All Around Science

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A weekly podcast by two huge science fans discussing what’s new and interesting in science! Science is our window into incredible worlds, from impossibly small atoms to impossibly distant stars. We want to use it to discover as much as possible, and share it with you every week.

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Episodes

009 - CRISPR-Cas9

On today’s episode: We’ve figured out how to teach robots to do the laundry even faster! We found water on the moon….again? So what is CRISPR-Cas9 anyway? How does it work? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Dog training methods help researchers teach robots to learn new tricks ARTICLE: NASA's SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Nov 02, 2020•44 min•Ep. 9

008 - Happy Fibonacci Episode!

LINKS: ARTICLE: Babies Prefer What They Choose Even When Random ARTICLE: Voyager Spacecraft Detect an Increase in the Density of Space Outside the Solar System Vihart's Fibonacci Videos Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Numberphile - The Golden Ratio (why it is so irrational) THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 26, 2020•39 min•Ep. 8

007 - Updates on COVID

On today’s episode: It’s Nobel Prize time! A serendipitous discovery may mean new treatment options for Type 2 diabetes. It’s time to talk about COVID being airborne. All that and more today on All Around Science… LINKS: ARTICLE: Herd Immunity - A Rough Guide ARTICLE: Nobel Prize Annoucement ARTICLE: Remote control of blood sugar: Electromagnetic fields treat diabetes in animal models LETTER: Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 ARTICLE: Assessment and Comparison of different mask types List of a...

Oct 19, 2020•56 min•Ep. 7

006 - Sub-Glacial Lakes Are Amazing

On today’s episode: Plastic eating enzymes are helping us improve recycling. Does too many pictures make it too hard to read? And we get to the core of the science of subglacial lakes. All that and more today on All Around Science… LINKS: ARTICLE: Characterization and engineering of a two-enzyme system for plastics depolymerization ARTICLE: Busy pictures hinder reading ability in children ARTICLE: Physical, chemical and biological processes in Lake Vostok and other Antarctic subglacial lakes ART...

Oct 12, 2020•43 min•Ep. 6

005 - Placebo Effect and Healing with the Mind

On today’s episode of All Around Science: Are perfectionist parents likely to be helicopter parents? Thick Martian ice might be harboring deep, hidden lakes. The Placebo Effect… what even is it? All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Perfectionists may be more prone to helicopter parenti ng ARTICLE: Water on Mars: Discovery of three buried lakes intrigues scientsts THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Host...

Oct 05, 2020•44 min•Ep. 5

004 - What if the Moon Disappeared?

On today’s episode of All Around Science: Scientists have taken a closer look at 66 million years of climate change. Baby animals all grow at different speeds.. But why? What would happen if the moon disappeared? All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: June Almeida ARTICLE: High-fidelity record of Earth’s climate history puts current changes in context ARTICLE: Uncovering the clock that sets the speed of embryo development THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter....

Sep 28, 2020•43 min•Ep. 4

003 - COVID Vaccine Safety w/ Dr. Paul Offit

On today’s episode of All Around Science: Did you hear the news about Venus?!? How to lock away carbon for...ever? And we talk to Dr. Paul Offit about COVID vaccines All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Life on Venus? - Phil Plait's writeup of the news ARTICLE: Industrial waste can turn planet-warming carbon dioxide into stone THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

Sep 21, 2020•40 min•Ep. 3

002 - Milk and Honey and Pseudoscience

On today’s episode of All Around Science: The latest buzz on the hunt for cancer therapies Got Milk? Ancient Bronze Age Warriors sure did! We help you spot the difference between science and pseudoscience All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: ARTICLE: Bee Venom Kills Breast Cancer Cells ARTICLE: Study reveals lactose tolerance happened quickly in Europe THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Sep 14, 2020•41 min•Ep. 2

001 - COVID Vaccine Tech

On today’s episode of All Around Science: A rose by any other name you might remember is a rose at all. Tiny robots are the result of a breakthrough in nanoscale movement. Some new vaccine technology is on its way. What is it and how does it work? All that and more on today’s episode of All Around Science... LINKS: Naming guides how 12-month-old infants encode and remember objects Laser jolts microscopic electronic robots into motion Link to video describing possible scenario where these robots ...

Sep 08, 2020•41 min•Ep. 1

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