On today’s episode: There’s a new ant species that is all queens. We answer listener questions about hair! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Artemis III not going to the moon
• Every ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies | Live Science
• https://elifesciences.org/articles/76911
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230310-why-dont-humans-have-fur
• https://www.cbhs.com.au/mind-and-body/blog/why-men-are-hairy
• https://sons.co.uk/blogs/learn/hairy-subject-why-are-men-hairier-than-women
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131004-why-do-men-grow-facial-hair
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/19/dear-science-why-does-the-hair-on-my-head-grow-longer-than-the-hair-on-my-body/
• https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/hair-care/scalp-treatments/question100.htm#:~:text=When%20the%20hair%20follicle%20enters,links%20on%20the%20next%20page.&text=Your%20browser%20can't%20play%20this%20video.&text=An%20error%20occurred.,is%20disabled%20in%20your%20browser.
• https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/zoonooz/across-the-spectrum
• https://riverlegacy.org/blog/how-come-there-are-no-blue-or-green-mammals#:~:text=It%20is%20believed%20that%20most,blue%20and%20green%20at%20you!
• https://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/hair/#:~:text=The%20color%20of%20hair%20is,characterized%20by%20different%20banding%20patterns

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: Worried about heart attacks? Try oatmeal! And we reach into the mailbag again and answer your questions about boomerangs and airpods. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level — University of Bonn
• https://www.healthline.com/health/hdl-vs-ldl-cholesterol#hdl-vs-ldl
• Air Quality Index (AQI) Basics | AirNow
• Technical Assistance Document for the Reporting of Daily Air Quality – the Air Quality Index (AQI) | EPA

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: Elephants have whiskers too! And we talk about the science of burnout. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing “intelligence” | Ars Technica
• https://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=FI2ADwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR3&ots=oD06mQ3Vvm&sig=wexUiegvScQl-GIWZqVQaWs8hBM#v=onepage&q&f=false
• https://www.scribd.com/document/685389638/Maslach-burnout-Inventory-Standardized-Questionnaire-and-Scoring
• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10775-018-9364-7 
• https://www.wilmarschaufeli.nl/publications/Schaufeli/160.pdf 
• http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/60531/1/146.pdf#page=56
• https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10615806.2020.1797695

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 new milestone for the Perseverance rover! There’s some promising research into how psychedelics could help treat PTSD All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• NASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
• Psychedelics may rewire the brain to treat PTSD. Scientists are finally beginning to understand how. | Live Science
• Psychedelic drug ayahuasca could treat PTSD, early studies hint. But exactly how it works isn't clear. | Live Science
• MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study | Nature Medicine
• Investigating the safety and tolerability of single-dose psilocybin for post-traumatic stress disorder: A nonrandomized open-label clinical trial | Journal of Psychopharmacology

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: Want to smell a mummy being embalmed!? Well now you can! How, exactly, do you launch a rocket? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain | New Scientist
• Museums incorporate “scent of the afterlife” into Egyptian exhibits | Ars Technica
• https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/01/31/countdown-begins-for-artemis-ii-wet-dress-rehearsal/

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: There’s news on the long term effects of the keto diet, and it’s not great. We go on an archaeological journey to learn about some old wooden tools. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• https://news.med.virginia.edu/research/scientists-reveal-how-ketogenic-diet-protects-against-seizures-when-drugs-fail/
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fatty-liver-disease-masld/symptoms-causes/syc-20354567
• https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-protein
• Stick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool | New Scientist
• This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world’s oldest human-made art | Ars Technica
• Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago | Live Science
• Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans | BBC
• Marathousa 1: a new Middle Pleistocene archaeological site from Greece | Antiquity
• Locating Sites | Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center

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: Cows are using tools now? And we sit down with Logan Larson for a discussion on the science of coaching. All that and more today on All Around Science...

Logan's Coaching Website: https://www.powerfulclarity.com/

RESOURCES

Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow | Ars Technica

https://coachingfederation.org/

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: How do marine darkwaves affect seafloor ecosystems? Electrons and wave-particle duality and uncertainty… it’s time to get quantum. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03023-4
• Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Explained | Veritasium - YouTube
• This Model Explains WHY Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Happens | Astrum - YouTube
• The Uncertainty Principle is NOT About “Uncertainty” | The Science Asylum - YouTube
• Brian Cox breaks down the most mysterious scale in the cosmos | Big Think - YouTube

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: Finally some good news for science in the United States! Light pollution is making our cities brighter and stars dimmer. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule | Ars Technica
• Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs | Ars Technica
• NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all | Ars Technica
• https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/behavioural-ecology-ecophysiology/news/skyglow/
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1600377
• https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/378/1892/20220352/109340
• https://theconversation.com/more-lighting-alone-does-not-create-safer-cities-look-at-what-research-with-young-women-tells-us-113359
• https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2014/09/Chicago-Alley-Lighting-Project.pdf#page=55.09
• https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/improved-street-lighting-and-crime-prevention-systematic-review

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: How to increase your chances of succeeding at this year’s resolution. And we talk about procrastination… or… I dunno… maybe we’ll do something else… All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Framing New Year’s Resolutions: Lessons From Science And Leadership
• A large-scale experiment on New Year’s resolutions: Approach-oriented goals are more successful than avoidance-oriented goals | PLOS One
• Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn | The Conversation
• Digital Media, Genetics and Risk for ADHD Symptoms in Children – A Longitudinal Study | AAP
• Procrastination and the Priority of Short-Term Mood Regulation: Consequences for Future Self

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.