This Week in Science – The Kickass Science Podcast

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week:  Vera’s First Look, Dragons, Fertility. Anthrobots, Vascular Organoids, Orcas, Octopi, Car T, Type 1 Cure, Ears, Glow Brains, Morning Chorus, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can […]

The post 25 June, 2025 – Episode 1020 – The Future of Science Starts Now appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Early Humans, Terriers, T Gondii, Spiders, Sugar Substitute, Weight Loss Drug, Weight Loss, Live Longer Eat More, and Much More Science on this Episode! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can […]

The post 18 June, 2025 – Episode 1019 – Arach-did-you-know?? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Sham Panel, Strategic Hawks, Chimps, Cucumbers, and Bats Fight Cancer, Napping Bees, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can find TWIS in all the podcast directories. If […]

The post 11 June, 2025 – Episode 1018 – Panel? More like Shamel! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Science State, Frogs, Light Limits, Trash Parrot Update, A Tiny Violin, Baboons and Rocks, Birds Flying Far North, Garbage Gull, Making Myelin, Mouth Tape, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […]

The post 4 June, 2025 – Episode 1017 – Just Banging Rocks on Trees appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: CRISPR, Government-Sanctioned Mass Extinction, Bugs in Space, Shrinking Clownfish, Bees Sleep, Dolphins Talk, Blocking Cell Death, Toothy Origins, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can find TWIS […]

The post 21 May, 2025 – Episode 1016 – Do Dolphins Discuss Science? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Science, Knowledge, & Power, Forever Chemicals, AI Exaggeration, Internal Inference, Prey Trapping, Labile Language, Librarians Saving Democracy, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can find TWIS in […]

The post 14 May, 2025 – Episode 1015 – Librarians Will Save Democracy appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Tiny Life, Human Fungus, Honeyguides, Survey Says, Vaccines and Menstruation, Art with Porpoise, Cuttlefish, Shrimp, Brain Computer Interface, Neanderthals, Tiny Town, On Being, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember […]

The post 7 May, 2025 – Episode 1014 – Science! You Get What You Pay For! appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Black Start, Bird Flu, Zoo Life, Blonde Beer, Anti-Microbiotic, Hippie Spiders, Real Pokemon, NIH, Musically Speaking, Screaming Trees, Electrome Eclipse, and Much More Science Power! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you […]

The post 30 April, 2025 – Episode 1013 – When is a Power Grid a Metaphor? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview W/Natan Shahar, Carbon Capturing, Gator Biting, Fur Babies, Cow Burps, Climate Change Cost, Canceling Women Studies, Life in Spce, Deathbots, 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 23 April, 2025 – Episode 1012 – Can We Capture All The Carbon? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Scalable Meat, Marriage, Gorillas, Crpws, Gowanus Canal, Fiddler Crabs, Bird Song, Cats, Healthcare, Sensory, and Much More Science you can trust! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can find TWIS in […]

The post 16 April, 2025 – Episode 1011 – You Can’t Trust This appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Not Dire Wolves, Miso & Moonglass, Bad Dogs, Mouse Brains & Human Intelligence, Inflammation & Behavior, 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 09 April, 2025 – Episode 1010 – How Dire is the Science News? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Reverence for Youth, Venom, Fossils, Bird Disguises, Bats, Bird Road Rage, NDEs, Global Warming, Taxing Science, 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 post 2 April, 2025 – Episode 1009 – It’s Just so Taxing appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Pig Livers, Planet Power, Meme Coin, Grabby Glucose, Genomic Bottleneck, Lithium Mining, Baby Brains, Shark Sounds, 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 March, 2025 – Episode 1008 – Where is the Group Chat for Science? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space Landings, Euclid, Sound Bending, CRISPR, Tsunamis, The Avocado Connection, Mouse Morticians, Mouse Chatter, Bird Chatter, And Much More Science to Hear! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you can find […]

The post 19 March, 2025 – Episode 1007 – Can You Hear Us Now? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space, Space, and More Space!, Plastic Plant Problems, Bigger Cells, Democracy & Murder?, East Asian Lineage, Alzheimer’s, It’s All in Your Head, And Much More Science Knowledge! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, […]

The post 12 March, 2025 – Episode 1006 – Knowledge Dies in Silence appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Science Podcast.

What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Firefly & Astronauts, Weekends and Surgeries, Narwhal Tooth, Fusion Update, Heart Health Watch, Sound Spring, Sharks, Rat Sommeliers, Processed Foods, Mediterranean Diet, AI, Synthetic Intelligence, Love Types, And Much More Time for Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our […]

The post 5 March, 2025 – Episode 1005 – Time Keeps On Slippin’ appeared first on 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.