That's What I Call Science!

9 months, 15 US states, 4 countries (including the US and AUS) and 3 homes, a brief summary of Kate’s wild 2022! Ryan Smith and Dr Kate Johnson chat, separated by 17000km, about Kate’s experience as …

In this episode, Olly and Sarah talk to Young Professional Engineer of the Year for Tasmania in 2022 Samantha Chapman about transportation and connecting communities.  Sam walks us through the holist…

Local marine scientist, Dr Camille White, sits down with Olly Dove and Ellie Clapham to talk about the science behind fish farming. Camille explains how and why her team conducts their research on th…

Join us this week as we check in with our newest member of TWICS, Hannah Moore! She’s a UTas PhD student studying volcanology, and has just returned from fieldwork in New Zealand. Listen closely and …

Coming to you from 3500 m above sea level, two Pika-chasing Tasmanians chat about mountain research. Listen to hear from Dr Rose Brinkhoff, find out what Pikas are, what it’s like to work in an alpin…

PhD candidates produce research outputs for universities, and are a valuable part of the academic workforce. Yet, they remain to be seen only as ‘students’ and therefore do not qualify for an income,…

At the beginning of her PhD, Megan Grant joined us at That’s What I Call Science to talk about her seabird research. Now nearing the end, Megan has been awarded as one of the two University of Tasman…

Inspired by her own experiences breaking into the field of coding and front-end development, Kah Men co-founded The Coding Sisterhood, a safe and inclusive group that encourages women to try coding. …

In this episode we talk to Eve Poland about her research in chemistry, her advocation for zero waste in Tasmania, and her impressive music career. Interestingly, she describes her goal to combine her…

Tasmania has some of the worst results in maths testing across Australia with drastic drops in results year after year. We speak with Priya Kitchener, a passionate maths educator, about the testing r…

Dr Niamh Chapman got into the nitty gritty of healthcare delivery and measures of success with Dr Alistair Fyfe. Dr Fyfe is from Tasmania and completed his medical training here but has spent most of…

A science journey that started with pens, how & why trees twist and bend, how bugs unite us all + how one bug is killing entire forests. Join Dr Kate Johnson for chats with researchers in the Forest.…

Dr Julia Drouhin is an Artist and curator with the incredible ability to manipulate and reinvent sound. From radiophonics, to edible objects, transformed technology from past generations and an exhib…

Have you ever heard the wind howling, and imagined the howl being converted to be played on piano? Or watched a tree flutter in the wind, and pictured the branch holding a pencil and trying to draw a…

The Australian Antarctic Festival was here in Hobart last week, including an exhibition at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. As part of the festivities, Olly led up a panel with four ex…

Join Sarah and Niamh in this episode as they talk with Phil Durbin from Finite Elements.  Phil shares his experiences in mechanical engineering including using tools like finite element analysis and …

From earth’s natural solar cells to freezing frogs, join Dr Kate Johnson for the second edition of chats with Yale researchers. Aleca Borsuk studies leaves revealing new information about their incre…

This week you’ll  hear what it’s like to do research at Yale, whether Australians call stuffed-animals ‘stuffies’ and more! Join host Dr Kate Johnson to hear about Joseph Zailaa’s and Dr Leila Fletch…

Join us for the final part of our mini-series in celebration of the first images released from the James Webb Space Telescope! 

Andrew discusses his draw to our quaint little island with a huge scient…

Join us this week for part two of our mini-series in celebration of the James Webb Space Telescope! This time around, we meet with Georgia Stewart, a PhD student at UTAS, studying Active Galactic Nuc…