Ockham's Razor - Program Podcast
1) Peeking inside unhappy Aussie knees
How are your knees feeling? There's a pretty good chance one or both of them are sore — after all, knee osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability globally, and Australia's no exception. Trouble...Show More
2) Indigenous voices in water planning
What does it take to survive on the driest inhabited continent on Earth? Indigenous people have tens of thousands of years of knowledge about this, but their place in the conversations about water pla...Show More
3) Australia's place in the future of radio astronomy
Don't you love tipping your head back on a clear, dark night, and seeing those silvery stars twinkling above you? We know in our brains that they're giant balls of burning gas, even though they look l...Show More
4) Parasites in your favourite dish
You probably have a favourite colour, flower, or song. But do you have a favourite parasite? Shokoofeh Shamsi does - although she studies parasites for a living, so maybe that makes a bit more sense....Show More
5) Healthy humans, healthy environment
Our own health and the health of our planet as two things that are intertwined. Today, we hear from obstetrician Kristine Barnden about the gap between good health in theory, and the challenges to ha...Show More
6) The myth that Australia doesn't have earthquakes
Did you know that across the Tasman, in New Zealand, some kitchens have roller cupboard doors instead of, you know, normal cupboard doors? It’s because of the earthquakes. Sometimes they’re so bad th...Show More
7) Tigers, leopards and unforeseen consequences
If you had to pit endangered species next to each other in a contest of who was most good-looking, tigers would have to be pretty close to the top of the list. They’re gorgeous – and getting people on...Show More
8) Resilient farms and water worries
Living as we do in a country that’s prone to drought, it’s no surprise that the subject of irrigation for farming can become a contentious one in Australia. Stepping up to the mic today is Rose Roche...Show More
9) Hiding drugs in nanomaterials to repair brains
If you could take your brain and zoom in a couple of times – and then a bit more – you’d see structures that look like towers and tentacles, and behave like pieces of automatic Lego. It’s a crazy mi...Show More
10) How communities can recover from disasters like bushfires and COVID-19
You know in movies, where it turns out the scrappy young hero had the power to succeed inside themselves all along – they just had to learn how to harness it? It turns out this is more than just a st...Show More