Ockham’s Razor

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Harnessing the power of exercise to preserve your retina Jun 12, 2022

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We know that exercise is good for us — good for our muscles and bones and mental health. But what if it's good for other parts of us as well? Research is showing that exercise releases molecular signals that can protect our eyes from diseases like age-related macular degeneration. The next step is to figure out how to harness these benefits, which is exactly what Dr Joshua Chu-Tan is on a mission to do.

The ideology of wilderness 'destroying this continent' Jun 05, 2022

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What does a natural landscape look like to you? Maybe you think of a dense forest, or a sparkling body of water. Somewhere untouched by humans, right? Maybe the word “wilderness” comes to mind. Today we’re hearing from someone who wants you to think twice about this idea of wilderness. Michael-Shawn Fletcher is a geographer and a descendant of the Wiradjuri – and he wants to challenge the idea that country that's untouched by humans is a good thing.

What's the future without planning? May 29, 2022

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Do you have a favourite place that’s been affected by the extreme weather that’s hit Australia over these past couple of years? This week on Ockham's Razor we’re hearing from Barbara Norman, who has her own special place that’s been hit hard by climate change. But luckily, Barbara is an expert in urban and regional planning, and she has ideas on how we can plan better to adapt to climate change.

The 'science donut' May 22, 2022

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There are some moments you can look back on and go 'yep – that’s when I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up.' The moment your ambition really crystallised. This week, we’re hearing from Emily Finch about when that moment happened for her – on a family field trip to what she calls the “science donut”.

Pandemic preparation and the data pyramid May 15, 2022

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Priyanka Pillai combines computer science skills and a background in biomedical sciences to take on complex challenges in health data, particularly for pandemic preparedness research. You know, just in case we ever need that sort of thing …

Sex in a changing world May 08, 2022

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Sexual selection is a potent evolutionary force responsible for much of the weird and wonderful diversity of life on our planet. So what happens when it's disturbed by human-induced environmental change?

Australia's future in space May 01, 2022

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What’s Australia best known for? Venomous creatures? Football with weird rules? What about… space exploration?

Lessons from the Para-powerlifters Apr 24, 2022

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Who’s the strongest person in the world? And how would you measure it? Today’s guest has a metric in mind.

The mindblowing physics you may not have heard of Apr 17, 2022

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Somewhere between the very, very big physics and the very, very little physics is ... condensed matter physics. You might not have heard of it before, but it’s just as mindblowing – as today’s guest Elise Kenny will demonstrate.

Climate adaptation: how this 'ugly cousin' went from zero to ... hero? Apr 10, 2022

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If you’re not something straightforward like a lawyer or a teacher or an electrician, there’s a question you hate getting at dinner parties – what do you do? And this week on Ockham’s Razor we're hearing from someone who particularly dreads this question. But Johanna Nalau's job – and what it means for our future – is an important one to get your head around.

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