All Around Science

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...RESOURCESUnder 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-reviewCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: How to increase your chances of succeeding at this year’s resolution. And we talk about procrastination… or… I dunno… maybe we’ll do something else… All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESFraming New Year’s Resolutions: Lessons From Science And LeadershipA large-scale experiment on New Year’s resolutions: Approach-oriented goals are more successful than avoidance-oriented goals | PLOS OneWhy procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn | The ConversationDigital Media, Genetics and Risk for ADHD Symptoms in Children – A Longitudinal Study | AAPProcrastination and the Priority of Short-Term Mood Regulation: Consequences for Future SelfCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: This year’s been big for advances in cancer vaccines! Good chocolate might be all about the right bacteria. If you DON’T think bats are terrifying animals… you just wait… We didn’t invent booze, and we’re not the only species consuming it. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCEShttps://www.science.org/content/blog-post/progress-cancer-vaccines-reallyhttps://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02-vaccine-pancreatic-cancer.htmlhttps://ufhealth.org/news/2025/surprising-finding-could-pave-way-for-universal-cancer-vaccinehttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/cancer-immunotherapy-mrna-covid-vaccinesWhat makes chocolate taste so good? It’s the microbes Bats eat the birds they pluck from the sky while on the wingIn the wild, chimps likely ingest the equivalent of several alcoholic drinks every day - Berkeley News CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Could long COVID be caused by reviving latent infections? Food allergies in children have been decreasing… but why? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESCould Hidden Infections Be Fueling Long COVID? | Rutgers University. Guidelines for Early Food Introduction and Patterns of Food Allergy | American Academy of PediatricsRandomized Trial of Peanut Consumption in Infants at Risk for Peanut Allergy | NEJMCommon loss-of-function variants of the epidermal barrier protein filaggrin are a major predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis | Nature GeneticsEarly Peanut Exposure May Explain Fall in Child Allergies—But Is It Safe? | NewsweekFood Allergy Management and Prevention Support Tool for Infants and ToddlersAdvice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies | PBSCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Scientists found sugar on space rocks! If you think no one knows how to chew right, you might have misophonia. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESSugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sampleshttps://www.soquiet.org/misophonia-surveyhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9180704/https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.841816/fullhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6034066/CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Maybe a kid could make a painting like that. But maybe you couldn’t. We talk to Dr. Niki Ackermans about the science and history of headbutting and brain injury. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCES20 GeV halo-like excess of the Galactic diffuse emission and implications for dark matter annihilation | Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle PhysicsStudy: Kids’ drip paintings more like Pollock’s than those of adults - Ars Technica A history of thought on brain injury in head-hitting animalsDr. Niki Ackermans' WebsiteCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Tiny drug robots! We learn about the history of artificial blood. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESTiny robots swim through blood, deliver drugs — and then dissolve Teeny robots could deliver drugs to specific spots - Futurityhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s44303-024-00007-5What Do Blood Cells Do? First-in-human phase 1 trial of hemoglobin vesicles as artificial red blood cells developed for use as a transfusion alternative | NIHArtificial Blood That Could Work for All Blood Types in Trials | NewsweekCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Sometimes a comet is just a comet. We look into why Canada has lost its measles elimination status. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESWhat we know about Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS | The Planetary SocietyComet 3I/ATLAS | NASAhttps://www.alberta.ca/measleshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/3/why-is-measles-spreading-in-canada-mexico-and-the-ushttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-s-measles-outbreaks-surpass-case-counts-reported-for-entire-u-s-1.7584490https://www.cdc.gov/measles/signs-symptoms/index.htmlhttps://www.dal.ca/news/2025/03/27/measles-outbreak-expert.htmlCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Bobby learned about a fantastic musical podcast about climate change and woodland nymphs that he thinks you'll enjoy. Take a listen, it'll be worth your time for sure.METRACREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Neanderthals drawing with crayons! We finish out our series on the Nobel Prizes with the Nobel Prize in physiology & medicine. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThis $20,000 Neo Robot Will Clean Your Home, But There’s A Catch (And It’s Kind Of Terrifying)42,000-year-old ochre crayons reveal Neanderthals engaged in symbolic behavior | Archaeology News Online Magazine Nobel Prizes 2025CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: LLMs think you’re right and your friend is wrong. This week we look at this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESThe Red Sea that vanished and the catastrophic flood that brought it back | ScienceDaily Are you the asshole? Of course not!—quantifying LLMs’ sycophancy problem - Ars TechnicaNobel Prizes 2025CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: An update on one of last year’s Ig Nobel prizes! We go through this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCES“Butt breathing” might soon be a real medical treatment - Ars Technica Nobel Prizes 2025CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Naked mole rats are gonna teach us how to live longer. Why don’t you remember being a baby? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESWe've discovered another reason why naked mole rats live for so long | New Scientisthttps://news.yale.edu/2025/03/20/why-dont-we-remember-being-baby-new-study-provides-clueshttps://www.science.org/content/article/are-your-earliest-childhood-memories-still-lurking-your-mind-or-gone-foreverhttps://qbi.uq.edu.au/memory/where-are-memories-storedhttps://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb48908.xhttps://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.27.678956v1.fullhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-14461-3CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: A promising lead on the origin of brain fog in long COVID. I’m running another marathon and need to beef up on the science of ATP! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESUncovering the Molecular Basis of Long COVID Brain Fog | Yokohama City University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMPA_receptor How do my muscles get the Energy to perform work? | Medicine LibreTextsMuscle Tissues and the Sliding Filament Model | Amoeba Sisters - YouTubeCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Scientists are trying to save coral reefs by looking in unexpected places for sunscreen. We talk about engaging adolescents in science. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESSome viruses like to cheat – and that may be good for our health | New ScientistScientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen | Live ScienceExploring Features That Play a Role in Adolescents’ Science Identity DevelopmentThe connecting brain in context: How adolescent plasticity supports learning and development - ScienceDirectCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: We feature a great new science podcast called Oceanography. Guess what it's about? Yes, ocean science. Take a listen, it'll be worth your time for sure. Oceanography PodcastCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: Do mosquitoes prefer hedonists? Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation… The sci-fi sounding medical treatment that actual works!... for some things… All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESBeer drinkers are mosquito magnets, according to a festival study Hacking the Brain — A New Pradigm in Medicine | Science Based MedicineTranscranial magnetic stimulation | Mayo Clinichttps://sciencebasedmedicine.org/brain-wave-pseudoscience/CREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: We finally snapped a picture of a wild electron! Why there are fewer women participating in clinical research and why it matters. All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESScientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time ever | Live ScienceWatching Electron Dynamics Shape Chemical Reactions | PhysicsAre hormones a “female problem” for animal research?https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/biomedical-research-falls-short-at-factoring-in-sex-and-gender/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10710812/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7661839/https://www.healthline.com/health/gender-bias-healthcareCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: A common drug taken for heart conditions might not be as useful as we thought. How much energy does it take to get ChatGPT to help cook dinner tonight? All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCES https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831010539.htm What is a beta blocker? Mechanism of action. How beta blockers help the heart to work.Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact | MIT NewsAI’s Growing Carbon FootprintCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s episode: China is building some wild stuff in the middle of the ocean. I’ve got one less thing for you to worry about: electromagnetic fields! All that and more today on All Around Science...RESOURCESChina Is Putting Data Centers in the Ocean to Keep Them Cool | Scientific AmericanChina builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energy | Live Sciencehttps://arstechnica.com/health/2025/08/maha-draft-takes-on-electromagnetic-radiation-echoing-rfk-jr-s-conspiracies/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5504984/#ack1https://ehtrust.org/the-invisible-poison/https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-electromagnetic-fieldshttps://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emfhttps://www.healthline.com/health/emf#typeshttps://sciencenotes.org/difference-between-ionizing-and-non-ionizing-radiation/https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/docs/scenihr_o_041.pCREDITS:Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura ArmstrongBooking - September McCrady THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allenhttps://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOULhttp://andrewallenmusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.