

All Around Science
All Around Science
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 22, 2023 • 55min
Is Recycling Bad for the Environment?
On today’s episode: It’s happening… Scientists are starting to be able to read our minds! We might owe the existence of life to quasars. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Evidence of conscious-like activity in the dying brain | Michigan Medicine The potential for a plastic recycling facility to release microplastic pollution and possible filtration remediation effectiveness Recycling in the U.S. Is Broken. How Do We Fix It? How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 2023 • 1h 9min
Quasars - The Brightest Stars
On today’s episode: It’s happening… Scientists are starting to be able to read our minds! We might owe the existence of life to quasars. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Reading The Mind with fMRI and AI | Neurologica Blog QUASAR SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blazar https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/astronomers-solve-60-year-mystery-quasars-most-powerful-objects-universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9W5x3SMBH4&ab_channel=JoeScott https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230426210530.htm https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/522/2/1736/7035603?login=false https://webbtelescope.org/contents/articles/what-are-active-galactic-nuclei https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/a/Active+Galactic+Nuclei#:~:text=Carl%20Seyfert%20discovered%20the%20first,very%20close%20to%20the%20nucleus THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2023 • 1h 11min
Appeal to Nature Fallacy
On today’s episode: If you fall off your bike, most people will help you. Just because it’s “natural” does not mean it’s “good”... let’s talk about logical fallacies! All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Small acts of kindness are frequent and universal, study finds | UCLA Raw milk from farm with no electricity sparks outbreak that nearly killed baby THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 1, 2023 • 1h 13min
Science and Kids
On today’s episode: Scientists think they figured out where all the water came from! How to make science fun for the kids in your life! All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Chemical reactions on the early Earth may have formed its ocean THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 8min
Unsolvable Math Problems
On today’s episode: Did you hear about the astronomical breakup? DRAMA! We try to solve the unsolvable problems of mathematics. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Hubble Sees Possible Runaway Black Hole Creating a Trail of Stars | NASA THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 17, 2023 • 55min
Migraines
On today’s episode: Ancient Egyptians have handed archaeologists new evidence of a gruesome ceremonial practice. Migraines. They’re a lot more than a headache. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Gruesome cache of severed hands is evidence of trophy-taking in ancient Egypt First osteological evidence of severed hands in Ancient Egypt What is a migraine? A Mayo Clinic expert explains A Phase-by-Phase Review of Migraine Pathophysiology [VIDEO] What Causes Migraine Disease? 5 Factors in Migraine Neurobiology Where Migraines Start: The Trigeminal Nerve The Phases of Migraine Dysfunction of the Nervous System Can Cause Migraine THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 13min
Monkeys, Elephants, and Humans are Basically the Same
On today’s episode: Monkeys and magic! We thought we domesticated elephants, but it turns out they domesticated themselves. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: [ARTICLE] Sleight-of-hand magic trick only fools monkeys with opposable thumbs | University of Cambridge [ARTICLE] Mirroring Behavior | Scientific American [ARTICLE] Comparison with humans and bonobos suggests wild African elephants may have self-domesticated [ARTICLE] Elephants as an animal model for self-domestication THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 1min
Sending People Back to the Moon
On today’s episode: California doesn’t have enough energy tubes! And what exactly will the crew of Artemis 2 be doing on their lunar trip? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: [ARTICLE] California wants to build more solar farms but needs more power lines [ARTICLE] NASA’s First Flight With Crew Important Step on Long-term Return to the Moon, Missions to Mars [ARTICLE] Follow the NASA Artemis missions THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 27, 2023 • 59min
Speed Reading
On today’s episode: Pull out your map, we’re taking a trip into an insect brain! It’s part 2 of our reading science chat… speed reading! All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: [ARTICLE] Scientists complete first map of an insect brain | Hub THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 20, 2023 • 57min
Reading is Hard
On today’s episode: Fevers might do more than just turn up the heat! How fast can YOU read? The science of speed reading. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: [ARTICLE] Fever integrates antimicrobial defences, inflammation control, and tissue repair in a cold-blooded vertebrate [ARTICLE] Mild fever helps clear infections faster, new study suggests | Folio THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


