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(0:00) - Recording Start
(2:21) - Intro, Dr. Kiki
(2:56) - Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! - Justin
(3:42) - Opening Theme Music
(4:16) - Opening "Good Science!" Greetings with Dr. Kiki, Blair, and Justin.

(5:31) - A discussion (rant?) of Science / Engineering fails of the past year, like that deep-sea sub that imploded, or the many recent Boeing debacles, including failures on their Boeing Strainer space capsule for NASA.

(13:20) - Quick Science Bytes! —

(13:31) - Blair’s Animal Corner
(13:45) - Blair’s Animal Corner Theme 🎵
(14:07) - Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight [Phys.org], Blair
(25:35) - Pregnant fish can also get "baby brain," but not the way that mammals do [Phys.org], Blair


(40:49) - A maternal brain hormone that builds bone [Nature], Dr. Kiki
(46:38) - A naturally derived biomaterial formulation for improved menstrual care [Cell], Dr. Kiki
(52:12) - Bird flu viruses may infect mammary glands more commonly than thought [Science News], Dr. Kiki -
See also — Pathogenicity and transmissibility of bovine H5N1 influenza virus [Nature]

(57:58) - And we're at the break — and Blair must go and rest her tired new mommy head, rest well, Blair! 😴

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(1:01:40) - And we're back from the break!

(1:01:45) - Astronomers find the nearest massive black hole, a missing link in massive black hole formation [Phys.org], Justin -
(1:14:13) - Prime editing efficiently corrects cystic fibrosis mutation in human lung cells, study shows {MedicalXpress], Justin
(1:24:18) - Scientists map how deadly bacteria evolved to become epidemic [University Of Cambridge], Dr. Kiki

Even More Science News —

(1:31:04) - The plague may have caused the downfall of the Stone Age farmers [EurekaAlert!], Justin
(1:36:35) - Ancient temple and theater discovered in Peru [EurekaAlert!], Justin
(1:47:46) - Brain size riddle solved as humans exceed evolutionary trend [Phys.org], Dr. Kiki
See also — Largest Animals Have Smaller Brains Than Expected [Neuroscience]
(1:58:41) - Glial Cells Reprogrammed to Neurons for Brain Repair [Neuroscience], Dr. Kiki

(2:03:12) - Dr. Kiki attempts to wrap-up the show, but we get into another discussion / rant on the astronauts still up on the ISS because of issues with the Boeing Strainer capsule. Also the French Ariane 6 rocket and European International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project — the big European fusion energy project.

(2:12:30) - Show Wrap-up + volunteer thank you's.

(2:13:59) - Thank you’s to our Patreon Sponsors

(2:17:23) - End Theme

And that's all, folks! Except, we still have...

(2:18:33) - The After Show! - Justin wants to do "Acapulco" singing at the end of the show... err, Alpaca singing? Al Capone singing? Al Pacino? We'll look into it and get back to you next week. Dr. Kiki isn't going to help him as she's having too much fun watching him struggle. Dr. Kiki shares her Hillsboro, Oregon Cheese-filled Corndog jones. And much, much more …

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