Let's Science
We live in a universe of scientific wonders and breakthroughs that can change our lives. We want to share these wonders with you. So, Let's Science!
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 17 minutes
- Episodes
- 93
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Harvesting Moon Air
SCI033: There’s enough oxygen in the Moon’s soil to keep 8 billion breathing for 100,000 years. Lindsay Sant and Gerard Trapnell discuss how scientists know this and plans they have for harvesting Mo…
00:14:51 |
Sat 22 Oct 2022
Bring on the Space Robots
SCI032: Let’s talk about some robots in space. Lindsay and Lino discuss the coolest and cutest little floating robot assistants on the International Space Station called astrobees and then talk about…
00:18:11 |
Sat 24 Sep 2022
Something to Chew On
SCI031: With lots of food puns, Lindsay and Lino discuss a recent study that reveals how much our daily chewing burns calories all on its own, but also how the way we chew and how much we do it may h…
00:16:27 |
Sat 10 Sep 2022
The Artemis Era Begins
SCI030: NASA is launching the Artemis I mission that begins our return to the Moon. Lindsay and Lino discuss the Artemis I mission, what will happen, all the science involved, plus what comes next.
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00:27:20 |
Sat 27 Aug 2022
Dinosaur Pines
SCI029: Dinosaur trees! Caroline and Lindsay talk about the Wollemi Pine tree and its links to prehistoric Australia and dinosaurs, and why Caroline recently purchased one for her home.
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00:16:52 |
Sat 13 Aug 2022
Mind-Blowing Images!
SCI028: The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image are amazing and Caroline, Lindsay, and Lino share their awe as they pore over the details of what the images actually show and what we can expect …
00:33:35 |
Sat 30 Jul 2022
Australian Rockets to Space!
SCI027: NASA has launched a rocket from Australia and our Aussie panel is very excited. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle discuss what the new launch means for future space travel from…
00:15:38 |
Sat 16 Jul 2022
Red Planet Road Trip
SCI026: Space bucket list! Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss 8 tourist destinations that any future tourist on Mars will want to visit, from the obvious (Olympus Mons) to the weird and mysteriou…
00:14:20 |
Sat 18 Jun 2022
The Milky Way Supermassive Black Hole
SCI025: Telescopes have now given us our first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Caroline Knight tells us how we discovered there was a black hole there and the amazin…
00:13:37 |
Sat 04 Jun 2022
Big Bang Alternatives
SCI024: Before the Big Bang Theory was widely accepted, there were many theories to explain how the universe began. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss five alternative theories that were advanced…
00:18:18 |
Sat 07 May 2022
Webb Telescope and Redshift
SCI023: We revisit the historic new James Webb Space Telescope and its first amazing discoveries and then Caroline explains to Lindsay and Lino some astronomical terms like redshift.
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00:14:59 |
Sat 23 Apr 2022
Bring Back the Tassie Tiger
SCI022: The Thylacine, aka the Tasmanian Tiger or Tassie Tiger, is extinct, but as Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino, scientists now think it may be possible to bring them back. How is that possible? W…
00:20:31 |
Sat 09 Apr 2022
Dinosaur Sniffles
SCI021: Even dinosaurs got sniffles! Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino about a new discovery that shows that some sauropods show evidence of having had respiratory infections. Then Lindsay discusses an…
00:21:59 |
Sat 26 Mar 2022
COVID Antibodies Improve Over Time
SCI020: Getting better all the time! Caroline explains to Lindsay and Lino how the quality of antibodies from COVID-19 vaccines improve over time, what antibodies are, and what they do in us. Plus an…
00:16:05 |
Sat 12 Mar 2022
The ISS Retirement Date is Set
SCI019: The International Space Station has been humanity’s outpost on the edge of space for more than 20 years, but now its end date has been set. Caroline Knight and Lindsay Sant discuss the histor…
00:22:41 |
Sat 26 Feb 2022
The JWTS Looks Into Deep Space and Deep Past
SCI018: The James Webb Telescope is the newest science asset in space and will look deeper into the universe than ever before. Lindsay and Lino discuss the amazing discoveries it’s expected to make i…
00:26:38 |
Sat 12 Feb 2022
The Science of Christmas Food
SCI017: Why do we feel so sleepy after eating that holiday meal of turkey? Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino that it’s not as simple as tryptophan making you sleepy. Plus why that uniquely Australian a…
00:16:58 |
Sat 25 Dec 2021
The Space Rock From The Moon
SCI016: That’s no moon! Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino that astronomers have discovered a quasi-moon companion of Earth that may in fact be a piece of the Moon that broke off from it eons ago. Plus …
00:20:02 |
Sat 11 Dec 2021
The Science of The Egg Drop
SCI015: What can dropping an egg teach us about the forces acting on it? Caroline, Lindsay, and Lino are joined by Caroline’s son Frankie to discuss his egg drop experiment as well as inertia, veloci…
00:17:01 |
Sat 27 Nov 2021
China’s Moon Rocks
SCI014: China’s lunar rover has returned a payload of rocks from the Moon and Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino that the rocks are much younger than those retrieved by Apollo and reveal more about volc…
00:19:34 |
Sat 13 Nov 2021
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