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Naming Insects, Child Mental Health Post-Lockdown and Volcanoes

Oct 17, 202153 minSeason 1Ep. 315
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Episode description

Dr Bryan Lessard, entomologist at CSIRO, regales us with tales of naming new insects, including the RuPaul soldier fly; Professor Sharon Goldfeld, Paediatrician and Director at the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital, chats about mental health and kids in the context of the impending return to school after lockdown; Dr Heather Handley, volcanologist and co-founder of Women in Earth & Environmental Science Australasia describes the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, one Spain’s Canary Islands off northwestern Africa. And in weekly science news, Dr Krystal has been looking up and learning about celebrity entrance into space, and a Russian film crew spending 12 days on the International Space Station shooting the first movie in orbit! With presenters Dr. Shane, Dr. Krystal, and Dr. Lauren.

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