This Week in Science (TWIS)

This Week in Science (TWIS)

The kickass science and technology radio show that delivers an irreverent look at the week in science and technology.

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January 22, 2026 78 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Dr. Clare Fieseler, Windmill, Acetaminophen, Fight Aging, Artificial Light & Pollen, Bloody Mossies, T. rex, Hot Tubbin, Howler Monkeys, Cow Tools, Cow Food, and Much More! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or […] The post 21 January, 2026 – Episode 1044 – Why Tilt at Windmills? appeared first on This Week...
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What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Hot Waters, Plastic Bombshell?, The Desert, African EV’s, Red Hair Reason, Queen Bees, AI Issues, Deer Scrapings, Pore Problems, Rhythm Recognitions, 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 14 January, 2026 – Episode 1043 – The Uncertainty of Science appeared first on Th...
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January 9, 2026 95 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: COVID Cases, Surprising Survival, Oldest Humans?, Old Poison, 400-year-old shark eyes, Bacterial Brains, Treating Alzheimer’s Disease, 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 […] The post 7 January, 2026 – Episode 1042 – Sanitize Your Timeline with Science appe...
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December 11, 2025 72 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Space Gum, Dinosaur Dots, Elephants & Bees, Kids & Dogs, Glyphosate Ghostwriting, Tilting Tumblebots, Necroprinter, 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 10 December, 2025 – Episode 1041 – Tilting at Tumbleweeds appeared first on This ...
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December 5, 2025 70 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: NREL Rename, Red Head Problems, Too Hot for Plants, Cat Companions, Visualize Science, Battery Battering, And Much More in The Name of Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our science podcast on YouTube or Twitch. And, remember that you […] The post 03 December, 2025 – Episode 1040 – What’s in a Name? appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kic...
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December 1, 2025 69 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Virtual Brain, Cockroach Cuddles, Lactaid Appreciation, Gratitude for Understanding Ourselves, 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 podcast directories. If you […] The post 26 November, 2025 – Episode 1039 – TWISgiving Gratitude appeared first on This Wee...
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November 20, 2025 126 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Seagulls, Bad References, Bin Chicken, Woodpeckers, Parasitic Animals, Wolves and Crabs, Animal-Free Brains, Bye-bye Memories, Baby Hacking, 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 […] The post 19 November, 2025 – Episode 1038 – What Does the Bin Chicken Say? appeared ...
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November 13, 2025 102 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Causing Disease, Malaria, Education Interrupted, Super Nova Shape, Super Nova Questions, Horny Bee, Lady Brains, Brain Fixes, Organoid Issues, Memory Growth, and Much More Science & Wine! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember […] The post 12 November, 2025 – Episode 1037 – Science & Wine Roulette appeared fir...
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November 7, 2025 98 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Virginia Gewin, Scientific Destruction, AI Wildlife, Recreating People, Baby T. Rex, Crab Homes, Biggest Web, Antibiotic Brain Health, Memory, 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 5 November, 2025 – Episode 1036 – The Verifiable Science Show appeared fi...
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October 31, 2025 37 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Whale Poop, Midnight Songbats, Vole Teeth, Multi-Species Walking Paths, Rats that hunt Bats, And Much More TWISoween! 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 29 October, 2025 – Episode 1035 – TWISoween 2025 appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass ...
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October 24, 2025 135 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Dr. Daniel Whiteson, It’s Jupiter’s Fault, Squirrels, Metabolic Limits, Pandas, Mini-Brains, Flatworms, Flying, Lead Brains, And Much More Aliens! 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 22 October, 2025 – Episode 1034 – What Do Aliens Know Anyway? appeared fir...
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October 9, 2025 96 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Nobel Prize Time, Tired Blood, Cheesy Spider Feet, What Are You Eating?, Connected States, Intersex spider found, Leafcutter Ants, Dolphin Alzheimers, ChatGPMouseBrain, Nanoparticles, and Much More Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember […] The post 08 October, 2025 – Episode 1033 – Free to be Science-y appea...
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October 3, 2025 136 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Cassini, Fungal Evolution, Swimming Jaguars, Mouse Microbes, Cancer News, Lizard Snake, Dodo Birds, Electricity & Crabs, Cold Robot, Getting Oldest, Junk Food Brain, and Much More Fearless Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. […] The post 1 October, 2025 – Episode 1032 – This One Is For the Fearless appeared fir...
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September 26, 2025 130 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: It’s Ig Nobel Season!, Cats!, Fish, Extinct Herbivores, Magic Mushrooms, Plastic Brains, Astrocyte Conductors, Social Spiders, and Much More Science to Pronounce! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or Twitch. Remember that you can find TWIS […] The post 24 September, 2025 – Episode 1031 – How to Pronounce Acetaminophen appeared first...
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September 23, 2025 47 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Dr. Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., about Science Under Siege. 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. […] The post 19 September, 2025 – Interview 1030 – Science Under Siege appeared first on This Week in Science - The Kickass Sc...
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September 18, 2025 115 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Life on Mars, HomoNaledi, Koala Vaccines, Bugs Against Cancer, Human Bees, Earthquake Energy, Alcoholic Chimps, Bad Math, Clone Ants, 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 […] The post 17 September, 2025 – Episode 1029 – Sentient Meat Science appeared first on This Week in Sci...
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September 4, 2025 122 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Government Climate Propaganda, Health Gutted, SeeMe, Less Pain With ADRIANA, It’s Not You, It’s Us, Justin Trashes a Study, Correlation? Causation on the Toilet?, Electrical Immunity?, Spleendid Healing, That Succulent Glow, and Much More Science Unplugged! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited […] The post 3 September, 2025 – Episode 1028 – Science Unplugged appeared f...
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August 29, 2025 152 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interstellar Interloper, Mind’s Eye, Jumping Spiders, Pig Lungs, Covid Shots, Ape Medicine, Cane Toads, Bird Poop, Justin Trashes a Study, Phantom limb, Big Brainy Thumb, Nature Words, and Much More Good Science! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast […] The post 28 August, 2025 – Episode 1027 – You Can’t Retract Good Science appeared first on Thi...
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August 22, 2025 135 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Interview with Adriana Bankston, Jakalopes, Bat Hugs, Mystery Skull, Autism, Flowers for Robots, Baby Brains, Decoding Inner Speech, Space Threats, 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 20 August, 2025 – Episode 1026 – What is Your Science Policy ? appeared first ...
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August 8, 2025 124 mins
What is in the This Week in Science Podcast? This Week: Funding State, mRNA HIV vaccine, Radioactive rhino horn, Wasting Source, Editing Diabetes, Roaches, Cockatoos, GLP1, Snails, Roach Bots, Political Sway, and Much More to Prompt You to Think Scientifically! Become a Patron! Check out the full unedited episode of our podcast on YouTube or […] The post 6 August, 2025 – Episode 1025 – Prompting You to Think Scientifically appeared...
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