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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.... more
FAQs about Lagrange Point:How many episodes does Lagrange Point have?The podcast currently has 566 episodes available.
April 28, 2014Episode 63: The Space Dragon, The Extremely Large Telescope And Super Cool StarsWe catch a space dragon, chop the top off a mountain for an extremely large project, and find out how to walk on the surface of a star on this week's episode of Lagrange Point....more21minPlay
April 22, 2014Episode 62: Lagrange Point Live Part 2 - Odd Career TurnsWe find out which scientists took an odd career turn in part 2 of the Lagrange Point Panel show live in front of an audience at YSA Melbourne's Open Day. Which scientist missed out on the Olympics and won a nobel prize instead? What does James Bond gadgets have to do with WiFi and whats the connect between the filming of Star Wars and psychology research?...more19minPlay
April 14, 2014Episode 61: Lagrange Point Live Part 1 - MythconceptionsWe bust some common science mythconceptions in part 1 of the Lagrange Point Panel show live in front of an audience at YSA Melbourne's Open Day. What's cooler a kettle or a meteorite? Where's the edge of space? Why do bulls charge at red? All of these in more as our panel busts myths to compete for points and glory!...more17minPlay
April 07, 2014Episode 60: Thinking Caps, Recognising Faces And Too Many Glasses Of WaterCan you boost your learning by wearing thinking cap? Can you read someones mind through the combination of facial recognition and MRI machines? How do we know when to stop when we've had too much water? All this and more on this week's episode of Lagrange Point!...more23minPlay
March 31, 2014Episode 59: Lying Eyes, Tricking The Nose And Robotic BiologistsCan you tell someone is lying by looking them in the eyes? Just how many smells can our nose really tell apart? Can we automate creating and testing new crops with robots? Its a biotech fest this week on Lagrange Point....more24minPlay
March 24, 2014Episode 58: Gravitational Waves, The Big Bang And The Future Of AstrophysicsWant to know how gravitational waves work and what their discovery means? So did we, so we had dinner with a physicist to find out more! We even explored the big unanswered questions around the big bang and how we can solve them with quantum computing....more26minPlay
March 17, 2014Episode 57: Staying safe in the air, Corrosion, Fatigue And Black BoxesHow do we keep the our air planes safe in the sky? What science and engineering are used to manage corrosion and fatigue in our airplanes? What's the Australian connection to the safety feature Black Box?...more21minPlay
March 10, 2014Episode 56: Memory, Sleep, Pet Language And Brains In A JarDo our pets understand our language? How does your brain give the signal to shut down your body and would you like to spend your days as a brain in a jar? All this in more in our memory and brains special....more22minPlay
March 03, 2014Episode 55: Video Games, Ethics, Twitch And Group Decision MakingWhat makes video game trolls tick? Why are twitch played games so chaotic? Are there scientific reasons behind MMO behaviour and can video games actually help peoples lives? All of this and more including Not Even Rocket Surgery....more23minPlay
February 24, 2014Episode 54: Culls, Ethics And Bringing Animals Back From The DeadThe great white shark, badgers and wolves all share one thing in common; controversial culls. We talk about the science and ethics of these, along with the ultimate question - which animal would you bring back from extinction!...more23minPlay
FAQs about Lagrange Point:How many episodes does Lagrange Point have?The podcast currently has 566 episodes available.