Episodes

Tectonic plates of the Earth, with the Indo-Australian plate in orange and red (Image by United States Geological Survey)

Skydiving without a parachute, Australia on the move, drugs in sport

11 Aug 2016

Oliver Jones

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Mangrove die-back in North Australia; Food wastage and Iron

4 Aug 2016

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Albatross are among the biggest seabirds

Chronic pain, Urban bird violence and albatross poo clues.

28 Jul 2016

Hosts: Stu Burns, Chris Lassig, Manisha Bhardwaj Guests: Tasha Stanton; Julie McInnes

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YInMn blue (Photo: Oregon State University)

Saturated fat yea or nay, new pigment YInmn blue, bio-engineering spider silk

21 Jul 2016

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Morphine, climate talk and randomised trials

14 Jul 2016

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Animation of how the plant hopper Issus uses gears in its hind legs to jump (Malcolm Burrows and Gregory Sutton)

Youth drinking decline, vitamin C for colds, and natural mechanics

7 Jul 2016

Michael Livingston

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The Orion Project; Significance; Climate Change and domestic animals

30 Jun 2016

Claire Farrugia, Chris Lassig, Stu Burns

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Australian Academy of Science: Shine Dome

Election science funding promises

23 Jun 2016

Stu Burns, Claire Farrugia, Chris Lassig, Manisha Bhardwaj

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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)

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

16 Jun 2016

Lisa Bailey

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Randomness, Night Owls vs early Birds, and Cephalopods take over the ocean

9 Jun 2016

Hosts: Stuart Burns, Manisha Bhardwaj, Claire Farrugia Guests: Dr. Zoe Doubleday

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Fat labradors; new findings on genetically engineered crops and a look at Manganese

2 Jun 2016

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Carp herpes, Noisy miners, Canadian wildfires and diagnosing Parkinson's disease

26 May 2016

Paul Fisher

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A meteor travels through earth's atmosphere

Aphantasia; Devil tumour breakthrough; Eta Aquarid metor shower

19 May 2016

Claire Farrugia; Chris Lassig; Manisha Bhardwaj

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Saltwater Crocs; Japanese earthquakes; Dorothy Hodgkin

12 May 2016

Manisha Bharwaj, Claire Farrugia, Stu Burns

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Baby koala vs a bunch of ghost bats (Photos by Erik Veland and Mark Marathon respectively, via Wikimedia Commons)

Mammal bias, insect consciousness and fruit fly control

5 May 2016

Ernie Steiner

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