All Around Science

On today’s episode: How do you satiate your curiosity? Social distancing may have helped ancient cities thrive. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESStudy reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit holeSocially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseasesCREDITS: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: Halloween candy is upsetting the delicate ecosystem in your gut! Do our stories of monsters have roots in real illnesses? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESHalloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteriahttps://www.indy100.com/science-tech/vampire-grave-found-in-polandhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130715-vampire-archaeology-burial-exorcism-anthropology-gravehttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2547233https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorderhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/this-hallucinogenic-fungus-might-be-behind-the-salem-witch-trialshttps://www.britannica.com/story/how-rye-bread-may-have-caused-the-salem-witch-trialsCREDITS: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: Watching evolution in real time! It’s Nobel Prize time! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-creature-was-grizzly-size-millipede-centipede-hybrid-fossil-head-revealsEvolution in Real Time https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/health/nobel-prize-medicine.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/nobel-chemistry-prize-56f4d9e90591dfe7d9d840a8c8c9d553https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/09/david-baker-a-uc-berkeley-ph-d-awarded-2024-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/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: Jellyfish never cease to amaze us with all their weird powers. And we talk about ADHD, both inside the brain and out. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESInjured comb jellies can fuse into a single organismHyperfocus: The ADHD Phenomenon of Hyper FixationOriginal research: Silver linings of ADHD: a thematic analysis of adults’ positive experiences with living with ADHD - PMCCognitive Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Its Clinical Translation - PMCMethylphenidate Enhances Spontaneous Fluctuations in Reward and Cognitive Control Networks in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - ScienceDirectAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - Symptoms - NHSADHD Causes: Is ADHD Genetic? - ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder AssociationCREDITS: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: Black hole jets poppin’ novas! Is it possible to build an elevator… to space? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESSpace Elevators: How Do They Work?Space Elevators | Wikipedia[Video] Space Elevator - Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind? | Kurzgesagt[Video] Space Elevators | SciShowObayashi Space Elevatorhttps://explorersweb.com/astronomers-observe-enormous-plasma-jets-blasting-from-supermassive-black-hole/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: Nasal sprays with bacteria in them really should be taken off the store shelves…. Right? … right…? And it’s time for the 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThe 34th First Annual Ig Nobel CeremonyHomeopathic company refuses to recall life-threatening nasal spray, FDA saysMammalian enteral ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure: Med[2310.04153] Fair coins tend to land on the same side they started https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj7918Neuromuscular control of trout swimming in a vortex street: implications for energy economy during the Kármán gait | Journal of Experimental Biology How side effects can improve treatment efficacy: a randomized trial | Brain | Oxford AcademicCREDITS: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: Imagine if every time you ate a snickerdoodle you broke into a sweat like you’d just run a marathon. Well that happens to some people! And we have some bonus content from our interview with sleep expert Dr. Alex Reynolds. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESWoman drips with sweat from a bite of food due to rare nerve-wiring mix-upCREDITS: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: Some bacteria can adapt to the season! Gluten allergies. Gluten sensitivity. What’s the deal with gluten? All that and more today on All Around Science...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: The Earth has a new electric field and it’s shooting our atmosphere into space! A quick primer on how to spot pseudoscience. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESRocket launch discovers long-sought global electric field on Earthhttps://www.popsci.com/fact-check-science-study-news/https://www.popsci.com/diy/spot-fake-science/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/https://www.webmd.com/balance/grounding-benefitsCREDITS: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: Brown, white, or beige? Are those decor choices or fat cell types? Crude oil… it’s everywhere and in everything. Let’s learn about it. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESBeige fat cells with a “Sisyphus mechanism” | ETH Zurichhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum#Formationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_refineryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI3OM7ok8cIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNW_ms35JKE&t=107sCREDITS: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.