Ever wonder how many slaps it takes to cook a chicken? Yeah, we didn't until this point either. Emerald news reporter Franklin Lewis and science writer Becky Hoag talk about the latest in science news and research, including:

- The recent Public Interest Environmental Law Conference that took place at UO and upcoming TED Talks on campus

- Last week's snow and how weather extremes play into climate change

- How many slaps it takes to cook a chicken

Becky's articles:

"TEDxUOregon is back on campus" (https://www.dailyemerald.com/arts-culture/tedxuoregon-is-back-on-campus/article_6457680e-4084-11e9-bc6e-fbd186e85386.html)

"Annual environmental law conference (PIELC) looks for common ground amidst hard environmental times" (https://www.dailyemerald.com/arts-culture/annual-environmental-law-conference-pielc-looks-for-common-ground-amidst/article_0a97041a-3fcf-11e9-83b0-8fb212dd710f.html)

Spotlight on Science is a series from the Emerald Podcast Network designed to spark conversations across disciplines with researchers at the University of Oregon, bringing in researchers to discuss their work in a way that is understandable to everyone.

Find a guide to watching the TEDxUOregon livestream here: https://tedx.uoregon.edu

Podcast Editor Ryan Nguyen produced this podcast, Associate Podcast Editor Sararosa Davies edited. Music is "Zombie Disco" by Six Umbrellas (https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffreemusicarchive.org%2Fmusic%2FSix_Umbrellas%2FThe_Psychadelic_And%2F6_Six_Umbrellas_-_Zombie_Disco).