All Around Science

On today’s episode: AI has generated an important mathematical proof, and it’s causing turbulence in the math community. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESOpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math | Science | AAAS CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Raindrops hold little lightning bolts that are damaging your car. The Ig Nobel prizes have been awarded for 2026. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESRaindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds | Ars TechnicaPast Ig Winners – Improbable Research CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode:The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has launched! Carbon dioxide is making our carrots less nutritious. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNASA’s Roman Mission Gears Up for a Torrent of Future Data'The apple you eat isn't the apple your granddaughter will eat': What's on the menu in a warming world? | Live ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Life’s Last Universal Common Ancestor might not have been fully alive. Scientists wiped the memory of a bunch of lab mice… and they weren’t even EVIL scientists! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESLife’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself | Scientific AmericanPutting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses | Ars TechnicaMemories stick around even after half the synapses are gone | Ars TechnicaWhat Happens to Memories When Half the Brain's Synapses Disappear? | Technology NetworksCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Personlized cancer vaccines are coming! This worm can eat plastic! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESBobby was on Daily Tech News ShowModerna Press ReleaseNew Cancer Vaccine Could Change America in 7 Surprising Ways | NewsweekModerna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines | CNNModerna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread | Al-JazeeraNature’s original bioplastic is food for animalsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: A way to turn unsorted plastic into hydrogen! What’s the coldest place you’ve ever lived? I bet it’s not as cold as Antarctica! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESNew process turns mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sortingAntarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012 — here's why | Live ScienceCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Astronomers have discovered a first: sister supernovae. Our ancestors had their eye on more hominins than we originally thought. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESIn a cosmic first, astronomers detect 2 sibling supernovas that came from a pair of bound stars | Live ScienceShared cloud interactions unveil a candidate binary-system supernova pair with no known analogue | NatureNew technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from ‘ghost’ ancestors - Berkeley NewsCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

On today’s episode: Do dolphins have names? Orcas have the weirdest piñatas. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESAre dolphins the only animals that call each other by name? | Science Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes | Ars TechnicaCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com

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