7 August, 2024 – Episode 981 – Will Science Take Us From Tropes to Hopes on This Oblate Sphere… oid?

August 8th, 2024
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This Week: Interview W/Dr. Emily Fischer, Cats, Dogs, COVID and Flu Nasal Vaccines, Concrete, Greenland, Thick Leaves, Sea Lions, Racing Horses, Starliner, Early Evolution, Rock Art, Brains, Earbud Fatigue, And Much More Science!

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The world is ready for a change!

Not ready in the,
stocked up on emergency supplies,
Packed a snack,
Plenty of water,
Extra underwear, sort of ready…

But in the stocked up on greenhouse gasses,
Melting ice pack,
Plenty of sea rise,
Extra heat, sort of way.

The tipping point has already happened,
The change is coming,
And while there’s not nothing we can do about it.
There is nothing we are currently doing that will be enough to avoid it.

The change is coming,
The future will be different,
Some islands will disappear,
Coastlines will be rearranged.

The changed climate will alter the survivability,
Of plants and animals,
Habitats will shift, relocate, transform,
and will establish new biomes.

With the change will come tremendous loss,
And unique opportunities for success,
As life finds a way,
Under a new climate landscape.

All of this has happened before,
And will happen again.
Only this time,
The modern human civilizations will be a part of it,
And our one chance to be ready for it depends on,
This Week in Science!

 

Some quick science news!

Headline News in Brief
Cats and those they love.
Dog with smaller brains,
Nasal vaccines for flu & COVID?
Crushing concrete for good.

When Greenland was last green
With images from NASA

Streetlight’s thick-leafed manifesto
Thicker leaves mean a harder time for bugs to eat them, upsetting the ecosystem.

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The Interview!

We’d like to welcome our guest, Dr. Emily Fischer, to TWIS. You can find her at the Science Moms website.

Dr. Emily Fischer is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU). She is also an affiliate faculty member of the CSU School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES). When she’s not teaching, Dr. Fischer leads a number of initiatives designed to provide high-quality mentorship to the next generation. She has been awarded a Macelwane Medal by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in recognition of significant early career contributions to the Earth Sciences as well as the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Atmospheric Chemistry Committee Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award.

Emily is a mom of two daughters, ages 5 and 8. Colorado is home now, but she is originally from Rhode Island and misses the ocean terribly in the summer. She likes to paint anything — toes, canvases, furniture, etc. — and eat olives (any kind will do). She likes watching romantic comedies, reading books with her kids, and reading approximately half of each of the books chosen by her book club.

Dr. Kiki and Dr. Fisher get atmospheric in this fun interview you’ll want to listen to again and again!

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Sea Lions – the scientists of tomorrow, today!
Researchers equip sea lions with cameras to see the deepest parts of the ocean yet unexplored

Racing horses have guts
Particular gut bacteria that is…

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When will the Starliner crew return?
Boeing doesn’t know, do you?

Early evolution 
Of small body size in Homo floresiensis

Rock Art

Principal

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Brain To Brain?
What if we could communicate without anything BUT our brains?

Earbuds For Fatigue
What if your earbuds could keep you awake at the wheel?

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Do you have questions that you want us to answer? Send us your questions (Like, what are some science tropes?)! We will do our best to have answers!

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What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year We discussed The Milky Way, Denisovans, Social Distance, Super Conductor, Quantum Superchemistry, Nile Crocodiles, Atlantic Conveyer Belt, Humming Galaxy, Space Awareness, Spin Matters, And Much More Super Science!Hot & Rocky, Farming Pumas, Stressed Out Lizards, Robots, Healing Cockles?, Squid Camouflage, Fishy conspiracy theories, Ancient Gneomes, Signal Strength, Possible MS Cause, And Much More Science!

This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Taking A Comet’s Temp, Taking A Comet’s Picture, Ebola Chat, Momtopus, Deliberate Jellyfish, Butterfly Memories, The Impossible Drive, Human Shields, Kinder Gentler Society, Reprogram Your Brain, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!

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31 July, 2024 – Episode 980 – How is Science Just Like the Olympics?

August 1st, 2024
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This Week: The Nose Knows, COVID-19 in Wildlife, Flying Hippos, Warp Drive, CBG, Toxo for Good, Komodo Dragons, Snakes, Doctors, Firearms, No Buy AI, Agents of Fear, Attractive Odors, And Much More Science!

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The following program deals with science.
That thing that everyone in the modern world relies on.
From health providers, technology innovators, and energy producers,
To conspiracy theorists, sci-fi writers, and social media influencers.

For better or worse, everything we do these days,
Revolves around science.

Merely think of a thing,
Anything…
And to be sure,
Science has too.

From an artist’s paint formula,
To the manufactured pharmaceuticals in your medicine cabinet,
From the material make up of sneaker soles,
To the recipe for the concrete they are treading on.

Your car, your phone, your food, your bed,
Your clothes, your beverage, your home, your head.

All are a product of a modern world revolving around,
Discoveries made in science.

And so, we present to you a snapshot picture frame,
Of your modern world in motion,
Moving from one discovery to the next,
In a tilt-o-whirl of carnivalesque excitement and dread.

Here on This Week In Science!

Some quick science news!

The Nose Knows
Is the first line of medical defense against respiratory viruses actually your nose?

COVID-19 
Is widespread in wildlife

When hippos fly
What happens to species over time?

Watching For Warp Drive
Could gravitational wave detectors also show us warp drive signatures of advanced spacefaring alien species?

CBG 
reduces anxiety

Toxo For Good!
Maybe parasites can be allies?

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

The dragon in the iron teeth
Add that to the list of ways the Komodo is a formidable opponent

This just in, invasive snake bad at snake-ing
And that somehow makes them a worse nuisance

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What Science News Does Justin Have?

Not Trusting Doctors 
Even when they are being awesome

Regulating firearms reduces firearm mortality
How surprising!

What humans are good at…
Listen and find out

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

No Buy AI
Does hearing the term AI make you more or less likely to buy?

Agents Of Fear
What molecules are at the root of our fear responses?

Attractive Odors
Are we measuring things correctly?

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This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Schizo Dollas, Climate Info, Analyzing Ice, Eat Green Drive Whatever, Internal Primal Ooze, No Water There, Sexy Fish Differences, Evolution wins!, Microbe Guts, Wide Face Race, No Moyle Briss, Saharabahamas, Lionfish Lessons, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!

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24 July, 2024 – Episode 979 – Is This Tractor Beam Hope?

July 25th, 2024
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This Week: Dark Oxygen, Breaking Heat Records, Tractor Beam?, Ancient Argentinian People, Static Butterflies, Avian Flu, Regeneration Genes, Common Gestures, Cuttlefish Falsehoods, Waste Management, And Much More Science!

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The following program contains information that may cause listeners to become more aware of the world around them.

While this awareness can be uncomfortable at times,
Ignorance also has its drawbacks.

Considering that the world is a constantly evolving place
physiologically, socially, and through technology
Change is normal!
And knowing is always better than not knowing.

So, let’s do the smart thing and learn about what’s going on
This Week in Science!

Some quick science news!

Dark Oxygen
What the heck is it?

Breaking Heat Records 
World Wide

Tractor Beam?
Maybe for the cells?

Humans in Argentina 
21,000 years ago

Static Butterflies
That’s it, that’s the story

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What Science News Does Justin Have?

Mammal-to-Mammal 
Avian flu spread

The regeneration genes
Ancient genetic blueprint for regeneration revealed

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Common Gestures
When did language begin?

Cuttlefish Falsehoods
False memories plague cuttlefish, too!

Waste Management
The still-suit is coming.

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This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Schizo Dollas, Climate Info, Analyzing Ice, Eat Green Drive Whatever, Internal Primal Ooze, No Water There, Sexy Fish Differences, Evolution wins!, Microbe Guts, Wide Face Race, No Moyle Briss, Saharabahamas, Lionfish Lessons, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!

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17 July, 2024 – Episode 978 – How Are Animals Better Than People?

July 18th, 2024
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This Week: Space Shelter?, Boyz-Ah, Counting Poos, Cancer Donations, Plastic Proteins, Prime Bats, Seagulls prefer Seafood, Global Warming, Mushroom Chaos, Open Scope, Animals Society, Sense of Self, And Much More Science!

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Since we last met there has been a shooting
I’m sure you heard about it
But how did you hear about it?

An assassination attempt?
The result of political rhetoric?
A sign that things have gone too far?

It may be all these things… but only maybe.

It seems extreme
A threat to democracy
A uniquely shocking moment in history
But is it really?

What sets this particular shooting apart from those of the past
Is that it seems so familiar

A shooter
Usually young
Almost always male
typically a loner
Likely a right-wing upbringing
Frequently armed with an AR-15 assault rifle
Opens fire on a crowd
Of shoppers
Of worshippers
Of protesters
Of movie-goers
Of concert-attendees
Of children

At a mall, a church, on a public street, in a theater, a concert venue, or at a school…

When these events happen…
the historical uniqueness is ignored
The calls for gun control dismissed
And after some meaningless lip service of thoughts and prayers
We move on… to the next mass shooting

While this recent mass shooting event
was cut short by Secret Service snipers
The next one will not be
And so we move on… to
This Week in Science!

Some quick science news!

Space Shelter?
Where will people on the moon live? The Starliner astronauts are still stuck on the ISS, but maybe they would have it better on the moon?

Boyz-Ah
Why do boys get agro?

Counting Poos
When it comes to pooping, 1-2 times a day is best.

Barley Bairns & Daphnia Darlings
What happens to species over time?

Cancer Donations
The socioeconomics of donor cells mirror society.

Plastic Protein Problems
If microplastics do impact our cells, how do they do it?

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

This prime day, avoid buying bats!
The listing on the site may say that bat was harvested sustainably but that may be nonsense

Seagulls prefer seafood
Not your French fries, dude!

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What Science News Does Justin Have?

The Earth is not just warming
It’s losing cooling power

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Mushroom Chaos
Psilocybin is like that person who claps off beat, and messes up your musical count.

OpenScope Observatory
How will a brain observatory change the way we see ourselves?

Animal Society
Are animals actually less tribal than we think?

Sense of Self
What if self-awareness was because of social factors?

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This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed CDC Messiness, Toxo Cures Cancer, Eating Elephants, Google Warming, 8000 Year Old Brains, Squirrel Urbanity, Animal Schedules, Fish Memories, Dead Animals Tell Tales, What Ladies Wear, Baby Talk, Wisdom Of The Confident, And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!

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10 July, 2024 – Episode 977 – How to Reprogram Your Brain

July 11th, 2024
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This Week: Bat Hearts, Baby Brain, Bone Building, Absorbant solids, Flu Boobs, Black Holes, Big Bad Bacteria, Prime Editing, Ancient Theaters, Plauge Problems, Big Brains, Reprogramming for Good, And Much More Science!

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It is possible to discover black holes by tracking the motion of stars.

It is possible to prevent an illness by correcting the genes that cause it.

It is possible to harness the energy of the sun, the wind, and the tide.

It is possible to know the past from the past few 100000 years of current modern human history, back through billions of years of evolution.

We know so much, have researched engineered, and invented a world that has gone far beyond the imagination of the humans that came before us. And yet, we still have much work to do more mysteries to uncover more solutions to design, and more…

This Week in Science!

Some quick science news!

Bone Building
How do breastfeeding women manage to maintain bone density?

Absorbent Solids
Who doesn’t want a better menstrual pad?

Flu Boobs
Should we be worried about flu virus being spread through the mammary glands?

Time Capsule
Black Hole edition

Big Bad Bacteria
Maybe we finally have a way to start combatting one of our most deadly foes.

Prime Editing 
Efficiently corrects cystic fibrosis

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

Bat hearts
Bats can go from 6 beats per minute to 900, and spend summer days awake!

Baby brain is for the fishes
Momnesia isn’t just for mammals anymore!

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4000-year-old theater in Peru
Wherefore art thou bird-man?

Plague Problems
Why did Neolithic humans decline dramatically?

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Big Brains
Why are brains the size they are?

Reprogramming For Good
Can glial cells be reprogrammed to be neurons?

Big Bad Bacteria
Maybe we finally have a way to start combatting one of our most deadly foes.

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What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year We discussed Martian Minerals, Bird Nests, Deformation Dangers, Megalodon Menu, Same-Sex Relationships in the Wild, Spider Mites Undressed, Snake Friends, Silent Sound, Sugar Control Sleep, Information Trade, And Many More Science Threads! And Much More Solstice Science!

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3 July, 2024 – Episode 976 – Free to Be Science-y

July 4th, 2024
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This Week: Dead Humans, Fungal Future, Ant News, 12,000-year-old Comet Dust, Little Bird Big Memory, Dead Mammoths, Chimp Pharmacist, Lemur Divas, Bat Lab, Sleep Apnea, Brain Bath, Algorithmic Accusations, Robot Faces, And Much More Science!

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The future is uncertain and the end is always near
For some people…

For others, the future is a wide-open world of possibilities,
In a seemingly endless expanse of time.

What mindset you have,
Determines what the world will look like.

Feed your fears and they will fatten,
Feasting on your sense of ease,
Even when no danger is present.

Fill your brain with wisdom and knowledge,
A learning mindset.
And the world is a never-ending source,
of wonder and excitement.

While sharing the world with people of different mindsets
Can be challenging and illuminating
Keep in your mind the knowledge that.

No matter what the other mindsets are up to,
No matter what tomorrow brings,
Now is always the best time for.

This Week in Science!

Some quick science news!

Dead Humans
What was life like long ago?

Fungal future
Less fun than it sounds

Ant news
Ants give each other amputations, and ants hitch a ride in your car

Comet airburst evidence 
From 12,800 years ago

Little Bird Big Memory
Which birds can remember what, where?

Dead Mammoths
Why DID the wooly mammoth go extinct?

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

Chimp pharmacist
chimps use plants as medicine, and when tested, the plants do have medicinal powers

Lemur divas
singing lemurs give clues to how humans found music

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Colorado bat lab 
Facing fear of science

Drug Therapy 
For sleep apnea

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Brain Bath
Does bathing the neurons help keep them healthy?

Algorithmic Accusations
When are we more likely to accuse others of lying?

Robot Faces!
When will this stop being creepy?

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What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year We discussed Pulsars, Quasars, & Neutrinos, Minimal Cells, Mink Brains, Life & Death, Photosynthetic Efficiency, Bee Homes, Static Ticks, Hunters, Hepatitis C, Brain Boost, And Much More Solstice Science!

This week 10 years ago TWIS we discussed Facebook Fail, Viral Responsibility, Genes In Tibet, Shrooms Are Dreamy, Interview w/ Dan Falk – Science of Shakespeare, Plants Have Memory, So Do Fish, Bone Wasp Graves,And Much More! Take a blast into the past with TWIS!

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20 June, 2024 – Episode 975 – Is This The Science Awakening?

June 20th, 2024
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This Week: Awakening Or Snore?, Island Rats, Null Result Rats, Healer Army, Bird Flu, Hepatitis E, Plastic Penis Problems, Cancer Sniffing Bees, Boring Urban Birds, Dwindling Arousal, And Much More Science!

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There is a difference…
Between what people want,
And what they need.

What we want…
The thing, the object,
The cool get,
The big win,
The enviable id,
Captured in an insta post,
For all to see.
For us to see.

Is a product,
A manufactured moment of selfish glee,
Packaged, marketed, and delivered,
In a million purchasable forms.

But what we need,
What really drives a fulfilling human experience,
Is a much more elusive state of being.

Science,
Typically ignores what people want,
Instead focusing on the unmet human need.

The disease you don’t yet have,
The danger you don’t know you are in,
The catastrophes sneaking up on us all.

Science is looking out for us,
As we want this, nice to have that,
The research goes on into what humanity actually needs to survive.

To make it through a day,
Or to overcome generational frailties,
Science is on the side of human need.

And if you are ever in need,
We want you to know,
Science is here for you on,

This Week in Science!

 

Some quick science news!

Awakening Or Snore?
Are astronomers witnessing the awakening of a black hole?

Ridding Island Rats
To restore reefs

Rat study proves nothing
Yup that’s the whole story

Healer Army
Is there a unified army of T-cells that take marching orders from inflammatory signals, or are there unique regiments in every body organ?

Bird Flu
Yet another reason to avoid cats

Hepatitis E
Apparently, it could be an STD.

Plastic Penis Problems
Are microplastics causing male sexual dysfunction? Well, now that it might, maybe we’ll do something about the problem.

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

If you have time to swim, you have time to clean…
Cichlids pay the price for not helping.

Bees can smell cancer!
So what’s next? Bee doctors?!

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Some Science stories with Kiki!

Urban Birds Be Boring
Denser urban areas foster less genetic diversity in bird populations.

Dwindling Arousal
Another reason to poke people for science.

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12 June, 2024 – Episode 974 – Making Science Popular with Vomiting Sharks

June 13th, 2024
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This Week: JWST, Supplements, Shark Vomit, Old in Space, Young in Space, Giraffes, Elephants, Bad Air, Brain Maps, Handy Babies, And Much More Science!

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From the ever-sunny shores of Ursa Minor Beta,
To the fanciful fjords of Magrathea,
Not to mention the too much perspective vortex of Frogstar World B.

Space has long been a place,
that is less than hospitable to human visitors,
Even without being subjected to Vogon poetry.

Astronauts in low earth orbit, even on short-term spaceflights,
Suffer from all sorts of long-term health problems,
Infections, latent viruses reactivating,
Increased skin sensitivity,
Bone loss, eyesight issues, and more…

It is almost as if space does not want us,
to so much as dip our toes,
Into the vastness of its galactic hot tub.

But humans are persistent creatures,
Never satisfied with having a comfortable place to live,
They seek adventure, to explore the unknown,
No matter how inconvenient, uncomfortable,
or physically debilitating the journey may be.

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The persistent humans turn to…

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JWST At It Again
Space needs new textbooks apparently.

Supplements
Are being tested by Fraudster

Shark vomits up an echidna
That’s it, that’s the whole story

Old In Space
Space doesn’t like humans.

Young in space
But maybe we can fix that

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Blair’s Animal Corner!

How did the giraffe get its long neck?
It turns out Lamarck may have been right after all, but the jury is out.

Elephants have names for each other
They are so distinct we can play them back and they respond! Elephants are just so smart…

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Bad air 
On the Bayou

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Brain Maps
Where do we store mental maps?

Handy Babies
How do you know which hand a baby baboon prefers?

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