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This Week: Transplant Success?, Wooden Tools, Green Energy, Blood Update, Ducks In a Row, COVID Update, Natalia Reagan, Just Good News, Simulated Sniffer, Lady Brains, Sleep Training, And Much More…
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When wondering about why things are the way they are
Keep this littlest of thoughts in mind
Everything runs on knowledge of the past
The way roads are built
The way school is taught
The way laws are created and enforced
The way government is run
The way doctors diagnose
The way food is prepared
The way a computer is programmed
The way anything is engineered
Is all based on knowledge of the past…
Occasionally humans do find themselves confronted with the unknown.
With a set of circumstances, problems or obstacles that
They have absolutely no past knowledge with which to guide them.
These are ignorant people.
Best to be avoided because they are markedly prone to making poor choices
If they just spent a little more time educating themselves
And a little less time unknowingly getting by on other peoples knowledge
They would see that no matter what confronts them
Humans have found sound strategies and solutions in the past
And nowhere is this knowledge of the past applied better
Than right here on
This Week in Science
Coming Up Next…
Let’s start with some quick science news
Transplant Success?
Surgeons report the first successful transplantation of a kidney from a pig into a human.
Wooden knives and nails
Could they be better than steel?
Green Energy
Ever wonder whether photosynthetic algae could power animals? Some scientists did, and now we know that the sun can power frogs.
Blood…
it does more than we thought
Ducks In a Row
It’s physics.
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Want a COVID Update?
Vaccine News!
Boosters are authorized for all three vaccines in use in the US, and the FDA has said that any of the them will work. So, go ahead and mix-and-match if that’s good for you.
Baby Effects
The sex of your baby influences your body’s reaction to COVID-19 infection.
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Let’s talk to Natalia Reagan!
Natalia Reagan is an actress, comedian, and primatologist “>among other things. Please, help her write science comedy for Mel Brooks. She is very entertaining and knowledgeable about the animals!
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What science news does Justin have?
Covid-19 and Christian Nationalism
A strict paternal belief in God leads to less vaccine acceptance.
Just Good News
The Earth will repair itself!
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Let’s finish strong with science from Dr. Kiki!
Simulated Sniffer
The olfactory system is optimally evolved, according to computer scientists who created an artificial stem through machine learning.
Lady Brains
A specialized circuit stimulated by estrogen makes females more active and sexually receptive… in mice.
Sleep Training
Sleep is good.
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What were we discussing at this time last year? Dr. Kiki got a chance to one-on-one with Josiah Zayner who is working to make DIY Bio accessible to the world. Listen to our conversation and so much more. We hope you enjoy the flashback!
This one from 2011 (TEN years ago! Can you believe it?) included possible ancient kraken comets, malaria vaccine development, carbonated rivers, and the crushed dreams of scientists as more evidence amassed to refute the idea of super-luminal neutrinos. Check it out!
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