February 2024 Science Round Up: From Micro-Vertebrates to Moon Landers

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Prepare to embark on a scientific odyssey with us, your hosts Jason and Kris Zakowski, along with Bunsen and Beaker, the Science Dogs, guiding you through a universe of discoveries that span from earth-shattering medical innovations to the far reaches of outer space.
This episode promises to test your grey matter with a live interactive Kahoot game, where we uncover the smallest vertebrates and touch on the unexpected benefits of weight loss drugs.
Buckle up for tales of lunar landings gone awry, as we recount the Odysseus Moon Lander Incident and celebrate the quick thinking of Intuitive Machines, ensuring their place in space exploration annals.
Feel the pulse of our digital era as we navigate the tangled web of social media's effects on teenagers, illuminated by recent Congressional sessions with Mark Zuckerberg. Examine the fine line between its advantages and the rising concerns over mental health.
From the classrooms of British Columbia to home living rooms, we explore the challenge of keeping our youth safe and balanced in a connected world. Then, marvel at medical marvels that reimagine the fight against cancer and aging, alongside the cosmic bounty hauled back from asteroid Bennu by the Osiris-Rex spacecraft, offering a treasure trove of secrets about the origins of our solar system.
Concluding this adventure, we share the heartwarming success of a CAR T-cell transplant, bringing new hope to cancer patients everywhere.
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Chapters

1. February 2024 Science Round Up: From Micro-Vertebrates to Moon Landers (00:00:00)

2. Science Chat February Roundup (00:00:09)

3. Odysseus Moon Lander Incident (00:10:36)

4. Impact of Social Media on Teens (00:15:28)

5. Aging, T Cells, and Space Rocks (00:26:59)

6. Space Rocks and Social Media Impact (00:33:20)

7. Cancer Treatment and Pokemon Go Integration (00:45:23)