On today’s episode: Maybe a kid could make a painting like that. But maybe you couldn’t. We talk to Dr. Niki Ackermans about the science and history of headbutting and brain injury. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• 20 GeV halo-like excess of the Galactic diffuse emission and implications for dark matter annihilation | Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
• Study: Kids’ drip paintings more like Pollock’s than those of adults - Ars Technica
• A history of thought on brain injury in head-hitting animals
• Dr. Niki Ackermans' Website

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: Tiny drug robots! We learn about the history of artificial blood. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Tiny robots swim through blood, deliver drugs — and then dissolve 
• Teeny robots could deliver drugs to specific spots - Futurity
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s44303-024-00007-5
• What Do Blood Cells Do? 
• First-in-human phase 1 trial of hemoglobin vesicles as artificial red blood cells developed for use as a transfusion alternative | NIH
• Artificial Blood That Could Work for All Blood Types in Trials | Newsweek

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: Sometimes a comet is just a comet. We look into why Canada has lost its measles elimination status. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• What we know about Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS | The Planetary Society
• Comet 3I/ATLAS | NASA
• https://www.alberta.ca/measles
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/3/why-is-measles-spreading-in-canada-mexico-and-the-us
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-s-measles-outbreaks-surpass-case-counts-reported-for-entire-u-s-1.7584490
• https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/index.html
• https://www.dal.ca/news/2025/03/27/measles-outbreak-expert.html

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: Bobby learned about a fantastic musical podcast about climate change and woodland nymphs that he thinks you'll enjoy. Take a listen, it'll be worth your time for sure.

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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: Neanderthals drawing with crayons! We finish out our series on the Nobel Prizes with the Nobel Prize in physiology & medicine. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• This $20,000 Neo Robot Will Clean Your Home, But There’s A Catch (And It’s Kind Of Terrifying)
• 42,000-year-old ochre crayons reveal Neanderthals engaged in symbolic behavior | Archaeology News Online Magazine
• Nobel Prizes 2025

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: LLMs think you’re right and your friend is wrong. This week we look at this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• The Red Sea that vanished and the catastrophic flood that brought it back | ScienceDaily
• Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem - Ars Technica
• Nobel Prizes 2025

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: An update on one of last year’s Ig Nobel prizes! We go through this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• “Butt breathing” might soon be a real medical treatment - Ars Technica
• Nobel Prizes 2025

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: Naked mole rats are gonna teach us how to live longer. Why don’t you remember being a baby? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• We've discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long | New Scientist
• https://news.yale.edu/2025/03/20/why-dont-we-remember-being-baby-new-study-provides-clues
• https://www.science.org/content/article/are-your-earliest-childhood-memories-still-lurking-your-mind-or-gone-forever
• https://qbi.uq.edu.au/memory/where-are-memories-stored
• https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb48908.x
• https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.27.678956v1.full
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14461-3

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: A promising lead on the origin of brain fog in long COVID. I’m running another marathon and need to beef up on the science of ATP! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog | Yokohama City University
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMPA_receptor
• How do my muscles get the Energy to perform work? | Medicine LibreTexts
• Muscle Tissues and the Sliding Filament Model | Amoeba Sisters - 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: Scientists are trying to save coral reefs by looking in unexpected places for sunscreen. We talk about engaging adolescents in science. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Some viruses like to cheat – and that may be good for our health | New Scientist
• Scientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen | Live Science
• Exploring Features That Play a Role in Adolescents’ Science Identity Development
• The connecting brain in context: How adolescent plasticity supports learning and development - ScienceDirect

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.