The Science Show - Separate stories podcast
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 day
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 298
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Deep cuts in US education and research
The incoming Trump presidency has seen swift cuts to education and research, with threats of whole departments being abolished. Editor-in-chief of the journal Science describes the damage.
00:05:44 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
Naomi Oreskes exposes The Big Myth
Naomi Oreskes talks about Donald Trump and her latest book The Big Myth ahead of her visit to Australia in early March.
00:14:10 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
Lab Notes: Are we on the brink of another pandemic?
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza is currently ripping through the US, infecting wild animals, livestock and people. One person has died, and around 70 more infections have been confirmed.
Meanwhil…
00:13:24 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
AI helps with earthquakes
AI is being used to sort and analyse earthquake data determining which readings are produced from fault lines, and which are not. But will it help predict the big one?
00:07:05 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Will AI take over?
Geoffrey Carr’s novel Genesis tells of AI escaping machine confines, having external adventures, and even approaching Mars.
00:12:49 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Vale Tim Radford
One of the greatest science journalists of the last 50 years, Tim Radford has died aged 84.
00:03:45 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Green cities, zero emissions in construction, industry and transport essential for civilisation to flourish
Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University says zero emissions is essential for our long-term viability. Some cities are leaping forward with their green agenda, embracing new tec…
00:19:29 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
Lab Notes: What history can teach us about ‘city-killer’ asteroids
An asteroid dubbed 2024 YR4 is causing a stir among the space community and a frenzy in the media. It currently has a 2.3 per cent chance of crashing into Earth three days before Christmas in 2032. B…
00:13:11 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
The Blacktionary!
Diversity, inclusion & equity are under attack from Trump and Musk. Jane Oremosu and Maggie Semple’s book My Little Black Book: A Blacktionary offers support and advice.
00:13:32 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
The science of happy people
Psychologist Felicia Huppert from Sydney, was sometimes known as the Professor of Happiness at Cambridge. On her recent death a celebration of her global influence was held by colleagues and family a…
00:33:30 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
Lab Notes: Varroa is here but honey bees strike back
Varroa is the parasite responsible for destroying bee colonies all around the world and is regarded as "the greatest biological threat to Australia's honey bee population."
The good news is that som…
00:13:30 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Taronga tales
Kristin Darell’s books for kids show how many aspects of science flourish at the zoo - especially in Taronga Azzo in Sydney, her favourite.
00:12:44 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
Australian deserts - ecologically, hardly deserts. But our knowledge about them is.
Steve Morton describes the geological history of Australia which has made Australian deserts unique. 20,000 species of beetles, 7,500 species of ants, and a varied wildlife ready to boom when the rai…
00:13:44 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
Australia’s crucial role in radio astronomy
John Bolton pioneered the field from a converted radar lab on the cliffs of Dover Heights in Sydney. This is just one story in Marcus Chown’s book about black holes, A Crack in Everything.
00:13:50 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
Relish cosmic catastrophes
Sara Webb explores what will happen when our Sun stops shining, and our galaxy, The Milky Way, collides with the andromeda galaxy.
00:12:59 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
Lab Notes: Why the Australian sun has a real sting to it
Australia's summer UV levels are high enough to cause sunburn in as little as 11 minutes.
Yet the summer sun in the Northern Hemisphere rarely feels that full on.
So why does our sunlight have that…
00:13:33 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Technology assists with mental health demands
Ian Tucker is investigating the use of online services, where doctors prescribe a service, allowing patients to connect with social groups for support.
00:05:47 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
The Secret History of Sharks
They have survived for 465 million years, and 5 mass extinctions. John Long describes how sharks have been able to endure.
00:10:37 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
Jiayi Fang runner-up in the 2024 UNSW Bragg Student Prize for Science Writing
Jiayi Fang reads her essay describing what each of us can do to assist in the conservation and protection of the environment.
00:08:03 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
A short history of ancient humans
Chris Stringer places Homo longi with previously known ancient humans, the Neanderthals and Denisovans, and our own species, Homo sapiens.
00:12:01 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of ABC listen. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.