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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Genes help us love nature, geothermal on the cusp, and vale E. O. Wilson Feb 05, 2022

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Connection with nature linked to genes Vale E. O. Wilson Geothermal on the cusp in Australia? Ancient Serbian settlement changes the view of early human society in Europe

HG Wells – father of science fiction with hopes and fears for how science will shape our future Jan 29, 2022

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He imagined the atomic bomb, he believed in a world government, he wrote books about science and science fiction and was the first popular communicator of scientific ideas. Today we commemorate the life and achievements of Herbert George Wells. (this program was first broadcast June 2016)

University geology depts becoming smaller or closing Jan 22, 2022

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Geology departments becoming smaller or closing Whitley Awards celebrate 50 years Norfolk Island – food bowl for Australia’s first European settlers

Science Extra: Climate compromise, slime in the city and do fish feel pain? Jan 16, 2022

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Do fish and crabs feel pain, what went down at COP26, and how might climate change dampen the spirits of homeowners in low-lying areas? Plus and environmental scientist explains his theory that the earth has a spirit and we meet a researcher with an unusual obsession with slime.

Hedy Lemarr actress and inventor who helped develop the modern world Jan 15, 2022

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Time to take kids more seriously Norfolk Island once a convict hellhole Hedy Lamarr - actress, inventor, amateur engineer

Science Extra: The facts on fake news, 3D printed body parts and will Meta be better? Jan 09, 2022

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What can we learn from fake news, going electric and formerly Facebook's fate.

New fossil site in NSW and the first computer Jan 08, 2022

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Rare new fossil site gets palaeontologists excited The first computer – a product of Victorian England

Science Extra: malaria vax breakthrough, surviving snake bite and, of course, COVID-19 Jan 02, 2022

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A look back at 2021 – a new malaria vaccine and an Alzheimer’s drug get the thumbs up, COVID vax facts and nutritional myth busting.

Science Extra: Cosmic explosions, bits and bobs from the Big Bang and space rocks on Earth Dec 26, 2021

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Why was Mars making news so often in 2021, what sent out mystery interstellar radio signals, and who, if anyone, won the billionaire space race?

Science extra: Quantum computing, lucid dreams and bin-flipping cockatoos Dec 19, 2021

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How will quantum computing change our lives, why do lucid dreams matter and why do cockies flip bin lids? We have the answers.

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