The Science Show

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The Science Show episodes

April 08, 2017 Old and young: Views from two generations
Giving plants a leg up in their fight against viruses
Chinese missions to study lunar dust
Fur seals recovering, sea lions under threat in Southern Ocean
Legislative and social hurdles ahead before new genetics assists with conservation
Science Friction introduces young nuclear physicist
Jared Diamond links the internet age with decline of political compromise
54 min
April 01, 2017 Star stuff
The immigrant who changed the world
Moon myths, asteroids and Mercury’s molten core
Searching for neutrinos
Gearing up for next stage for Lisa Pathfinder mission
Head-on collision gives rise to our moon
Rebecca Richards: Australia’s first Indigenous Rhodes Scholar
Young kids lap up molecular structure and the periodic table
55 min
March 25, 2017 How many bleachings can the Great Barrier Reef take?
Chance cyclone saved southern GBR from 2016 bleaching
Building products and procedures tested for cyclonic conditions
Concern on sharp decline of dwarf minke whale sightings
Despite earlier concern, Torres Strait dugongs no longer under threat
55 min
March 18, 2017 Teeth
Two thirds of northern Great Barrier Reef coral killed by intense heat
Mission to observe Arctic climate from 2019
Stripping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Should we be worried about CRISPR gene editing?
Did Neanderthals know about antibiotics?
Gene for teeth used to track ancient human populations
Kids book goes inside the crow’s smart bird brain
Social and cultural influences of antibiotic consumption and resistance
55 min
March 11, 2017 Talk to your babies before they are born
After being severed, nerves retain memory of the functions they once controlled
Adopted babies can retain birth language memory which helps in language re-learning
Babies’ early vocabulary: Look at the…
Big early vocab helps children learn to read
Placenta could offer clues about cancer genes
The immunological effects of caesarean sections on newborns in Sao Paulo Brazil
Bereavement, and how families deal with organ donation requests on the death of a loved-one
54 min
March 04, 2017 Two extraordinary women to mark International Women’s Day
Journey to the improbable and unique asteroid, Psyche
Phiala Shanahan named in Forbes Top 30 Under 30
NZ physicists collide ultracold atoms to observe a key quantum principle
How scientists should confront the antagonists
Mosquito borne diseases on the rise
Law enforcement and counter terrorism in the digital age
DNA puts faces to crimes beating eyewitness accounts
Ohio junior takes up the fight in treating cystic fibrosis
55 min
February 25, 2017 Trump versus science
Fears of a rough ride ahead for US science
Science in the era of Trump
Call for open discussion on governance of gene editing technologies
Seagrass ecosystems reduce bacterial pathogens in seawater
Event horizon telescope provides highest resolution ever
Gross science takes out the Kavli Gold Award for Children’s Science News
Getting more out of recycling e-waste
54 min
February 04, 2017 How old is that lobster on your plate?
Molecular pathways open way for new, faster treatment of tuberculosis
Misshaped proteins the cause of many diseases
Anti-cancer drugs show promise against virus thought to cause asthma
Monitoring birds visiting for food and water
Salt tolerant plant holds the key for agricultural species
Secondary teeth reveal age of crustaceans
Tasmanian east coast changing fast
Hope for Parkinson’s patients
54 min
January 28, 2017 Kiwis and robins shooting blanks
Fewer, less viable sperm follows inbreeding of NZ endangered birds
Pigeons smarter than we thought
How to get engagement in science from those with little interest
Targeting cancer drugs to reduce side effects
Games deliver therapy for kids with autism
A brief history of plate tectonics
Poems by Janet Kenny
54 min
January 21, 2017 Effects of the changing climate in south western Australia
Effects of the changing climate in south western Australia.
54 min

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The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.