Dr. Kiki Sanford

This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

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The kickass weekly science and technology radio show presenting a humorous and irreverent look at the week in science and tech. Each show TWIS discusses the latest in cutting edge science news on topics such as genetic engineering, cybernetics, space exploration, neuro science, and a show favorite Countdown to World Robot Domination. The show is hosted by Dr. Kirsten Sanford, a PhD in neuroscience, Justin Jackson, a wisecracking professional car salesman and armchair physicist, and Blair Bazdarich, a zoologist. Consistently voted one of the top science radio shows on the web - check it out and...

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Dr. Kiki Sanford

Episodes

04 March, 2020 – Episode 763 – March Fourth With Science! 06.03.2020 1:53:04

Science News With Dr. Kiki AND Guest Hosts: Ethan Seigel & Jessica Hebert! COVID-19 Update, Chinese Air, Air Death, Biggest Bang, Mitochondrial Membrane Motion, Baby Whale Birth, Death By Gamete, Merging Holes, BPA Not So Free, Water Planet Earth?, Equinox!, CRISPR In The Eye, And Much More... The post 04 March, 2020 – Episode 763 – March Fourth With Science! appeared first on This Week in Science...

26 February, 2020 – Episode 762 – To MicroBE or Not To Be? 27.02.2020 2:06:43

Interview w/ Jonathan Eisen, Mini-Moon, Moondust, Old Algae, Old People, Who Needs Oxygen?, Gull Bait, Mantis Punches, Polar Cannibals, Academic Losses, Robo-Poets, Robo-Fingers, And Much More... The post 26 February, 2020 – Episode 762 – To MicroBE or Not To Be? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

19 February, 2020 – Episode 761 – Fighting for Space! 23.02.2020 1:58:50

Interview w/ Amy Shira Teitel, Self-Replication, Bird Memories, Neander Burials, Millipede Sex, Squid Sex, Dog-Like Teeth, Water States, Dino Tracks, Camera Trackers, And Much More... The post 19 February, 2020 – Episode 761 – Fighting for Space! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

12 February, 2020 – Episode 758 – How Do Climate Models Work? 13.02.2020 46:23

Dr. Kiki interviews Dr. Zeke Hausfather on the accuracy of climate models. The post 12 February, 2020 – Episode 758 – How Do Climate Models Work? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

05 February, 2019 – Episode 757 – Life on Earth 07.02.2020 1:51:25

Global Biodiversity, Plant Life, Homeless Schooled, Grey Seals Clap, Cuttlefish Favorites, Violent Man?, Bee Beats, Coronavirus Numbers Update, Cat Defense or Coincidence?, People Yarn, Red Meat Bad, Super Spider Glue, And Much More... The post 05 February, 2019 – Episode 757 – Life on Earth appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

29 January, 2020 – Episode 756 – What's up with nCoV? 31.01.2020 1:56:33

2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) Update, Speaking of Snakes, Fly Brain Map, Breathy Butterfly Wings, Forest Fashion Sense?, Bacteria Gonna Share, Trash To Flash?, Melting Faster, Jane Austen Sex Pheromone, Drug Lord Hippo Havoc, Wasp Face Buzz, Music Master, And Much More... The post 29 January, 2020 – Episode 756 – What's up with nCoV? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Pod...

22 January, 2019 – Episode 755 – Directing Space Traffic 24.01.2020 2:01:41

Interview w/ Dr. Moriba Jah, Cancer T Cells, Snakes And A Virus, Watery Mars Dirt, Wet Rattlesnakes, Helper Parrots, Psychoactive Mood Bump, Greying Hair?, Playful Wolf Pups, And Much More... The post 22 January, 2019 – Episode 755 – Directing Space Traffic appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

08 January, 2020 – Episode 753 – 2020 Science Vision! 10.01.2020 1:48:40

Predictions Past, Predictions Future, Localizing FRBs, Ancient Scientists, Brain Organoid Tumors, Insect Screens, Bear Necessities, Flying Guts, Cuttlefish In Glasses, Noodle News, Predated Brains, And Much More... The post 08 January, 2020 – Episode 753 – 2020 Science Vision! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

23 December, 2019 – Episode 752 – A Decade in Review 27.12.2019 2:09:57

The Past Decade of Science in Review, And Much More... Merry TWISmas, and a happy New Year, everyone! The post 23 December, 2019 – Episode 752 – A Decade in Review appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

18 December, 2019 – Episode 751 – The Top 11 Discoveries of 2019! 20.12.2019 1:48:04

The Top 11 Science Discoveries of 2019, And Much More... Merry TWISmas, everyone! The post 18 December, 2019 – Episode 751 – The Top 11 Discoveries of 2019! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

11 December, 2019 – Episode 750 – How Fish Bones Tell Stories 13.12.2019 2:05:11

Interview w/ Dr. Virgina Butler on Digging Fish Bones, Pig-Monkey Mix, Lice Go Way Back, Extinction Complexity, Greenlandic Thaw, Baboon Sex, SF Sea Otters, Faking It, Little Drummer Brains, Fungus Trees, Lit Nets, And Much More... The post 11 December, 2019 – Episode 750 – How Fish Bones Tell Stories appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

04 December, 2019 – Episode 749 – Did It Really Start With A Bang? 05.12.2019 2:15:54

Interview w/ Dr. Ethan Siegel, Shrinking Brains, Domesticated People, Questionable Domestication, Evasive Bacteria, Bird Breaks, Galapagos Finch Fear, Shrinking Birds, Listening Dogs, Frozen Pup, Foggy Findings, EPA Transparency Troubles, And Much More... The post 04 December, 2019 – Episode 749 – Did It Really Start With A Bang? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast...

20 November, 2019 – Episode 748 – The Science Awakens 22.11.2019 1:48:39

Half A Brain, Update On The Force, Skull Bonnet, Yeasty Bees, Peacock Disco, Swimming Bees, Milky Way Gazing, Brightest Burst, Science Broth, Non-Stick Toilets, Dino Bird, Moon Map, Social Health, AR Papers, Not Laughing Gas, And Much More... The post 20 November, 2019 – Episode 748 – The Science Awakens appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

13 November, 2019 – Episode 747 – What Makes a Computer Super? 15.11.2019 1:53:08

Interview w/ Dr. Steve Scott from Cray Inc., AI Evading Detection, More DNA Possibilities?, Big Stalled Weather, Smarter Apes, Bat Guts, Orca Family Life, Shooting Star, A Little Hiccup, Tooth Tales, NO Emissions Up, Gut Phage, And Much More... The post 13 November, 2019 – Episode 747 – What Makes a Computer Super? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

06 November, 2019 – Episode 746 – Does Science Bug You? 07.11.2019 2:06:18

Interview w/ The Bug Chicks, Space Is Closed?, Age Reversal For Mice, Conservatives of Atlantis, Bat Friends, Tracing Ivory, Lost Thoughts, Brain Thoughts, Into The Beyond, Shark Protection, And Much More... The post 06 November, 2019 – Episode 746 – Does Science Bug You? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

30 October, 2019 – Episode 745 – Who Needs a Microbiome Anyway??? 01.11.2019 2:15:45

Interview w/ Dr. Tobin Hammer, AI Mastery, Brainssss!, Bacterial Gut Battle, Rat-Eating Monkeys, Creepy Primate, Funny Guys, Stressed Out Organoids, Two-Legged Robots, Rat Racers, Feely Spiders, And Much More... The post 30 October, 2019 – Episode 745 – Who Needs a Microbiome Anyway??? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

23 October, 2019 – Episode 744 – Don't Fear the AI 25.10.2019 1:49:44

Interview w/ Dr. Melanie Mitchell on AI, Prime Editing, Quantum Supremacy, Cosmological Crisis, Smarty Crabs, Fast Ants, Elbow Sex, Shark Buddies!!, Plants!, And Much More... The post 23 October, 2019 – Episode 744 – Don't Fear the AI appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

16 October, 2019 – Episode 743 – Science on the Brain 18.10.2019 1:42:15

Good Energy News, Organoid Brain Development, Sea Captain Neanderthal?, Smarty Pigs, Nocturnal Sperm?, Brain Space!, Cool Dinosaurs, Bloody Concussions, Long Live The Brain, Brain Disruptions, Vaccine For Cats, Whispering Whales, Lineman Lessons, And Much More... The post 16 October, 2019 – Episode 743 – Science on the Brain appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

09 October, 2019 – Episode 742 – Science Nobelity 11.10.2019 1:55:55

2020 Nobel Prizes, Funding Black Scientists, The Resistance, New Antibiotic?, Drone Whale Scale, Documentary Drive, Human Salamander, False Song Memories, Mold Pigs, Zebra Stripe Update, Solar Pressure, New Moons, Bird Pee, Can-O-Marrow, And Much More... The post 09 October, 2019 – Episode 742 – Science Nobelity appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

02 October, 2019 – Episode 741 – Detecting Signals 03.10.2019 1:35:10

Tundra Blair & Polar Bears International, 2019 IgNobel Awards, Eat Meat?, Humans > Volcanoes, Ape Minds, Secrets Of The Tardigrade, Sneaky Bacteria, Color Change Asteroid, Cometary Visitor, Save The Sea Grass!, Baby Muscles, And Much More... The post 02 October, 2019 – Episode 741 – Detecting Signals appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

25 September, 2019 – Episode 740 – Science & CheMystery! 26.09.2019 1:56:52

Interview w/ C.A. Preece on Science & Comics, Bad Climate News, Good Climate News, Old Bottles, Correction!, Rat Serial Killers, Robot Rodeo, Tea Time, Delicate Disaster, Crypt Keeper Wasps!, Cat Friends, And Much More... The post 25 September, 2019 – Episode 740 – Science & CheMystery! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

18 September, 2019 – Episode 739 – Unintended Consequences! 20.09.2019 1:52:54

Moon Dust, Unintended Mosquitoes, Weird Old Apes, Pain In The Asp, Hide & Seek Rats, Older Neanderthals, Cure For Colds, Everything Old Is, Asteroid Impacts, Scent Sacs, Big Neutron, And Much More... The post 18 September, 2019 – Episode 739 – Unintended Consequences! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

11 September, 2019 – Episode 738 – Palindromatic Science! 12.09.2019 1:35:41

Not Your Future Home, What Is Habitable?, Crater Lake, Age Reversing Drugs, Snake Skin Surprise, T Rex A/C!, Better Antibiotics?, CAR-T For Hearts, Bubble Blowing Black Hole, So Super Cool, Shocking News!, Robot Skin, And Much More... The post 11 September, 2019 – Episode 738 – Palindromatic Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

04 September, 2019 – Episode 737 – Ethics and the Brain 05.09.2019 1:55:06

Interview w/ Dr. Veljko Dubljevic, Ancient Magma Oceans, 8th Grade Smarty Computer, Ancient Lake, Adventures in Jellyfishing, Squirrel Busy Bodies, Crystalline Nets, Cornea Transplant, Long Beautiful Hair, Super Fast Snail, And Much More... The post 04 September, 2019 – Episode 737 – Ethics and the Brain appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

28 August, 2019 – Episode 736 – Hot Nudi Science! 29.08.2019 1:57:03

Interview w/ Dr. Richelle Tanner, Sleep Mutations, Fingerprint Earth, Toxoplasma Gondii Genes, Plane Noisy, Crows Like Puzzles!, Strict Fasting, Carbon Chips, How Hot Now?, Vacation Routines, And Much More... The post 28 August, 2019 – Episode 736 – Hot Nudi Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .