The Science Show - Separate stories podcast
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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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402 episodis
How Australia can be a leader in clean energy
Max Lu, vice-chancellor at the University of Wollongong says yes. He presents his case.
Roads the biggest threat to tropical forests
Easy access to tropical forests via modern highways encourages rapid colonisation, land grabbers, illegal logging, illegal gold mining and animal poac...
Echidnas – not only spiky, but strong with a large brain
Not a leftover of evolution but a marvel – Danielle Clode celebrates the enigmatic echidna.
The sword linking Filipino pirates to Lord Nelson
Archaeologist Adam Brumm pieces together the story of a rare artefact, a fighting sword likely used by South-East Asian pirates, which appeared in Bri...
Can AI talk whale?
A panel discussion from the Australian National Maritime Museum explores the use of AI tools in ocean research.
Vale Bridget Ogilvie
Dame Bridget Ogilvie from Glen Innes in NSW was a renowned parasitologist and former director of the Wellcome Trust in the UK. She died in April.
Evolution on campus – and in your town
Birds on a US university campus have been seen to change in response to being fed. Evolution in front of our eyes.
Do crickets feel pain?
A cricket attends to a damaged antenna. Is that a true indication of pain?
Restoring the Daintree rainforest
Logging in the Daintree rainforest in Far North Queensland began in the 1890s. Recently it has been impacted by dairying. Susan Laurance describes the...
E=mc2: an equation, a book and a musical for schools
Based on David Bodanis’s book, E=mc2 The Musical introduces students and audiences to the human story behind the famous equation.
Olympics sex testing will not produce conclusive results
Rare variations exist making an IOC gene test for sex imperfect.
Epilepsy pioneer elected 21st president of the Australian Academy of Science
This month Sam Berkovic becomes the 21st president of the Australian Academy of Science. He chats with Robyn Williams about the challenges for science...
Kingsley Dixon shares his love for botany and the environment
Despite losing his vast garden to bushfire, Kingsley Dixon, like the environment, is resilient and is bouncing back.
The ins and outs of pollination
Plants have devised a great many ways of exchanging genes, creating seed, and ensuring the continuation of each species. Chantelle Doyle introduces us...
Preparing for the next pandemic
Karen Laurie at CSL Seqirus describes the steps which would lead to vaccine manufacture.
Bird flu moving around Antarctica, Australia threatened
Avian influenza H5N1 is leaving a heavy impact around Antarctica. It is now on Heard Island with fears it will be on Macquarie Island and before too l...
Dark energy – is it running down?
The Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona has mapped five million extra galaxies. Could this, finally, solve the dark energy problem?
Budget implications for science and research
Belinda Smith reports on how science and research fare following the federal budget brought down this week by treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Lab Notes: Can AI chatbots make you delusional?
Stories of AI chatbot users drifting from our shared reality are increasingly common, often described as cases of AI delusions, delusional spirals, or...
Ambitious Australia
Ian Chubb discusses the Ambitious Australia review he led into research in Australia.
Monster winds on alien worlds
Winds are so fast on distant planets they’d blow your socks off.
Vaccines from mammal cells
Since the 1940s, vaccines have been made using the eggs of chickens. A new process uses cells from a dog. Belinda Smith finds out more.
Scientific challenges in Australia’s tropical north
Professor of Sociology Stewart Lockie at James Cook University in Cairns says people with different expertise working together on reef conservation an...
David Attenborough celebrates 100 years
We hear examples of a brilliant career and how the young David nearly failed his BBC television audition because “his teeth were too big!”
Vale Desmond Morris
Desmond Morris, the English zoologist, film and television producer and writer, has died at the age of 98.
How to maintain young students’ enthusiasm for science
Chloe Kwan suggests ways in which science education can nurture and sustain interest in science for young people.
Research funding in Australia falters
Australia lags behind most OECD countries when it comes to percentage of GDP spent on scientific research. Belinda Smith speaks to scientists impacted...
Academy farewells CEO Anna-Maria Arabia
After almost 10 years, the Australian Academy of Science has farewelled its CEO, Anna-Maria Arabia. Might she become an ambassador for Australian scie...
Isotopes reveal environmental deep history
Michael Bird uses isotopes to construct the nation’s environmental history and human practices over time such as Indigenous burning practices.
Future threatened if major changes don’t occur
Reese Halter says those determining our laws have very poor science literacy and are not heeding the urgency presented by climate change.
More from Chloe Kwan
Chloe Kwan continues with her observations of science teaching for primary school students.
Mapping - four engrossing stories
In her Book Plotting the Oceans, Stories of Powerful Maps and their Makers, author Sarah Hamylton traces the intriguing stories of Charles Darwin, Hub...
Australia says no to major science collaboration
Australia will not participate in the European Southern Observatory.
Celebrating Artemis
In 1972 Robyn Williams described the Apollo 17 mission for the radio audience. In 2026 Belinda Smith and Janicta Bowler presented the Artemis Explaine...
Rhonda Marriott wins WA premier's science award
Rhonda Marriott supports Aboriginal families and provides science-based knowledge to women, empowering them during pregnancy and birthing.
Parasitic worms used to treat autoimmune diseases
When parasitic worms are absent, the immune system sometimes overreacts producing an autoimmune disease. New treatments based on hookworm secretions a...
We exist thanks to viral DNA
DNA from viruses integrates with our own DNA and brings a range of impacts.
15-year-old can't get enough science!
Chloe Kwan reflects on what turned her off as a young child and how science teaching for juniors might change to excite more students like her.
Nylon that harvests energy from movement and pressure
A nylon material that can harvest this kind of energy has been developed which is non-toxic, tough, and easy and cheap to make.
Getting the most bang for your fertiliser buck
Belinda Smith speaks to a chemist about how improving nitrogen fertiliser efficiency not only reduces fertiliser waste, but also helps protects air an...