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The Cosmos Podcast

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Investigating the key intersection of science and the community – the stuff that actually matters to us – and cutting through the half-truths and inaccurate science that floods the digital domain. Find the science of everything at cosmosmagazine.com

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Science Daily: New cybersecurity tools

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about cybersecurity tools, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who still thinks Hackers is Angelina Jolie’s best film. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine ...

Jun 30, 20225 min

Science Daily: The the COVID-flu nexus

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about Australia’s 2022 flu season and the COVID-flu nexus, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who is hoping that her flu shot continues to come through with the ...

Jun 29, 20227 min

Science Daily: Quantum computers unpacked

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking quantum computers. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who wants to know if a quantum computer can still run Commander Keen IV.Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscr...

Jun 28, 20227 min

Science Daily: Is rhythm genetic?

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about whether rhythm might actually be genetic with yours truly, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who might have some groove … but it’s deep deep down in her heart. Find the science of everything at the ...

Jun 27, 20226 min

Science Daily: Nipple mites!

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is updating us on mites that inhabit your face and nipple area. And I am Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who is slightly concerned about the conversation to follow. Find the...

Jun 26, 20228 min

Science Daily: Will sentient robots take over the planet?

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking Google’s AI chatbot LaMDA. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who would like to welcome our new machine overlords. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosm...

Jun 23, 20226 min

Science Daily: The carbon footprint of the food you eat

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking about food miles, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who really love British crisps, but is now worried that she maybe shouldn’t buy them anymore. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website...

Jun 22, 20228 min

Science Daily: Long-term memory in wild frog-eating bats

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about new evidence for long-term memory in wild frog-eating bats, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who ate frogs once and thought they were fine but a bit unde...

Jun 21, 20228 min

Science Daily: Making life-like skin for robots

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto is talking about new robot research making them more and more lifelike. And your host is Gail MacCallum, Cosmos editor and Star Trek fan, who never understood why if Dr Soong was smart enough to make Data, he ...

Jun 20, 20228 min

Science Daily: Nature's own superglue!

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah is reporting on a super-strong bio-glue made from a common and unexpected source. She’s talking with Gail MacCallum, Cosmos editor and glue aficionado who once managed to stick two of her fingers together, just to see if it was possible. Find the science ...

Jun 19, 20225 min

Science Daily: The effect of exercise on flu vaccination

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is looking at the effect of exercise on flu vaccination with your host Gail MacCallum, Cosmos editor and exercise-averse, but this might be just the thing to make her change my mind. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Ma...

Jun 16, 20228 min

Science Daily: Australian mammal of the year

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis is spruiking mammals in our inaugural Australian mammal of the year 2022 with your host Gail MacCallum, Cosmos editor and most definitely an undecided voter ready to be swayed. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Maga...

Jun 15, 20227 min

Science Daily: Tabletop experiments and particle physics

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin is taking us on a tour of tabletop experiments and particle physics, with your host, Gail MacCallum, Cosmos magazine editor and person whose mind is often blown by facts about particle physics. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website...

Jun 14, 20226 min

Science Daily: Mmmm, space kombucha!

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is talking to us about space kombucha. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who tried kombucha once and thought it was great … once she added a shot of gin. Find...

Jun 13, 20228 min

Science Daily: How noise affects learning

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about noisy roads making it harder for kids to learn, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who would love for you to turn off your idling engine, when out the front of her house. Find the scie...

Jun 12, 20226 min

Science Daily: Champagne sonic booms?!

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about the fluid physics of champagne cork popping, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist whose favourite fluids are blood, gin, … and sometimes champagne. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine web...

Jun 09, 20226 min

Science Daily: The inside scoop on flu vaccinations

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking about free flu vaccinations in Australia, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who has an irrational fear of needles but still gets her flu shot every year. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine...

Jun 08, 20228 min

Science Daily: Unpacking chicken domestication

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking chicken domestication. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and occasional chicken-eater … because we live in a society that doesn’t require people to slaughter and prepare their own meat. Find the s...

Jun 07, 20225 min

Science Daily: Megalodon vs Great White

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about … Megalodon vs Great White, with yours host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and epic shark lover who can’t believe that ‘Megalodon vs Great White’ is not a film yet. Find the science of everything a...

Jun 06, 20227 min

Science Daily: The future of the Great Barrier Reef

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is updating us on what a new Labor government means for the future of the Great Barrier Reef. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who has still never seen The R...

Jun 05, 20228 min

Science Daily: New government, new energy policy?

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian is talking about Australian energy policy, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist who *still* loves to exercise her democratic rights, and is pleased Australia does too. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine ...

Jun 02, 20228 min

Science Daily: Unpacking dinosaur blood

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is unpacking dinosaur blood. And your host Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who is very excited to be talking about two of her favourite things ever … dinosaurs and blood. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magaz...

Jun 01, 20226 min

Science Daily: Tiny robotic crabs

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about a tiny robotic crab, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and average-sized human being. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscrib...

May 31, 20226 min

Science Daily: Mmm, iridescent beetle wings

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is unpacking iridescent beetle wings. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who wishes she could iridesce. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine w...

May 30, 20226 min

Science Daily: Let’s talk RNA pesticides

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and chemistry whiz, Ellen Phiddian, is talking about RNA pesticides, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and grateful consumer of RNA vaccines. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos W...

May 29, 20227 min

Science Daily: Losing sleep thanks to climate change ... literally!

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking about losing sleep over climate change, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and terribly light sleeper. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (pri...

May 26, 20226 min

Science Daily: Restoring abandoned farmland

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and biology graduate specialising in the human microbiome, Matilda Handsley-Davis, is talking about how restoring abandoned farmland can mitigate climate change, with your host, Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who has already picked out the farmhouse in Sweden that s...

May 25, 20228 min

Science Daily: Photographing black holes

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and Master of Physics graduate, Evrim Yazgin, is talking about black hole photography. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who wants to know if a black hole’s “best side” is also the left-hand side of her face. Find the science of everything at the Cosmo...

May 24, 20226 min

Science Daily: Learning slower ... but smarter

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and evolutionary biologist, Qamariya Nasrullah, is talking to us about learning slower … but smarter, with your host Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician, fluid mechanist, and sometimes slow learner. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (p...

May 23, 20226 min

Science Daily: Octopus death spirals ... seriously!

Welcome to Cosmos Science Daily, where journalists from the Cosmos newsroom report on the latest research and discoveries and explain the science behind the headline news. Today’s newsroom journalist and science graduate specialising in genetics, immunology and citizen science, Imma Perfetto, is talking to us about octopus death spirals. And your host is Dr Sophie Calabretto, applied mathematician and fluid mechanist, who’s glad she’s not an octopus. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos ...

May 22, 20226 min
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