The Science Show – Separate stories podcast

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

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Taking tech into your own hands Jun 22, 2019

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Building your own artificial Pancreas

Wild things Jun 15, 2019

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The first/last Danish wolf Making Tasmanian devils less Tasmanian How to control Australia's wild dogs A world without humans

Nine stories about our nine pints of blood Jun 08, 2019

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Most people have a minimum of 9 pints of blood in their bodies. In her book Nine Pints, Rose George takes us on a journey with nine stories exploring the science of blood and our changing attitudes to blood in different cultures. We produce 2,000,000 new red blood cells each second. The cells have a lot of work to do. They carry oxygen to organs and tissues. They carry nutrients, heat and hormones. Blood transports waste products and where necessary, clots to stop the flow. It fights infections and foreign invaders. In Nepal Rose meets girls challenging taboos around menstruation. In the Canadian prairies, she visits a controversial plasma clinic. She tours a leech farm in Wales and learns about the role leeches play in modern surgery. Rose George is heard in her appearance at Adelaide Writers Week.

Electric brains and ‘magic’ furniture Jun 01, 2019

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Headset provides soundtrack for the vision impaired Buzzing ball trains the brain with degraded proprioception Magnetic brain stimulation trials for Multiple sclerosis Adelaide hosts first Asian Physics Olympiad held in Australia New wheat varieties for the changing climate Amphibians threatened worldwide Ecosystem services vital, though not always obvious

Bees on fire! May 25, 2019

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Tasmanian forest fires leave people feeling threatened Prairie voles a model for human love and attachment High drama in the lives of honey bees The key role of insects in crop pollination Response to damaged genes linked to Parkinson’s Disease Secrets of those who bloom in their senior years revealed

Open the door - or else! May 18, 2019

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Sulawesi hit by rare supershear earthquake in Sep 2018 Nuclear and renewables or nuclear or renewables? Challenges for Alzheimer’s research How Australia’s first regional university offers more Pouched rats sniff for land mines and medical samples

Fancy a brain diet? May 11, 2019

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New evidence helps rewrite the human story Mass migration of human populations predicted ALP promises funding boost for science How gut bacteria affect our brain Who controls autonomous systems? The amazing, bedazzling bird-of-paradise

Frogs! Frogs! Frogs! May 04, 2019

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Ode to the typewriter and vale poet Les Murray Phone recordings provide status update for frogs Spread of chytrid fungus linked to human transport Hashtag era gives activism a face Coalition promises for science Judge finds scientist’s dismissal unlawful Major changes in human history linked to geological forces

Blood! Apr 27, 2019

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Impacts of high-tide flooding on local economic activity Mysteries of the bizarre ancient fish, the coelacanth Life at extreme ocean depths Vale biologist Sydney Brenner Challenges for AI visual recognition Nine amazing stories about blood

The psychology of going to Mars Apr 20, 2019

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New telescope to probe the formation and evolution of the universe Building teams for missions to Mars