

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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Dec 2, 2024 • 1h 11min
222 - Why Do We Cry?
On today’s episode: Pandrug-resistant bacteria might be better at causing disease than we thought. Why do we cry? It doesn’t seem to be very useful… or does it? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESPandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine are extremely pathogenic | Lund Universityhttps://time.com/4254089/science-crying/https://www.jstor.org/stable/43714978https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28831948/https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/09/07/curious-behvaior-provine/https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1135127182CREDITS: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.

Nov 25, 2024 • 1h 12min
221 - The Drake Equation
On today’s episode: Sitting or standing at work… which one is healthier? We examine the first three variables in the Drake equation. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESAre standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer.https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/53/6/dyae136/7822310?login=falsehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813968/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Fkvtr2z8M&ab_channel=SETIInstitutehttps://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/there-may-be-hundreds-of-millions-of-habitable-planets-in-the-milky-way-new-study-suggestshttps://www.britannica.com/science/Drake-equationhttps://www.e-education.psu.edu/astro801/content/l12_p5.htmlhttps://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/facts/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.

Nov 18, 2024 • 1h 14min
220 - The Dirt Beneath Your Feet
On today’s episode: Will Chonkus help save the climate? Dirt. What is it made of? And how did it get there? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/press/single-view/erster-bernsteinfund-auf-antarktischem-kontinent.html Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacteria that could help sink climate change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udseIcrUxvA&t=25shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil#Horizonshttps://iastate.pressbooks.pub/introsoilscience/chapter/parent-materials/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/AralSeaCREDITS: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.

Nov 11, 2024 • 1h 5min
219 - Hot Springs and Terror Birds
On today’s episode: Terror birds are bigger than we thought they were. And we talk about where hot springs come from! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESFossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years agohttps://study.com/academy/lesson/video/springs-definition-formation-types.htmlhttps://hotspringslocator.com/mineral-hot-spring-typeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUA39d3_y_o&ab_channel=BBCEarthKidshttps://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2292_water.htmlhttps://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/life-in-the-extreme-terrestrial-hot-springs/https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/19/JEB245028/330705/Hot-spring-fish-live-life-on-the-edgeCREDITS: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.

Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 8min
218 - Social Distancing Built Big Cities
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.

Oct 28, 2024 • 1h 2min
217 - Ah! Real Monsters?
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.

Oct 21, 2024 • 59min
216 - Nobel Prizes 2024
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.

Oct 14, 2024 • 1h 12min
215 - ADHD
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.

Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 11min
214 - Space Elevators
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.

Sep 30, 2024 • 1h
213 - 2024 Ig Nobel Prizes
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.


