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Up and Atom FBi Radio
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- Wetenschap
Up and Atom brings you the latest breakthroughs and discoveries in the ever-changing world of science. Sometimes weird, sometimes confronting, always informative, come learn about the world around. Hosted by Alice Williamson (@all_isee), University of Sydney lecturer and researcher for Open Source Malaria, each week on Up For It with Ruby Miles.
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Opossum Antivemon & Tasting Brains
Why are opossums immune to snake bites? And what's the deal with tasting stuff? Dr Alice Williamson joined Ruby Miles to answer some of these pressing questions.
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Dino Dandruff & Asteroids
Dr Alice Williamson came into the studio to tell us about dinosaur dandruff and the asteroid that wiped them out.
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Poop Hands & Green Lizards
Dr. Alice Williamson joined us to confirm our greatest fear (hand driers are spraying poop onto our fingers), and to teach us about green blooded lizards.
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Grey Matter Special: A.I. Navigation & Neanderthal Brains
Dr Alice Williamson joined Ruby to talk all things brains. We learned that Google DeepMind has developed an internal satnav (all by itself?!), and about Neanderthal brains that are being grown in petri dishes.
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Flesh Eating Bacteria & Sea Floor Antibiotics
Dr. Alice Williamson has finally returned so we can bask in her sciencey glory. It's not all good news though. We talked flesh eating ulcers, and the people who search the sea floor for medicine.
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Ageing vs Cancer & Infinitely Recyclable Plastic
Dr. Alice Williamson is still out of sorts, so Tom Gordon joined us to talk protein caps on DNA and special plastic.