223 - Where Are All The Aliens?

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For many travelers, Antarctica is a bucket-list destination, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to touch all seven continents. In 2023, a record-breaking 100,000 tourists made the trip. But the journey begs a fundamental question: What do we risk by traveling to a place that is supposed to be uninhabited by humans? And as the climate warms, should we really be going to Antarctica in the first place? SHOW NOTES: Kara Weller: The Impossible Dilemma of a Polar Guide Marilyn Raphael: A twenty-first century structural change in Antarctica’s sea ice system Karl Watson: First Time in Antarctica Jeb Brooks : 7 Days in Antarctica (Journey to the South Pole) Metallica - Freeze 'Em All: Live in Antarctica Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…

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On today’s episode:It turns out that it doesn’t matter whether it’s true or not… your uncle is still going to share that weird article he found. And we once again explore the Drake equation; could intelligent life be out there? All that and more today on All Around Science...

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223 - Where Are All The Aliens?

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242 - Is Boredom Good For You? 1:05:49

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On today’s episode: How good are you at spotting an AI voice? Probably not as good as you think. Is boredom good for you? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES People are really bad at spotting AI-generated deepfake voices | New Scientist Is boredom a source of noise and/or a confound in behavioral science research? https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10342197/#s5 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4330241/ https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fapl0001161 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LOhSAC_bLA&t=8s&ab_channel=UniversityofWaterlooFacultyofArts https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958823000465 https://www.theguardian.com/global/2020/may/03/why-its-good-to-be-bored 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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241 - Placebos for PMS 1:08:03

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On today’s episode: Scientists mapped out half a billion connections in section of brain the size of a grain of sand. Can you treat PMS with placebos? Some scientists tried to find out. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date - Allen Institute Efficacy of open-label placebos for premenstrual syndrome: a randomised controlled trial | BMJ Placebo pills found to significantly reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms | Contemporary OB/GYN Open-label placebo appears to reduce premenstrual symptoms, study suggests Reddit discussion of study 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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240 - Organs We Can Live Without 1:18:39

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On today’s episode: Scientists can now grow the flesh of one potato with the skin of another potato. Which organs can you live without? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18265855/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical/your-appendix-may-not-be-useless-after-all 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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239 - Time Is Real and Not Made Up 55:11

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On today’s episode: Do birds experience road rage? Time. It’s not just made up. It’s a real thing. And I’m going to tell you how. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES 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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238 - Lab Grown Meat 1:29:22

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On today’s episode: A new technique for growing human muscle tissue for robotic limbs. We head on down to the factory for a fresh, juicy, lab grown burger! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlnSMe8imo&ab_channel=CNBCInternational https://www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beef https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.21.537778v1.full.pdf https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2025.2461262?af=R https://www.eufic.org/en/food-production/article/lab-grown-meat-how-it-is-made-and-what-are-the-pros-and-cons https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lab-grown-meat-approved-for-sale-what-you-need-to-know/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171904 https://phys.org/news/2019-01-scientists-breathalyze-cows-methane-emissions.html https://foodandagricultureorganization.shinyapps.io/GLEAMV3_Public/ https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2011-06-21-lab-grown-meat-would-cut-emissions-and-save-energy https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12915-024-01936-8.pdf https://gfi.org/science/the-science-of-cultivated-meat/#Introduction 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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237 - Um... huh? Are Interjections Useful in Speech? 1:02:10

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On today’s episode: Whale poop and pee is more important than you might think! Um… What? Huh? And lots of other examples of why my public speaking teacher was wrong. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Discovery: The Great Whale Pee Funnel Huh? The valuable role of interjections Speech interjections aren’t throwaway lines Is “Huh?” a Universal Word? Conversational Infrastructure and the Convergent Evolution of Linguistic Items Listeners as co-narrators | APA PsycNet 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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236 - Endometriosis 1:14:03

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On today’s episode: Social media is making us sweat. And let’s talk about endometriosis. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES How our bodies react when we use social media – and when we stop Worldwide Daily Social Media Usage (New 2024 Data) https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/endometriosis-is-common-and-debilitating-why-do-we-know-so-little-about-it/ https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/cancer-lymph-nodes-metastasis#:~:text=Inside%2C%20immune%20cells%20learn%20how,or%20lymph%20to%20other%20organs . https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/endometriosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354656 https://www.advancedgynaecologymelbourne.com.au/treatment-of-endometriosis 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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235 - Plants Have Immune Systems 55:42

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On today’s episode: Your brain is telling you that you have room for one more cookie. Did you know that plants have an immune system? Well I didn’t! So let’s learn about it! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES The Brain Perceives Unexpected Pain More Strongly | Research News - University of Tsukuba Dessert stomach emerges in the brain How plant immune systems protect them from disease - Jonathan Jones | YouTube Introduction to Plant-Pathogen Interactions | 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.…

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234 - The Alkaline Diet 56:18

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On today’s episode: Let’s talk about this asteroid that might be headed toward Earth. And we talk about the science and pseudoscience of the alkaline diet. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES 2024 YR4 | NASA Dietary acid load in health and disease - PMC The role of the kidney in acid-base balance - renal physiology https://www.livescience.com/health/food-diet/what-is-alkaline-water-and-does-it-have-any-benefits Dietary acid load: Mechanisms and evidence of its health repercussions - ScienceDirect Dietary Acid Load and Bone Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies - PMC pH Balance In The Body – Women’s Health Network Acid Balance, Dietary Acid Load, and Bone Effects—A Controversial Subject - PMC 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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233 - Prime 1:31:13

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On today’s episode: A bunch of PRIME questions from listeners! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/how-are-animal-matches-made-zoo https://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programs https://www.cmzoo.org/news/archive/all-about-species-survival-plans-matchmaking-in-the-zoo-animal-kingdom/ https://www.epa.gov/pfas/our-current-understanding-human-health-and-environmental-risks-pfas https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/evaluating-existing-substances/risk-management-scope-per-polyfluoroalkyl-substances.html#toc5 https://www.lawsuitupdatecenter.com/prime-energy-drink-lawsuits.html https://milberg.com/news/pfas-prime-hydration-grape-class-action/ https://beefgradingagency.ca/livestock-grading-in-canada/beef-grading/ 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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232 - Tonsils 1:06:41

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On today’s episode: A new type of non-opioid painkiller has been approved by the FDA. What causes tonsillitis? And why do some people have to get their tonsils removed? All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Tonsil | Wikipedia Tonsils | Clinical Anatomy | YouTube Tonsillitis | Khan Academy Inflammatory Response | Khan Academy Tonsillectomy Indications and Complications | Science Based Medicine Association of Long-Term Risk of Respiratory, Allergic, and Infectious Diseases With Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils in Childhood 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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231 - The Soup of Life on an Asteroid 49:05

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On today’s episode: The FDA banned red dye #3 in the US… but should they have? And the asteroid Bennu has incredible new clues about the origin of life. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES FDA Announcement Why Did the FDA Ban Red Dye No. 3 | Science Based Medicine NASA's Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life's Ingredients 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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230 - Society's View of Science 1:13:16

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On today’s episode: Sleeping pills might be gunking up your brain. And we revisit a conversation about societal perceptions of science. All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Sleeping pills stop the brain's system for cleaning out waste 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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229 - Dark Energy Might Not Be Real 1:18:43

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On today’s episode: Gene evidence from Iron Age Britain points to a much more female-centered society. Astronomers talk all about Dark Energy… but a new model proposes that maybe it’s not even real! All that and more today on All Around Science... RESOURCES Ancient genomes reveal an Iron Age society centred on women - News & Events | Trinity College Dublin Cosmological foundations revisited with Pantheon+ 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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228 - Mars Missions and Babies 1:02:19

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