All Around Science

On today’s episode: As if Australia wasn’t scary enough, now the toads are eating each other alive! New ideas for a billion years of geological mystery in the Grand Canyon. It’s time for science class! Today’s lesson… Hurricanes! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: With nothing able to eat them, cane toads are eating each other ARTICLE: Geologists dig into Grand Canyon's mysterious gap in time 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: We’ve figured out just how tiny mountains on neutron stars can be! Scientists are producing record amounts of energy… with FUSION! And we dig into what science says about COVID vaccines and fertility. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: A bug's life: millimetre-tall mountains on neutron stars ARTICLE: Fusion experiment breaks record, blasts out 10 quadrillion watts of energy 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: Pterodactyls could probably fly as soon as they were born! How do you keep your heart healthy? Plants! Is climate change causing more severe weather? Almost certainly, but let’s talk about how it works! All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: Pterosaurs may have been able to fly as soon as they hatched ARTICLE: Eating more plant foods may lower heart disease risk in young adults, older women ARTICLE: Was that wild weather caused by climate change? Scientists can now say 'yes' with confidence IPCC Sixth Assessment Report 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: Mice can control surges of dopamine in their brain in order to get a snack. The CDC is telling everyone to wear masks again… let’s talk about why. And we talk about how neurotransmitters work. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS: ARTICLE: 'Feel good' brain messenger can be willfully controlled, new study reveals DOCUMENT: Internal CDC document on breakthrough infections 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: 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.