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Sci_Burst is a brand new podcast about science, popular culture, and entertainment!
We’re your hosts, Isabel & Ella, two science communicators and sci-fi nerds steering this spaceship into the multiverse of science fun!
Follow us on @Sci_Burst (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok) for updates. You can also get in touch via sciburstpodcast@gmail.com.
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S2 E1: Science Goes Pop with Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens
Welcome to Sci_Burst Season 2! We're kicking off this season by talking all things popular culture, science, and how the two combine in weird, wacky and wonderful ways!
Our very first guest Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens from the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science joins us to talk about circus, clowns, and even science tattoos...
We hope you come away from this episode with curiosity for the unexpected places that science appears inside and outside academia.
Add to the conversation! Let us know your thoughts on our socials @sci_burst or via our gmail sciburstpodcast@gmail.com ✨
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16. Solarpunk - Radical Sustainability
For our final episode of Season 1, we’re ending on an uplifting note with a sustainable and optimistic vision of the future 💖
This one’s a little intro to the emerging sci-fi subgenre, aesthetic, and movement that is ☀️ Solarpunk ☀️ Join us in exploring solarpunk worlds in pop culture, where we might see them in the near future, and what a harmonious relationship between nature, community, and technology can look like.
As always, let us know your thoughts on our socials @sci_burst or via our gmail sciburstpodcast@gmail.com ✨ And while we are taking a break from releasing episodes for a little bit, we will be very contactable and active online.
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15. What Makes a Hero? - Science in Comic Characters
Our penultimate episode of season 1 is now here! Listen to learn all about the (science and technology) formulas that make superheroes and supervillains in popular comic universes 🦸♀️🦹♀️ This episode is being released as part of the National Film and Sound Archives’ science and film night on the 1997 adaptation “Batman & Robin” — an event featuring yours truly!
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14. Elemental Stories - Ancient Chemistry & Magic
The elements - a scientific concept that emerged from natural philosophy and alchemy - permeate pop culture to the nth degree. In this episode, we discuss chemistry's roots, science and magic, and the colourful portrayals of the 'classical' elements in contemporary pop culture💧🔥🌬️🪨 Join us in exploring the wonderful metaphors that come with these representations and what they say about our understanding of science - from Pixar's "Elemental" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" to "Potion Permit" and Pokémon"!
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13. Mars, Board Games, & Space Colonisation
Happy Science Week 2023! And happy episode 13! Bring your ears along for a discussion on humanity's current Mars endeavours and space colonisation themes... in board games 🚀🪐🎲
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12. Street Art & Science Engagement
Our exciting Uncharted Territory episode on science and street art has officially dropped! Listen to explore the mathematical, technological and environmental (solarpunk may make an appearance 👀) genres found in science-themed street art. Using examples from Australia and around the globe, we discuss street art's potential as a highly accessible avenue for science communication.
Customer Reviews
Fun and fascinating!
Love this podcast! Isabel & Ella take us on an exploration of everything science, sci-fi, pop culture and entertainment - as fans, nerds, and science communicators. Lots of fun and interesting topics, you will laugh and learn … WARNING rabbit-holes ahead!
Science that doesn’t make you feel dumb
As a silly, non-scientifically-inclined gal, I am so grateful for this podcast