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Nicky Urban returns to talk with us about a new robotic implant for heart patients, how to turn on a mouse's killer instinct with lasers and why GOP legislators in Wyoming are trying to outlaw clean energy. DOES YOUR HEART NEED A HUG? https://www.sciencenews.org/article/heart-hugging-robot-does-twist-and-squeeze KILLER ZOMBIE MOUSE ARMY https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112130133.htm WYOMING IS TRYING TO MURDER US ALL http://www.popsci.com/wyoming-is-basically-trying-to-outlaw-clean-energy Find us at thesciencejerks.com and boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks. Email us heyjerks@sciencejerks.com. Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997?mt=2

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211: Nicky Urban on Heart-Hugging Robots, Optogenetic Mouse Armies and Bad Science in Wyoming

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245: Gravity, IQ, Governance and Change 1:18:53

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Just Chan and Dave this week, as we greet Chan's new baby, Egon, and talk about the future of the show. Please stay tuned for our new show format coming soon! Gravity measured https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neutron-star-collision-gravitational-waves IQ and Anxiety https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bad-news-for-the-highly-intelligent/ BREATHATARIANS DO EXIST http://www.newsweek.com/bizarre-antarctic-bacteria-live-air-alone-could-show-exactly-how-alien-life-742631 CASTLE IN THE SKY http://bigthink.com/robby-berman/the-earths-first-self-declared-space-kingdom-is-orbiting-overhead The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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244: Erik Barnes on A Trip To The Moon, Minority Reporting with Music and the Social Pressures of Duck Penises 1:21:27

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Comedian Erik Barnes (@ErikWBarnes) joins us to talk about the new political push to go to the moon, an attempt to pick out psychopaths by music tastes and how duck penises respond to a drake's position in society. Don't Fall on the Moon https://www.popsci.com/astronaut-hurt-moon-rescue#page-3 MINORITY REPORT IS COMING https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/26/playlist-of-the-lambs-psychopaths-prefer-rap-over-classical-music-study-shows https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/science/stanford-sexual-orientation-study.html Duck Penis Politics https://www.popsci.com/duck-penis-social-pressure The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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243: Erik Barnes on Falling Chinese Space Stations, Psychedelic Depression Treatments and Texture Camouflage 1:06:18

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Comedian Erik Barnes (@ErikWBarnes) joins us to talk about the impending crash to Earth of a disabled Chinese Space Station, how microdosing psilocybin, AKA magic mushrooms, has had positive results treating depression and anxiety, and a new type of camouflage that incorporates texture, much like the mighty octopus. THIS IS GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TIANGONG https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/13/tiangong-1-chinese-space-station-will-crash-to-earth-within-months Magic Mushroom Make you Magically Undepressed https://www.newscientist.com/article/2150305-magic-mushroom-extract-changes-brains-of-people-with-depression/ STEALING CLOAKING TECHNOLOGY FROM THE KLINGO- ER, OCTOPUSES https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171012143313.htm The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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242: Winston Carter on Liquid Cremation, Enumerating Emotions and The Persistence of Human Evolution 1:15:23

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Filmmaker Winston Carter returns to talk about the controversial new method for cremating human remains with chemicals instead of fire, how many distinct emotions humans have and the ways in which humans are still evolving. WRING OUT YOUR DEAD https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dissolve-the-dead-controversy-swirls-around-liquid-cremation/ WE'VE GOT EMOTION DOWN TO A SCIENCE http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/09/06/27-emotions/ STILL EVOLVING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS http://www.popsci.com/humans-are-still-evolving#page-2 Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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241: Winston Carter on Immortal Fruit Flies, Amazing/Terrifying Face Detection and Skin Cell Transmutation 1:01:06

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Filmmaker Winston Carter joins us to talk about a new technique to extend the lifespan of fruit flies, how amazingly good face detection algorithms have become and a way to turn skin cells into motor neurons. WE'VE MADE FRUIT FLIES IMMORTAL http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-biologists-slow-aging-extend-lifespan-of-fruit-flies BAD NEWS FOR INCOGNITO MOVIESTARS AND ANTIFA PROTESTORS https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146703-even-a-mask-wont-hide-you-from-the-latest-face-recognition-tech/ TURNING SKIN INTO MOTOR NEURONS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170907132836.htm Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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240: Nate Siggard on Zika Killing Cancer, The SELF-DRIVE Act and Postpartum Depression in Men 1:08:31

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Artist Nate Siggard (SkinMotion.com) returns to chat with us about how the Zika virus is being used to fight Cancer, what the new driverless car legislation means for the future of driving and how postpartum depression in new fathers can lower stress in mothers. Plus we talk about the biological roots of racism. ZIKA CURES CANCER! SORT OF. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2146356-we-may-be-able-to-use-zika-virus-to-attack-brain-cancer-cells/ CONGRESS MIGHT DO SOMETHING RIGHT https://www.wired.com/story/congress-self-driving-car-law-bill/ POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN DADS CAN BE GOOD FOR MOMS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170905145535.htm Check out the Skin Motion Augmented Reality Tattoo App for iPhone and Android in the Apple Store and on Google Play. Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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239: Nate Siggard on Neutron Star Collisions, Democratic Dogs and Heat-Resistant Streets 1:03:28

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Artist Nate Siggard (SkinMotion.com) joins us to talk about a possible collision of neutron stars found by the LIGO gravitational wave detector, how packs of wild dogs in Africa vote by sneezing, and how the city of Los Angeles is fighting warming by making white streets. LIGO TRACKING BIGGEST EXPLOSION EVER RECORDED https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rumors-swirl-ligo-snagged-gravitational-waves-neutron-star-collision?tgt=nr AFRICA: BIRTHPLACE OF DEMOCRACY https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170905202954.htm L.A. APPLYING SPF 1000000 http://www.popsci.com/la-is-painting-its-streets-white-to-keep-city-cool Check out the Skin Motion Augmented Reality Tattoo App for iPhone and Android in the Apple Store and on Google Play. Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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238: Gerard Dean Peters on Millions of Black Holes, Marathon Microbes and Mobile Jewelry 57:53

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Gerard Dean Peters returns to talk to us about the recent discovery that there's way more Black Holes than we thought, the fact that marathon runners have a special runners' biome and what's the deal with roving jewelry. Plus we look into what Neil Armstrong or Buzz would have done if they had gotten stuck on the moon. THERE'S SO MANY BLACK HOLES https://www.sciencenews.org/article/we-share-milky-way-100-million-black-holes CAN BACTERIA TURN YOU INTO AN ULTRAMARATHONER? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170820075017.htm LIVING JEWELRY IS LIKE BEING COVERED IN BUGS https://curiosity.com/topics/project-kino-is-living-jewelry-that-moves-around-your-body-like-an-insect-curiosity?utm_source=iosapp Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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237: Gerard Dean Peters on Asteroid Fly-Bys, Super-Volcano Solutions and Language Ethics 1:06:23

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Comedian Gerard Dean Peters stops by to help us take a look at some near-Earth Asteroids headed our way, what we should be doing to fight super-volcanoes and why speaking in your non-native language helps you to be more logical, and less emotional. EARTH GRAZIN' http://www.techtimes.com/articles/212546/20170812/asteroid-expected-to-skim-past-earth-in-october.htm http://www.techtimes.com/articles/212740/20170819/large-near-earth-asteroid-to-safely-zoom-past-the-planet-on-sept-1.htm TAPPING SUPER-VOLCANOES http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/08/a-greater-threat-than-asteroids-earths-20-known-supervolcanoes-erupt-once-every-100000-years.html FOREIGNER LANGUAGES MAKE YOU MORE LOGICAL (or MAKE THE PRESIDENT SPEAK SPANISH!) https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170817141717.htm Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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236: Miles Roberts on The A.I. Apocalypse, Ebola Semen and Augmented Reality Ads 1:02:48

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Miles Roberts (@milesboberts) returns to talk about what it means that two artificial intelligence robots learned their own language, why Ebola RNA is still showing up in survivors semen and how the "Third Space" of Augmented Reality is already selling adspace. A.I. APOCALYPSE http://www.snopes.com/facebook-ai-developed-own-language/ HELP! THERE'S EBOLA IN MY JIZZ! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802152532.htm AR ADS ARE EVERYWHERE! https://www.newscientist.com/article/2142857-augmented-reality-graffiti-will-lead-to-advertising-ambush-wars/ Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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235: Miles Roberts on NASA's Planetary Protection Officer, Americans Getting Slower and The Cockroaches & The Bees 1:04:45

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Comedian Miles Roberts (@milesboberts) joins us talk about NASA's job posting for a Planetary Protection Officer, why American runners have been getting slower and cockroaches that farm mushrooms. Plus we take a close look at sexuality in space. PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER IS PROBABLY NOT THE JOB YOU THINK IT IS http://www.npr.org/2017/08/03/541352728/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-nasa-s-next-planetary-protection-officer AMERICANS ARE GETTING SLOWER (AT RUNNING) http://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2017/07/09/536030467/why-are-american-runners-getting-slower COCKROACH FARMERS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170803091907.htm Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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234: Riley Silverman on Bacteria That Make You Altruistic, How Your Health Might Affect Your Children and How to Tell if Someone is Poor 1:24:24

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Standup Riley Silverman (@ryesilverman) returns to help us figure out if your gut bacteria can make you a good person, if your health choices can affect your offspring and why poor people look like poor, plus we get deep into genetic engineering, CRISPR, the transporter dilemma and debate the existence of a soul! Can your guts make you more altruistic? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-microbes-encourage-altruism/ EPIGENETICS PLAY A ROLE IN EMBRYOGENESIS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170717100548.htm Do I look poor to you? https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170705133020.htm Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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233: Riley Silverman on Radio Signal From The Stars, Insomnia Evolution and Those Indestructible Water Bears 58:19

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Standup Riley Silverman (@ryesilverman) joins us to talk about some weird signals from deep space, is it aliens? Plus has insomnia evolved in humans for a reason? And can anything kill Tardigrades, a.k.a. Water Bears? ALIENS!? IT'S ALIENS, ISN'T IT?! https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/17/15982656/arecibo-observatory-ross-128-red-dwarf-radio-waves-signal INSOMNIA IS A GOOD THING? http://www.futurity.org/sleep-insomnia-hadza-1486762-2/ TARDIGRADES! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170714071459.htm Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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232: Kash Abdulmalik on Bacterial Dust Storms, Punk Rock Cockatoos and Disinfecting Nanobots 59:11

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Kash Abdulmalik ( @KashAbdulmalik ) returns to look into how dust storms can affect your allergies, biomes and general health, one of the only animals that plays the drums in the wild and the invention of a passively self-powered nanobot that can clean up stagnant water. Plus can we build a highway to the moon? SANDSTORM BIOMES https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170627105407.htm PUNK ROCK COCKATOOS https://phys.org/news/2017-06-palm-cockatoos-ringo-starr.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyX8DuBKPZc WATER NANOBOTS https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170628131355.htm Try Ciaccio's game "Space Captain Pinball" available now in the App Store for iPhone/iPad! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/space-captain-pinball/id1231668629 The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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231: Kash Abdulmalik on Geckoskin in Space, The Yellowstone Super-Volcano and How Not To Tell If Someone Is Attractive 1:09:51

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Kash Abdulmalik ( @KashAbdulmalik ) joins us to talk about how the superior gripping power of geckos is helping clean up space junk, what would happen if the Yellowstone Caldera exploded and why judging your attraction someone based on their headshots isn't very accurate. Plus we look into claims that B17 cures cancer. Is it true? GECKOS IN SPACE https://www.newscientist.com/article/2139071-gecko-inspired-robot-has-grippers-that-could-clean-up-space-junk/ YELLOWSTONE VOLCANO/EVIDENCE OF VOLCANOS ENDING TRIASSIC http://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-supervolcano-earthquake-swarm-update-eruption-risk-629272 https://www.seeker.com/earth/animals/massive-volcanic-eruptions-triggered-the-dinosaur-age YOU CAN'T TELL HOTNESS FROM PICTURES http://www.futurity.org/tinder-dates-in-person-1466402-2/ The Science Jerks ( @thesciencejerks ) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio ( @daveciaccio ) and Robert Chan ( @999rpms ) and produced by Stephen Perlstein ( @perlstein ) for the Boardwalk Audio Network ( @boardwalkaudio ). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks . Email us at heyjerks@sciencejerks.com . Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997…

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