All Around Science
Episodes
Dry Skin, Eyeball Jelly, and More!
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Microbes are the new stars of CSI: Miami, and Maura reaches into the mailbag and answers your burning questions! All that and mo...
Cicada Double Brood Swarm
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! Baby great white sharks. The cicada double brood swarm is coming… are you ready? All that and more today...
A Nuclear Fusion Future?
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! We’re sending LISA to space, and she’s gonna detect black hole collisions for us! Will nuclear fusion ...
Big Farms vs Urban Gardens
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Some tiny robot news! Big, giant, large-scale farms have a big, giant carbon footprint… but maybe not as much as that rooftop ...
Birds Are Quantum Physicists
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Scientists tracked the 20 year journey of a mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago! How do migrating birds know where they’re goi...
A New Way to Fight Super Bacteria
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Evolution may not be quite as random as we thought. A new drug is being developed to help deal with the problem of antibiotic re...
Dark Matter Stars
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: The cutest version of humans and animals working together! We know dark matter exists; can it create dark stars? All that and mo...
Space Mission 2024
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: How much does light color affect your sleep cycle? And the 2024 calendar is already full of space missions all over the solar sy...
Science You Missed in 2023
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: The plants have been screaming all this time and we haven’t been listening! A millenia-old mystery has been solved! Long COVID...
Did A Meteor Really Kill the Dinosaurs?
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: That gene editing wonder technology, CRISPR, is finally curing diseases! What REALLY killed off the dinosaurs? All that and more...
Quantum Computers Will Ruin Everything
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: A new method that can make AI systems more like brains. Quantum computers are not going to be on your desktop, but they ARE goin...
The Winter Blues
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Did you hear? One of the highest energy cosmic rays ever recorded zapped the Utah desert! Why do the seasons affect our mood, so...
Red Wine Headaches
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science....
Earthquakes
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Public trust in science is down… why is that? Sometimes the earth quakes. Why? All that and more today on All Around Science....
Allergies
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: It’s been 4.5 billion years since Earth and the Moon violently broke up…but Earth just can’t let go. Is it a food allergy?...
JuMBO Planets
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Pacific hurricanes are pretty scary… why don’t we ever hear about them? And we talk about JuMBOs, the celestial object that ...
El Niño vs The Jet Stream
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Scientists have found the oldest known structure; and it’s really, really old. You’re going to be hearing a lot about El Nin...
The Nature of Anti-Science
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: We have a fantastic discussion about the nature of science and anti-science. All that and more today on All Around Science... ...
Anthrozoology w/ Marika Bell
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: We talk with Marika Bell, the host of the podcast "The Deal With Animals". We learn what anthrozoology is, and she answers liste...
Collecting Asteroid Samples
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Australian researchers are trying to learn more about how heat exposure affects pregnancy. Our biggest asteroid sample ever touc...
Medical Myths From Media
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Let's check in with Perserverance on Mars. And talk to EMT Scott Armstrong about some annoying medical myths from the media. All...
2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: A breakthrough in our understanding of preeclampsia! And we celebrate the weird fringes of science by looking at this year’s I...
Parasites
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Spicy foods might be more dangerous than we thought. And what happens when a parasite messes with the wrong organism? All that ...
Flies - The Enemies of Summer
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Do opposites attract, or do birds of a feather flock together? Today we study our enemy… the fly… All that and more today on...
Stem Cells
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Apparently scientists have finally finished sequencing the human genome! Finally, for the fourth time. And speaking of hot resea...
How Does Caffeine Keep You Awake?
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: AI unlocked the world for a woman who hasn’t spoken for 18 years. How does caffeine work? And why doesn’t it seem to work fo...
Nostalgia
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: More evidence that Mars was a great place for life to maybe happen… maybe… Nostalgia hurts, feels good, and could help make ...
Is Facebook Making Us More Polarized?
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Genes that pose risks in advanced age may show benefits when we’re younger. We all want to know if social media is making our ...
The Gulf Stream Will Disappear
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Not a lot of doctors know this… but you can be allergic to MEAT! The Gulf Stream won’t collapse in the next two years. Proba...
The Fundamentals: Gravity
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 for...
The Fundamentals: Weak Force
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Fundamentals: Strong Force
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Stron...
The Fundamentals: Electromagnetic Force
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Scientists made a telescope out of pulsars and now we can see HUGE gravitational waves! Magnets. How DO they work? All that and ...
The Mysteries of Glass
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: What is the true cost of all this wildfire smoke? Glass is a fascinating substance of contradicting properties! Let’s learn ab...
Psilocybin - The Magic Mushroom Drug
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Soon you might be able get your blood pressure by pinching your smartphone. Psilocybin and other psychedelics might be a major a...
Why is the Color Blue So Rare?
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: No one is honest anymore! Or are they…? Blueberries aren’t blue, blue flowers aren’t blue, most things aren’t really blu...
The Gross Episode - Part 2
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: To celebrate our 144th episdoe, we answered all your gross science questions: earwax, clogged pipes, boogers... There was just s...
The Gross Episode - Part 1
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: To celebrate our 144th episdoe, we answered all your gross science questions: toejam, poop, pee... All that and more today on Al...
No More Bananas
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Vaccines are in the news! And it’s not COVID this time. Whether or not you find them appealing, there’s hope in the researc...
Is Recycling Bad for the Environment?
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: It’s happening… Scientists are starting to be able to read our minds! We might owe the existence of life to quasars. All tha...
Quasars - The Brightest Stars
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: It’s happening… Scientists are starting to be able to read our minds! We might owe the existence of life to quasars. All tha...
Appeal to Nature Fallacy
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: If you fall off your bike, most people will help you. Just because it’s “natural” does not mean it’s “good”... let’...
Science and Kids
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Scientists think they figured out where all the water came from! How to make science fun for the kids in your life! All that and...
Unsolvable Math Problems
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Did you hear about the astronomical breakup? DRAMA! We try to solve the unsolvable problems of mathematics. All that and more to...
Migraines
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Ancient Egyptians have handed archaeologists new evidence of a gruesome ceremonial practice. Migraines. They’re a lot more tha...
Monkeys, Elephants, and Humans are Basically the Same
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Monkeys and magic! We thought we domesticated elephants, but it turns out they domesticated themselves. All that and more today ...
Sending People Back to the Moon
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: California doesn’t have enough energy tubes! And what exactly will the crew of Artemis 2 be doing on their lunar trip? All tha...
Speed Reading
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Pull out your map, we’re taking a trip into an insect brain! It’s part 2 of our reading science chat… speed reading! All t...
Reading is Hard
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Fevers might do more than just turn up the heat! How fast can YOU read? The science of speed reading. All that and more today on...
Heart Disease is Different in Women
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: The next frontier of computing might be neurons! We talk heart disease and women’s health with Scott and Stephanie. All that a...
Searing Your Steak
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: James Webb space telescope took some more baby pictures of our universe! And we talk about three scrumptious reactions. All that...
Mailbag
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On a special mailbag episode: Lots of questions about Dark Energy. What’s the speed of a falling feather? Are average human body temperatures droppi...
Viruses Compete With Each Other
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Don’t worry parents, you teenagers hate you b/c their brains made them. And why is it that we usually only get sick with one t...
How to Fix a Broken Heart
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode It’s time for tiny robot news! A new gel you can inject into your veins to repair your broken heart! We talk to our Valentine e...
Fairies and Clouds
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode It’s time for tiny robot news! Hopefully we don’t go over your head on today’s feature… clouds. All that and more today ...
Brought to You By ChatGPT
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: A dinosaur so well-preserved you can see its face! And we have a little chat about the world of AI. All that and more today on A...
Look at the Big Brain on Humans
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Why is it ancient roman buildings are still standing? Self-healing concrete! What’s better than camouflage? Invisibility! All...
Transparent Animals
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Why is it ancient roman buildings are still standing? Self-healing concrete! What’s better than camouflage? Invisibility! All...
Dark Energy
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Think your neighbours are bad? Try living next to poop-covered clams! And we explore the unknown reaches of our universe and tal...
Dark Matter
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Will we finally be able to put an end to the mosquito repelling question? Plus, a bit of what we know, and a lot of what we don’...
2022 Science We Missed
26 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: How have COVID vaccines had lasting impact on menstrual cycles? Video games; do they rot your brain, or enhance it? What is the ...
The Artemis Program
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: The world of bird jaw evolution has been rocked to its core. We’re going back to the moon! Let’s talk about the Artemis Prog...
A Vaccine For Addiction
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Scientists have made a battery out of ocean water! Someday, you might be able to be vaccinated against addiction All that and...
Weird Whale Evolution
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: What’s that smell? It’s ancient humans, cooking fish! We talk about how whales evolved from land mammals back to the water. ...
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Medicine, 2022
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Robots remember more things when they get a chance for a nap. Let’s talk about the nobel prizes in chemistry and medicine! Al...
Cordyceps - The Real-Life Zombie Infection
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Robots will soon be taking over our universities… and mixing us margaritas. Cordyceps is a parasite that can control ants, but...
Is Cancer Screening Worth It?
14 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Yeah, mosquitoes might really like you more. A blood test to screen for cancer can save lives! But could it cause more harm than...
Superbug Bacteria
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: A warming world helps disease spread more quickly. Humans have waded into an ancient arms race to produce antibiotic resistant b...
Why do we like being scared?
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: The same things that cause autoimmune diseases may have helped our ancestors survive the Black Death. It’s Halloween! Let’s ...
Lead in Gasoline
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Artificial intelligence can mine our health data to save us from blood poisoning. And we investigate why we put lead in fuel, an...
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Can your dog tell when you’ve had a bad day? He might be able to smell it. It’s Nobel Prize time! Let’s discuss the winner...
The World's Weirdest Volcano
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Avocado toast is finally healthy, says the FDA! And we explore the world’s weirdest volcano. All that and more today on All A...
100% Renewable Energy is Hard
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Electric cars could help keep your air conditioners running in your house. NASA hit an asteroid! Really hard! We already know ho...
Saturn's Rings
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Swarms of drones repairing buildings? Finally there might be a good reason to watch YouTube ads. And where, exactly, did Saturn’...
Psychic Pseudoscience
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Why has the hurricane season been so quiet? Why does pain feel so much worse late at night? Listen to a story about a magician w...
The US Climate Bill of 2022
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: We’re finally making oxygen on Mars!... and then we’re just letting it go. Did Wales really lose two whole islands? Where di...
Fatbergs Are Clogging Our Sewers
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Testosterone! It can increase aggression and…cuddling? Why is it so hard to swat a fly? And we go underground, hunting for the...
De-Extinction: How to Bring Back a Species
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: What forms of laziness can best protect us from cognitive decline? Researchers take steps toward a treatment for total colourbli...
DNA Origami
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Noble gasses offer more clues to the origin of our moon. Scientists thought a star was dying, but it turned out it was just indi...
Artificial Embryos and Organs
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: We know that some spiders sleep… but do they dream? The secret to the heart’s strength is in its physical shape. Scientists ...
Why Do Roots Grown Downward?
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Wouldn’t it be great to slap on a sticker when you needed an ultrasound? The Earth is losing it’s patience with all this 24 ...
James Webb Space Roundup
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Despite smacking their faces into trees, woodpeckers don’t get concussions. If low serotonin isn’t a cause of depression, wh...
Cicada Brood Swarms
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: You’re probably going to need to keep getting your COVID boosters for a while Scientists have figured out how to boil water mo...
Quantum Particles and the LHC
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Light pollution isn’t just hiding stars, it’s making plants bloom sooner. Why do people live so very long? Let’s shrink do...
Colorblind Vision
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: This bank has an unusual deposit. It’s poop. A new giant bacteria was discovered that challenges what scientists thought was...
Traffic Science
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Polar bears in Greenland are looking to the land to find their food. A fantastic tortoise might not be extinct after all! Let’...
The Black Death - Origins
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Always look on the bright side of life…that might make it longer! Some good news about the omicron variant and long covid. And...
Air Conditioning Climate Impact
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Did Google create a sentient AI chatbot that will soon Ultron us out of existence? Could we make an insecticide that would only ...
Our Senses (the extra ones)
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Who killed the megalodons? It might have been great white sharks. James Webb Space Telescope got hit by a rock! And we talk abou...
Science-Based Gun Policy
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Ancient giraffe cousins were really into headbutting. Kids’ mental health outcomes could worsen when they consume too little d...
Immortal Jellyfish
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: If you’re listening to this on the day of release, you might be in for an astronomical treat! It turns out that low quality ne...
Carnivorous Plants - How Did They Evolve?
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Is your culture individualist or collectivist? Maybe you’re asking the wrong question. We’ve uncovered another piece of the ...
Phytomining - Plants Can Mine For Metal
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: What if we could make fuel out of lunar soil and sunlight? You can’t wear sunscreen to the beach anymore, because coral reefs ...
Time Is Now More Accurate
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Egyptologists are working on ancient smellscapes! A small, portable desalination unit can generate fresh water in remote places....
Conspiracy Thinking (Healthy Schmealthy w/ Rishi Bee)
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Enjoy an episode of Healthy Schmealthy, the public health podcast hosted by Rishi Bee on which Maura and Bobby guested a while b...
How Does Science Progress?
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Chatting with your toddler about puppies might improve their well-being as adolescents. Flowers that lure insects to their death...
Kids, Science, and Origin Stories
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: We have a talk about how kids learn and perceive science, and Bobby shares his very first attempt at science podcasting. All tha...
The Human Genome is Complete
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Pew pew sounds from lasers on Mars! Magnetic turds! And, wait… we finished sequencing the human genome? Didn’t we do this 20...
What Happens When You Go Into Shock
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Hubble has spotted the oldest single star it’s ever seen. Scientists have come up with a solution to the icy ice cream problem...
Do Birds Have Language?
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode: Some researchers asked the question of why so much homeopathy research gets published… The results might surprise you! How lon...