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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?
Protest Psychology, Fox Life, COVID Self Care, Hemorrhagic Microbiome, Not So Royal Jelly, Misery Loves Company, Lab Grown Livers, Dead Sea Puzzle, Triple Negative, Fleeing Pole-Ward, Geo-engineered Problems?, Feral Cat Death, Rescue Dogs, And Much More…
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The looting has got to stop.
No excuse for it.
The opportunistic nature of the looters should be met with force
Military force if necessary.
I speak of course about the last major tax cuts for the already rich
Which amounted to a 2.3 trillion dollar looting of government spending ability.
Adding trillions to the national debt while getting nothing in return.
What else would 2.3 trillion dollars pay for?
295 years of the National Science Foundations budget
Or
the elimination of all current student debt in the US
Along with 102 years of the National Science Foundations budget
Or
Enough to triple the federal spending on public schools
Every, single, one of them…
When we see looting we react as we should.
It is wrong, and something should be done to stop it.
But let us be clear eyed when we call for force, violent force to resolve it.
If we are talking about financial damage to our nation
Let us count the ways
Let us add up actual cost that looters have taken
And let us direct our outrage where it is most deserved
This week in science
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Let’s start with the SCIENCE NEWS!
Protest Psychology
Do extreme protest actions deteriorate popular support for protests?
Fox Life
Does human proximity affect animal adaptations?
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What about a COVID-19 Update!
COVID Silver Lining
This crazy time has inspired people to be more deliberate about self care.
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Could it be a cause?
Patients with hemorrhagic brain disease have disordered gut microbiomes.
Is it time for Blair’s Animal Corner???
Royal jelly might not be so royal after all
It might bee that queens are just fed more, and not anything special at all.
Misery loves company
Macaques are less stressed when working through hardship with a friend.
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What science news does the second half of the show hold???
Lab Grown Livers
From skin to liver, maybe someday for people.
Triple negative
A breast cancer gene discovery might lead to a cure.
Fleeing Pole-ward
Species around the globe are fleeing to the poles – those on land more slowly than those in water.
Geo-engineered Problems?
An analysis of a geoengineering solution to climate change fouond that while it would be likely to decrease solar radiation and heating, atmospheric effects might be problematic in other ways.
Dead Sea Puzzle
DNA helps with the solution.
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Time for the last quick news…
Feral Cat Death
A spiffy sprayer in Australia zaps cats with poison.
Yes, your dog wants to rescue you
Dogs appear to have a desire to save their owner from trouble.
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