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...

Author

Dr. Kiki Sanford

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.twis.org

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Put More Science in Video Games 19.04.2024

This Week: Bright Burst, Blackholes, Genetic Material, Neanderthal Woodshop, Gamer Games, Asteroid Games, Human Evolution, Going Ape, Bacterial Vampires , And Much More Science!

Want to Hear About Science Junk? 05.04.2024

This Week: Guest Host Dr. Jessica Hebert , Barcode Birds, Molecular Transistors, Legs Or Junk, Speed of Vision, Naked Hearts, Don't Vent, Bacteri-leather, Robo-Mirror , And Much More Science!

Science for our Future Fossils 29.03.2024

This Week: Interview W/Michael Garfield, Broken Memories, Bigger Brains,  Machine Learns Beer, Teens are the Goat, Tardii-people? , And Much More Science!

Is Earth the Plastic Placenta Planet? 22.03.2024

This Week: Interview W/Dr. Jessica Hebert, Earthly Solutions, A Plastic Problem, Making Babies, Hair From Where?, Blood In Space , And Much More Science!

Mr. Watson, Come Here! It's Science! 07.03.2024

This Week: RNA, Hydrogen energy, Mammoths, Forever Chemicals, Light Chemistry, Old Humans of Ukraine, Origins of India, Chilling Science, Star Influence, Bee Friends, And Much More Science!

Leaping Into Science Leaves a Mark! 29.02.2024

This Week: JWST, Life on the Moon?, Human Tales, Ancient Meat Substitute, Fluorescent Fingerprints, Brain Circuitry, Seeding the Stratosphere, Chemical Behavior, No Longer Vestigal? , And Much More Science!

This Is Possible Thanks To A Virus 23.02.2024

This Week: Life & SATURN , Dainish Bog Body, Bulls & Balls, ADHD, Propagandist AI, Authoritarian Science, Gazeboed, Viral Brains, Meaning & Melody , And Much More!

What's Love Got to do with Science? 16.02.2024

This Week: Interview W/Dr. Allison Coffin, Be Irresistible, Unexpected Love Songs, Female Freedom, Erecting Erections , And Much More Science!

Why Are Blueberries Blue? 09.02.2024

This Week: Rewriting Astronomy , Curing Cancer, Building Highways, Concussion Protein Protocol, Blue Berries?, Ancient Swedish mystery grave, Sexy Psychedelics, Childlike Learning, Night Walkers , And Much More!

Why is The Ocean Venting? 02.02.2024

This Week: Interview W/Sarah Treadwell, Genome Maps, Muscle Bots, Against The Light, Squeaky Mice, Laundry Recycling?, The Planetarium Show, Joides Resolution Ship, Ocean Vents, Scuba Diving, Mount Everest, Bees , And Much More Science!

Filling in the Gaps with Science 26.01.2024

This Week: RNA Outside, Mammoth Travels, HIV Entry, Early Hunters Gathering, Bone Switch, White Rhinos, Justin Rants, Kiki Hopes, Penguin Poop, Old Fossils , And Much More!

2024 TWIS Science Predictions! 13.01.2024

This Week: Predictions from 2023, Predictions for 2024, Supernovae, Ancient Archery , Grizzlies, Wing Source? , Giants of Southern China , Bats could cure diabetes , And Much More Science!

TWIS Top 11 Science News of 2023 12.01.2024

This Week: What does This Week in Science think were the year's top science stories? This end-of-year episode counts down the Top 11 science news stories of 2023 and much more science!

How to Use Emojis For Science! 15.12.2023

This Week: Interview W/Trace Dominguez, Mapping Mouse Brains, Culture Coffee, Crusty Protection, What Big Eyes, Emoji Diversity, Geminids, Free Range Cats, Particle Physics, VR For Mice, Brain Computing , And Much More Science!

Jump on into the Science Gazpacho 07.12.2023

This Week: Interview W/Tom Merritt, Open Carbon Data, Biobots, Dolphins, Optimism, Unity, Goodbye Offices, Ketamine, Mice, Birds, Penguins , And Much More Science!

Under the Beaver Moon 30.11.2023

This Week: Climate Action , Surprising Cloacal Kiss , Cysts In The Snow, Angry Lady Flies, Aging Lady Chimps, Panama Protests, WHOA-Man, Bonobos, Neuronal WiFi, Bacterial Overlords , And Much More Under the Beaver Moon!

Should Science Monkey Around? 17.11.2023

This Week: Interview W/Natalia Reagan, Glowing Monkeys , Editing Cholesterol, Seawater Soup, Sperm Sorrow, Ovarian Teeth , Social Sickness, Sober Thoughts, Science Questions , And Much More!

What's the Cosmic Log on Science? 10.11.2023

This Week: Engineered Yeast, Satellite Viruses, No Body Just Head, Rhombot, Humans vs. Robots, Cosmic Interview W/Alan Boyle, Cat Evolution , Cat Stink, Aging & Cat Poo, Science Questions , And Much More!

Do Roosters Even Know Themselves? 27.10.2023

This Week: LIGO, Mummies, Language & AI, Policing, Pigs, Roosters, Birds Aren't Real, Fuzzy Stems, Prehistoric Gender Roles, Zoomies, Memory Codes , And Much More!

Are Snoozers Losers? 19.10.2023

This Week: Mapping The Universe, Snoozers aren't losers, Bacteria Plus CAR-T, French painting, Theory Of Everything, Long arm of the lawn, Antacids and dementia, Brain Cell Atlas, Healin Strokes , And Much More!

What's in Your Head, Zombie? 13.10.2023

This Week: Bennu Sample Surprise!, Cyber Hands Success, Heads Or Tails, Global Warming & Beer, Sourdough Starts, Going Off Course, Peregrine Prey Peril, Smoking, Female Frogs, Smelling Colors , And Much More Science in Your Head!

Science Is Always Nobel 06.10.2023

This Week: Nobel Prize Time , Stonehenge!, New Organelle?, New Organelle?, Snow Flies, Purring Pads, Fluorescent Animals, Math Bedtime Stories, Murder Rate at Oxford, Mushroom Microdosing, Mistaken Memories, Memory Support , And Much More!

Don't Be Afraid to Ask Stupid Questions! 29.09.2023

This Week: IgNobel Prize Winners!, Scams, Fresh Water, Physical Life of Cells, Old Wooden Structures, Weed, Worm Emotions, Loss Brain, Baby Learning , And Many More Questions!

You SHOULD Be Skeptical of This Show! 22.09.2023

This Week: Justin's audio isn't great, Interview with Brian Dunning, UFOs, Biosignatures, UAP, NASA, Hominins, Research Behavior, Crash Propensity, Time Travel, End of the World Cult, Ancient Aliens, And Much More Skeptical Science!

TWIS with a TWIST 15.09.2023

This Week: Interview with Dr. Carin Bondar, Atmospheric Discovery, Ultrasound Impacts, Cancer Recurrence, Sterile Gloves, Poor Robots, Moral Brains, Deadly Geometry, Pollinator Struggles, AI For Ecology? , Dirty Talk , And Much More TWIS with a Twist!

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