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Transcript: TWIS.ORG July 24, 2007

Kirsten: This Week in Science would like to thank AudibleKids.com for their support of this hour of science programming.

Justin: For all the mundane trudging that make up the a life lived, there comes a point at which all that has come before is represented in a single moment. Often referred to as the now, the present or the endless nothingness of being, this moment has such powers to be able to alter the course of all that will come after.

We can accept the things we have dared not challenge, deferring wisdom and courage to maintain our serenity or we can stand upon this moment of great purpose, hands on hips, chest out like some soon to be triumphant super hero of (ID) full certainty. And as low by pure force of will alone, we can overcome an obstacle, solve the mystery. And in doing so, change the future of our humanity for the better.

It may just be “now” like any other “now”, but it’s how you use this “now” that counts. And what did you do with all those other “nows” anyway? Not that it matters now, because this “now” is the only “now” that ever matters. And you have wisely chosen to use this “now” for something truly worth “nowing” about. This Week in Science, coming up now.

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Transcript: TWIS.ORG July 3, 2007

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Kirsten: This Week in Science would like to thank AudibleKids.com for their support of this hour of science programming.

Justin: Good morning, Kirsten!

Kirsten: Good morning, Justin! Welcome back to another Tuesday of science.

Justin: This Week in Science.
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Kirsten: That’s right.

Justin: The number one, number one science podcast at KDVS.

Kirsten: That’s right. We are the number one science podcast here at KDVS and the only one.

Justin: Oh.

Kirsten: Oh yeah, right.

Justin: Well, you know, I can’t help it if the competition is afraid to play in our arena.

Kirsten: Well, we’re here again this week to talk about a whole bunch of science that’s happened or have been published within the last week or so in journals from all around the world.
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Transcript:TWIS.org May 12, 2009

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Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

The time has come to see planet Earth for what it really is, a space craft with an elaborate life support system.

Most people seems satisfied to play the role of passenger on spaceship Earth, scientists though have been working hard to be it’s faithful diligent crew.

The passengers of spaceship Earth expect a certain level of comfort and entertainment to be safe and healthy and would like the ship’s life support system to continue to function.

What should cease to amaze the crew by now is how little effort most of the passengers are willing to put into making that a reality.

When things do not meet their expectations, passengers are satisfied with complaint rather than action.

And while attempting to convey proper ship conduct, much like the following hour of our programming does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of California at Davis, KDVS or its sponsors.

It is understandable that the passengers behave this way. Look at the brochures of 50 years ago and you’ll see the crews of yesteryear promised a life of sedentary ease, from flying cars and endless buffets of robot-prepared meals and modern appliance-filled cabins. Not enough of their minds will be changeable in time to meet the challenges of today.

Scientists of the world, crew members of planet Earth, listen up and listen tight. The fate of the ship is in your hands, you alone can save us.

Rise to the challenge of your predecessors, exceed the optimistic over promising predictions of the past and set the course boldly towards prosperity, today. You are the scientists of tomorrow. You are that next generation the world has been waiting for. You are here, now in the moment which you can do is now.

As for myself, I’ll be over the starboard bar one with the window overlooking the life rafts. I’ll be there drowning a sorrow or two, singing sea shanties back to the sirens and listening to This Week in Science, coming up next.

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TWIS.org March 3, 2009

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

While the following hour of our programming is not intended to be offensive, if you feel yourself in any way provoked, you should be provoked into thinking not to anger.

The content is for mature audiences. Though, by mature audiences, we mean to include five-year olds with the love and interest in science. The show itself well about science and employing scientific means to get science-y news to your ears, does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of California at Davis, KDVS or its sponsors.

And though the world is strange enough as it is, each week here we seem to discover that it can stranger still. “What can be stranger than ants raised by butterflies or see-through frogs?” One might ask. The answers await us in This Week in Science, coming up next.

Good morning, Kirsten!

Kirsten: Oh, great morning.

Justin: Yeah.

Kirsten: Do you know what today is?

Justin: Tuesday, right?

Kirsten: Besides that, what’s the date today?

Justin: No idea.

Kirsten: Today is the third month – the third day of the third month of the ninth year of 2000, whatever.

Justin: What? You’re – now what?

Kirsten: And I’m rambling. No I’m not. Today is Square Root Day.

Justin: Oh yeah, 03-03-09, yeah.

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Transcript: TWIS.org August 21, 2007

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

Drenched, burning up, hyperventilating, laughing and crying at the same time in public with potential for delirium and seizures. These are the symptoms reported by a UK teenager after overdosing on too much coffee.

Strangely, we have been hearing reports with a similar symptoms from listening to too much of the following hour of programming. Mocking moderation, one show at a time, we persist with This Week In Science, coming up next.
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Transcript: TWIS.org Sept 18, 2007


Justin: Good morning Kirsten.

Kirsten: Good morning Justin. Have a good weekend?

Justin: Yes.

Kirsten: Awesome. We’re back, this is This Week In Science, it’s 8:30 in the morning on Tuesday, the 18th of September. Welcome, welcome, welcome to all you listening out there. We’ve got a lot of Science right?

Justin: Big week in science News. My goodness.

Kirsten: Actually, I thought last week was bigger.

Justin: This week is the biggest I’ve ever seen.

Kirsten: Ever.

Justin: Ever.

Kirsten: We have an interview at the top of the hour, the 9 o’clock.

Justin: The biggest interview we’ve ever had on this show.

Kirsten: Ever.

Justin: Ever.

Kirsten: Well that might be next week. I’ll see what I can do about that but…

Justin: Why are you guys – we have an invited guest today, no. Today’s show.

Kirsten: You got to tease for next week too.

Justin: Oh, yes right.

Kirsten: Okay, today…
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Transcript: TWIS.org Aug 12, 2008


Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

As the Earth turns and meanders along its orbital path about the nuclear fireball in the center of our solar system, we find ourselves launched effortlessly into tomorrow after tomorrow.

A new morning, a new day, a new chance to get out and explore new possibilities. In no other territory of the world does this spirit of exploration offer greater opportunity for discovery than in the pursuit of science.

Each day, the exploration of the scientific territory bears new fruit, new tasty morsels of the universe explained, to feed the curiosity of our insatiable hunger for knowledge.

And while tasting the fruits of knowledge, like we do so often on the following hour of programming does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of California Davis, KDVS or its sponsors, it is the main ingredient in the ambrosia of sciencey goodness that has been plucked from only the very latest developments in This Week In Science, coming up next.
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Transcript: TWIS.org Aug 08, 2008

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer! There is information all around us – from the spinning spools of the newspaper press to the planet that is spinning. And the solar system is spinning. Spinning in our atoms too. Electrons spinning since before the day began, spinning now and into the future and beyond that too.

And while the dizzying spin of information – much like the following hour of programming, does not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the University of California Davis, KDVS or its sponsors, the potential loss of these spinning bits of information once threatened the very foundations of modern physics.

As massive black holes loomed in even the tiniest waves of anthropic space, even though ships ahead had singled back their eventful fates, one man fearlessly refused to abandon ship and set course for the heart of the swirling gravity well with a singular determination.

“Oh captain, my captain, will we ever see the shores of home?” “Both yes and no,” Captain Susskind assures us and raises sails made of the finest threads to catch a cosmic wind. So, batten your mental hatches, me miniony mates and get ready to cast off with us on This Week in Science, coming up next.
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Transcript: TWIS.org August 21, 2007

Justin: Disclaimer! Disclaimer!

Drenched, burning up, hyperventilating, laughing and crying at the same time in public with potential for delirium and seizures. These are the symptoms reported by a UK teenager after overdosing on too much coffee.

Strangely, we have been hearing reports with a similar symptoms from listening to too much of the following hour of programming. Mocking moderation, one show at a time, we persist with This Week In Science, coming up next.
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Transcript:TWIS.org Sept 4, 2007

Justin: Good morning Kirsten.

Kirsten: Good morning Justin.

Justin: I can’t hear any…

Kirsten: Hold on.

Justin: Where is the – ouch!

Kirsten: I got it.

Justin: What’s going on around here? What’s happening?
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