Transcipt: TWIS.org Mar 25, 2008 Part 2

Kirsten: And we’re back.

Justin: With more This Week in Science.

Kirsten: With more This Week in Science. And on the line we have Dr. Michael Stebbins, and I’m having issues with the CD player so unfortunately I can’t get the CD –

Justin: Again no theme music!

Kirsten: Yes. The CD player says TOC error. TOC error. I don’t know what that means. So, no themes music today, so we’re just going to play what’s there and see what’s happens.

Justin: Yes.

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Transcipt: TWIS.org Mar 25, 2008 Part 1

Justin: Disclaimer. Disclaimer. Disclaimer.

There is no such thing as logic. There is no history to the world. There is no technology, no written word, and no art. There’s no intellectual progress of any kind, without science.

And without science, there is no reason for the University of California – Davis, KDVS as its sponsors, to point out that the views and opinions of the following hour of programming are not their own, because without science, there would be no sponsors, no radio!

Let alone a radio station, there would be no university, no Davis, no California. Luckily for all of us, science exists, science is real, and as proof, we offer you, This Week in Science, coming up next.

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Transcipt: TWIS.org Mar 11, 2008 Part 1

Justin: Hey! Great! We missed the disclaimer.
Kirsten: It’s all you. Go!
Justin: We missed the disclaimer! The following hour of programming does not necessary represent the views obtaining through the University of California Davis, KDVS or its sponsors.
Listeners are cautioned to listen with care as the contents of this show are under tremendous pressure. It is a compression of vast amounts of information that instantly expand upon contact with your brain.
Information of this nature is not intended to punish or pleasure. Yet listeners may experience slight discomfort including, but not limited to, headache, lightheadedness, unexpected burst of euphoria, regardless of what awaits you, prepared to get your 411 with This Week in Science – already underway. Hey I’m like running late here.
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Transcript: TWIS.org Dec 25, 2007

This Week in ScienceWoman: Today’s show is brought to you by Audible. Please visit www.audiblepodcast.com/twis for your free audio book download.
 

JUSTIN: Ho ho ho! Merry TWISmas Kirsten!
 

KIRSTEN Merry TWISmas Justin and it is TWISmas morning isn’t it?
 

JUSTIN: Yes! Yes I got absolutely everything I wanted for TWISmas.
 

KIRSTEN Everything?
 

JUSTIN: Yes.
 

KIRSTEN Well I have to say that. I have to. I had a fabulous fabulous year of TWIS. .
 

JUSTIN: Yes good. It’s been a good year. We’ve had –
 

KIRSTEN Absolutely.
 

JUSTIN: ..an amazing cast of guests this year.
 

KIRSTEN Yup. It’s been an amazing cast of guests. The – all the researchers we’ve brought through this year have been.
 

JUSTIN: Incredible.
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