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On today’s episode: A dinosaur so well-preserved you can see its face! And we have a little chat about the world of AI. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: [ARTICLE] Researchers look a dinosaur in its remarkably preserved face THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Why is it ancient roman buildings are still standing? Self-healing concrete! What’s better than camouflage? Invisibility! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] First-in-Class Honeybee Vaccine Receives Conditional License from the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics | Business Wire Evolution References De novo genes with an lncRNA origin encode unique human brain developmental functionality How humans got a new gene that makes our brains larger Compa...
On today’s episode: Why is it ancient roman buildings are still standing? Self-healing concrete! What’s better than camouflage? Invisibility! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal thanks to “hot mixing” with quicklime Transparent Animals References https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-25599-y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QJk6YtCYlU&ab_channel=NaturalHistoryForScientists https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pi...
On today’s episode: Think your neighbours are bad? Try living next to poop-covered clams! And we explore the unknown reaches of our universe and talk about Dark Energy. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Wood-eating clams use their poop to dominate their habitat | Field Museum THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Will we finally be able to put an end to the mosquito repelling question? Plus, a bit of what we know, and a lot of what we don’t know about dark matter. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Mosquitoes are not repelled by vitamins and other oral supplements you might take [ARTICLE] Vera Rubin, the Rotation Curve, and the First-ever Evidence of Dark Matter SOURCES https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/71525 https://www.livescience.com/32387-what-is-ant...
On today’s episode: How have COVID vaccines had lasting impact on menstrual cycles? Video games; do they rot your brain, or enhance it? What is the biological reason that women live longer than men? And how can sound help us understand protein folding? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Menstrual Cycle Changes Associated With COVID-19 Vaccine [ARTICLE] Study: Video Game Players Show Enhanced Brain Activity, Decision-Making Skill - Georgia State University News [ARTIC...
On today’s episode: The world of bird jaw evolution has been rocked to its core. We’re going back to the moon! Let’s talk about the Artemis Program. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Fossil overturns more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds [RESOURCE] NASA - Artemis THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Scientists have made a battery out of ocean water! Someday, you might be able to be vaccinated against addiction All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] New device can make hydrogen when dunked in salt water LINKS AND SOURCES How opioid addiction occurs An Immunconjugate Vaccine Alters Distribution and Reduces the Antinociceptive, Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Fentanyl in Male and Female Rats Canada’s Opioid Crisis (fact sheet) Opioid- and St...
On today’s episode: What’s that smell? It’s ancient humans, cooking fish! We talk about how whales evolved from land mammals back to the water. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Earliest proof of cooking shows our ancestors liked well-done fish Oldest evidence of the controlled use of fire to cook food, researchers report -- ScienceDaily [ARTICLE] The evolution of whales from land to sea THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallen...
On today’s episode: Robots remember more things when they get a chance for a nap. Let’s talk about the nobel prizes in chemistry and medicine! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Artificial Neural Networks Learn Better When They Spend Time Not Learning at All THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Robots will soon be taking over our universities… and mixing us margaritas. Cordyceps is a parasite that can control ants, but not by hijacking its brain. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Robots will roam a university to study “a socio-technical problem” THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Yeah, mosquitoes might really like you more. A blood test to screen for cancer can save lives! But could it cause more harm than good? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] The Rockefeller University » Why some people are mosquito magnets THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: A warming world helps disease spread more quickly. Humans have waded into an ancient arms race to produce antibiotic resistant bacteria. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Thawing permafrost exposes old pathogens—and new hosts THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: The same things that cause autoimmune diseases may have helped our ancestors survive the Black Death. It’s Halloween! Let’s talk about the science of why we like scary things! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Bubonic plague left lingering scars on the human genome THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Artificial intelligence can mine our health data to save us from blood poisoning. And we investigate why we put lead in fuel, and why we finally stopped. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] New, transparent AI tool may help detect blood poisoning THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Can your dog tell when you’ve had a bad day? He might be able to smell it. It’s Nobel Prize time! Let’s discuss the winners and what they accomplished. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Dogs can smell when we're stressed, study suggests [ARTICLE] 2022 Nobel Physics Prize goes to seminal tests of spooky action at a distance THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
On today’s episode: Avocado toast is finally healthy, says the FDA! And we explore the world’s weirdest volcano. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] FDA’s rotten definition of “healthy” food is finally getting tossed [ARTICLE] Ol Doinyo Lengai | Earth Observatory THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s episode: Electric cars could help keep your air conditioners running in your house. NASA hit an asteroid! Really hard! We already know how to get to 90% renewable energy… it’s that last 10% that’s the problem… All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid [ARTICLE] NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission: The ultimate guide | Space [ARTICLE] The pathway to 90% clean electricity is mostly clear. The last 10%, not so much ...
On today’s episode: Swarms of drones repairing buildings? Finally there might be a good reason to watch YouTube ads. And where, exactly, did Saturn’s rings come from? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] 3D printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying [ARTICLE] Social media experiment reveals potential to 'inoculate' millions of users against misinformation THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusi...
On today’s episode: Why has the hurricane season been so quiet? Why does pain feel so much worse late at night? Listen to a story about a magician who fooled scientists into believing he was psychic. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] This should be the absolute peak of hurricane season—but it’s dead quiet out there [ARTICLE] Why pain feels worse at night THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See aca...
On today’s episode: We’re finally making oxygen on Mars!... and then we’re just letting it go. Did Wales really lose two whole islands? Where did they go? Let’s dig into the historic climate bill that was recently passed in the US. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars [ARTICLE] Map may show evidence of Wales' Atlantis off Ceredigion - BBC News [ARTICLE] A Detailed Picture of What’s in the Democrats’ Climate and Health B...
On today’s episode: Testosterone! It can increase aggression and…cuddling? Why is it so hard to swat a fly? And we go underground, hunting for the reasons why massive fatbergs are clogging our sewers. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] eScienceCommons: Testosterone promotes 'cuddling,' not just aggression, animal study finds [ARTICLE] Flies evade your swatting thanks to sophisticated vision and neural shortcuts THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwith...
On today’s episode: What forms of laziness can best protect us from cognitive decline? Researchers take steps toward a treatment for total colourblindess. We were too busy figuring out of we could, that we forgot to think about if we SHOULD talk about the science of de-extinction. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Computers vs. TV: Which is less likely to promote dementia? [ARTICLE] Gene therapy for completely colourblind children partly restores cone function [ARTI...
On today’s episode: Noble gasses offer more clues to the origin of our moon. Scientists thought a star was dying, but it turned out it was just indigestion. The art and science of creating nanorobots with DNA origami. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] One more clue to the Moon’s origin | ETH Zurich [ARTICLE] Betelgeuse is bouncing back after blowing its top in 2019 [ARTICLE] A "Nano-Robot" Built Entirely from DNA to Explore Cell Processes THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen...
On today’s episode: We know that some spiders sleep… but do they dream ? The secret to the heart’s strength is in its physical shape. Scientists are making strides in creating synthetic embryos. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Jumping spiders may experience something like REM sleep [ARTICLE] A major step forward for organ biofabrication [ARTICLE] Synthetic Embryos THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Ac...
On today’s episode: Wouldn’t it be great to slap on a sticker when you needed an ultrasound? The Earth is losing it’s patience with all this 24 hour orbiting stuff. And we dig deep on why roots grow down. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] DeepMind research cracks structure of almost every known protein [ARTICLE] MIT engineers develop stickers that can see inside the body [ARTICLE] The Earth’s rotation is changing speed: should we be worried? THEME MUSIC by Andrew Al...
On today’s episode: Despite smacking their faces into trees, woodpeckers don’t get concussions. If low serotonin isn’t a cause of depression, what does that mean? So much science coming out of the james webb space telescope. Let’s talk about it! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] New research into why woodpeckers don’t get concussions busts a popular myth [ARTICLE] No evidence that depression is caused by low serotonin levels, finds comprehensive review | UCL News TH...
On today’s episode: You’re probably going to need to keep getting your COVID boosters for a while Scientists have figured out how to boil water more efficiently! And we talk about the long, strange life of periodical cicadas. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Vaccine protection against COVID-19 short-lived, booster shots important, new study says [ARTICLE] MIT Engineers Find a Way To Save Energy and Make Water Boil More Efficiently THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https:...
On today’s episode: Light pollution isn’t just hiding stars, it’s making plants bloom sooner. Why do people live so very long? Let’s shrink down to the quantum realm and talk about particle physics. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities [ARTICLE] The Importance of Elders | The UCSB Current [ARTICLE] Cern Large Hadron Collider scientists observe three 'exotic' p...
On today’s episode: This bank has an unusual deposit. It’s poop. A new giant bacteria was discovered that challenges what scientists thought was possible. And we talk about the science of colourblindess. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: [ARTICLE] Rejuvenating the human gut microbiome: Trends in Molecular Medicine [ARTICLE] New bacterium roughly the size, shape of an eyelash smashes size record THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmus...
