The Science Pawdcast

Send us Fan Mail Again, thank you for the thoughts about our province and the wild fires.  Our family is safe, yet we know many other families are displaced. On The Science Pawdcast this week we have to talk to about the ground breaking research that found DNA could be pulled directly from the air!  WHAT? In Pet Science we look at dog memory and Jason talks about how he doesn't have memories...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Wisdom,  Facebook, Linkedin Audio, and The Paw Pack. On this week's live show we chat about how Kris is ultra-competitive and we got banned from playing Pictionary against my family.   There is a great community sharing about peoples dogs and cats and we have a great st...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live audio show Scichat which runs Tuesday evening at 9PM Eastern. In this live show Jason and Kris break down the coolest science stories from the first quarter of 2023, with some amazing audience participation!  Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and Beaker Website has adorable merch with hundreds of different combinations of designs and apparel- all...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you to everyone worried about our family and the fires in Alberta.  Our family is very safe, but many families northwest of us had to evacuate.  Luckily there hasn't been loss of life or tons of loss of property, so we will keep our our fingers crossed for our fellow Albertans. In Science News on the Science Pawdcast we look at a study that found a method for how enough...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Wisdom,  Facebook, Linkedin Audio, and The Paw Pack. On this week's live show we chat about how Kris had a fun and awkward meeting with Dave Foley of The Kids in The Hall at Comic Con, how Beaker loves swimming, and the community had some really powerful and heart-warmi...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live audio show Scichat which runs Tuesday evening at 9PM Eastern. Each week we invite a scientist to share their expertise live AND take questions from the audience. In this recording we have extreme weather expert Dr. Rachel back by popular demand to chat with us and our community about tornadoes and more. Dr. Rachel Humphrey Twitter Bunsen and Beaker...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Science Pawdcast we look at a very cool science story about a method to extract DNA from ancient artifacts!  In Pet Science Jason reports back about going down the rabbit hole of research that looked at the human personality traits in those who suggest they would prefer "aggressive dogs." Our guest in Ask an Expert is Dr. Jonathan Kolby and he chats with...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Wisdom,  Facebook, and The Paw Pack. On this week's live show we chat about how Bunsen got stuck (and always gets stuck) behind easily escapable situations.  We also lament about Ginger is both an escape artist and a mob boss that can really terrorize the dogs. We also...

Send us Fan Mail This week's show has a sleep deprived Jason breaking down a wild development from the JWST about Rocky Planets.  In Pet Science you'll hate the study we talk about.  It finds that pets really didn't help with stress and loneliness.  BOO.  Whatever science.  Our guest in Ask an Expert is Dr. Paul Tesar who simply BLEW us away with his research into specialized brains...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live audio show Scichat which runs Tuesday evening at 9PM Eastern. Each week we invite a scientist to share their expertise live AND take questions from the audience. In this recording we Laser expert Dr. Bachmann and he does an amazing job of talking about WHAT lasers are, WHAT they can be used for, and the safety around them. Yes we also talk about Sta...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Wisdom,  Facebook, and The Paw Pack. On this week's live show we chat about how Bunsen got a clean bill of health from the vet and perhaps Bunsen was milking his injury a bit.  We also gave everyone an update on our book Texts From Bunsen! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The B...

Send us Fan Mail On a very different Scichat we have Monster Expert Dr. Emily Zarka to talk with us about the history of monsters.  We talk about zombies, vampires, The Kraken, and how important monsters are to the storytelling of human history. Is there any scientific evidence that monsters exist?  You'll have to listen to find out! Dr. Emily Zarka's Links: Dr. Zarka on Twitter! Dr. Zar...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Science Pawdcast we look at a new study that has a bit of good news when it comes to methane and climate change.  I think we could all do with a win on the climate front.  In Pet Science we check out a study that asked a fun but important question about how cats feel if they are fighting- are they playing around or hating the interaction!  Cool!  Our expert guest...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Wisdom,  Facebook, and The Paw Pack. This week we had two amazing dog trainers join us for an educational and fun discussion around bringing a shelter dog home.   We had a great chat and they took questions from the audience! Christine Young on Twitter : https://twitter.com/...

Send us Fan Mail On The Science Pawdcast this week in science news we look at new cool findings about adaptations bears have to snooze away the winter.  In Pet Science we break down an excellent point from a behavioural scientist about dog bites. Our expert in "Ask an Expert" we are so lucky to have the brilliant Dr. Michael Rivera, a biological anthropologist to chat about how the bones...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live SciChat show that runs Tuesday at 9PM Eastern on Twitter Spaces, Facebook Live, Linkedin Audio, Wisdom, and The Paw Pack. We chatted with Hanna about her research into the Red Deer of the Scottish Isles.  The story, and how they got there, is absolutely wild! If you want to know more, listen to the recording! Bunsen and Beaker Links: The Bunsen and...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Wisdom,  Facebook, and The Paw Pack. This week is yet again another heartfelt, zany and fun Pet Chat recording.  Kris and Jason talk about Bunsen's injury.  Kris and Jason took a trip to the local dog show and met the amazing Marla - the mom of Kuno from Twitter!  Marla...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live SciChat show that runs Tuesday at 9PM Eastern on Twitter Spaces, Facebook Live, Linkedin Audio, Wisdom, and The Paw Pack. We chatted with Dr. Kolby about frogs and wildlife trade on our live audio show.  There is so much to the wild life trade, both legal and illegal and the doc explained how complex it is so well.  (oh also frogs!) If you want to k...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Clubhouse, Wisdom , Facebook, and The Paw Pack. This week is yet again another heartfelt, zany and fun Pet Chat recording.  Kris and Jason talk about Beaker eating all of our pockets.  A funny story about Kris' jacket reeking like fish occurred at this point.  The commu...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the 'cast our science story is slimy and satisfying.  Yep, ancient people probably ate giant freaking snails.  Ew.  In Pet Science we check out a fun study that seemed to show cats HEAR you better than dogs.  Listening to you is another study.  HA! Our guest in Ask an Expert is Soil and Animal Scientist Dr. Taylor Hendricks who chats with us about the importance...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live SciChat show that runs Tuesday at 9PM Eastern on Twitter Spaces, Facebook Live, Linkedin Audio, Wisdom, and The Paw Pack. Wow!  This live show (and you get the fun recording) was AMAZING. Dr. Katie O'Reilly made us laugh, cry, and cringe with her knowledge about the aquatic invaders in North America - specifically the Sea Lamprey. OMG.  So ALIE...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Clubhouse, Wisdom , Facebook, and The Paw Pack. This week is yet again another heartfelt, zany and fun Pet Chat recording.  Kris and Jason talk about how adorable Golden Mountain Dogs are and that they almost drove to B.C. to get one.  This somehow lead into the discussion t...

Send us Fan Mail Hi everyone! Thank you to everyone who reached out about Bunsen's injury!  He's fine and is expected to heal without surgery...yay! On the Cast today we have a science story that is all over social media and the news about Beethoven's hair!  If you missed it, we break down the wacky but cool science!  In Pet Science a very interested but sad article found a connecti...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording of our live SciChat show that runs Tuesday at 9PM Eastern on Twitter Spaces, Clubhouse, Wisdom, and The Paw Pack. On this week's live SciChat show we have Dr. Doug Mader, author and exotic Pet Vet. We chat about his work with sea turtles, alligators, and emotional stories about the human animal bond.  It's a moving and important conversation ( that al...

Send us Fan Mail This is a recording from our live show called Pet Chat which runs every Saturday at 8PM Eastern on Twitter, Clubhouse, Wisdom , Facebook, and The Paw Pack. This week's recording has the Zackowskis are recovering from colds, Kris talks about Ginger being picky about her food, and even more snow for the dogs.  (which makes Bunsen happy but Kris is all done)    Bunsen and Beaker...