The Science Pawdcast

Send us Fan Mail This episode focuses on the little things that bug us...insects.  Amanda Tokash Peters is an amazing researcher working on her pHD in the engineering of making mosquitoes healthy for humans-lessening their deadly impact.  There is also science on how and why puppies can flash you that puppy dog stare.  (Bunsen is great at it!) We have some fun trivia and questions from the mailbag...

Send us Fan Mail The brain is such a mysterious and fascinating organ and we have a new story about how researchers are growing real working, simple models of it in a lab!  Also, speaking of brains...what are dogs thinking?  What is going on in their heads?  A study looked at that and we will chat about it in Dog Science.  Our guest is the brilliant and witty, Dr. Esther Odekunle who knows a thing...

Send us Fan Mail Why do dogs/pets give us such a boost to our mental health?  This pawdcast looks into the science of that!  The science news this week is a new study which looks at the rise of Autism diagnosis in present times, it's intriguing!  Our guest is Psychology Professor, Liz Button and she has some great tips about keeping your mental health up and pawsitive self talk!  We have some...

Send us Fan Mail What a fun episode! Science news this week is about the giant penguins remains (about the size of a person) that were discovered! We have some fun dog trivia, some facts about animals smelling power and the mailbag too! By far the most exciting part of the pawdcast is having a chat with Gideon from "I've Pet That Dog!"  He's such an awesome and friendly kid. Bu...

Send us Fan Mail Though the focus of this episode is on weather, we do have an impawtant section in Dog Science about the dangers of Blue Green Algae and dogs.  It's a scary topic, but with education you make sure your pet doesn't fall victim to the toxins in this type of algae. Woo and Wow is back with trivia about weather, our news is about giant clouds of forest fire smoke and Meteoro...

Send us Fan Mail This episode has a great news item about who American's trust MOST to act in the interest of the public.  Dog Science is sticking around due to popular demand and we take a quick look at why puppy Bunsen appeared to lose him mind when presented with a lemon.  Our guest is the Amazing Cara Santa Maria, a podcaster herself and pHD student, Cara has been a whole host of TV shows...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode it's all about our feline friends...cats!  Our Science news is about cats- can we make people who are allergic to cats less allergic using science?  Maybe!  Our Trivia is about cats and our Expert this week is Tyus Williams, park ranger and wild cat expert.  Our discussion with him takes us to Belize and jaguars!   SO COOL! New this week is a section of the po...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 5 takes a trip back millions of years to talk about the wonders of dinosaurs.  Our expert is Dr. Donald Henderson, a Palaeontologist from the Royal Tyrrell Museum.  He has an exciting and informative discussion about dinosaurs, using math to solve some crazy problems and his favourite Dinosaur!  You'll love the trivia this week and the science news is about a species...

Send us Fan Mail This episode's science is all about space.  If you want to know more about a dust collecting spacecraft OR what happens if you get kicked out an airlock, we have you covered. On top of that Sarafina Nace, a PhD student in astrophysics, is interviewed in the Ask an Expert section.   You'll hear her inspirational story and some cool facts about space! In the mailbag you&ap...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's podcast you'll hear how new research is shining a light on how animals act  in moonlight.  Our Woo and Wow section is tricky this week, but you'll have fun sorting it out!  The expert we are thrilled to have is Dr. Heather Cowie, an Optometrist from Alberta.  She has such a passion for eye health you can't help but get inspired too!  In the mailb...

Send us Fan Mail We are SO excited and thrilled with the response to launch of the podcast.  The second episode talks about bug eggs, woo or wow with beaver butt chemicals and some fun questions from the mailbag-you'll get to hear the OWL attack story!  The highlight of the episode is the FIVE questions with Dr. Jessica Kania, a bombastic speaker and veterinarian who is passionate about anima...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode of The Science Pawdcast!  Thank you so much for finding us!   Keep in mind this is the FIRST podcast we ever did AND it improves so much every episode.  Stick with us- you won't regret it!  We will be talking about Titan, Saturn's largest moon, some trivia, where Bunsen got his name from AND interviewing one of the most accomplished Science Educ...

Send us Fan Mail This is just the teaser for the launch of The Science Pawdcast with Bunsen Berner. Stay tuned for the full episodes and more on a weekly basis! Support the show For Science, Empathy, and Cuteness! Being Kind is a Superpower. All our social links are here!