All Around Science

On today’s episode: How come your uncle says he loves science, but also thinks chemtrails are real? An amateur astronomer discovered a crater in Quebec! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESWhy do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories? | The ConversationWhat they don’t tell you about conspiracy theories: genius-driven science and informal science communication predict susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs | Current PsychologyBritain Talks Trust in Science | More In CommonAmateur astronomer discovers 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec - ABC NewsCriteria for the identification of an impact structureAn Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years AgoCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: How naked mole rats synchronize their cycles. California is overdue for the next big one… are you prepared? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESHow naked mole rat queens stop rivals reproducingA queen odour mediates reproductive suppression in a eusocial mammal | Nature A Millennium of Pressure Has Been Building Under California Fault Lines. What Does That Mean for Earthquake Risk? | TIMECREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Talking about your birth story helps you deal with your…birth story The SpudCell is here! The first completely artificial cell that feeds, grows, and reproduces! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESResearchers Discover a Rare, Carnivorous Caterpillar That Wears Dead Insect Parts to Fool Spiders | SmithsonianThe power of conversation post-childbirth: Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental healthThis Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. | New York TimesLab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch | ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Orangutan mothers organize playdates! Just like humans! Cyborg cockroaches just got an upgrade. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year movie of the universe is about to 'blow our minds' | Live ScienceOrangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring | New ScientistGreat apes use self-experience to anticipate an agent’s action in a false-belief test | PNASMaternal ranging strategies facilitate offspring social play at energetic cost in the most solitary ape | bioRxivWorld’s first cockroach diving suit actually works | Popular Science CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Spiders that launch their prey into their web! Scientists are fighting cancer by making it cosplay as malaria. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThis Newly Discovered Spider Builds a Unique Web That Catapults Ants Through the Air Phages could enable us to hijack vaccine immunity to kill cancer cells | New ScientistDiscovery of VIP236, an αvβ3-Targeted Small-Molecule–Drug Conjugate with Neutrophil Elastase-Mediated Activation of 7-Ethyl Camptothecin Payload for Treatment of Solid Tumors | NIHA Guide to Targeted Therapy Side Effects | Hirschfeld OncologyOrbital Data Centers: Spacecraft Constraints and Economic Viability | Cornell UniversityCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Bats in helium fly weird. Invisible lightning is creating invisible, air-cleaning substances! And one of the world's oldest science experiments involves secret treasure maps!  All that and more today on All Around Science.LINKS:ARTICLE: Researchers raise bats in helium-rich air to check how they sense sound ARTICLE: Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere ARTICLE: One of the World's Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the DirtCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Do we hear silence? Simon and Garfunkel may have been on to something. And we finally close the book on the four fundamental forces by talking about gravity. All that and more today on All Around Science...CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Despite what you might be reading in the news… aspartame is safe! And it’s part three in our series on the four fundamental forces; let’s talk about the weak force! All that and more today on All Around Science...CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: A lake in Canada has earned the Golden Spike. How do the protons and neutrons in an atom GLUE themselves together? … The Strong Force. All that and more today on All Around Science...CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com