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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 13 MIN

Call me Isoptera (Season 5: Episode 10)

from Science Research Weekly · host Mark R Williamson

Welcome to Science Research Weekly, Season 5, Episode 10, Call me Isoptera. Get ready for fusion plasma corrections, Alzheimer’s and meat consumption, cytoplasmic tradewinds, a new termite that looks like Moby Dick, immersive dreaming and restfulness, the Artemis II Crew launch, why learning R in 2026 is a good career move, and the top 40 new CRAN packages for February 2026. Science On. References:Combined Influence of Rotation and Scrape-Off Layer Drifts on Recycling Asymmetries in Tokamak PlasmasMeat Consumption and Cognitive Health by APOE GenotypeThe landscape of microbial associations in human cancerCompartmentalized cytoplasmic tradewinds direct soluble proteinsAvoiding and reducing microplastic false positives from dry glove contactCryptotermes mobydicki (Isoptera, Kalotermitidae), an extraordinary new termite species from French GuianaRapid mid-Cretaceous diversification of squid and cuttlefish preceded radiation into coastal nichesImmersive NREM2 dreaming preserves subjective sleep depth against declining sleep pressureA chelicera-bearing arthropod reveals the Cambrian origin of cheliceratesNASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the MoonHow much information is there for inferringspecies trees?Microdiversity is higher in temperate than in virulentbacteriophages from soil environmentsBaktfold: Sensitive protein functional annotation acrossthe microbial tree of life using structural informationMeet dataviewR: The View() You Always WantedWhy Learning R is a Good Career Move in 2026February 2026 Top 40 New CRAN Packages R Packages:Taxdiv: Taxonomic Diversity Indices Using Deng EntropyGgrefine: Pretty 'ggplot2' ThemesHexsession: Create a Tile of Logos for Loaded PackagesInsectLabelR: Create Labels for Insect in Collection

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