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The Science Pawdcast
The Science Pawdcast breaks down the latest science happening in the human world AND the pet world.
Each episode will also bring you a guest to enthral you with their area of knowledge.
You'll learn, be captivated, and laugh along with host Jason Zackowski.
Pets and Science, it's the pawfect mix.
You'll also get episodes of PetChat which are the live shows from social audio.
PetChat is a live community gathering updates about the animals in our life, but also the animals in the wonderful community that supports us!
Heart and Hope.
Science and Shenanigans.
Podcasting since 2019 • 500 episodes
The Science Pawdcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 5, Season 8: Medical Cannabis Falls Short and Dog Diabetes
The most convincing health claims are the ones that feel personal, and few topics are as personal as medical cannabis for mental health. We take on a huge Lancet meta-analysis that pulled together 54 trials and thousands of participants to ask ...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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Episode 8 Episode 4: Teen Sleep, Mushing Dogs, and Dr. Alex Dainis on Tasting Every Single Amino Acid
Seventy thousand digits of pi is impressive, but the number that stuck with us is much scarier: about one in four high school students now reports sleeping five hours or less. We dig into the latest teen sleep deprivation data, what it means fo...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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1:03:56
Season 8 Episode 3: Project Hail Mary Science and Swedish Cat Laws
Think space is fast? Try outrunning time. We kick off with a clear-eyed breakdown of Project Hail Mary’s core science.Using the Parker Solar Probe as our real-world speed limit, we map the math of interstellar distances to compare to the...
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Season 8
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Episode 3
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26:44
Season 8 Episode 2: Punch the Monkey and Bad News About Flat Faced Dogs
A baby macaque clutching an orange plush shouldn’t teach us this much about biology, but Punch does. His quiet hold on a stuffed orangutan opens a door into attachment science, stress, and how primate societies enforce rules we often mistake fo...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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22:45
Season 8 Episode 1: Baby Rhythm, Senior's Pet Challenges, and Dr. Raven Baxter on Science Communication
A newborn brain can feel the pulse before it knows the tune—and that single insight opens a door into how early our minds start to organize the world. We kick off the new season by exploring two studies that hit close to home: one revealing tha...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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50:19