Today we're breaking down all things sex. From how it's working in the brain, to what it does to your body, to robots and VR sex- It's gonna be a wild one. (Parents, you've been warned.)

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It took a long time to get to where we are today and several theories exist as to how we got here in the first place. But which are true?

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So humans kill over 100 million sharks per year. But why? These creatures are awesome and should be admired for their incredible longevity!

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Soft tissues, including DNA, of fossils can be preserved but not enough DNA has survived after 65 million years to clone a dinosaur.

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The Science of Star Trek is complicated - so we teamed up with our sister pod BAD SCIENCE and brought in a experimental physicist to break it all down!

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Is Warp Drive Real?

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/technology/warp/warp.html

How Lasers Work

https://lasers.llnl.gov/education/how_lasers_work

Why Star Trek Phasers Don’t Exist Yet

https://gizmodo.com/5978482/why-star-trek-phasers-dont-exist-yet

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In 2014 USA's 99 nuclear reactors produced 798 billion kWh which accounts for over 19% of our total electrical output. So why the bad rap?

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In 2013 NASA introduced an asteroid-capture mission called ARM (Asteroid Redirect Mission) which would bring an asteroid to moon's orbit.

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The Evolution Of NASA’s Ambitious Asteroid-Capture Mission:

https://www.space.com/28963-nasa-asteroid-capture-mission-history.html

“NASA's ambitious asteroid-capture mission has changed a lot since the agency officially announced its existence less than two years ago. The original plan, which was revealed in April 2013, called for dragging an intact small space rock into orbit around the moon, where it would be visited by astronauts, perhaps as early as 2021."

Animation Of Proposed Asteroid Retrieval Mission Video:

https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoFromSpace

“NASA's 2014 budget poposes a mission to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and bring it into a stable lunar orbit where astronauts can visit and explore it, a 'stepping stone' to future missions to farther asteroids."

Asteroid Retrieval Feasibility Study:

https://www.rt.com/usa/158784-nasa-asteroid-landing-mining/

“This report describes the results of a study sponsored by the Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) to investigate the feasibility of identifying, robotically capturing, and returning an entire Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) to the vicinity of the Earth by the middle of the next decade."

NASA Aims To Land On, Capture Asteroids Within Next 15 Years:

https://www.rt.com/usa/158784-nasa-as...

“NASA researchers are at work developing a plan that not only hopes to physically place astronauts on an asteroid for the first time, but also to wrangle a space object and place it in the orbit of the Earth’s moon."

Meet The Team At Planetary Resources:

https://www.planetaryresources.com/company/#company-intro

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"Gene" is a general word for a piece of DNA that creates proteins, but what exactly are genes? Why do they matter?

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DNA can't explain all inherited biological traits, research shows

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150402161751.htm

"Characteristics passed between generations are not decided solely by DNA, but can be brought about by other material in cells, new research shows. Scientists studied proteins found in cells, known as histones, which are not part of the genetic code, but act as spools around which DNA is wound. Histones are known to control whether or not genes are switched on."

Rosalind Franklin: Biography & Discovery of DNA Structure?

https://www.livescience.com/39804-rosalind-franklin.html

"Many people recall that the structure of the DNA molecule has the shape of a double helix."

What Are Proteins And What Do They Do?

https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer#howgeneswork

"Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of the work in cells and are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's tissues and organs."

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This sucker is nuclear, baby! Nuclear energy has been toted by some as the solution to our energy crisis, while others warn of its immense danger. But how did we even discover it? Why aren't we using it more? And what's the real deal with radiation, really? In this episode with Trace Dominguez, and special guest Dianna Cowern (Physics Girl), we explore all things nuclear.

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Introduction: The Nuclear Age

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9956-introduction-the-nuclear-age/

Could this be the first nuclear-powered airliner?

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160713-could-this-be-the-first-nuclear-powered-airliner  

Why America abandoned nuclear power (and what we can learn from South Korea)

https://www.vox.com/2016/2/29/11132930/nuclear-power-costs-us-france-korea

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Ocean acidification, over-fishing, warming climate and other environmental triggers may spell the next "Great Dying," but are we there yet?

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Early Accretion Of Water In The Inner Solar System From A Carbonaceous Chondrite-like Source:

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/346/6209/623

“Determining the origin of water and the timing of its accretion within the inner solar system is important for understanding the dynamics of planet formation."

Dehydration Melting At The Top Of The Lower Mantle:

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/344/6189/1265

“The high water storage capacity of minerals in Earth’s mantle transition zone (410- to 660-kilometer depth) implies the possibility of a deep H2O reservoir, which could cause dehydration melting of vertically flowing mantle."

Why Do We Look For Water When Searching For Extraterrestrial Life?:

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5728932/why-do-we-look-for-water-when-searching-for-extraterrestrial-life

“The assumption that alien biochemistries probably require liquid water may seem a little Earth-centric. But given the chemical possibilities available from the most abundant elements in the universe, even an alien scientist with a different biochemistry would probably agree that a water-solvent-based biochemistry is quite likely to occur elsewhere in the universe – and might well be the most likely foundation for a complex ecosystem in which intelligent life could develop."

Scientists Discover The Oldest, Largest Body Of Water In Existence — In Space:

https://www.fastcompany.com/1769468/scientists-discover-oldest-largest-body-water-existence-space

“Scientists have found the biggest and oldest reservoir of water ever—so large and so old, it’s almost impossible to describe. The water is out in space, a place we used to think of as desolate and desert dry, but it's turning out to be pretty lush."

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