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On today’s episode: The second part of our chat about the amazingly successful journey that Integrity just went on with the Artemis 2 mission. CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: We have a chat about the amazingly successful journey that Integrity just went on with the Artemis 2 mission. CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: AI data centers are really hot right now! What is an instinct, anyway? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C | New Scientisthttps://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_instinctDevelopment evolving:The origins and meanings of instinct - PMChttps://www.britannica.com/topic/instincthttps://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/psychology/instinct-theory https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-00569-017https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5182125/ CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Bee vitamins! Like, for bees! We’re running out of water in the ground. How can we get it back? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Saving bees with ‘superfoods’: new engineered supplement found to boost colony reproduction | University of Oxford Engineered yeast provides rare but essential pollen sterols for honeybees | Nature A Bit of Good News: It’s Possible to Turn Around A Groundwater Crisis | Ars TechnicaGround Water Atlas of the United States | USGSMap of Ground Water Recovery Sites CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: It might be time to sleep in separate beds. We talk about how our very own Bobby Frankenburger discovered his passion for science. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Your partner may wake you up six times a night – but does it matter? | New Scientist CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: What makes a stable star start to flicker wildly? Electrons are really a lot slower than you think they are. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES UW astronomers collect rare evidence of two planets colliding CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES Artemis 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%20patterns CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES Two 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) | EPA CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES Unique 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/10.1080/10615806.2020.1797695 CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES NASA’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 Psychopharmacology CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Want to smell a mummy being embalmed!? Well now you can! How, exactly, do you launch a rocket? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain | New ScientistMuseums incorporate “scent of the afterlife” into Egyptian exhibits | Ars Technicahttps://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/01/31/countdown-begins-for-artemis-ii-wet-dress-rehearsal/ CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES https://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 Center CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/ RESOURCES Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow | Ars Technica https://coachingfederation.org/ CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES https://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 - YouTube CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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... RESOURCES Under 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-review CREDITS: Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong Booking - September McCrady  THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.