Shirtloads of Science Podcast
1) From DNA to Policy: Protecting Threatened Species with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (442)
In part two of our conversation with Professor Carolyn Hogg, Research Manager of the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group at the University of Sydney, we dive deeper into the science and strategy behi...Show More
2) Whales, Wildlife, and Conserving Threatened Species with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (441)
From collecting urine samples in Antarctica to sampling whale snot to study reproduction, Dr. Carolyn Hogg’s career is anything but ordinary. In this episode, she shares how her passion for protecting...Show More
3) Lightning, Fertiliser, and the Future of Green Nitrogen with Professor PJ Cullen (440)
In this episode, Professor PJ Cullen, Chemical Engineering expert from the University of Sydney, breaks down the global nitrogen challenge. We explore why nitrogen is essential for life, the history o...Show More
4) Staying Safe Online Part 2 with Troy Hunt (440)
In part two with Online Safety Consultant Troy Hunt (Have I Been Pwned), we unpack the risks of online age verification in light of Australia’s social media ban, including the personal data (often tim...Show More
5) Have I been Pwned? With Troy Hunt (438)
In this episode, we’re joined by Troy Hunt, Australian online security consultant, creator of Have I Been Pwned, and one of the world’s leading voices on data breaches. He breaks down the key differen...Show More
6) Climate After Net Zero with Prof. Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick (437)
In this episode, we sit down with Australian climate scientist Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick to explore the story of climate science, how we first discovered the planet was warming, and what we ...Show More
7) A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Dr. Donna Strickland (436)
I had the honor of sitting down with Dr. Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and only the third woman in history to receive the prestigious award in physics. In our conversation, we discus...Show More
8) Wikipedia Part Two with Dr. Heather Ford
In part two of our chat with Dr. Heather Ford, we delve deeper into the hidden dynamics of Wikipedia — the world’s largest encyclopedia and 8th most visited website, run largely by volunteers. We expl...Show More
9) Wikipedia: The Power and the Pitfalls Part One with Dr. Heather Ford (434)
I'm joined by Dr. Heather Ford, ARC Future Fellow and Professor in the School of Communications at UTS, to explore the fascinating world of Wikipedia. Inspired by her article “We analysed 35,000 Wikip...Show More
10) Hypersonics Part Two with Dr. Graham Wild (433)
In part two of my conversation with Dr. Graham Wild, we dive deeper into the fascinating world of hypersonic machines. We explore how sound waves behave at extreme speeds, the significance of the boun...Show More