This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: The Stellarator!, Animal Emotions AI, Islet Surgery, Stressed Monkeys, Animal Awareness, Oxygen Pill, More Memory, Melatonin, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in […]

The post 26 February, 2025 – Episode 1004 – Need a Few Science Talking Points? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Annalee Newitz, Fish, Fruit Flies, Not So Sweetner, Anti-bacterial Anti-depressants, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. […]

The post 19 February, 2025 – Episode 1003 – The Science of Psyops appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Blair’s Animal Corner, Baby Turtles, Mantis Shrimp, Flies, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If you are looking for […]

The post 13 February, 2025 – Episode 1002 – Oops All Animal Corner appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Science In Danger?, Frogs, Better Pain, Revive Your System, Octopus, Bats, Mice, Active Listening, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast […]

The post 5 February, 2025 – Episode 1001 – Has The Science Bell Been Rung? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Predictions from 2024, We Predict for 2025: Dark Matter, AI, Quantum Computing, Space Exploration, Universal Flu Vaccine, TWIS Experimentation, Space X, Mitochondria, Fusion Tech, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full episode of our science podcast on YouTube and Twitch! […]

The post 22 January, 2024 – Episode 1000 – We Predict This is 1000 Weeks of TWIS appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: The End Of Social Social Media, Climate Collusion, Researcher Targets, Smelly Spider Legs, Ants with Grudges, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in […]

The post 15 January, 2025 – Episode 999.9 – TWIS Out Of Time appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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 2024 and much more science! Become a Patron! Check out the full episode of our science podcast on YouTube […]

The post 08 January, 2025 – Episode 999 – 2024 Top Science Stories Review appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Mirror Life Questions, Cats, Moon Rocks Redux, Frosty Weather Neanderthals, Carnivorous Squirrels, Giraffes, Sleepless Science, Eating Your Age, Thought vs Sensation, Cafe Calm, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 18 December, 2024 – Episode 998 – What Will TWISmas Bring? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Abstract Quantum Something, Coffee Lobby?, Filtration Nation, Tiny Space Rocks, No Hubble tension?, The Hubble tension is real!, Brain Sculpting, Listen & Learn, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 11 December, 2024 – Episode 997 – Science Learning Made Easy! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Why Glyphosate, Immune or Nervous?, No Sleep in College, Freaky Friday Mouse, Neanderthal Interventions, Mammoth, Muscle Molecules, Tattoo Technology, Emotional History, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […]

The post 4 December, 2024 – Episode 996 – Why Do We Do the Things We Do? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Positively Energetic, Life found on an asteroid?, Pokémon Go, No Neutrinos, Embedded lab on a chip, Peach Reach, Coral Vitamins, New Pollinators, Neanderthal Adhesive, Cannabis Psychosis, Turned Off, Turkey Talk, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of […]

The post 27 November, 2024 – Episode 995 – A TWISgiving Stuffed with Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Mouse Genes, Neander-games, DESI News Update!, Haunted House study, First Nation agriculture, Hallucination, Backyard Bird Learning, Monkeys, AI Poetry, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […]

The post 20 November, 2024 – Episode 994 – Play Around With Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: CO2, Dark Matter, Infection Diagnosis, Stem Cells, Breast Cancer, The UN, Bored People, Depression Help, Nervous System Work Out, Tired & Angry, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 13 November, 2024 – Episode 993 – Science Is Better When Done Together appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Juliana Tafur, In the Mirror, Pregnancy Brain, Why Clowns, Bridging Differences, 7-Day Challenge, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the […]

The post 30 October, 2024 – Episode 992 – Science for the Greater Good appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dr. Steven V. Rouse, Tasmanian Tigers, Ovulation, Toilet Water, Doulas, Global Warming, Polarizing People, Human Biased, The Next Jaws, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […]

The post 23 October, 2024 – Episode 991 – How Much Toilet Water Would You Drink? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Ethan Siegel, Clipper Sets Sail, Galactic Billiards, Hidden Tomb, Dental Reality Check, Jedi Rats, Lion Diet, Elephant Wrinkles, And A Whole Universe of More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 16 October, 2024 – Episode 990 – Some JWSTful Thinking About the Universe appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: It’s Nobel Time!!!, Pessimistic Bees, Birds Of A Foot, Plunging Biodiversity?, Combining Jellies, Run Time?, Distant Mirror, DNA Maps, Eating Alzheimer’s, Divided Days, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […]

The post 09 October, 2024 – Episode 989 – Who Are The Science Winners? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: It’s Climate Week!, Bacterial Quick Change, Pollinators, Bronze-Age Cheese, Ancient AI, Magma Soup, Snake Origins, Ant Queens, Mile High Microbiota, Weird Galaxies, Virtual Fish Maze, Man Brain Cycle, Slapfights, Sleep On It, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited […]

The post 25 September, 2024 – Episode 988 – Slapfight Science Night appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: It’s IgNobel Time!, Thermal Collecting Coral, PLANT NEWS, Nanobreath, Food Dye Discovery, Get Out The Trash, Earth Rings, Bumblebee Memories, Decoy Dolphins, Liquid Cats, Spy Squids, Human Cement, ChatGTP does Good?, Learning By Thinking, Memory Trash, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check […]

The post 18 September, 2024 – Episode 987 – Take Out The Trash, Pour out the Cats appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Private Space, Welcome Home Starliner!!!, Fungal Factors, Deep Sea Dinner Bell, Food Dye Discovery, Peer review fraud detection, Egg Spa, Sperm Relief, ALAN is Back, How do I Look?, Don’t Eat Eels, Neander News, Crackpot Physics, Craving Activity, Anatomy of Consciousness, And Much More […]

The post 11 September, 2024 – Episode 986 – Have We Learned Anything? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space Sails & Winds, Starliners Return, Radiant Cooling, Butterfly Wings, Dog Toys, Cat Play, Shark Hunts, Viking Culture, Thar Be Gold, ShroomBots, Neo Beta Unveiled, And More Science Robots! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube […]

The post 4 September, 2024 – Episode 985 – Will Robots Labor For Us? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Stucktronauts, Material Questions, Frozen Remains, Genetics Grammar, Megalithic mystery solved, Culling Crocodiles, Antlions Play Opossum, Sweet Bat News, NASA DART, Pong Goo, Brain Attack!, And Much More Science to get stuck with! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science […]

The post 28 August, 2024 – Episode 984 – Stuck in Spaaaaaace! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Not So Wow, Global Humidification, Dodo’s, Electron Excitement, Food Delivery, Humpback Whales, Spiders, Mammoths, Better Brain Movies, Building Memories, Photonic Consciousness, And Much More Science to Know! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […]

The post 21 August, 2024 – Episode 983 – Wow! How Do We Know That? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Crusty Content, More Mayo!, Horses, Lemurs, Hot Hearing, Shifting Values, Music Helps!, Memory Mechanism, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all […]

The post 14 August, 2024 – Episode 982 – Is This A Mayo-Science Fusion Podcast? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dr. Emily Fischer, Cats, Dogs, COVID and Flu Nasal Vaccines, Concrete, Greenland, Thick Leaves, Sea Lions, Racing Horses, Starliner, Early Evolution, Rock Art, Brains, Earbud Fatigue, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast […]

The post 7 August, 2024 – Episode 981 – Will Science Take Us From Tropes to Hopes on This Oblate Sphere… oid? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: The Nose Knows, COVID-19 in Wildlife, Flying Hippos, Warp Drive, CBG, Toxo for Good, Komodo Dragons, Snakes, Doctors, Firearms, No Buy AI, Agents of Fear, Attractive Odors, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast […]

The post 31 July, 2024 – Episode 980 – How is Science Just Like the Olympics? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Dark Oxygen, Breaking Heat Records, Tractor Beam?, Ancient Argentinian People, Static Butterflies, Avian Flu, Regeneration Genes, Common Gestures, Cuttlefish Falsehoods, Waste Management, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 24 July, 2024 – Episode 979 – Is This Tractor Beam Hope? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space Shelter?, Boyz-Ah, Counting Poos, Cancer Donations, Plastic Proteins, Prime Bats, Seagulls prefer Seafood, Global Warming, Mushroom Chaos, Open Scope, Animals Society, Sense of Self, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube […]

The post 17 July, 2024 – Episode 978 – How Are Animals Better Than People? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Bat Hearts, Baby Brain, Bone Building, Absorbant solids, Flu Boobs, Black Holes, Big Bad Bacteria, Prime Editing, Ancient Theaters, Plauge Problems, Big Brains, Reprogramming for Good, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on […]

The post 10 July, 2024 – Episode 977 – How to Reprogram Your Brain appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Dead Humans, Fungal Future, Ant News, 12,000-year-old Comet Dust, Little Bird Big Memory, Dead Mammoths, Chimp Pharmacist, Lemur Divas, Bat Lab, Sleep Apnea, Brain Bath, Algorithmic Accusations, Robot Faces, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our […]

The post 3 July, 2024 – Episode 976 – Free to Be Science-y appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Awakening Or Snore?, Island Rats, Null Result Rats, Healer Army, Bird Flu, Hepatitis E, Plastic Penis Problems, Cancer Sniffing Bees, Boring Urban Birds, Dwindling Arousal, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube […]

The post 20 June, 2024 – Episode 975 – Is This The Science Awakening? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: JWST, Supplements, Shark Vomit, Old in Space, Young in Space, Giraffes, Elephants, Bad Air, Brain Maps, Handy Babies, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can […]

The post 12 June, 2024 – Episode 974 – Making Science Popular with Vomiting Sharks appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space Success, H5N2, Toxo Trojan, Restoring Hearing, Water, Sponges, Policing Problems, AI Pathology, Menstruation Brain, Roman Bathing, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […]

The post 5 June, 2024 – Episode 973 – Take a Healthy Science Bath appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: NASA Psyche mission, Noise Cancelation, Indigenous Land Management, Forest Fires, Crows, Stick Insects, Cow Cuddling, Toddlers Love Robots, Dinosaur Brains, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that […]

The post 29 May, 2024 – Episode 972 – How Now Science Cow? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Shocking Stories, Solar Focus, Orange Rivers, Stress, Alzheimer’s Hope, Grasslands, Falcons, New Sixth Sense, Elephants, Neanderthal Dating, Bird Brains, Mouse Monogamy, LARPing, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 22 May, 2024 – Episode 971 – Something in This Show is Shocking! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: People Looking Up, Milky Way Flares, Old Stars, Martian Dirt, Weaponized Beetles, Shark Food, Stone Age Bear, Orca, Flexible Neurons, Good Internet, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 15 March 2024 – Episode 970 – Solar Flares Make All The People Look Up appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Glueballs Exist!, Cows, Parrot Parents, Leprosy, Bad Business, Light Vaporization, Neanderface, Olive Oil, Hybrid Brains, Brain Scaffolding, Tiny Implants, Implant Abandonment, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […]

The post 08 May, 2024 – Episode 969 – Where Are All the Science Moms? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Computerized CRISPR, Gut Microbiota, Lava Lakes!, Diabetes, Synthetic Living Cells, Chickadee Memory, Artificial Sweetener, Consciousness for All, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […]

The post 24 April, 2024 – Episode 968 – Science is in Our DNA appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Bright Burst, Blackholes, Genetic Material, Neanderthal Woodshop, Gamer Games, Asteroid Games, Human Evolution, Going Ape, Bacterial Vampires, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […]

The post 17 April, 2024 – Episode 967 – Put More Science in Video Games appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […]

The post 3 April, 2024 – Episode 966 – Want to Hear About Science Junk? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Michael Garfield, Broken Memories, Bigger Brains, Machine Learns Beer, Teens are the Goat, Tardii-people?, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in […]

The post 27 March, 2024 – Episode 965 – Science for our Future Fossils appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dr. Jessica Hebert, Earthly Solutions, A Plastic Problem, Making Babies, Hair From Where?, Blood In Space, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […]

The post 20 March, 2024 – Episode 964 – Is Earth the Plastic Placenta Planet? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember […]

The post 6 March, 2024 – Episode 963 – Mr. Watson, Come Here! It’s Science! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: JWST, Life on the Moon?, Human Tales, Ancient Meat Substitute, Fluorescent Fingerprints, Brain Circuitry, Seeding the Stratosphere, Chemical Behavior, No Longer Vestigial?, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 28 February, 2024 – Episode 962 – Leaping Into Science Leaves a Mark! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Life & SATURN, Dainish Bog Body, Bulls & Balls, ADHD, Propagandist AI, Authoritarian Science, Gazeboed, Viral Brains, Meaning & Melody, And Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […]

The post 21 February, 2024 – Episode 961 – This Is Possible Thanks To A Virus appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Dr. Allison Coffin, Be Irresistible, Unexpected Love Songs, Female Freedom, Erecting Erections, And Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find TWIS in all the […]

The post 14 February, 2024 – Episode 960 – What’s Love Got to do with Science? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that […]

The post 7 February, 2024 – Episode 959 – Why Are Blueberries Blue? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast […]

The post 31 January, 2024 – Episode 958 – Why is The Ocean Venting? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that […]

The post 24 January, 2023 – Episode 957 – Filling in the Gaps with Science appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? 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! Become a Patron! Check out the full episode of our science podcast on YouTube and Twitch! And, remember that you […]

The post 10 January 2023 – Episode 956 – 2024 TWIS Science Predictions! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast .