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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!
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The world is ready for a change!
Not ready in the,
stocked up on emergency supplies,
Packed a snack,
Plenty of water,
Extra underwear, sort of ready…
But in the stocked up on greenhouse gasses,
Melting ice pack,
Plenty of sea rise,
Extra heat, sort of way.
The tipping point has already happened,
The change is coming,
And while there’s not nothing we can do about it.
There is nothing we are currently doing that will be enough to avoid it.
The change is coming,
The future will be different,
Some islands will disappear,
Coastlines will be rearranged.
The changed climate will alter the survivability,
Of plants and animals,
Habitats will shift, relocate, transform,
and will establish new biomes.
With the change will come tremendous loss,
And unique opportunities for success,
As life finds a way,
Under a new climate landscape.
All of this has happened before,
And will happen again.
Only this time,
The modern human civilizations will be a part of it,
And our one chance to be ready for it depends on,
This Week in Science!
Some quick science news!
Headline News in Brief
Cats and those they love.
Dog with smaller brains,
Nasal vaccines for flu & COVID?
Crushing concrete for good.
When Greenland was last green
With images from NASA
Streetlight’s thick-leafed manifesto
Thicker leaves mean a harder time for bugs to eat them, upsetting the ecosystem.
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The Interview!
We’d like to welcome our guest, Dr. Emily Fischer, to TWIS. You can find her at the Science Moms website.
Dr. Emily Fischer is a Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU). She is also an affiliate faculty member of the CSU School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES). When she’s not teaching, Dr. Fischer leads a number of initiatives designed to provide high-quality mentorship to the next generation. She has been awarded a Macelwane Medal by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in recognition of significant early career contributions to the Earth Sciences as well as the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Atmospheric Chemistry Committee Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award.
Emily is a mom of two daughters, ages 5 and 8. Colorado is home now, but she is originally from Rhode Island and misses the ocean terribly in the summer. She likes to paint anything — toes, canvases, furniture, etc. — and eat olives (any kind will do). She likes watching romantic comedies, reading books with her kids, and reading approximately half of each of the books chosen by her book club.
Dr. Kiki and Dr. Fisher get atmospheric in this fun interview you’ll want to listen to again and again!
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
Sea Lions – the scientists of tomorrow, today!
Researchers equip sea lions with cameras to see the deepest parts of the ocean yet unexplored
Racing horses have guts
Particular gut bacteria that is…
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What Science News Does Justin Have?
When will the Starliner crew return?
Boeing doesn’t know, do you?
Early evolution
Of small body size in Homo floresiensis
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Some Science stories with Kiki!
Brain To Brain?
What if we could communicate without anything BUT our brains?
Earbuds For Fatigue
What if your earbuds could keep you awake at the wheel?
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