All Around Science

On today’s episode: The plants have been screaming all this time and we haven’t been listening! A millenia-old mystery has been solved! Long COVID… what have scientists figured out about it so far? And the superstar of 2023 has made strides toward better outcomes for some of the most challenging cancer cases. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Plants emit ultrasonic popping...

On today’s episode: That gene editing wonder technology, CRISPR, is finally curing diseases! What REALLY killed off the dinosaurs? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES FDA approves first CRISPR therapy—here’s how it works against sickle cell https://scitechdaily.com/volcanoes-or-asteroid-ai-ends-debate-over-dinosaur-extinction-event/ https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/ne...

On today’s episode: A new method that can make AI systems more like brains. Quantum computers are not going to be on your desktop, but they ARE going to threaten life as we know it. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex organisms | University of Cambridge How Quantum Computers Break The Internet | YouTube THEME...

On today’s episode: Did you hear? One of the highest energy cosmic rays ever recorded zapped the Utah desert! Why do the seasons affect our mood, sometimes dramatically? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991 https://www.infona.pl/resource/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5055271b-d7a6-329c-a757-3ad6ab6a2388 , ht...

On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues | University of Cambridge Study yields new insights into why some people get headaches from red wine Inhibition of ALDH2 by quercetin glucu...

On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Trust in science down; trends worst in minorities, Republicans https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/earth-hazards/earthquakes/what-causes-earthquakes/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCxNVDiOnE&ab_channel=SciShow https://www.mtu.edu/geo...

On today’s episode: It’s been 4.5 billion years since Earth and the Moon violently broke up…but Earth just can’t let go. Is it a food allergy? An intolerance? A sensitivity? Let’s talk about the difference! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES A 'protoplanet' that created the moon may be hiding deep inside Earth | Live Science Allergy | Wikipedia Oral allergy syndrome | Wikip...

On today’s episode: Pacific hurricanes are pretty scary… why don’t we ever hear about them? And we talk about JuMBOs, the celestial object that shouldn’t exist. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Hurricane Otis smashed into Mexico and broke records. Why did no one see it coming? | Science https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.01231.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation#Clou...

On today’s episode: Scientists have found the oldest known structure; and it’s really, really old. You’re going to be hearing a lot about El Nino over the next year… So let’s learn what it is! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure - News - University of Liverpool We’re entering a pretty strong El Niño—here’s what that mea...

On today’s episode: We have a fantastic discussion about the nature of science and anti-science. All that and more today on All Around Science...   THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: We talk with Marika Bell, the host of the podcast "The Deal With Animals". We learn what anthrozoology is, and she answers listener questions. All that and more today on All Around Science...   THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Australian researchers are trying to learn more about how heat exposure affects pregnancy. Our biggest asteroid sample ever touched down a couple weeks ago, which means we’ve got science to do. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Intense heat is a particular hazard in pregnancy. New studies are probing why NASA delivers bounty of asteroid samples to...

On today’s episode: Let's check in with Perserverance on Mars. And talk to EMT Scott Armstrong about some annoying medical myths from the media. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Here’s what the latest Mars rover has learned so far THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

On today’s episode: A breakthrough in our understanding of preeclampsia! And we celebrate the weird fringes of science by looking at this year’s Ig Nobel Prizes. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES In major breakthrough, Western, Brown researchers close in on preeclampsia cure Ig Nobel Prizes THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewalle...

On today’s episode: Spicy foods might be more dangerous than we thought. And what happens when a parasite messes with the wrong organism? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES The room-temperature superconductor that wasn’t Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods FEATURE SOURCES https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36070203/ https://futuri...

On today’s episode: Do opposites attract, or do birds of a feather flock together? Today we study our enemy… the fly… All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES News flash: Opposites don't actually attract | CU Boulder Today Correlations between human mating partners: a comprehensive meta-analysis of 22 traits and raw data analysis of 133 traits in the UK Biobank How do flies...

On today’s episode: Apparently scientists have finally finished sequencing the human genome! Finally, for the fourth time. And speaking of hot research from the 90s…what’s up with stem cells lately? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Students built a little baby satellite with space brakes that can help it deorbit without expensive rockets or complex machinery Scientis...

On today’s episode: AI unlocked the world for a woman who hasn’t spoken for 18 years. How does caffeine work? And why doesn’t it seem to work for everyone? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES How Artificial Intelligence Gave a Paralyzed Woman Her Voice Back | UC San Francisco Sleep pressure; is this why we crash?  Why Caffeine Affects People Differently | Discover Why d...

On today’s episode: More evidence that Mars was a great place for life to maybe happen… maybe… Nostalgia hurts, feels good, and could help make you a better person. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Mars rover finds signs of seasonal floods https://academic.oup.com/scan/article/17/12/1131/6585517#384170666 https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/nosta...

On today’s episode: Genes that pose risks in advanced age may show benefits when we’re younger. We all want to know if social media is making our uncles more polarized in our echo chambers… well scientists are figuring it out! Probably. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Alzheimer’s gene associated with increased fertility in Amazonian women | ASU News Did Facebook fue...

On today’s episode: Not a lot of doctors know this… but you can be allergic to MEAT! The Gulf Stream won’t collapse in the next two years. Probably. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES GPT-3 aces tests of reasoning by analogy Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark SPECIAL REPORT: SPECIAL REPORT ON THE OCEAN AND CRYOSPHERE IN A CHANGIN...

On today’s episode: Do we hear silence? Simon and Garfunkel may have been on to something. And we finally close the book on the four fundamental forces by talking about gravity. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES The perception of silence The Perception of Silence From Event Representation to Linguistic Meaning The one-is-more illusion: Sets of discrete objects appear...

On today’s episode: Despite what you might be reading in the news… aspartame is safe! And it’s part three in our series on the four fundamental forces; let’s talk about the weak force! All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Aspartame and cancer: Why you really shouldn’t worry about this Aspartame and Cancer What Is the Weak Force? | LiveScience The Mystery of the Matter As...

On today’s episode: A lake in Canada has earned the Golden Spike. How do the protons and neutrons in an atom GLUE themselves together? … The Strong Force. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES Canada's Crawford Lake chosen as 'golden spike' to mark proposed new epoch | CBC News THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted...

On today’s episode: Scientists made a telescope out of pulsars and now we can see HUGE gravitational waves! Magnets. How DO they work? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES NANOGrav hears “hum” of gravitational wave background, louder than expected LIGO Scientific Collaboration FAQ 10.1: Relativity Requires Magnetism | LibreTexts Physics THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https:...