Episodes
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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...
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Studies pin down exactly when humans and Neanderthals swapped DNAhttps://liberalarts.mercer.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/07/SharonTWoolleyJD2004.pdf https://uva.theopenscholar.com/files/early-development-lab/files/the_effect_of_realistic_8.pdf?preview=true https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9418217/https://www.jstor.org/stable/1132284https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-25574-001.pdfCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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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...
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Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected | Stanford ReportIs It Bad to Charge an Electric Vehicle to 100%?OpenAI o1 System CardSpecific Gaming Examples in AIOpenAI o1 explained: Everything you need to know | Tech TargetOpenAI's o1 lies more than any major AI model. Why that matters | ZDNETOpenAI's new o1 model sometimes fights back when it thinks it'll be shut down and then lies about it | Business InsiderThe new followup to ChatGPT is scarily good at deception | VoxWhat Is Chain-of-Thought Prompting in Generative AI? | Videohttps://www.transformernews.ai/p/openais-new-model-tried-to-avoidCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode:It turns out that it doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not… your uncle is still going to share that weird article he found. And we once again explore the Drake equation; could intelligent life be out there? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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People will share misinformation that sparks “moral outrage”https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-we-probably-wont-find-aliens-anytime-soon/https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/technosignatures-and-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence/https://cires.colorado.edu/news/potential-indicators-life-other-planets-can-be-created-labhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2410.08724https://www.sci.news/astronomy/webb-biosignature-gas-k2-18b-12904.htmlhttps://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/biosignatures-exoplanetshttps://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/can-we-find-life/CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Pandrug-resistant bacteria might be better at causing disease than we thought. Why do we cry? It doesn’t seem to be very useful… or does it? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Pandrug-resistant bacteria from the war in Ukraine are extremely pathogenic | Lund Universityhttps://time.com/4254089/science-crying/https://www.jstor.org/stable/43714978https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28831948/https://www.themarginalian.org/2012/09/07/curious-behvaior-provine/https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1135127182CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Sitting or standing at work… which one is healthier? We examine the first three variables in the Drake equation. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Are standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer.https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/53/6/dyae136/7822310?login=falsehttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813968/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Fkvtr2z8M&ab_channel=SETIInstitutehttps://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/there-may-be-hundreds-of-millions-of-habitable-planets-in-the-milky-way-new-study-suggestshttps://www.britannica.com/science/Drake-equationhttps://www.e-education.psu.edu/astro801/content/l12_p5.htmlhttps://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/facts/CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Will Chonkus help save the climate? Dirt. What is it made of? And how did it get there? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/press/single-view/erster-bernsteinfund-auf-antarktischem-kontinent.html Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacteria that could help sink climate change https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udseIcrUxvA&t=25shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil#Horizonshttps://iastate.pressbooks.pub/introsoilscience/chapter/parent-materials/https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/AralSeaCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Terror birds are bigger than we thought they were. And we talk about where hot springs come from! All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years agohttps://study.com/academy/lesson/video/springs-definition-formation-types.htmlhttps://hotspringslocator.com/mineral-hot-spring-typeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUA39d3_y_o&ab_channel=BBCEarthKidshttps://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2292_water.htmlhttps://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/life-in-the-extreme-terrestrial-hot-springs/https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/19/JEB245028/330705/Hot-spring-fish-live-life-on-the-edgeCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: How do you satiate your curiosity? Social distancing may have helped ancient cities thrive. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit holeSocially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseasesCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Halloween candy is upsetting the delicate ecosystem in your gut! Do our stories of monsters have roots in real illnesses? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteriahttps://www.indy100.com/science-tech/vampire-grave-found-in-polandhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130715-vampire-archaeology-burial-exorcism-anthropology-gravehttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2547233https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorderhttps://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/this-hallucinogenic-fungus-might-be-behind-the-salem-witch-trialshttps://www.britannica.com/story/how-rye-bread-may-have-caused-the-salem-witch-trialsCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Watching evolution in real time! It’s Nobel Prize time! All that and more today on All Around Science...
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https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-creature-was-grizzly-size-millipede-centipede-hybrid-fossil-head-revealsEvolution in Real Time https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/health/nobel-prize-medicine.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/nobel-chemistry-prize-56f4d9e90591dfe7d9d840a8c8c9d553https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/09/david-baker-a-uc-berkeley-ph-d-awarded-2024-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Jellyfish never cease to amaze us with all their weird powers. And we talk about ADHD, both inside the brain and out. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organismHyperfocus: The ADHD Phenomenon of Hyper FixationOriginal research: Silver linings of ADHD: a thematic analysis of adults’ positive experiences with living with ADHD - PMCCognitive Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Its Clinical Translation - PMCMethylphenidate Enhances Spontaneous Fluctuations in Reward and Cognitive Control Networks in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - ScienceDirectAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - Symptoms - NHSADHD Causes: Is ADHD Genetic? - ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder AssociationCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Black hole jets poppin’ novas! Is it possible to build an elevator… to space? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Space Elevators: How Do They Work?Space Elevators | Wikipedia[Video] Space Elevator - Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind? | Kurzgesagt[Video] Space Elevators | SciShowObayashi Space Elevatorhttps://explorersweb.com/astronomers-observe-enormous-plasma-jets-blasting-from-supermassive-black-hole/CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Nasal sprays with bacteria in them really should be taken off the store shelves…. Right? … right…? And it’s time for the 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes! All that and more today on All Around Science...
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The 34th First Annual Ig Nobel CeremonyHomeopathic company refuses to recall life-threatening nasal spray, FDA saysMammalian enteral ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure: Med[2310.04153] Fair coins tend to land on the same side they started https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj7918Neuromuscular control of trout swimming in a vortex street: implications for energy economy during the Kármán gait | Journal of Experimental Biology How side effects can improve treatment efficacy: a randomized trial | Brain | Oxford AcademicCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Imagine if every time you ate a snickerdoodle you broke into a sweat like you’d just run a marathon. Well that happens to some people! And we have some bonus content from our interview with sleep expert Dr. Alex Reynolds. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Woman drips with sweat from a bite of food due to rare nerve-wiring mix-upCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Some bacteria can adapt to the season! Gluten allergies. Gluten sensitivity. What’s the deal with gluten? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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.com/privacy for more information.
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On today’s episode: The Earth has a new electric field and it’s shooting our atmosphere into space! A quick primer on how to spot pseudoscience. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Rocket launch discovers long-sought global electric field on Earthhttps://www.popsci.com/fact-check-science-study-news/https://www.popsci.com/diy/spot-fake-science/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/https://www.webmd.com/balance/grounding-benefitsCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Brown, white, or beige? Are those decor choices or fat cell types? Crude oil… it’s everywhere and in everything. Let’s learn about it. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Beige fat cells with a “Sisyphus mechanism” | ETH Zurichhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum#Formationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_refineryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI3OM7ok8cIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNW_ms35JKE&t=107sCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: How do sharks swim so fast? Denticles! How do tattoos work? And how safe are they? Hybrid swarms are causing extinctions… and we’re one of them! Why do we play? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Studying the skin of the great white shark could help reduce drag in aircrafthttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9846827/https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.865239/fullhttps://karger.com/drm/article-abstract/221/1/43/113221/Incidence-of-Health-Problems-Associated-with?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00266-017-1002-0https://thevarsity.ca/2021/10/31/science-of-tattooing/https://www.popsci.com/how-tattoos-work/https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/03/tattoo-science-immune-system-effects/673462/https://www.britannica.com/science/vacuolehttps://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/3891/whats-in-your-inkhttps://www.acs.org/pressroom/newsreleases/2022/august/exposing-whats-in-tattoo-ink.htmlhttps://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2006/06/13/invisible-ink-black-light-tattoos-are-lighting-up-local-clubs-but-are-they-safe/30130038007/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/tattoo-ink-western-professor-study-1.6099726https://whatsinmyink.com/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9846827/CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Genes might exist outside chromosomes The dramatic story of the time Voyager 1 stopped sending us messages, and how a crack team of NASA engineers figured out how to fix it. All that and more today on All Around Science...
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Last days of the lonely interstellar spacecraft | Financial TimesLiquid water found on MarsBacteria Encode Hidden Genes Outside Their Genome—Do We? | Columbia University Irving Medical CenterCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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On today’s episode: Hybrid swarms are causing extinctions… and we’re one of them! Why do we play? All that and more today on All Around Science...
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https://phys.org/news/2024-07-reveals-people-evolve.htmlhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/play-may-be-a-deeper-part-of-human-nature-than-we-thought/https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.aax4705https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/child-psychology-and-psychiatry-review/article/abs/development-of-play-during-childhood-forms-and-possible-functions/65657B6446A0BF84BB8BFC238CA09B8Dhttps://cms.learningthroughplay.com/media/esriqz2x/role-of-play-in-childrens-development-review_web.pdfhttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(14)01333-5.pdfhttps://cms.learningthroughplay.com/media/esriqz2x/role-of-play-in-childrens-development-review_web.pdfhttps://compass.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/spc3.12205https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aax4705https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=VBviEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=developmental+role+of+play+in+humans&ots=I1zODghrkh&sig=SeYm8jqwJKxvX4DP_l-VOJWr5Pk#v=onepage&q=developmental%20role%20of%20play%20in%20humans&f=falseCREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL
http://andrewallenmusic.com
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