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On today’s episode: Lose 30% of your body weight in a week with this one weird trick! More questions to answer from you, our beloved listeners! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Newfound Mechanism Rewires Cellular Energy Processing for Drastic Weight Loss | NYU Langone News https://nyulangone.org/news/newfound-mechanism-rewires-cellular-energy-processing-drastic-weight-los...

On today’s episode: A new marshmallow test just dropped! And we answer more listener questions! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES New twist on marshmallow test shows power of a promise | Ars Technica https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/your-cold-wont-go-away https://www.baystatehealth.org/articles/the-impact-of-coinfections https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2014/the...

On today’s episode: Gladiators in Britain! Why are things the color that they are? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Study reveals skeletal evidence of Roman gladiator bitten by lion in combat - News and events, University of York CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/K...

On today’s episode: Neanderthals weren’t as dumb as you thought! And we catch up on listener questions! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago Zolpidem - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf . 2-Minute Neuroscience: Zolpidem (Ambien) Beat Jet Lag with These Insider Tips | U30X How to Fall Asleep on an Airplane​ H...

On today’s episode: We revisit an old favorite episode from back in 2021 about eel sex, and include some updates on what scientists have learned about this mysterious phenomenon in the past four years. CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acas...

On today’s episode: Lemurs. They’re cute. They’re fuzzy. They’re huge bullies. Dogs and cats, living together, with humans… how did that even happen? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES How Changes in Lemur Brains Made Some Mean Girls Nice - Research Blog Stone Age dog skeleton hints at complex early relationship with pets The Evolution of House Cats Did cult sacrifices in a...

On today’s episode: How good are you at spotting an AI voice? Probably not as good as you think. Is boredom good for you? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES People are really bad at spotting AI-generated deepfake voices | New Scientist Is boredom a source of noise and/or a confound in behavioral science research? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10342197/#s5 https:/...

On today’s episode: Scientists mapped out half a billion connections in section of brain the size of a grain of sand. Can you treat PMS with placebos? Some scientists tried to find out. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date - Allen Institute Efficacy of open-label placebos for premenstrual syndr...

On today’s episode: Scientists can now grow the flesh of one potato with the skin of another potato. Which organs can you live without? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18265855/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical/your-appendix-may-not-be-useless-after-all CREDITS: Writing - B...

On today’s episode: Do birds experience road rage? Time. It’s not just made up. It’s a real thing. And I’m going to tell you how. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast....

On today’s episode: A new technique for growing human muscle tissue for robotic limbs. We head on down to the factory for a fresh, juicy, lab grown burger! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlnSMe8imo&ab_channel=CNBCInternational https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/lab-grown-m...

On today’s episode: Whale poop and pee is more important than you might think! Um… What? Huh? And lots of other examples of why my public speaking teacher was wrong. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Discovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel Huh? The valuable role of interjections Speech interjections aren’t throwaway lines Is “Huh?” a Universal Word? Conversational Infrastruc...

On today’s episode: Social media is making us sweat. And let’s talk about endometriosis. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES How our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stop Worldwide Daily Social Media Usage (New 2024 Data) https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/endometriosis-is-common-and-debilitating-why-do-we-know-so-little-about-it/ https://www.cancer....

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... RESOURCES The Brain Perceives Unexpected Pain More Strongly | Research News - University of Tsukuba Dessert stomach emerges in the brain How plant immune systems protect them fr...

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... RESOURCES 2024 YR4 | NASA Dietary acid load in health and disease - PMC The role of the kidney in acid-base balance - renal physiology https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/what-is-alkalin...

On today’s episode: A bunch of PRIME questions from listeners! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-are-animal-matches-made-zoo https://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programs https://www.cmzoo.org/news/archive/all-about-species-survival-plans-matchmaking-in-the-zoo-animal-kingdom/ https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understandi...

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... RESOURCES Tonsil | Wikipedia Tonsils | Clinical Anatomy | YouTube Tonsillitis | Khan Academy Inflammatory Response | Khan Academy Tonsillectomy Indications and Complications | Scienc...

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... RESOURCES FDA Announcement Why Did the FDA Ban Red Dye No. 3 | Science Based Medicine NASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's Ingredients CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maur...

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... RESOURCES Sleeping pills stop the brain's system for cleaning out waste CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/...

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... RESOURCES Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin Cosmological foundations revisited wi...

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... RESOURCES NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration https://atlanticeyeinstitute.com/eye-color-physics-or-genetics/ https://www.ophthalmology24.com/baby-eye-color-chan...

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... RESOURCES Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Breakthrough in technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids - ResOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQm5RCz9Pxc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallowing https://www.youtube.c...

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... RESOURCES HIV Drug Breakthrough Science confirms it: Love leaves a mark on your brain | C...

On today’s episode: We may have gotten all of our Neanderthal DNA from a single, short-lived rendezvous. And we look into the psychology of holiday beliefs. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Studies pin down exactly when humans and Neanderthals swapped DNA https://liberalarts.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/07/SharonTWoolleyJD2004.pdf https://uva.theopenscholar....

On today’s episode: Good news for electric vehicle owners; your batteries will last much longer than we thought! Is AI becoming more deceptive in an effort to keep itself from being deleted? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected | Stanford Report Is It Bad to Charge an Electric Vehicle to 100%? OpenAI o1 System Card...