, Hard-Working Ladies, Male Spider Martyrs, Supply And Demand, Mind-Reading Apes, Wild Wolbachia, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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October 8th, 2026
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This Week: Nobel Intent, To Mow or Not to Mow, Russian Plague? Space Signals, Orangutan Play Dates, Geck-ohhhhhh, Making Myelin, Threading the Neuron, Behind the Anxiety, and Much More!
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space weapons, and more!
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Nobel Intent
Is it me, or do the awards this year seem less impactful than usual?
To Mow or Not to Mow
And which is better for my local pollinators? That is the question.
Russian Plague?
With information scarce, it’s hard to know what is actually going on. Don’t give in to rampant fear-mongering and speculation!
Space Signals?
A signal? From an exoplanet? Could it be??? Probably just a massive magnetosphere.
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Orangutan play dates
Mom’s really do it all, especially orangutan moms
Geck- ohhhhhhhhh
Geckos take a breath between syllables to cut through a crowd. WE CAN HEAR YOU OK??
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Science Stories with Kiki!
Making Myelin?
Will a new mini-brain model help figure out how to treat MS?
Threading The Neuron
Why are scientists creating tiny molecular threads and connecting them to neurons?
Behind The Anxiety
A cluster of neurons might be the new target for treating panic and anxiety disorders.
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What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year, we discussed Cassini, Fungal Evolution, Swimming Jaguars, Mouse Microbes, Cancer News, Lizard Snake, Dodo Birds, Electricity & Crabs, Cold Robot, Getting Oldest, Junk Food Brain, and Much More Fearless Science!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed An Interview w/ Volcanologists, 2016 Nobel Prizes, Bugs R’Us, Smart Bees, Buzzed Bees, Ancient Loot Tales, Politics Of Change, The Atlantic Conveyor, Zap And Tingle, Sideways Sharks, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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September 24th, 2026
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This Week: Hot Water, New Cat, Zika, Air Filtration, Shrimp & Spiders, Beetle Family, Two Brains, Injectable Vision, Mushrooms, Sleep Cells, and Much More Hot Science!
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Vought ought to keep his hands off
of funding reserved for science.
The meddling is far from meritorious
and rather reprehensible at its core.
Thank goodness firm pressure
is holding off the onslaught
of even more political creep
into the research we seek.
For now at least…
Don’t worry, it’s all good
here on This Week in Science.
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Quick Science News!
Hot Water
Does a heat-tolerant amoeba mean we can expect life in more places?
New cat just dropped!
Cuddly danger!
Zika Science
Will a vaccine follow this research discovery?
Air Filtration For Education
DIY air filters improve air quality in classrooms. Why aren’t there filters in every classroom across the country?
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Move over birds and rhinos, we have a new favorite symbiosis!
Teeny shrimp hitch a ride on giant sea spiders!
Get by with a little help from our family
Beetles do better with siblings and parents around when exposed to some kinds of climate stress
It’s Fat Bear Week!
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Science Stories with Kiki!
A Tale of Two Brains
Well, not really, but it certainly sounds more interesting that way.
Injectible Vision
Will nanoparticles help restore sight?
Mushrooms For Impact
Why can’t we just give mushrooms to football players?
Sleep Cells
A small population of cells in the cortex might be responsible for some sleep problems.
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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: It’s Ig Nobel Season!, Cats!, Fish, Extinct Herbivores, Magic Mushrooms, Plastic Brains, Astrocyte Conductors, Social Spiders, and Much More Hot Science!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed The 2016 IgNobels!, Three-Parent Baby, No Direction, Psycho Shrew Brains, Spider Nightmare Juice, Symbolic Horses, Musky Marstropolis, Biological Aging, Psychic Psychology?, Socialism Development, And Much More Hot Science! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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September 17th, 2026
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This Week: Roman Success, Moon Eater, Cryosperm, Space Mirror, Roman Roads, Mosquito Toilet, Vipers, Shags, Mouse Brains Fly Brains, and Much More Science to think about!
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When the view of the future
is no longer informed by the past,
we risk society’s ability to last.
When what we do
is no longer informed by people,
we ask computers to call us sheeple.
How many neurons does it take to be human?
A question to explore with us
on This Week in Science.
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Roman Success
All systems nominal on the Nancy Roman Space Telescope.
Moon Eater
Maybe Venus ate its moon.
Cryosperm for the win!
With a little help from frozen swimmers, a dwindling captive population of fish might just make it!
Space Mirror Lighting
Can we just not with the space mirrors?
Roman Roads Reality
Myths about Roman roads busted by science!
Virus-Laden Mosquito Toilet
We need to look at mosquito pee more.
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Breaking Spider Tail Viper News!
No bones about it, this adaptation is completely external.
Shags stay home
Birds might change their migration for the rest of their lives depending on how the first few winters of their life go. As Climate change makes each year more variable, one off year could have a larger influence on bird behavior.
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Science Stories with Kiki!
Mixed Mouse Brain
What does filling a mouse brain with human neurons achieve?
Big Fly Brain
The male fly brain has been mapped and people are playing Doom with it.
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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: Interview with Dr. Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., about Science Under Siege., and Much More Science to think about!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed Tardigrade Protection Secret, Standard Model Spin, Tectonic Life, Island Murder Mystery, Can Pigeons Read?, Bite The Cow, Camouflaged Dinosaurs, Finish This Sentence, Out Of Africa, Ciliary Stroke, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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September 11th, 2026
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This Week: Ig Nobel Winners, Distracted Dog Walkers, Dino Eggs, Ai Kerfuffle, Poop Color, Beautiful Bird Calls, Rebuild the Brain, Red Blood Treatment, Walk it Off, and Much More Science!
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With regulations receding from regular life
who is thinking about the future?
If NOAA starts prioritizing sales over sustainability,
what will happen to the fisheries?
What does it mean when government agencies stop listening to Congress?
Does it make sense for a hobbled NIH,
unable to grant its grant,
to send its excess funds to the Department of Defense…
ahem, War…
for research it rejected?
Who is holding agencies accountable
as science is hamstrung and discarded?
It’s up to all of us.
Let’s enjoy another episode of This Week in Science.
Coming up next…
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Quick Science News!
Ig Nobel Winners!
Who was awarded the best award in science this year?
Distracted dog walkers ruin it for everyone
And by “it,” I mean basically everything…
Dino Egg Discovery
Did Titanosaurs sit on their eggs?
An AI Kerfuffle
Has OpenAI achieved AGI? Did they solve a really hard math problem, or did they steal their solution?
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
What does your poop color say about you?
If you’re a penguin, it could tell the fate of your entire species!
What makes a bird call beautiful?
Beautiful bird calls are universal, science says…
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Science Stories with Kiki!
Rebuild The Brain?
Is it going to be possible to help repair brain damage from strokes someday?
Red Blood Treatment
Will a new treatment for multiple sclerosis be successful beyond initial trials?
Walk It Off
How fast you walk impacts longevity almost as much as how far you walk.
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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: Life on Mars, HomoNaledi, Koala Vaccines, Bugs Against Cancer, Human Bees, Earthquake Energy, Alcoholic Chimps, Bad Math, Clone Ants, and Much More Science!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed Gaia Mapping, Crustal Current, Semi-Synthetic Consequences, Space-Age Fabric, Ancient Jeans, Lots Of Giraffes, Roundworm Reproduction, Pluto Paints Charon, Virus Inside Us, Tiny Pterosaurs, Moon Stress, Sleepy Lemurs, Drunk People, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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September 3rd, 2026
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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
This Week: El Nino, Eye in the Sky, Big Dark Matter, Beauty Bias, The Butterfly Effect, Gut-Brain Connection, Raindrops, Alzheimers, and Much More Science!
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The future depends on today.
Make no mistake,
what you choose has impact.
Ripples from each of us
Expand and interact.
We are not isolated islands,
but a massive Venn diagram.
Let’s act like our lives depend on us,
and enjoy This Week in Science!
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Quick Science News With Kiki!
Callback To Last Week
Yet more evidence that El Nino is going to be a big deal this year.
Eye In The Sky
NASA successfully launched a new space telescope… the last big mission on the calendar.
Big Dark Matter
What if dark matter can come in lots of different sizes?
Beauty Bias
Beauty is a curse in butterfly conservation.
Gut-Brain Connection
Someday, we’ll find it. The gut-brain connection. The microbes, the neurons, and me.
Raindrops On Cartops
Regular rain is much more corrosive than previously thought.
Alzheimers Cured!
In mice, obviously. But, it suggests a possible path to reverse impairment in humans.
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What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year, we discussed: This Week: Government Climate Propaganda, Health Gutted, SeeMe, Less Pain With ADRIANA, It’s Not You, It’s Us, Justin Trashes a Study, Correlation? Causation on the Toilet?, Electrical Immunity?, Spleendid Healing, That Succulent Glow, and Much More Science Unplugged!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed Interview w/ Dr. James O’Donoghue, EmDrive Rumors, FDA Finally Bans, Magnets In Brains, Milky Pockets, Core Carbon Concerns, Conservation Balance, Social Neurons, Philae Found, Maya codex, Bad Early Spring, and Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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August 27th, 2026
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This Week: Interview W/Daniel Swain, Weather & Climate Science, Pulsating Mass, Bad Aging Science?, Get Vaccinated!, Baby Brained, and Much More!
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When I leave this mortal coil,
I hope it is said
that I gave instead of took,
that I taught instead of told,
that I shared instead of stole,
that I laughed and loved
and inspired the same in others.
The world is a little less today
with the passing of Dolly and Tim.
But I hope you prefer, as I do
to think of the richness they brought
to the world while they were in it.
We are all better because of their
kindness, determination, and spirit.
Let’s all do the time warp
because we’re working 9-5
again
on tonight’s episode of
This Week in Science.
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The Interview!
Daniel Swain is a weather and climate scientist focused on the dynamics and impacts of extreme events—including droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires—on a warming planet. His primary appointment is as a climate scientist (Associate Researcher) in the California Institute for Water Resources within the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), and he has been a longtime research partner at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. He’s a fellow University of California, Davis graduate, got his PhD at Stanford University (Ph.D., Earth System Science), and completed his postdoctoral work at UCLA. He also authors the widely-read Weather West blog (weatherwest.com), which provides real-time perspectives on California weather and climate, and can be found as #WeatherWest on YouTube and Bluesky.
This is a fun and fascinating interview you’ll want to listen to again and again!
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Pulsating Mass
What if exercise just happened?
Bad Aging Science?
How much aging science is compromised because of the wrong antibodies?
Get Vaccinated!
The Shingrix recombinant shingles vaccine looks to protect against heart failure.
Baby Brained
Why can’t we remember being a baby?
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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 Interstellar Interloper, Mind’s Eye, Jumping Spiders, Pig Lungs, Covid Shots, Ape Medicine, Cane Toads, Bird Poop, Justin Trashes a Study, Phantom limb, Big Brainy Thumb, Nature Words, and Much More Good Science!
This week 10 years ago TWIS discussed Red Hot Spot, Primordial Holes, Spinning Gas Cloud, Dingo Diet, Slothy Sloths, Interview with Bad Astronomer – Philip Plait, and Much More! ! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!
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August 20th, 2026
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This Week: Cancer Vaccine, Holotypes, Supercentenarians, Cheesy News, Spiders, Think Well, Sugar Babies, Body Movement, and Much More Science!
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As scientists peer into the depths of the universe,
find fast stars and evidence for glueballs,
questions keep coming about the future of Science.
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Who will own science?
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Why do we fret about an endeavor that has historically been closed to many?
If science is not free, then neither are we.
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Quick Science News!
Cancer Vaccine Success
Will people trust mRNA to keep the cancer at bay?
Release the holotypes!
Why are the scientific standard specimens usually housed in western/european countries? And why is that a problem?
Superpowered Supercentenarians
What do supercentenarians have that most other people don’t? Maybe an immune system that doesn’t quit!
Cheesy News
Maybe it’s the bacteria that make cheese good for you?
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Spiders backwards somersault into sexual cannibalism
But why? and how?
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Kiki’s Science Stories!
Think Yourself Well?
Can we help our immune systems by thinking about the healing we want?
Sugar Babies
How did sugar influence your life?
How You Move It
Not all body movement is beneficial. Some movements are better than others.
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