Top 11 of 2022 - This Week in Science (TWIS) Podcast

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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:20) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:46) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:42) - Opening Theme Music
(4:17) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair & Justin!

(8:11) - THE TOP 11 SCIENCE STORIES OF 2022 —

(8:19) - Number 11 — Climate Change — Carbon dioxide peak for 2022 more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels, Blair
(13:30) - Number 10 — Physics — National Ignition Facility surpasses long-awaited fusion milestone
See also — What enabled the big boost in fusion energy announced this week?
See also — LHC says Standard Model is Fine, a Holographic Wormhole in a Quantum Computer, and aSimulated a Black Hole in The Lab
(21:34) - Number 9 — The Microbiome — Houston Methodist study finds clues about concussions from the gut, Justin
See also — Microbes in Gut Might Affect Personality, According to Clarkson University Prof's Research
(27:27) - Number 8 — AI — AI reveals unsuspected math underlying search for exoplanets, Blair
See also — A.I.-powered drug discovery, AI detects blue whale calls, A.I. model detects Parkinson’s from breathing patterns, Meta AI predicts shape of 600 million proteins, A.I. "Underground maps" of fashion, A.I. in structural biology.
(35:02) - Number 7 — Brain Organoids — Neurons in a dish learn to play Pong — what’s next?, Dr. Kiki
See also — Human brain cells implanted in rats prompt excitement — and concern
(40:03) - Number 6 — Ancient Humans — Earliest human remains in eastern Africa dated to more than 230,000 years ago, Justin

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(47:02) - And we're back from the break!

(47:10) - Number 5 — eDNA — Zoo air contains enough DNA to identify the animals inside, Blair & Justin
See also — Tea & dried herbs show arthropod eDNA, Blood-sucking leeches help map biodiversity, ancient DNA in frozen Greenland soil.
(55:19) - Number 4 — Multiple Sclerosis Cause — Scientists debate the role of a virus in multiple sclerosis, Dr. Kiki
(59:22) - Number 3 — Regenerative Medicine — an organoid “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart grown without Eggs or Sperm, Blair
See also — Embryo model completes gastrulation to neurulation and organogenesis, 1st pig-to-human heart transplant, restoring cell, organ function in pigs after death, Axolotls Regrow Their Brains After Injury, Drug Cocktail Regenerates Amputated Frog Legs, creating artificial cells with lifelike functionality.
(1:05:06) - Number 2 — Cancer/HIV Cures — Rectal Cancer Disappears w/ Experimental Use of Immunotherapy, Justin
See also — Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Low Advanced Breast Cancer, up to Four people "cured" of HIV, but is a less risky cure in sight?
(1:11:59) - Number 1 — NASA & Space Explorations — After reaching deep space haven, Webb telescope begins 5 months of fine-tuning, Dr. Kiki
See also — NASA’s Successful Artemis I Mission to the Moon and back,NASA’s DART Mission Hits Asteroid, NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion.

(1:25:45) - Blair’s Top Honorable Mentions for Animals!
(1:25:51) - Lots o' spiders, spider groups hunting, spider sleep, catapulting spiders, spider webs for hearing, necrobotic spiders, dolphin & snake clitorises, tentacle robots, and go-kart fish, Blair

(1:39:18) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

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(1:47:19) - End Theme

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