All Around Science

A weekly podcast by two huge science fans discussing what’s new and interesting in science! Science is our window into incredible worlds, from impossibly small atoms to impossibly distant stars. We want to use it to discover as much as possible, and share it with you every week.

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#312
September 21 · 1 hr
312 - Are mathematicians obsolete now?
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... RESOURCES OpenAI breakthrough triggers ‘existential crisis’ in math | Science | AAAS 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.
#311
September 14 · 56 min
311 - Tiny lightning bolts and igNobel Prizes
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... RESOURCES Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds | Ars Technica Past Ig Winners – Improbable Research 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.
#310
September 7 · 1 hr 3 min
310 - New Telescope & Expensive Groceries
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... RESOURCES NASA’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 Science 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.
#309
August 31 · 42 min
309 - What is life and what is memory?
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... RESOURCES Life’s ‘last universal common ancestor’ may predate life itself | Scientific American Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses | Ars Technica Memories stick around even after half the synapses are gone | Ars Technica What Happens to Memories When Half the Brain's Synapses Disappear? | Technology Networks 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.
#308
August 25 · 39 min
308 - Moderna Cancer Breakthrough and Bioplastics
On today’s episode: Personlized cancer vaccines are coming! This worm can eat plastic! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Bobby was on Daily Tech News Show Moderna Press Release New Cancer Vaccine Could Change America in 7 Surprising Ways | Newsweek Moderna, Merck breakthrough could usher in wave of cancer vaccines | CNN Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread | Al-Jazeera Nature’s original bioplastic is food for animals 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.
#307
August 17 · 41 min
307 - Hydrogen from plastic and Antarctica is cold
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... RESOURCES New process turns mixed plastic waste into hydrogen fuel without sorting Antarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012 — here's why | Live Science 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.
#306
August 11 · 40 min
306 - Sister Supernovae and Ancient Human Mixing
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... RESOURCES In a cosmic first, astronomers detect 2 sibling supernovas that came from a pair of bound stars | Live Science Shared cloud interactions unveil a candidate binary-system supernova pair with no known analogue | Nature New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from ‘ghost’ ancestors - Berkeley News 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.
#305
August 3 · 32 min
305 - Dolphin Names and Orca Pinatas
On today’s episode: Do dolphins have names? Orcas have the weirdest piñatas. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Are dolphins the only animals that call each other by name? | Science Watch orcas ram a sunfish so hard it explodes | Ars Technica 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.
#304
July 27 · 41 min
304 - Conspiracy Thinking and Crater Discoveries
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... RESOURCES Why do some people who trust in science also believe in scientific conspiracy theories? | The Conversation What they don’t tell you about conspiracy theories: genius-driven science and informal science communication predict susceptibility to conspiracy beliefs | Current Psychology Britain Talks Trust in Science | More In Common Amateur astronomer discovers 390-million-year-old meteorite impact crater in Quebec - ABC News Criteria for the identification of an impact structure An Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years Ago 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.
#303
July 20 · 47 min
303 - Naked Mole Rats and Earthquake Gates
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... RESOURCES How naked mole rat queens stop rivals reproducing A 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? | TIME 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.
#302
July 13 · 51 min
302 - Birth Stories and SpudCell
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... RESOURCES Researchers Discover a Rare, Carnivorous Caterpillar That Wears Dead Insect Parts to Fool Spiders | Smithsonian The power of conversation post-childbirth: Midwife-led birth debrief strengthens perinatal mental health This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. | New York Times Lab-created ‘SpudCell’ marks ‘stunning’ step toward building life from scratch | Science 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.
#301
July 6 · 35 min
301 - Orangutan Playdates and Cyborg Cockroaches
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... RESOURCES The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's 10-year movie of the universe is about to 'blow our minds' | Live Science Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring | New Scientist Great apes use self-experience to anticipate an agent’s action in a false-belief test | PNAS Maternal ranging strategies facilitate offspring social play at energetic cost in the most solitary ape | bioRxiv World’s first cockroach diving suit actually works | Popular Science 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.
#300
June 29 · 52 min
300 - WE'RE BACK! With Sneaky Spiders and Sneaky Cancer Treatments
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... RESOURCES This 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 Scientist Discovery of VIP236, an αvβ3-Targeted Small-Molecule–Drug Conjugate with Neutrophil Elastase-Mediated Activation of 7-Ethyl Camptothecin Payload for Treatment of Solid Tumors | NIH A Guide to Targeted Therapy Side Effects | Hirschfeld Oncology Orbital Data Centers: Spacecraft Constraints and Economic Viability | Cornell University 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.
#299
June 22 · 47 min
299 - THROWBACK - Secret Science and Invisible Lightning
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 Dirt 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.
#298
June 17 · 54 min
298 - SUMMER SCHOOL: Gravity
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 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.
#297
June 8 · 56 min
297 - SUMMER SCHOOL: The Weak Force
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 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.
#296
June 1 · 55 min
296 - SUMMER SCHOOL: The Strong Force
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 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.
#295
May 25 · 1 hr
295 - SUMMER SCHOOL: Electromagnetic Force
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 more today on All Around Science... LINKS: SOURCES NANOGrav hears “hum” of gravitational wave background, louder than expected LIGO Scientific Collaboration FAQ 10.1: Relativity Requires Magnetism | LibreTexts Physics THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL http://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
#294
May 18 · 51 min
294 - Exploding whales, grey hair, and getting out of bed
On today’s episode: There’s a new device that smells your farts. Bloated whales, lying in, and grey hair: It’s a mailbag episode! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts | New Scientist https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/11/29/scientists-discover-secret-to-waking-up-alert-and-refreshed/ https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1912?ref=godgaveus.com https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7305793/ https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1912?ref=godgaveus.com https://www.nature.com/articles/s12276-023-01151-5 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1099593 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-1935-3 https://beikecelltherapy.com/the-potential-of-stem-cell-therapy-for-hair-loss/ 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.
#293
May 11 · 1 hr 10 min
293 - Are Electric Vehicles Worth It?
On today’s episode: What do we really know about the effect of using ChatGPT in the classroom? Electric vehicle technology has changed a lot over the past five years. Is it worth it yet? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Influential study touting ChatGPT in education retracted over red flags - Ars Technica https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-went-methodologically-wrong-chatgpt-education-ilkka-tuomi-den0f/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-04787-y Are Electric Vehicles Worth It | Neurologica Blog R&D GREET Life Cycle Assessment Model |USDoE Driving Cleaner: Electric Cars and Pickups Beat Gasoline on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions | Union of Concerned Scientists 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.

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