On today’s episode: Instead of dice, now you can roll a dragon! It’s time to talk about chiropractors. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Your next gaming dice could be shaped like a dragon or armadillo - Ars Technica

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: New research about the side effects of oral contraceptives. More questions? More questions! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• How does the pill affect your brain? We're finally getting answers | New Scientist
• What Would Your Life Be Like On a High Gravity Planet
• Planetary habitability - Wikipedia.
• What would alien life actually look like?
• Alcohol Metabolism
• This Is Your Gut Bacteria. And This Is Your Gut Bacteria On Bourbon
• The Gut Microbiome in NAFLD and ALD
• Effect of alcohol consumption on the gut - ScienceDirect.
• Relationship between patterns of alcohol consumption and gastrointestinal symptoms among patients with irritable bowel syndrome - PubMed
• Meta-analysis of alcohol induced gut dysbiosis and the resulting behavioral impact - ScienceDirect

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: Lose 30% of your body weight in a week with this one weird trick! More questions to answer from you, our beloved listeners! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Newfound Mechanism Rewires Cellular Energy Processing for Drastic Weight Loss | NYU Langone News
• https://nyulangone.org/news/newfound-mechanism-rewires-cellular-energy-processing-drastic-weight-loss
• Composition of Asteroids | Teach Astronomy
• How scientists are ‘looking’ inside asteroids
• What are asteroids made of? | The Planetary Society

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 marshmallow test just dropped! And we answer more listener questions! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• New twist on marshmallow test shows power of a promise | Ars Technica
• https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/your-cold-wont-go-away
• https://www.baystatehealth.org/articles/the-impact-of-coinfections
• https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2014/the-huffington-post-ask-healthy-living-can-you-catch-the-same-cold-twice
• https://www.afcurgentcare.com/west-long-branch/blog/can-you-get-sick-multiple-times-in-a-row/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cold-flu-illness-symptoms-linger-doctors-explain-rcna130430

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: Gladiators in Britain! Why are things the color that they are? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Study reveals skeletal evidence of Roman gladiator bitten by lion in combat - News and events, University of York

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 weren’t as dumb as you thought! And we catch up on listener questions! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Neanderthals invented their own bone weapon technology by 80,000 years ago
• Zolpidem - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf.
• 2-Minute Neuroscience: Zolpidem (Ambien)
• Beat Jet Lag with These Insider Tips | U30X
• How to Fall Asleep on an Airplane​
• Health and Wellness: How Private Jets Ensure Passenger Wellbeing - Blog - The Aviation Factory

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: We revisit an old favorite episode from back in 2021 about eel sex, and include some updates on what scientists have learned about this mysterious phenomenon in the past four years.

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: Lemurs. They’re cute. They’re fuzzy. They’re huge bullies. Dogs and cats, living together, with humans… how did that even happen? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• How Changes in Lemur Brains Made Some Mean Girls Nice - Research Blog
• Stone Age dog skeleton hints at complex early relationship with pets
• The Evolution of House Cats
• Did cult sacrifices in ancient Egypt give rise to the cat?

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: How good are you at spotting an AI voice? Probably not as good as you think. Is boredom good for you? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• People are really bad at spotting AI-generated deepfake voices | New Scientist
• Is boredom a source of noise and/or a confound in behavioral science research?
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10342197/#s5
• https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4330241/
• https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0001161
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LOhSAC_bLA&t=8s&ab_channel=UniversityofWaterlooFacultyofArts
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958823000465
• https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/may/03/why-its-good-to-be-bored

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 mapped out half a billion connections in section of brain the size of a grain of sand. Can you treat PMS with placebos? Some scientists tried to find out. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date - Allen Institute
• Efficacy of open-label placebos for premenstrual syndrome: a randomised controlled trial | BMJ
• Placebo pills found to significantly reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms | Contemporary OB/GYN
• Open-label placebo appears to reduce premenstrual symptoms, study suggests
• Reddit discussion of study

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.