The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Jan 31 2025 250 ep. 10 mins 830
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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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Technology assists with mental health demands

Jan 31 2025 5 mins  
Ian Tucker is investigating the use of online services, where doctors prescribe a service, allowing patients to connect with social groups for support.

The Secret History of Sharks

Jan 31 2025 10 mins  
They have survived for 465 million years, and 5 mass extinctions. John Long describes how sharks have been able to endure.

Jiayi Fang runner-up in the 2024 UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing

Jan 31 2025 8 mins  
Jiayi Fang reads her essay describing what each of us can do to assist in the conservation and protection of the environment.

A short history of ancient humans

Jan 31 2025 12 mins  
Chris Stringer places Homo longi with previously known ancient humans, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and our own species, Homo sapiens.

Opals on Mars?

Jan 31 2025 17 mins  
Jonica Newby visits the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge in western NSW and meets a geology professor obsessed with opals from childhood who made it his quest to discover how opals are formed.

Lab Notes: More than whale food — krill are climate heroes

Jan 27 2025 13 mins  
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) do much more than fill whales' bellies. These tiny crustaceans also play a huge role in Earth's carbon cycle. They sequester around 40 million tonnes of carbon each year, mostly in their poo — that's the equivalent of taking 35 million cars off the road. Yet there's plenty we don't know about these thumb-sized critters. Now a new study has r

Lab Notes: A debunked vaccine theory rears its ugly head — again

Jan 20 2025 13 mins  
Robert F Kennedy Jr is tipped to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services. Over the years, RFK Jr has repeatedly pushed the claim that childhood vaccines cause autism spectrum disorder — a theory that's been well and truly debunked. So where did this idea come from? What's bowel disease got to do with it? And what might the US expect with an anti-vaxxer at the helm of

An example of leadership and fortitude

Dec 13 2024 11 mins  
Bianca Nogrady traces the career of Matthew Bailes, 2024 winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

A L’Oreal winner for 2024

Dec 13 2024 6 mins  
Emily Roycroft has been recognized for showing how the genomes of endangered populations such as koalas or Tasmanian Devils, can be strengthened by introducing greater biodiversity into a population.

Weaver birds and cuckoos

Dec 13 2024 8 mins  
David Lahti studies how weaver birds resist the efforts of egg mimicking cuckoos.