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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

ABC (Australia)

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

Location:

Sydney, NSW

Description:

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

Language:

English

Contact:

The Science Show ABC Radio National PO Box 9994 GPO Sydney NSW 2001 (02) 8333 1438


Episodes

Celebrating 200 years of honeybees in Australia

6/24/2022
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 being released featuring bees, golden honeycomb and Eucalyptus flowers.

Duration:00:54:07

Environmental laws fail future generations and the history of Antarctic exploration

6/17/2022
* Environmental laws for today, not tomorrow

Duration:00:54:03

Cameras used to count feral cats, and how much of pain is in the mind

6/10/2022
* 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

Duration:00:54:03

Goodbye giant kelp – 95% lost in fifty years

6/3/2022
* 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 decline * UV light reveals rare fossilised spiders * Tasmania home to 2,499 species of beetles

Duration:00:54:05

Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours and first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy

5/27/2022
* 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 brings new life to exhibits at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery * Vale Caroline Jones

Duration:00:54:01

Where did the Universe come from?

5/20/2022
* 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 mining

Duration:00:54:04

Musk promises brain implants for spinal injuries and AI and help for Australian sea lions

5/13/2022
* 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 Botanical Gardens moves its annual orchid show online * Australian sea lions in an ongoing decline

Duration:00:54:07

Young scientists forced abroad for work and the twelve experiments that helped make the modern world

5/6/2022
* 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 Media Centres – linking the media to scientists

Duration:00:54:00

Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics

4/29/2022
Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics

Duration:00:53:50

Wollongong transformed, secrets of monotremes revealed, and help for Tonga

4/22/2022
* 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

Duration:00:54:00

How our biggest threat is us

4/15/2022
* 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 technology on children

Duration:00:53:58

Carbon movie explores the misunderstood element which has allowed life to happen

4/8/2022
* Election hopes for science * Carbon – the element with a nice voice * Secondary science – more analysis, less rote learning, not so much time for history * Catastrophe – higher risk than most people might think

Duration:00:54:05

The end of astronauts?

4/1/2022
* The end of astronauts? * The First Astronomers * Kiama students' hopes for International Youth Science Forum * Derek Denton – working and publishing science at age 97

Duration:00:53:54

Electric outboards making a splash and David Stewart celebrates 40 years recording bird calls

3/25/2022
* Soviet scientists locked up or killed for accepting Mendelian genetics * E-boats bigger and stronger * Birds – today’s link to dinosaurs * David Stewart – 40 years recording bird calls

Duration:00:54:06

The future of scientific collaborations in doubt following Russia's attack on Ukraine, and warnings of dire climate impacts made years ago.

3/18/2022
* Scientific collaborations in doubt following Russia's attack on Ukraine * Warnings on climate and flooding seen in today’s massive property losses * Parkinson's Disease – it’s like walking through honey * New approach for those with OCD to cope with unwanted mental images * Creswell Eastman discovers iodine deficiency disorder, then helps millions of children * Sea stars and urchins move south with warmer waters changing ecosystems * George Ivanoff helps us survive the supernatural

Duration:00:54:04

Compelling novels highlight ecosystems under pressure and vale Richard Leakey

3/11/2022
Horridus to help answer questions about Triceratops and other dinos Charlotte McConaghy’s compelling novels built on complex characters in a fast-changing natural world Vale Richard Leakey

Duration:00:54:05

We were warned of pandemic in 1994, and hydrogen for far north Queensland

3/4/2022
Artificial intelligence – promises and threats Drone helps control invasive species on Norfolk Island Triceratops comes to Melbourne Hydrogen coming for Cape York communities Pandemic – how we were warned

Duration:00:53:55

How trees are gold – when alive

2/25/2022
Human population the driver of greenhouse emissions and all environmental wows Meg Lowman - a voice for trees Flying foxes crashing

Duration:00:53:55

How tsunami have impacted Australia’s east coast and a new approach to limit the threat

2/18/2022
Politicians unfairly maligned – Robin Batterham Risk of tsunami on east Australian coast Submerged mats could dissipate energy of tsunami Despite all we know, biodiversity loss is at an all-time high WA to end logging in native forests

Duration:00:54:05

Advice for scientists confronting doubters and the mysterious pulsing object in space

2/11/2022
Scientists: don’t feed the doubt machine Mysterious object in our galaxy sends pulses every 18 minutes Fred Watson – celebrating 25 years on ABC radio IQ tests, genes and environment - views from 1984 and today

Duration:00:54:07