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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:43) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(3:17) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Dr. Kiki
(5:00) - Opening Theme Music, Dr. Kiki
(5:35) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki & Blair. Justin is off.
(5:46) - Discussion of the recent U.S. Mid-term Election Results discussion and what it might mean for re-funding some recently de-funded Science Studies.
(18:03) - Science News —
(18:07) - U.S. midterm election results brighten prospects for science [Science.org] — Dr. Kiki
(18:37) - Over a billion more dark-morning school commutes for K–12 children under the Sunshine Protection Act [Cell - Current Biology], Blair
(27:33) - Dinosaur Blood Cells Detected in 115-Million-Year-Old Fossil [Sciencd Alert], Dr. Kiki
(31:23) - Dinosaur Discovery Reveals a Specialized Fruit Eater [Stony Brook University News], Dr. Kiki
See also - Heme signatures in mineralized red blood cells within vascular canals of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur bone [PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ], Dr. Kiki
(34:10) - One-minute frequency disturbances from unintended synchronization in cyber–physical power systems [Nature - Energy], Dr. Kiki
(40:44) - And... We're at the Break!
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...More minions, please!
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(41:16) - And — We're back from The Break!
(41:18) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(41:22) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(41:46) - Evolution has repeatedly turned hawkmoth genitals into defensive tools [Phys.org], Blair
(48:41) - Fingerprints of the sea: Identifying sharks by their fins alone [Phys.org], Blair
MOAR Science News —
(55:31) - A High-Fat Diet Triggered an Unexpected Brain Response in Young Female Mice [Science Alert], Dr. Kik
See also — High-fat diet consumption increases hippocampal plasticity and affects performance in a spatial learning task in young female mice [Nature - Scientific Reports]
(1:02:07) - In parallel mouse studies, researchers fail to replicate many reported effects of psilocybin [UC Berkeley News], Dr. Kiki - :
See also — A multi-institutional investigation of psilocybin’s effects on mouse behavior [Nature - Neuroscience]
(1:06:20) - A socio-sexual bond between a bull and a male donkey [Cell - Current Biology], Dr. Kiki
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(1:12:20) - Show wrap-up
(1:13:13) - Thank you's to our Patreon Sponsors
(1:17:28) - End Theme
And that's All, Folks!... Except, we still have...
(1:18:50) - The After Show! AAAaaaaah....! 🎵 Dr. Kiki is tired tonight! We did LESS than a Tight 90 tonight! Not even that! It's like a VERY TIGHT 79! Woo-Hoo! We did it! Dr. Kiki does not want to eat Kelp ...and much, much more...