Fuzzy Logic Science Show

Dec 10 2024 337 ep. 41 mins 5.4k
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Sustainability: deep problem, shallow solutions

Dec 10 2024 57 mins  
What does 'sustainability' really mean and how do we get there? This radio documentary features some of Australia's most eminent thinkers. A wide ranging analysis digs into the fundamental causes of our predicament, based on interviews I recorded for the book with Stephen Williams Sustainability and the New Economics and The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation co-authored with Mark

Fifty years of LandSat

Oct 17 2024 54 mins  
This Earth Science Week on Fuzzy Logic we chat with experts from Geoscience Australia about harnessing the power of space technology to tackle our biggest challenges. For fifty years, the partnership between Geoscience Australia and the United States Geological Survey has revolutionized our understanding of the Earth from space. Through the Landsat program, we’ve gained invalua

What goes on below

Sep 17 2024 13 mins  
A triumph of our civilisation are the things that go on under the covers without us even noticing. When you pour stuff down the sink or flush it down the toilet, where does it go? Luckily, we don't need to think about it...until somebody does the wrong thing. That's when we should hail the invisible, unsung heroes of this story. That's right, these are the people that go down into

Sustainability and Spirituality:

Sep 10 2024 32 mins  
A guest podcast from Valerie Albrecht. This podcast offers reflective space to consider the relationship between sustainability and spirituality. Is there one? Could practising sustainability nurture spirituality? Could practising some form of spirituality help us to live more sustainably? Could spirituality help us to give right place to all that is losing sustainability? Contribu

Exploring Net Zero

Aug 19 2024 51 mins  
The race to net-zero is accelerating. Governments around the world are increasingly committing to achieve net-zero emission targets. But what does that mean and can clean energy help achieve this? Join Broderick as he discusses the move to net zero in Australia with Dr Andrew Feitz, Director Low Carbon Geoscience and Advice and Dr Marcus Haynes, Computational Geoscientist. Thanks

Science Meets Art

Aug 11 2024 55 mins  
Happy National Science Week! This episode Broderick talks to two event holders for National Science Week. Heather Massie shares her story in bringing the life of Hedy Lamar to the stage through her one-woman play HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr. Then, Liz Lea and the Chameleon Collective share their experience telling a story of a reef through dance in the show Reef

The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation.

Jul 03 2024 48 mins  
How far off 'sustainability' are we today? How did we get here, and where do we go next? These are questions tackled by Rod Taylor at a U3A event in June. This wide ranging talk is based on the book co-authored with Mark Diesendorf, The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation. Other links: Sustainable Population Australia https://population.org.au Steady State ACT https://steadystateac

The Myth of Growth

Jun 18 2024 8 mins  
If you know the term cognitive dissonance, it applies to ability of a person to hold entirely incompatible ideas in their head at the same time. If people can have it, so can a government. Take these two statements: 1) We will work towards a sustainable future 2) We will pursue economic growth The evidence is overwhelming: we cannot do both of these things because economic growth i

Standing on the edge of the climate cliff

Apr 29 2024 9 mins  
How do you cope with the dire trajectory of climate change? It's a tough question that we all now face. In this episode, ACT Greens MLA tells the story of her climate journey.

Of Violence and Redemption

Apr 07 2024 9 mins  
If there were a single invention of humanity that you remove, what would that be? In this episode we revisit a personal story broadcast on Radio National in 2006. This is part of our series, Rethinking Sustainability.