Fuzzy Logic Science Show

Last week, we talked about smart (and naughty) monkeys, and today we look more closely at what 'smart' means.  Intelligent? According to our astrobiologist guest today, it's a human-centric notion. We sit at the top of the evolutionary tree. Or at least, that's we want to believe.And what of little green men, with sparkling intelligence?Then we look at alternative an theory on the origin of cancer. Dr Charley Linweaver and his colleague, Prof Paul Davies bring an outside perspective.Brought to you by Eleanor and Rod.We're now on Twitter:  FuzzyLogicSci.  You can tweet during shows, Sundays 11-12am Canberra time.Next week: chemistry with Dr Colin Jackson

If humans are supposed to be the clever ape, why do we keep eliminating other life on our planet? There's a long list of victims including the dodo, the moa, and the passenger pigeon.

These are fairly well known examples, but what's this thing called Silphium?  And why does it matter anyway?

Our guest today has been seen recently around Canberra...with a dodo. Phil Hore is from the National Dinosaur Museum. Also Eleanor, and Rod.

If humans are supposed to be the clever ape, why do we keep eliminating other life on our planet? There's a long list of victims including the dodo, the moa, and the passenger pigeon. These are fairly well known examples, but what's this thing called Silphium?  And why does it matter anyway?Our guest today has been seen recently around Canberra...with a dodo. Phil Hore is from the National Dinosaur Museum. Also Eleanor, and Rod.

What's it like to be near deaf for most of your life, and then be given a cochlear implant? The transformation is profound, and our guest today describes what that journey is like.

Pete Halsey is CEO of the Deafness Resource Centre in Canberra, helping people with hearing problems.

We live in a time and a place where this technology is available. It's made possible by pioneers such as Graeme Clark, and Peter Blamey who we interviewed recently.

If you need practical assistance with hearing in the workplace, check the government Job Access program.

We also recommend the support group Better Hearing Australia.

Interview by Rod

What's it like to be near deaf for most of your life, and then be given a cochlear implant? The transformation is profound, and our guest today describes what that journey is like.Pete Halsey is CEO of the Deafness Resource Centre in Canberra, helping people with hearing problems.We live in a time and a place where this technology is available. It's made possible by pioneers such as Graeme Clark, and Peter Blamey who we interviewed recently. If you need practical assistance with hearing in the workplace, check the government Job Access program.We also recommend the support group Better Hearing Australia. Interview by Rod

As we enter the silly season, Phoebe and Broderick explore whether there's any science behind the post-Christmas lunch nap and if scientists are studying hangovers just as an excuse to drink more.  All the science and more on this episode of Fuzzy Logic.

As we enter the silly season, Phoebe and Broderick explore whether there's any science behind the post-Christmas lunch nap and if scientists are studying hangovers just as an excuse to drink more.  All the science and more on this episode of Fuzzy Logic.

mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down

the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.

Actually,

the number as far as we can tell is about 13.8 billion light years. Or

at least, that's the bit we can see. Trouble is, most of it's Dark.

Today

we hitchhike through the galaxy with Associate Professor Paul Francis

from the Mount Stromolo Observatory.  Listen to the wondrous sounds he

generated from spectrographs. In this episode of Fuzzy Logic, the

universe sings for us.

Brought to you by Eleanor and Rod

Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely,

mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down

the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.Actually,

the number as far as we can tell is about 13.8 billion light years. Or

at least, that's the bit we can see. Trouble is, most of it's Dark.Today

we hitchhike through the galaxy with Associate Professor Paul Francis

from the Mount Stromolo Observatory.  Listen to the wondrous sounds he

generated from spectrographs. In this episode of Fuzzy Logic, the

universe sings for us.Brought to you by Eleanor and Rod

This week on Fuzzy, it's 3D printing, but not as you know it! Eleanor is joined in the studio by resident dino-expert Mitchell, and by Ben, a biochemistry research scientist all the way from the University of Bristol, to discuss some new applications of 3D printing technology. Ben explains how they adapted a commercial 3D printer to print with stem cell "ink", and Mitchell tells us about how hidden fossils can be uncovered using the power of X-rays and 3D printing.

As usual, we also discuss geese.