He's been a weatherman, ditch-digger and car mechanic as well as Australia's best known science communicator, online, on radio and on TV. He's also the winner of an Ig Nobel Prize for his work on belly button fluff. You'll hear how he chooses jobs, why he believes understranding science is key to understanding the world and how Australia can help fight climate change.

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