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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:19) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:44) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Dr. Kiki
(3:13) - Opening Theme Music, Dr. Kiki
(3:48) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings - with Dr. Kiki & Blair. Justin is off.
(13:26) - Science News —
(13:31) - The Nobel Prize Winners for 2026 [Nobel Committee], Dr. Kiki
(28:14) - Mowing less, spraying smarter give pollinators a boost [Phys.org], Blair
(37:44) - Russia says plague institute worker’s death does not risk an epidemic [Reuters], Dr. Kiki
See also — What about the fears of pneumonic plague in Russia? [Associate Press]
(47:36) - DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 cases, with 48% death rate [University Of Minnesota CIDRAP], Dr. Kiki
(51:02) - Radio signal detected for the first time from a planet outside our solar system (Beta-Pictorus-B - Magnetic Field 200X stronger than Jupiter’s) [CNN], Dr. Kiki
(55:14) - And... We're at the Break!
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...More minions, please!
(56:33) - And — We're back from The Break!
(56:36) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(56:43) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme
(57:06) - Orangutan mothers seek out playmates for their young [Phys.org], Blair
(1:06:12) - An extended discussion on avoiding Palm Oil ensues.
(1:09:07) - A short breath extends the mating calls of male tokay geckos [Phys.org], Blair
MOAR Science News —
(1:19:43) - “Mini-brains” model myelin damage and regeneration, offering new tool for MS drug testing [Medical Xpress], Dr. Kiki
See also — A human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived spheroid model to investigate myelin injury and repair [Nature Neuroscience]
(1:23:25) - Precisely patterned molecular threads boost neuron growth and synapse formation in cell cultures [Phys.org], Dr. Kiki
(1:27:48) - Why Cannabis Can Suddenly Trigger Panic [in mice 🐁] [NeuroscienceNews.com], Dr. Kiki
See also — Cannabinoid modulation of central amygdala population dynamics during threat investigation [Nature Communications]
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(1:37:22) - Show wrap-up
(1:38:36) - Thank you's to our Patreon Sponsors
(1:41:36) - End Theme
And that's All, Folks!... Except, we still have...
(1:42:59) - The After Show! Hey Yo Yo! Here we go, Yo Yo! After Show is BEDTIME. The hosts are TIRED. Some weeks you have regenerative sleep, and some weeks you don't. One month until the election. What else could happen (besides the RUSSIAN PLAGUE this week! 😱) ...and much, much more...