Potatoes + blood pressure, bats + cacti, and science + film

Thursday, 16 June 2016 - 8:30am to 9:00am
A lesser long-nosed bat pollinates a cross section of a saguaro cactus flower (Photo by Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International, via USDA & Flickr)

The vulnerableĀ Lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) pollinates cactus flowers and the cactus flowers feed the bats. A nice, win-win arrangement, but what happens when climate change changes their schedules?

You may have heard about a recent study claiming potatoes cause high blood pressure. But should you believe it? Should you believe any diet science news?

We also talk to Lisa Bailey from Australia's Science TV Channel about the SCINEMA International Science Film Festival. Find out where to see it atĀ scinemafestival.riaus.tv.

Claire, Chris & Stu
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
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Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns and Claire Farrugia and others.

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