On today’s episode: Noble gasses offer more clues to the origin of our moon. Scientists thought a star was dying, but it turned out it was just indigestion. The art and science of creating nanorobots with DNA origami. All that and more today on All Around Science. LINKS:     [ARTICLE] One more clue to the Moon’s origin | ETH Zurich [ARTICLE] Betelgeuse is bouncing back after blowing its top in 2019  [ARTICLE] A "Nano-Robot" Built Entirely from DNA to Explore Cell Processes    THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

DNA Origami

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On today’s episode: Trying to be a perfect parent might actually make you…a worse parent. Storing energy from the grid using mechanical batteries. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES   Caterbot? Robotapillar? It crawls with ease through loops and bends- Princeton Engineering Study: Pressure to be “perfect” causing burnout for parents, mental health concerns for their children | The Ohio State University College of Nursing  Storing energy with compressed air is about to have its moment of truth  https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052022/inside-clean-energy-flow-battery/  https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/energy-storage-for-electricity-generation.php https://www.theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/pumped-storage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9slIBECva4  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

Mechanical Batteries for the Grid

On today’s episode: Programmable fluids that can help pick blueberries without making a mess. And I talk about math and games with our very own math nerd; Bobby Frankenberger! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES   Tiny rubber spheres used to make a programmable fluid  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

What is Math?

On today’s episode: Playing sports is good for you; turns out, watching other people play is good for you too! Scientists have discovered a whole new part of a cell that seems to be evolving as we speak! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES  Zoe's Fundraiser - tinyurl.com/helpthezoo The Joy of Sports: How Watching Sports Can Boost Well-Being – Waseda University  Researchers find a new organelle evolving  Evidence for endosymbiosis Chloroplast | Wikipedia Mitochondria | Wikipedia  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

Shoving Bacteria Into Your Cells

On today’s episode: Your bad sense of direction is probably b/c you didn’t explore your neighborhood enough as a kid. How to publish a scientific paper. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES   Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence Explaining World-Wide Variation in Navigation Ability from Millions of People: Citizen Science Project Sea Hero Quest  Spatial Navigation in Childhood and Aging  Why do some people always get lost?  https://interestingengineering.com/science/moon-keeps-drifting-away-from-earth  Our moon has been drifting away from Earth for 2.5 billion years | Space  Why Total Solar Eclipses Will Be a Thing of the Past in 600 Million Years | The Weather Channel  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

Publishing Your Science

On today’s episode: Good news for huggers! And non-huggers! Should we build new particle accelerators? And if so, what kind? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES   New study highlights the benefit of touch on mental and physical health - Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience - Master the Mind US particle physicists want to build a muon collider — Europe should pitch in  CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL  http://andrewallenmusic.com

DNA Origami

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