Stuck in Spaaaaaace! - This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 984
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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:28) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(3:15) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(4:08) - Opening Theme Music
(4:42) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki and Justin — Blair will join soon, she's putting her wee one to bed.
(7:22) - Quick Science Bytes! —
(7:28) - NASA says Boeing Starliner craft will land empty, with its crew returning months later [GeekWire], Dr. Kiki
See also — NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule [Phys.org]
(13:12) - SpaceX delays Polaris Dawn astronaut launch until at least Aug. 30 due to bad weather [Space.com], Dr. Kiki
(15:09) - SpaceX Falcon 9 booster collapses in a fireball on the droneship, ending a streak of 267 successful landings [Spaceflight Now], Dr. Kiki
(17:36) - Hunt for dark matter particles bags nothing—again [Science.org], Justin
(27:26) - Ancient viral genomes preserved in glaciers reveal the history of Earth’s climate – and how viruses adapt to climate change [The Conversation], Dr. Kiki
(37:32) - Builders of massive ancient monument understood the science behind their work [Science.org], Justin
(51:06) - Scientists Discover “Spatial Grammar” in DNA: Breakthrough Could Rewrite Genetics Textbooks [SciTech Daily], Dr. Kiki
(55:09) - And we're at the break!
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(55:46) - And we're back from the break!
(55:55) - Double Asteroid Redirection Test [NASA], Justin
And it's time for...
(1:02:29) - Blair’s Animal Corner!
(1:02:36) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(1:03:00) - Widespread culling of crocodiles is not an effective way to stop attacks on humans, study shows [Phys.org], Blair
(1:13:38) - Life after (feigned) death: Study finds context-dependent behavior in antlions after "playing possum" [Phys.org], Blair
MOAR Science News —
(1:21:47) - Sugar assimilation underlying dietary evolution of Neotropical bats [Nature - Ecology & Evolution], Dr. Kiki
(1:32:23) - In a first, these bats were found to have toes that glow [Science News], Dr. Kiki
(1:37:13) - AI made of jelly "learns" to play Pong — and improves with practice [Nature], Dr. Kiki
See also — Electro-active polymer hydrogels exhibit emergent memory when embodied in a simulated game environment [Cell Reports — Physical Science]
(1:47:34) - Mitochondria are flinging their DNA into our brain cells, study shows [Phys.org], Dr. Kiki
See also — Somatic nuclear mitochondrial DNA insertions are prevalent in the human brain and accumulate over time in fibroblasts [BioRxiv]
(1:52:49) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.
(1:55:40) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors
(1:58:32) - End Theme
And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...
(1:59:52) - The After Show! - It was NEWS, now we've talked about it. Go to sleep, Blair! Blair will be missing 8 weeks of the show while her husband is away. The Return of Puppy Intelligence. And much, much more …
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