Self Improvement Wednesday

Dates for your stargazing diary - what to look out for in 2020 with CSIRO astronomer Vanessa Moss.

How are black holes lighting the way for scientists who want to look into the history of the universe? Find out in this week's lesson with CSIRO astronomer Vanessa Moss.

Why might coffee, chocolate and bananas be harder to come by in the future? Take a listen to this week's lesson with Dr Brett Summerell, chief botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden.

Australia is often known as the land of the parrots even though our 57 species only make up about 15% of the world's parrots. Take a listen to this week's fascinating lesson with Professor Richard Kingsford from UNSW.

Self Improvement Wednesday. The story of Charles Kingsford-Smith, as told by Tom Wright

The bugs that right now could be stuck on you! Take a listen to this week's Halloween inspired self improvement with Eliza Middleton from the University of Sydney.

A frog-finding journey in the Solomon Islands with Dr Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum. Take a listen to her fascinating field trip surveying frogs with the Kwaio community.

Colombian artist Doris Salcedo's work is influenced by her experiences of life growing up in Colombia. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Elizabeth-Ann Macgregor, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

It's worth up to ten thousand dollars a kilo and the largest piece ever found was over four hundred kilos! Take a listen to this week's fascinating lesson on ambergris, with marine scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta from Macquarie University.

How can implicit bias create racist attitudes of which we are not really conscious? Find out how you can test yourself during this week's lesson with philosopher Tim Dean from the School of Life.