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A science show that's informing and entertaining? That's Peer Revue! Your host, James M Roché, is studying a Master of Science Communication. Subscribe to get the latest in science direct to your headphones.

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A science show that's informing and entertaining? That's Peer Revue! Your host, James M Roché, is studying a Master of Science Communication. Subscribe to get the latest in science direct to your headphones.

    #019 Where Did The Big Bang Come From?

    #019 Where Did The Big Bang Come From?

    Let's find out where the universe started! And we'll look at how a satellite picking up interference accidentally found evidence for where the universe started. We also find out why you can have a COVID vaccination on the same day as another vaccination but not the day after...

    https://www.khanacademy.org/science/cosmology-and-astronomy/universe-scale-topic/big-bang-expansion-topic/v/cosmic-background-radiation

    https://www.space.com/18090-alpha-centauri-nearest-star-system.html

    https://immunisationhandbook.health.gov.au/contents/vaccine-preventable-diseases/covid-19#coadministration-with-other-vaccines

    • 7 min
    #018 Ocean Level in 100 Years. Plus What Chemical Gives 'Runners High' if It's Not Endorphins?

    #018 Ocean Level in 100 Years. Plus What Chemical Gives 'Runners High' if It's Not Endorphins?

    NASA reckons Antarctica is losing around 150 billion tons of ice per year, increasing the average sea level. Does the ocean have an "average" level? Does the sea rise more in some places than others? We also hear Callum's runners high and Vegemite stories and some other tangents.

    As always send your questions (and Vegemite soup recipes) to @peer.revue on Instagram

    • 6 min
    #017 Why Do Christians Live Longer?

    #017 Why Do Christians Live Longer?

    It's a fact that religious people live longer, but why? And what other groups live longer for the same reasons?

    Plus we talk about turning dead people into chatbots, testing your biological age, how vaccines are actually the GOAT.



    https://www.sciencealert.com/deadbots-could-be-the-future-of-advertising-ethicisits-warn-and-were-not-ready

    • 8 min
    #016 Is Blue Light Really Bad for Your Sleep? Plus Biodiversity is Kinda Based

    #016 Is Blue Light Really Bad for Your Sleep? Plus Biodiversity is Kinda Based

    There was a hypothesis a few years ago that blue light might be responsible for keeping us up late. While there is evidence that wearing orange glasses increases our melatonin, there's no evidence that they help us go to sleep earlier or improve our sleep quality.

    So, if it's not blue light what is it? Let's find out.

    We'll also break biodiversity down into three important aspects and talk a little about Bell Burnell finding pulsars!

    You are welcome to ask questions in the little text box and find Peer Revue socials and get in touch.



    https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(14)00324-3/fulltext

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271223089_Adolescents_who_perceive_fewer_consequences_of_risk-taking_choose_to_switch_off_games_later_at_night

    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329668451_How_Internal_and_External_Cues_for_Bedtime_Affect_Sleep_and_Adaptive_Functioning_in_Adolescents

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcal.12841#jcal12841-bib-0056

    • 4 min
    #015 Two Layers of Rock that Are the Same All Over the World

    #015 Two Layers of Rock that Are the Same All Over the World

    The deeper underground we go the further back in time we see. What do the fine white layer of rock and the black rock layer found underneath it that we talk about in this episode have in common? I don't want to spoil it.

    • 7 min
    #014 How to Become a Plant Person

    #014 How to Become a Plant Person

    What makes someone interested in plants? How can you cultivate a fascination in plants? Why does it matter? You will find out by listening to this week's episode of Peer Revue which was recorded live at the Australian National University's Woroni radio station.

    • 6 min

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