On today’s episode: Scientists have found a bunch of new bacteria in our guts that help us digest plants! NASA’s many solutions to the engineering problem of pooping in space. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Urban humans have lost much of their ability to digest plants Cryptic diversity of cellulose-degrading gut bacteria in industrialized humans The world's first animal was probably a carnivore https://www.reddit.com/r/TIHI/comments/eivocv/thanks_i_hate_nasas_fecal_co...
Mar 25, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 186
On today’s episode: A classic science demo may be able to generate electricity! There are many dangers to going to space… and one of them is radiation. How are we protecting our astronauts? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Article Drinking-bird-enabled triboelectric hydrovoltaic generator 'Drinking bird' toys upgraded to generate clean energy from water DB-THG powering 20 LCDs (Credit: Device, Wu Zheng Qin et al) Shields up: New ideas might make active shielding viable ...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 185
On today’s episode: ChatGPT has beaten humans in tests on creative thinking. And it looks like whiptail lizards are just having babies…but something incredible is going on. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential https://www.nature.com/articles/6884440 https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/apomixis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5499200/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV0UqyfoID0&ab_channel...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 184
On today’s episode: A new treatment for people with severe food allergies. We talk about the science of sleep with Dr. Alex Reynolds. All that and more today on All Around Science... THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 04, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 183
On today’s episode: A snapshot of a moving electron? How much energy is needed to make the sounds we hear? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES First-ever atomic freeze-frame of liquid water https://www.science.org/content/article/scienceadviser-first-ever-atomic-freeze-frame-liquid-water https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e83QRGoRCo&t=313s&ab_channel=PBSSpaceTime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal-loudness_contour https://www.iz...
Feb 26, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 182
On today’s episode: Microbes are the new stars of CSI: Miami, and Maura reaches into the mailbag and answers your burning questions! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh Why Do We See Visual Patterns When Rubbing Our Eyes? (explainplease.co.uk) Why do you see colors when you close or rub eyes | Ohio State Medical Center (osu.edu) Why do you see waves, colours and lights when you rub your eyes? (scienc...
Feb 19, 2024•55 min•Ep. 181
On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! Baby great white sharks. The cicada double brood swarm is coming… are you ready? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Novel aerial observations of a possible newborn white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Southern California | Environmental Biology of Fishes https://bioone.org/journals/copeia/volume-108/issue-1/OT-19-233/The-Smallest-Known-Free-Living-White-Shark-Carcharodon-carcharias-Lamniformes/10.1643/OT-19-233.short https://ne...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 180
On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! We’re sending LISA to space, and she’s gonna detect black hole collisions for us! Will nuclear fusion power our future? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES LIGO goes to space: ESA to proceed with LISA gravitational wave detector https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inertial_confinement_fusion https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-largest-fusion-project-is-in-big-trouble-new-documents-reveal/ https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/...
Feb 05, 2024•59 min•Ep. 179
On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! Big, giant, large-scale farms have a big, giant carbon footprint… but maybe not as much as that rooftop garden across the street. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed | WSU Insider How a metal with a memory will shape our future on Mars https://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-shape-memory-works.html Urban agriculture’s carbon footprint can be worse than th...
Jan 29, 2024•54 min•Ep. 178
On today’s episode: Scientists tracked the 20 year journey of a mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago! How do migrating birds know where they’re going? Quantum mechanics! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES New study tracks a mammoth’s travels across Alaska Magnetic sensitivity of cryptochrome 4 from a migratory songbird | Nature How quantum mechanics help birds find their way How Migrating Birds Use Quantum Effects to Navigate | Scientific American Magnetic field effects on...
Jan 22, 2024•48 min•Ep. 177
On today’s episode: Evolution may not be quite as random as we thought. A new drug is being developed to help deal with the problem of antibiotic resistance. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Blue Whale Size Comparison Evolution is not as random as previously thought, finds a new study - University of Nottingham Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs A novel antibiotic class targeting the lipopolysaccharide transporter | Nature A ne...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 176
On today’s episode: The cutest version of humans and animals working together! We know dark matter exists; can it create dark stars? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Honeyguide Birds Learn Culturally Distinct Calls Made by Honey Hunters https://www.newsweek.com/physics-can-dark-matter-cool-thousands-clumps-hot-galactic-halos-797546 https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2019/05/10/when-did-the-universe-become-transparent-to-light/?sh=7327cb9b1924 https://www.scien...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 175Ep. 175
On today’s episode: How much does light color affect your sleep cycle? And the 2024 calendar is already full of space missions all over the solar system! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought | University of Basel From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024 THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://...
Jan 01, 2024•54 min•Ep. 174
On today’s episode: The plants have been screaming all this time and we haven’t been listening! A millenia-old mystery has been solved! Long COVID… what have scientists figured out about it so far? And the superstar of 2023 has made strides toward better outcomes for some of the most challenging cancer cases. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Plants emit ultrasonic popping sounds when stressed Londoner solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery An Upper Palaeolithic Pro...
Dec 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 173
On today’s episode: That gene editing wonder technology, CRISPR, is finally curing diseases! What REALLY killed off the dinosaurs? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES FDA approves first CRISPR therapy—here’s how it works against sickle cell https://scitechdaily.com/volcanoes-or-asteroid-ai-ends-debate-over-dinosaur-extinction-event/ https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/more-meteorite-new-clues-about-demise-dinosaurs-353027 https://www.britannica.com/science/K-T-ext...
Dec 18, 2023•54 min•Ep. 172
On today’s episode: A new method that can make AI systems more like brains. Quantum computers are not going to be on your desktop, but they ARE going to threaten life as we know it. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex organisms | University of Cambridge How Quantum Computers Break The Internet | YouTube THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. ...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 171
On today’s episode: Did you hear? One of the highest energy cosmic rays ever recorded zapped the Utah desert! Why do the seasons affect our mood, sometimes dramatically? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991 https://www.infona.pl/resource/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5055271b-d7a6-329c-a757-3ad6ab6a2388 , https://www.nature.com/articles/npp201654 https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affecti...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 170
On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues | University of Cambridge Study yields new insights into why some people get headaches from red wine Inhibition of ALDH2 by quercetin glucuronide suggests a new hypothesis to explain red wine headaches Acetaldehyde and Hangovers: The Role ...
Nov 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 169
On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Trust in science down; trends worst in minorities, Republicans https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/earth-hazards/earthquakes/what-causes-earthquakes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCxNVDiOnE&ab_channel=SciShow https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/seismology-study/ https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn...
Nov 20, 2023•58 min•Ep. 168
On today’s episode: It’s been 4.5 billion years since Earth and the Moon violently broke up…but Earth just can’t let go. Is it a food allergy? An intolerance? A sensitivity? Let’s talk about the difference! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES A 'protoplanet' that created the moon may be hiding deep inside Earth | Live Science Allergy | Wikipedia Oral allergy syndrome | Wikipedia Oral allergy syndrome information for parents | Oxford University Hospitals Dynamic changes in ...
Nov 13, 2023•54 min•Ep. 167
On today’s episode: Pacific hurricanes are pretty scary… why don’t we ever hear about them? And we talk about JuMBOs, the celestial object that shouldn’t exist. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Hurricane Otis smashed into Mexico and broke records. Why did no one see it coming? | Science https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.01231.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation#Cloud_collapse https://www.space.com/21420-smallest-star-size-red-dwarf.html https://www.bbc.com/news/sc...
Nov 06, 2023•50 min•Ep. 166
On today’s episode: Scientists have found the oldest known structure; and it’s really, really old. You’re going to be hearing a lot about El Nino over the next year… So let’s learn what it is! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure - News - University of Liverpool We’re entering a pretty strong El Niño—here’s what that means for a US winter State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records Wha...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 165
On today’s episode: We have a fantastic discussion about the nature of science and anti-science. All that and more today on All Around Science... THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 23, 2023•57 min•Ep. 164
On today’s episode: We talk with Marika Bell, the host of the podcast "The Deal With Animals". We learn what anthrozoology is, and she answers listener questions. All that and more today on All Around Science... THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 163
On today’s episode: Australian researchers are trying to learn more about how heat exposure affects pregnancy. Our biggest asteroid sample ever touched down a couple weeks ago, which means we’ve got science to do. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Intense heat is a particular hazard in pregnancy. New studies are probing why NASA delivers bounty of asteroid samples to Earth | Science | AAAS THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewall...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 162
On today’s episode: Let's check in with Perserverance on Mars. And talk to EMT Scott Armstrong about some annoying medical myths from the media. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Here’s what the latest Mars rover has learned so far THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 02, 2023•51 min•Ep. 161
On today’s episode: A breakthrough in our understanding of preeclampsia! And we celebrate the weird fringes of science by looking at this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES In major breakthrough, Western, Brown researchers close in on preeclampsia cure Ig Nobel Prizes THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 160
On today’s episode: Spicy foods might be more dangerous than we thought. And what happens when a parasite messes with the wrong organism? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES The room-temperature superconductor that wasn’t Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods FEATURE SOURCES https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36070203/ https://futurism.com/the-most-horrifying-parasite-cymothoa-exigua-2 https://www.britannica.com/science/parasitic-d...
Sep 18, 2023•55 min•Ep. 159
On today’s episode: Do opposites attract, or do birds of a feather flock together? Today we study our enemy… the fly… All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES News flash: Opposites don't actually attract | CU Boulder Today Correlations between human mating partners: a comprehensive meta-analysis of 22 traits and raw data analysis of 133 traits in the UK Biobank How do flies find every stinky garbage dumpster? A biologist explains their sensory superpower From how far can f...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 158
On today’s episode: Apparently scientists have finally finished sequencing the human genome! Finally, for the fourth time. And speaking of hot research from the 90s…what’s up with stem cells lately? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Students built a little baby satellite with space brakes that can help it deorbit without expensive rockets or complex machinery Scientists solve the genetic puzzle of sex-related Y chromosome Pluripotent Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapy—Pro...
Sep 04, 2023•53 min•Ep. 157
