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- Lagrange Point Episode 123 - Heart Beats, CPR And Regenerating HeartsHow do heartbeats connect with watches, movies and music? What the realities of CPR vs the Hollywood myths? Can we train our hearts to repair themselves? We get to the heart of the matter on Lagrange Point.18 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 122 - Mythbusting Famous Pyschological Experiments And Propagating ResearchConfused by the omnipresent "Studies Show..." headlines? Can't figure out which conflicting psychological and medical studies to believe? We bust some of the psychology myths and discuss how the scientific community makes sense of the myriad of studies.16 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 121 - The Science Of Changing Minds And How We Keep Science AccurateWhat is the science behind changing people's minds? Can we accurately measure what the most effective strategies are? How do we make sure our results are accurate and really scientific? This week on Lagrange Point, the science of changing minds.16 min
- Episode 120 - The Balancing Act Of The Thirty Meter Telescope And The Significance Of Maunu KeaHow do you balance the needs of indigenous people and major scientific projects? The Thirty Meter Telescope would be one the two most powerful Extremely Large Telescopes in the world, but many Native Hawaiians object to it's location on the mountain Maunu Kea.13 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 119 - The Scientific Records Of Australian Indigenous CommunitiesWhat can we learn by listening to over 40,000 years of scientific records from Australia's many indigenous communities? Find out how their knowledge can help us study meteor craters, tsunami remnants and insight into to how our climate works!17 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 118 - SolaRoads, Squid Space Probes And Ethical AI Art ProjectsWhy not just make our roads one giant solar panel? How can we use squid like robots to explore Europa? What are the ethical implications and challenges of driverless cars? Find out all this and more in Lagrange Point!14 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 117 - Ethical, soft and morphing roboticsHow do we make a robot act ethically when it comes to war and safety? How can we make robots more soft and cuddly? What about transforming robots? All this and more on our Robotics Special!18 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 116 - Cloning Special Part 2 - Theraputic Cloning, Mutants And Orphan BlackIn Part 2 of our Cloning Special we discuss what we can do today with therapeutic cloning and how it can help save lives. We also discuss what can we learn about the ethics of cloning from the mutants in the X-Factor and Orphan Black?15 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 115 - Cloning Special Part 1 - The History Of Cloning And Orphan BlackHow has the history of cloning developed? What are the scientific and ethical limitations? We explore the science of cloning through the lens of popular culture and Orphan Black in Part 1 of our Cloning Special!15 min
- Lagrange Point Episode 114 - Random Failures, Fatigue, Breaking Bridges And Cudly 3d PrintersHow do we prevent catastrophic failures like the Tacoma Narrows bridge or the Millennium Bridge? Just what is fatigue? Why do our computer models need to be more random? All this and more on Lagrange Point!14 min
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A fun take on the latest science news with enough data to sink your teeth into. Lagrange Point goes beyond the glossy summary and gets in depth with the research from across the world.