Where Are All the Science Moms? - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 969

This Week in Science (TWIS)
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What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out more about light, leprosy, and little implants with TWIS - the best weekly scie ...
What happened 'This Week in Science'??? Find out more about light, leprosy, and little implants with TWIS - the best weekly science news podcast!

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:33) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(3:40) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! by Justin
(5:40) - Opening Theme Music
(6:15) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki & Justin — Blair is still off, but she shall return!

(9:53) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(9:58) -  New particle at last! Physicists detect the first “glueball”, Dr. Kiki
(16:28) - This Texas veterinarian helped crack the mystery of bird flu in cows, Justin
(31:42) - Why parrots sometimes adopt—or kill—each other's babies, Dr. Kiki
See also — Eviction-driven infanticide and sexually selected adoption and infanticide in a neotropical parrot
(40:04) - In medieval England, leprosy spread between red squirrels and people, genome evidence shows, Justin
(48:23) - Business-Focused Anti-Poverty Initiatives Can Have Unintended Consequences, Dr. Kiki
(54:21) - How light can vaporize water without the need for heat, Dr. Kiki

(57:04) - And... we're at the Break!

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(58:07) - And we're back from the Break!  

More Science News —

(58:38) - Revealed: face of 75,000-year-old female Neanderthal (Shanidar Z) from cave where species buried their dead, Justin
(1:03:26) - Study suggests daily consumption of olive oil reduces chances of developing dementia, Justin
(1:09:33) - Cartilage-Like Structures Key to Brain Plasticity, Dr. Kiki
See also — Focal clusters of peri-synaptic matrix contribute to activity-dependent plasticity and memory in mice
(1:15:37) - Mouse-rat hybrid has neurons of both species in its brain, Dr. Kiki
See also — Functional sensory circuits built from neurons of two species
(1:19:34) - Nano-Scale Vision Implant Promises New Hope for Blindness, Dr. Kiki
See also — Flexible Polymer Electrodes for Stable Prosthetic Visual Perception in Mice
(1:22:53) - Experts Discuss The Dark Likelihood of "Abandoned" Brain Implant Technology, Dr. Kiki

(1:25:13) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

(1:27:32) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(1:31:06) - End Theme

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...

(1:32:20) - The After Show! - We may not represent your views. We're so glad to have show on tonight. Dr. Kiki goes over why she missed last week — family issue. Priorities, y'awll. And much, much more...

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