On today’s episode: Spicy foods might be more dangerous than we thought. And what happens when a parasite messes with the wrong organism? All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS:   SOURCES   The room-temperature superconductor that wasn’t  Teen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foods FEATURE SOURCES   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36070203/    https://futurism.com/the-most-horrifying-parasite-cymothoa-exigua-2    https://www.britannica.com/science/parasitic-disease/Parasite-life-cycles   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36070203/    https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1136/vetreccr-2019-000821   https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/9/23-0351_article    Australian woman found with python parasite in her brain    A world without parasites: exploring the hidden ecology of infection - PMC.    https://www.britannica.com/science/parasitic-disease/Parasite-life-cycles       THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

Parasites

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On today’s episode: What happens when mice eat a ketogenic diet mostly consisting of Crisco? What causes the northern lights? And why does everyone keep talking about how much damage they can do? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES    How do you pronounce “hockey”? US players say it with “fake Canadian” accent. | Ars Technica  https://theconversation.com/solar-storm-knocks-out-farmers-high-tech-tractors-an-electrical-engineer-explains-how-a-larger-storm-could-take-down-the-power-grid-and-the-internet-177982 https://www.space.com/aurora-colors-explained https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation  https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/images/NOAAscales.pdf https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/the-kp-index.html  https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/us/solar-storm-tractor-break-nebraska.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2024_solar_storms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyake_event https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

The Danger of the Northern Lights

On today’s episode: Trying to be a perfect parent might actually make you…a worse parent. Storing energy from the grid using mechanical batteries. All that and more today on All Around Science... Dr. Kana's Reading Intervention and Brain Study Dr. Kana’s Reading Intervention and Brain Study (BrainREAD) is recruiting autistic and non-autistic children, ages 7-13 years, with reading comprehension difficulties to participate in an MRI study that includes a 10-week long free reading intervention. Participation involves pre and post sessions at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Participants will be compensated for both testing sessions. If interested, please contact:  call: 205-202-0616 email: cas-cbalab@uab.edu  RESOURCES    DEA to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk drug, reports say  Algorithms help people see and correct their biases, study shows  Rajesh Kana’s The Neuroscience of Autism: Tracing the A-Z of Cutting-edge ASD Research  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

The Autistic Brain w/ Dr. Rajesh Kana

On today’s episode: Trying to be a perfect parent might actually make you…a worse parent. Storing energy from the grid using mechanical batteries. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES   Caterbot? Robotapillar? It crawls with ease through loops and bends- Princeton Engineering Study: Pressure to be “perfect” causing burnout for parents, mental health concerns for their children | The Ohio State University College of Nursing  Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth  https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052022/inside-clean-energy-flow-battery/  https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/energy-storage-for-electricity-generation.php https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/pumped-storage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9slIBECva4  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

Mechanical Batteries for the Grid

On today’s episode: Programmable fluids that can help pick blueberries without making a mess. And I talk about math and games with our very own math nerd; Bobby Frankenberger! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES   Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

What is Math?

On today’s episode: Playing sports is good for you; turns out, watching other people play is good for you too! Scientists have discovered a whole new part of a cell that seems to be evolving as we speak! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES  Zoe's Fundraiser - tinyurl.com/helpthezoo The Joy of Sports: How Watching Sports Can Boost Well-Being – Waseda University  Researchers find a new organelle evolving  Evidence for endosymbiosis Chloroplast | Wikipedia Mitochondria | Wikipedia  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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