The Science Show

Nov 15 2024 250 ep. 53 mins 1.9k
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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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The Science Show

Nov 15 2024 54 mins  
Platypuses in NSW are carrying PFAS chemicals many times over accepted levels indicate widespread contamination

Big astronomical flash imminent and gay behaviour across the animal world

Nov 08 2024 52 mins  
Gay behaviour has been observed amongst at least 1,500 animal species.

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European wasps threaten biodiversity

Nov 01 2024 53 mins  
Tianyi Ma at RMIT Melbourne has won the Prime Minister’s Physical Science Prize for his work producing cheaper hydrogen and using captured carbon dioxide for the green production of basic chemicals.

Stephen Hawking’s voice – and what he left behind!

Oct 25 2024 53 mins  
Tim Mendham tells us about Alfred Russel Wallace who worked with Darwin establishing theories of evolution and natural selection but who is barely known.

Bryde’s whales prolific in east coast Australian waters

Oct 18 2024 53 mins  
Bryde’s whale seen year-round in Australian east coast waters and reports from the British Science Festival.

Nobel Prizes, Prime Minister's Science Prizes, unis under pressure, and remembering Mawson

Oct 11 2024 53 mins  
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

Surprise Hon Doc for Rose, but why did we forget Louise?

Oct 04 2024 54 mins  
This week we look at some brilliant figures in science who after being allowed to fade from memory are now at last being recognised.

Dark energy – not necessarily constant

Sep 27 2024 54 mins  
After more than twenty years of observations, Tamara Davis has revealed that dark energy, the mysterious force driving the expansion of the universe may not be constant.

The Extremely Large Telescope - under construction in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

Sep 20 2024 54 mins  
It might be the largest telescope humans will ever build. We visit the site in Chile’s high dry Atacama Desert.

The Huxleys – a scientific dynasty

Sep 13 2024 54 mins  
Richard Fidler speaks to author Alison Bashford who has written about a hundred years of modern science and culture, told through a one family history.