The Science Show - ABC RN Podcast
1) 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
2) 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
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) 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
7) 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
8) Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics
Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics
9) 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
10) How our biggest threat is us
* 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 tec...Show More