http://www.twis.org The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:59:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= The kickass weekly science and technology radio show presenting a humorous and irreverent look at the week in science and tech. Each show TWIS discusses the latest in cutting edge science news on topics such as genetic engineering, cybernetics, space exploration, neuro science, and a show favorite Countdown to World Robot Domination. The show is hosted by Dr. Kirsten Sanford, a PhD in neuroscience, and Justin, a wisecracking professional car salesman and armchair physicist. Consistently voted one of the top science radio shows on the web - check it out and hear a science news program like no other. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media kirsten@thisweekinscience.com kirsten@thisweekinscience.com (Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media) Kirsten Sanford 2010. The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology. astronomy, biology, education, evolution, genetics, physics, science, space http://www.twis.org/audiohttp://www.twis.org/audio/itunes_logo144.jpg 38.549256-121.73655twis/sciencehttp://feedburner.google.comThis Week in Science is the kickass weekly science and technology news show hosted by Kirsten Sanford and Justin "Action" Jackson. TWIS regularly interviews top scientists, technologists, and luminaries. Past interviews include: Cornell physicist and author of The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene; Mechanical engineer and author of Notes from the Technology Underground - William Gurstelle; NASA astrobiologist - Jack Farmer; Harvard theoretical physicist - Lisa Randall; Popular science fiction author and futurist - William Gibson; and Author of the Mars Trilogy - Kim Stanley Robinson. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/dU4bSrM2_Pw/ http://www.twis.org/2013/04/24/1324/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:59:10 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1324 Olive Oil Health, Algal Thieves, Dangerous Young Men, Cock-A-Doodle-Do!, King Of The Brain, Sports Science, Old Man Universe, Water Voles, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dU4bSrM2_Pw:RFIL4Zo0EL8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/dU4bSrM2_Pw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/04/24/1324/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Olive Oil Health, Algal Thieves, Dangerous Young Men, Cock-A-Doodle-Do!, King Of The Brain, Sports Science, Old Man Universe, Water Voles, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Olive Oil Health, Algal Thieves, Dangerous Young Men, Cock-A-Doodle-Do!, King Of The Brain, Sports Science, Old Man Universe, Water Voles, And Much More... Disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer!!! Olive Oil (http://www.newsmaxhealth.com/Brain-Health/How-Olive-Oil-Stops-Alzheimer-s/2013/03/21/id/495786) - News Flash - It's good for you! Scientists may have found out how Olive oil reduces the effect of Alzheimer's disease. So go ahead, pour it on everything! Look out! (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130307190643.htmhttp://) That algae is a gene thief! The red algae Galdieria is capable of withstanding extreme, varied environments, and it appears as though it has adapted to its crazy lifestyle by stealing genes from bacteria and archaebacteria. Isn't that cheating? Blair's Animal Corner Inexperienced men are dangerous! (http://phys.org/news/2013-03-sexually-naive-male-mice-fathers.html) Sexually naive mice showed aggression, sometimes to the point of murder, when introduced to mouse pups. However, male mice that had some experience and had fathered mice before fell right back into paternal habits. Scientists found that the vomeronasal organ in reaction with pheromones from the pups were to blame. Of course, it all coms back to hormones... Get Up-a-doodle-do! (http://phys.org/news/2013-03-clock-cock-a-doodle-doo.html) A new study out of Japan shows that roosters crowing is the result of circadian rhythms and not at all related to seeing the sun rise, but much research is needed to see why they crow at other times of the day. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Who's really in charge of your brain? (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/03/19/3718808.htm) A new study out of Berlin has found that the unconscious part of our brains may make a decision up to four seconds before our conscious "makes" it. So, do we have a choice at all, or are we all slaves to our reptilian counterparts? Time to fix the NCAA! (http://www.gatech.edu/newsroom/release.html?nid=200851) The Georgia Tech's LMRC has chosen Florida to win out this year, so if you trust a computer, place your bets now! The Universe: (http://www.nature.com/news/planck-telescope-peers-into-the-primordial-universe-1.12658) even older than we previously thought The most detailed picture yet of the cosmic wave background came from the Planck this week. It turns out the universe is older than we previously though, at around 13.81 billion years. Happy belated birthday, universe! British water voles need a hand (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21804627) - or rather, a ladder... Water Voles in the UK have declined in number by 90% since 1970 due to habitat loss and genetic bottlenecking. Now, british scientists are building the voles ladders to reach new waterways and potentially meet up with other populations in order to diversify the gene pool and increase habitat space. Here's hoping they figure out how to use them! If You love TWIS, please consider making a donation below. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no http://www.twis.org/2013/04/24/1324/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_03_21.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/nTt96l4_2TA/ http://www.twis.org/2013/04/16/1306/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:19:19 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1306 Mars Alive, Corona Danger, Bear Lineage, No More Animals!, Economical Cockatoos, Monkey Brains, South Pole View, Higgs Party!, HR8799c, Hole In The Ocean, Olive Oil Goodness, No Cancer E, 4-Winged Dino, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=nTt96l4_2TA:OkdP-rElOlE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/nTt96l4_2TA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/04/16/1306/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Mars Alive, Corona Danger, Bear Lineage, No More Animals!, Economical Cockatoos, Monkey Brains, South Pole View, Higgs Party!, HR8799c, Hole In The Ocean, Olive Oil Goodness, No Cancer E, 4-Winged Dino, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Mars Alive, Corona Danger, Bear Lineage, No More Animals!, Economical Cockatoos, Monkey Brains, South Pole View, Higgs Party!, HR8799c, Hole In The Ocean, Olive Oil Goodness, No Cancer E, 4-Winged Dino, And Much More... Disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer!!! Used to be maybe life on Mars (http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/12/us/nasa-mars-rock) It appears as though at one point in time there was flowing water on Mars. What's more, all of the building blocks for life were present. Was there once life on Mars?! New corona virus? (http://www.cdc.gov/Features/novelcoronavirus/) A new corona virus has been detected. There have been 15 cases, 9 of which have been fatal, and most have come out of the Middle East. Be on the look out! Which came first, brown bear or polar bear? (http://phys.org/news/2013-03-dna-relationship-polar-brown.html) Scientists have found brown bears with polar bear DNA and visa versa. But why? And who mated with who? And how?! Blair's Animal Corner EU bans animal testing in cosmetics (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21740745) Banning cosmetic testing on animals sounds like a great idea, but what about detecting possible carcinogens? And what about the future of medical testing? This may be the start of a slippery slope to a BIG problem... Cockatoos are Economists! (http://phys.org/news/2013-03-business-parrot-goffin-cockatoos-nuts.html) Cockatoos in Vienna were able to hold a food reward in their mouths for up to 80 seconds and exchange it for a greater one, while ignoring the allure of instant gratification. If only these birds were running Wall Street... Monkey Brains (http://www.news.wisc.edu/21595) Researchers from Madison, Wisconsin successfully took skin cells from rhesus monkeys, regressed them to a stem cell state, convinced them to turn into brain cells, and transplanted them into the monkeys' brains. SCIENCE! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! News from the South Pole Telescope (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-03/uoc-dl031313.php) It turns out that what was previously thought to be interference on the telescope was actually the birth of 1000 suns a year starting from when the universe was a mere 1 billion years old. That many stars would definitely cause some interference... Higgs Particle... (http://news.discovery.com/space/higgs-boson-confirmed-130314.htm) Confirmed! Let the parties commence! HR8799c (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/mar/14/astronomers-planet-water-vapour) The huge exoplanet with this catchy name appears to have water vapor and carbon monoxide. It is described as "Jupiter-like," but does not have any methane, and with surface temperatures over 1000 C most likely cannot support life. There's a hole in the bottom of the sea (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/03/oceanic-crust-ecosystem/) Rocks and seawater interacted without sunlight in chemical reactions giving birth to a whole realm we know nothing about under the ocean floor! Olive Oil - Good for you - Surprise! (http://scienceblog.com/61239/olive-oil-the-key-to-feeling-full/) Olive oil helps you to feel full, so don't cut it out of your diet, even though it may be high in fat. Vitamin E may prevent cancer (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-vitamin-cancer.html) Holy dino bird with 4 wings, Batman! (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/science/early-bird-species-had-four-wings-scientists-find.html?_r=0) If You love TWIS, please consider making a donation below. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no http://www.twis.org/2013/04/16/1306/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_03_14.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/EgKScQepMYs/ http://www.twis.org/2013/03/27/1304/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:44:58 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1304 Return Of The Hobbit, Citizen Science, Vostok Is Alive!, Gateway To The Nucleus, Anti-bacterial Wings, Picky Moms, TWITEOTW, Caffeine Boosting Bees, Pinky And The Brain, Wireless Brain Implants, TWIWRD, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=EgKScQepMYs:OUkiChax3rY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/EgKScQepMYs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/03/27/1304/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Return Of The Hobbit, Citizen Science, Vostok Is Alive!, Gateway To The Nucleus, Anti-bacterial Wings, Picky Moms, TWITEOTW, Caffeine Boosting Bees, Pinky And The Brain, Wireless Brain Implants, TWIWRD, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no http://www.twis.org/2013/03/27/1304/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_03_07.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/bHbsSmfudcw/ http://www.twis.org/2013/03/19/1302/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:22:54 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1302 Is ENCODE All That?, Spinning Supermassive Black Hole!, Bacula Get Smaller, Colonic Antibiotics?, Rat Mind-Meld, Chemotherapy - Better Than Ever, Retire On Mars, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bHbsSmfudcw:84sK909bp58:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/bHbsSmfudcw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/03/19/1302/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Is ENCODE All That?, Spinning Supermassive Black Hole!, Bacula Get Smaller, Colonic Antibiotics?, Rat Mind-Meld, Chemotherapy - Better Than Ever, Retire On Mars, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Is ENCODE All That?, Spinning Supermassive Black Hole!, Bacula Get Smaller, Colonic Antibiotics?, Rat Mind-Meld, Chemotherapy - Better Than Ever, Retire On Mars, And Much More... Disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer!!! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! If You love TWIS, please consider making a donation below. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:24:07 http://www.twis.org/2013/03/19/1302/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_02_28.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/qUGogfJwHBM/ http://www.twis.org/2013/03/07/1297/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:49:08 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1297 Not So Random, Doomsday Higgs, Size Matters, Anxious Fish, Interview w/ Dr. Brian Hare About Dognition, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qUGogfJwHBM:ilYVbXwbISs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/qUGogfJwHBM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/03/07/1297/feed/ 1 Dognition,Dr. Brian Hare,Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science Not So Random, Doomsday Higgs, Size Matters, Anxious Fish, Interview w/ Dr. Brian Hare About Dognition, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:09 http://www.twis.org/2013/03/07/1297/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_02_21.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/uWQm2PfZS_M/ http://www.twis.org/2013/03/02/1295/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:00:05 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1295 Photosystem Engage, Cosmic Rays Run, Youngest Black Hole, Steamy Invertebrate Sex (Detachable Penis, The Way He Smells, Guppy Love), Horny Sparrows, King Tut's Mama, Life Beneath Ice, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uWQm2PfZS_M:UxWn3091_Ac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/uWQm2PfZS_M" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/03/02/1295/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Photosystem Engage, Cosmic Rays Run, Youngest Black Hole, Steamy Invertebrate Sex (Detachable Penis, The Way He Smells, Guppy Love), Horny Sparrows, King Tut's Mama, Life Beneath Ice, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Photosystem Engage, Cosmic Rays Run, Youngest Black Hole, Steamy Invertebrate Sex (Detachable Penis, The Way He Smells, Guppy Love), Horny Sparrows, King Tut's Mama, Life Beneath Ice, And Much More... Disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer!!! Doctor Kiki, Blair, members of the chat room, my fellow Minions It is my task, to report on the state of science. To know what’s happening is the task of us all. Tonight, thanks to the grit and determination of scientists, there is much progress to report. After decades of grinding study, our brave men and women in lab coats are continuing to reveal new knowledge to the world. After years of grueling research, our researchers have created new discoveries by the billions We know the trending climate possess risks, that there are galaxies for every star we can see, and likely planets around most stars in those galaxies. We know more about the origin of life, the flight of birds, and the inner workings of the atom. We understand the mechanisms behind old diseases that have plagued mankind for thousands of years, and are developing new treatments to bring them to an end. Our gene therapies are healing, our stem cell studies are pluripotent in their potential, and the universe is being revealed in greater detail than many could have imagined. We have put robots on the moon, discovered dozens of earth-like planets and a probe we sent out a generation ago, is about to be the first man-made object to leave our solar system… We know better our own history as a species, and as a civilization. As more information comes to light about our shared ancestry with Neanderthal and Denisovians… and through homo-floriensis and the red deer cave people we see ourselves for the first time, as not the only branch of humanity to have lived on this earth, So, together, we have cleared away the rubble of non-secular thinking, and we can say with renewed confidence that the state of our science is stronger. But… we gather here knowing that there are millions of people whose bright minds and interest in science have not yet been informed of the progress that has already taken place, nor been given glimpses of the great progress that is in our future. Our show is adding minions, but too many people still can't find the science they need so we must continue to work together for a better... This week in science… Coming up Next. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! If You love TWIS, please consider making a donation below. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:22:04 http://www.twis.org/2013/03/02/1295/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_02_14.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/Dk2L40RzSfI/ http://www.twis.org/2013/02/27/1287/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:47:24 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1287 The Ribbon Explained, End Of Dinos, End Of Neanders, No Signals, Clean Cockroaches, Test Tube Beagle, Immune Memories, Ch-ch-ch-changes From Cancer, And From Babies, Cheaper Solar, A Robo Booty Call, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Dk2L40RzSfI:nYYmpQMVqrM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/Dk2L40RzSfI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/02/27/1287/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS The Ribbon Explained, End Of Dinos, End Of Neanders, No Signals, Clean Cockroaches, Test Tube Beagle, Immune Memories, Ch-ch-ch-changes From Cancer, And From Babies, Cheaper Solar, A Robo Booty Call, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:54 http://www.twis.org/2013/02/27/1287/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_02_07.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/eJoQ1ujCcPA/ http://www.twis.org/2013/02/18/1279/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:00:00 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1279 TWIS Reviews The Top 11 Science Stories of 2012 And Makes Predictions For 2013<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=eJoQ1ujCcPA:BVOKYbaTXVk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/eJoQ1ujCcPA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/02/18/1279/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS TWIS Reviews The Top 11 Science Stories of 2012 And Makes Predictions For 2013 (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) TWIS Reviews The Top 11 Science Stories of 2012 And Makes Predictions For 2013 Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! The entire universe, and everything in it, is in the past… Now, is finally here at last. The now between everything that has ever happened, and everything that has never happened yet This now, like now’s past, is the one place where we can look backward and see the result of all human civilization… The culmination of our species turbulent trails and fortuitous forging on to futures past and futures not yet present We stand upon this high precipice of now, like a surfer atop a monster wave… Ready to ride to sandy shore, or wipe out and spitting salt water, try again… From this plucky perspective we are able to see clearly what once was invisible to the world, and have better insight into which mysterious unknowns might be uncovered next I do not say this lightly nor mean it to be taken literally when I say that we are standing at the highest point in human knowledge, are the most educated humans in the history of humanity, and have more resource of mind and material at our disposal than at any other time ever in the story of mankind… So let us make the best of it. While we can, while we are able, while we are willing and while we are tuned in to This Week in Science… Coming Up Next. Number 11!!! Simulations: The structure of the entire observable universe, the first complete computer model of a living organism, and 530 billion neurons and 100 trillion synapses on a supercomputer... Number 10!!! Origins: Red Deer Cave People, denisovian dna (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-entire-genome-extinct-human-decoded.html), apes with spears, ancient lichen, and pushing back the age of life on earth… Number 9!!! Cloaking and Transporters: Scientists alter the speed of light to cloak an object from view for 40 trillionths of a second, successful "cloaking" of a three-dimensional object in the microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum, a cloaking device capable of slowing light to a virtual halt, a highly efficient meta-material cloaking device capable of rendering objects invisible to microwaves, quantum teleportation to transmit photons over a distance of 97 kilometres, quantum teleportation over a record-breaking distance of 143 kilometres (89 mi) through free space, the first quantum teleportation from one macroscopic object to another... Number 8!!! 3-D Printing goes mainstream: an artificial jaw made using a 3D printer, a 3D printing method to construct complex microscopic structures out of individual molecules, the beginnings of printable robots that can be designed and made to order by the average person in less than 24 hours, the world's first 3D printer retail outlet, a tactical 3D printer to rapidly manufacture critical components on the battlefield, a novel hybrid printer for creating implantable cartilage, a 3D printer capable of manufacturing tools from lunar regolith... Number 7!!! We Will be Cyborgs: a robotic arm that can be precisely controlled by paralyzed patients, the United Kingdom's first successful ocular implant trial, the first implantation of an early prototype bionic eye, Number 6!!! Brains: a method of decoding thoughts by studying activity in the human brain's superior temporal gyrus, new scanning technology reveals that the human brain possesses a simple 3D grid structure with sheets of parallel neuronal fibers crossing one another at right angles, the Blue Brain Project identifies key principles that determine synapse-scale connectivity and make it possible to accurately predict the locations of synapses in the neocortex, a new brain-scanning functional magnetic resonance imaging device that allows paralyzed people to type out words using only their thoughts... Number 5!!! DNA: synthetic DNA compounds that demonstrate evolution, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:09:36 http://www.twis.org/2013/02/18/1279/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_01_10.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/TcBp_vrbgRQ/ http://www.twis.org/2013/02/15/1285/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:08:33 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1285 Airborne Bugs, This Week in Invertebrate Sex!, Homing Pigeons Lose It, Google Science Fair, Genes For Colds, Pruney Hands, Ear Worms?, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=TcBp_vrbgRQ:tCr2y0V2rVc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/TcBp_vrbgRQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/02/15/1285/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Airborne Bugs, This Week in Invertebrate Sex!, Homing Pigeons Lose It, Google Science Fair, Genes For Colds, Pruney Hands, Ear Worms?, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:02 http://www.twis.org/2013/02/15/1285/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_01_31.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/xZK0OO60JEc/ http://www.twis.org/2013/02/05/1275/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 08:00:22 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1275 Our Panda Saviors, Jumping Gene Me, Bonobo Social Networking, Need Yak Insurance?, WRD In Vomit, EOTW Confirmed, Jump For Life, Less Than Zero, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xZK0OO60JEc:JkRO9QARCVY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/xZK0OO60JEc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/02/05/1275/feed/ 6 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Our Panda Saviors, Jumping Gene Me, Bonobo Social Networking, Need Yak Insurance?, WRD In Vomit, EOTW Confirmed, Jump For Life, Less Than Zero, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Our Panda Saviors, Jumping Gene Me, Bonobo Social Networking, Need Yak Insurance?, WRD In Vomit, EOTW Confirmed, Jump For Life, Less Than Zero, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science… Coming Up Next. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! And, then we made some predictions... If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:09:44 http://www.twis.org/2013/02/05/1275/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2013_01_03.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/QjoCvK9oOnY/ http://www.twis.org/2013/02/04/1271/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:42:36 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1271 Wild Sex, Emerging From Rocks, Smarter Spiders, Lying Cheating Males, Rare Meteorite, New Matter, Engineering Algae, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=QjoCvK9oOnY:RRYlb7EOzQk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/QjoCvK9oOnY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/02/04/1271/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Wild Sex, Emerging From Rocks, Smarter Spiders, Lying Cheating Males, Rare Meteorite, New Matter, Engineering Algae, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Wild Sex, Emerging From Rocks, Smarter Spiders, Lying Cheating Males, Rare Meteorite, New Matter, Engineering Algae, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Visit by Carin Bondar (http://carinbondar.com) How we got life from rocks. (http://www.nature.com/news/how-life-emerged-from-deep-sea-rocks-1.12109) BLair's Animal Corner Just what we need - smarter spiders! (http://phys.org/news/2012-12-species-spider-fake-decoys.html) A new species of spider builds a decoy of itself to keep paper wasps from eating them. Forget world robot domination, spider domination! Male birds are liars! (http://phys.org/news/2012-12-birdsong-bluster-dupe-strange-females.html) Male zebra finches will trick unknown females with song to appear more fit than they really are. However, females that are already familiar with the males are not fooled. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Meteorite in the Sierras! (http://phys.org/news/2012-12-team-rare-meteorite-possibly-outer.html) New matter, new magnets. (http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/143782-mit-discovers-a-new-state-of-matter-a-new-kind-of-magnetism) Designing drugs to beat cancer. (http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressreleases/biologists_engineer_algae_to_make_complex_anti-cancer_designer_drug) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:08 http://www.twis.org/2013/02/04/1271/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_12_20.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/uBSZkcrvQaY/ http://www.twis.org/2013/01/06/1265/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:11:37 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1265 Rivers Of Hydrocarbons, Crashing Into The Moon, Kinky Fish, Nature Versus Nurture, Venomous Primates Found, Depression Neuroscience, Testing The Simulation, Cool It Down, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=uBSZkcrvQaY:bY0vkQNqbEE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/uBSZkcrvQaY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2013/01/06/1265/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Rivers Of Hydrocarbons, Crashing Into The Moon, Kinky Fish, Nature Versus Nurture, Venomous Primates Found, Depression Neuroscience, Testing The Simulation, Cool It Down, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Rivers Of Hydrocarbons, Crashing Into The Moon, Kinky Fish, Nature Versus Nurture, Venomous Primates Found, Depression Neuroscience, Testing The Simulation, Cool It Down, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Rivers (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/12/hydrocarbon-river-flows-across-saturns-moon-titan/) of Hydrocarbons (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/mini-nile-river-flows-saturns-moon-titan-largest-river-ever-seen-another-world) Smashing the Moon (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/their-work-complete-nasas-twin-moon-orbiters-will-die-monday) BLair's Animal Corner Kinky Fish (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/20665161) Mollies are a fish species that exhibit "mate copying," this means that females prefer males that they have seen copulating before. What's shocking, though, is that it is equally advantageous for a male to "flirt" with a male as with a female in front of his target mate. Wow, nature, you are into the taboo... FYI, it's Nature and Nurture... (http://phys.org/news/2012-12-hatching-birds-behaviour.html) According to new research, hatching order effects the behavior of birds for their entire life. Zebra finches are more adventurous as their relative brood age decreases. Those that hatch later have to try harder to find food since their larger siblings can outcompete them. So next time you're being bothered by your big brother, tell mom that bullying from your siblings could effect you for the rest of your life! I did not know there were venomous (http://scienceblog.com/58485/three-new-species-of-venomous-primate-identified/) primates (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/new-species-slow-loris-discovered-borneo) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Chipping (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/12/12/the-two-faces-of-depression-two-studies-switch-off-symptoms-in-mice-but-in-opposite-ways/#.UMpfB3PjkmQ) Away (http://thebrainbank.scienceblog.com/2012/12/10/ketamine-from-drug-of-abuse-to-anti-depressant) at Depression (http://scienceblog.com/58461/drug-briefly-eases-depression-rapidly-in-test/) We can test it (http://scienceblog.com/58400/do-we-live-in-a-computer-simulation-researchers-say-idea-can-be-tested/) Boxed wine goes in the fridge! (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-12/very-important-science-put-your-boxed-wine-fridge) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:45 http://www.twis.org/2013/01/06/1265/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_12_13.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/1SVdpPcJA7I/ http://www.twis.org/2012/12/18/1257/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:06:33 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1257 Exo-planet Candidates, Better Solar Systems, Voyager Update, Martian Desert, Extraversion In Gorillas, Panda Pout, Smokin' Birds, SPAUN, World's Oldest Dino, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=1SVdpPcJA7I:o32Vf_4S7tE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/1SVdpPcJA7I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/12/18/1257/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Exo-planet Candidates, Better Solar Systems, Voyager Update, Martian Desert, Extraversion In Gorillas, Panda Pout, Smokin' Birds, SPAUN, World's Oldest Dino, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Exo-planet Candidates, Better Solar Systems, Voyager Update, Martian Desert, Extraversion In Gorillas, Panda Pout, Smokin' Birds, SPAUN, World's Oldest Dino, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Exo-Planet Candidates (http://www.space.com/18791-habitable-exoplanets-catalog-seven.html) Better Solar Systems (http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/hotplanet.htm) Update on the Voyagers (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/12/voyager-1-spots-new-region-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/) No Life on Mars (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/12/no-bug-eyed-monsters-after-hype-nasa-finds-carbon-chlorine-on-mars/) BLair's Animal Corner News from Scotland: Extraverted Gorillas Live Longer (http://phys.org/news/2012-12-extraverted-gorillas-longer.html) Feeling low? Want to stay inside? It may kill you. In a broad long-term study out of Edinburgh, he more social, active, playful, and curious gorillas had a significantly longer lifespan. Finally, someone else upset about the "Panda Effect"! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-20588563) The rental of two pandas to the zoo in Edinburgh has brought in a 50% raise in visitors and profits, but is it for the good of the species? Or just a money-making scheme? Also (if time): Tobacco - Good for Baby Birds?! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-20607413) The nicotine and other chemicals in cigarettes turn out to be an extremely effective repellant for parasitic mites that may feast on baby birds. What's more the cellulose in the butts is a fantastic insulator. Was this a deliberate choice by the birds or a happy accident? Either way, I don't look forward to the hoarse, phlegmy bird calls in the morning... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! TWIWRD - SPAUN (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/model-brain-with-2-5-million-neurons-configures-itself-to-problem-solve/) Oldest Dino? (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/12/06/fossils-from-the-oldest-dinosaur-yet-maybe/#.UMEt__k5zEM) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:21:55 http://www.twis.org/2012/12/18/1257/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_12_06.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/CiDawIHWzp4/ http://www.twis.org/2012/12/13/1260/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 22:19:00 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1260 TWIS is hosting 21 Hours of TWISmageddon in a knock-out, drag-down celebration of SCIENCE and the fact that world will not end on the 21st of December at 11:11 UTC.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CiDawIHWzp4:f2sO0klrs5M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/CiDawIHWzp4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/12/13/1260/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,This Week in Science,TWIS TWIS is hosting 21 Hours of TWISmageddon in a knock-out, drag-down celebration of SCIENCE and the fact that world will not end on the 21st of December at 11:11 UTC. TWIS is hosting 21 Hours of TWISmageddon in a knock-out, drag-down celebration of SCIENCE and the fact that world will not end on the 21st of December at 11:11 UTC. Join us as we broadcast live for a stupid amount of time to talk science with people around the world!!! We will be joined by Tom Merritt, Joanne Manaster, Andy Ihnatko, Carin Bondar, and more! We'll be live on Google+ Hangouts and live on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/thisweekinscience). The fun all starts at 00:00 UTC (that's 4pm PST for me!)! Check your time zone here (http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=TWISmageddon%21%21%21&iso=20121221T00&p1=1440&ah=21). Our chatroom lives at webchat.freenode.net (http://webchat.freenode.net), #TWIS. The Countdown to TWISmageddon (http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?p0=1440&iso=20121221T00&msg=TWISmageddon%21%21%21 Official website:http://www.twis.org) is ON! Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 28 http://www.twis.org/2012/12/13/1260/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/twismageddon2012.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/vjURt4a7HT8/ http://www.twis.org/2012/12/11/1255/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:18:55 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1255 Water On Mercury, LHC New Matters, Finding Waves, Vaccines Without Virus, Mantis Shrimp Mess, Life Abounds, This Week in The End Of The World, Horizontal Gene Transfer, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vjURt4a7HT8:8fDrqZE6wwk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/vjURt4a7HT8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/12/11/1255/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Water On Mercury, LHC New Matters, Finding Waves, Vaccines Without Virus, Mantis Shrimp Mess, Life Abounds, This Week in The End Of The World, Horizontal Gene Transfer, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Water On Mercury, LHC New Matters, Finding Waves, Vaccines Without Virus, Mantis Shrimp Mess, Life Abounds, This Week in The End Of The World, Horizontal Gene Transfer, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Water Found on Mmm... Mercury? (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/craters-on-mercury-are-oases-for-water-ice-organic-molecules/) LHC Spawns New Matter ( http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-11/lhcs-latest-particle-collisions-find-some-unexpected-quantum-weirdness) Finding Gravitational Wave (http://www.technologyreview.com/view/507811/astrophysicists-on-the-verge-of-spotting-gravitational-waves/)s Vaccines Without Virus (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/flu-vaccine-no-virus/) BLair's Animal Corner Don't Mess with a Mantis Shrimp (http://phys.org/news/2012-11-muscle-powers-spearing-mantis-shrimp.html) Mantis Shrimp, previously mentioned in episode 373 as a critter with some amazing body armor, has another reason to be feared. The shrimp that employ a large club-like smashing mechanism actually have spring-loaded motion like a catapult, performing at a whopping 10-23 m/s, whereas those that spear their prey use shear muscle force at perform at 2-6 m/s. Watch out, little fishes! Isolated Bacteria Found! (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/isolated-patch-of-ocean-trapped-under-ice-sustains-bacterial-community/) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! End of the World! Melting Glaciers (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20543483) Acid Butterflies (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/sea-butterflies-already-feeling-the-sting-of-ocean-acidification/) Fish Ear Climate (http://scienceblog.com/58065/fish-ear-bones-point-to-climate-impacts/) Who Needs Sex?! (http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pgen.1003035) Bdelloid rotifers have reproduced asexually for millions of years. How are they still around? By stealing genes from other organisms. Around 10% of their DNA is acquired through horizontal gene transfer. 39% of the DNA that codes for enzymes are from a foreign source. Who needs sex, indeed? If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:20:22 http://www.twis.org/2012/12/11/1255/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_11_29.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/rWEyiOUf1Nw/ http://www.twis.org/2012/11/26/1252/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:05:16 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1252 SUSY Loses Support, Mice Sniffing Bombs, Fairy Wren Secrets, Total Solar Eclipse, A Wandering Planet, No Mo Cow Pee, Rocket Legs, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rWEyiOUf1Nw:bsfIkXg8AAo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/rWEyiOUf1Nw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/11/26/1252/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS SUSY Loses Support, Mice Sniffing Bombs, Fairy Wren Secrets, Total Solar Eclipse, A Wandering Planet, No Mo Cow Pee, Rocket Legs, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) SUSY Loses Support, Mice Sniffing Bombs, Fairy Wren Secrets, Total Solar Eclipse, A Wandering Planet, No Mo Cow Pee, Rocket Legs, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Punching (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20300100) the Physics Heavy Bag (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/nov/14/higgs-standard-model-boson) BLair's Animal Corner Israeli mice sniffing bombs (http://phys.org/news/2012-11-israeli-mice-vice.html) Mice in Israel have been trained to sniff out potential security threats. A blast of air blows a person's scent to a chamber with trained mice inside. If the mice smell something suspicious, they congregate in the "reporting compartment." Now that's an upgrade from a bomb sniffing dog - isn't it? Fairy-wren chicks have to pass a test for food (http://phys.org/news/2012-11-fairy-wren-babies-password-food.html) A fairy-wren is taught a single note from their mother that functions like a password for food. Cuckoos will attempt to act as parasites, but this system works as a fail-safe so the mother doesn't feed the invading chicks. Now that's fitness! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! A Wandering Planet (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/if-it-forms-like-a-star-but-looks-like-a-planet/) No Cow Pee For Me (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/11/12/new-research-cow-pee-can-spread-antibiotic-resistance-through-the-soil) World Robot domination (http://io9.com/5959713/this-new-artificial-limb-is-powered-by-rocket-fuel) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:26:56 http://www.twis.org/2012/11/26/1252/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_11_15.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/5SCq1hd3WKE/ http://www.twis.org/2012/11/15/1247/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:15:13 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1247 Other Earths, Good Old Days, Touchy Crocs, Caffeine For Good!, Navel Gazing, Mucus Toothpaste, The End of India, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=5SCq1hd3WKE:-2Y967ur9Y4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/5SCq1hd3WKE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/11/15/1247/feed/ 5 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Other Earths, Good Old Days, Touchy Crocs, Caffeine For Good!, Navel Gazing, Mucus Toothpaste, The End of India, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Other Earths, Good Old Days, Touchy Crocs, Caffeine For Good!, Navel Gazing, Mucus Toothpaste, The End of India, And Much More… Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! An Earth Not Like Ours (http://www.universetoday.com/98379/astronomers-find-tantalizing-hints-of-a-potentially-habitable-exoplanet/) The Good Old Days (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/universe-making-stars/) BLair's Animal Corner Touchy Crocodilians (http://phys.org/news/2012-11-thick-skins-alligators-crocodiles-surprisingly.html) Despite their heavy armored skin, crocs can be very sensitive to touch along their jaws. Scientists have often wondered what the tiny raised black dots along the jawline of crocodilians are used for, and new research indicated it is not to detect oil, salinity or magnetism, but the are extremely delicate touch receptors, more sensitive than human fingertips. So, when that crocodile bites you, he knows exactly what he's biting and how hard - comforting? Maybe not... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Caffeine - the new antidepressant? (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-11/plos-cir110512.php) Caffeine enhances the processing of positive words, but not neutral or negative ones. So it makes you more productive AND gives you a better self-image. Sign me up! Navel (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/11/07/after-two-years-scientists-still-cant-solve-belly-button-mystery-continue-navel-gazing/) gazing (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047712) The End of The World (http://io9.com/5958151/the-climate-disaster-that-destroyed-the-ancient-harappan-civilization-could-soon-destroy-india) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:17:02 http://www.twis.org/2012/11/15/1247/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_11_08.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/3uuIswmWUWU/ http://www.twis.org/2012/11/13/1245/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:11:43 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1245 Population Explosion, Sneaky Macaque Sex, Tough Crabs, Penis Worms, Lasers Break Habits, Space News Bits, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3uuIswmWUWU:kCdEBExtMwI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/3uuIswmWUWU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/11/13/1245/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Population Explosion, Sneaky Macaque Sex, Tough Crabs, Penis Worms, Lasers Break Habits, Space News Bits, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Population Explosion, Sneaky Macaque Sex, Tough Crabs, Penis Worms, Lasers Break Habits, Space News Bits, And Much More… Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Population Explosion! (http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/10/previously-unknown-population-explosion-of-human-species-40000-years-ago-discovered-.html) and related Reddit Discussion (http://www.reddit.com/comments/12chsa) BLair's Animal Corner Macaque sex can be sneaky... (http://updates.io9.com/post/34716675553/monkeys-of-various-ranks-like-to-have-sex-with-each) Alpha-male and female macaques do their best to keep lower-ranking monkeys from anything fun, including sex. However, when they aren't looking, those low-ranking monkeys take advantage, big time. New research out of the Netherlands suggest that this behavior is not tactical for premeditated, but instead these horny monkeys are just capitalizing on an opportunity that presents itself. It's tough out there for a crab... (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-hermit-crabs-socialize-evict-neighbors.html) Some animals form social groups for protection, others to improve food collection, but land-based hermit crabs do it so they can take advantage of each-other. These hermit crabs "remodel" the empty snail shells they live in by hollowing them out, but they are often evicted by other crabs when their remodel is complete by another crab who fancies it, leaving them vulnerable to predators. Penis Worms (http://news.discovery.com/animals/penis-worms-digestion-evolution-121030.html) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Breaking (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/lasers-turn-bad-habits-rat-brains) Habits With Lasers (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/10/29/breaking-habits-with-a-flash-of-light/) Balancing Empathy and Logic (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-11/humans-cant-be-empathetic-and-logical-same-time) SPACE!!! Curiosity Analyzes Chemicals (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/11/sands-of-mars-taste-a-lot-like-volcano/) Dust Mote in Sauron's Eye Returns (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/10/27/the-return-of-saurons-planet/) Voyager Gets Wacky (http://news.discovery.com/space/voyager-1-detects-wierdness-at-solar-system-edge-121030.html) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:34:49 http://www.twis.org/2012/11/13/1245/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_11_01.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/VtjAYToqJyo/ http://www.twis.org/2012/11/08/1243/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:40:17 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1243 Science On Trial, Really Cool Poop, Yawning At Puppies, Making Tractor Beams, Brain Food Cooks, Grandma Did It, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VtjAYToqJyo:-_Zi8jI_WUM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/VtjAYToqJyo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/11/08/1243/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Science On Trial, Really Cool Poop, Yawning At Puppies, Making Tractor Beams, Brain Food Cooks, Grandma Did It, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Science On Trial, Really Cool Poop, Yawning At Puppies, Electrical Diagnosis, Making Tractor Beams, Brain Food Cooks, Grandma Did It, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Science On Trial (http://ksj.mit.edu/tracker/2012/10/italian-seismologists-convicted-manslaug) BLair's Animal Corner Dung Beetles (http://io9.com/5954107/dung-beetles-like-to-chill-on-top-of-balls-of-poop-now-we-know-why?tag=biology) - the poop makes them extra cool! Sure, there are lots of good reasons to push around a giant ball of feces, but scientists just found another one. Dung beetles use the natural cooling atributes of dung balls (evaporative cooling - they are moist) to cool down their feet when walking on soil that can reach up to 60* C (140* F). Dogs (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-puppies-dont.html) are impressionable, but puppies aren't Dogs above 7 months will catch a yawn as if it is contagious from humans, but puppies under 7 months will not. This is surprisingly similar to the finding that human children reach full responsiveness to yawning around age four. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Making A Tractor (http://io9.com/5954567/physicists-demonstrate-an-actual-tractor-beam-in-the-lab)... Beam (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-physics-duo-tractor-dual-bessel.html) Brains And Lifespan Cook It (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/raw-food-big-brains) And Grow (http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/10/17/1206390109.full.pdf+html) Grandma (http://io9.com/5954427/computer-simulation-confirms-it-was-grandma-who-gave-us-longer-lifespans) Did It (http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/10/18/rspb.2012.1751.full) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:26:45 http://www.twis.org/2012/11/08/1243/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_10_25.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/vYTT1J1g4h0/ http://www.twis.org/2012/11/07/1239/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:54:21 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1239 A New Neighbor, Cosmic Energy Finding, Big Lake Bottoms, Housework Might Kill, Sounds You Hate, Catch The Sun, Rogue Canadian Dumping, The Quick And Dirty, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=vYTT1J1g4h0:GdzAxM_x1xo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/vYTT1J1g4h0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/11/07/1239/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS A New Neighbor, Cosmic Energy Finding, Big Lake Bottoms, Housework Might Kill, Sounds You Hate, Catch The Sun, Rogue Canadian Dumping, The Quick And Dirty, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) A New Neighbor, Cosmic Energy Finding, Big Lake Bottoms, Housework Might Kill, Sounds You Hate, Catch The Sun, Rogue Canadian Dumping, The Quick And Dirty, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! We have a new neighbor (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/10/16/alpha-centauri-has-a-planet/) New cosmic find (http://www.interactions.org/cms/?pid=1032312) BLair's Animal Corner Hey Ladies, that housework MAY kill you! (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-extreme-housework-life-span-female.html) Female Komodo Dragons live half as long as males, most likely due to energy expended on egg production and parental care, as well as what scientists deem "housework." So next time you go to do those dishes, ladies, maybe let the men have a chance... Sounds your brain hates (http://scienceblog.com/57136/the-most-and-least-unpleasant-sounds/) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Rogue Dumping (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/10/18/rogue-geoengineer-illegally-dumped-tons-of-iron-into-the-pacific-in-july/) in Canada (http://io9.com/5952851/the-canadian-government-knew-about-the-geohacking-project-off-its-pacific-coast) Pulsars Vs. Gravity Waves (http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429615/pulsars-gravitational-wave-detectors-on-the-cheap/) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:18:52 http://www.twis.org/2012/11/07/1239/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_10_18.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/W2-rl7bpm1I/ http://www.twis.org/2012/11/01/1237/#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:16:54 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1237 Caffeine and Alzheimers, Pee-mouthed Turtles, Animal Hands, Slime Mold Memories, Bacterial Gut Viruses, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=W2-rl7bpm1I:S6biOdyhHdk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/W2-rl7bpm1I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/11/01/1237/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Caffeine and Alzheimers, Pee-mouthed Turtles, Animal Hands, Slime Mold Memories, Bacterial Gut Viruses, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Caffeine and Alzheimers, Pee-mouthed Turtles, Animal Hands, Slime Mold Memories, Bacterial Gut Viruses, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Caffeine (http://io9.com/5950498/we-now-know-why-coffee-helps-to-stave-off-alzheimers-disease) - now we know why it slows down Alzheimers. Blair's Animal Corner A turtle pees out of it's mouth (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19883278): you're welcome. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! We're not the only animal with handedness (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-predominance-right-handed-uniquely-human-trait.html) Slime moulds (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19846365) can remember how to find their way around without a brain Bacterium create (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-intestinal-bacteria-phages-weapons.html) their own bacteriophages within our gut If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:09:17 http://www.twis.org/2012/11/01/1237/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_10_11.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/86v0gbO9hgc/ http://www.twis.org/2012/10/23/1235/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:28:50 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1235 Babies From Scratch, Dino Talk, Sneaky Banker Squirrels, Homeland Security Tech, Vitamin D Update, Neanderthal Dating Habits, TWIWRD, Some Quick News, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=86v0gbO9hgc:c5hHyskUkaQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/86v0gbO9hgc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/10/23/1235/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Babies From Scratch, Dino Talk, Sneaky Banker Squirrels, Homeland Security Tech, Vitamin D Update, Neanderthal Dating Habits, TWIWRD, Some Quick News, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Babies From Scratch, Dino Talk, Sneaky Banker Squirrels, Homeland Security Tech, Vitamin D Update, Neanderthal Dating Habits, TWIWRD, Some Quick News, And Much More… Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! Babies from stem cells! (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/2012/10/03/science.1226889.abstract) Duck Billed Dinosaurs had teeth more effective than horses (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121004141753.htm ) Tiny Bird Dino (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19830486) BLair's Animal Corner Sneaky Banker Squirrels (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-fox-squirrels-long-term-investment-savvy.html) Squirrels are excellent bankers, according to new research out of UC Berkeley. Squirrels on their campus have over 1000 hiding places for nuts, and prioritize different stashes for different reasons. Maybe we should put our retirement in the furry hands of a bushy-tailed economist? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Homeland Security Think Tank Decides which non-existent technology will be most useful in the future (http://phys.org/news/2012-10-wrist-radios-homeland-tank-high-tech.html) MS and Vitamin D (http://scienceblog.com/56927/low-vitamin-d-worse-ms/) Humans last got down and dirty with Neanderthals around 47,000 years ago (http://www.livescience.com/23730-neanderthals-modern-humans-interbreeding.html) TWIWRD More human than huma (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/unreal-tournament-bots-appear-more-human-than-humans/)n 50 hour genome sequencing (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-10/cmh-5wg092812.php) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:14:10 http://www.twis.org/2012/10/23/1235/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_10_04.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/t6po1txFJLs/ http://www.twis.org/2012/10/16/1229/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:53:40 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1229 French Science Scandal, Let Teens Sleep!, X-Men Mice, Putting The Male In Female, Vesta Rocks, Looking at Life, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=t6po1txFJLs:Al0Gq3_Yptw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/t6po1txFJLs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/10/16/1229/feed/ 0 Dr. Kirsten Sanford,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS French Science Scandal, Let Teens Sleep!, X-Men Mice, Putting The Male In Female, Vesta Rocks, Looking at Life, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) French Science Scandal, Let Teens Sleep!, X-Men Mice, Putting The Male In Female, Vesta Rocks, Looking at Life, And Much More… Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! French GMO research scandal! (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/anti-gmo-researchers-used-science-publication-to-manipulate-the-press/ ) Teens have yet another reason to sleep in! (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120929140234.htm) An extra hour of sleep in your teens could prevent diabetes by lowering insulin resistance. BLAIR - BLair's Animal Corner X-Men MIce? (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19727622) African spiny mice have adapted to slough off large chunks of their skin to evade predators - what's shocking (and a little creepy) is that they often regrow the skin - hair folicles and all - scar-free. It turns out that these mice actually produce what is called a "regeneration hub" or "blastema," which is essentially a bundle of stem cells. This discovery may lead to medial breakthroughs in the future, which begs the question, who wouldn't want the regenerative powers of Wolverine??? The male in female (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/09/27/how-does-male-dna-get-into-a-womans-brain/) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Asteroids with stretchmarks (http://phys.org/news/2012-09-asteroid-troughs-stunted-planet.html) may need some cocobutter... Taking (http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429380/biologists-replay-500-million-years-of-e-coli/) a look (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/09/22/are-biologists-watching-an-evolutionary-leap-one-life-form-absorbing-another/) at life (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22292-zoologger-the-cyanobacteria-destined-to-be-organelles.html) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:11:39 http://www.twis.org/2012/10/16/1229/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_09_27.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/psFJgQbVYFU/ http://www.twis.org/2012/10/09/1226/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:28:36 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1226 World Melt, Space Shuttle Fly, Old Galaxy Seen, Brain Like Mine, Crows Get Smarter, Misinformation Factoganda, Molecular Bonds, Dead Dentists, Superconductor!, Heat To Power, TWIWRD, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=psFJgQbVYFU:vbNGqdmBrfc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/psFJgQbVYFU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/10/09/1226/feed/ 0 Dr. Kirsten Sanford,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS World Melt, Space Shuttle Fly, Old Galaxy Seen, Brain Like Mine, Crows Get Smarter, Misinformation Factoganda, Molecular Bonds, Dead Dentists, Superconductor!, Heat To Power, TWIWRD, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) World Melt, Space Shuttle Fly, Old Galaxy Seen, Brain Like Mine, Crows Get Smarter, Misinformation Factoganda, Molecular Bonds, Dead Dentists, Superconductor!, Heat To Power, TWIWRD, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science... coming up next! As the world turns (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/arctic-melt-bottoms-out-at-new-record-low/)... we melt (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/how-much-carbon-is-released-into-the-atmosphere-by-thawing-permafrost/) The National Snow and Ice Melting center has stated that we have reached a new record low for sea ice on our dear planet earth. We currently have 3.41 million square kilometers, or about half of the normal amount of sea ice. Also, thawing permafrost appears to be releasing a great deal of carbon dioxide. We don't yet know how much CO2 to expect, but any extra is not great. Talk about a positive feedback loop! Space Shuttle Fly By (http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/21/space-shuttle-idINL1E8KL0ON20120921) The space shuttle Endeavor is scheduled to fly over parts of California on it's way to a museum in Los Angeles. Here's hoping for a clear day over the Golden Gate Bridge! Oldest Galaxy ever seen! (http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/09/is-this-the-most-distant-galaxy-ever-seen-by-humans/262592/) The Hubble telescope has recently captured light that has traveled 13.2 billion lightyears, making it the oldest galaxy we've ever seen! Your brain is like mine (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/aifb-hbs091812.php) In creating a brain atlas, scientists have discovered that one brain appears to function the same as another. What's more, right brain and left brain appear to be fairly similar on the molecular level... Monkey brain prosthesis (http://the-scientist.com/2012/09/19/monkey-brain-booster/) Using an electrode array, scientists have successfully manipulated monkey brain function. In fact, they effectively improved their cognitive abilities by stimulating neurons used for problem solving. Brains without fear (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/uu-fcb092012.php) Using fear conditioning, scientists created and then effectively prevented lasting effects of fear. In the future we may be able to erase fear memories from the human brain. Memories Aren't Real (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/nu-ymi091912.php) Every time you recall a memory, you essentially rewrite it in your brain! Crows are Smart! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19626912) New Caledonian crows, crows that we have already shown to make their own tools for food retrieval, have now shown inference in lab tests. Scientists manipulated a stick on the other side of a hide near a food source for the crows, first when the crows could see a human enter and then leave, and again when no human appeared to come in or out of the hide. The crows appeared to expect a cause for stick movement, indicating reasoned inference. Crows remember faces - forever - and so do their friends! (http://io9.com/5942794/why-a-crow-will-never-forget-your-face) The links in crows' brains that allow them to remember faces appear to be similar to those that would help us remember. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Why Misinformation Sticks (http://www.healthcanal.com/mental-health-behavior/32373-Misinformation-Psychological-Science-Shows-Why-Sticks-and-How-Fix.html) Apparently rejecting a premise takes cognitive effort, where accepting information is almost effortless. So the misinformed are really just lazy? Imaging the small and near (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19584301) Researchers from Zurich have found a way to visualize atomic bonds! The process is called atomic force microscopy (naturally), and the image is breathtaking. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:15:31 http://www.twis.org/2012/10/09/1226/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_09_20.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/WjDrJMQcgik/ http://www.twis.org/2012/09/18/1224/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:17:28 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1224 Making Memories, Finding The Trace, Viral Tree Discovery, Deaf Gerbils, Ibuprofen Threatens Hearing, Smart Sharks, A New Monkey, Genome Uses, Physics Gets Weird, Stem Cell Protection, TWIWRD, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=WjDrJMQcgik:6Vdl4NEwVXI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/WjDrJMQcgik" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/09/18/1224/feed/ 7 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,Stewart Brand,talk,This Week in Science,TWIS Making Memories, Finding The Trace, Viral Tree Discovery, Deaf Gerbils, Ibuprofen Threatens Hearing, Smart Sharks, A New Monkey, Genome Uses, Physics Gets Weird, Stem Cell Protection, TWIWRD, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Making Memories, Finding The Trace, Viral Tree Discovery, Deaf Gerbils, Ibuprofen Threatens Hearing, Smart Sharks, A New Monkey, Genome Uses, Physics Gets Weird, Stem Cell Protection, TWIWRD, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! the wonderful world we live in is populated, largely it sometimes seems, with people who are determined to make misery out of their company... Whether through radicalized religious actions of the few, or the political propaganda of prejudices put forth as a party platform for the masses... Hatred, violence and righteous ignorance seem to abound around the world as a seemingly inexhaustible supply of ill-conceived thinking that serves no greater purpose than to sustain itself by inflicting suffering on humanity and inviting the same in return… And since the company you keep says a lot about who you are… The company of mankind defines us all, in some cosmic sense… the good, the bad, the woefully ignorant and the wickedly brilliant alike… What separates the terrorist from the string theorist, the dictator from the doctor of science… How do we keep ourselves separated from the miserable ruiners of reason From the inexplicably enthusiastic extinguishers of enlightened logic From the emotionally enslaved worshipers of medieval dogma dedicated to the extinction of intellectual pragmatism… What can we do to keep our minds out of the muck and mire these silly humans would have us wallow in? What would we do if not for… This Week in Science… coming up next. Making Memories (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/09/13/scientists-elicit-short-term-memory-in-slices-of-rat-brain/) Researchers at Case Western Reserve of Medicine have been working with the brain to figure out the mechanisms of short-term memory. They discovered that each cell in the hippocampus held a specific memory for up to ten seconds when stimulated with electrical current. Could this lead to short-term memory restoration in humans? Finding The Trace (http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-team-finds-key-molecules-involved-forming-long-term-memories) Virus discovery messes with our family tree (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120913123520.htm) Why you should care about deaf gerbils (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19570024) Stem cell research with deaf gerbils provide hope for stem cell therapy in deaf humans. Why gerbils and not mice, you ask? I don't know, but they're so adorable... Ibuprofen could make you deaf (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-09/bawh-pp091212.php) In a study of almost 30,000 women results pointed to a possible link between taking ibuprofen two days a week and hearing loss later in life. That headache may be rough, but is getting rid of it worth your ability to hear in fifty years? BLair's Animal Corner Sharks: Not only deadly, but smart. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19484530) In a recent controlled experiment lemon sharks exhibited social learning. Researchers trained some sharks to perform a specific behavior to get a treat, and then put sharks ignorant to the behavior in a tank with the trained sharks. The naive sharks quickly caught on and performed the behavior, even once isolated from the trained sharks. Uh oh... what will helpless swimmers do once sharks have learned to work together?! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! A new monkey (http://news.yale.edu/2012/09/12/congo-rare-find-new-species-monkey) We only use 1% of our Genome, or do we? (http://www.sanger.ac.uk/about/press/2012/120905.html) 10,000 genes described! Physics Gets Weirder (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/too-many-heavy-particles-could-mean-trouble-for-the-standard-model/) Protect your stem cells during radiation therapy! (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120906123228.htm) TWIWRD: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:34 http://www.twis.org/2012/09/18/1224/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_09_13.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/Ejh5WWT02Oc/ http://www.twis.org/2012/09/13/1222/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:39:03 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1222 Genome ENCODeD, Why Buy Organic, Tiger Graveyard Shift, Bird Funerals, TWIWRD, Ancient Life Signs, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ejh5WWT02Oc:Pxu6YOjfj5k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/Ejh5WWT02Oc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/09/13/1222/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Genome ENCODeD, Why Buy Organic, Tiger Graveyard Shift, Bird Funerals, TWIWRD, Ancient Life Signs, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Genome ENCODeD, Why Buy Organic, Tiger Graveyard Shift, Bird Funerals, TWIWRD, Ancient Life Signs, And Much More… Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to intervene with the path of humanity We hold these truths to be relevant: Science is a process, not a belief. Science can infuse human decisions with reason and logic. Learning the scientific method leads to independent thought. Let us be your gateway to thoughts Here on this Week in Science... Coming up next!!! Genome (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/09/05/encode-the-rough-guide-to-the-human-genome/) ENCODEd (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/cataloging-the-controlled-chaos-of-the-human-genome/) The genome has been encoded! Shortly after the human genome has been sequenced scientists started working tirelessly to figure out what all the elements of a genome code for. 30 papers have since been released, 6 of which appear in Nature. All suggest that around 80% of the genome are functional (code for proteins) as opposed to the 1.5% that we previously thought. VIDEO (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19202141) Organic (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19465692) for Health (http://scienceblog.com/56400/little-evidence-of-health-benefits-from-organic-foods/)? In a comprehensive comparison of hundreds of studies out of Stanford, California, it has come to light that organic food is not better for you. However, many organic vegetables and fruits are higher in phosphorus, and organic milk products are often higher in omega-3's. BLair's Animal Corner Tigers on the graveyard shift (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19464751) Wild tigers in Chitwan national park have altered their activity schedule to work around the humans who share their habitats. The question is, will this new adaptation to human sprawl effect tigers or other species? Bird Funerals (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19421217) Scrub-jays may, in fact, mourn the dead. Recent research out of UC Davis proved that wild scrub-jays called out warnings to other jays when they spot a dead fellow. What's more, they ceased foraging behavior for a day and gathered around the fallen comrade. Are they holding a bird funeral, or checking for threats to their own lives? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! World Robot Domination: Fast Cheetah (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19506130) The pentagon has recently funded research to create a robot that can sprint like a cheetah. It has no head, but the four legs can run at 28.3 miles per hour, and has been modeled after the fastest land mammal. The aim is to assist war fighters, or perhaps a really really fast robot soldier Mind Controlled Leg (http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429086/first-mind-controlled-robotic-leg-put-through-its/) Researchers out of Long Beach, California, have created a prosthetic leg that can be controlled by a cap that detects the electrical impulses in your brain. Luke Skywalker's robot hand, here we come! Signs of Extremely Ancient Life (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/3-5-billion-year-old-organic-deposts-show-signs-of-life) We have previously found fairly unequivocal evidence that life existed 2.7 billion years ago. Recent analysis of sulfur isotope ratios indicates life at 3.5 billion years ago, only very shortly after the earth was still molten lava... Life always finds a way! If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:07:58 http://www.twis.org/2012/09/13/1222/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_09_06.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/Zmo6ZwEiaUI/ http://www.twis.org/2012/09/12/1220/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:42:12 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1220 Denisovan Genome, Bad Monogamy, In Your Face!, Slug Sex, Super Old Beliefs, TWIWRD, Shrew Senses, Blowing Smoke, Eat For Life, Eye Indicators, Bears And Blood, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Zmo6ZwEiaUI:qvtIMoErHzU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/Zmo6ZwEiaUI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/09/12/1220/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Denisovan Genome, Bad Monogamy, In Your Face!, Slug Sex, Super Old Beliefs, TWIWRD, Shrew Senses, Blowing Smoke, Eat For Life, Eye Indicators, Bears And Blood, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Denisovan Genome, Bad Monogamy, In Your Face!, Slug Sex, Super Old Beliefs, TWIWRD, Shrew Senses, Blowing Smoke, Eat For Life, Eye Indicators, Bears And Blood, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! I'm sure Justin came up with something here... This Week in Science... coming up next!!! Denisovan Genome! (http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/30/13570175-new-technique-clears-up-mysteries-in-extinct-denisovan-human-genome) A small bone fragment estimated 74,000 to 82,000 years old has given us the most clear view of this extinct human species' genome. Additionally, it appears that they bred with both Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Monogamy is bad for yo (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830141405.htm)u More "proMOUSEcuous" mice have better immune systems. The bacterial communities within the females' reproductive tract varied greatly between the monogamous and polygamous mice. In Your Face!!! (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22227-rosacea-may-be-caused-by-mite-faeces-in-your-pores.html) Mites living in your pores may be causing rosacea by depositing fecal material on your face. They don't defecate, though, instead they mate on your face while you sleep and then crawl into your pores to deposit eggs and die. Stress makes mite food on your face, and increases mite activity, therefore potentially causing a flare-up. Talk about a positive feedback loop... BLair's Animal Corner Traumatic Insemination Fun for Hermaphroditic Slugs! (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22208-slugs-benefit-from-getting-stabbed-while-having-sex.html) When you are a hermaphroditic sea slug, it pays to be the male. Females are stabbed and injected with prostate fluid, then penetrated with a barbed penis that rips at their insides. This would lead scientists to believe that these sea slugs would only play the female when absolutely necessary, however, recent research tells us that the slugs will mate far more often than is necessary. Those slugs are into some kinky stuff... A Nasal Spray for Suicide (http://news.discovery.com/tech/nasal-spray-could-prevent-suicides-dnews-nugget-120830.html) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone, a naturally occurring hormone, could prevent suicide. The Army is currently funding the research. $1Mil for Tesla (http://news.discovery.com/tech/tesla-fan-raises-1m-for-museum-dnews-nugget-120827.html) A Tesla museum is on the way! $1 million has been raised so far for this house of science! Bill Nye in Creationist Soup (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/bill-nye-science-guy-creationism-evolution_n_1835208.html) The Science Guy came out this week stating that creationism should not be taught in the classroom. You go, Bill! Neil Armstrong RIP August 25, 2012 marked the passing of Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. Truly a visionary, legend, and pioneer, he will be missed. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Supernatural beliefs increase with age (http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/08/30/merge-supernatural-scientific-beliefs-unknown-reasoning/) New research indicates that supernatural explanations for events are not replaced by scientific explanations with an increase in knowledge, education, or technology, and in fact, supernatural beliefs often increase with age. What's more, a large percentage of survey participants merge scientific and supernatural theories to explain things away. World Robot Domination A Light Twitch (http://phys.org/news/2012-08-light-activated-skeletal-muscle-video.html) Scientists at MIT have used techniques developed for optogenetics to move muscle using light. A Shrew's Sense (http://news.discovery.com/tech/shrews-whiskers-get-robotic-touch-120830.html) European researchers have developed touch sensors by modeling the behavior of shrews. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:29:47 http://www.twis.org/2012/09/12/1220/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_08_30.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/pOswgg0veSc/ http://www.twis.org/2012/08/28/1217/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:41:44 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1217 Supernova Science, More Milky Ways, It's Your Dad's Fault, Gibbons On Helium, Semen Superpower, Classroom Air Heads, Curiosity Update, Self-Aware Sentients, Science Turns Back Time, Space-Time Smoothie, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pOswgg0veSc:4UYydTCDj08:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/pOswgg0veSc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/08/28/1217/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Supernova Science, More Milky Ways, It's Your Dad's Fault, Gibbons On Helium, Semen Superpower, Classroom Air Heads, Curiosity Update, Self-Aware Sentients, Science Turns Back Time, Space-Time Smoothie, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Supernova Science, More Milky Ways, It's Your Dad's Fault, Gibbons On Helium, Semen Superpower, Classroom Air Heads, Curiosity Update, Self-Aware Sentients, Science Turns Back Time, Space-Time Smoothie, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! I know Justin came up with something, but he didn't leave it in our wiki This Week in Science... coming up next!!! Supernova science (http://phys.org/news/2012-08-supernovae-brightness-vastly-cosmic.html#jCp) Palomar Transient Factory team, hailing from multiple institutions including scientists in Berkeley, Ca, has discovered a new type of supernova. They found a type 1A supernova that appeared to be like any other 1A supernova, but it has a much different origin from those we've seen before. And, Two More Milky Ways (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/milky-way-galaxy-systems) A 3D map of the local universe has helped to identify that two galaxies of the fourteen we can see appear to match ours almost identically, as far as we can tell. If they are in many ways identical, might they be able to support life, and if so, is there any hiding in there? Anxious? It's your father's fault. (http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/08/22/Offspring-of-stressed-mice-show-symptoms/UPI-12561345675970/?spt=hs?=sn) Stress in male mice can lead to changes in his sperm that can lead to psychological issues in their offspring, specifically daughters. So calm down, dad, you're going to give your future daughter an anxiety problem! Older fathers (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html) may make children more prone to Autism and Schizophrenia Men over 40 are 2% more likely to have autistic or schizophrenic children. That may not sound like much, but these cases counted for 20-30% of all autism cases. Dads, just because you can have a baby at 50, doesn't mean you should... BLair's Animal Corner Gibbons on Helium - Opera Singers of the Wild (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19348123) Gibbons have been shown, once exposed to helium, to use the same complex vocal techniques as soprano opera singers. This upends a long-believed theory that humans and humans alone have evolved the sophisticated method of matching the resonance of their vocal chords with the resonance of the sound they create. Normal White Handed Gibbon Call (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HO3-99m7FY) Semen's Superpower (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/08/semens-secret-ingredient.html) Seminal fluid has a compound in it that stimulates ovulation in females. New research has found NGF (nerve growth factor) in bull semen, and has been identified as the guilty party - OIF (ovulation inducing factor). Talk about a double-whammy! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Carbon Dioxide in classrooms (http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112680580/new-device-that-detects-carbon-monoxide-and-keeps-classroom-air-cleaner/) With more crowded classrooms, longer school days, and more tightly-sealed rooms, carbon dioxide levels are a growing concern. A new device could help to detect the CO2 levels that make children drowsy as the school day crawls along. Update (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-248) on (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-251) Curiosity (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2012-256) The Curiosity science laboratory currently on Mars has some news from the "chem cam", a laser and camera that can determine rock materials. Unfortunately we don't have any new information yet, but can confirm that it is calibrated to perfection! Curiosity has also done some calisthenics, stretching it's arm, which is also in tip-top shape. Last, the "rover" is now successfully roving the planet's surface. In short, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:27:23 http://www.twis.org/2012/08/28/1217/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_08_23.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/sFot6mjCKco/ http://www.twis.org/2012/08/14/1212/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:35:51 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1212 Science Is Curiosity, Slow And Sneaky, Growing Family Tree, Dolphins Got Culture, Booster!, LHC Update, TWIWRD, Bacterial Babies, Mean Tweets, Digital Sarcasm, And Much More!!!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sFot6mjCKco:lHw61t2cfJo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/sFot6mjCKco" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/08/14/1212/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Science Is Curiosity, Slow And Sneaky, Growing Family Tree, Dolphins Got Culture, Booster!, LHC Update, TWIWRD, Bacterial Babies, Mean Tweets, Digital Sarcasm, And Much More!!! (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Science Is Curiosity, Slow And Sneaky, Growing Family Tree, Dolphins Got Culture, Booster!, LHC Update, TWIWRD, Bacterial Babies, Mean Tweets, Digital Sarcasm, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! People today... Don't want to do algebra because it's too hard. What will they use it for anyway? Oh, what's that? Maybe there is an intrinsic value in learning to think in abstractions? And, while we're on it... Why do doctors need to learn physics? Huh? Maybe learning to break down a problem into smaller parts in order to learn about a larger system will help them learn to not kill the wonderful human system they work on? Maybe. Or, maybe we should all just go back to watching Olympic beach volleyball while NASA lands a laser wielding robot the size of a Mini Cooper on Mars. Maybe you're just too old. Or, maybe... this is... This Week in Science... coming up next!!! Mars Curiosity!!! Entry (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/06/video-of-curiositys-descent-from-the-rover-cam-itself/), Descent (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/09/first-color-360-degree-panorama-from-curiosity/), Landing (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/08/02/curiositys-chem-lab-on-mars/)! Oops, Morpheus (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/09/us-usa-nasa-accident-idUSBRE8781A220120809) SPERM: It's best slow and sneaky (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120801143728.htm) In a study with fruit fly sperm, the slowest samples were best at out-competing other sperm for space in storage for later insemination. See boys? Faster isn't always better! The Human Family (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/08/new-fossils-complicate-human-family-tree/ ) Tree Grows (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/08/09/new-fossil-finds-confirm-that-human-ancestors-were-not-alone-in-east-africa/) Blair's Animal Corner Dolphins are Snobs (http://phys.org/news/2012-07-dolphins-sponge-culture.html) Dolphins have been observed exhibiting what scientists are calling "culture," meaning that they form associations with one-another based on their interests. In this case, the interest is "sponging," or using a sea sponge to help find prey amongst pokey rocks. These "spongers" make up about 5% of the population, and dolphins appear to be able to identify fellow "spongers" even if they haven't been seen using one. Those elitist dolphins... And while we're anthropomorphizing (http://io9.com/5933023/nope-these-birds-are-not-lesbians) We need to be careful about the words we use when talking about animal behavior. However, it is still important to be interesting enough for the public to be curious, or the entire endeavor is useless... A quick note (http://blogs.plos.org/bodypolitic/2012/07/26/a-forgotten-but-crucial-cause-for-the-pertussis-epidemic/ ) - Get your pertussis booster shot! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! The LHC Boson papers are out (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/08/03/higgs-papers-out/ ) A Robot Hand (http://phys.org/news/2012-08-dextrous-robotic-thumbs.html) We have a face, some lips, a butt, skin that can feel, and now a hand. We are well on our way to a robot frankenstein! Context and bacteria (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/08/02/are-those-the-gut-microbes-of-an-unhealthy-person-or-a-pregnant-one/) Celebrities don't always help endangered species (http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/28/157528291/why-blake-sheltons-animal-cruelty-tweet-matters)... Should we be upset that famous people with many faithful followers make jokes about animal cruelty in the social media info sphere? No, I'm asking YOU... ..and a quick word in memorium (http://phys.org/news/2012-08-world-oldest-hippo-dies.html) for the oldest Hippo ever... Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:43:23 http://www.twis.org/2012/08/14/1212/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_08_09p.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/_k8w16Y3wsU/ http://www.twis.org/2012/07/29/1210/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:05:12 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1210 A Moment Of Remembrance, Spaciness, Invertebrate Noise Making, Percolating Life, Sloth Sex, Stale Pop, Mummy Colds, Greenland Melts, Writing Eyes, Clever Gorillas, Being Human, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_k8w16Y3wsU:ZdZJXMQsXwY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/_k8w16Y3wsU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/07/29/1210/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS A Moment Of Remembrance, Spaciness, Invertebrate Noise Making, Percolating Life, Sloth Sex, Stale Pop, Mummy Colds, Greenland Melts, Writing Eyes, Clever Gorillas, Being Human, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) A Moment Of Remembrance, Spaciness. Invertebrate Noise Making, Percolating Life, Sloth Sex, Stale Pop, Mummy Colds, Greenland Melts, Writing Eyes, Clever Gorillas, Being Human, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! THIS is the moment you've been waiting for. THIS is the instant when it all comes to a head. THIS time is yours. You're ready. You've been ready. THIS is it. THIS is ... This Week in Science... coming up next!!! Ride on Sally... (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/07/23/sally-ride-1951-2012/) The first female astronaut passed away this week. Space news - Moon ideas (http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428628/moon-formed-in-interplanetary-hit-and-run/) - Where did the moon come from? Dark matter keeps hiding (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2012/07/20/dark-matter-still-hiding/) - Dark matter isn't where we expect it to be. Uh oh. Move over LHC (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-science-cern-universe-idUSBRE86O1JQ20120726) - Particle detector in space!!! Bats can tell when flies are getting conjugal! (http://io9.com/5928452/bats-can-hear-when-flies-are-having-sex-and-get-two-meals-for-the-price-of-one?tag=biology) Flies emit a burst of broadband when mating. They are also distracted and find themselves active at night (when they are usually inactive). Bats have fine-tuned their ears to be able to hear fly copulation, in order to grab an easy-to-catch meal that's two-for-one. Percolating life (http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2012/07/nasa-researchers-discover-the-origin-of-a-major-aspect-of-creation-of-life.html) Blair's Animal Corner Sloth sex is slow, but sneaky! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18953393) Scientists recently conducted a study in which male and female sloths were located, tagged, and genetically tested, and the results surprised them. Through paternity testing and mapping the researchers discovered that these animals were not monogamous, but were not entirely promiscuous, either. Pop Music is Stale (http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-science-music-idUSBRE86P0R820120726) Spanish researchers have published a study stating that pop music has gotten louder and sounds fairly uniform. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Mummy had a cold (http://commcgi.cc.stonybrook.edu/am2/publish/Medical_Center_Health_Care_4/Stony_Brook_Scientists_Detect_Immune_Response_of_a_500-year-old_Mummy.shtml) It's a "Zombee" apocalypse!!! (http://phys.org/news/2012-07-citizen-scientists-sf-state-zombee.html) San Francisco State researchers recently discovered "zombie-like" bees who were infected with a parasite. ZomBeeWatch.org asks citizen scientists to collect bees that appear to have perished near outside lights, and watch for larva exiting out of the head region. Uploaded photos and location information will help scientists to map out this epidemic and better understand what is happening to our precious bees! The site is set to launch in August. This Week in the End of the World Greenland's Thaw (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/greenland-hit-by-dramatic-ice-thaw/) Learn how to write... with your eyeballs (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-07/cp-wic071912.php) Jean Lorenceau of Université de Pierre et Marie Curie-Paris has discovered that a person can train themselves to control fine smooth eye movements good enough that one could draw or write just with their eyes. This is a remarkable discovery especially for those who have lost the use of their arms and legs, or the ability to speak. Clever Gorillas - Surprise, surprise! (http://phys.org/news/2012-07-gorillas-amazing-feat-intellectual-ability.html) Gorillas have been videotaped systematically dismantling snares set by poachers. They were seen going right up to the snare, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:16:46 http://www.twis.org/2012/07/29/1210/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_07_26p.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/mtVBsVAmqBQ/ http://www.twis.org/2012/07/23/1202/#comments Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:44:18 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1202 Iron At Sea, More Invertebrate Sex, Water On Earth, Blair's Animal Corner, Shower Spies, Women Getting Smarter, Magnetic Bonds, TWIWRD, And Much More!!!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mtVBsVAmqBQ:E4IBkeIAyMI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/mtVBsVAmqBQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/07/23/1202/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Iron At Sea, More Invertebrate Sex, Water On Earth, Blair's Animal Corner, Shower Spies, Women Getting Smarter, Magnetic Bonds, TWIWRD, And Much More!!! (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Iron At Sea, More Invertebrate Sex, Water On Earth, Blair's Animal Corner, Shower Spies, Women Getting Smarter, Magnetic Bonds, TWIWRD, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! It is Blair, the animal tamer Though we're here without twit And it's not just a bit You won't find us any the lamer. It's Justin, Blair, Kiki and Kai-ance Tune in your computing appliance We've got lots to discuss Log on in, chat with us Coming up, it's This Week in Science This Week in Science… coming up next Iron at Sea (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/18/iron-sea-carbon) When fertilized by iron, algae releases carbon-rich material that sinks to the ocean floor. The question is, can we reduce carbon in our atmosphere with some simple iron fertilization of the oceans? More invertebrate sex! Dumpling squids are exhausted after copulation: (http://phys.org/news/2012-07-promiscuous-squid-fatigued.html) Both males and females of this tiny squid species find themselves exhausted after sex, causing reduced mobility for up to 30 minutes. This means they lose their ability to protect themselves or eat after "scoring." Bummer... Castrated male spiders are actually better off! (http://io9.com/5926731/orb-web-spiders-become-better-fighters-without-their-massive-genitals?tag=biology) As we have previously discussed, male orb weaver spiders who are lucky enough to escape cannibalization by their mate are often castrated. It turns out that this reduces their body weight by around 9% and therefore greatly increases their physical endurance and agility. What Brought Us Water? (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/meteorites-not-comets-may-have-brought-water-to-earth/) When looking at the amount of deuterium in potential water-donating candidates, it appears that meteorites, and not comets, delivered this essential life source to earth. Blair's Animal Corner Big brained animals best equipped for survival (http://www.nature.com/news/mostly-the-big-brained-survive-1.11027) Animals with greater brain-to-body size ratios have shown to be more successful and avoid extinction, particularly those of the smaller variety. Similar success was shown with animals introduced to new areas or habitats; big brains mean more adaptability. The question is, do we use this information to save the big brained critters, or assume they can save themselves and focus on the dunces of the animal kingdom? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! How to spy in the shower (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/technique-gets-clear-images-from-light-reflected-off-blank-paper/) Using a spacial light modulator, scientists have found a way to see things disturbed by a thin scattering medium, such as say, a shower curtain, or even better, skin! Let's just hope it doesn't fall into the wrong hands... Women now smarter than Men!!! (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-authority-women-higher-iq-men.html#ajTabs) James Flynn, one of the foremost experts on intelligence testing, has announced that women have finally surpassed men on standardized IQ testing. You go girls! Predicting bonds (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/new-type-of-chemical-bond-may-form-in-extreme-magnetic-fields-of-stars/) A new chemical bond has been discovered (maybe). A gigantic magnetic field, in the thousands of teslas, is required for this new bond. For reference, x-rays are around 7 teslas. This new bond type is called paramagnetism, and is based solely on magnetic fields. World Robot Domination! A kissing robot? (http://io9.com/5927328/this-creepy+as+hell-kissing-device-will-let-you-send-a-smooch-over-wireless) Now all I need is a roButt... Surprisingly out of the UK and not Japan, scientists have developed an interactive device that aids in "telepresence." You guessed it, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:51 http://www.twis.org/2012/07/23/1202/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_07_19.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/Smlv0y9CUWs/ http://www.twis.org/2012/07/21/1199/#comments Sat, 21 Jul 2012 21:52:34 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1199 World Gone Viral, California Happy Cows, New Plutonian Moon, Seducing Fireflies, Arsenic Life Update, Breast Size Determination, Brains, TWIWRD, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Smlv0y9CUWs:tR0J6-rlW00:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/Smlv0y9CUWs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/07/21/1199/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS World Gone Viral, California Happy Cows, New Plutonian Moon, Seducing Fireflies, Arsenic Life Update, Breast Size Determination, Brains, TWIWRD, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) World Gone Viral, California Happy Cows, New Plutonian Moon, Seducing Fireflies, Arsenic Life Update, Breast Size Determination, Brains, TWIWRD, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! Like sands through the hourglass This is the end of a chapter in TWIS's life. But, never fear, for we are here and will continue to be This Week in Science… coming up next It's a virus world The HPV Herd (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/just-6-years-later-hpv-vaccine-may-already-provide-herd-immunity/) The HPV vaccine may have provided partial herd immunity in human women! However, the amount of non cancer-causing HPV is increasing. Still, a winning scenario... Immune (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/07/12/chicken-vaccines-merged-to-form-live-viruses-and-caused-outbreaks-of-irony/) to outbreak (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/viruses-used-in-vaccines-can-recombine-and-get-virulent/) A version of the herpes virus that has attacked chickens reduces egg laying capabilities, so naturally scientists looked to develop a vaccine. Unfortunately, combining the three vaccines brought to market led to a stronger, deadly version of the virus. Happy Cows DO Come from California! (http://phys.org/news/2012-07-climate-stressed-cows-southern.html) Climate change appears to be affecting milk production in dairy cows, but moreso in hot, humid climates, such as in Florida. If climate change effects agriculture heavily enough, perhaps we can get more people on board to turn things around! New Moon on Pluto? (http://www.astronomy.com/~/link.aspx?_id=3295d61c-a026-4a6a-8d3a-51cc82099241) The Hubble telescope has potentially discovered a new moon on pluto, donned "P5." However, it's physical attributes have yet to be affirmed. This means though that Pluto has five moons, but is still not deemed a "planet," whereas Venus and Mercury have none of their own. Poor Pluto... Blair's Animal Corner Female Fireflies - They're Material Girls! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18736948) Male fireflies produce a series of flashes to seduce females. It turns out though, that females are more interested in the gifts the males might bestow upon them. The bigger the "present," the more willing the female. What's odd is that these "presents" are actually spermatophores, and size is everything, even though the fireflies internally fertilize. It sure is odd what some animals are into! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Arsenic (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/new-papers-deal-huge-blow-to-nasa-backed-finding-on-arsenic-based-life/) Life (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/07/09/two-new-studies-published-in-science-find-no-evidence-of-arsenic-life/) Update (http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/08/12628012-two-studies-show-weird-life-microbe-cant-live-on-arsenic)! Two new papers published in Science strike a serious blow against research thought to indicate a new arsenic-based life-form. Scientists previously reported a microbe found in Mono Lake, called GFAJ-1, that withstood high levels of arsenic and possibly incorporated the element into its DNA in place of phosphorous. The new studies confirm that the bacterium is able to withstand high environmental arsenic concentrations, but reject the conclusion that arsenic is the basis for its unique physiology. However, this is not the last word on the topic. Genes for Breast Size Found (http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/genes-determining-breast-size-found_17795.html) The seven genetic markers responsible for bra and cup size were found through research from users of 23andme. Two of the seven were also associated with breast cancer risk. Brains!!! Poker on the brain (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/this-is-your-brain-on-poker/) Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:17:25 http://www.twis.org/2012/07/21/1199/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_07_12.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/g2G_wt1qISI/ http://www.twis.org/2012/07/19/1197/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:33:38 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1197 The Higgs Found?, Outer Space Magic, Blair's Animal Corner, Worm Tales, Diabetes Brain Drug, Antibodies Against, Collapsing Corals, Eternal Youth?, Dark Matters, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=g2G_wt1qISI:frr7O_UV6xU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/g2G_wt1qISI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/07/19/1197/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS The Higgs Found?, Outer Space Magic, Blair's Animal Corner, Worm Tales, Diabetes Brain Drug, Antibodies Against, Collapsing Corals, Eternal Youth?, Dark Matters, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) The Higgs Found?, Outer Space Magic, Blair's Animal Corner, Worm Tales, Diabetes Brain Drug, Antibodies Against, Collapsing Corals, Eternal Youth?, Dark Matters, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science… coming up next The Higgs (http://public.web.cern.ch/public/) The Higgs Boson has been found! Or has it? Physicists at the LHC have discovered a particle that fits the energetic profile of a Higgs, and is definitely a Boson. Much more data is needed though before we can definitively say it is the Higgs. Outer Space Magic Tricks? (http://www.space.com/16426-star-dust-missing-disk-mystery.html) A distant star's dusty disk disappeared, with no explanation. Enough dust to fill a solar system disappeared in just 2 years, after remaining fairly constant for two and a half decades. The only hypotheses astronomers could come up with so far would not explain the rapid recession they have observed, which leaves the scientists somewhat stumped. Now you see it, now you don't! But why? How? Blair's Animal Corner (http://phys.org/news/2012-07-scientists-bees-reverse-brain-aging.html) Bees can be tricked into changing their brain chemistry and essentially reverse aging by doing the chores of younger bees. The question is, if I make grandpa do chores, will his dementia disappear? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Worm tales (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/07/05/worm-kills-insects-by-vomiting-hulk-like-bacteria/) The tiny worms by the name Heterorhabditis bacteriophora, often used to control garden pests, are famous for vomiting bacteria that kill the insect and pre-digest it for them. These bacteria have two forms: one is peace-loving, the other is killer. It turns out the difference is a random switch, and both are required for them to live harmoniously with the worm. Diabetes drug that grows brain cells: (http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/health/diabetes-drug-triggers-neuron-growth-potential-to-regenerate-brain-cells-study-161446395.html) Metformin, a popular drug used to treat type II Diabetes, appears to encourage stem cells to create new brain cells. This could lead to a treatment for Alzheimer's, or any brain injury for that matter. Antibody injection for type I diabetes (http://www.sciencecodex.com/antibodies_reverse_type_1_diabetes_in_new_immunotherapy_study-94539) Scientists at the University of North Carolina have recently found that antibody injections could reverse the onset of type I diabetes. Looming collapse of corals (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/researchers-believe-a-coral-reef-collapse-is-looming/ ) Eastern Pacific coral reefs may be in trouble, according to how corals responded to climatic changes in the Holocene. However, it appears that they did eventually bounce back, though it did take two millennia... The key to eternal youth, you say? (http://scienceblog.com/55391/the-key-proteins-to-self-renewing-skin/) Researchers at UC San Diego have explored exactly how epidermal progenitor cells and stem cells control transcription in order to avoid premature aging of the skin. This could potentially lead to the secret behind smooth skin available to us, on shelves everywhere! Dark Matters (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/neutron-stars-and-black-holes-illuminate-dark-matter/) The "stuff we can't see," or Dark Matter, might be less elusive than we had thought. A new researcher from Denmark has been watching neutron stars to see how they react with dark matter, and has found out a bit more about what characterizes it. A group of different astronomers have also found out that dark matter makes up the filaments (http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/07/dark-matter-is-the-thread-connecting-galaxy-clusters/) between galaxies. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:16:09 http://www.twis.org/2012/07/19/1197/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_07_05.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/_Hy_QgRL-BY/ http://www.twis.org/2012/07/07/1194/#comments Sat, 07 Jul 2012 20:42:42 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1194 TWIWRD!, Dirty Diesel, Warm Dinos, Lonesome George Memorial, Hurricanes And Standing, Germline Edits, You Carb Girl!, Nano-Drug Factories, Grass Eating Ancestors, Lab Photosynthesis, A Curious Mind, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_Hy_QgRL-BY:ZHVUURKF6UY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/_Hy_QgRL-BY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/07/07/1194/feed/ 7 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS TWIWRD!, Dirty Diesel, Warm Dinos, Lonesome George Memorial, Hurricanes And Standing, Germline Edits, You Carb Girl!, Nano-Drug Factories, Grass Eating Ancestors, Lab Photosynthesis, A Curious Mind, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) TWIWRD!, Dirty Diesel, Warm Dinos, Lonesome George Memorial, Hurricanes And Standing, Germline Edits, You Carb Girl!, Nano-Drug Factories, Grass Eating Ancestors, Lab Photosynthesis, A Curious Mind, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! Despite everything you may have heard… There is much more to the story than anyone has reported… It doesn’t matter what story, on which subject or how carefully illustrated… What does matter is that you fully appreciate that no matter what we know or how well we know it, there is always more knowing left unknown… The level of complexity within any single point of data is by its nature a massive over simplification of a broader symphony of data points, each with their own complex ecology of factoids and on and on it goes… A universe so complicated in its construction, yet so symmetrically simple in it conclusions… A world of information, vast and infinite, flowing in every direction of time and scale and yet decipherable to finite degrees and in the right hands… the information becomes a tool a tool for building, curing and innovating the world around us… that tool is our greatest accomplishment as a species and the main subject of conversation each week here on… This Week in Science… coming up next World Robot Domination and Machine learning! (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/technology/in-a-big-network-of-computers-evidence-of-machine-learning.html) A research team out of Google linked 16,000 processors and presented 10 million thumbnails from youtube to the "computer," without giving it any directions for what to do with them. Naturally, it found and identified cats. In fact, they never told the computer what a cat was, but the computer "cat"egorized the felines in a group on it's own. I can haz robot brain? Diesel - not so clean after all (http://thesciencebulletin.wordpress.com/tag/soot-particles/) After analyzing soot particles of different origins, scientists discovered that particles from diesel exhaust leave around half of their brethren behind when you exhale. By contrast, only 20% of soot particles from wood fires stay in your body, as opposed to diesel's 50%. Perhaps it isn't a cleaner fuel after-all... Blair's Animal Corner - Extinct Edition! Dinosaurs - they may have been warm blooded (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18602965) We don't know a lot about dinosaurs' flesh and blood (and it's temperature) but we know quite a bit about their bones. Dino bones show lines of arrested growth, or "Lags," which previously we could only ever find in other ectotherms. In a recent study of mammal bones to see how they coped with past climate change, scientists stumbled upon a discovery - every mammal species they looked at had Lags on their bones. This throws the main point of argument for the cold-blooded nature of dinosaurs into question, leaving us to ask, were they actually warm-blooded? And on a sad note, we said goodbye to Lonesome George this week (http://phys.org/news/2012-06-rare-tortoise-die-lonesome-george.html): Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta island giant tortoise, passed away this past Sunday at over 100 years old. Lonesome George was discovered in 1972 when his subspecies was thought to already be extinct, and has since served as a spokes-turtle for endangered species everywhere. Even in his absence, he has made an impact - his death inspired an international workshop set to take place in July to help restore tortoise populations around the world. He will be missed. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Standing while pregnant - Dangerous! (http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/2774-pregnancy-working-baby-growth.html) Standing or working for long hours during pregnancy could stunt fetal growth, according to a new study. Working women had healthier babies, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:14:52 http://www.twis.org/2012/07/07/1194/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_06_28.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/x1O4PqyKkoc/ http://www.twis.org/2012/06/27/1182/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:00:20 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1182 Space Madness, Clicking Plants, Sensitive Birds, Counting Bears, LHC Excitement, Drones Against Poaching, TWIWRD, Ancient Cowherds, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=x1O4PqyKkoc:0ln1RM06E3s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/x1O4PqyKkoc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/06/27/1182/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Space Madness, Clicking Plants, Sensitive Birds, Counting Bears, LHC Excitement, Drones Against Poaching, TWIWRD, Ancient Cowherds, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:45 http://www.twis.org/2012/06/27/1182/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_06_21.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/CaD9V97FQWI/ http://www.twis.org/2012/06/26/1180/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:49:01 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1180 Dating Caves, Good Old Dad, The Human Bacteriome, Love A Bat Today, Poison For Toads, Bonobo You, B For Better, A Courage Pill, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CaD9V97FQWI:GzpOpe0WtRU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/CaD9V97FQWI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/06/26/1180/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Dating Caves, Good Old Dad, The Human Bacteriome, Love A Bat Today, Poison For Toads, Bonobo You, B For Better, A Courage Pill, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:12 http://www.twis.org/2012/06/26/1180/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_06_14.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/xBmE7vjIQWg/ http://www.twis.org/2012/06/22/1171/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:00:28 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1171 Coffee, Cigarettes, Vampire Spiders, Birds Of A Different Color, Ants Working For Mark Zuckerberg, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=xBmE7vjIQWg:WD_97f_b2-o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/xBmE7vjIQWg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/06/22/1171/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Coffee, Cigarettes, Vampire Spiders, Birds Of A Different Color, Ants Working For Mark Zuckerberg, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:06:29 http://www.twis.org/2012/06/22/1171/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_06_07.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/3feS1h8P0qs/ http://www.twis.org/2012/06/19/1168/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:07:29 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1168 The Great Dying, Falling Civilizations, Superfast Supervolcanoes, Tuatara Teeth, Old Smells Good, Alphabet For Life, Soviet Moon Water, Canadian Jupiter Moon, Neutrino Whirlpools, Curing Paralysis, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3feS1h8P0qs:9O9iRaaZO7g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/3feS1h8P0qs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/06/19/1168/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS The Great Dying, Falling Civilizations, Superfast Supervolcanoes, Tuatara Teeth, Old Smells Good, Alphabet For Life, Soviet Moon Water, Canadian Jupiter Moon, Neutrino Whirlpools, Curing Paralysis, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) The Great Dying, Falling Civilizations, Superfast Supervolcanoes, Tuatara Teeth, Old Smells Good, Alphabet For Life, Soviet Moon Water, Canadian Jupiter Moon, Neutrino Whirlpools, Curing Paralysis, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! The following hour of programming delves into the brightest prospects of our already promising future… Through forensic analysis of the past and present world, SCIENCE! will guide us as it always has… from question to answer from problem to solution from ignorance to understanding and from wondering to wonderful discovery And while not every path we wander down in life will lead to our desired destination, the journey we take for an hour here each week will never leave you where you started on This Week in Science… coming up next The Great Dying and the slow recovery (http://news.discovery.com/earth/extinction-event-recovey-120529.html) Around 250 million years ago, approximately 90% of all life on earth died. New estimates indicate that it may have taken up to 10 million year for life to recover, but why did it take so long? It turns out that climate change may have been involved... Isn't it always? The fall of civilization (http://news.discovery.com/history/collapse-river-civilization-harappan-climate-change-120529.html) Approximately 4,000 years ago a civilization called the Harappans lived in what we now call India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. Climate change, once again, may have been responsible for their demise. A culture dependent on flooding and rampant monsoons for their agriculture, most likely fell when the 2,000 year wet period dried up. Super fast Supervolcanoes (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18269593) "Supervolcanoes" were previously thought to take up to 200,000 years to form, but new research suggests they can form within just a few hundred years. That's bad news, since one is currently forming under Yellowstone National Park that could cover over half of North America in molten magma. Blair's Animal Corner Holy Tuatara Teeth, Batman! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/18249270) The Tuatara may look like a lizard, but it's not. It is a reptile, however, and so scientists were very surprised to discover that they exhibit mastication previously exclusively seen in mammals. It was previously understood that complex chewing abilities were limited to those animals with higher metabolisms, which makes sense, since chewing food would require less time for digestion. It turns out though that the New Zealand natives have debunked this long supported correlation. The scent of age (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/mcsc-tss052412.php) In a study where scientists collected body odor from subjects placed into young, middle-aged, and old test groups, evaluators were able to distinguish the three groups. In fact, the "old" age group scent was found to be less intense and less unpleasant, but there is a distinct smell to old age. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Alphabet for Life (http://news.yale.edu/2012/05/30/tiny-genetic-variations-led-big-changes-evolving-brain) New research from Yale indicates than changes in just three genetic letters among millions led to the development of the mammalian motor sensory circuits. These neural circuits connects to the cerebral cortex, which is responsible for fine motor skills including those that led to tool use and speech. Soviets found water on moon (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27883) The last solviet mission to the moon found water, but the thing is, it was in 1976. Luna-24 took sample from the moon's surface, and found that 0.1 % of the sample was water. Unfortunately, western scientists have glossed over this discovery for decades. Canada, just like Europa Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:25 http://www.twis.org/2012/06/19/1168/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_05_31.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/bjGdkACWEB0/ http://www.twis.org/2012/05/30/1165/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 00:24:49 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1165 Carbon On Mars, Video Game Skillz, Autism Gets Hot, Rangy Orangutans, Dropping Pills On Cancer, Bacteria In Living Color, Bees Needs, Stop Snoring Now, And, Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bjGdkACWEB0:K_BbtGWos64:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/bjGdkACWEB0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/05/30/1165/feed/ 1 Justin Jackson,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Carbon On Mars, Video Game Skillz, Autism Gets Hot, Rangy Orangutans, Dropping Pills On Cancer, Bacteria In Living Color, Bees Needs, Stop Snoring Now, And, Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Carbon On Mars, Video Game Skillz, Autism Gets Hot, Rangy Orangutans, Dropping Pills On Cancer, Bacteria In Living Color, Bees Needs, Stop Snoring Now, And, Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This Week in Science… coming up next Carbon on Mars (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524143450.htm)Molecules containing large chains of hydrogen and carbon have been discovered on meteorites hailing from Mars, indicating the possibility of life. New research indicates that these carbon chains did come from Mars, but that they are not biological. Bummer... Shooting To Win (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/sp-vvg052112.php) A new study shows that playing violent video games with gun-like controllers and humanoid targets can improve shooting accuracy by up to 33%. Shockingly though, the video game-exposed subjects targeted the head 99% more often. Sounds like video game nerds will be our new secret weapon in warfare! Autism and Fever (http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/23/news/la-heb-fevers-pregnancy-autism-20120523) Women who reported having a fever during pregnancy were more likely to give birth to autistic children. Inflammatory factors or just simply body temperature could be to blame. Either way, knowing this correlation could warm mothers to treat their fever early and perhaps save their children's brains! Blair's Animal Corner (http://io9.com/5911826/orangutans-hold-off-puberty-by-up-to-10-years-just-to-be-more-attractive) Sumatran Orangutans delay puberty by up to ten years to increase their chances with females. Male orangutans can monopolize a group of females for weeks at a time, so there can be intense fighting in order to assert dominance and gain control. It makes sense then for males to want to get as large and strong as possible before duking it out with other males for the prize, however these orangutans are so far the only primate known to exhibit this phenomenon. Resilience = Happiness? (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120523114726.htm) Some people never recover from intense loss, but those who do will tend to enjoy life more. In short, people who are more resilient tend to be more satisfied with their life. That means those bumps in the road could be good news to the you a few miles down! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Psychiatric Drug kills Cancer Stem Cells?! (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/05/psychiatric-drug-may-kill-cancer.html) A team of Canadian scientists recently tested a wide range of drugs combinations to target cancer. Surprisingly, they found a drug currently on the market for schizophrenia targeting cancer stem cells. Surprise! A potential cancer cure form an anti-psychotic drug! Seeing in Color (http://phys.org/news/2012-05-genetic-mutations.html ) We may see more colors than dogs, but far fewer than birds, reptiles and insects - but why? Our bacterial ancestors could sense the different between shorter (blue) wavelengths and longer (red) wavelengths. All color vision is an outgrowth of that system, and simple copy errors of those genes developed "cones" that respond to specific wavelengths. It makes you think a lot about human perception, and what it really means for something to be "blue" or "green"... My brain hurts now... Picky Bees (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120524092926.htm) A small dose of pesticide make honey bees "picky eaters." Unfortunately this effects their ability to recruit mates and also causes them to pass up what would otherwise be perfectly good sources of food. These picky bees prefer sweeter nectar, and refrain from alerting the colony to the presence of any nectar at all. The colony therefore gets less sustenance in the long run. No wonder our bee colonies are collapsing! Snoring could increase cancer risk five-fold! Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:29 http://www.twis.org/2012/05/30/1165/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_05_24.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/hxXnwBJFS80/ http://www.twis.org/2012/05/22/1163/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 23:30:22 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1163 Body Clock Origins, Giant Turtle, Gila Monster Spit, Crows Know, Whale Ears, Happy Parent-ville, Superflare Fun, Bionic Eyes, Dolphin Speaker, Zebrafish Gene Mix, Ring Of Fire, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=hxXnwBJFS80:rCGp-oO5CS8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/hxXnwBJFS80" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/05/22/1163/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Body Clock Origins, Giant Turtle, Gila Monster Spit, Crows Know, Whale Ears, Happy Parent-ville, Superflare Fun, Bionic Eyes, Dolphin Speaker, Zebrafish Gene Mix, Ring Of Fire, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:45 http://www.twis.org/2012/05/22/1163/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_05_17.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/b4oMoP1xwX4/ http://www.twis.org/2012/05/15/1158/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 01:06:26 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1158 Supernovas Differentiate, Indoor Sex Work, Pond Skaters And Warehouse Pirate Bugs, Mistakes Were Made, Kids Health, Scanning Brains, Mayan Calendar Find, The Vagina Microbiomes, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=b4oMoP1xwX4:nNKJBAAHTik:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/b4oMoP1xwX4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/05/15/1158/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Supernovas Differentiate, Indoor Sex Work, Pond Skaters And Warehouse Pirate Bugs, Mistakes Were Made, Kids Health, Scanning Brains, Mayan Calendar Find, The Vagina Microbiomes, And Much More... 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:14:33 http://www.twis.org/2012/05/15/1158/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_05_10.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/MIhAjBSdJjQ/ http://www.twis.org/2012/05/08/1144/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:04:11 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1144 Clathrate Carbon Prison, Insect Glands, Pigeon Compass, The Staring Point, Stem Cell Suicide, Shelterin The Telomeres, Sedimentary Time travel, Art Faces, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MIhAjBSdJjQ:rcGntukkJ-M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/MIhAjBSdJjQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/05/08/1144/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Clathrate Carbon Prison, Insect Glands, Pigeon Compass, The Staring Point, Stem Cell Suicide, Shelterin The Telomeres, Sedimentary Time travel, Art Faces, And Much More... 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The following hour of programming was conceived in the big bang It has been under construction since before the pyramids were built Contains information that pre-dates the sun and yet will consist solely of things revealed in the past week If this makes your head spin, don't panic, this is perfectly normal for a creature that lives on a planet that is spinning in a solar system that is spinning in a galaxy spinning spinning in our atoms too atoms spinning since before the first day began spinning now and into the future and beyond that too and all of it spinning around a single solitary hour of programming in attempt to give the cosmic flow of time and space some form of manageable conceptual context This Week in Science… coming up next Clathrates for sequestration (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/05/sequestration-meets-extraction-us-swaps-carbon-dioxide-for-methane-under-the-sea.ars) Clathrates, solid structures that form around methane pockets, could be a new source of energy. We could even sequester CO2 inside once the methane is removed. Sounds like a win-win! Insect Glands (http://phys.org/news/2012-05-insect-glands-illuminate-human-fertilization.html) Glands found in insects recently gave scientists clues to the functions of glands in mammals, even us humans. The gene responsible for infertility due to lack of gland expression in fruit flies is so similar to the same gene that causes infertility in mice when absent, that inserting the mouse gene into the fly genome made the flies fertile again. Despite millions of years of evolution, our building blocks are shockingly interchangeable! Blair's Animal Corner: Pigeons and their homing abilities - take two. (http://io9.com/5905043/pigeons-have-a-magnetic-gps-in-their-brain) After the recent debunkery of the conventional understanding of pigeons' homing abilities, scientists have been itching to find out the real "GPS" found inside a bird. New research shows that certain neurons in pigeons' brains respond to changes in their surrounding magnetic field that could help them sense their heading and location. Will this theory hold, or will pigeons and their homing abilities be a mystery to us forever? The Staring Point (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/04/whatcha-lookin-at-the-attention-of-crowds-shows-no-tipping-points.ars) What'chu lookin' at? Scientists thought that there was a tipping point for staring: a threshold at which enough people staring at something would lead nearly everyone else to follow suit. New research suggests there isn't a tipping point at all. Apparently the pack mentality does not apply to ogling... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Stem Cell Suicide (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-05/uonc-scp050112.php) Embryonic stem cells will commit suicide if they become damaged and are a danger to the developing embryo. A protein called Bax will be called into action if the stem cell becomes damaged, and the cell will be destroyed in less than 5 hours. Shelterin and telomere protection (http://the-scientist.com/2012/05/03/six-threats-to-chromosomes-2/) Telomeres, the ends of your chromosomes, are what keep us from aging and dying, so they're kind of important. Shelterin is a cap on our telomeres that protects us from telomere degradation; scientists recently did some research on these important chromosome protectors. When the cap is removed, the DNA has six different repair mechanisms that can place the precious genes in jeopardy. Understanding these threats will help us to prevent them. Clear Lake's Sediments: Among the World's Oldest. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:15:31 http://www.twis.org/2012/05/08/1144/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_05_03.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/93lPxOaywR8/ http://www.twis.org/2012/05/03/1137/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 20:00:42 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1137 Supernovas Spawn Life, Unexpected Reservoir, Meerkat Losers Win, Bee Like Brains, The G-Spot, Treating Autism, Mad Cow Cure, World Robot Domination, Belief Vs. Analytics, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=93lPxOaywR8:4MlF_sw_2ME:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/93lPxOaywR8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/05/03/1137/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Dr. Kirsten Sanford,Justin Jackson,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Supernovas Spawn Life, Unexpected Reservoir, Meerkat Losers Win, Bee Like Brains, The G-Spot, Treating Autism, Mad Cow Cure, World Robot Domination, Belief Vs. 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Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:09:24 http://www.twis.org/2012/05/03/1137/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_04_26.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/P2gAEcThk58/ http://www.twis.org/2012/05/01/1134/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 23:39:36 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1134 Evolving XNA, Moving A Hand, Blair's Animal Corner, No Bird Magnets, Cooler Heads Prevail, Predicting Your Future, Livers Need Love, DIY Drugstores, Remembering Lines, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=P2gAEcThk58:3TZz-ZBPyhU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/P2gAEcThk58" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/05/01/1134/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Evolving XNA, Moving A Hand, Blair's Animal Corner, No Bird Magnets, Cooler Heads Prevail, Predicting Your Future, Livers Need Love, DIY Drugstores, Remembering Lines, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Evolving XNA, Moving A Hand, Blair's Animal Corner, No Bird Magnets, Cooler Heads Prevail, Predicting Your Future, Livers Need Love, DIY Drugstores, Remembering Lines, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! The end of the world is coming. Yes, the world we are living on, the planet called earth is going to be destroyed by our sun… The same sun that nurtures sprouting plant life, that warms cheeks on beaches, that fuels our planets climate and atmosphere through passive radiation… is going to burn us to a cinder. It has been predicted by scientific methods, peer reviewed and rigorously verified by leading members of the scientific community… The end of the world is coming, for sure! And while it’s not going to happen for a few billion years, and you and I and everyone we know and everyone who has yet to be born will have met more intimately tangible ends long before it happens… Knowing that this world is not a permanent fixture in the universe can give us some perspective into our own mortality. If we consider how wonderful a planet it is, how lucky we are to have lived here, or to have lived at all… What a strange set of circumstances lead to this moment of here and now, getting to play our parts in the history of the universe as living, breathing, thinking beings of mind and body… The greatest witnesses to the existence of the universe that, as far as we can tell so far, have ever existed on any rock around any star anywhere across time and space. The moment in which you can do is always now, and what better use of your now than using that amazing brain of yours to tune into another episode of… This Week in Science… coming up next Evolving XNA (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/04/120419-xna-synthetic-dna-evolution-genetics-life-science/) - Synthetics: not just your mom's jumpsuit from the 70's: UK's Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology has successfully created synthetic DNA, called XNA. They even managed to make a polymerase that can make XNA from DNA, and visa versa. This XNA can even evolve. Are synthetic organisms next to come out of the lab? A New Brain Machine (http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57416514-76/brain-machine-interface-helps-move-paralyzed-hand/) Northwestern University has developed a "brain machine" that can move muscles without use of the spinal cord. By mimicking the electrical pulses sent out from the brain to muscles in monkeys, they successfully moved a paralyzed hand. This could be monumental for people with spinal cord injuries, or, a tool for world domination... Blair's Animal Corner The Rock Hyrax (http://io9.com/5903138/these-tiny-mammals-sing-songs-that-hint-at-complex-language-skills) may have more complex language skills (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17729868) than we had previously thought. It turns out that this animal resembling a rodent, but most closely related to elephants, has syntax when it sings. That is, the notes of a hyrax call have an intentional order, and this order varies from one region to another, like dialects. Can other species of mammals communicate in ways that we just haven't noticed? Probably. No magnetic neurons in birds (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/04/12/those-magnetic-neurons-birds-use-to-steer-theyre-not-neurons-and-arent-for-steering/ ) Conventional wisdom has told us that metallic cells in birds' beaks help them to navigate by the use of magnetic fields. However, recent research of pigeon beaks found macrophages instead, which would never have been able to send information to the brain to aid in navigation. That means that the avian sense of direction is once again, a mystery. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Cool it, now! (http://www.kentucky.com/2012/04/09/2144438/induced-hypothermia-can-limit.html) Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:26 http://www.twis.org/2012/05/01/1134/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_04_19.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/chlwqKIKWM0/ http://www.twis.org/2012/04/18/1132/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:46:24 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1132 Fit Frogs, A Gene For Niceness, The Neurotic IQ, Animal Sex, Patented Plants, Tracking Toxo, Social Immunity, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=chlwqKIKWM0:kOSb3dUpfvE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/chlwqKIKWM0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/04/18/1132/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Fit Frogs, A Gene For Niceness, The Neurotic IQ, Animal Sex, Patented Plants, Tracking Toxo, Social Immunity, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Fit Frogs, A Gene For Niceness, The Neurotic IQ, Animal Sex, Patented Plants, Tracking Toxo, Social Immunity, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! From the unknown precursor of the big bang to the eventual demise of the universe From the first moments of evolution to the latest version of the smart phone. From dust into stars to super nova radiation From that babies first breath to your last dying day… …when you’re on earth you’re on earth all the way. And while you’re here, why not stop a moment to appreciate the finer things that life has to offer. Savor a fine wine, the subtle scent of dew, the view of nature un-interrupted, or the touch and feel of a lovers hand set to the sound of rushing water… And once your basic senses have been thoroughly indulged in endorphin hijacking activities, lets move on to something really interesting… the world beyond your senses… the world as it can only be conceived by the sentient intellect the world of truth the world of mind the world… of science And while the alluring endorphin siren songs of earthly delight can only be ignored for so long, let us take this next hour to focus on what else the universe can have in store for us on… This Week in Science… Coming up next. Fit Frogs (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120412182332.htm) More physically fit frogs can change their DNA faster than less active amphibians. Free radicals created from activity could contribute to DNA alterations over time. Scientists measured oxygen intake in frogs when encouraged to exercise, and then sequenced frog "family trees." The faster-changing genomes correlated consistently with the more energetic individuals. Is DNA like a muscle that needs exercise? Why am I so nice, you ask? (http://io9.com/5900882/niceness-goes-all-the-way-down-to-the-dna-level) Why, it's in my genes! University of Buffalo and UC Irvine have found genes responsible for "niceness." If a person was fearful or distrustful of the world around us, subjects with this receptor gene would still exhibit generous behavior to their fellow man. Without the gene, they would be much less likely to help others in need. Those that had an optimistic view of the world were unaffected by the gene, indicating perhaps that if you believe the world is a kind place, most of the time you will be kind back. Tracking Toxo (http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2012/04/nih-study-supports-screening-pregnant-women-for-toxoplasmosis/) A new blood test has been developed that can distinguish specific strains of Toxoplasma gondii from one-another. This means that pregnant woman can screen for this parasite and even treat the infection in infants. This is great news, because this infection can cause both physical and mental defects in children that are unfortunately often permanent. It's steamy in the corner this week... (http://io9.com/5900094/these-newts-have-the-worlds-sexiest-kidneys) Newts have sexy kidneys! Male red-spotted newts sport thick, oozing kidneys during mating season, and the lady newts love it. The reason is still unclear, but it would appear that the liquid coming out of the kidneys mixes with the liquid of the spermatophore and gives the swimmers a leg-up. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Does worrying make you smarter? (http://psychcentral.com/news/2012/04/13/are-worrying-and-intelligence-linked/37322.html) In general, higher IQ's were associated with lower degrees of worry, but generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), or extreme worry, was associated with higher IQ. So, a little worry hurts your intelligence, but high anxiety makes you smarter... Wait, I'm worried I don't worry enough... Or too much... Oh no... Am I getting dumber?... Or smarter?... "Don't take away my seeds, Monsanto, I swear I'll be good!" Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:36 http://www.twis.org/2012/04/18/1132/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_04_12.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/cjHUAR6U_4M/ http://www.twis.org/2012/04/17/1130/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 04:27:40 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1130 Feathered Dinos, Red Wine Diet, Female Objects, Seas A-risin, Sweet Whale Barf, Blair's Animal Corner, Interview With Chris Mooney Re: The Republican Brain, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=cjHUAR6U_4M:VnHradaBn9Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/cjHUAR6U_4M" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/04/17/1130/feed/ 6 Chris Mooney,Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Feathered Dinos, Red Wine Diet, Female Objects, Seas A-risin, Sweet Whale Barf, Blair's Animal Corner, Interview With Chris Mooney Re: The Republican Brain, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Feathered Dinos, Red Wine Diet, Female Objects, Seas A-risin, Sweet Whale Barf, Blair's Animal Corner, Interview With Chris Mooney Re: The Republican Brain, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! Everything you are about to hear is supposed to be true. The facts have not been changed to protect the innocent minded. Nor have they been, twisted, snipped, clipped, or spun into spider silk to suit a particular political or ideological perspective. While this may be unusual, uncomfortable or even awkward for audiences unaccustomed to unfiltered media, others may find it refreshing, insightful, informative and even fun. In some cases, listeners have reported feelings of liberated euphoria and a rapid self realization allowing them to see the forest for the trees and on occasion, run for them… In the rarest of instances, complete and total transformative cosmic thinking occurred, allowing the occasional listener to formulate reliably accurate mental models of modern quantum motion… …a phenomenon which has been long associated with making pants-optional life choices. So whether you’re about to be weirded out, turned on or freaked up… you have only yourself and the universe to blame, you have been warned… This week in Science Coming up next. A big feathered dinosaur (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/04/04/yutyrannus-a-giant-tyrannosaur-with-feathers/) Paleontologists have recently found a tyrannosaurus-like dinosaur covered in feathers, called Yutyrannus huali. These dinos are the largest feathered animal in history, to our knowledge, and is about 40 times as large as the previous record-holder. Sweet Whale Barf (http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/fashion-beauty/Thar+spews+Synthetic+whale+vomit+could+shake+perfume+industry/6418447/story.html) Don't want real whale vomit in your perfume? That's ok, the University of British Columbia has identified a gene in balsam fir trees that could be used to make synthetic ambergris. Red Wine Diet??? (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/w_DietAndFitnessNews/red-wine-ingredient-resveratrol-mimics-calorie-restriction-obese/story?id=14852698#.T35dxO0m9SU) Resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, mimics the metabolic effects of dieting in a study of obese men. Blair's Animal Corner (http://www.news.pitt.edu/Pesticides_MOrph) RoundUp: Tough on weeds, tougher on amphibians. It turns out that this popular herbicide causes morphological changes in growing vertebrates. What does that mean for us humans? Quantifying Deglaciation (http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v483/n7391/full/nature10902.html) The last deglaciation, "Meltwater Pulse 1A," caused a sea-level rise of 12-20 meters. What does that mean for our current sea-level, as our planet's polar ice melts? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Interview with Chris Mooney The Republican Brain (http://republicanbrain.com/): The Science of Why They Deny Science and Reality is the latest release (April, 2012) from author Chris Mooney who penned the 2005 New York Times bestseller The Republican War on Science. He also hosts of the Point of Inquiry podcast and writes the "Intersection" blog for Science Progress. In the past he has written for Mother Jones, American Prospect, Harper’s, Washington Post, USA Today, and Slate among other publications. Why do Republicans view science as a liberal endeavor? Science has become tied to politics, whether it makes sense to be or not. Money, votes, and lobbyists all have an opinion on scientific issues, even though none of those entities carry science degrees. In brain scan studies, conservatives had more gray matter in the amygdala (fear center of the brain). In Psychological studies, conservatives also fixated on unpleasant images, and liberals were more likely to focus on pleasant ones. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:15:31 http://www.twis.org/2012/04/17/1130/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_04_05.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/-ZbYdTklD7s/ http://www.twis.org/2012/04/04/1123/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:02:51 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1123 Cancer Cures For Mice, Fetus Brains, Booze It Up, Fly Little Birds!, Unsolved Science Mystery, Titanium Moon, Driving Blind, Guest Host Scott Sigler, Author of Nocturnal, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-ZbYdTklD7s:4ND-TXmZFcE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/-ZbYdTklD7s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/04/04/1123/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,Scott Sigler,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Cancer Cures For Mice, Fetus Brains, Booze It Up, Fly Little Birds!, Unsolved Science Mystery, Titanium Moon, Driving Blind, Guest Host Scott Sigler, Author of Nocturnal, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Cancer Cures For Mice, Fetus Brains, Booze It Up, Fly Little Birds!, Unsolved Science Mystery, Titanium Moon, Driving Blind, Guest Host Scott Sigler, Author of Nocturnal, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages… Don’t be bashful, don’t be shy, there’s no need to walk on by… No matter what you are doing at the moment, you will regret not joining us in the big tent and witnessing the wonders of the world in which you live… From the trivial side show tid bit to the paradigm shifting high-wire act of freak show physics… There are things you will see and hear in here that have never been seen or heard before beyond the mystical laboratory research walls… You’ll hold your breath in captive silence as Kirsten casually catapults herself high above the center stage, tantalizing us with tales upon the scientific trapeze Thrill in delight as the dazzling damsel Blair braves daunting beasts of nature in her corner of the stage… Look on with astonishing envy as twit techs push buttons of flashing lights while juggling live feeds, un-level audio and multiple camera angles… And there will be a clown or two thrown in for yuks and such So step right up, come on over, come on in… The big show is about to begin. Here on this week in science… Coming up next. Cancer cured! In mice... again. (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/03/one-drug-to-shrink-all-tumors.html?ref=hp) Is there a single drug cure-all for cancer? Perhaps. Scientists have made a drug that inhibits CD47, a protein found in cancer cells. Mice using this drug remained cancer-free for months after treatment. But, the big question is, will it be as effective in humans? Fetus Brains (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-genes-proteins-important-embryos-adult.html) Genes and proteins that promote growth and development in embryos have been found in adult brains. A study of roundworms reveals that these proteins stay dormant and are reactivated when alterations in signal pathways and receptors are needed. This study could lead to treatment of mental illnesses if we can learn how turn these proteins on and off ourselves. Want to be creative? Science says: "Booze it up!" (http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/338406/title/Vodka_delivers_shot_of_creativity) Getting a buzz from booze may boost creativity. Men who drank themselves tipsy solved more problems demanding verbal resourcefulness in less time than sober guys did. Can birds outfly global warming? (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-bird-ranges-shift-north-fast.html) Birds' ranges have shifted in direct relation to changing temperatures, but it has taken them quite a while to relocate, over three decades, in fact. If birds, who can maneuver from one habitat to another so easily, are having trouble moving in relation to climate change, what chance do less-mobile species have? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520258068) by David Montgomery Let's talk a bit about Scott's book... (http://scottsigler.com/ ) Nocturnal - Scott describes his "tribute to 80's cop movies" as "Lethal Weapon meets Hellboy."It's a fun mix of action, science, horror, mystery, and science-fiction - check it out! Unsolved Science Mysteries (http://www.sciencecodex.com/new_study_of_pine_nuts_leaves_mystery_of_pine_mouth_unsolved-87836) - Pine Mouth (http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm247099.htm) A syndrome called "Pine Mouth" occurs one to two days after eating pine nuts and causes a bitter metallic taste in your mouth for a few days up to two weeks, but what causes it? Researchers have found that only a specific species, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:19:53 http://www.twis.org/2012/04/04/1123/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_03_29.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/LHrh7bRaeM8/ http://www.twis.org/2012/03/27/1111/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:59:00 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1111 Looking At Mercury, Making Memory, Just Replace X With Bear, Jumping Plankton, Vaccinating Men, How Biologists Kill, TWIWRD!, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LHrh7bRaeM8:61OHvwM0CGw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/LHrh7bRaeM8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/03/27/1111/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Looking At Mercury, Making Memory, Just Replace X With Bear, Jumping Plankton, Vaccinating Men, How Biologists Kill, TWIWRD!, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Looking At Mercury, Making Memory, Just Replace X With Bear, Jumping Plankton, Vaccinating Men, How Biologists Kill, TWIWRD!, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! The following hour of programming may not be suitable for audiences of all ideologies. If you are allergic to critical thinking If you have false beliefs that cannot be refuted by facts If you think global warming, dinosaurs, evolution, carbon dating, physics, math and big science-y jargon words are all make-ity-up ways for people in lab coats to cash in on free government grants… Then this program may not be for you… although for your own sake, you should probably tune in more often and pay closer attention than anyone else… While on occasion even the most scientific hipster may break out in mental heebeejeebee’s The less science minded listener will still find plenty of mental candy to nibble on in each and every episode of This week in science… Coming up next. Looking at Mercury (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/dynamic-mercury-geology) "Even weirder than we thought." The pock-marked surface of Mercury would not appear to have very much going on underneath it. However, this planet is like an onion - many layers... Mercury might not be too hot (http://news.discovery.com/space/mercury-not-too-hot-for-water-ice-at-its-poles-120322.html) for polar ice. Let me say that again, polar ice on Mercury... Whose memory is it anyway? (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-wrests-partial-memory.html) Scientists at the Scripps Institute have successfully harnessed neurons in mouse brains. This could lead to control over people's memories. Black Bear - the new X-Man (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-black-wound-capabilities-hibernation.html): Bears heal themselves, kill infections, eliminate scarring, and even grow new hair follicles while they hibernate. If scientists can figure how, it could lead to huge advances in the medical field. Now, if they could just give one an adamantium skeleton... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520258068) by David Montgomery Flying Plankton, Batman! (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/03/20/flying-plankton-take-to-the-air-to-flee-from-fish/ ) Copepods "catch some air" to escape predatory fish. Anomalocera ornata both in the wild and in a lab can kick back with their legs and pull their antennae back, pulling them straight out of the water for a distance a few times their body length. Radical! Vaccinating Men (http://www.bu.edu/news/2012/03/13/study-finds-providers’-attitude-toward-vaccinating-young-males-against-hpv-may-challenge-implementation-of-new-recommendations/) A study of health care providers in the Boston area proved that most would suggest male vaccination for HPV, but only 3% of them offered it. Will men be willing to get a vaccine for something that effects their sexual partners, but not themselves? How biologist kill (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17386764) A herpetologist was devastated to find a species of Newt he had previously discovered being sold in marketplaces as pets. Would it be right to withhold information from the public about new species in order to protect them? World Robot Domination!!! (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-jellyfish-latest-ocean-powered-robot-video.html) The immortal robojelly? American researchers have created a "robojelly." It mimics the movement of a jellyfish in water, and runs off of chemical reactions on its surface. It could potentially never run out of energy, as long as it stays in water. If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:06:07 http://www.twis.org/2012/03/27/1111/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_03_22.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/ox7_KysID9s/ http://www.twis.org/2012/03/21/1104/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:29:45 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1104 TWIS Gets Bony: Microraptor Feathers, New Humans, And Cloning The Mammoth; An Interview With Dr. Valerie Weiss About 'Losing Control', And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=ox7_KysID9s:F52_z8Phc24:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/ox7_KysID9s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/03/21/1104/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS TWIS Gets Bony: Microraptor Feathers, New Humans, And Cloning The Mammoth; An Interview With Dr. Valerie Weiss About 'Losing Control', And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) TWIS Gets Bony: Microraptor Feathers, New Humans, And Cloning The Mammoth; An Interview With Dr. Valerie Weiss About 'Losing Control', And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! There is a question that has persisted since the beginning of mankind’s ascendance to planetary dominance of the earth… Where did we come from? Were we forged from earth itself, a mix of existing chemicals that came together in just the right way? Did we drop not so gently from the sky as hitchhikers on a comet, or were we placed here by the whim of some bored but somewhat benevolent deity? As we have peered back into the mists of time we clever humans have found many clever ways to extract answers we never could have guessed at the start… The path of our past can be traced back in an almost unbroken thread all the way to the beginnings of life on earth… which still leaves some questions ultimately unanswered. And looking back we discover not only our own history, but now we are finding more and more evidence that we humans weren’t the only form of humanity that has been on this journey… we can say with unflinching certainty that there were other species of humans who shared all but a brief moment of our history, and have some histories all their own. Of all the creatures that have lived and passed into extinction, there are perhaps none more fascinating, none more revealing of our place upon the earth than those of other humans, the many evolutionary cousins who looked like us, mastered tools, and fire and crossed seas like us… who had traditional burials, language, art, and must have cared for their young much like we do today… and they very nearly made it to the modern age with us… yet for unknown reasons, they vanished from the earth… or did they? Looking for hidden human histories and other tales of wonder all ahead on This week in science… Coming up next. Feathers were for sexy (http://www.utexas.edu/news/2012/03/08/dinosaur_feathers_mates/) Microraptor, a four-winged, pigeon-sized feathered dinosaur from about 120 million years ago, most likely had iridescent black/purple feathers. The tail and leg feathers were probably for attracting a mate, and not for flight. In fact, scientists believe they didn't fly at all. Crowded Planet (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/red-deer-cave-people-human-species-chinese-fossils-suggest-article-1.1040183?localLinksEnabled=false) A new species of prehistoric humans has been discovered in East Asia, that most likely lived alongside modern humans. They have been named "red deer cave people," after their apparent favor for venison. To clone the mammoth (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/03/cloning-and-resurrecting-the-mammoth-not-so-fast.ars), or not to clone the mammoth (http://io9.com/5892894/why-is-a-scientific-fraud-helping-spearhead-the-mission-to-clone-a-woolly-mammoth/ )... Russian scientists and a South Korean biotech company have officially teamed up to clone a mammoth by 2017. The processes and personnel involved in the project do not leave many scientists optimistic about the task at hand. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520258068) by David Montgomery We Interviewed Dr. Valerie Weiss about her film 'Losing control' Dr. Valerie Weiss quit her time in a laboratory to become a film director. Her new film, "Losing Control," debuts around the country starting March 23rd. The film is about a female scientist and her troubles separating the scientific method in a lab from the unscientific method of love. If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:11:22 http://www.twis.org/2012/03/21/1104/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_03_15.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/7p4RoFvJt48/ http://www.twis.org/2012/03/14/1099/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:00:27 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1099 Dark Matter Conundrums, Peeking At Antimatter, Gorilla Genes, Leopard Poop Tales, Bad Bird Behavior, Eradicating HIV, Fossil Worms, Computer Lie Detectors, Spider Strings, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=7p4RoFvJt48:AUwxt8Hkir8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/7p4RoFvJt48" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/03/14/1099/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Dark Matter Conundrums, Peeking At Antimatter, Gorilla Genes, Leopard Poop Tales, Bad Bird Behavior, Eradicating HIV, Fossil Worms, Computer Lie Detectors, Spider Strings, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Dark Matter Conundrums, Peeking At Antimatter, Gorilla Genes, Leopard Poop Tales, Bad Bird Behavior, Eradicating HIV, Fossil Worms, Computer Lie Detectors, Spider Strings, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! This week in science… Coming up next. Dark matter conundrums (http://www.sfsu.edu/news/2012/spring/36.html) San Francisco State researchers have observed galaxies moving through one-another. Dark matter concentrates in the center of these galaxies, but no one is clear as to how it got there... Taking a look at antimatter (http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/07/measure-antiatom/) - The ALPHA collaboration at CERN (http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2012/PR06.12E.html) has successfully trapped antimatter, which means they can now experiment with it. Does antihydrogen act the same as hydrogen? Gorilla Genes: (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-gorilla-genome-sequenced.html) The last genus of great apes has finally been decoded. While we share a higher percentage of DNA with chimpanzees, some of our genes are more similar to gorillas than chimps. When you can't catch an animal, just look at its poop! (http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0032104) Through DNA coding of Snow Leopard feces, we can clearly identify what they are eating. This could help with future conservation efforts. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'A Planet of Viruses' (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo11461703.html) by Carl Zimmer Bad bird behavior (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/03/07/3447555.htm) Coracias garrulous, a.k.a. the Eurasian roller, has a very unusual defense strategy. Babies will vomit on themselves to scare away predators. If the parents smelled vomit when they returned to the nest, they acted more cautious as they approached. Eradicating HIV (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-drug-purge-hidden-hiv-virus.html) Hidden HIV was successfully eradicated at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill using a drug usually implemented to treat lymphoma. This could potentially remove HIV completely from a patient - a cure, at last? Fossil worms (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/03/06/3446639.htm) We came from worms! Scientists have found a worm fossil that is the first with a notochord and myomeres - the most primitive chordate. This worm gave way to all vertebrates, and therefore, humans. Computerized Lie Detectors (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=automated-lie-detection) Can computers tell if you're lying? Through tracing eye movements, a new software can detect who is telling the truth with over 80% accuracy. Will society break down without liars? Spider strings (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17232058) A Japanese researcher twisted thousands of strands of golden orb weaver spider silk to make violin strings. If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:06:24 http://www.twis.org/2012/03/14/1099/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_03_08.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/B04lxeQCBHc/ http://www.twis.org/2012/03/13/1097/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:25:02 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1097 Elsevier Jumps, Antimatter Hunt, Neander Pirates, Asteroid Itokawa Update!, New Improved Marijuana, TWIWRD, Hunting Ancient Ohio'ns, An Interview W/ Carl Zimmer About Viruses, And Much More!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=B04lxeQCBHc:0EBYCoGWfkc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/B04lxeQCBHc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/03/13/1097/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,This Week in Science,TWIS Elsevier Jumps, Antimatter Hunt, Neander Pirates, Asteroid Itokawa Update!, New Improved Marijuana, TWIWRD, Hunting Ancient Ohio'ns, An Interview W/ Carl Zimmer About Viruses, And Much More! (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Elsevier Jumps, Antimatter Hunt, Neander Pirates, Asteroid Itokawa Update!, New Improved Marijuana, TWIWRD, Hunting Ancient Ohio'ns, An Interview W/ Carl Zimmer About Viruses, And Much More! Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! The greatest moments in scientific history occurred first in the mind of a child. It is in the moment of recognition… A thrilling excitement of the mind while viewing something you know to be truly new… A hypothesis followed that works itself out on paper, and again in the lab, or in the stars… An observation that unlocks the inner workings of a world who’s locks have been picked at for generations… It is our never ending novelty of new-ness, and the exhilaration of discovery that keeps the human mind searching for more knowledge… It is a natural curiosity of the human spirit that we are born with… As infants immersed in a continual state of fearless exploration … Of constant discovery and expanding recognition. So much information is acquired seemingly effortlessly in such a short period of time, and again and again as we race towards adulthood… that it is impossible to separate our humanity from the pursuit of knowledge… The nature of our vitality is so rooted in our infant curiosity… that without it… if we lose the desire to know more… we fail to measure up to courage of a child. And brave children are we all Here on this week in science Coming up next Following the news... Elsevier abandons (http://the-scientist.com/2012/02/28/elsevier-abandons-anti-open-access-bill) RWA: Elsevier no longer supports the Research Works Act, which reverts the requirement that research funded by public funds be freely available to the public. This is a big win for open science! Search for Missing Antimatter (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17200308): Where is all the antimatter? There should be matching numbers of matter and antimatter particles, but there appears to be an asymmetry. New research has suggested that antimatter decays faster than matter, causing the imbalance that allows our universe to exist. Neander Pirates! (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-03-evidence-neanderthals-boats-modern-humans.html) Neanderthals may have sailed the salty seas 50,000 years before modern man. Neanderthal tools have been found in conspicuous locations that could most likely only be reached by boat. Asteroid Itokawa Update (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/hints-of-a-violent-solar-system-from-asteroid-itokawa.ars ) - This asteroid's size gives it a small gravitational pull, which allowed scientists to pull samples from it but orbiting equipment around it. It turns out Itokawa has seen a lot of action - they found fracture points, melted areas, and puncture sites. This asteroid is quite the battle-worn soldier! New, Improved Weed! (http://www.livescience.com/18762-marijuana-impairs-memory.html) Can we make marijuana more memory-friendly? It turns out that weed's medicinal property is unrelated to its memory-deficient property, and that it might be possible to develop pot that works medicinally without memory-loss side-effects. This Week in World Robot Domination! Pop-up Robots (http://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/pop-up-flying-robots) Are On the Way! Inspired by pop-up children's books, engineers at Harvard have created rapid-fabrication processes for microbots and other electromechanical devices. Hunting the Ancient Ohioans (http://cmnh.org/site/AboutUs/PressRoom/2012/mar12redmond.aspx) Scientists have found the earliest evidence of prehistoric hunting in Ohio. Ancient Ohio'ns could have hunted giant sloths, indicated by slash marks on sloth bones around 13,000 years old. Did people cause the extinction of Ice Age animals like the giant sloth or mammoth? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:26:56 http://www.twis.org/2012/03/13/1097/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_03_02.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/9Qh1RqECVJ8/ http://www.twis.org/2012/02/28/1091/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:26:29 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1091 Not So FTL, Scientist Comes Clean, Exercise Is good, Moon Volcanoes And Stretch Marks, Super-Earth Sauna, Mars Quakes, Old Earth, Storms Get Upgraded, Alex Lives, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=9Qh1RqECVJ8:KGjFOZHC3GE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/9Qh1RqECVJ8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/02/28/1091/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Not So FTL, Scientist Comes Clean, Exercise Is good, Moon Volcanoes And Stretch Marks, Super-Earth Sauna, Mars Quakes, Old Earth, Storms Get Upgraded, Alex Lives, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Not So FTL, Scientist Comes Clean, Exercise Is good, Moon Volcanoes And Stretch Marks, Super-Earth Sauna, Mars Quakes, Old Earth, Storms Get Upgraded, Alex Lives, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! The following hour of programming is brought to you by Scientists everywhere who’s motto is... Science! It’s what we do… And by the fine folks who formulated your education who if they had a motto my go something like Teaching you… is what we do. And by the Universe… who’s motto we are still attempting to figure out even though it is written everywhere we look… And by the collective consciences of carefully acquired knowledge over the ages, which would like to remind you that what you know… is all in your head. Special contributions to todays show were provided by you the listening audience… Without you, there would be no justifiable way for me to talk in this announcer voice… Many more than mentioned had measurable impact on what lays ahead, but there’s no time to mention them now… This week in science… Coming up next. Following the news... Maybe not so FTL (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/faster-than-light-neutrino-result-apparently-a-mistake-due-to-loose-cable.ars): It turns out that the "faster than light" neutrinos were not quite as speedy as previously recorded. A loose cable may have effected the atomic clock used to measure the neutrinos' speed. However, there is still a chance that the results were accurate, so further experimentation, as always, will help tell the tale. The source of the "leaked" documents from the Heartland Institute (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2012/02/22/dot-earth-more-a-climate-campaigner-who-his-judgment-blinded-he-says-tricked-heartland-institute/) has been revealed. Peter Gleick, a hydrologist and climate analyst, has come forward, and most certainly sacrificed his career, in order to expose the Heartland Institute's plan to inject climate change skepticism into our schools' curricula. C. albicans, a fungus, has figured out how to hitch a ride (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-potentially-deadly-fungus-body-defenses.html)with host immune signaling molecules, so that it can navigate through and tolerate and active immune system. It can even "eavesdrop" on communication within the host's immune system, so it knows when and where to settle. Exercise and the brain (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/how-exercise-fuels-the-brain/): A new study out of Japan showed that exercise lowered stores of glycogen in the brain in rats. However, when they exercised on a regular basis for four weeks, food right after exercise went straight to their head. Brain carbo-loading... does regular exercise followed by a carb-rich snack improve your mental capacity? Exercise and burnout (http://scienceblog.com/52328/burning-calories-at-the-gym-avoids-burnout-at-work/): New research from the Tel Aviv University indicates that a regular exercise regimen improves mental health and prevents "burnout" at work. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'A Planet of Viruses' (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo11461703.html) by Carl Zimmer The same region of the brain that responds to textures when we physically touch things fires when we hear a metaphor (http://news.emory.edu/stories/2012/02/metaphor_brain_imaging/) that involves a textural description. Cool! Did I just do it? Getting Moon-y: Lunar vulcanism (http://www.esrf.eu/news/general/lunar-volcanism/index_html/): There are moonquakes, but why no mooncanoes? Researchers used moon rocks from the Apollo 17 landing to create synthetic moon rocks, and exposed them to tremendous temperature and pressure, as well as x-ray beams. On Earth, magma is lighter than the dense surface, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:23:52 http://www.twis.org/2012/02/28/1091/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_02_23.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/Tq7jb5dHVdE/ http://www.twis.org/2012/02/21/1086/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:22:16 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1086 Climate Hubbubbery, Scientists Boycotting Publishers, Shiny Ocean Thermometer, Dancing Bees, Exploding Manure Pits, Dustball Bombs, Nano Trouble, Sloshed Fruit Flies, Fruit Fly Slushies, Pool Life, Plants Get Around, Space Janitors, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Tq7jb5dHVdE:PjZiJ3hufUo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/Tq7jb5dHVdE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/02/21/1086/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Climate Hubbubbery, Scientists Boycotting Publishers, Shiny Ocean Thermometer, Dancing Bees, Exploding Manure Pits, Dustball Bombs, Nano Trouble, Sloshed Fruit Flies, Fruit Fly Slushies, Pool Life, Plants Get Around, Space Janitors, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Climate Hubbubbery, Scientists Boycotting Publishers, Shiny Ocean Thermometer, Dancing Bees, Exploding Manure Pits, Dustball Bombs, Nano Trouble, Sloshed Fruit Flies, Fruit Fly Slushies, Pool Life, Plants Get Around, Space Janitors, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! What we know of the world has changed very little over the ages… Before we ventured into the sciences as species, we humans were as sure of the world we live in as we are today. We knew that the sun goes up, the sun goes down, tide goes in, tide goes out. Never a miscommunication… and for hundreds of thousands of years human knowledge about such things changed very little from this… We knew that the sun was warm, the night was dark, and in the night the stars moved across that night sky with deliberate ease… We knew the seasons, the phases of the moon, the migration of animals and the how to make tools from bone, from stone and how some stones when struck together could create sparks sufficient to make fire… We survived this way, grew in numbers and traveled far with a thorough enough understanding of our environment to do so… At some point in history a word was uttered that had no previous definition… The word, most likely first spoken by a child, caused brows to furrow and heads to be scratched… Those who repeated the word were sometimes though mad for doing so… for it was a word so powerful, that it challenged beliefs held for millennia, altered the behavior of entire societies and ultimately became the one word responsible for all science and therefore modern society Of all the words the world has whispered, which word did all of this? “Why” was the word that brought wisdom to the world… And we have asked why so many times over the course of our history that we now have answers to the questions that once went un-asked by our ancient ancestors… and answers to questions they never could have imagined existed. But we are not done yet, in fact we’ve just begun… more words to the why’s ahead on This week in science… Coming up next Climate hubbubbery (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/leaked-docs-heartland-institute-think-tank-pays-climate-contrarians-very-well.ars) Documents from the Heartland Institute were leaked this week that indicated funding from private companies masked under a foundation name. This means that climate research from this Institute may be biased by the funders' agenda. Freedom of information (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/leaked-docs-heartland-institute-think-tank-pays-climate-contrarians-very-well.ars) http://thecostofknowledge.com/ (http://thecostofknowledge.com/) The list of Scientists boycotting Elsevier has grown to over 6,000, and new legislation allowing public access to scientific documents should be coming soon! Shiny ocean thermometer (http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-mother-pearl-tale-ocean-temperature.html) By studying the structure of nacre, or mother of pearl, we can tell what temperature and ocean depth at which it was formed, dating back up to 450 million years. This means we can begin to collect ancient ocean temperatures, from looking at mollusks. Bees dance like their lives depend on it! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16981702) Asian Honeybees shake their abdomens to tell bee-eating hornets that they've been spotted and should "bug off." Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'A Planet of Viruses' (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo11461703.html) by Carl Zimmer Things go boom (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/02/14/the-mystery-of-the-exploding-manure-pits/) Did you know that pig manure pits occasionally explode? Well, it might be a microbe's fault. Even dust can be explosive. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:08:28 http://www.twis.org/2012/02/21/1086/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_02_16.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/v4Gqf0EfusU/ http://www.twis.org/2012/02/14/1076/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:51:52 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1076 Hitting Vostok, End Of The Ice, Hard Wired Addiction, White Zebra Stripes, A Science Boycott, This Week in Corals, Public Political Opinion, Faster, Better, Cheaper Solar, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=v4Gqf0EfusU:hEtqn-a1w9A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/v4Gqf0EfusU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/02/14/1076/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Hitting Vostok, End Of The Ice, Hard Wired Addiction, White Zebra Stripes, A Science Boycott, This Week in Corals, Public Political Opinion, Faster, Better, Cheaper Solar, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Hitting Vostok, End Of The Ice, Hard Wired Addiction, White Zebra Stripes, A Science Boycott, This Week in Corals, Public Political Opinion, Faster, Better, Cheaper Solar, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! We live in the present day which by all historical accountings is the most modern, futuristic, technologically advanced, scientifically savvy day ever to dawn on civilization… we also have the best smart phones. And how have we gotten here? Through many yesterdays of dedicated scientists, letting their curiosity lead them beyond what was known already, and into the unknown frontier. By relying on nothing but the evidence produced in experimentation to light their way, to serve as proof of reality, these early pioneers of the present day took bold steps into the unknown, and collectively returned with the modern age. While most of the bounty of science has been embraced with open arms, it’s the oddest collection of studies being held at arm’s length. Evolution Stem Cells Global Warming And while the dumbfounding deniers, the detrimental detractors and the dodgy deteriorators of discussion can use every modern device to spread their messages of misinformation… Taking full advantage of the scientific bounty by way of satellites, radio, television, and the internet… There is one thing that they do not use make their points. They do not use science. they no doubt use cell phones, use plastics, have taken medicine and use electric lights at night... But they do not use science to support their arguments… because that science does not exist. What does exist is on This Week in Science Coming up next Vostok has been hit! (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2012/02/06/bbc-etc-the-race-to-the-bottom-or-lake-vostok-is-not-the-only-game-way-way-down-south-berserk-press-gets-the-story/) Lake Vostok, a giant lake deep below 13,000 ft of ice caps in Antarctica, has been encapsulated for 20,000,000 years. Is there unknown life down there? Russians have been drilling during Antarctic summers for years and finally reached the lake this week. We are all tingling with anticipation to find out which organisms are hiding in this treasure trove! Could it be... Hitler? This week in the end of the ice caps (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10784514) We have lost enough ice to cover the entire US in .5m of water since 2003, or enough to raise ocean levels about .5in. The ice is actually melting a little slower than previously expected, but one would venture to say, it's still not a good thing. Addiction, disease of the brain (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854593) People may be "hard wired" for addiction: Addicts and their siblings share abnormalities in their fronto-striatal systems. Will this open up new treatment options for drug addicts? Why do zebras have stripes? (http://io9.com/5883219/did-zebras-evolve-stripes-to-avoid-horseflies) It might not just be for camouflage... It turns out that zebras' stripes don't just confuse potential predators - they may also stave off blood-sucking insects! Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'A Planet of Viruses' (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo11461703.html) by Carl Zimmer Science boycott! (http://www.nature.com/news/elsevier-boycott-gathers-pace-1.10010) Approximately 4800 scientists and mathematicians (and counting... gaining around 200 signatures a day) are boycotting the publisher Elsevier. Elsevier has been known to publish scientific research without citing their funding sources, who could indicate bias - these funders are often large pharmaceuticals. Coral news! Escape of the corals... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16843053) Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:32 http://www.twis.org/2012/02/14/1076/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_02_09.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/VTlAAWlWzV8/ http://www.twis.org/2012/02/07/1067/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:47:57 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1067 Meat Eating, Facebook Psych, This Week In Castration, Yawns Of Love, Interview w/ Shawn Lawrence Otto Re: Fool Me Twice, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=VTlAAWlWzV8:T3OSAd-gbRc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/VTlAAWlWzV8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/02/07/1067/feed/ 3 Carl Zimmer,Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Meat Eating, Facebook Psych, This Week In Castration, Yawns Of Love, Interview w/ Shawn Lawrence Otto Re: Fool Me Twice, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Meat Eating, Facebook Psych, This Week In Castration, Yawns Of Love, Interview w/ Shawn Lawrence Otto Re: Fool Me Twice, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! Like our primitive ancestors of the past, mankind is still hunter gatherer Our past prey was meant to be eaten, to be used as clothing to provide warmth and protection, and along the way we would gather material that could be fashioned into tools for hunting still more prey which we would pursue no matter where the journey took us. In the pursuit of knowledge mankind has traversed many hostile territories, fashioned many tools, and has gathered enough information from our surroundings to protect us from environmental threats both seen and unseen. We have hunted our prey across all landscapes of the earth, under the oceans, in the air and beyond the limit of our atmosphere. We have chased our prey to the moon, to mars, across the milky way, to the most distant galaxy beyond right up the first moments of the big bang We have hunted in the microbial, molecular, atomic and quantum worlds as well. And each week we return to the cave of humanity with a bounty of new beasts to feast upon Here on this week in science, coming up next. What meat do you eat? (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/organic-meat-superbugs/) Well, it doesn't matter. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been found on a frighteningly-high percent of both organic, antibiotic-free meat, and the conventional meat found in stores. We're still not sure where this contamination is taking pace, either. It could be at any point in the line of processing, from the field, to the packaging plant. Facebook Psych (http://techland.time.com/2012/02/02/your-negative-status-updates-rub-people-the-wrong-way-apparently/) Your Facebook friends will like you more if your profile is positive, whereas all of your negative updates tend to rub people the wrong way. Not surprisingly, people don't go on Facebook to get depressed... They say it's voluntary (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16816344)... Male orb-weavers will castrate themselves during mating. Believe it or not, this has several advantages: 1) the male spider is not cannibalized by the female, 2) the male organ serves as plug to block other males from mating with the female, and 3) the organ continues to deliver sperm after copulation has been terminated, increasing the likelihood of passing on DNA. Yawning??? (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=what-yawn-says-about-relationship) A Yawn really means "I love you." The contagion of yawns between yourself and the people around you indicates emotional closeness between the parties. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'A Planet of Viruses' (http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/P/bo11461703.html) by Carl Zimmer Interview with Shawn Otto (http://shawnotto.com/), author of Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America. From the Minion Mailbag: "First, I want to say how much I enjoy the TWIS episodes that you and Justin put together... When I heard you begin to describe the "Serial Killer Math" story, I couldn't help but cringe. While the article *sounds* interesting, it's really a terrible conglomeration of bad statistics, crackpot neuroscience, and general silliness on the part of the authors. Dr. Cosma Shalizi, a statistics professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has a very readable (and scathing) explanation of Simkin and Roychowdury's error on his blog: http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/857.html (http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/857.html ) The short version is that the data is much better fit by a log-normal distribution than a power-law distribution. Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:07:14 http://www.twis.org/2012/02/07/1067/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_02_02.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/APn6K5NReww/ http://www.twis.org/2012/02/01/1064/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:03:06 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1064 Jumping Neutrons, Trojan Tactics, Avian Illusions, Splitting Bonobos, Atomic X-ray Lasers, Lingering Lineages, Money For Values, Group Think, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=APn6K5NReww:eu_qefh3MVU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/APn6K5NReww" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/02/01/1064/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Jumping Neutrons, Trojan Tactics, Avian Illusions, Splitting Bonobos, Atomic X-ray Lasers, Lingering Lineages, Money For Values, Group Think, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Jumping Neutrons, Trojan Tactics, Avian Illusions, Splitting Bonobos, Atomic X-ray Lasers, Lingering Lineages, Money For Values, Group Think, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!! A hundred years ago we thought the universe was a really big place. But we were wrong. As it turns out, what we thought was the universe was but a single galaxy called the Milky Way. Since then we’ve discovered billions upon billions of galaxies And now we know with certainty that the universe is really, really, really, a whole lot bigger than anything we could have previously conceived of and even now that we know the scope of the scale of the thing… it still boggles our ability to comprehend. Seventy sextillion stars in the known universe at present, and by some estimates even this number falls far short of the full accounting… The basis of human comprehension in earth bound terms, is hard wired to conceive of scale in terms of comparisons… a dolphin is big when compared to a mouse, a planet is big when compared to a computer, our solar system is quite massive when compared to a grain of sand… And 70 sextillion solar systems in the known universe makes our solar system but one grain of sand compared to all the grains of sand from all the beaches on planet earth… Or ten trillion stars for every human being alive today. 700 billion stars for every human that has ever lived in the history of the planet. And while the day to day push and pull of our earthly days plays out under but one sun, we can see far beyond our own terms of existence now… and in doing so have unlocked a point of perspective in our thinking is truly beyond compare… The star stuff that we are made of is everywhere, and everywhere is big, even when it’s all in your head here on…This week in science… coming up next... Do neutrons (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27517/) trip the light fantastic? Neutrons might jump between universes. There are ways that we could actually test whether these neutrons take alternate universe vacations, which would potentially indicate existence of other universes. Far out, dude... Trojan viruses (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120126123712.htm) Trojan horse tactics have been discovered in viruses against bacteria. Viruses trick bacteria with what looks like a gift, but is actually a copy of their own genes to duplicate. They are then destroyed after the job is done. Harsh, but effective - not unusual for a virus. Dating trickery (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/01/bowerbirds-woo-mates-with-a-lot-of-effort-and-a-little-illusion.ars) Great bower birds from Australia have a very specific way of organizing their trinkets within the avenue of their bower. It appears that they orient the stones from smallest to largest, to create an optical illusion. There is an almost perfect correlation between mating success and the smoothness of the gradient of the orientation of the stones. Are the girls getting confused, impressed, or hypnotized by this parlor trick? Bonobo (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=tame-theory-did-bonobos) tame thyself What led to the split between bonobos and their close cousin (and ours), chimpanzees? The differences between the two species are paralleled by the differences between domestic and wild animals. A new theory states that an environmental divide could have caused a large variance in environmental pressures which in turn resulted in different social behaviors that affected mating choices. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'Fool Me Twice' (http://shawnotto.com/foolmetwice/) by Shawn Lawrence Otto. I've got... an atomic x-ray gun (https://www.llnl.gov/news/newsreleases/2012/Jan/NR-12-01-05.html )... In 1967, Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:29 http://www.twis.org/2012/02/01/1064/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_01_26.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/3YQuidFd5Kg/ http://www.twis.org/2012/01/24/1046/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:46:30 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1046 Serial Killer Math, Permafrost Problems, Happy Meals?, Snake Senses, Creepy Cold Fingers, Interview W/ Eugenie Scott From NCSE, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=3YQuidFd5Kg:t1H_Ig1q-40:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/3YQuidFd5Kg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/01/24/1046/feed/ 6 Dr. Kiki,Eugenie Scott,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,NCSE,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science Serial Killer Math, Permafrost Problems, Happy Meals?, Snake Senses, Creepy Cold Fingers, Interview W/ Eugenie Scott From NCSE, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Serial Killer Math, Permafrost Problems, Happy Meals?, Snake Senses, Creepy Cold Fingers, Interview W/ Eugenie Scott From NCSE, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer. Disclaimer!!! This week in science… coming up next... The math of a serial killer (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27497/) UCLA scientists have analyzed the behavior of a serial killer in the Ukraine - they believe that a pattern in neuron firing influenced the timing of his murders. When new serial killers are discovered, can we predict when they will murder again? Permafrost Problems (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-11-permafrost-loss-worse-climate-peril.html) Carbon Dioxide and Methane were found trapped in permafrost - as the polar ice caps melt, more greenhouse gasses will be released into the atmosphere. happy meals Blair's Animal House Two stories this week about animals! Energy Conservation tactics within extreme feeding adaptations in: Snakes (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16580969) Snakes can sense their prey's heartbeat, so they can acquire their food with as little strength and time of constriction as possible. And Aye-Ayes (http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16577537) Aye-Ayes can restrict blood flow to those creepy extra-long middle fingers when not in use, so as to reduce heat loss through the large surface area of the digit. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'Fool Me Twice' (http://shawnotto.com/foolmetwice/) by Shawn Lawrence Otto. Interview with Eugenie C. Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education (www.ncse.com) - NCSE tackles Climate Change (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/01/science-education-group-decides-its-time-to-tackle-climate-change.ars) - NCSE is known for its defense of evolution-inclusive science curricula, but recently announced that they are expanding their assistance to cover climate change. NCSE hired some climate scientists to help them in their quest to spread "good science," and they hope to bring scientific literacy to youth in the US. Unfortunately, there are people who would like to push forward bills that would prohibit or inhibit the instruction of climate change in schools. Science alone cannot stop climate change, so we need more people to believe and understand the issue in order for them to help initiate change. Best of luck to NCSE! If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:05:31 http://www.twis.org/2012/01/24/1046/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_01_19.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/-bnX-l7h1zc/ http://www.twis.org/2012/01/19/1042/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:07:50 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1042 TDR TB!, Frying E. Coli, Food In Science, Extreme Caffeine, Extinct Tortoises Exist, Protein Resurrection, Lots Of Stars, Cheap DNA Sequencing, Andromeda Up Close, Guns And A-holes, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-bnX-l7h1zc:_wf13DApZGs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/-bnX-l7h1zc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/01/19/1042/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub TDR TB!, Frying E. Coli, Food In Science, Extreme Caffeine, Extinct Tortoises Exist, Protein Resurrection, Lots Of Stars, Cheap DNA Sequencing, Andromeda Up Close, Guns And A-holes, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) TDR TB!, Frying E. Coli, Food In Science, Extreme Caffeine, Extinct Tortoises Exist, Protein Resurrection, Lots Of Stars, Cheap DNA Sequencing, Andromeda Up Close, Guns And A-holes, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer. Disclaimer!!! The world as we know it is not the world as it is but the world as we have learned it This learning of the world which we people engage in comes in several basic forms which can then be sub-categorize-able and infinitely cross referenced throughout a lifetime Pulling from memory, from experience, from structured study, from second hand here-say, and from circumspect suspicion of nostalgic superstitious notions… we form knowledge of the world. Making how we learn as important as what we learn… Over many tens of thousands of years we humans have been learning and this has led to many interesting conclusions, almost all of which had to be proven wrong in order for the right answers to be found… And finding the right answers became the passion and purpose of generations of scientists, working out the facts, trimming off the false… Until we reached the modern age of knowing the world! A world that still has as much room for exploration as there are minds ready to explore it… And if this wasn’t enough, we have discovered that for every one of the 70 sextillion stars in the newly known universe, there are several more worlds in orbit around them… It seems the work of knowing about a world… has just begun Just like this week in science… coming up next TDR TB! (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/invincible-tb-india) WHO found drug resistant TB last spring. Predicted 2 million cases of MDR (first-choice drug resistant) and XDR (resistant to three first-line drugs) by 2012. Instead, we've now found TDR TB... that is to say, totally drug resistant TB. Frying E. coli (http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120112/Low-voltage-alternating-current-can-effectively-eradicate-E-coli-on-beef.aspx ) "A short burst of low voltage" could kill even large amounts of e. coli in meat that has been contaminated. The method promises a way to sterilize beef without harsh chemicals. Could this be used for other hazardous bacterium in other food products? Food in Science... Cheese (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2012/01/10/captive-cheese-fungus-gobbles-up-spills-forming-a-living-self-cleaning-surface/) The fungus on cheeses with thick rinds could be isolated to coat household surfaces to keep it clean. Cheese-counter, anyone? Salmon (http://www.gizmag.com/salmon-dna-data-storage-device/21027/) Isolated DNA from Salmon could be used as "memory/data storage." What other examples of food being used in science do you know about? Let us know! Email me at kirsten@thisweekinscience.com or post a comment on our website. Extreme caffeine (http://www.hindustantimes.com/Lifestyle/Wellness/Coffee-drinkers-less-likely-to-have-Type-2-diabetes/Article1-796123.aspx) A new study shows that people who drink four or more cups of coffee a day have a 50% less chance of developing Type II Diabetes. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Are you reading along with the TWIS Bookclub? This month, check out 'Fool Me Twice' (http://shawnotto.com/foolmetwice/) by Shawn Lawrence Otto. Finding extinct tortoises (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2012/01/09/genetic-footprints-of-extinct-giant-tortoises-offer-hope-for-resurrection) A thought-to-be-extinct lineage of Galapagos Tortoise has been found again! That-is, one-fifth of all Galapagos tortoises sampled had DNA from this lineage. In fact, the DNA from many of the tortoises indicated they were first-generation hybrids, so these tortoises should still be around (even though we can't find them), as they live around 150 years! And, ancient molecules Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:44 http://www.twis.org/2012/01/19/1042/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_01_12.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/dZwDLp1xnI0/ http://www.twis.org/2012/01/11/1039/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:02:36 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1039 Happy New Science Year!!! Celebrity Science Stumbles, TWIS Recaps 2011 Predictions, Predicts 2012, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=dZwDLp1xnI0:yM0ftlt8NsU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/dZwDLp1xnI0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/01/11/1039/feed/ 6 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Happy New Science Year!!! Celebrity Science Stumbles, TWIS Recaps 2011 Predictions, Predicts 2012, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Happy New Science Year!!! Celebrity Science Stumbles, TWIS Recaps 2011 Predictions, Predicts 2012, And Much More... Disclaimer, Disclaimer. Disclaimer!!! Swaddled in election year politics, Nursing on the bosom of post war recovery The newborn year has arrived And the future looks bright by the light of those eyes… Even with a diaper full of debt The new year offers new opportunities to engage in humanity's most sacred of duties. To learn… to teach what we have learned… and to pursue new knowledge For just like a newborn baby, knowledge is a living thing. And just like human reproduction, knowledge must constantly be reproduced in order to survive. It must be communicated in order continue, encouraged in order to grow, and performed in order thrive. When we do this, the knowledge of one becomes the knowledge of the many. There is then no greater principal we can aspire to than this. To produce more than we consume. It is a method and model of intellectual sustainability that we seek to engage in each week here on This week in science… coming up next. Some celebrity science stumbles (http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/225/celebrities-and-science-2011) We also recapped our 2011 predictions (http://www.twis.org/2011/01/12/804/)... just how well did we do??? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! We predict the science for 2012! Let us know what you think below... If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:03:57 http://www.twis.org/2012/01/11/1039/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2012_01_05.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/qan12xwgdoM/ http://www.twis.org/2012/01/01/1027/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:00:50 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1027 Merry TWISmas And A Happy New Year! TWIS Recaps The Top 11 Science Stories Of 2011...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qan12xwgdoM:bJgwX2nqfKs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/qan12xwgdoM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2012/01/01/1027/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Merry TWISmas And A Happy New Year! TWIS Recaps The Top 11 Science Stories Of 2011... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Merry TWISmas And A Happy New Year! TWIS Recaps The Top 11 Science Stories Of 2011... Disclaimer, Disclaimer. Disclaimer!!! On this week's show: we have 11 stories. The science stories that we feel are the cream of the crop from the past year... the TWIS Top 11. Number 11: - Quantum teleportation (http://scienceblog.com/44589/quantum-teleporter-breakthrough/) - entanglement (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-vibration-entangled-diamonds.html) - light (http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110603/full/news.2011.346.html) from nothing Number 10: - The fight against aging (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/07/27/memory-improves-when-neurons-fire-in-youthful-surroundings/), or The year of the vampire (http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2011/august/aging-brain.html) Number 9: The fight against diseases!!! - HIV antiretroviral (http://the-scientist.com/2011/12/23/hiv-study-named-years-best/) treatment - Malaria vaccine (http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/health/trial-malaria-vaccine-africa/index.html) - MIT universal (http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/antiviral-0810.html) virus cure - avian flu fiasco - Black death bacteria identified Number 8: - Fracking Number 7: Taking a new look - The Big Splat - Dark (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/09/05/more-hints-of-dark-matter/) matter (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/08/the-now-you-see-it-now-you-dont-nature-of-dark-matter.ars) - New standard (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27195/) candle - hayabusa Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Number 6: - robots replacing us (Watson (http://arstechnica.com/media/news/2011/02/creators-watson-has-no-speed-advantage-as-it-crushes-humans-in-jeopardy.ars), lab AI (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/02/15/3139520.htm), hypothesis generator) - or, the robots will be us - - carbon nanotubes (http://scienceblog.com/44614/researchers-create-functioning-synapse-using-carbon-nanotubes/) make synapse… bionics… Number 5: - Humans did it - - microbiome Number 4: The Earth... - Arctic sea ice loss - Extreme weather Number 3: - LHC finds a particle … and the search for the Higgs - Trapping antimatter Number 2: - Potentially FTL neutrinos Number 1: Planets - Kepler and Earthlike (potentially habitable) planets - Mercury Messenger - New Dawn If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:52 http://www.twis.org/2012/01/01/1027/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_12_29.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/XqIe0ip0Qbg/ http://www.twis.org/2011/12/27/1025/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:29:50 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1025 Merry TWISmas!!!, LHC Finds Chi, Fluoride Fighters, Neti Dangers, Maggot Medicine FTW!, Buffed Mole Rats, Techie Devices, Universal Validation, RNA Magic, Floating Drugs, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XqIe0ip0Qbg:YpWiB3H-aQY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/XqIe0ip0Qbg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/12/27/1025/feed/ 9 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Merry TWISmas!!!, LHC Finds Chi, Fluoride Fighters, Neti Dangers, Maggot Medicine FTW!, Buffed Mole Rats, Techie Devices, Universal Validation, RNA Magic, Floating Drugs, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Merry TWISmas!!!, LHC Finds Chi, Fluoride Fighters, Neti Dangers, Maggot Medicine FTW!, Buffed Mole Rats, Techie Devices, Universal Validation, RNA Magic, Floating Drugs, And Much More... Disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer! 'Twas the night before Twismas, when all thro' the house, Many studies were stirring, even one on a mouse; The stories were stacked by the webcam with care, In hopes that their moment soon would be there; The minions were nestled all snug in their beds, While science-y visions danc'd in their heads, And Kirsten with her baby, and I with my pabst, Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap- When out on the internet arose such a clatter, I sprang from my slumber to see what was the matter. Away to my windows I flew like a kite, Clicked open the browsers, and signed into my skype. The tweeters were a twitter, the inbox was full Facebook was liking it, Google was too According to NASA, something new had appeared A satellite tracking of a sleigh and rein-deer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I thought for a moment it must be a trick. For much faster than photons this UFO came, And whistled, and shouted, and call'd out by name: "Now! Copernicus, now! Newton, now! Einstein, and Bohr, "On! Darwin, on! Huxley, on! Watson and Crick; I read he exclaimed this, then I got a text Happy Twis mas to all from this week in science… coming up next LHC finds Chi particle (http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-12/22/lhcs-first-new-particle) fluoride resistant (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-scientists-bacteria-toxic-flouride.html ) bacteria Why Neti Pots Are Bad (http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/2011/12/21/the-return-of-the-brain-eating-amoeba-neti-pot-edition/) For Your Brain Medical maggots (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-french-maggots-wounds-faster-surgery.html) Naked mole rats feel no pain when exposed to acid (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/acid-inhibits-naked-mole-rat-acid-sensors-instead-of-activating-them.ars) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Techie devices (http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2011-12-22/researchers_develop_optical_device_for_on-chip_communication.html) Validating the universe (http://www.interactions.org/cms/?pid=1031333) RNA (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-cad-type-tools-rna.html) to DNA Drugs (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/19/cocaine-concentrations-in-the-air-above-italian-cities-correlate-with-drug-use/) In the Air (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/illegal-drugs-air-quality/) Hormones make women more sensitive (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/12/15/ncbi-rofl-the-cutest-little-baby-face-a-hormonal-link-to-sensitivity-to-cuteness-in-infant-faces/) to cute babies If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:05:11 http://www.twis.org/2011/12/27/1025/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_12_22.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/2JRzYCaGt08/ http://www.twis.org/2011/12/23/1022/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:30:45 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1022 Hiding Higgs, Fracking Up The Water, Science 8-Ball, PTSD Shot, Spider Science, Chest Waxers Beware, Ant Warfare, Sheep Politics, Tetrapod Trickiness, A Mini Stirling, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=2JRzYCaGt08:vu9R-1uadZg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/2JRzYCaGt08" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/12/23/1022/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Hiding Higgs, Fracking Up The Water, Science 8-Ball, PTSD Shot, Spider Science, Chest Waxers Beware, Ant Warfare, Sheep Politics, Tetrapod Trickiness, A Mini Stirling, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Hiding Higgs, Fracking Up The Water, Science 8-Ball, PTSD Shot, Spider Science, Chest Waxers Beware, Ant Warfare, Sheep Politics, Tetrapod Trickiness, A Mini Stirling, And Much More… Disclaimer Disclaimer Disclaimer Look! at the world we live in Consider the history of human advancement across the ages, Tremendous progress over thousands of years, against great odds and overwhelming opposition Progress which pales in comparison to the drastic changes over the last hundred years, over the last ten years, or sometimes the great changes can even take place between episodes of this show…. Ask yourself, In a world like this, with people like us, is anything impossible? Nothing can be unachievable by a people who have achieved such greatness over and over again. Yes there are politics, yes there is a recession, yes mans inhumanity to man continues… Times are tough, but they’ve been tougher. The road ahead looks rough, but it’s looked rougher And with our look back in time, We can see what mysterious force of in history unlocked in the modern age that put such distance between the promise of the present and the struggles of the past… We can see it then and watch it now, as it continues to shape the future civilization here on… This week in science… coming up next Still no Higgs (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/possible-higgs-boson-signals-but-we-wont-know-for-sure-until-next-year.ars)... Fracking water (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/how-the-epa-linked-fracking-to-contaminated-well-water.ars) Fracking wells (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/science/some-blame-hydraulic-fracturing-for-earthquake-epidemic.html?_r=1&ref=science) New research tool to accelerate correlative (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-12/hu-tdp121611.php) data studies A PTSD (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-12/can-single-injection-cure-symptoms-post-traumatic-stress-disorder) shot??? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Spider (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/15/study-each-hair-on-a-spiders-body-is-an-ear/ ) science (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/12/14/little-spiders-have-huge-brains-that-spill-into-their-legs/) Democracy for the Sheeple (http://www.mpg.de/4726963/crowd_followers_democracy ), by the Sheeple Protect against bedbugs (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/12/14/ncbi-rofl-chest-waxers-beware-body-hair-protects-against-bedbugs/)... grow hair! Chemical (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/12/15/look-no-hands-ants-kill-termites-with-airborne-chemical-weapons/) warfare in Antville! Tracks of tetrapods (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/devonian-era-lungfish-may-have-faked-us-out-left-tetrapod-like-tracks.ars) Shrinking the Stirling (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/scientists-shrink-a-stirling-heat-engine-to-single-microscopic-particle.ars ) engine If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:00:33 http://www.twis.org/2011/12/23/1022/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_12_15.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/kBhL2Dnk2UQ/ http://www.twis.org/2011/12/21/1020/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:20:51 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1020 Arsenic Bacteria Genome, Cheap Solar, Touchy Feely Chimps And Rats, Bad Science, Thank You Video Games, Mammoth Cloning, Inheriting Worms, Old Marbles, Vaccines, Vitamins, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=kBhL2Dnk2UQ:LAl8z2R2MTM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/kBhL2Dnk2UQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/12/21/1020/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Arsenic Bacteria Genome, Cheap Solar, Touchy Feely Chimps And Rats, Bad Science, Thank You Video Games, Mammoth Cloning, Inheriting Worms, Old Marbles, Vaccines, Vitamins, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Arsenic Bacteria Genome, Cheap Solar, Touchy Feely Chimps And Rats, Bad Science, Thank You Video Games, Mammoth Cloning, Inheriting Worms, Old Marbles, Vaccines, Vitamins, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer Science rewards the scientist with great personal satisfaction. The labor of learning is a labor of love, and those that make further discovery find the greatest satisfaction in what was already a rewarding endeavor. When first announced, new discovery can be met with tremendous resistance from the general public. Fear of the unknown presuming unknown danger, or fear of real danger, ignoring potential benefits. This has happened often enough throughout history that we can wonder how many times fire must have been discovered by some happy inventor… Only to have it stamped out by the feet of fearful cavemen thinking some evil spirit had been released But as time passes the unknown becomes the ordinary. Eventually they accept fire as fire, and move on to worshiping the shadows at the back of the cave wall Those who benefit from the warmth and light of scientific labor know little of the long hours of work, or the great joy and triumph of discovery and so …value it as ordinary As though all the scientific discovery of the past centuries was inevitable, as if knowledge simply leaks out into the world through an eventual randomness of time. But it simply is not so. It requires the dedication and knowledge of scientists across the globe to make progress happen. Without this hard work we couldn’t even have something as simple as… This Week in Science… Coming up next. Arsenic Bacteria (http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/12/genome-of-controversial-arsenic.html) genome (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2011/12/02/happy-birthday-arseniclife/)? Solar power (http://www.queensu.ca/news/articles/solar-power-much-cheaper-produce-most-analysts-realize-study-finds) is cheaper than you think Chimpanzee synesthete (http://www.nature.com/news/the-chimpanzee-who-sees-sounds-1.9541) Empathic (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/12/rats-show-empathy-will-come-to-the-aid-of-other-rats.ars) rats? The worst (http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/why-arent-we-smarter-already-evolutionary-limits-on-cognition.html) science paper of the year... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Video games (http://www.esrc.ac.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/18763/avatars-develop-real-world-skills.aspx) make kids smarter Cloning (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-12/scientists-world-were-going-finally-clone-woolly-mammoth-weve-been-talking-about) a mammoth (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/12/07/clone-a-mammoth-um-no-not-at-all-likely/)? Worm inheritance (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/07/worms-can-pass-a-trait-down-for-100-generations-without-using-dna/) Vitamin D and MS (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16086004) A vaccine (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16011748) for Ebola A sleeping (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/12/05/a-sleeping-pill-awakens-some-minimally-conscious-patients/) pill for waking? If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:57 http://www.twis.org/2011/12/21/1020/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_12_08.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/fQePpazNL54/ http://www.twis.org/2011/12/09/1013/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:00:57 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1013 Flu In The Lab, Red Matter, Flavor Networks, Making The Earth Move, TWIThe End Of The World, Worms In Space!!!, Oak Ridge Shorties, Sex On The Brain, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fQePpazNL54:77ZhUiCTJig:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/fQePpazNL54" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/12/09/1013/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Flu In The Lab, Red Matter, Flavor Networks, Making The Earth Move, TWIThe End Of The World, Worms In Space!!!, Oak Ridge Shorties, Sex On The Brain, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Flu In The Lab, Red Matter, Flavor Networks, Making The Earth Move, TWIThe End Of The World, Worms In Space!!!, Oak Ridge Shorties, Sex On The Brain, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! The modern age has been brought to you by knowledge … We didn’t invent this modern age, and we don’t own the knowledge that made it possible. We owe our place in this world to the knowledge that has been lent to us over many millennia… It is on loan to us from the past, and we must repay it with interest. Interest in physics… interest in biology… Interest in human health… Interest in engineering… art and design Interest in literature… philosophy and democracy Interest in math, language, and cosmology We must take serious interest in our own education, as a sacred duty to the past and future generations of this earth. We are uniquely situated in the present day, as were past generations in their present days past… For like them, we too are at the pinnacle of all human history… They took that opportunity to push us forward into the modern age. To unlock the secrets of the atomic building blocks, to cure diseases and improve our standard of living, to launch us into orbit, take us to the moon, explore the solar system and universe beyond They invented the automobile, the satellite, the space shuttle and the hubble telescope. They invented the telephone, the radio, the television, the computer and microwave oven. They cured polio, chicken pox, small pox, measles, mumps, diphtheria and typhoid fever… We have their hard work to thank for where we are today, not our own. And in the interest of honoring the great minds that moved us forward and the tradition of hard work and dedication to the future we offer you… This Week in Science… Coming up next. Flu (http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/nov1711board.html) in the lab (http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/11/scientists-brace-for-media-storm.html?rss=1). Want more on this story? Check out TWiV (http://www.twiv.tv/2011/11/27/twiv-159-flu-gets-the-redd-light/)! Newly discovered red matter (http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/2011/pr201133.html) Flavor Networks - http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27372/ Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! The ability to make the earth move (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111130142245.htm)... with proper lubrication End of the world... Corals (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111128132700.htm) and pH Climate (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/11/study-of-the-last-glacial-maximum-suggests-lower-climate-sensitivity.ars) sensitivity (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/11/28/battling-blogs-and-sedate-news-reports-on-new-study-of-climate-sensitivity-or-how-hots-it-probly-gonna-get) Climate perception (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/11/us-public-accepts-climate-consensus-they-just-dont-know-what-it-is.ars) Water, food (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/11/29/wires-un-agency-says-exhausted-lands-water-shortages-threaten-global-food-supply) Durban (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/11/29/lots-of-ink-not-so-much-news-uns-climate-talks-on-in-durban-so-africa-where-to-next) Worms (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15897803)... in space!!! 4 or 5 great short stories out of Oak Ridge National Laboratory Cleavage Wars (http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/314880) Naked Brains (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/the-psychology-of-nakedness/) Sex with Neanderthals (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/11/111125-neanderthals-sex-humans-dna-science-extinct/) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:45 http://www.twis.org/2011/12/09/1013/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_12_01.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/6meGgoG7Tbk/ http://www.twis.org/2011/11/30/1008/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:00:28 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1008 Prostate Pill Problems, A Faster Internet, From Whence Came The Gamburtsevs, Dropping The Climate To Sell, Alien Rats, Burning Then Dying, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6meGgoG7Tbk:MM1UfTxCK2s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/6meGgoG7Tbk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/11/30/1008/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Prostate Pill Problems, A Faster Internet, From Whence Came The Gamburtsevs, Dropping The Climate To Sell, Alien Rats, Burning Then Dying, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Prostate Pill Problems, A Faster Internet, From Whence Came The Gamburtsevs, Dropping The Climate To Sell, Alien Rats, Burning Then Dying, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! The universe as we know it now Is not the universe as we once believed it to be It’s bigger… smaller… and much more complex than any of the great cosmic ponderers of the past could possibly have imagined Now, as always, we stand on the brink of history, at the pinnacle of scientific and technological capability… What we will learn in the next wave of scientific discoveries will cover more ground, uncover more mysteries and produce a more detailed picture of the universe than the one we now see… Along the way to this greater discovering, we will encounter strange new possibilities, unintuitive potential universes in a multiverse of time and space probabilities that force us to conceive of our reality as only one amongst many others… as though our entire universe is but a single page of a reference book upon a library shelf surrounded by volume upon volume of cosmic narratives… And then again… if the past has taught us one thing about the universe it is that it has always been strange… Just when you’re sure of one you’ll find it’s gone and made a change… In attempt to keep you in tune with at least one version of reality we bring you This week in science… coming up next Is the pill causing increases in prostate (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15720478) cancer? A faster internet (http://science.energy.gov/news/in-focus/2011/11-15-11/) on the way! Gamburtsev origins (http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/news-events/researchers-unravel-origins-antarcticas-ice-covered-mountains) news... not once, but twice! A Frozen Planet treading on thin ice (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/8889541/BBC-drops-Frozen-Planets-climate-change-episode-to-sell-show-better-abroad.html)? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Alien (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15738837) rats... First comes the burning (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/11/the-great-dying-first-it-warmed-then-it-burned.ars), then the dying... And, the pain (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/11/16/coral-snake-venom-pain/). The Leonids (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15775514) are here! If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:11:15 http://www.twis.org/2011/11/30/1008/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_11_17.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/LNlc8xieXko/ http://www.twis.org/2011/11/25/1004/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:44:59 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1004 Of Monkeys And Men, Mighty Mice, Guts And Brains, Toxo Chem Lab, Predicting Risk, Attention And Vision, Magnetic Moon, You In A Dish, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=LNlc8xieXko:OtznynpHMQY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/LNlc8xieXko" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/11/25/1004/feed/ 0 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Of Monkeys And Men, Mighty Mice, Guts And Brains, Toxo Chem Lab, Predicting Risk, Attention And Vision, Magnetic Moon, You In A Dish, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Of Monkeys And Men, Mighty Mice, Guts And Brains, Toxo Chem Lab, Predicting Risk, Attention And Vision, Magnetic Moon, You In A Dish, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! The lunatics are running the asylum… And while we all may have been assuming the asylum staff would be able to get things back under control, it is quite clear now that the gig of being an asylum staffer was not a career choice, and hardly worth returning to under adverse conditions… that or they have been eaten by the inmates… In any case… The way in which the governments of the world have set their priorities seem to indicate that they have no idea how civilization got where it is today… It was science! Not investment banks that discovered how to harness electricity, how to light our homes, power a motor, and how to build the first computers It was science! Not service providers that unlocked the secrets of gravity, of rocketry, of physics that launched the satellites into space It was science! Not massive media conglomerates that invented radio, television, analog and digital recordings… It is science! That saves us from illness before we get sick and rescues us again when we do… Not health insurance companies or pharmaceutical companies… It is science that has lead the way over and over again throughout human history and it is science in which we must trust to lead us through the current problems we face… But you won’t hear talk like that anywhere other than… This week in science!… coming up next Egalitarian monkeys (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/08/3358110.htm) in Brazil... selective advantage for first human colonists (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111103143237.htm)... Creating Mighty (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8881342/Scientists-tweak-gene-to-create-mighty-mouse.html) mouse... Does our large brain stem from our guts (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/10/3360267.htm)? Toxo (http://www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/2635/brain_parasite_directly_alters_brain_chemistry) alters brain chemistry... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Computer predicts breast cancer (http://www.nature.com/news/the-computer-will-see-you-now-1.9324) risk... Looking versus seeing (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/11/3362282.htm)... Moon's magnetized rocks (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/10/3360649.htm)... Pituitary gland (http://blogs.nature.com/news/2011/11/pituitary_gland_in_a_dish_make.html) in a dish... If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:10:04 http://www.twis.org/2011/11/25/1004/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_11_10.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/RP4q5bUvpZg/ http://www.twis.org/2011/11/09/1002/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:37:29 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=1002 Long Live The Mice!, Oh The Climate Is A'Changing, Changing The Rules, Putting Off Inevitability, Memory Doors, Astronaut Eyes, Bacterial Swap Meet, Bacteria Vamps, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=RP4q5bUvpZg:vlmUmfNiSfE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/RP4q5bUvpZg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/11/09/1002/feed/ 5 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Long Live The Mice!, Oh The Climate Is A'Changing, Changing The Rules, Putting Off Inevitability, Memory Doors, Astronaut Eyes, Bacterial Swap Meet, Bacteria Vamps, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Long Live The Mice!, Oh The Climate Is A'Changing, Changing The Rules, Putting Off Inevitability, Memory Doors, Astronaut Eyes, Bacterial Swap Meet, Bacteria Vamps, And Much More… Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! Mice (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/cellular-senescence) living healthier! Justin rants on Chlymatia (http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/11/osu-global-warming-prompts-tree.html), Science (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-11/w-thc110311.php), and Skeptics who used to be Skeptics (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/04/opinion/dr-mullers-findings-on-global-warming.html)... One more reason (http://news.discovery.com/tech/one-step-closer-to-borg-111102.html ) to stop climate change. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Electromagnetism (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/11/02/3353491.htm ) found to vary. Be wary. Higgs (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57317697/higgs-boson-hunt-on-hold-until-2012/) hiding for another year... The brain's rich club (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21117-the-rich-club-that-rules-your-brain.html). Doorway to your memory (http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-walking-through-doorway-increases.html ) Astronaut (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nasa-sponsored-study-describes-how-space-flight-impacts-astronauts-eyes-and-vision-2011-11-03) Eyes... Humans… bacterial trading (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/10/31/our-bodies-are-a-global-marketplace-where-bacteria-trade-genes/) cards Vampire (http://www.livescience.com/16822-vampire-bacteria-genome.html) bacteria If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:16:10 http://www.twis.org/2011/11/09/1002/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_11_03.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/lmvW6P8FQcw/ http://www.twis.org/2011/10/26/995/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 02:15:13 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=995 A Malaria Vaccine, Gypsy King Ancestors, A Near Miss?, Carbonated Rivers, Not So Faster Than Light?, High On Depression, Math Anxiety, No TV For Baby, New Planets, An Artistic Challenge, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=lmvW6P8FQcw:DM1nDcZW5jo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/lmvW6P8FQcw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/10/26/995/feed/ 8 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS A Malaria Vaccine, Gypsy King Ancestors, A Near Miss?, Carbonated Rivers, Not So Faster Than Light?, High On Depression, Math Anxiety, No TV For Baby, New Planets, An Artistic Challenge, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) A Malaria Vaccine, Gypsy King Ancestors, A Near Miss?, Carbonated Rivers, Not So Faster Than Light?, High On Depression, Math Anxiety, No TV For Baby, New Planets, An Artistic Challenge, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! In the following hour you will hear stories that are neither true nor false Neither fact nor fiction Neither six of this nor half dozen of the other Neither concrete, nor abstract nor a hazy concoction of the two as agreed upon by anonymous vote… What you will hear instead is the absolute best guess of what reality has taken place in the past, and what realities we are likely to undergo in the future… This system of gathering from past observations to predict the future is called science And while nothing in science is ever as certain as the whimsical beliefs of mankind… Certainly it has its place as a backup plan for when our ideal world fails to materialize… Though occasionally our whimsical nature is rewarded as we see when we faithfully tune into another episode and find… This Week in Science… coming up next A Malaria Vaccine (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/10/19/experimental-malaria-vaccine-protects-nearly-half-of-children/) On Course to Eradication (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/10/18/malaria-deaths-fell-20-percent-during-last-decade-who-says-world-on-course-to-eradicate-in-the-next/) Gypsy (http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/111019.htm) King Ancestors A Kraken of a comet (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/10/17/did-a-fragmenting-comet-nearly-hit-the-earth-in-1883-color-me-very-skeptical/) Carbonated (http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121994) Rivers Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Maybe Not So Super (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/10/17/superluminal-neutrinos-relativity-theory-rescued-by-relativity-theory/)... Luminal (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/10/19/zippy-neutrinos-yet-another-challenge-no-cerenkov-radiation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zippy-neutrinos-yet-another-challenge-no-cerenkov-radiation) High Praise (http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/emo-11-5-1096.pdf) for Depression Turn Off Your TV - http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/10/its-official-to-protect-babys-brain-turn-off-the-tv.ars New (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/10/20/time-naturenews-new-scientist-etc-star-swaddled-in-smashed-comets-dust-and-vapor-rain-forecast-for-alien-planet/) Planets (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/10/20/the-first-direct-image-of-a-baby-planet-being-born-maybebut-probably/) And, Greedy, Party Crashing (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/10/stars-that-shouldnt-be-there-form-by-sucking-not-smashing.ars) Stars An Artistic (http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/89/8942sci2.html) Challenge If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:22:03 http://www.twis.org/2011/10/26/995/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_10_20.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/0_zQ1-Qc45Y/ http://www.twis.org/2011/10/19/993/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:33:15 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=993 A Kraken Tale, Toothy Pterosaurs, Coloring Fossil Moths, Digital Dinos, Black Death Sequenced, Marriage Madness, The Hard Lives of Stars, We Got Muscles, No More Vitamins, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=0_zQ1-Qc45Y:FF2mz9K3vHo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/0_zQ1-Qc45Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/10/19/993/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS A Kraken Tale, Toothy Pterosaurs, Coloring Fossil Moths, Digital Dinos, Black Death Sequenced, Marriage Madness, The Hard Lives of Stars, We Got Muscles, No More Vitamins, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) A Kraken Tale, Toothy Pterosaurs, Coloring Fossil Moths, Digital Dinos, Black Death Sequenced, Marriage Madness, The Hard Lives of Stars, We Got Muscles, No More Vitamins, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! Without a pre amble the post amble can seem pointless And when things seem pointless the problems that face us become too daunting to deal with Things too daunting are ignored or resigned to as inevitable When things are ignored, they are not taught, no teachers, no students, no new thoughts and with no new thoughts, no new solutions are possible… and so the problems continue In science, there is nothing so daunting as having no teachers, no students, and no new thoughts For the problems facing us are not nearly so great as the opportunities for greatness that are going unanswered… Without the questioning minds, there are no questions asked, and no answers found… even though solutions are still required We people are capable of far greater feats of solution finding than we have performed so far And as proof of this, we offer you This week in science… coming up next A Kraken (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/10/the-giant-prehistoric-squid-that-ate-common-sense.ars) of a Tale (http://io9.com/5848192/giant-prehistoric-krakens-may-have-sculpted-self+portraits-using-ichthyosaur-bones) Toothy Pterosaur (http://www.livescience.com/16542-giant-toothed-pterosaur.html) Black holes destroy (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=34906&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=srs.gs-twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=api) stars There's a bounty of failed (http://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/main/media-releases/astronomers-find-bounty-of-failed-stars) stars out there Materialism and Marriage (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/byu-cbm101111.php) Black death (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/10/12/scientists-sequence-the-full-black-death-genome-and-find-the-mother-of-all-plagues/) sequenced And, fossil (http://www.insidescience.org/research/fossil-moths-reveal-their-true-colors) moths show some color Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Muscles of the future (http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2011/10/13/ubc-researchers-invent-tiny-artificial-muscles-with-the-strength-flexibility-of-elephant-trunk/ ) Don't take your vitamins (http://www.acsh.org/factsfears/newsid.1657/news_detail.asp) The LHSee (http://www.stfc.ac.uk/News+and+Events/37666.aspx) Stopping inflammation (http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/inflammation-1009.html) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:05:59 http://www.twis.org/2011/10/19/993/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_10_13.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/pVR5kibOoWI/ http://www.twis.org/2011/10/12/990/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:45:03 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=990 Ignobel Awards, Crab Nebula Calling, LUCO, Icarus Plans, Fins To Feet, Cometary Origins, Pee To Fuel, Happy Hate, Placebo Receptor, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pVR5kibOoWI:CSN5DovZ-vE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/pVR5kibOoWI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/10/12/990/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Ignobel Awards, Crab Nebula Calling, LUCO, Icarus Plans, Fins To Feet, Cometary Origins, Pee To Fuel, Happy Hate, Placebo Receptor, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Ignobel Awards, Crab Nebula Calling, LUCO, Icarus Plans, Fins To Feet, Cometary Origins, Pee To Fuel, Happy Hate, Placebo Receptor, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! There are more wrong answers to questions than there are correct ones. On the surface this may seem obvious, but if you drill down a bit you soon discover that it is not only obvious, but also plain to see… That the wrong information is prevalent in absolutely every human endeavor for the unknown itself begins as everything everywhere and only ends in an infinite number of best guesses. It is utterly unavoidable that we must constantly make decisions based on incorrect data derived from poorly constructed questions under less than ideal experimental conditions with insufficient history of past results upon which to base future predictions… And yet… our margin of error ridden decision making has allowed us humans to survive, to multiply and to produce magnificent achievements of the mind, terrific triumphs of technology and irrefutable rationalizations of the physical realities of time and space… And while some will tell you that the old solutions are still the best solutions to our way forward… Others, unsatisfied with simply having it right some of the time, continue to pursue more perfect solutions. Are occupying themselves with the possibilities that were either overlooked or entirely unforeseen… and are challenging the best answers of the past in order to find better ones for the future. For no matter how much ground has been gained from the unknown in the many millennia of human knowledge we must not rest upon the laurels of giants… And remind ourselves that the pioneering spirit of mankind still has an unexplored frontier ahead… For there are still more wrong answers to questions than there are correct ones. Although there is one thing we do know with great certainty… that it is time for This week in science… coming up next Ignobel (http://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2011) Awards!!! Crab Nebula (http://news.wustl.edu/news/Pages/22719.aspx) News First common (http://io9.com/5847099/) organelle Flying Closer to the Sun (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15146082) Fins to legs (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/10/05/3332050.htm) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Water from Comets (http://news.discovery.com/space/comet-hartley-water-111005.html)? Bacteria turns urine (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/10/03/3330834.htm) into rocket fuel Happy people (http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~feng/papers/mp_11_jf.pdf) more likely to hate Some placebos (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/cannabinoids-placebos-pain/) act via cannabinoid receptors Hey ladies! Make-up (http://the-scientist.com/2011/10/05/makeup-enhances-likability/) makes people like you better. Brain variation (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/10/05/3332673.htm) determines memory accuracy. If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:08:40 http://www.twis.org/2011/10/12/990/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_10_06.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/bcumFkr5-f0/ http://www.twis.org/2011/10/05/988/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 20:57:15 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=988 A New Standard, Hallucinating Personality, Synthetic Brains, Anabolic Mustard, Icebergs Kill Invertebrates, 5 Giants, Justin Gets Embarrassed, The Dead Sea Lives, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bcumFkr5-f0:3Uk6GolTWgM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/bcumFkr5-f0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/10/05/988/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS A New Standard, Hallucinating Personality, Synthetic Brains, Anabolic Mustard, Icebergs Kill Invertebrates, 5 Giants, Justin Gets Embarrassed, The Dead Sea Lives, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) A New Standard, Hallucinating Personality, Synthetic Brains, Anabolic Mustard, Icebergs Kill Invertebrates, 5 Giants, Justin Gets Embarrassed, The Dead Sea Lives, And Much More... Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! New Standard (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27195/) Candle Gravity Clusters (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/09/galaxy-clusters-validate-einstei.html) for Einstein Fermilab (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-09/fermilab-physicists-will-help-check-revolutionary-faster-light-claim) checking CERN Magic Mushrooms (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/jhmi-sdo092811.php) Change You Synthetic (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-09/israeli-researchers-build-rat-cyborg-packing-digitally-derived-cerebellum) cerebellum Spatial competition in the brain (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/09/beam-me-up-ratty.html) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Natural steroids (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/foas-lwe092911.php) you can buy in your grocery store A home remedy for spinal injuries (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/uok-cus092811.php) Red Wine (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/foas-rwi092911.php) Cures Icebergs (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/09/liberated-icebergs-messing-with-antarctic-biodiversity.ars) and biodiversity A 5th Gas Giant (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-09/lost-planet)? The number one reason people should never trust (http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/28/easily-embarrassed/) Justin New bacterial (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-09/weird-new-forms-bacterial-life-found-dead-sea) life Darker (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27202/) than black If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:07:12 http://www.twis.org/2011/10/05/988/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_09_29.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/sh3dG0hRXfY/ http://www.twis.org/2011/09/27/985/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:28:14 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=985 Faster Than Light?, Smarty Party, Seagull Poo, Parasite Hacker, What You Eat, DNA Triple Threat, TWIWRD, Nervous Genes, Gaming For Science, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=sh3dG0hRXfY:qgVp1RwRqVE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/sh3dG0hRXfY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/09/27/985/feed/ 5 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,Stewart Brand,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Faster Than Light?, Smarty Party, Seagull Poo, Parasite Hacker, What You Eat, DNA Triple Threat, TWIWRD, Nervous Genes, Gaming For Science, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Faster Than Light?, Smarty Party, Seagull Poo, Parasite Hacker, What You Eat, DNA Triple Threat, TWIWRD, Nervous Genes, Gaming For Science, And Much More… Disclaimer disclaimer disclaimer! If you have not yet heard the news, this announcement may be reaching you too late… While it is likely too late for you to do anything about it, the news is so shocking, so un-paralleled in it awe inducing implications… as to have rendered those with advanced knowledge vaguely helpless and little more than mild panic has occurred in the meantime… The story is that the speed of light might have been broken in a laboratory… and with it, a major pillar of science has cracked and all of physics is now in jeopardy of collapsing around us… While this is a preliminary observation and has yet to be properly vetted, Already we see the effects of this unprecedented paradigm shifting event as NASA satellites, uncertain about the validity of special relativity, have begun plummeting from their orbits in despair… And thought the end of the world as we know it may be at hand… fear not brave minions! For the world as we did not know it is under foot… And in the final analysis, the brave new world we are walking into May not be that much different than… This Week in Science… Coming up next Faster (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44629271/ns/technology_and_science-science/) than light (http://motls.blogspot.com/2011/09/italian-out-of-tune-superluminal.html)? Justin's pro-gifted minds rant Society would benefit from increasing the number of individuals who make path breaking, field-altering discoveries Birds (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/seagulls-resistant-poop/) and Bacteria Toxo un-veiled (http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept11/Toxoplasma.html) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! The history (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/hms-dk091611.php) of (http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept11/SiepelMigration.html) mankind ( http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2011/2011.9/aboriginals-get-new-history/) Rice (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-09/we-incorporate-genetic-information-food-we-eat-says-new-study) is in you! TWIWRD - Fingerprints (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27176/) for robots New genes for nerve repair ( http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/uoc--usd092111.php) Gaming (http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/09/19/140606555/gamers-solve-stubborn-viral-mystery-the-shape-of-a-key-enzyme) for Science (http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/zoran/NSMBfoldit-2011.pdf) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:06:10 http://www.twis.org/2011/09/27/985/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_09_22.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/rHgNBXfL3fg/ http://www.twis.org/2011/09/21/982/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:17:53 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=982 My Two Suns, Bachmann's HPV Debacle, Bird News, Arctic Ice, What Is Life?, Black Hole Galaxy, Self-Delusion Nation, TWIWRD, City: Mongolia, Auto Algorithms, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=rHgNBXfL3fg:QMs5Im25XHA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/rHgNBXfL3fg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/09/21/982/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,Stewart Brand,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS My Two Suns, Bachmann's HPV Debacle, Bird News, Arctic Ice, What Is Life?, Black Hole Galaxy, Self-Delusion Nation, TWIWRD, City: Mongolia, Auto Algorithms, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) My Two Suns, Bachmann's HPV Debacle, Bird News, Arctic Ice, What Is Life?, Black Hole Galaxy, Self-Delusion Nation, TWIWRD, City: Mongolia, Auto Algorithms, And Much More… My 2 Suns (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/kepler/news/kepler-16b.html )... The retarded HPV challenge (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20106117-10391704.html) Smart (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-crows-humans.html ) birdies... Birds (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6049/1619.abstract) of a feather (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/20/science/20feather.html) Gimme a north pole (http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/09/15/north-arctic-ice-study-confirms-low.html)... neat. Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! What is Life (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110915091625.htm)??? - (Thanks, Tim!) Black holes in galaxy creation (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-small-distant-galaxies-host-supermassive.html ) Self-delusion (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/uoe-sdi091411.php) is good for you? TWIWRD (http://news.discovery.com/tech/robot-evolta-ironman-hawaii-110915.html ) Algorithms (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27166/) for your car If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:09:36 http://www.twis.org/2011/09/21/982/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_09_15.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/MgBcKjD32fU/ http://www.twis.org/2011/09/15/980/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:38:48 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=980 Dark Hints, Football Impacts, Stimulation Weight Loss, Magnets Lie, Pre-Human Fossil Stories, Brain Science, Room Temp Superconductors, TWIWRD (Crab Edition), Crab Invaders, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=MgBcKjD32fU:ccN6M0-iJ5k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/MgBcKjD32fU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/09/15/980/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Dark Hints, Football Impacts, Stimulation Weight Loss, Magnets Lie, Pre-Human Fossil Stories, Brain Science, Room Temp Superconductors, TWIWRD (Crab Edition), Crab Invaders, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Dark Hints, Football Impacts, Stimulation Weight Loss, Magnets Lie, Pre-Human Fossil Stories, Brain Science, Room Temp Superconductors, TWIWRD (Crab Edition), Crab Invaders, And Much More... Hints of the dark (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2011/09/05/more-hints-of-dark-matter/) Football (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/08/head-blows-on-the-football-field/) impacts Stimulation (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110906121242.htm) weight loss Magnetic stimulation for lying (http://io9.com/5837983/scientists-can-make-you-lie-using-magnets) Delaying gratification (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/09/why-impulse-control-doesnt-get-easier-with-age.ars) as you age Seeing and Feeling (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/uosc-usp090811.php) Hearing (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-09/m-hwm090811.php) and Seeing Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Room temp superconducters (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27135/?p1=blogs) Pre-human was mix of modern (http://the-scientist.com/2011/09/08/the-mosaic-pre-man/) and old (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/09/origin-story-new-papers-claim-a-sediba-as-human-ancestor.ars) What about African interbreeding (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/09/did-africans-join-in-on-archaic-interbreeding.ars)? TWIWRD - watch out crabs (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14793436)! Crab invaders (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/09/scienceshot-king-crab-invasion.html)! VIDEO: Contagion (http://io9.com/5838431/contagions-bacteria-grown-billboard-is-the-perfect-viral-marketing) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:17:34 http://www.twis.org/2011/09/15/980/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_09_08.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/o-F7GnZtOPc/ http://www.twis.org/2011/09/07/977/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:42:40 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=977 Unexpected Star, Dull Drunks, We Like Animals, Reversing Baldness, Blood!, Old Tools, No Sex For Skinks, Cleverbot Debate, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=o-F7GnZtOPc:BI04BCkTOXc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/o-F7GnZtOPc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/09/07/977/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Unexpected Star, Dull Drunks, We Like Animals, Reversing Baldness, Blood!, Old Tools, No Sex For Skinks, Cleverbot Debate, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Unexpected Star, Dull Drunks, We Like Animals, Reversing Baldness, Blood!, Old Tools, No Sex For Skinks, Cleverbot Debate, And Much More… The star (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-star.html) that shouldn't exist (http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/09/01/3306919.htm) Dull Drunks (http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20110801235243data_trunc_sys.shtml) Our brain (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/seeing-animals/) likes animals (http://io9.com/5835391/our-brains-dont-consider-us-to-be-animals) Fatty Scalp (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14746365) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Blood (http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/38457/?p1=MstRcnt)! And, more blood (http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/38464/?p1=A3)! Old tools (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/homo-erectus-tools/) What keeps species (http://io9.com/5835261/lizard-species-keep-trying-to-interbreedbut-theyre-just-the-wrong-size) separate? Sometimes it's physical TWIWRD - Chatbots (http://io9.com/5835508/ ) have a conversation If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:02:04 http://www.twis.org/2011/09/07/977/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_09_01.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/N95bDQeK2yw/ http://www.twis.org/2011/08/30/967/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:05:41 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=967 Non-emergent Gravity, Bad Juju Girl Style, On Female Choice, Vagina Monologues, Time Cells, Case Of The Missing Higgs, And Much Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=N95bDQeK2yw:FuyLuS8NkNs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/N95bDQeK2yw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/08/30/967/feed/ 6 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Non-emergent Gravity, Bad Juju Girl Style, On Female Choice, Vagina Monologues, Time Cells, Case Of The Missing Higgs, And Much Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Non-emergent Gravity, Bad Juju Girl Style, Time Cells, Vagina Monologues, On Female Choice, Case Of The Missing Higgs, And Much Much More... Gravity (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27102) Doesn't Emerge Women Anticipate Negative (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233275.php) Things On Female (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uoe-fcm082311.php) Choice (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uocp-ces082511.php)... In Birds Justin Is Concerned About Vaginas (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20096886-10391704.html) Everywhere Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! You Have Time Cells (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/time-cells-weave-events-into-mem.html) Smoke 'Em If You're An Adult The Higgs (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/08/hints-of-higgs-boson-appear-weaker.html) Is Still Missing If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:07:39 http://www.twis.org/2011/08/30/967/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_08_25.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/mRkn4QIalcw/ http://www.twis.org/2011/08/23/963/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:45:16 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=963 Dark Matter Illusion, Air Fowled By Dogs, Exploding Bacteria, Toxo Rats, Spinning Spiders, Bad Ads, Butterflies and Bears, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=mRkn4QIalcw:-V8-2adMagw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/mRkn4QIalcw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/08/23/963/feed/ 5 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Dark Matter Illusion, Air Fowled By Dogs, Exploding Bacteria, Toxo Rats, Spinning Spiders, Bad Ads, Butterflies and Bears, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Dark Matter Illusion, Air Fowled By Dogs, Exploding Bacteria, Toxo Rats, Spinning Spiders, Bad Ads, Butterflies and Bears, And Much More... Dark Matter Illusion (http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-dark-illusion-quantum-vacuum.html) Detection inconsistencies (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/08/the-now-you-see-it-now-you-dont-nature-of-dark-matter.ars) Why Cleveland stinks (http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/988b8965845b604ca9e384fbaf808a60.html). Bursting (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=engineered-bacteria-secrete-toxin) Bacteria (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/08/16/scientists-engineer-suicide-bomber-bacteria-to-kill-other-bacteria/) Bombs (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/08/16/the-scientist-re-engineered-e-coli-find-a-superbug-and-kill-it-while-exploding/) Toxo rats (http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0023277) Toxoplasma (http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=toxoplasma-infected-rats-love-their-11-08-17) in the news (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/plos-pir081711.php) - Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! How spiders (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/tum-wsd081711.php) do that thing that they do...make webs. Bats See (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/08/bats-navigate-with-visual-map-additional-unknown-cues.ars) Their Way Home Let Sleeping Bears (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/bc-fat081511.php) Lie If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:13:30 http://www.twis.org/2011/08/23/963/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_08_18.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/-Lf9PCdrGLA/ http://www.twis.org/2011/08/16/960/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:05:12 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=960 Viral Cure-All, Bug Love, Not Spoiling Anything, Fungus Amungus, Lab Sphincters, It's Not A Trap!!!, TWIWRD, A Giant Bird, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=-Lf9PCdrGLA:-xRjrhiJoDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/-Lf9PCdrGLA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/08/16/960/feed/ 10 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Viral Cure-All, Bug Love, Not Spoiling Anything, Fungus Amungus, Lab Sphincters, It's Not A Trap!!!, TWIWRD, A Giant Bird, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Viral Cure-All, Bug Love, Not Spoiling Anything, Fungus Amungus, Lab Sphincters, It's Not A Trap!!!, TWIWRD, A Giant Bird, And Much More... Imagine All The Viruses (http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/antiviral-0810.html)... cured Spoilers Don't Spoil (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/08/spoilers-dont-spoil-anything.ars) the Fun Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Anal sphincters (http://scienceblog.com/46996/researchers-use-human-cells-to-engineer-functional-anal-sphincters-in-lab) in the lab Info Escapes (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-08/uoy-egc081011.php) Giant bird (http://news.discovery.com/animals/bird-lived-alongside-dinosaurs-110809.html) lived with dinos TWIWRD (http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2011-08/human-caused-driverless-car-crash-more-evidence-cars-should-just-take-over) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:03:42 http://www.twis.org/2011/08/16/960/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_08_11.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/pwqeX-UYfag/ http://www.twis.org/2011/08/11/958/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:15:19 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=958 Two Moons In One, Old People Do It, Bumpin' Universe, Heat Seeking Vampires, Smarties Getting Smarter, Curing Sleep, We Are Chimera, Rat Slobber, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=pwqeX-UYfag:HV2UeHNfJZc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/pwqeX-UYfag" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/08/11/958/feed/ 5 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Two Moons In One, Old People Do It, Bumpin' Universe, Heat Seeking Vampires, Smarties Getting Smarter, Curing Sleep, We Are Chimera, Rat Slobber, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Two Moons In One, Old People Do It, Bumpin' Universe, Heat Seeking Vampires, Smarties Getting Smarter, Curing Sleep, We Are Chimera, Rat Slobber, And Much More... Two, two, two moons (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/08/04/lots-of-ink-our-moon-may-once-have-been-two-then-they-merged-or-splatted/) in one!!! Old People (http://www.einstein.yu.edu/home/news.asp?id=678) Do It Did our universe (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/08/03/bbc-is-the-sky-bruised-did-a-bubble-universe-bump-us-only-planck-can-tell/) go bump in the night? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Jonah Lehrer asks 'Are smart people getting smarter (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/are-smart-people-getting-smarter/)'? Beware the toxic rat slobber (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110802201836.htm) We are all chimeras (http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/08/human-cells-chimera/) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:09:46 http://www.twis.org/2011/08/11/958/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_08_04.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/Ifz2IuYBkZw/ http://www.twis.org/2011/08/03/956/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:57:07 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=956 What's Old Acts Young, Toxo Cancer Link?, Is Cancer A Parasite?, A Trojan For Earth, Slim Chance For Life, Interview w/ Joel Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams About The New Universe, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=Ifz2IuYBkZw:37mYd3flOzw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/Ifz2IuYBkZw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/08/03/956/feed/ 8 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS What's Old Acts Young, Toxo Cancer Link?, Is Cancer A Parasite?, A Trojan For Earth, Slim Chance For Life, Interview w/ Joel Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams About The New Universe, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) What's Old Acts Young, Toxo Cancer Link?, Is Cancer A Parasite?, A Trojan For Earth, Slim Chance For Life, Interview w/ Joel Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams About The New Universe, And Much More... Everything old can be young (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/07/27/memory-improves-when-neurons-fire-in-youthful-surroundings/) again... Toxoplasma (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/07/26/is-the-parasite-toxoplasma-gondii-linked-to-brain-cancer/) and Cancer? Maybe, Maybe Not. Cancer a Parasite (http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/07/26/are-cancers-newly-evolved-species/)? Earth has a Trojan (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/07/astronomers-find-earths-first-trojan-asteroid.ars) ET life (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27025/?ref=rss)? Slim chance... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! In the second half of the show, we interviewed Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams about their new book: The New Universe (http://new-universe.org). If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:04:39 http://www.twis.org/2011/08/03/956/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_07_28.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/w_aYzspL5CM/ http://www.twis.org/2011/07/27/953/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:05:21 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=953 A New Dawn, The 4th Moon, Invisible Time, Electric Tadpoles, Spark of Life, High Schoolers With Rulers, A Tale Of Two Mice, UC Davis Monkey Pox, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=w_aYzspL5CM:Wd_4uyW2IVw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/w_aYzspL5CM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/07/27/953/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS A New Dawn, The 4th Moon, Invisible Time, Electric Tadpoles, Spark of Life, High Schoolers With Rulers, A Tale Of Two Mice, UC Davis Monkey Pox, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) A New Dawn, The 4th Moon, Invisible Time, Electric Tadpoles, Spark of Life, High Schoolers With Rulers, A Tale Of Two Mice, UC Davis Monkey Pox, And Much More... A New Dawn (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/dawn/news/dawn20110718.html)... Hubble finds 4th moon around Plutp (http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/23/full/) Temporal Invisibility (http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26992/ )??? Electric tadpoles ( http://news.discovery.com/animals/electrical-patterns-frog-110720.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1) foretell future events. The Spark (http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jul2011/nichd-21.htm) of Life... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! High Schoolers (http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2011/07/21/unlisted_ingredients_in_teas_and_herbal_brews_revealed_in_dna_tests_by_high_school_students.html) With Rulers A Tale of Two Mice (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/07/21/house-mice-picked-up-poison-resistance-gene-by-having-sex-with-related-species/)... UC Davis Primate Virus (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/07/species-hopping-virus-found-in-california-primate-facility.ars) Want to look for sharks (http://www.scientificamerican.com/citizen-science/project.cfm?id=shark-observation-network)? If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:08:38 http://www.twis.org/2011/07/27/953/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_07_21.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/XTkx2Y2gV9s/ http://www.twis.org/2011/07/19/947/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 04:16:17 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=947 Justin Raps, Stem Cell-o-Rama!, Fish Using Tools, TWIWRD Disturbs Us All, Lizard VS. Bird, The Internet Is Your Mind, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=XTkx2Y2gV9s:4t5apVoEEbY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/XTkx2Y2gV9s" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/07/19/947/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS,TWIS Bookclub Justin Raps, Stem Cell-o-Rama!, Fish Using Tools, TWIWRD Disturbs Us All, Lizard VS. Bird, The Internet Is Your Mind, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Justin Raps, Stem Cell-o-Rama!, Fish Using Tools, TWIWRD Disturbs Us All, Lizard VS. Bird, The Internet Is Your Mind, And Much More... Justin's Disclaimer Rap: Disclaimer to the many minions and fans of twis If you gotta hungry brain it’ll bounce to this And as I labor to find the inspired line of reason to rhyme So I can spit science-y alliterations when it comes show time Dr kiki gets the show rolling with a phd of kick ass knowing and kicks will be going to my shins if my speech is slowing or my tangent starts flowing But seriously how do you contain within a brain frame of just one hour That the world as we know it is but one drop in an informational shower That everything we know now is only ten percent of what we will learn in fifty years hence Its mind boggling to say the least That each week we could have such feast Of new ideas and new discovery From exoplanets to ancient dna recovery From the big bang to the latest advances We got more science news than Chinese zoos got pandas And all the great finds of late minds over the history of time on the shoulders of giants we put it in context This week in science is coming up next... Stem Cell Round up!!! California Eyes Stem Cells - http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-07/first-trial-embryonic-stem-cell-treatment-blindness-begins-california Stem Cell Breakthrough (http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001099 )... in Mice First Synthetic Organ (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-07/using-lab-grown-trachea-surgeons-conduct-worlds-first-synthetic-organ-transplant) Transplant Teeth (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-07/mice-molars-grown-stem-cells-form-fully-functional-transplantable-teeth) From Stem Cells Fish Using Tools (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/07/13/fish-join-the-list-of-tool-using-animals/) A (surprisingly) great compilation (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/12/tusk-fish-using-tools-eat_n_895563.html) of the press on this story Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! TWIWRD! Robots For Climate Science (http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-scientists-to-use-robo) Really Disturbing Robot (video from popsci (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-07/moaning-mouth-bot-learns-croon-even-creepier-ever), and Kagome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagome_Kagome) song) But, neverfear, NYT article (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/science/12robot.html?_r=1&ref=science) reassures us that robots aren't us yet... Lizard (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/07/scienceshot-tropical-lizards-get.html) vs. Bird The Internet (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/07/14/the-extended-mind-%E2%80%93-how-google-affects-our-memories/) Of Our Memory (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/07/study-why-bother-to-remember-when-you-can-just-use-google.ars) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:00:37 http://www.twis.org/2011/07/19/947/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_07_14.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/bnVhTOfDEVU/ http://www.twis.org/2011/07/18/945/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 23:21:31 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=945 Repairing Damaged Brains, Overpriced Drugs, Speaking in Genes, Let's Get Dirty, TWIWRD!, Pollution Stupidity, The Romance Novel, Finger Ratio, The (Not So) Holographic Life, Minion Experiment!, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=bnVhTOfDEVU:HrNipyWmmQg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/bnVhTOfDEVU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/07/18/945/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Repairing Damaged Brains, Overpriced Drugs, Speaking in Genes, Let's Get Dirty, TWIWRD!, Pollution Stupidity, The Romance Novel, Finger Ratio, The (Not So) Holographic Life, Minion Experiment!, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Repairing Damaged Brains, Overpriced Drugs, Speaking in Genes, Let's Get Dirty, TWIWRD!, Pollution Stupidity, The Romance Novel, Finger Ratio, The (Not So) Holographic Life, Minion Experiment!, And Much More… Repairing The Damage (http://the-scientist.com/2011/07/04/new-target-for-myelin-repair/) Of MS From Speech (http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/609780/11166221c6/289803557/b10e12f275/) To Brain (http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1002145) How much do drugs cost ( http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/drug-r-d-costs-questioned/3707) to make? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Let's Get Dirty (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304314404576413303666083390.html)... - Robots Of The Future Stink (http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/30/robotic-armpit-sweats-you-out-of-harms-way-uncanny-valley-just/) Bad Air Bad For Brains (http://the-scientist.com/2011/07/06/air-pollution-stunts-cognition/) How Long Is Your Finger (http://the-scientist.com/2011/07/05/digit-ratio-predicts-penis-length/ )? Is Our Universe Holographic (http://news.discovery.com/space/we-might-not-live-in-a-hologram-after-all-110701.html)? Take part in our experiment! Listen to the show to see if you can get involved... If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:05:07 http://www.twis.org/2011/07/18/945/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_07_07.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/6k5aJIrBIWs/ http://www.twis.org/2011/07/05/939/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:50:37 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=939 Flipping Neutrinos, Hallucinogens And Headaches, Bird News, The Epileptic Switch, Selling Monkey Sex, Prune Fingers, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=6k5aJIrBIWs:Rvqdj1M9szE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/6k5aJIrBIWs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/07/05/939/feed/ 1 Dan Gardner,Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Flipping Neutrinos, Hallucinogens And Headaches, Bird News, The Epileptic Switch, Selling Monkey Sex, Prune Fingers, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Flipping Neutrinos, Hallucinogens And Headaches, Bird News, The Epileptic Switch, Selling Monkey Sex, Prune Fingers, And Much More... Takin' LSD (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/06/lsd-alleviates-suicide-headaches.html) For My Headaches... Oh, and Flipping Neutrinos (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/06/neutrino-transformation-could-help-explain-mystery-of-matter.ars) Bird Talk (http://io9.com/5816441/birds-are-the-first-non+human-animals-to-use-grammar) Crow Grudges (http://news.discovery.com/animals/angry-crows-memory-life-threatening-behavior-110628.html) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Selling Monkey (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn20618-the-first-advertising-campaign-for-nonhuman-primates.html) Sex (http://www.canneslions.com/festival/event_detail_page.cfm?event_id=149) Tripping the Epileptic (http://today.uci.edu/news/2011/06/nr_baram_110627.php) Switch Food NOT Calories (http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20110630/sc_livescience/foodtypenotcaloriecontentmattersmoreinweightgain)... Prune fingers (http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110628/full/news.2011.388.html) grip better. If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:06:39 http://www.twis.org/2011/07/05/939/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_06_30.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/_YfwHJd3bzg/ http://www.twis.org/2011/06/29/937/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:45:20 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=937 Oceanic Blues, Udder Engineering, Mercury Revs, Who's Earth's Daddy?, Parental Blame, Orca Ears, Dino Thermometers, Memory Prosthetics, Zombie Parasite, and Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_YfwHJd3bzg:rUtV27sy8yU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/_YfwHJd3bzg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/06/29/937/feed/ 0 Dan Gardner,Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Oceanic Blues, Udder Engineering, Mercury Revs, Who's Earth's Daddy?, Parental Blame, Orca Ears, Dino Thermometers, Memory Prosthetics, Zombie Parasite, and Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Oceanic Blues, Udder Engineering, Mercury Revs, Who's Earth's Daddy?, Parental Blame, Orca Ears, Dino Thermometers, Memory Prosthetics, Zombie Parasite, and Much More... So Go The Oceans (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/06/21/lots-of-ink-ocean-quality-dropping-fast-its-quantity-is-way-up-not-so-much-ink-except-fox-colorado-scientists-doctored-sea-level-data/)... Oceanic ears ( http://news.stanford.edu/news/2011/june/orca-ears-microphone-062311.html) Mercury (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/124079034.html) Revs (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/06/17/nytimes-etc-the-planet-mercury-it-is-interesting-more-so-anyway-than-the-experts-expected/) - cows engineered ( http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110616/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_cows_1) to produce human milk... Autism... Blame it On The Parents (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/06/kids-autism-may-be-result-of-parents-talent-for-system-oriented-thinking.ars) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Earth - Sun origins (http://www.space.com/12059-earth-formation-sun-building-blocks-nebula.html ) out of whack Taking Dinosaurs Temperatures (http://media.caltech.edu/press_releases/13429) Brain Prostheses (http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-hippocampal-system-restores-long-term-memory) For Memory (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-06/artificial-memory-chip-rats-can-remember-and-forget-touch-button) And, the latest zombie parasite news (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13860891) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:08:00 http://www.twis.org/2011/06/29/937/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_06_23.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/fYc_wstmq5M/ http://www.twis.org/2011/06/21/934/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:19:49 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=934 Water From Stars, Why Americans Die, Happy K-Holes, Lose Weight Easy, Holy Batcopter!, The Peacock Factor, Date Like Dad, Chandra News, And Much More&#8230; Water From Stars What is killing americans? lack of TWiS in their daily routine&#8230; How Ketamine Makes People Happy Scientists develop Batcopter Get a free audiobook at Audible.com! Promiscuity can be [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=fYc_wstmq5M:UQfccpqhu8c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/fYc_wstmq5M" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/06/21/934/feed/ 3 Dan Gardner,Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Water From Stars, Why Americans Die, Happy K-Holes, Lose Weight Easy, Holy Batcopter!, The Peacock Factor, Date Like Dad, Chandra News, And Much More... Water From Stars - What is killing americans? lack of TWiS in their daily routine... - (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Water From Stars, Why Americans Die, Happy K-Holes, Lose Weight Easy, Holy Batcopter!, The Peacock Factor, Date Like Dad, Chandra News, And Much More... Water From Stars (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/06/110613-space-science-star-water-bullets-kristensen/) What is killing americans? lack of TWiS in their daily routine (http://www.apha.org/)... How Ketamine Makes People Happy (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/06/why-ketamine-makes-you-happy.html ) Scientists develop Batcopter (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-06/batcopter-flies-bat-swarms-helping-researchers-study-bat-flight-patterns) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Promiscuity can be inherited (http://news.discovery.com/human/playboy-gene-promiscuity-110613.html) Chandra News ( http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/H-11-183.html) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:04:36 http://www.twis.org/2011/06/21/934/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_06_16.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/CT3mseItjlo/ http://www.twis.org/2011/06/14/932/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:27:26 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=932 Request For Help, Light From Nothing, Human Origins, Kids On Math, Fat Damage, Bird Brain Differences, Got Regrets?, Ant Wars, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=CT3mseItjlo:0mh5FqZZRA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/CT3mseItjlo" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/06/14/932/feed/ 4 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Request For Help, Light From Nothing, Human Origins, Kids On Math, Fat Damage, Bird Brain Differences, Got Regrets?, Ant Wars, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Request For Help, Light From Nothing, Human Origins, Kids On Math, Fat Damage, Bird Brain Differences, Got Regrets?, Ant Wars, And Much More... A request (http://www.pressbanner.com/view/full_story/10001757/article-Scotts-Valley-student-battles-leukemia) for help.... Light From Nothing (http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110603/full/news.2011.346.html)? Top regrets in life, not what you may have guessed... Brain (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/health/07learn.html) Training Kids Brains On Math (http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-early-math-lessons-children-brains.html) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! The Intelligence Difference (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/06/08/crows-and-parrots-–-brainy-birds-but-in-different-ways/) California! Uber-Ants (http://io9.com/5809680/how-a-small-group-of-california-ants-are-challenging-the-global-argentine-ant-empire)! If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:12:10 http://www.twis.org/2011/06/14/932/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_06_09.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/a-AJmcRRHr4/ http://www.twis.org/2011/06/08/921/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:44:16 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=921 Arsenic Life Report, WHO Knows Cells, Bed Of Algae, Short-term Brain, Breaking Photon Records, RIP Spirit, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=a-AJmcRRHr4:tstlDJXw1Pw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/a-AJmcRRHr4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/06/08/921/feed/ 3 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Arsenic Life Report, WHO Knows Cells, Bed Of Algae, Short-term Brain, Breaking Photon Records, RIP Spirit, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Arsenic Life Report, WHO Knows Cells, Bed Of Algae, Short-term Brain, Breaking Photon Records, RIP Spirit, And Much More... Arsenic (http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/58190/) life (http://www.slate.com/id/2295724) report (http://www.slate.com/id/2276919)... WHO knows Cellphones (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/06/01/lots-of-ink-world-health-organization-doesnt-quite-say-cell-phones-dont-cause-brain-cancer-maybe-it-does/) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Get your algae filters (http://io9.com/5807800/why-a-simple-bed-of-algae-could-save-us-from-water-pollution-and-fuel-shortages)! Brain in a dish (http://scienceblogs.com/deanscorner/2011/05/growing_a_brain_in_a_dish.php) has a memory (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-06/tiny-artificial-rat-brain-exhibits-12-seconds-short-term-memory)! Breaking photonic (http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-06/researchers-entangle-and-observe-eight-photons-simultaneously-smashing-previous-record) records! RIP (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/news/mer20110524.html) Spirit (http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-06/last-image-spirit-mars-rover-ever-saw) If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 57:08 http://www.twis.org/2011/06/08/921/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_06_02.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/NdMtLsYg7Gs/ http://www.twis.org/2011/06/02/918/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:18:01 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=918 Missing Matter Found, Skin To Neurons, FeelingSmall, Moon Mystery, Interview With Robert Brand RE: Balloons To Space, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=NdMtLsYg7Gs:tOMURleACDY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/NdMtLsYg7Gs" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/06/02/918/feed/ 8 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,science,talk,This Week in Science,TWIS Missing Matter Found, Skin To Neurons, FeelingSmall, Moon Mystery, Interview With Robert Brand RE: Balloons To Space, And Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Missing Matter Found, Skin To Neurons, FeelingSmall, Moon Mystery, Interview With Robert Brand RE: Balloons To Space, And Much More… Universe's Missing Mass Found (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110524094515.htm)! How big (http://io9.com/5805799/how-to-trick-people-into-thinking-theyre-the-size-of-barbie-dolls) are you (http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020195)??? Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Interview with Robert Brand (http://wotzup.com/space-quest/)... If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:04:13 http://www.twis.org/2011/06/02/918/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_05_26.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/_u3q2gvxO5w/ http://www.twis.org/2011/05/24/914/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 00:24:36 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=914 Justin vs. the LHC, Zombie Science, Fear Of Death, Lonely Planets, Climatic Politics, Fear Of Food, Melty Freezy Earth, Fear Of Fearlessness, Neanderthals, The Rapture, And Much Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=_u3q2gvxO5w:UzNEOOwp9pM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/_u3q2gvxO5w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/05/24/914/feed/ 2 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,Steven Pinker,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Justin vs. the LHC, Zombie Science, Fear Of Death, Lonely Planets, Climatic Politics, Fear Of Food, Melty Freezy Earth, Fear Of Fearlessness, Neanderthals, The Rapture, And Much Much More… (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Justin vs. the LHC, Zombie Science, Fear Of Death, Lonely Planets, Climatic Politics, Fear Of Food, Melty Freezy Earth, Fear Of Fearlessness, Neanderthals, The Rapture, And Much Much More… LHC False Alarm (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13424231)! Zombie (http://hubpages.com/hub/Scientists_cure_cancer__but_no_one_takes_notice) Science (http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/05/the_dca_zombie_arises_again.php) Planets without orbits... ArsTechnica (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/05/exoplanets-without-a-star-galaxy-teems-with-lonely-jupiters.ars) Lots of Ink (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/05/18/lots-of-ink-lensing-study-says-therere-more-rejected-planets-floating-free-than-stars-maybe-indecently/) Are We in Danger? (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/05/19/are-we-in-danger-from-a-rogue-planet/) Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Wikileaks and the Arctic Stampede (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/05/13/bbc-wikileaks-cables-reveal-intl-rush-to-stake-mineral-claims-in-arctic-ocean/) Climate Critic Plagiarism (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/05/climate-science-critic-sees-paper-retracted-due-to-plagiarism.ars) and Retraction Melting and Freezing At the Core (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110518131421.htm) Happy Rapture (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/05/19/miller-mccune-theres-this-idiotic-end-of-world-scheduled-this-week-but-not-to-insult-anybodys-faith/) everyone!!! If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:02:55 http://www.twis.org/2011/05/24/914/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_05_19.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/qKcfg3eAHQI/ http://www.twis.org/2011/05/24/912/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 00:23:22 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=912 Frakking Controversy, Remembering Memories, World Robot Domination, Whisky Power, Talking Sperm, Learning to Speak Whale, Decoding DNA, BPA Baby Dangers, Tech VS Nature, And Much More...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=qKcfg3eAHQI:QMvhKYbUUw4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/qKcfg3eAHQI" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/05/24/912/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,Steven Pinker,talk,technology,This Week in Science,TWIS Frakking Controversy, Remembering Memories, World Robot Domination, Whisky Power, Talking Sperm, Learning to Speak Whale, Decoding DNA, BPA Baby Dangers, Tech VS Nature, And Much More... (http://www.twis.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/TWIS_podcast_logo-e1277863172926.jpg) Frakking Controversy, Remembering Memories, World Robot Domination, Whisky Power, Talking Sperm, Learning to Speak Whale, Decoding DNA, BPA Baby Dangers, Tech VS Nature, And Much More... Frakking A Musical (http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/05/12/a-musical-introduction-to-fracking/) Into To... Who Do You Trust (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2011/05/10/fracking-is-good-for-you-trust-me-i-have-a-nice-voice-and-i-could-be-your-neighbor/)? Explosive H2O (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/05/natural-gas-fracking-can-make-local-well-water-explosive.ars) Shale Methane Leaks (http://news.discovery.com/earth/hydrofracking-shale-methane-leak-in-wells-110511.html) In the age old battle between nature (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/asu-pop051211.php) and technology ( http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-05/msu-scm051211.php), which one is winning? Early Memories (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13351681)... The '$1,000 genome' decoding may be here soon… what good will it do? (http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2011-05-11/the_genomics_conundrum.html) World Robot Domination!!! Robo-birds (http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/03/robot-bird-soars-through-the-sky.html)... Schizophrenic Computers (http://news.discovery.com/tech/paranoid-android-simulating-schizophrenia-on-a-computer-110511.html)... Get a free audiobook at Audible.com (http://www.audiblepodcast.com/twis)! Whales have accents (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110512104252.htm)! Gamma Ray Mystery (http://ksjtracker.mit.edu/2011/05/11/science-news-bbc-crab-nebula-and-its-sizzling-pulsar-erupt-with-mystery-gamma-bursts/)... Human Lung Stem Cell (http://blogs.nejm.org/now/index.php/human-lung-stem-cells-a-breathtaking-discovery/2011/05/11/) Discovered! The Power of Whisky (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/05/10/a-toast-to-scottish-homes-powered-by-whisky/)... If you love TWIS, please support us by donating below: Dr. Kirsten Sanford Science Media no 1:03:20 http://www.twis.org/2011/05/24/912/http://traffic.libsyn.com/twis/TWIS_2011_05_12.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/twis/science/~3/HAuiVE7DfaY/ http://www.twis.org/2011/05/11/908/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 23:02:10 +0000 Kirsten Sanford http://www.twis.org/?p=908 Bin Laden DNA, Monkey Business, They've Got... Personality, Confirming Einstein, Trapping Anti-matter, Better Diagnosis, Minion Mailbag, And Much More…<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:dMcygGhlNJA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=dMcygGhlNJA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:QXVau8BzmBE"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=QXVau8BzmBE" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:2mJPEYqXBVI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=2mJPEYqXBVI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?a=HAuiVE7DfaY:S-R5B_X3sMM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/twis/science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/twis/science/~4/HAuiVE7DfaY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.twis.org/2011/05/11/908/feed/ 1 Dr. Kiki,Justin Jackson,Kirsten Sanford,news,podcast,radio,science,talk,technology,This Week in Science Bin Laden DNA, Monkey Business, They've Got... 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Confirming Einstein (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/may/HQ_11-134_Gravity_Probe_B.html)... 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