The Science Pawdcast

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast has such a fun mixed bag!  In science news we talk about the possibility (pawsibility? HA!) of an slushy ocean on the dwarf planet Pluto!  In Dog Science we have some stinky research about....poo and why dogs might eat it!  Our expert guest is Dr. Patricia Corbett who is the director of The Middle Island Penguin Project- a wholesome and adorable biological...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Pawdcast we take a look at the debunking of the conspiracy that COVID-19 was made in a lab and released on the world.  In Dog Science we have probably one of the best studies ever- PEAK CUTENESS in puppies!  What?  That's a science?  It's a science.  Our guest is the affable and amazing Dr. Nate Emery who delights us with stories about plants and his own...

Send us Fan Mail Hi Everyone!!!! The Zackowskis (and Bunsen) are all healthy and socially distancing from the world.  It isn't lost on us that being on a farm keeps us at  an extra distance from everyone and we are very.  Our hearts go out to those affected by this pandemic. On this week's podcast our expert guest is Jeffrey Ward, an amateur birder from New York city who talks to us abou...

Send us Fan Mail First off I hope everyone who listens is well and healthy.  Things have completely changed for the Zackowskis and Bunsen up in Alberta Canada which you get glimpses of in the podcast. We are all healthy and safe. Our guest is Dr. Efra Rivera-Serrano, who studies viruses.  Since our interview occurred in late January, we don't specifically talk about COVID19, but I hope you fi...

Send us Fan Mail Coronavirus has really grabbed hold of the world this week, so in Dog Science we look at if dogs can pass COVID-19 to humans.  In Science news, some exciting developments on the next rover to Mars is discussed!  Our expert guest is the amazingly cool (ice pun) Dr. Mike MacFerrin a glaciologist!  You'll be entertained and amazed by his exciting and educational stories about st...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 6 takes a quick look at the accomplishments of Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician and also the life of the brilliant Dr. Cecilia Payne, astrophysicist.  Dog science delves into three mini studies which show how important dogs are for health outcomes.  Our guest is the energetic and hilarious Naia Butler Craig, a rocket propulsion expert, who delights us with the science...

Send us Fan Mail This Week we have Neuropharmacologist, Dr. Nour Al-Muhtasib as our guest.  She chats with us about her research into the science of addiction and how her, and scientists around the world are tackling this very heavy concept.  Don't worry, we also talk about cats and poetry.  She's amazing! In Science News you'll learn a bit about how a vaccine is being made to comba...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's show, our science news item is about a new species of Dinosaur: Thanatotheristes degrootorum- Reaper of Death!  It was found not to far from where we live in Red Deer!  Our dog science article is all about dog vision- it's a very interesting idea thinking about how our doggo's see the world differently than we do! In the Ask an Expert section, we are...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode our news story is about CRISPR and a cool study of its application in humans.  In Dog Science, we have a fun break down of who is dirtier...dogs or beards!  Our expert guest this week is Dr. Samantha Wilson, an epigenetics researcher who studies pre-term births, complications and the gene factors there-in.  Also, she has some adorable stories about her...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode has some fun science news about EXOPLANETS and a really adorable dog science story about wolf puppies who fetch!  Our expert today is Dr Claudia Antolini, an astrophysicist who helps understand the "gravity" of dark energy and gravitational waves!  She's funny and silly and SMART!  Triple Threat!  We have a guest host in WOO or WOW and some...

Send us Fan Mail The Science Pawdcast is BACK! We are back with a bang!  Science news this week is the ongoing saga and developing story of the Coronavirus (and yes the news in the podcast is no longer up to date).  In Dog Science we have a discussion about Therapy Dogs.  Our Science Guest is the amazing Dr. Katharine Hayhoe, climate scientist, and she brings her positive attitude and hopeful mess...

Send us Fan Mail In the last episode of season 1 of The Science Pawdcast we have some interesting science about Inuit Sled dogs.  We have three more amazing dog accounts of Twitter.  Tine as in Christine, a fun twitter/tik tok account which posts hilarious dog and singing lizard videos, the very brave, Molly the Fire Safety Dog and Beth, the operator of The Golden Retriever Channel!  Thank you to...

Send us Fan Mail What a special two part episode to send off the first season of the Science Pawdcast!  A fun science article about how protists can dodge, dip, dive, duck and dodge.  ;-)  Then we have some interviews with the Dogs of Twitter!  Benny the Ice Skating Dog, Rex The TV Terrier and Sampson the Science Dog!  We have co-host for Woo or Wow and some fun stories to end part 1! For Science,...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode Jason chats about Black holes and an ancient puppy unearthed from permafrost.  Our guest is Kathleen Morrill, a researcher with "Darwin's Dogs."  A massive citizen science project getting data on thousands of dogs from the public. It's the second (maybe!) last episode of Season 1 (then we are taking a break until Feb) and we so hope...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode takes a look at a really cool study which tracked the crazy distances that caribou migrate.  In dog science, we have a study that looks at a mathmatical formula to determine your dogs "human" age.  Our guest is the amazing Melissa Márquez- she is a marine biologist who dives with sharks and has globe trotted around the world as a host on shark we...

Send us Fan Mail It this episode Jason takes a deep dive into the science of the ability of trees to suck up CO2 and save us from climate change.  In dog science he outlines how a massive study is looking to put the bite on aging.  The guest this week is Dr. Holland, an expert on Cows, Sheep and Goats!  Baaah!   Woo or Wow and stories about Bunsen finish off the episode! If you like this episode a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode you'll hear about Jason's trip to the Arctic last week to view Polar Bears in a bucklist type trip.  In dog science we have a warning about artificial sweeteners as well.  Our guest is the uber talented Kristine Cay, a chemist who runs her own podcast called Chemistry Cayk Online Podcast!   We chat about dogs, chemistry and martial arts!!! Link to Cayk On...

Send us Fan Mail Our Science news this week is about some cool new information about what happens when we snooze!  Also, we have a fun personality test for dogs that we took for Bunsen..what would your dog get?  Our expert is Kristen Lear: Bat Expert.  Her passion for bats is infectious and the myths she dispels will make us all love bats even more! We have some fun tales also at the end in the fa...

Send us Fan Mail HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! Our Science news this week is about some SPOOKY fungus that may make ants zombies!  We had dog science which explains Bunsen's adorable Toddler Time at night!  We were so fortunate to get Dr. Dani Rabaiotti who studies climate change and the effect on African Wild Dogs.  Added to that, she is a best selling author of the educational and whimsical books: Do...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the podcast our science news is about extreme storms that may cause actual earthquakes!  In Dog Science we examine a couple new books which have a profound take on dogs and the love they have for us and what that means!  Our guest is Biologist Corina Newsome, who enthusiastically explains her passion for birds and nature, but also gets real with some of the challenges...

Send us Fan Mail WOW!  This episode has some mind bending stuff!  If learning about the new moons around Saturn and water on Mars isn't enough OR learning about if dogs do smile.....I'm sure you'll love the conversation with Sophia Gad-Nasr who is studying astroparticles, in particular DARK MATTER! On the lighter side, the mailbag has some hilarious tales about Bunsen's favouri...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode our science news is about what actually makes a habitable exoplanet.  It's an interesting topic and up for debate!  In Dog Science we take a look at  study that links dog breeds, genetic marks and behaviour together.  It gives an broad overall picture but also explains that individual dogs within breeds are unique!  Finally, our Expert is Dr. Alex Evans, a bir...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we have some timely science news about vaping and the new information coming out about deaths and injuries...give a listen...it's complicated!  Also in dog science...do different dog breeds have different shaped brains...and if so what does that mean?  Our expert guest is Elizabeth Bourgeois who is a forensic accountant and in her spare time wrangles gators an...

Send us Fan Mail 14/10!!!!!! This episode our Expert Guest is Matt Nelson from the wholesome and uplifting Twitter accounts We Rate Dogs and Thoughts of Dog (they are on facebook and instagram too!).  We chat about how the accounts got started, the ups and downs that most people wouldn't know about running accounts with millions of followers and some crazy science about Matt himself!  You may...

Send us Fan Mail One this week's episode listen to the impassioned tale of WHY Bunsen's twitter account is so pro-vaccine.  Personal stories and some humour are added about that serious topic.  In Dog Science we talk about the Tibetan Mastiff!  Sam Langford is a Science Communicator working hard to ignite the passion for science in Scotland.  Also some trivia AND the Mail Bag!!!! For Sci...