All Around Science

On today’s episode: Your brain is telling you that you have room for one more cookie. Did you know that plants have an immune system? Well I didn’t! So let’s learn about it! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThe Brain Perceives Unexpected Pain More Strongly | Research News - University of Tsukuba Dessert stomach emerges in the brainHow plant immune systems protect them from disease - Jonathan Jones | YouTubeIntroduction to Plant-Pathogen Interactions | YouTubeCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Let’s talk about this asteroid that might be headed toward Earth. And we talk about the science and pseudoscience of the alkaline diet. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCES2024 YR4 | NASADietary acid load in health and disease - PMCThe role of the kidney in acid-base balance - renal physiologyhttps://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/what-is-alkaline-water-and-does-it-have-any-benefitsDietary acid load: Mechanisms and evidence of its health repercussions - ScienceDirectDietary Acid Load and Bone Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - PMCpH Balance In The Body – Women’s Health NetworkAcid Balance, Dietary Acid Load, and Bone Effects—A Controversial Subject - PMCCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: A bunch of PRIME questions from listeners! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-are-animal-matches-made-zoohttps://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programshttps://www.cmzoo.org/news/archive/all-about-species-survival-plans-matchmaking-in-the-zoo-animal-kingdom/https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfashttps://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/risk-management-scope-per-polyfluoroalkyl-substances.html#toc5https://www.lawsuitupdatecenter.com/prime-energy-drink-lawsuits.htmlhttps://milberg.com/news/pfas-prime-hydration-grape-class-action/https://beefgradingagency.ca/livestock-grading-in-canada/beef-grading/CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: A new type of non-opioid painkiller has been approved by the FDA. What causes tonsillitis? And why do some people have to get their tonsils removed? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESTonsil | WikipediaTonsils | Clinical Anatomy | YouTubeTonsillitis | Khan AcademyInflammatory Response | Khan AcademyTonsillectomy Indications and Complications | Science Based MedicineAssociation of Long-Term Risk of Respiratory, Allergic, and Infectious Diseases With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in ChildhoodCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: The FDA banned red dye #3 in the US… but should they have? And the asteroid Bennu has incredible new clues about the origin of life. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESFDA AnnouncementWhy Did the FDA Ban Red Dye No. 3 | Science Based MedicineNASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's IngredientsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Sleeping pills might be gunking up your brain. And we revisit a conversation about societal perceptions of science. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESSleeping pills stop the brain's system for cleaning out wasteCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Gene evidence from Iron Age Britain points to a much more female-centered society. Astronomers talk all about Dark Energy… but a new model proposes that maybe it’s not even real! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESAncient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women - News & Events | Trinity College DublinCosmological foundations revisited with Pantheon+CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Perseverance is leaving samples all over the surface of Mars. Will we ever get them back? Maybe? Hopefully?Babies! What’s their deal? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administrationhttps://atlanticeyeinstitute.com/eye-color-physics-or-genetics/https://www.ophthalmology24.com/baby-eye-color-change#:~:text=Beyond%20genetic%20traits%2C%20eye%20color,deposition%2C%20prolonging%20lighter%20eye%20colorhttps://www.openaccessgovernment.org/blue-eyes-pigment-common-relative/134687/https://www.science.org/content/article/dont-it-make-your-brown-eyes-bluehttps://www.hudsonalpha.org/genetics-of-eye-color/https://www.tunepocket.com/royalty-free-music/womb-sound-ambiance/?srsltid=AfmBOopZb3rJtw165AURKgUsbA3zB-AyHRw8c0ARrJbkTqu9XuHNTOIThttps://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/amniotic-fluidhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23310-amniotic-fluidCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Can we cross the uncanny valley? Time to clean out the listener mailbag and answer some of your questions! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESCrossing the Uncanny Valley: Breakthrough in technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids - ResOUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQm5RCz9Pxchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallowinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC6CrUZcW-AJPL - Custom Orbit Visualization ToolCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: There’s been a huge breakthrough in HIV prevention. Move over, oxytocin, there’s a new love hormone in town! Scientists may have figured out a way to reverse the effects of lupus. This worm’s remarkable eyes may change how we envision sight. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESHIV Drug BreakthroughScience confirms it: Love leaves a mark on your brain | CU Boulder TodayScientists discover a cause of lupus and a possible way to reverse itMediterranean marine worm has developed eyes “as big as millstones" – University of CopenhagenCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.