The Science Show - Saturday, August 7
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
Aug 07, 2021•54 min
The Science Show
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
Episodes
Drilling beneath volcanoes, reducing the threat of tsunamis, and why the dodo is no more
Drilling beneath volcanoesProtection against tsunamisTreasures from London’s Natural History Museum at Melbourne Museum to Jan 2022The demise of flightless birdsMessage to a developing embryoHistory of Manhattan, and continued push to return jaguars to southern US
Jul 31, 2021•54 min
Mining minerals with plants and time to supercharge recycling
Plants could be used to remediate polluted sitesRecycling brings benefits with low impact livingCivil society will bring a better world
Jul 24, 2021•54 min
Solutions here now for the climate disaster
Open access science leads to more citationsClimate change impacts WA biodiversitySolutions for the emerging climate disaster
Jul 17, 2021•54 min
Deadly heat hits North America, better steel, and solutions to climate change feature in Australian Museum exhibition
The 1914 visit that changed AustraliaDeadly high temperatures hit Canada and US northwestNew exhibition presents climate solutionsLighter stronger steel for the construction industryArchaeology could extend knowledge of the history of religionIndigenous kids learn health, nutrition and how to cook for the family
Jul 10, 2021•54 min
The simple solution to two big problems — trees
Siberian cave reveals secrets of human evolutionary history.Aussie tree book for young readers.One solution for two big problems — trees.Tribute to Edward de Bono.Robert FitzRoy — Captain of the Beagle, Governor of NZ and a better scientist than Darwin?
Jul 03, 2021•54 min
Spinifex, ticks and the important role of fathers in wild animals
Safe cladding and plant-based foods among winners of Academy of Technology and Engineering awardsSoil microbes suspected to cause inner plant die-off in spinifexTicks offer microorganisms a free rideVale Edward de BonoWild animal fathers more than just sperm donorsKangaroo Island was nearly French!
Jun 26, 2021•54 min
Biased botanists, a new blue kangaroo paw and playing birds have bigger brains and longer lives
Botanists biased towards pretty plants more than the ugliesKings Park Botanic Garden Perth great for a stroll and does top-notch botanical and horticultural researchPlay behaviour linked to brain mass and life span in a sample of Australian birdsAncient tree-climbing marsupials reveal hints of past environments
Jun 19, 2021•54 min
New ideas about plant conservation, the immense diversity of Ashmore Reef, and how ocean noise could threaten whales and dolphins
The legacy of Andrei Sakharov and the state of Russian science todayHigh levels of ocean noise a possible threat to whales and dolphinsRace to map Ashmore Reef as aquatic worlds change fast with warming watersNew ideas challenge traditional views about plant conservation and restorationLarge scale art works take visitors on a journey of ecological awarenessAsteroid sample lands in South Australian desert
Jun 12, 2021•54 min
Fears environmental laws to be weakened, burning practices threaten ecosystems and learning from Indigenous knowledge
A call for strengthened environmental legislationRegular forest burns reduce chances for endangered plants and animals, impact human healthLinking modern science with Indigenous knowledge to care for the landVale Ross TaylorWA Shipwrecks Museum charts early European encounters with AustraliaForensic evidence playing an increasing role in criminal investigations
Jun 05, 2021•54 min
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