Send us a text This week on "The Science Pawdcast" we take a deep dive into the world of bees and how wild type bees are critical to our food supply and economy. In Pet Science there is early research that seems to show that anti-viral drugs for a coronavirus in cats could help humans with COVID19! Our expert is Dr. Tana Joseph, an astronomer and science communicator. She delights us with tales of blackholes, neutron stars and heart warming stories of dogs! Our Woo or Wow is a little off the rai...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text Sorry for the delay, but as we were travelling for more than a week it was impossible to get the podcast out on Thursday! Thanks for your patience! This week we take a look at what various epidemiologists and health organizations are recommending for kids in school. As Kris and I are both teachers and there are many families who listen to this show it's timely information! In Pet Science we take a look at a fun article about how hunting dogs can tap into the magnetic fields of the...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Send us a text On this week's Pawdcast we do a deep dive into the Oxford Vaccine for COVID19...does it work? How does it work? Will it work? In Pet Science we have a story about a St. Bernard that had to get rescued which then asks the question..what should pet owners know about hiking with dogs? Our guest this week is Naturalist, Kate Pelton AKA Pacific Northwest Kate who discusses with us the wonders of the West Coast of Canada...one of the most beautiful place on Earth. We have trivia and fun...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Send us a text Wow Episode 26 is amazing! We have a space news story about campfires on the sun! WHAT? You'll have to listen! In Pet Science we talk about how or why our pets like getting their heads scratched with a focus on dogs and cats! Our guest is the educational and inspiring Ashley Walker, an astrochemist and NASA intern who studies the moons orbiting other planets! WHAT! We have some really fun stories this week about the dogs too. Don't miss it!!! For Science, Empathy and Cuteness! Ash...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Send us a text This week we have two science news items, one about Caecilians, snake-like amphibians, and a crazy discovery there and about new data about the importance of wearing masks to slow the spread of COVID. In pet science, we chat about dog dreams and how we are seeing Beaker dream daily! Our expert guest is Chelsea Conner, a biology student moving towards her pHD! She chats with us about the adorable little lizards, the anoles! Chelsea on Twitter! Chelsea's Anole Art Store! The Bunsen ...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text Hi all! After the death of a dog in Canada, we felt it important to devote Science News to the dangers of blue green algae and pets. We've talked about it before, but we have another section with some updated information. In Pet Science we have a really touching story to share as well as a study done about the benefits of pets in the household of autistic children! Our expert guest is the informative and just plain fun Dr. Sarah McAnulty who delights us with dazzling tales and fac...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Send us a text It's the 1 year anniversary of "The Science Pawdcast" and this episode is out of this world! Oh boy! What a fun episode! In Science News you'll hear some crazy new record breaking lightning distances that were just announced, as well as the science as to why lightning strikes in the first place! SHOCKING! ;-) In Pet Science we have the touching tale of August, the Golden Retriever that just turned 20!!! (as well as the science behind why dogs age so quickly compared to other anima...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text Hello Science Enthusiasts! This week on "The Science Pawdcast" we have a fun science arcticle about crocodiles that walked upright millions of years ago. We delve into some activities and actions that totally confuse dogs. As well our expert guest is the energetic and informative Dr. Keith Barr who regals us with exciting tales of his research as well as gives advice to live a healthier and happy life (esp as we age!). As always we have Trivia and a fun family section! For Science...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Send us a text We have such a fun show this week! First off our science article delves into the science behind why some people have lost their sense of smell when they have contracted COVID. It's a developing area of science..and still not fully understood! In dog science w talk about the science behind the ability for dogs to understand pointing! Our guest is Anya Ratnayaka from Sri Lanka who educates us on the Urban Fishing Cat! It quacks like a duck! Fun Trivia in Woo or Wow and stories from ...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Send us a text This week on "cast" (that's what the cool dogs are calling it) we chat about a super amazing technique to make artificial red blood cells with augmented abilities! In Pet Science, you'll hear about how the average person is not the best at determining if a dog is fearful and thus possibly aggressive. Our expert guest is Dr. Kory Evans who regals us with tales of his Amazon River research with electric fish. Seriously, if that sentence doesn't get you interested YOU NEED TO TOUCH A...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Send us a text On the Pawdcast this week we will chat about the Space X launch of last week as well as if pets respond to baby talk like human babies do! Hilarious and amazing! Our guest is primatologist Rachel Voyt who chats with us about some exciting stories and amazing facts about primates! Give it a listen! We have a guest host in Woo or Wow and in the family section the Zackowski's chat about other pets beside dogs....if you want learn more about Achlys (Adam's Snake) we chat about it! For...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Send us a text On the Pawdcast this week we have a fun and adorable story about bumblebees biting plants to get them to pollinate quicker! Since Beaker (our Golden pup) is joining us within a couple week, our dog science segment is all about why some dogs chew on everything! Our guest is Science Communicator Samantha Fowler, who chats with us about how to talk to folks who perhaps have the wrong information about science! We also have trivia and stories from the week! For Science, Empathy and Cu...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Send us a text Find all things Bunsen at our new website : This week on The Science Pawdcast we take a look at just a joyous breakthrough in helping non-sighted persons see again. In Pet Science we look at a bunch of different studies which delve into the intelligence of cats and dogs! In Ask an Expert, we have the youngest guest ever on the show- Sonya Ganeshram, who developed a program for low income kids at her middle school to learn to code. Tech for Teens and the programs that came from it ...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Send us a text Find all things Bunsen at our new website : This week on The Science Pawdcast we take a look at Otters and what science can tell us about why they juggle rocks! It's adorable...but is there a reason that we know of for this dexterous display? In dog science we delve into a study that took a look at a huge data set from surveys to compare the implications of raising a city dog vs a rural dog. Fun! Our guest is the articulate Ashley Bernstein, a chemist working towards her PHD! She ...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Send us a text Hope everyone is happy and healthy! The Zackowskis and Bunsen are staying safe and practicing good physical distancing. On this week's podcast we have some fun science news about the tail of a giant dinosaur- The Spinosaurus! In Dog Science, a team of researchers are putting the snooter power of dogs to work to smell out asymptomatic COVID19 carriers! Our guest is the super cool maritime archaeologist Chanelle Zap. She delights us with tales of learning from the past, the science ...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Send us a text This week on the Science Pawdcast we have a very exciting story about two teams of researchers having a battle of data and simulations about the eruptions on Kona, Hawaii in 2017! In Dog Science, we take a look at some fun science about how similar the dog brain is to the human brain when asleep. Our expert guest is the exceptional Dr. Meredith Palmer, a behavioral ecologist that studies the prey response of animals to predators. Her stories and science research is fascinating and...
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Send us a text We hope everyone is doing ok and handling the physical distancing! Our program this week has science news about the periodic table and a fun discussion about why dogs breeds look so different when compared with cat breeds. In the Ask an Expert section we are so fortunate that Dr. Janelle Shane chatted with us about AI and her amazing book "You Look Like A Thing And I Love You!" It's such a fun and educational talk! You can find the links below to her book! Dr. Janelle Shane on Twi...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Send us a text On this week's podcast we take a look at the science of wearing cloth masks! We also take a deeper dive into how dogs see color with an adorable study done in Italy. Our guests are the amazing Amoeba Sisters, Brianna and Sarina, who have a massive youtube channel which mixes education in biology with adorable drawings in a fun presentation! You'll be sure to be entertained! A fun Woo or Wow section AND stories about Bunsen in the family section! Amoeba Sisters on Twitter: https://...
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Send us a text This week's podcast has such a fun mixed bag! In science news we talk about the possibility (pawsibility? HA!) of an slushy ocean on the dwarf planet Pluto! In Dog Science we have some stinky research about....poo and why dogs might eat it! Our expert guest is Dr. Patricia Corbett who is the director of The Middle Island Penguin Project- a wholesome and adorable biological conservation effort that has trained guardian dogs to protect the little penguins of Middle Island in Austral...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text This week on the Pawdcast we take a look at the debunking of the conspiracy that COVID-19 was made in a lab and released on the world. In Dog Science we have probably one of the best studies ever- PEAK CUTENESS in puppies! What? That's a science? It's a science. Our guest is the affable and amazing Dr. Nate Emery who delights us with stories about plants and his own dogs! As always we have trivia and then stories about Bunsen! For Science, Empathy and Cuteness! Dr. Emery on Twitte...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Send us a text Hi Everyone!!!! The Zackowskis (and Bunsen) are all healthy and socially distancing from the world. It isn't lost on us that being on a farm keeps us at an extra distance from everyone and we are very. Our hearts go out to those affected by this pandemic. On this week's podcast our expert guest is Jeffrey Ward, an amateur birder from New York city who talks to us about birding, and where to find the birds in New York city (pre-COVID19). In science news we take a look at an amazing...
Mar 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Send us a text First off I hope everyone who listens is well and healthy. Things have completely changed for the Zackowskis and Bunsen up in Alberta Canada which you get glimpses of in the podcast. We are all healthy and safe. Our guest is Dr. Efra Rivera-Serrano, who studies viruses. Since our interview occurred in late January, we don't specifically talk about COVID19, but I hope you find the interview insightful into this microscopic non-living bundles of molecules. In Science News we talk ab...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text Coronavirus has really grabbed hold of the world this week, so in Dog Science we look at if dogs can pass COVID-19 to humans. In Science news, some exciting developments on the next rover to Mars is discussed! Our expert guest is the amazingly cool (ice pun) Dr. Mike MacFerrin a glaciologist! You'll be entertained and amazed by his exciting and educational stories about studying the large sheets of ice on our planet. As always, trivia and family time at the end of the podcast! Tha...
Mar 12, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Send us a text Episode 6 takes a quick look at the accomplishments of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician and also the life of the brilliant Dr. Cecilia Payne, astrophysicist. Dog science delves into three mini studies which show how important dogs are for health outcomes. Our guest is the energetic and hilarious Naia Butler Craig, a rocket propulsion expert, who delights us with the science of rockets and some fun stories about her co-pilot (spoiler alert- it's her doggo, Tiffany). As aways, ...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Send us a text This Week we have Neuropharmacologist, Dr. Nour Al-Muhtasib as our guest. She chats with us about her research into the science of addiction and how her, and scientists around the world are tackling this very heavy concept. Don't worry, we also talk about cats and poetry. She's amazing! In Science News you'll learn a bit about how a vaccine is being made to combat the coronavirus, in Dog Science we have a super fun study about how dogs react to distressed humans and as always we h...
Feb 27, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Send us a text In this week's show, our science news item is about a new species of Dinosaur: Thanatotheristes degrootorum- Reaper of Death! It was found not to far from where we live in Red Deer! Our dog science article is all about dog vision- it's a very interesting idea thinking about how our doggo's see the world differently than we do! In the Ask an Expert section, we are so excited to talk with Dr. Jessie Christiansen, a brilliant and fun scientist from NASA who works to determine where e...
Feb 20, 2020•52 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Send us a text In this week's episode our news story is about CRISPR and a cool study of its application in humans. In Dog Science, we have a fun break down of who is dirtier...dogs or beards! Our expert guest this week is Dr. Samantha Wilson, an epigenetics researcher who studies pre-term births, complications and the gene factors there-in. Also, she has some adorable stories about her puppy, Franki! To round out the episode, we have some hilarious stories from the week in the family section AN...
Feb 13, 2020•58 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Send us a text This week's episode has some fun science news about EXOPLANETS and a really adorable dog science story about wolf puppies who fetch! Our expert today is Dr Claudia Antolini, an astrophysicist who helps understand the "gravity" of dark energy and gravitational waves! She's funny and silly and SMART! Triple Threat! We have a guest host in WOO or WOW and some goofy stories during the family section about Bunsen! For Science, Empathy and Cuteness! Dr Claudia Antolini on Twitter: https...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Send us a text The Science Pawdcast is BACK! We are back with a bang! Science news this week is the ongoing saga and developing story of the Coronavirus (and yes the news in the podcast is no longer up to date). In Dog Science we have a discussion about Therapy Dogs. Our Science Guest is the amazing Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist, and she brings her positive attitude and hopeful message to us! Dr. Hayhoe is on Time's 100 most influential people list, among hundreds of other accolades. S...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Send us a text In the last episode of season 1 of The Science Pawdcast we have some interesting science about Inuit Sled dogs. We have three more amazing dog accounts of Twitter. Tine as in Christine, a fun twitter/tik tok account which posts hilarious dog and singing lizard videos, the very brave, Molly the Fire Safety Dog and Beth, the operator of The Golden Retriever Channel! Thank you to all who have listened to the "cast" in our first season. It's hard to believe that only 5 months ago the ...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 26
