The Science Pawdcast

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Science Pawdcast we break down a study that pitted urban folks against rural folks in a competition to follow directions and not get lost.  Which group do you think won?  In Pet Science we look at another study about the dog smile...is it an actual smile?  Our expert guest is both an expert dog trainer and author and it's such a neat mix - you'll love ou...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Kristen Lear is a Bat Conservationist & Agave Restoration Initiative Lead.  She is an ambassador for If The She Can, an explorer and excellent public speaker. https://twitter.com/BatsForLife https://kristenlear.wixsite.com/batconservation This was part of a live chat on our SPACES UNLEASHED twitter audio program and rolled out to the podcast feed as bonus content.  Enjoy!...

Send us Fan Mail This is bonus content from our live twitter show that runs every Saturday at 6PM Mountain Time.  We share our favourite stories about Bunsen and Beaker, we play a game, we give out a prize, and then the audience shares stories about their pets with us! Enjoy! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and appar...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Science Pawdcast we chat the genetic structure of vampire bats.  Kris and I are fans of a silly vampire show called What We Do In The Shadow's and when a new study comes out about Vampire Bats, you know I'm going to break it down.  In serious science news, we look at a paper that found linkages between a relatively non-lethal cancer in dogs and a lethal...

Send us Fan Mail Brianna and Sarina (their real people names) are the sisters that run the youtube channel "The Amoeba Sisters!" It has over 1,000,000 subscribers!  Can you believe that? They mix excellent science with witty drawings in an edutainment tour de force! https://www.youtube.com/c/AmoebaSisters This was part of a live chat on our SPACES UNLEASHED twitter audio program and roll...

Send us Fan Mail This is bonus content from our live twitter show that runs every Saturday at 6PM Mountain Time.  We share our favourite stories about Bunsen and Beaker, we play a game, we give out a prize and then the audience shares stories about their pets with us! Enjoy! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and appare...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Science Pawdcast we have an amazing story about fancy fabrics that can be turned into a giant microphone!  In Pet Science we break down a study of puppy diets and look at how the diet affected allergies later in life.  Our guest in Ask an Expert is the STELLAR Astro Daria ( Daria Pidhorodetska)   and she chats with us on topics ranging from the planets of our sola...

Send us Fan Mail We were so fortunate to chat with Dr. Golbeck on our live twitter show and we are not rolling the recording out to our RSS feed as bonus content. There were amazing questions and hundreds of people tuned in. Golden Ratio: https://twitter.com/TheGoldenRatio4 Support the show For Science, Empathy, and Cuteness! Being Kind is a Superpower. All our social links are here!

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Science Pawdcast we break down a study which found a work around to using water to blast the sand and dust off solar panels in the desert.  In Pet Science we took a look at a study which attempted to slim down some pups, and potentially help their gut bacteria too!  Our expert guest is Dr. Swiner AKA Devin the Chemist who chatted about Chemistry, Drugs, and using...

Send us Fan Mail First thing - this episode in the "Ask an Expert" section has subject matters which may not be suitable for a young audience.  Our guest Lela Perriello is a criminalist and worked as a coroner so there will be discussions about death, injury and murder. On the Pawdcast this week we take a look at a study about the effects of alcohol on the brain...even after a single dri...

Send us Fan Mail This is a live recording of our chat with John Rush on Twitter Spaces. John is a huge advocate for dogs, he uses he two giant dogs (Bone and Bailey) to promote kindness to shelter rescues.  John has played professional football for the CFL and has a helpful blog of delicious and nutritious vegan recipes.  He's a geninue good guy and we were lucky to have him for a chat and ta...

Send us Fan Mail This is a live recording of our wholesome community gather on twitter where we share the stories of the week in more detail but ALSO open the floor to questions AND other pet stories! Spaces Unleashed Pet Chat runs every Saturday at 6PM Mountain Time on Twitter and is totally free to join! If you missed it live, we post the recording first to our patron page, then a week later to...

Send us Fan Mail Just a simple statement to start: Our hearts go out to the people and pets of Ukraine. This week on The Science Pawdcast we have a very interesting story about bacteria that have coopted a type of chainmail armour to protect itself from destruction.  Wild!  In Pet Science we have another study that looked at the benefits of dogs...but this one looked at brain power of the human! ...

Send us Fan Mail This a recording of the live chat on our Twitter Spaces Show: Spaces Unleashed. Dorothee Tell works with lasers to super cool molecules to near absolute zero. She is super cool, more cool than even the molecules she studies! Give it a listen! Dorothee Tell on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Icecreamlilly Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen Website has adorable merch with hundreds of...

Send us Fan Mail Hello!  It's winter 2.0 right now in Alberta!  Or is it winter 3.0?  Not sure but Bunsen loves it! On the Pawdcast this week we have a breakdown a hopeful study looking at the power of the sun in breaking down oil spills.  In pet science there is an interesting study that linked a mutated gene in dogs which correlates to body size with the gene found in ancient wolves!   Our...

Send us Fan Mail Our audio quality is improving!  This is a live recording from February 12th on our Twitter Show that runs every Saturday at 6P.M. Mountain Time. Each show is unique - we share stories about the family, the dogs, and adventures but then open up the audio chat room to questions and stories from the guests! It's super wholesome, and this recording is for those that can't m...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live chat on twitter.  Every Tuesday evening at 7 P.M. Mountain Time we have an amazing discussion with a guest.  Ashley is an inspiring scientist who blew us away and made us laugh with her charm during this discussion about the mysterious moon of Saturn - Titan. Ashley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/That_Astro_Chic Black in Astro: https://twitter.co...

Send us Fan Mail Phew!  Busy week!  While Kris and Adam hold down the fort at home, I've been on the move down to the major metropolis of Calgary doing presentations for their huge teacher's convention!  The podcast is a bit late coming out because of this.  Our science story is about the evidence a team of palaeontologists found that shows dinosaurs got sick, and probably had the sniffl...

Send us Fan Mail Every Tuesday we have a live chat with an expert on Twitter in the Spaces platform.  It's an audio only show and the guest in this episode is citizen scientist Elizabeth Bourgeois.  She is such a dynamic speaker and will astound you with tales of Alligators, Bird Banding and other amazing stories from the deep south in Louisiana. If you missed this space, you have a chance to...

Send us Fan Mail Every Saturday on Twitter at 6:00 PM Mountain Time we run Pet Chat!  It's a more in depth look at what happened in the week with Bunsen and Beaker, but more importantly the pet community on Twitter shares their stories and questions! Our Patrons get the recordings early, but we are now rolling them out to The Science Pawdcast feed as bonus content! Enjoy! Bunsen and Beaker Li...

Send us Fan Mail What a fun week we have in store for everyone with the dogs!  We get to travel to the Telus Spark Science Center to have a meet and greet day with the public AND The Science Pawdcast will be doing some segments live!  Now, you won't get hear it until later, so what are we chatting about this week?  How about using robot fish to stress out an invasive species?  WHAT?  Yep!  Al...

Send us Fan Mail This bonus content is from our weekly Spaces chats which are live discussions on twitter.  Spaces Unleashed runs Tuesday evening at 7PM Mountain Time and Spaces Unleashed Pet Chat runs 6PM Mountain on Saturday. Ryan Jespersen is a master interviewer and is Canada's top podcaster with his show "Real Talk- with Ryan Jespersen."   While it isn't a science show, it...

Send us Fan Mail The Science Pawdcast is back after our month break!  Thanks for waiting and we are so excited for the amazing guests and discussion that will over the next year! This week on The Science Pawdcast we do a break down of The James Webb Space Telescope.  Like what kind of tech does it have  and why is it at the L2 point?  Let's find out together!!!!  In Pet Science we use the ama...

Send us Fan Mail Joey Ramp is a courageous scientist who, against huge adversity after a traumatic accident, has become an outspoken advocate for service dogs in science.  Sampson, the gregarious Golden, is her steady companion and service dog and the face of the movement to provide equality for all.  This is a touching and moving space, with laughs and heart.  Please give it a listen. Joey on Twi...

Send us Fan Mail This recorded live chat from our Spaces Unleashed Twitter show has a moving discussion with Dr. Jessica Kania, Pet Vet.  It's a real discussion about the absolute wins in vet medicine, but some of the lows which the public doesn't always know about. It is SUCH a powerful discussion and we were so fortunate for her to share her story with us. Not only that, in the Q and A...