All Around Science

On today’s episode: There’s a new ant species that is all queens. We answer listener questions about hair! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESArtemis III not going to the moonEvery ant is a queen in this parasitic species — and they reproduce by cloning themselves and hijacking other ant colonies | Live Sciencehttps://elifesciences.org/articles/76911https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230310-why-dont-humans-have-furhttps://www.cbhs.com.au/mind-and-body/blog/why-men-are-hairyhttps://sons.co.uk/blogs/learn/hairy-subject-why-are-men-hairier-than-womenhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131004-why-do-men-grow-facial-hairhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/19/dear-science-why-does-the-hair-on-my-head-grow-longer-than-the-hair-on-my-body/https://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/hair-care/scalp-treatments/question100.htm#:~:text=When%20the%20hair%20follicle%20enters,links%20on%20the%20next%20page.&text=Your%20browser%20can't%20play%20this%20video.&text=An%20error%20occurred.,is%20disabled%20in%20your%20browser.https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.org/story-hub/zoonooz/across-the-spectrumhttps://riverlegacy.org/blog/how-come-there-are-no-blue-or-green-mammals#:~:text=It%20is%20believed%20that%20most,blue%20and%20green%20at%20you!https://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/hair/#:~:text=The%20color%20of%20hair%20is,characterized%20by%20different%20banding%20patternsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Worried about heart attacks? Try oatmeal! And we reach into the mailbag again and answer your questions about boomerangs and airpods. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESTwo days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level — University of Bonn https://www.healthline.com/health/hdl-vs-ldl-cholesterol#hdl-vs-ldlAir Quality Index (AQI) Basics | AirNowTechnical Assistance Document for the Reporting of Daily Air Quality – the Air Quality Index (AQI) | EPACREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Elephants have whiskers too! And we talk about the science of burnout. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESUnique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing “intelligence” | Ars Technicahttps://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=FI2ADwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR3&ots=oD06mQ3Vvm&sig=wexUiegvScQl-GIWZqVQaWs8hBM#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.scribd.com/document/685389638/Maslach-burnout-Inventory-Standardized-Questionnaire-and-Scoringhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10775-018-9364-7 https://www.wilmarschaufeli.nl/publications/Schaufeli/160.pdf http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/60531/1/146.pdf#page=56https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10615806.2020.1797695CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: A new milestone for the Perseverance rover! There’s some promising research into how psychedelics could help treat PTSD All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNASA’s Perseverance Rover Completes First AI-Planned Drive on Mars | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Psychedelics may rewire the brain to treat PTSD. Scientists are finally beginning to understand how. | Live SciencePsychedelic drug ayahuasca could treat PTSD, early studies hint. But exactly how it works isn't clear. | Live ScienceMDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study | Nature MedicineInvestigating the safety and tolerability of single-dose psilocybin for post-traumatic stress disorder: A nonrandomized open-label clinical trial | Journal of PsychopharmacologyCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: There’s news on the long term effects of the keto diet, and it’s not great. We go on an archaeological journey to learn about some old wooden tools. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://news.med.virginia.edu/research/scientists-reveal-how-ketogenic-diet-protects-against-seizures-when-drugs-fail/https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/fatty-liver-disease-masld/symptoms-causes/syc-20354567https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/are-you-getting-too-much-proteinStick shaped by ancient humans is the oldest known wooden tool | New ScientistThis 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world’s oldest human-made art | Ars TechnicaSome of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago | Live ScienceOldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans | BBCMarathousa 1: a new Middle Pleistocene archaeological site from Greece | AntiquityLocating Sites | Mississippi Valley Archaeology CenterCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Cows are using tools now? And we sit down with Logan Larson for a discussion on the science of coaching. All that and more today on All Around Science...Logan's Coaching Website: https://www.powerfulclarity.com/RESOURCESMeet Veronika, the tool-using cow | Ars Technicahttps://coachingfederation.org/CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: How do marine darkwaves affect seafloor ecosystems? Electrons and wave-particle duality and uncertainty… it’s time to get quantum. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-03023-4 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Explained | Veritasium - YouTubeThis Model Explains WHY Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle Happens | Astrum - YouTubeThe Uncertainty Principle is NOT About “Uncertainty” | The Science Asylum - YouTubeBrian Cox breaks down the most mysterious scale in the cosmos | Big Think - YouTubeCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Finally some good news for science in the United States! Light pollution is making our cities brighter and stars dimmer. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESUnder anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule | Ars TechnicaAppeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs | Ars TechnicaNASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all | Ars Technicahttps://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/behavioural-ecology-ecophysiology/news/skyglow/https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1600377https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article/378/1892/20220352/109340https://theconversation.com/more-lighting-alone-does-not-create-safer-cities-look-at-what-research-with-young-women-tells-us-113359https://darksky.org/app/uploads/2014/09/Chicago-Alley-Lighting-Project.pdf#page=55.09https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/improved-street-lighting-and-crime-prevention-systematic-reviewCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com