On today’s episode: Orangutan mothers organize playdates! Just like humans! Cyborg cockroaches just got an upgrade. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year movie of the universe is about to 'blow our minds' | Live Science
• Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring | New Scientist
• Great apes use self-experience to anticipate an agent’s action in a false-belief test | PNAS
• Maternal ranging strategies facilitate offspring social play at energetic cost in the most solitary ape | bioRxiv
• World’s first cockroach diving suit actually works | Popular Science

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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http://andrewallenmusic.com

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On today’s episode: Spiders that launch their prey into their web! Scientists are fighting cancer by making it cosplay as malaria. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• This Newly Discovered Spider Builds a Unique Web That Catapults Ants Through the Air
• Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells | New Scientist
• Discovery of VIP236, an αvβ3-Targeted Small-Molecule–Drug Conjugate with Neutrophil Elastase-Mediated Activation of 7-Ethyl Camptothecin Payload for Treatment of Solid Tumors | NIH
• A Guide to Targeted Therapy Side Effects | Hirschfeld Oncology
• Orbital Data Centers: Spacecraft Constraints and Economic Viability | Cornell University

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: Bats in helium fly weird. Invisible lightning is creating invisible, air-cleaning substances! And one of the world's oldest science experiments involves secret treasure maps!  All that and more today on All Around Science.

LINKS:

• ARTICLE: Researchers raise bats in helium-rich air to check how they sense sound
• ARTICLE: Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere
• ARTICLE: One of the World's Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt

CREDITS:

Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong

Booking - September McCrady 

THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen

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http://andrewallenmusic.com

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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...

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: 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...

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: 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...

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.

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://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com

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On today’s episode: There’s a new device that smells your farts. Bloated whales, lying in, and grey hair: It’s a mailbag episode! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts | New Scientist
• https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/11/29/scientists-discover-secret-to-waking-up-alert-and-refreshed/
• https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1912?ref=godgaveus.com
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7305793/
• https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1912?ref=godgaveus.com
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s12276-023-01151-5
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1099593
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1935-3
• https://beikecelltherapy.com/the-potential-of-stem-cell-therapy-for-hair-loss/

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: What do we really know about the effect of using ChatGPT in the classroom? Electric vehicle technology has changed a lot over the past five years. Is it worth it yet? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags - Ars Technica
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-went-methodologically-wrong-chatgpt-education-ilkka-tuomi-den0f/
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04787-y
• Are Electric Vehicles Worth It | Neurologica Blog
• R&D GREET Life Cycle Assessment Model |USDoE
• Driving Cleaner: Electric Cars and Pickups Beat Gasoline on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions | Union of Concerned Scientists

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: Everyone in hospital dramas always has sepsis! But maybe not much longer if these researchers have anything to say about it. And we talk about a beautiful infographic about the building blocks of our universe: the periodic table of elements. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• A whole new way to prevent death from sepsis shows promise | New Scientist
• https://chem-textbook.ucalgary.ca/version2/review-of-background-topics/measurements-and-data/measurements-in-chemistry/atomic-mass-2/
• A Better Way To Picture Atoms

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: Bruce has no upper beak and complete authority over his circus. I built a deck in the middle of a drought! What is a drought? And why are we having one? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot - Ars Technica
• Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last. | Live Science
• U.S. Drought Monitor
• Is High Pressure Always Warm Air? | The Weather Guys

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.