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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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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
58 minutes
Episodes
267
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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207 - Fixing Voyager From 25 Billion Miles Away

207 - Fixing Voyager From 25 Billion Miles Away

On today’s episode: Genes might exist outside chromosomes The dramatic story of the time Voyager 1 stopped sending us messages, and how a crack team of NASA engineers figured out how to fix it. All t…

01:20:03  |   Mon 19 Aug 2024
206 - What Is Play?

206 - What Is Play?

On today’s episode: Hybrid swarms are causing extinctions… and we’re one of them! Why do we play? All that and more today on All Around Science...

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01:13:28  |   Mon 12 Aug 2024
205 - Bird Flu

205 - Bird Flu

On today’s episode: Making hydrogen gas out of soda cans and coffee grounds. Bird flu has been making its way into farm animals. Should we be worried? All that and more today on All Around Science...


01:26:38  |   Mon 05 Aug 2024
204 - Cloud Seeding

204 - Cloud Seeding

On today’s episode: We finally know what the woolly mammoth’s DNA looked like! Can cloud seeding cause major weather events? All that and more today on All Around Science...


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00:54:55  |   Mon 29 Jul 2024
203 - Glasses, Fungi, and Neutron Stars

203 - Glasses, Fungi, and Neutron Stars

On today’s episode: Do people with glasses see a wholly different world? 99 NASA balloons floating telescopes in the summer sky. How do fungal spores know it’s time to start growing? How do neutron s…

01:03:13  |   Mon 22 Jul 2024
202 - Mailbag - Tears, Saliva, and Snails

202 - Mailbag - Tears, Saliva, and Snails

On today’s episode: What’s the deal with salty tears? Why do we gain so much weight when we’re on vacation? What does saliva have to do with vomiting? How do snails get their shells? All that and mor…

00:54:56  |   Mon 15 Jul 2024
201 - How Do Taste Buds Work?

201 - How Do Taste Buds Work?

On today’s episode: Some ants know when to save the leg and when to amputate. If you snip off a taste bad will you ever taste that taste again? All that and more today on All Around Science...

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00:52:11  |   Mon 08 Jul 2024
200 - Science, Dystopia, and Science Fiction

200 - Science, Dystopia, and Science Fiction

On today’s episode: Gray whales are getting smaller, and scientists aren’t really sure why. And we talk about what sci-fi has missed in its predictions over the decades. All that and more today on Al…

01:02:04  |   Mon 01 Jul 2024
199 - Watch A Star Explode This Summer

199 - Watch A Star Explode This Summer

On today’s episode: Clouds of dust in space may have changed our ancestors’ climate and night sky. If you know where to look this summer, then you can see a star exploding! All that and more today on…

01:01:57  |   Mon 24 Jun 2024
198 - The Wood Wide Web

198 - The Wood Wide Web

On today’s episode: Neuralink isn’t the only company putting computer chips into brains… And we examine the tangled complexity of the Wood Wide Web. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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00:54:15  |   Mon 17 Jun 2024
197 - Computer Chips In Your Brain

197 - Computer Chips In Your Brain

On today’s episode: Orchids might be supportive, loving parents! We’ve been hearing lots of news about Neuralink’s brain implants, so let’s talk about how it works and what’s going on. All that and m…

00:58:00  |   Mon 10 Jun 2024
196 - Can Animals Be Warm AND Cold Blooded?

196 - Can Animals Be Warm AND Cold Blooded?

On today’s episode: Clear and concise science headlines help readers to avoid being misled. And we talk about how animals stay warm and keep cool. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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00:56:43  |   Mon 03 Jun 2024
195 - The Danger of the Northern Lights

195 - The Danger of the Northern Lights

On today’s episode: What happens when mice eat a ketogenic diet mostly consisting of Crisco? What causes the northern lights? And why does everyone keep talking about how much damage they can do? All…

01:08:06  |   Mon 27 May 2024
194 - The Autistic Brain w/ Dr. Rajesh Kana

194 - The Autistic Brain w/ Dr. Rajesh Kana

On today’s episode: Trying to be a perfect parent might actually make you…a worse parent. Storing energy from the grid using mechanical batteries. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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01:06:37  |   Mon 20 May 2024
193 - Mechanical Batteries for the Grid

193 - Mechanical Batteries for the Grid

On today’s episode: Trying to be a perfect parent might actually make you…a worse parent. Storing energy from the grid using mechanical batteries. All that and more today on All Around Science...

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01:09:31  |   Mon 13 May 2024
What is Math?

What is Math?

On today’s episode: Programmable fluids that can help pick blueberries without making a mess. And I talk about math and games with our very own math nerd; Bobby Frankenberger! All that and more today…

01:05:44  |   Mon 06 May 2024
Shoving Bacteria Into Your Cells

Shoving Bacteria Into Your Cells

On today’s episode: Playing sports is good for you; turns out, watching other people play is good for you too! Scientists have discovered a whole new part of a cell that seems to be evolving as we sp…

00:53:34  |   Mon 29 Apr 2024
Publishing Your Science

Publishing Your Science

On today’s episode: Your bad sense of direction is probably b/c you didn’t explore your neighborhood enough as a kid. How to publish a scientific paper. All that and more today on All Around Science.…

01:00:12  |   Mon 22 Apr 2024
What's the Point of Particle Colliders?

What's the Point of Particle Colliders?

On today’s episode: Good news for huggers! And non-huggers! Should we build new particle accelerators? And if so, what kind? All that and more today on All Around Science...

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00:58:44  |   Mon 15 Apr 2024
How Do We Make Memories?

How Do We Make Memories?

On today’s episode: Apparently climate change is stealing an entire second from our day! How exactly do memories work? All that and more today on All Around Science...

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01:11:53  |   Mon 08 Apr 2024
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