The Science Show - Separate stories Podcast
1) Celebrating 200 years of honeybees in Australia
The 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 b...Show More
2) Environmental laws fail future generations and the history of Antarctic exploration
* Environmental laws for today, not tomorrow
Environmental laws fail future generations and the history of Antarctic exploration
54:03 | Jun 18th, 2022
3) Cameras used to count feral cats, and how much of pain is in the mind
* 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
4) Goodbye giant kelp – 95% lost in fifty years
* 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 decl...Show More
5) Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours and first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy
* 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...Show More
6) Where did the Universe come from?
* 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...Show More
7) Musk promises brain implants for spinal injuries and AI and help for Australian sea lions
* 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 Botanic...Show More
8) Young scientists forced abroad for work and the twelve experiments that helped make the modern world
* 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 ...Show More
9) Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics
Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics
10) Wollongong transformed, secrets of monotremes revealed, and help for Tonga
* 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
Wollongong transformed, secrets of monotremes revealed, and help for Tonga
54:03 | Apr 23rd, 2022