Shirtloads of Science Podcast
1) Cooking Dinner In Your Dishwasher?! & Other Fun Facts with Ashley Iredale (456)
This episode i'm joined by Ashley Iredale, a consumer technologist and content producer whose winding career through industrial design has armed him with a trove of quirky tips and practical wisdom. ...Show More
2) The Discovery That Changed Astrophysics with Prof. Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (455)
In this episode, I'm joined by the legendary Dame Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell - the pioneering astrophysicist who discovered pulsars, launching an entirely new field of astrophysics. She began her PhD...Show More
3) Sunscreen Safety in Australia with John Staton (454)
This week I'm joined by John Staton, one of Australia's leading sunscreen-testing experts, to unpack the big headlines surrounding sunscreen safety. A recent Choice report revealed that 16 out of the ...Show More
4) What are Time Crystals? with Prof. Geraint Lewis (452)
In this episode, friend of the show and astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis returns to help me wrap my head around one of the strangest ideas in modern physics: Time Crystals. After stumbling acros...Show More
5) Science in Oz: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly with Dr. Catherine Ball (452)
In this episode, futurist and award-winning scientist Dr Catherine Ball dives into the state of science in Australia, uncovering the good, the bad, and the overlooked. From humanoid robotics and weara...Show More
6) Food Additives: What's Safe, What's Not? with Prof. Clare Collins (451)
In this episode, I'm joined by Professor Clare Collins, Australian dietitian and Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle. Clare is my go-to expert when it comes to all thin...Show More
7) Innovative Nanotechnology for Cancer Detection with Dr. Renee Goreham (450)
In this episode, we chat with Dr. Renee Goreham, a physicist and nanotechnologist at the University of Newcastle, and passionate science communicator. Renee is an experimental physicist exploring how ...Show More
8) Gene Therapy & Rare Diseases with Assoc. Prof Leszek Lisowski (449)
In this episode, we speak with Associate Professor Leszek Lisowski, Head of the Translational Vectorology Unit at the Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI), about the cutting-edge world of gene...Show More
9) The Brain’s Energy Bill: From Childhood to Old Age with Assoc. Prof Sharna Jamadar (448)
In this episode, we’re joined by Associate Professor Sharna Jamadar, a cognitive neuroscientist at Monash University, to explore how the brain uses energy, and how that changes across the lifespan. Di...Show More
10) Onionlike Layers of Exploding Stars with Prof. Geraint Lewis (447)
My go-to guy for all cosmic things Prof. Geraint Lewis, astrophysicist at the University of Sydney, returns to unpack a fascinating New York Times article on a newly observed “onionlike” space explosi...Show More