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🗓️ 9 February 2024
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0:00.0 | Did you know there's a sign to slinging insults? |
0:06.8 | So if somebody's on the receiving end of trash talk, |
0:09.0 | you know, they may notice that their heart is beating faster or that their |
0:14.2 | palms are starting to sweat or that their breathing is increasing. |
0:17.8 | It's Friday February 9th. |
0:19.6 | Happy Science Friday all. |
0:21.2 | I'm Cyfri producer Rasha Arredi. |
0:24.0 | As silly as it might sound, the use of trash talk has a long, hilarious history and it's stuck around |
0:29.7 | for a long time, finding its way into sports, politics, and in my case cutthroat family |
0:36.6 | board game nights. So for Super Bowl weekend we are going to break down the art and |
0:41.3 | science of trash talk but first let's take a look at |
0:44.8 | this week in science. Here's Cyfri's John Dankowski. |
0:48.2 | Way, way beyond our solar system we've found evidence of Hyacian planets, |
0:54.7 | planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres, and covered in giant oceans. |
0:59.6 | Now, scientists believe that those oceans were possibly made of water. |
1:04.0 | But a new study throws a wrench in that idea by suggesting those oceans could actually be made of magma. |
1:11.0 | Yeah, that's pretty terrifying. |
1:12.0 | Here with this story and more science news of the week is |
1:15.1 | Sophie Bushwick, senior news editor at News Scientist, she's based in New York City. Sophie, always good to talk with you. |
1:21.4 | Thanks so much for joining us. |
1:22.4 | Thanks, John. So tell me more about these |
1:24.7 | Hyseian planets and why scientists are suddenly thinking magma now in the |
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