The Science Show
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 271
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Microorganisms support all life, and plastic in creatures’ guts
Microplastics are everywhere and impacting ecosystems.
00:54:01 |
Sat 09 Mar 2024
Supernova!
A supernova has been observed in great detail just 3.5 light years from Earth… and that’s close!
00:54:06 |
Sat 02 Mar 2024
The Science Show
They’ve lived since the time of the dinosaurs. But the outlook is grim for Tasmania’s Maugean skate.
00:54:06 |
Sat 24 Feb 2024
How Chinese science was revealed to the world
A great range of scientific and technical achievements were made in China hundreds of years earlier than in Europe.
00:54:05 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Improved photosynthesis may increase crop yields
More efficient molecules inside plants could bring a big increase in crop yields.
00:54:05 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
Climate forces change to traditional lifestyles in PNG
Failing crops and dwindling water supply are forcing change to the traditional lifestyles of PNG highlanders.
00:54:08 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
The Science Show’s Top 100 Australian Scientists
People know their sports stars, and their rock stars. Why don’t they know the stars of science who have helped shape our world? The Science Show’s Top 100 Australian Scientists hopes to generate disc…
00:54:05 |
Sat 27 Jan 2024
Science Extra: Aspects of psychology: ADHD diagnosis explosion—and singing to babies
Aspects of mental health and psychology.
Diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) doubled over the past year, and the cost of doing that increased substantially too.
And why do …
00:22:47 |
Sat 20 Jan 2024
H. G. Wells – father of science fiction
He imagined the atomic bomb, believed in a world government, wrote books about science and science fiction and was the first popular communicator of scientific ideas. Today we commemorate the life an…
00:54:07 |
Sat 20 Jan 2024
Science Extra: falling antimatter, chimps, Beethoven's hair, Jupiter, and that telescope
Clearly, there's no such thing as too much AI, you can't escape it; and we can't ignore avian 'flu, or 2023 being the hottest year on record; But, meanwhile ... CERN measured the dynamics of falling …
00:20:30 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
Portrait of Isaac Newton
He developed laws of motion, gravitation and mathematical calculus. But with his genius came myths and legends. Sharon Carleton presents a portrait of Isaac Newton.
00:54:25 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
Science Extra: One semaglutide please
If there’s one medication that’s got everyone talking it’s the antidiabetic medication semaglutide. The drug is often better known by one of its brand names, Ozempic, and it’s exploded in popularity …
00:19:06 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
What to do when science doesn’t cut through
Tim Flannery and Robyn Williams discuss how to communicate in a world of denialism, disinformation, and deep fakes.
00:54:06 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
Science Extra: The rise of the thinking machines
The hottest tech story in 2023 has been the rise of artificial intelligence. ChatGPT burst onto the scene and became the fastest-growing internet app of all time, reaching more than 100 million users…
00:18:45 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
The Anglo-Australian Telescope – approaching 50 years
Robyn Williams visited the telescope site prior to its completion in 1974. In 2014 he returned as astronomers celebrated 40 years.
00:54:07 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Science Extra: It's gettin' hot in here
It’s been a big year for environment news: records broken, a new El Nino, and dire forecasts for a hot summer.
In this bonus episode, we’re diving deep into what happened in environment news in 2023…
00:21:27 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
The bigger Australian story - Odyssey down under
Historian Tom Griffiths says a new kind of history is called for in the year of the Voice referendum. He wrote his essay Odyssey down under for Inside Story.
00:54:05 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Transitions
At the age of 87, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster David Suzuki has stepped down as host of CBC TV’s The Nature of Things. In May, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in To…
00:54:04 |
Sat 16 Dec 2023
The Future Is Now
Carbon dioxide emissions continue to rise. Antarctic ice shelves melt and the Amazon burns. Bob McDonald says the future is now.
00:54:07 |
Sat 09 Dec 2023
2FC now Radio National celebrates 100 years
We revisit a bold new Sunday night program in 1975, and coverage of the Apollo missions.
00:28:50 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
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