Take Out the Trash, Pour Out the Cats - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 987

Published: 01 January 1970
on channel: This Week in Science (TWIS)
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(0:00) - Recording Start
(1:56) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:27) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:42) - Opening Theme Music
(4:16) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair, and Justin.

(7:10) - Quick Science Bytes (plus, a Podcasting 20-year anniversary history discussion! —

(8:26) - The 2024 Ig Nobel Prize Winners [improbable.com], Dr. Kiki
(29:12) - Sea surface temperature record in the southwestern Pacific: Coral colony from Fiji reveals warmest temperatures in over 600 years [EurekaAlert!], Justin
(36:23) - Under-plant mirrors shown to improve endangered plant survival and growth [Phys.org], Blair
(41:42) - Long stems on flowers are an adaptation that encourages bat pollination, research suggests [Phys.org], Blair
(45:44) - Photochemical CO2 hydrogenation to carbon nanotubes and H2O for oxygen recovery in space exploration [Cell], Dr. Kiki
(52:20) - California Coastal Cleanup Day, September 21, 2024 [California Coastal Commission], Justin
(1:03:10) - Earth may have had a ring system 466 million years ago [Phys.org], Dr. Kiki

(1:11:38) - And we're at the break!

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(1:12:49) - And we're back from the break!

And it's time for...

(1:13:09) - Blair’s Animal Corner!
(1:13:18) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:13:43) - Researchers find evidence that bumblebees make the same memory errors as humans [Phys.org], Blair
(1:22:43) - Decoy carcasses reveal how often stranded dolphins are found [Phys.org], Blair

MOAR Science News —

(1:37:13) - Cats are (almost) liquid!—Cats selectively rely on body size awareness when negotiating short openings [Cell - iScience], Dr. Kiki
(1:41:36) - Team develops tougher concrete, inspired by bone [TechXplore], Justin
(1:48:43) - ChatGPT to the rescue? [Science.org], Dr. Kiki
(1:58:24) - Learning by thinking in natural and artificial minds [Cell - Trends in Cognitive Sciences], Dr. Kiki
(2:02:51) - Inspired by squids and octopi, a new screen stores and displays encrypted images without electronics [TechXplore], Justin
(2:09:19) - Beta-band neural variability reveals age-related dissociations in human working memory maintenance and deletion [PLOS Biology], Dr. Kiki

(2:14:27) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

(2:15:27) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(2:18:23) - End Theme

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

(2:19:33) - The After Show! - Long show! Dr. Kiki is punch drunk! Blair is going to bed and it's her last show until.... December!... And much, much more …


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