The Science Pawdcast

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...

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...