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  • 305 - Dolphin Names and Orca Pinatas
    2026/08/03

    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.

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    33 分
  • 304 - Conspiracy Thinking and Crater Discoveries
    2026/07/27

    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.

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    42 分
  • 303 - Naked Mole Rats and Earthquake Gates
    2026/07/20

    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.

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    48 分
  • 302 - Birth Stories and SpudCell
    2026/07/13

    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.

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    52 分
  • 301 - Orangutan Playdates and Cyborg Cockroaches
    2026/07/06

    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.

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    36 分
  • 300 - WE'RE BACK! With Sneaky Spiders and Sneaky Cancer Treatments
    2026/06/29

    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.

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    52 分
  • 299 - THROWBACK - Secret Science and Invisible Lightning
    2026/06/22

    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.

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    47 分
  • 298 - SUMMER SCHOOL: Gravity
    2026/06/17

    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.

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    54 分