The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
272 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 93 ratingsThe Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
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Celebrating 200 years of honeybees in Australia
June 25, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThe first European honeybees arrived in Australia on 20th May 1822. Four bee experts recount the effects on Australia's native bees, on honey production, on ecology and farming. And a new $2 coin is being released featuring bees, golden honeycomb and Eucalyptus flowers.
Environmental laws fail future generations and the history of Antarctic exploration
June 18, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MB* Environmental laws for today, not tomorrow
Cameras used to count feral cats, and how much of pain is in the mind
June 11, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Hobart - Australian city of science * New ways of thinking about pain * Getting the cameras right to count feral cats * Boab nuts used to reflect on archaeology
Goodbye giant kelp – 95% lost in fifty years
June 04, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Primary students present E=mc2 The Musical * Giant strides in energy storage and plastic recycling * Seaweeds – thousands of species many with untapped potential * Giant kelp in massive drastic decline * UV light reveals rare fossilised spiders * Tasmania home to 2,499 species of beetles
Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours and first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy
May 28, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Black hole images allow theories to be tested * Journals slow to act despite evidence of scientific fraud or misconduct * Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours * New technology brings new life to exhibits at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery * Vale Caroline Jones
Where did the Universe come from?
May 21, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Science needs to develop trust for links to grow * Kids space adventure combines human fight for survival with planetary science * Where did the universe come from? * There’s more to geoscience than mining
Musk promises brain implants for spinal injuries and AI and help for Australian sea lions
May 14, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* A call for more controls over possible brain manipulation and monitoring * Global risks require new approach to governance * Consumption linked to biodiversity and extinction risk * Missouri Botanical Gardens moves its annual orchid show online * Australian sea lions in an ongoing decline
Young scientists forced abroad for work and the twelve experiments that helped make the modern world
May 07, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Thankyou Australia and goodbye * Lyrebird song a possible indication of population health * Twelve experiments that changed our world – the story of how we came to understand the universe * Science Media Centres – linking the media to scientists
Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics
April 30, 2022 02:05 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBCelebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics
Wollongong transformed, secrets of monotremes revealed, and help for Tonga
April 23, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.2 MB* University plays a key role as Wollongong transforms * New ideas about evolution and spread of monotremes * Space missions excite school students for STEM * High anxiety remains after Tongan tsunami
How our biggest threat is us
April 16, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* New idea explains the enormous heat of the Sun’s corona * All environmental problems traced to immense human impact * This teenager loves science * Centre for the Digital Child studies impact of technology on children
Carbon movie explores the misunderstood element which has allowed life to happen
April 09, 2022 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Election hopes for science * Carbon – the element with a nice voice * Secondary science – more analysis, less rote learning, not so much time for history * Catastrophe – higher risk than most people might think
The end of astronauts?
April 02, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* The end of astronauts? * The First Astronomers * Kiama students' hopes for International Youth Science Forum * Derek Denton – working and publishing science at age 97
Electric outboards making a splash and David Stewart celebrates 40 years recording bird calls
March 26, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Soviet scientists locked up or killed for accepting Mendelian genetics * E-boats bigger and stronger * Birds – today’s link to dinosaurs * David Stewart – 40 years recording bird calls
The future of scientific collaborations in doubt following Russia's attack on Ukraine, and warnings of dire climate impacts made years ago.
March 19, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB* Scientific collaborations in doubt following Russia's attack on Ukraine * Warnings on climate and flooding seen in today’s massive property losses * Parkinson's Disease – it’s like walking through honey * New approach for those with OCD to cope with unwanted mental images * Creswell Eastman discovers iodine deficiency disorder, then helps millions of children * Sea stars and urchins move south with warmer waters changing ecosystems * George Ivanoff ...
Compelling novels highlight ecosystems under pressure and vale Richard Leakey
March 12, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBHorridus to help answer questions about Triceratops and other dinos Charlotte McConaghy’s compelling novels built on complex characters in a fast-changing natural world Vale Richard Leakey
We were warned of pandemic in 1994, and hydrogen for far north Queensland
March 05, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBArtificial intelligence – promises and threats Drone helps control invasive species on Norfolk Island Triceratops comes to Melbourne Hydrogen coming for Cape York communities Pandemic – how we were warned
How trees are gold – when alive
February 26, 2022 01:05 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBHuman population the driver of greenhouse emissions and all environmental wows Meg Lowman - a voice for trees Flying foxes crashing
How tsunami have impacted Australia’s east coast and a new approach to limit the threat
February 19, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBPoliticians unfairly maligned – Robin Batterham Risk of tsunami on east Australian coast Submerged mats could dissipate energy of tsunami Despite all we know, biodiversity loss is at an all-time high WA to end logging in native forests
Advice for scientists confronting doubters and the mysterious pulsing object in space
February 12, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBScientists: don’t feed the doubt machine Mysterious object in our galaxy sends pulses every 18 minutes Fred Watson – celebrating 25 years on ABC radio IQ tests, genes and environment - views from 1984 and today
Genes help us love nature, geothermal on the cusp, and vale E. O. Wilson
February 05, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBConnection with nature linked to genes Vale E. O. Wilson Geothermal on the cusp in Australia? Ancient Serbian settlement changes the view of early human society in Europe
HG Wells – father of science fiction with hopes and fears for how science will shape our future
January 29, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBHe imagined the atomic bomb, he believed in a world government, he wrote books about science and science fiction and was the first popular communicator of scientific ideas. Today we commemorate the life and achievements of Herbert George Wells. (this program was first broadcast June 2016)
University geology depts becoming smaller or closing
January 22, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBGeology departments becoming smaller or closing Whitley Awards celebrate 50 years Norfolk Island – food bowl for Australia’s first European settlers
Science Extra: Climate compromise, slime in the city and do fish feel pain?
January 15, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBDo fish and crabs feel pain, what went down at COP26, and how might climate change dampen the spirits of homeowners in low-lying areas? Plus and environmental scientist explains his theory that the earth has a spirit and we meet a researcher with an unusual obsession with slime.
Hedy Lemarr actress and inventor who helped develop the modern world
January 15, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBTime to take kids more seriously Norfolk Island once a convict hellhole Hedy Lamarr - actress, inventor, amateur engineer
Science Extra: The facts on fake news, 3D printed body parts and will Meta be better?
January 08, 2022 20:00 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBWhat can we learn from fake news, going electric and formerly Facebook's fate.
New fossil site in NSW and the first computer
January 08, 2022 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBRare new fossil site gets palaeontologists excited The first computer – a product of Victorian England
Science Extra: malaria vax breakthrough, surviving snake bite and, of course, COVID-19
January 01, 2022 20:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBA look back at 2021 – a new malaria vaccine and an Alzheimer’s drug get the thumbs up, COVID vax facts and nutritional myth busting.
Science Extra: Cosmic explosions, bits and bobs from the Big Bang and space rocks on Earth
December 25, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBWhy was Mars making news so often in 2021, what sent out mystery interstellar radio signals, and who, if anyone, won the billionaire space race?
Science extra: Quantum computing, lucid dreams and bin-flipping cockatoos
December 18, 2021 20:00 - 49 minutes - 67.3 MBHow will quantum computing change our lives, why do lucid dreams matter and why do cockies flip bin lids? We have the answers.
Three scientific gift ideas and prospects for 2030
December 11, 2021 01:05 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBFears of new biosecurity threats Alan Finkel’s vision for Australia in 2030 Our chief scientist’s goals and hopes for science in 2030 Job insecurity makes science unattractive Cosmos Magazine - the science of everything Corey Tutt – it started with a book about snakes Carl Smith to Germany for six months journalism fellowship Chennupati Jagadish elected 20th president of Australian Academy of Science
Stunning capability, variety and beauty in the natural world
December 04, 2021 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBSharon Carleton is our guide as we marvel at species all around us and see the efforts of scientists to understand the natural world.
Books for children about the origin of life and Einsteinian physics and L’Oréal awards for rechargeable batteries and balancing fish stocks with needs of human nutrition
November 27, 2021 01:05 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBL’Oréal and UNESCO For Women in Science award for lithium battery research L’Oréal and UNESCO For Women in Science award for research into nutrient value of reef fish Children’s book considers the origin of life Primary students see the big picture with Einsteinian physics New approach for treating strep A throat infection without antibiotics Understanding Machiavellian personalities A Complete Guide to Native Orchids of Australia ...
Always on? Or better sometimes off? The good and bad of smartphone technology
November 20, 2021 01:05 - 53 minutes - 72.8 MBThe Science Brief - Hope for the Amazon and kids and their screens Always On - the smartphone journey and the possibilities which await Aussie STEM Stars - Alan Finkel Aphasia therapy adapted for zoom How snakes use sound in the environment and the cost of venom as a defence weapon
How science has been used to justify horrid acts through history
November 13, 2021 01:05 - 52 minutes - 72.2 MBThe Science Brief – community power takes off and fusion a step closer How pregnancy shapes the brain – the lifelong effects of motherhood The Science of Abolition Mindfulness helps parents of children with behavioural problems The Icepick Surgeon
PM’s Science Prize, climate and Indigenous science
November 06, 2021 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB2021 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science winner – Eddie Holmes The science brief Student Bragg runners-up IPCC processes questioned Australia’s first scientists
On a roll - Ceridwen Dovey wins Bragg Prize for Science Writing again
October 30, 2021 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThe prize winners, the anthology, the history remembered. The Science Show this week is all Bragg.
More hopes for Glasgow, more value from waste, and a new ship for Antarctic research
October 23, 2021 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBWorld sleepwalking into disaster with lukewarm climate action Information for families of children with chronic illnesses The science brief New approach for helping those addicted to methamphetamines New waste sorter recovers 90% of waste previously dumped Nuyina, the Australia’s new icebreaker, supply ship and floating laboratory arrives in Hobart Aussie STEM Stars – John Long, fossil hunter How exercise can improve your sight ...
Birds, polar ice and hopes for Glasgow climate talks
October 16, 2021 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBCrisis awaits if the world fails to act on climate Should nuclear power be part of the energy transition? The science brief Identifying the risks of babies being born small Monitoring ice north and south Time to count birds in your backyard
Prizes, prizes, prizes! Nobels, Earthshot and Eurekas
October 09, 2021 01:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MB2021 Nobel Prizes for Medicine, Physics and Chemistry Paul Ehrlich reflects after 50 years Australian finalist for first Earthshot environmental prize 2021 Different cultures, different maps part 2 Eureka Science Prizes 2021
New ways to inspire young students about the world of science
October 02, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBAvoiding a ghastly future The science brief New communications technology for astronomy and space missions Einstein musical introduces students to physics through performance Pen pal scientists inspire young students Different cultures, different maps
As melting ice threatens polar ecosystems hopes emerge that international investment law will help speed transition to clean energy
September 25, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThe science brief Hopes international investment law will help speed transition to clean energy Science and the public good - mathematics Cosmic Vertigo returns Melting ice threatens polar ecosystems Can computers reproduce human culture?
Acacias a new weapon against climate change
September 18, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThe science brief Acacia - another climate solution in easy reach Science and the public good - physics Targeted heat used to treat brain cancer Computer science born in Australia 70 years ago
Musical palm cockatoos sing duets and more
September 11, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MBThe science brief Robots for e-waste Science and the public good - chemistry Palm cockatoos – the singing and drumming parrots on Australia’s northern tip Weight training for general health and therapy Citizen science boosts science literacy
Authors combine science with popular characters and gripping story lines
September 04, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThe science brief Science and the public good Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking introduces young readers to science Science the basis of LA Larkin’s crime-thrillers
The Science Show celebrates 46 years with Douglas Adams, a pit full of snakes and a memory from the start
August 28, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBThe Science Show celebrates 46 years and recalls a warning given at the start Remembering Douglas Adams The fascinating world of snakes The science brief
Crazy ants, smart birds and an Aussie space mission
August 21, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBHow basic research can lead to unexpected breakthroughs Carl’s world of science Curtin University builds resupply craft for Space Station Bird brains more complex than ever imagined Yellow crazy ants threaten ecosystems and agriculture along Queensland coast
Electrification coming for runabouts and vale Roger Short
August 14, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBElectrification coming for runabouts Slime moulds fascinate the young and old Botanical Ark in far north Queensland The reality of scientific research – 1-yr study blows out to 6yrs Vale Roger Short
Slime moulds, soil, Shackleton and snow
August 07, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBSlime moulds – important forest dwellers that are neither plant, animal nor fungus The story of soil Shackleton’s Endurance – the extraordinary tale of endurance and unlikely survival NZ getting serious about its snow
The Science Show - Saturday, August 7
August 07, 2021 02:05 - 54 minutes - 74.3 MBThe Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.