On today’s episode: A new method that can make AI systems more like brains. Quantum computers are not going to be on your desktop, but they ARE going to threaten life as we know it. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• AI system self-organises to develop features of brains of complex organisms | University of Cambridge
• How Quantum Computers Break The Internet | YouTube

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On today’s episode: Did you hear? One of the highest energy cosmic rays ever recorded zapped the Utah desert! Why do the seasons affect our mood, sometimes dramatically? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Meet “Amaterasu”: Astronomers detect highest energy cosmic ray since 1991
• https://www.infona.pl/resource/bwmeta1.element.elsevier-5055271b-d7a6-329c-a757-3ad6ab6a2388, https://www.nature.com/articles/npp201654
• https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/symptoms/, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1450113/
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23377209/
• How Does Your Circadian Clock Keep Track of the Seasons?

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On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues | University of Cambridge
• Study yields new insights into why some people get headaches from red wine
• Inhibition of ALDH2 by quercetin glucuronide suggests a new hypothesis to explain red wine headaches
• Acetaldehyde and Hangovers: The Role of Phenolic Compounds

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On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Trust in science down; trends worst in minorities, Republicans
• https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/earth-hazards/earthquakes/what-causes-earthquakes/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOCxNVDiOnE&ab_channel=SciShow
• https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/seismology-study/
• https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/earthquake-cause/
• http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/en/knowledge/things-to-know/causes-of-earthquakes/general/#:~:text=Earthquakes%20are%20caused%20by%20a,in%20a%20sudden%2C%20jerky%20movement.
• http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/grocha/plates/platetec16.htm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale#mmi-12
• https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/Plate-Tectonics/Chap1-Pioneers-of-Plate-Tectonics/Alfred-Wegener

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On today’s episode: It’s been 4.5 billion years since Earth and the Moon violently broke up…but Earth just can’t let go. Is it a food allergy? An intolerance? A sensitivity? Let’s talk about the difference! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• A 'protoplanet' that created the moon may be hiding deep inside Earth | Live Science
• Allergy | Wikipedia
• Oral allergy syndrome | Wikipedia
• Oral allergy syndrome information for parents | Oxford University Hospitals
• Dynamic changes in proteins during apple (Malus x domestica) fruit ripening and storage | Nature
• Cold urticaria | Wikipedia
• Aquagenic urticaria | Wikipedia

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On today’s episode: Pacific hurricanes are pretty scary… why don’t we ever hear about them? And we talk about JuMBOs, the celestial object that shouldn’t exist. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Hurricane Otis smashed into Mexico and broke records. Why did no one see it coming? | Science
• https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.01231.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_formation#Cloud_collapse
• https://www.space.com/21420-smallest-star-size-red-dwarf.html
• https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66974738
• https://www.earth.com/news/jumbos-james-webb-reveals-free-floating-worlds-that-cant-be-explained/
• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/james-webb-telescope-finding-jupiter-sized-objects-in-orion-nebula-baffles-scientists
• https://www.universetoday.com/154330/astronomy-jargon-101-hydrostatic-equilibrium/

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On today’s episode: Scientists have found the oldest known structure; and it’s really, really old. You’re going to be hearing a lot about El Nino over the next year… So let’s learn what it is! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure - News - University of Liverpool
• We’re entering a pretty strong El Niño—here’s what that means for a US winter
• State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records
• 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

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On today’s episode: We have a fantastic discussion about the nature of science and anti-science. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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On today’s episode: We talk with Marika Bell, the host of the podcast "The Deal With Animals". We learn what anthrozoology is, and she answers listener questions. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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On today’s episode: Australian researchers are trying to learn more about how heat exposure affects pregnancy. Our biggest asteroid sample ever touched down a couple weeks ago, which means we’ve got science to do. All that and more today on All Around Science...

SOURCES

• Intense heat is a particular hazard in pregnancy. New studies are probing why
• NASA delivers bounty of asteroid samples to Earth | Science | AAAS

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