All Around Science

On today’s episode: Influencers may not be the best way to get information through a social network. We’ve got some news about ancient viruses and skinny magnets. And we chat science communication with Dr. Niki Ackermans. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Study finds surprising source of social influence ARTICLE: Ancient 15,000-Year-Old Viruses Identified in Melting Tibetan Glaciers ARTICLE: Physicists Just Broke The Record For World's Thinnest Magnet, And It's Wild Dr. Nicole Ackermans Website 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: Soon we might be harvesting our sweat for ELECTRICITY! 16,000 poop samples later, we’ve concluded that genes DO affect your gut microbes. It’s time to talk about homeopathy. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Finger wrap could one day let you power up wearables while you sleep ARTICLE: Our genes shape our gut bacteria, new research shows ARTICLE: A homeopath was arrested in California for selling fake anti-covid pills and forging fraudulent COVID vaccine cards THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com r1im1U1jmZ5nD6Nio9mR Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Time for Tiny Robot News! An experiment on shorter work weeks has some promising results! And we break down the summer heatwave of 2021. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Insect-sized robot navigates mazes with the agility of a cheetah ARTICLE: Iceland Ran a 4-Year Experiment on Shorter Working Weeks. The Results Are Great Western North American Heat Wave 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: Do our children’s immune systems suffer because of how clean modern society is? Don’t have a mind’s eye? Your brain may be different from those who do! Was the fall of the Roman Empire caused by lead poisoning? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Being clean and hygienic need not impair childhood immunity ARTICLE: Brain connections mean some people lack visual imagery ARTICLE: Did Lead Poisoning Contribute to the Fall of the Roman Empire? YouTube: Reactions w/ Samantha Jones 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: Turns out stress can make you go gray; and relaxing might be able to reverse it! Astronomers have found where there might be alien planets looking at US! And your brain is controlling your gut; but your gut might also be controlling your brain? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: It's True: Stress Does Turn Hair Gray (And It's Reversible) ARTICLE: Exoplanets in 2,034 star-systems get cosmic front-row seat to see Earth 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: Apparently Earth has a pulse! A very, very slow pulse…. Why do some of us doomscroll, and some of us don’t? And our Bitcoin follow-up, asking whether Bitcoin is bad for the environment. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Earth has a 'pulse' of 27.5 million years ARTICLE: Study finds brain areas involved in seeking information about bad possibilities provides insight into how people decide whether they want to know what future holds THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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On today’s episode: Taking breaks helps your brain learn things! We’ve learned a little more about our immune system’s team of assassins; natural killer cells. There’s a lot of hype around cryptocurrencies right now… but how do they work? All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Study shows how taking short breaks may help our brains learn new skills ARTICLE: SKI Scientists Learn What Fuels the 'Natural Killser' of the Immune System 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: Morning waking time seems to be related to risk of depression. Giraffes have high blood pressure, but they don’t seem to care! Zombie fires are lurking in boreal forests! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Morning waking time seems to be related to risk of depression ARTICLE: Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes ARTICLE: Five years after Fort McMurray fire, researchers warn of wildfire risk from peatlands 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: Honeybees are spreading viruses because of cannibalism. Psychadelics might reduce the effects of stress. And we talk to our real life scientist friend, Niki, about how we use animals to study brain injury. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Honeybee 'Trojan horse' virus relies on bees' habit of cannibalizing their young ARTICLE: Non-hallucinogenic psychedelic analog reverses effects of stress in mouse study Dr. Nicole Ackermans Website THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.