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All Around Science episodes

November 11317 - Star Age and Baby Neurons
On today’s episode: The age of a planet’s star might affect whether we ever find signs of life. Babies have a way to keep the best neurons going strong. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
The hunt for extraterrestrial life is fundamentally flawed. But there's a fix. | Live Science
The Effects of M Star Age Dependent Ultraviolet Emission on Detecting and Interpreting Exoplanet Biosignatures | arXiv
The brain liquidates billions of mutant neurons around the time we’re born | Nature

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.
40 min
November 03316 - Hell Chickens and Ice Telescopes
On today’s episode: The hell chicken had a surprisingly peaceful diet. A nobel prize was awarded for making a telescope out of ice! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
Meet the 'hell chicken,' a feisty little dinosaur who feasted on fruit | CBC Radio
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/niche/
Popular information: Physics Prize 2026 | NobelPrize.org
A telescope for the universe: Nobel winner in physics 2026, explained | The Daily Star

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.
46 min
October 21315 - Nobel Prizes and Perimenopause
On today’s episode: It’s Nobel Prize time! Let’s tackle the physiology and medicine award. We talk hormone replacement therapy for perimenopause. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
Nobel Prize in Physiology & Medicine
Popular information: Medicine Prize 2026 | NobelPrize.org
Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity | WUNC/NPR
More women are taking testosterone to treat menopause symptoms. Does science support that? | CBC News
Hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia – OB-GYNS set new rules for menopause treatment

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.
48 min
October 12314 - El Nino and batteries you can eat
On today’s episode: What is El Nino, and how will it affect us? A new battery that you can eat! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/swiftiephylus-bug-named-taylor-swift
This year's El Niño just broke a record months before it's expected to peak
What is El Niño (ENSO) | YouTube
What are El Niño and La Niña? | NOAA
What we talk about when we talk about the jet stream and El Niño | NOAA
Scientists made a paper battery you can swallow to power internal medical devices | Live 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.
50 min
October 05313 - T. Rex is Warm-Blooded and there are too many satellites
On today’s episode:T. Rex is warm-blooded, and I’m gonna answer some listener questions. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
Scientists finally figured out the temperature of T. rex's blood ‪— and it was as hot as ours | Live 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.
43 min
September 21312 - Are mathematicians obsolete now?
On today’s episode: AI has generated an important mathematical proof, and it’s causing turbulence in the math community. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
OpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math | Science | AAAS

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.
1 hr 1 min
September 14311 - Tiny lightning bolts and igNobel Prizes
On today’s episode: Raindrops hold little lightning bolts that are damaging your car. The Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded for 2026. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds | Ars Technica
Past Ig Winners – Improbable Research

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.
57 min
September 07310 - New Telescope & Expensive Groceries
On today’s episode:The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched! Carbon dioxide is making our carrots less nutritious. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
NASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data
'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world? | Live 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.
1 hr 4 min
August 31309 - What is life and what is memory?
On today’s episode: Life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor might not have been fully alive. Scientists wiped the memory of a bunch of lab mice… and they weren’t even EVIL scientists! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself | Scientific American
Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses | Ars Technica
Memories stick around even after half the synapses are gone | Ars Technica
What Happens to Memories When Half the Brain's Synapses Disappear? | Technology Networks

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.
43 min
August 25308 - Moderna Cancer Breakthrough and Bioplastics
On today’s episode: Personlized cancer vaccines are coming! This worm can eat plastic! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES
Bobby was on Daily Tech News Show
Moderna Press Release
New Cancer Vaccine Could Change America in 7 Surprising Ways | Newsweek
Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines | CNN
Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread | Al-Jazeera
Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animals

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.
40 min

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