In this week's episode, we talk recent science news on ancient human ancestors, a potential link between blindness and schizophrenia risk, bathroom etiquette, artificial intelligence, and more!

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•Headlines•
Scientists find evidence of 'ghost population' of ancient humans: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/feb/12/scientists-find-evidence-of-ghost-population-of-ancient-humans

People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/939qbz/people-born-blind-are-mysteriously-protected-from-schizophrenia

Study Shows The Huge Impact Our Gross Airport Hygiene Has on The Spread of Pandemics: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-can-help-stop-pandemics-if-we-just-wash-our-hands-better-at-airports-study-shows

BONUS Do You Really Need to Wash Hands After Every Bathroom Trip? Here's The Science: https://www.sciencealert.com/do-you-really-need-to-wash-your-hands-after-using-the-toilet

AI can predict which criminals may break laws again better than humans: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ai-can-predict-criminals-repeat-offenders-better-than-humans

•Extras•
Struggling To Sleep? Just Smell Your Partner's Clothes: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/struggling-to-sleep-just-smell-your-partners-clothes-330801

NASA Explains Why The Viral Standing Broom Trick Is a Hoax: https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-video-explains-why-twitter-s-viral-broom-challenge-is-a-hoax

•Secret Extras!•
We couldn't fit these articles in the episode this week, but they're still worth checking out for even more science!

Chinese Scientists Just Entangled Quantum Memories Over 50 km: https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-demonstrate-quantum-memory-entanglement-over-more-than-50-km

Why the F-117 Nighthawk Is Such a Badass Plane: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a28670808/f-117-nighthawk/