Cockroaches Want an Audience and Make it 75% Boys (with Dr Kiki Sanford)

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Jeff and Anthony are joined by neurophysiologist and science communicator, Dr Kiki Sanford! Sports are returning to empty stadiums during quarantine, and a new study shows that having no one cheering in the stands really does eliminate the home field advantage. This correlates with a decades-old study that found cockroaches also like an audience. Jeff, Anthony, and Dr Kiki talk about performance under observation. The, CRISPR is at it again. Scientists have genetically engineered a calf to produce 75% male offspring. Anthony and Jeff express their concerns, but Dr Kiki has a positive outlook on the future of genetic modification.

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0:00.0	I'm like, give myself an extra ration tonight.
0:16.0	That's what I'm gonna do for my birthday.
0:20.6	This is We Have Concerns.
0:22.6	Hi Jeff Kanata.
0:23.6	Hi Anthony Carboni.
0:25.4	And a special hello to a guest with us here in the anxiety chamber.
0:29.3	She is somebody I occasionally bring in to make me sound smarter on YouTube and television.
0:36.0	I've definitely done that a few times.
0:37.9	She is also a neurophysiologist, a science communicator, the host of this week in science.
0:44.2	Dr. Kiki Sanford.
0:45.6	Hey Kiki.
0:46.6	Woo.
0:47.6	Hello.
0:48.6	How have you been?
0:49.6	So good to be here.
0:50.6	It's been a while.
0:51.6	I know.
0:52.6	You know, I'm dealing.
0:53.6	I'm making it go.
0:55.2	Putting one foot out of the other.
0:58.0	You know.
0:59.0	That took us 600 plus episodes of our award-winning science podcast to have an actual scientist
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