All Around Science

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 ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

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...RESOURCESHow Changes in Lemur Brains Made Some Mean Girls Nice - Research BlogStone Age dog skeleton hints at complex early relationship with petsThe Evolution of House CatsDid cult sacrifices in ancient Egypt give rise to the cat?CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

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...RESOURCESPeople are really bad at spotting AI-generated deepfake voices | New ScientistIs boredom a source of noise and/or a confound in behavioral science research?https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10342197/#s5https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4330241/https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0001161https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LOhSAC_bLA&t=8s&ab_channel=UniversityofWaterlooFacultyofArtshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958823000465https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/may/03/why-its-good-to-be-boredCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

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...RESOURCESScientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date - Allen InstituteEfficacy of open-label placebos for premenstrual syndrome: a randomised controlled trial | BMJPlacebo pills found to significantly reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms | Contemporary OB/GYNOpen-label placebo appears to reduce premenstrual symptoms, study suggestsReddit discussion of studyCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Scientists can now grow the flesh of one potato with the skin of another potato. Which organs can you live without? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESPlant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetableshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18265855/https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical/your-appendix-may-not-be-useless-after-allCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Do birds experience road rage? Time. It’s not just made up. It’s a real thing. And I’m going to tell you how. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: A new technique for growing human muscle tissue for robotic limbs. We head on down to the factory for a fresh, juicy, lab grown burger! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESA “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cellshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlnSMe8imo&ab_channel=CNBCInternationalhttps://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beefhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.21.537778v1.full.pdfhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2025.2461262?af=Rhttps://www.eufic.org/en/food-production/article/lab-grown-meat-how-it-is-made-and-what-are-the-pros-and-conshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lab-grown-meat-approved-for-sale-what-you-need-to-know/https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171904https://phys.org/news/2019-01-scientists-breathalyze-cows-methane-emissions.htmlhttps://foodandagricultureorganization.shinyapps.io/GLEAMV3_Public/https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2011-06-21-lab-grown-meat-would-cut-emissions-and-save-energyhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12915-024-01936-8.pdfhttps://gfi.org/science/the-science-of-cultivated-meat/#IntroductionCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

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...RESOURCESDiscovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel Huh? The valuable role of interjectionsSpeech interjections aren’t throwaway linesIs “Huh?” a Universal Word? Conversational Infrastructure and the Convergent Evolution of Linguistic ItemsListeners as co-narrators | APA PsycNetCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

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...RESOURCESHow our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stopWorldwide 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-20354656https://www.advancedgynaecologymelbourne.com.au/treatment-of-endometriosisCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com