Science Academy Podcasts

During the January 2022 Science Academy Camp, students from around Aotearoa came together to immerse themselves in the world of science. This year a group of nine students create their first podcast covering: The world's weirdest science jobs, Why it is so cold in Dunedin and the use of Social Media and Technology while studying in Lockdown. They will be back in July with their individual science communication podcasts.

I was recently thinking about the size of the earth and how big it is compared to us, and how it is so small compared to the sun, and how the sun is so small compared to the universe. In this podcast I will take you on a journey to give you a sense of scale, so that you can understand where you fit in.

Today I will be defining the undefinable, explaining the inexplicable and clarifying the unclear that is the adolescent mind. Tune in as I explain the adolescent mind through science.

It is written in history that the greatest explorers of the world were founded on conquest and fuelled by bravery, with stories like the Vikings sailing off to discover new lands.

In this episode of the Science Academy Podcast, we will be exploring the ways that animals and plants respond to changes in their environments.

Quite often when people think of radiation, they think explosions and it being harmful but radiation is often used in medicine for things that can save your life. I will be talking about these things in my podcast.

A majority of the world’s population use fossil fuels such as petroleum, coal and natural gases to generate energy. This podcast aims to describe the chemical processes of converting fuel to energy and we will explore the environmental impact.

In this episode of the Science Academy Podcast, we will go beyond the atom to learn how they were discovered and what they are made of. Think like a proton and always be positive!

The first group project from University of Otago’s 2021 Science Academy science communication group. Keep an eye out for their individual projects later this year.

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By Sadie Wech

Join Sadie and her guests as they discuss the psychology of personality traits, the constant search for who you are, and how society has subliminally molds you to its ideals.