On today’s episode: Sitting or standing at work… which one is healthier? We examine the first three variables in the Drake equation. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Are standing desks good for you? The answer is getting clearer.
• https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/53/6/dyae136/7822310?login=false
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33813968/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Fkvtr2z8M&ab_channel=SETIInstitute
• https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/there-may-be-hundreds-of-millions-of-habitable-planets-in-the-milky-way-new-study-suggests
• https://www.britannica.com/science/Drake-equation
• https://www.e-education.psu.edu/astro801/content/l12_p5.html
• https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/facts/

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: Will Chonkus help save the climate? Dirt. What is it made of? And how did it get there? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• https://www.awi.de/en/about-us/service/press/single-view/erster-bernsteinfund-auf-antarktischem-kontinent.html
• Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacteria that could help sink climate change
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udseIcrUxvA&t=25s
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil#Horizons
• https://iastate.pressbooks.pub/introsoilscience/chapter/parent-materials/
• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-change/AralSea

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: Terror birds are bigger than we thought they were. And we talk about where hot springs come from! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Fossil of huge terror bird offers new information about wildlife in South America 12 million years ago
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/video/springs-definition-formation-types.html
• https://hotspringslocator.com/mineral-hot-spring-types
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUA39d3_y_o&ab_channel=BBCEarthKids
• https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2292_water.html
• https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/life-in-the-extreme-terrestrial-hot-springs/
• https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/226/19/JEB245028/330705/Hot-spring-fish-live-life-on-the-edge

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: How do you satiate your curiosity? Social distancing may have helped ancient cities thrive. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole
• Socially distanced layout of the world’s oldest cities helped early civilization evade diseases

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: Halloween candy is upsetting the delicate ecosystem in your gut! Do our stories of monsters have roots in real illnesses? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Halloween candy binges can overload your gut microbiome – a gut doctor explains how to minimize spooking your helpful bacteria
• https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/vampire-grave-found-in-poland
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/130715-vampire-archaeology-burial-exorcism-anthropology-grave
• https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2547233
• https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder
• https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/this-hallucinogenic-fungus-might-be-behind-the-salem-witch-trials
• https://www.britannica.com/story/how-rye-bread-may-have-caused-the-salem-witch-trials

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: Watching evolution in real time! It’s Nobel Prize time! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-creature-was-grizzly-size-millipede-centipede-hybrid-fossil-head-reveals
• Evolution in Real Time
• https://www.nobelprize.org/all-nobel-prizes-2024/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/health/nobel-prize-medicine.html
• https://apnews.com/article/nobel-chemistry-prize-56f4d9e90591dfe7d9d840a8c8c9d553
• https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/10/09/david-baker-a-uc-berkeley-ph-d-awarded-2024-nobel-prize-in-chemistry/

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: Jellyfish never cease to amaze us with all their weird powers. And we talk about ADHD, both inside the brain and out. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism
• Hyperfocus: The ADHD Phenomenon of Hyper Fixation
• Original research: Silver linings of ADHD: a thematic analysis of adults’ positive experiences with living with ADHD - PMC
• Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Its Clinical Translation - PMC
• Methylphenidate Enhances Spontaneous Fluctuations in Reward and Cognitive Control Networks in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - ScienceDirect
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - Symptoms - NHS
• ADHD Causes: Is ADHD Genetic? - ADDA - Attention Deficit Disorder Association

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: Black hole jets poppin’ novas! Is it possible to build an elevator… to space? All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Space Elevators: How Do They Work?
• Space Elevators | Wikipedia
• [Video] Space Elevator - Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind? | Kurzgesagt
• [Video] Space Elevators | SciShow
• Obayashi Space Elevator
• https://explorersweb.com/astronomers-observe-enormous-plasma-jets-blasting-from-supermassive-black-hole/

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: Nasal sprays with bacteria in them really should be taken off the store shelves…. Right? … right…? And it’s time for the 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes! All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• The 34th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony
• Homeopathic company refuses to recall life-threatening nasal spray, FDA says
• Mammalian enteral ventilation ameliorates respiratory failure: Med
• [2310.04153] Fair coins tend to land on the same side they started
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj7918
• Neuromuscular control of trout swimming in a vortex street: implications for energy economy during the Kármán gait | Journal of Experimental Biology
• How side effects can improve treatment efficacy: a randomized trial | Brain | Oxford Academic

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: Imagine if every time you ate a snickerdoodle you broke into a sweat like you’d just run a marathon. Well that happens to some people! And we have some bonus content from our interview with sleep expert Dr. Alex Reynolds. All that and more today on All Around Science...

RESOURCES

• Woman drips with sweat from a bite of food due to rare nerve-wiring mix-up

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.