The Cosmos Podcast
351 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingInvestigating the key intersection of science and the community – the stuff that actually matters to us – and cutting through the half-truths and inaccurate science that floods the digital domain. Find the science of everything at cosmosmagazine.com
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Science Daily: How do we rank with sustainable and healthy cities?
May 19, 2022 15:30 - 8 minutes - 5.92 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about walkability of Australian cities, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and almost full-time walker. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or...
Science Daily: Ancient dog diversity
May 18, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about the surprising diversity of ancient European dogs, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who thinks it’s super weird than some greyhounds are physically u...
Science Daily: Climate change icehouse modelling
May 17, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 4.9 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking climate change icehouse modelling. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, and who wants everyone to think long and hard about climate change when they go to the polls this Saturday. Find the sc...
Science Daily: Exoplanets are just like us!
May 16, 2022 15:30 - 5 minutes - 4.05 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about a population of exoplanets, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who believes that Pluto is a Kuiper Belt object. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Sub...
Science Daily: Just what are “oops” neurons?
May 15, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.46 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is unpacking oops neurons. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and definite oops-er! Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe ...
Science Daily: Building a better wheat crop
May 12, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.83 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about wheat variants, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and wheat lover extraordinaire. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscr...
Science Daily: Everything you ever wanted to know about Irwin’s turtle
May 11, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about Irwin’s turtle, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, shell-less applied mathematician and fluid mechanist. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos Weekly Watch and lis...
Science Daily: Everything you ever wanted to know about Irwin’s turtle
May 11, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.48 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about Irwin’s turtle, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, shell-less applied mathematician and fluid mechanist. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos Weekly Watch and lis...
Science Daily: So black holes “sound” good?
May 10, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.17 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking space music. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who is apparently a worse musician than the universe. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Maga...
Science Daily: Making chocolate even better
May 09, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.45 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about science and chocolate, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who can consume a terrifying amount of chocolate in a single sitting. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazi...
Science Daily: Brightest. Pulsars. Ever.
May 08, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.49 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking about pulsars so bright you need sunglasses to see them, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist whose mother used to drive a different kind of Pulsar. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine we...
Science Daily: Brightest. Pulsars. Ever.
May 08, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.49 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking about pulsars so bright you need sunglasses to see them, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist whose mother used to drive a different kind of Pulsar. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine we...
Science Daily: The sweet secrets of seagrass
May 05, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 4.94 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about the sweet secrets of seagrass, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who knows basically nothing about seagrasses except that dugongs think they’re great....
Science Daily: Weird musical research stories
May 04, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is updating us on the latest in musical research. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who used to be able to play four different types of recorder, and the...
Science Daily: How AI helps in medicine
May 03, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.18 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking machine learning in medicine. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who is still a wee bit dubious about our newfound love for machine learning. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Ma...
Science Daily: Post-coital spider adventures
May 02, 2022 15:30 - 5 minutes - 4.09 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and reformed archaeologist, Amalyah Hart, is talking about catapulting post-coital spiders with your host, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who is not sure she wants to make a joke about herself here … Dr Sophie Calabretto. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website ...
Science Daily: Carbon dioxide management with enhanced rock weathering
May 01, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.17 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking to us about enhanced rock weathering, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and slightly weathered human. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or...
So what is a “groundwater superhighway”?
April 29, 2022 15:30 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBA recent study has shown that up to 20% of floodwater on the east coast of Australia can be absorbed by aquifers, eventually getting into a 'groundwater superhighway' that stretches from Queensland to Sydney Harbour. What does this mean for the future of flooding and water security? To get some answers Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian talks to Dr Ben Mather, a Computational Geophysicist, at the University of Sydney. After joining the University of Sydney in 2018, Ben now works within the Ear...
Science Daily: Even the largest dinosaurs have babies
April 28, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.35 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking Australia’s smallest sauropod. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist whose chosen form of transport would be riding an Apatosaurus if she lived in a different epoch. Find the science of everyth...
Science Daily: You may have missed... four fun science stories
April 27, 2022 15:30 - 8 minutes - 6.2 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is hitting us with 4 fun science stories in approximately 4(x2.5) minutes. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who really likes science stories and is bad a...
Science Daily: The joys of spider fossils
April 26, 2022 15:30 - 8 minutes - 5.84 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about how tiny, microscopic algae may have helped preserve rare spider fossils that are over 22 million years old, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who thi...
Science Daily: Declining insect diversity
April 25, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.43 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about declining insect diversity, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and possessor of an endoskeleton. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos M...
Science Daily: What happens to all the election posters?
April 24, 2022 15:30 - 10 minutes - 7.28 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about corflute recycling, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who loves to exercise her democratic rights. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print...
Science Daily: How sound can destroy tumours
April 21, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.38 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is talking to us about using sound to destroy tumours. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, non-carcinogenic applied mathematician and fluid mechanist. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Ma...
Science Daily: Vegan diets for dogs?
April 20, 2022 15:30 - 8 minutes - 5.77 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about vegan diets for dogs with yours truly, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and human fan of faux meat. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Sub...
Science Daily: More on climate targets
April 19, 2022 15:30 - 8 minutes - 6.21 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking to us about climate targets and COP26, with yours truly, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who is going to be a permanent sweaty mess of a human being if climate change is allowed to continue like this. Find the scienc...
Science Daily: Robots and pizzas!
April 18, 2022 15:30 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is telling us all about robots and pizzas. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who loves both robots and pizza. A lot. Find the science of everything at the...
Science Daily: Cosmic dust explained
April 17, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.56 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking cosmic dust. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and tiny spec in the Universe. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos...
Let's talk about sex: what's medical research missing?
April 15, 2022 15:30 - 14 minutes - 9.73 MBToday, we are looking at the sex and gender data gaps in medicine, how they can result in worse outcomes for everyone, what we still don't know, and how we can address the issue. Our expert in these matters is Professor Zoe Wainer, Deputy Secretary of Public Health in the Victorian Department of Health. She has a clinical background in cardiothoracic surgery and surgical oncology as well as public health and health administration, and her PhD was on sex differences in outcomes for people wit...
Science Daily: Anti-antibiotic bacteria?
April 14, 2022 15:30 - 9 minutes - 6.27 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about anti-antibiotic bacteria with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and multi-celled organism.Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subs...
Science Daily: Big John the Triceratops
April 13, 2022 15:30 - 5 minutes - 3.84 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and reformed archaeologist, Amalyah Hart, is unpacking Big John the Triceratops with your host, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and epically tragic dinosaur fanperson, Dr Sophie Calabretto. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (prin...
Science Daily: How the W Boson is upsetting particle physics (and more exciting tales)
April 12, 2022 15:30 - 10 minutes - 7.2 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking to us about how the W Boson is upsetting particle physics, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who is so cool, she made a joke about quark gluon-plasma in her high-school yearbook. Find the science of eve...
Science Daily: Insect exoskeletons inspire better building materials
April 11, 2022 15:30 - 8 minutes - 5.82 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about insect-inspired building materials with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who thinks nature is way better than us at a whole bunch of things. Find the sci...
Science Daily: The chilly origins of Australia’s egg-laying mammals
April 10, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and reformed archaeologist, Amalyah Hart, is unpacking mysterious monotremes with your host, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and non-egg-laying mammal, Dr Sophie Calabretto. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos...
Long term conservation
April 08, 2022 15:30 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBToday, Cosmos science journalist Amalyah Hart is talking to Professor David Lindemayer, an ecologist and conservation biologist at the Australian National University. A lot of David's research focuses on tree dwelling marsupials, birds and other creatures and how their populations are faring in the forests and woodlands of south-eastern Australia. But he wears many hats and specialises in large-scale long-term projects that monitor the conservation of species in our forests, plantations, nat...
Science Daily: What’s behind dog facial expressions?
April 07, 2022 15:30 - 9 minutes - 6.38 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is tell us all about dog facial expressions. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist and puppy lover. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website...
Science Daily: Climate, where are we now?
April 06, 2022 15:30 - 7 minutes - 5.42 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and reformed archaeologist, Amalyah Hart, is unpacking the IPCC’s sixth assessment with your host, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who is VERY concerned about climate change, Dr Sophie Calabretto. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magaz...
Science Daily: Favourite smells - nature or nurture?
April 05, 2022 15:30 - 14 minutes - 9.73 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about smell preferences with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and hater of that sour, musty smell of a not-properly-dried towel. Find the science of everything a...
Science Daily: Doubling the lifespan of batteries
April 04, 2022 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.5 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking to us about longer lasting lithium-ion batteries, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist and human battery, according to The Matrix. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to C...
Science Daily: Love hormones for lions
April 03, 2022 15:30 - 10 minutes - 7.1 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is telling us all about lion oxytocin. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist and connoisseur of Lion Kings. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine...
Is eating insects the way to a sustainable future?
April 01, 2022 14:30 - 12 minutes - 8.93 MBHave you ever eaten a cricket? How about a mealworm or an ant? Did you even know that these insects are available to buy as food products in Australia? Some experts think that increasing consumption of insect protein could be pretty good for our health and for the planet. Today, Cosmos science journalist Matilda Handsley-Davis talks to Sky Blackburn, an entomologist and food scientist based in Sydney. Sky is bringing these skills together to try to get edible insects into the Australian main...
Science Daily: Fighting crazy ants with fungus
March 31, 2022 14:30 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about using fungus to fight crazy ants with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who accidentally knows what ants taste like. Find the science of everything at th...
Science Daily: Finally a male contraceptive?
March 30, 2022 14:30 - 9 minutes - 6.78 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and reformed archaeologist, Amalyah Hart, is unpacking contraception for male mice with your host, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist and human woman who thinks it’s crazy that, in this day and age, women are still primarily responsible for prevention of pregnancy, Dr Sophie Calabretto. Fin...
Science Daily: Using rocks to understand ocean currents
March 29, 2022 14:30 - 9 minutes - 6.86 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking to us about using rocks to understand ocean currents, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, and fluid mechanist who does not necessarily specialise in ocean currents. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine webs...
Science Daily: Rebuilding after the floods
March 28, 2022 14:30 - 14 minutes - 9.77 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about rebuilding for flood resilience with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who does not approve of the fluid in a flood. Find the science of everything at th...
Science Daily: How hackable are driverless cars?
March 27, 2022 14:30 - 10 minutes - 6.94 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is tell us about hacking driverless cars. Your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist and keen pedestrian. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website ...
Biocapacity and the ecological footprint
March 25, 2022 14:30 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBToday, Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian talks to Dr Mathis Wackernagel, the founder and president of the Global Footprint Network. He co-developed the concept of the ecological footprint in the late 90s and has been a prominent advocate for sustainability for over two decades. He particularly works around Earth Overshoot Day, the day each year when the earth exceeds a year's worth of resources (in 2021, this was July 29). Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subsc...
Science Daily: Giant steps are what you take, walking on the moon
March 24, 2022 14:30 - 10 minutes - 6.94 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and reformed archaeologist, Amalyah Hart, is unpacking the scientific kind of moonwalking with your host, applied mathematician and mainly terrestrial being, Dr Sophie Calabretto. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos ...
Science Daily: Unpacking whale baleen isotopes!
March 23, 2022 14:30 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is unpacking whale baleen isotopes with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who knows what the words whale, baleen and isotope, mean independently but not as a sentence like ...
Science Daily: How bug-wings can help us keep food fresher
March 22, 2022 14:30 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking to us about how nanotechnology and bug-wings can help us keep food fresher, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist and avid eater of fresh food. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website S...