On today’s episode: Whale poop and pee is more important than you might think! Um… What? Huh? And lots of other examples of why my public speaking teacher was wrong. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Discovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel
• Huh? The valuable role of interjections
• Speech interjections aren’t throwaway lines
• Is “Huh?” a Universal Word? Conversational Infrastructure and the Convergent Evolution of Linguistic Items
• Listeners as co-narrators | APA PsycNet

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: Social media is making us sweat. And let’s talk about endometriosis. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• How our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stop
• Worldwide Daily Social Media Usage (New 2024 Data)
• https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/endometriosis-is-common-and-debilitating-why-do-we-know-so-little-about-it/
• https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cancer-lymph-nodes-metastasis#:~:text=Inside%2C%20immune%20cells%20learn%20how,or%20lymph%20to%20other%20organs.
• https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354656
• https://www.advancedgynaecologymelbourne.com.au/treatment-of-endometriosis

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: Your brain is telling you that you have room for one more cookie. Did you know that plants have an immune system? Well I didn’t! So let’s learn about it! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• The Brain Perceives Unexpected Pain More Strongly | Research News - University of Tsukuba
• Dessert stomach emerges in the brain
• How plant immune systems protect them from disease - Jonathan Jones | YouTube
• Introduction to Plant-Pathogen Interactions | 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: Let’s talk about this asteroid that might be headed toward Earth. And we talk about the science and pseudoscience of the alkaline diet. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• 2024 YR4 | NASA
• Dietary acid load in health and disease - PMC
• The role of the kidney in acid-base balance - renal physiology
• https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/what-is-alkaline-water-and-does-it-have-any-benefits
• Dietary acid load: Mechanisms and evidence of its health repercussions - ScienceDirect
• Dietary Acid Load and Bone Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - PMC
• pH Balance In The Body – Women’s Health Network
• Acid Balance, Dietary Acid Load, and Bone Effects—A Controversial Subject - PMC

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 bunch of PRIME questions from listeners! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-are-animal-matches-made-zoo
• https://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programs
• https://www.cmzoo.org/news/archive/all-about-species-survival-plans-matchmaking-in-the-zoo-animal-kingdom/
• https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas
• https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/risk-management-scope-per-polyfluoroalkyl-substances.html#toc5
• https://www.lawsuitupdatecenter.com/prime-energy-drink-lawsuits.html
• https://milberg.com/news/pfas-prime-hydration-grape-class-action/
• https://beefgradingagency.ca/livestock-grading-in-canada/beef-grading/

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 new type of non-opioid painkiller has been approved by the FDA. What causes tonsillitis? And why do some people have to get their tonsils removed? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Tonsil | Wikipedia
• Tonsils | Clinical Anatomy | YouTube
• Tonsillitis | Khan Academy
• Inflammatory Response | Khan Academy
• Tonsillectomy Indications and Complications | Science Based Medicine
• Association of Long-Term Risk of Respiratory, Allergic, and Infectious Diseases With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in Childhood

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: The FDA banned red dye #3 in the US… but should they have? And the asteroid Bennu has incredible new clues about the origin of life. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• FDA Announcement
• Why Did the FDA Ban Red Dye No. 3 | Science Based Medicine
• NASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's Ingredients

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: Sleeping pills might be gunking up your brain. And we revisit a conversation about societal perceptions of science. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Sleeping pills stop the brain's system for cleaning out waste

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: Gene evidence from Iron Age Britain points to a much more female-centered society. Astronomers talk all about Dark Energy… but a new model proposes that maybe it’s not even real! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin
• Cosmological foundations revisited with Pantheon+

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: Perseverance is leaving samples all over the surface of Mars. Will we ever get them back? Maybe? Hopefully?

Babies! What’s their deal? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• NASA defers decision on Mars Sample Return to the Trump administration
• https://atlanticeyeinstitute.com/eye-color-physics-or-genetics/
• https://www.ophthalmology24.com/baby-eye-color-change#:~:text=Beyond%20genetic%20traits%2C%20eye%20color,deposition%2C%20prolonging%20lighter%20eye%20color
• https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/blue-eyes-pigment-common-relative/134687/
• https://www.science.org/content/article/dont-it-make-your-brown-eyes-blue
• https://www.hudsonalpha.org/genetics-of-eye-color/
• https://www.tunepocket.com/royalty-free-music/womb-sound-ambiance/?srsltid=AfmBOopZb3rJtw165AURKgUsbA3zB-AyHRw8c0ARrJbkTqu9XuHNTOIT
• https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/amniotic-fluid
• https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23310-amniotic-fluid

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.