Send us a text This is a live recording of our wholesome community gather on twitter where we share the stories of the week in more detail but ALSO open the floor to questions AND other pet stories! Spaces Unleashed Pet Chat runs every Saturday at 6PM Mountain Time on Twitter and is totally free to join! If you missed it live, we post the recording first to our patron page, then a week later to The Science Pawdcast as bonus content! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch ...
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text Just a simple statement to start: Our hearts go out to the people and pets of Ukraine. This week on The Science Pawdcast we have a very interesting story about bacteria that have coopted a type of chainmail armour to protect itself from destruction. Wild! In Pet Science we have another study that looked at the benefits of dogs...but this one looked at brain power of the human! Cool! Our guest in Ask an Expert is Dr. Iain Bancarz, a computational biologist who is crunching the numb...
Mar 03, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Send us a text This a recording of the live chat on our Twitter Spaces Show: Spaces Unleashed. Dorothee Tell works with lasers to super cool molecules to near absolute zero. She is super cool, more cool than even the molecules she studies! Give it a listen! Dorothee Tell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Icecreamlilly Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all with Printful- one of the highest quality companies...
Mar 03, 2022•34 min
Send us a text Hello! It's winter 2.0 right now in Alberta! Or is it winter 3.0? Not sure but Bunsen loves it! On the Pawdcast this week we have a breakdown a hopeful study looking at the power of the sun in breaking down oil spills. In pet science there is an interesting study that linked a mutated gene in dogs which correlates to body size with the gene found in ancient wolves! Our guest in Ask An Expert is Dr. Gail Barnes, food scientist. Her conversation with us was SO fun and informative. Y...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Send us a text Our audio quality is improving! This is a live recording from February 12th on our Twitter Show that runs every Saturday at 6P.M. Mountain Time. Each show is unique - we share stories about the family, the dogs, and adventures but then open up the audio chat room to questions and stories from the guests! It's super wholesome, and this recording is for those that can't make it live! Enjoy! Support the show For Science, Empathy, and Cuteness! Being Kind is a Superpower. https://twit...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Send us a text This is a recording from our live chat on twitter. Every Tuesday evening at 7 P.M. Mountain Time we have an amazing discussion with a guest. Ashley is an inspiring scientist who blew us away and made us laugh with her charm during this discussion about the mysterious moon of Saturn - Titan. Ashley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/That_Astro_Chic Black in Astro: https://twitter.com/BlackInAstro Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Send us a text Phew! Busy week! While Kris and Adam hold down the fort at home, I've been on the move down to the major metropolis of Calgary doing presentations for their huge teacher's convention! The podcast is a bit late coming out because of this. Our science story is about the evidence a team of palaeontologists found that shows dinosaurs got sick, and probably had the sniffles! As promised I have section of the live podcast I did instead of Pet science this week. It gives you a feel for h...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Send us a text Every Tuesday we have a live chat with an expert on Twitter in the Spaces platform. It's an audio only show and the guest in this episode is citizen scientist Elizabeth Bourgeois. She is such a dynamic speaker and will astound you with tales of Alligators, Bird Banding and other amazing stories from the deep south in Louisiana. If you missed this space, you have a chance to listen here (or again!) What an amazing discussion! Elizabeth on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Louisianaboate...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Send us a text Every Saturday on Twitter at 6:00 PM Mountain Time we run Pet Chat! It's a more in depth look at what happened in the week with Bunsen and Beaker, but more importantly the pet community on Twitter shares their stories and questions! Our Patrons get the recordings early, but we are now rolling them out to The Science Pawdcast feed as bonus content! Enjoy! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- a...
Feb 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Send us a text What a fun week we have in store for everyone with the dogs! We get to travel to the Telus Spark Science Center to have a meet and greet day with the public AND The Science Pawdcast will be doing some segments live! Now, you won't get hear it until later, so what are we chatting about this week? How about using robot fish to stress out an invasive species? WHAT? Yep! Also did you know cat brains are shrinking? Should you be alarmed? Finally we have Dr. Pagán who will blow you away...
Feb 10, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Send us a text This bonus content is from our weekly Spaces chats which are live discussions on twitter. Spaces Unleashed runs Tuesday evening at 7PM Mountain Time and Spaces Unleashed Pet Chat runs 6PM Mountain on Saturday. Ryan Jespersen is a master interviewer and is Canada's top podcaster with his show "Real Talk- with Ryan Jespersen." While it isn't a science show, it's a great interview and will give some context to folks not from Canada about someone in Canada with their finger on the pul...
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text The Science Pawdcast is back after our month break! Thanks for waiting and we are so excited for the amazing guests and discussion that will over the next year! This week on The Science Pawdcast we do a break down of The James Webb Space Telescope. Like what kind of tech does it have and why is it at the L2 point? Let's find out together!!!! In Pet Science we use the amazing Dr. Zazie Todd's advice on WHY training your dog is so important. Our guest in ask an expert is Immunologis...
Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Send us a text Joey Ramp is a courageous scientist who, against huge adversity after a traumatic accident, has become an outspoken advocate for service dogs in science. Sampson, the gregarious Golden, is her steady companion and service dog and the face of the movement to provide equality for all. This is a touching and moving space, with laughs and heart. Please give it a listen. Joey on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeyRamp Sampson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sampson_dog More on Joey and D...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Send us a text This recorded live chat from our Spaces Unleashed Twitter show has a moving discussion with Dr. Jessica Kania, Pet Vet. It's a real discussion about the absolute wins in vet medicine, but some of the lows which the public doesn't always know about. It is SUCH a powerful discussion and we were so fortunate for her to share her story with us. Not only that, in the Q and A section, Dr. Kania took questions from the audience and answered some tough questions with empathy and wisdom. I...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Send us a text Jade Simon is a Palaeontologist who has a service dog- a golden retriever named Basil. In this live chat from our Twitter show you'll get to know her and her amazing dog. Not only will you be awed by her dino knowledge, you'll be awwwwed by what Basil can do. Spaces Unleashed is a live twitter show every Tuesday at 7PM Mountain Time. While patrons get early access to the recording, we are rolling out the older shows to our podcast feed! Jade on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oisforo...
Jan 27, 2022•59 min
Send us a text On this recorded live chat of Spaces Unleashed, we got the pleasure of chatting with the dogdad of Pavolv and Maslow, two adorable dogs on social media. Anthony is working on his PhD in Psychology and is champion for mental health! Anthony on twitter: https://twitter.com/PAVDAD PAVLOV AND MASLOW https://twitter.com/PAVGOD Spaces Unleashed is a LIVE chat on Twitter every Tuesday evening at 7 PM. Our patrons get the recordings but then we ship the fun out to our podcast feed! Bunsen...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Send us a text Spaces Unleashed is a LIVE discussion on Twitter that runs every Tuesday at 7PM Mountain Time. Patrons get the recordings early and then we post the audio as bonus content for those who subscribe to our podcast! This previously recorded Spaces Unleashed has Dr. Jessie Christiansen a NASA scientist that hunts for exoplanets- planets outside our solar system! WE LOVE HER! Dr. Christiansen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aussiastronomer Signup For Our Newsletter! https://www.getrevue...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Send us a text This was a previously recorded live chat on our Twitter Spaces Program: Spaces Unleashed. Our guest was Dr. Austin Spence who is such an amazing person and a has wealth of knowledge about hummingbirds! Dr. Spence on Twitter: https://twitter.com/austinrspence Signup For Our Newsletter! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/bunsenbernerbmd/issues/spaces-unleashed-and-more-check-out-the-times-929428 Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different c...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Send us a text On this live chat we have Victoria who is Pupper Nelson's dog mom - aka Walter the adorable bull terrier! This huge meme took over the world...but who is the dog behind the picture? Who is the human that loves the dog? You'll find out more in this live chat, complete with amazing and thoughtful questions from the audience! Nelson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PupperNelson other links: https://t.co/Vpn4D8N8AK Signup For Our Newsletter! https://www.getrevue.co/profile/bunsenberner...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text On this live recording of Spaces Unleashed we chat with dog trainer Shar Mulligan. Shar runs Waggles: Academy for Dogs in Red Deer and has been instrumental in training Bunsen and Beaker, giving our family support and tips, and a source of knowledge whenever we have asked. This space is an interview with her, who she is, how she got into training, and many other fun and interesting questions. There is also a Q and A section at the end where the audience asked questions about dog t...
Jan 22, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Send us a text Spaces Unleashed is a live show from Twitter that we run Tuesday at 7:00 PM Mountain Time on Tuesday. Our patrons get early access to the recordings, but we have now decided to share the fun and exciting conversations as bonus content for our podcast subscribers. Who is Dr. Samantha Wilson? From her website: https://swils6.github.io/Samantha-L-Wilson/ I am a postdoctoral research fellow under Dr. Michael Hoffman at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre within the University Health Netwo...
Jan 21, 2022•57 min
Send us a text While the podcast is on hiatus until February, we will be releasing a few of our SPACES recordings. This Space was a panel of amazing and inspirational speakers who educated the audience about what their service animals do and how the public can improve their interactions with the animal. Spaces are LIVE audio chats on twitter that anyone with a link (or twitter account can join). Spaces Unleashed runs Tuesday at 7 PM Mountain Time and usually only our patrons get the recordings a...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 48 min
Send us a text It's the last episode of the year! Thank you all so much for listening to The Science Pawdcast this year! We so appreciate each and every one of our listeners! In Science News we chat about the Parker Probe which is NASA's Sun Probe and the data it just sent back!!! In Pet Science we look at a fun demonstration where dogs can outthink humans due to our limitations as primates! Our guest is award winning teacher, Kris Zackowski. She chats about how to engage kids in the classroom a...
Dec 24, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 42
Send us a text This week on The Pawdcast we talk about a study that links the pollution in a city with the smoke from wild fires into a much bigger issue than the wild fire smoke alone. Our Pet Science story is a reminder to plan ahead with your pet in mind in the case of natural disasters. A majority of those surveyed with pets didn't include them in their natural disaster plan. We are also thrilled to have Blair Braverman (one of our most requested guests) on the show today. She's an amazing s...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Send us a text Episode 40- WOW!!! This week on the pawdcast we chat about an exoplanet that has all data pointing to a molten iron surface. That is a spicy meatball! In Pet Science we have a fascinating study about a bacteria normal to cats that could help skin conditions on dogs. Can cats help dogs??? You'll have to listen to find out! Our guest is microbiologist and germ expert Jason Tetro. Jason runs The Super Awesome Science Show and has written some excellent books on the whole germ subject...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Send us a text This week on The Pawdcast we chat about the science behind why those turkeys getting deep fried kept exploding on social media. WHY DO THEY BLOW UP? In Pet Science you take a look at a study that found some interesting things about the first couple nights a dog spends at a shelter...could you apply to dogs in new locations or puppies? Our guest in ask an expert is Niba from Notes By Niba who chats with us about how to communicate science through video and some of her amazing work!...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Send us a text This week on the show we chat about an interesting new development in the realm of biodegradable plastic in an unlikely area - Glitter! There is also a really funny story here related to Glitter! In Pet Science we take a look at separation anxiety...in humans being away from their pets! Our expert guest is author and animal psychologist Dr. Zazie Todd! She chats her new book and the science behind making your doggo happy! A fun family chat rounds out the podcast! Dr. Todd on Twitt...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 38
Send us a text What a fun week! One the family front Bunsen and Beaker got to meet Flint, a Boston Dynamic robot dog at a space science center! So cool! On the podcast front we have an amazing story about spinal cord repair which sounds really promising! In Pet Science we break down new information about sounds in your house that could be really stressing your dog out. Our guest in "Ask an Expert" is the amazing Dr. Morgan Halane who gives us a fun and educational chat about how plants have immu...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Send us a text This week on The Science Pawdcast we chat about some new findings about climate change is affecting our atmosphere...what's going on there? In Pet Science we break down new evidence that points towards the reason dogs tilt their heads when listening to you. It's adorable!! Our guest in "Ask an Expert" is the dynamic Dr. Leila Saleh who chats about the AMAZING science happening with biological engineering! You won't believe some of the things she and others are working on! Adam was...
Nov 11, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Send us a text This week on the science pawdcast we discuss the emergency authorization for one of the mRNA vaccines in the United States and what the data says from their research. We have a special second science article to breakdown as a recent study showed that a specific species of bird was able to reproduce asexually!! What? So Cool! Our guest this week is the amazing Kayla Ivey who chats cosmetic chemistry, some cool facts about making hand sanitizer and also her love (and skill) for prof...
Nov 04, 2021•1 hr 4 min
