The Science Show

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The Science Show Podcast

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Seabirds have stomachs full of plastic

    Plastic is being eaten by seabirds. Some migratory birds can no longer fly. And micro amounts are entering the cells of other creatures. Including us.

    54 min

  2. 31 AUG

    The Science Show celebrates 49 years

    The first Science Show was broadcast on 30th August 1975. This week’s program takes a suitably cosmic view of Australia, its origins and its future.

    52 min

  3. 24 AUG

    New chemical reaction promises to slash price of some pharmaceuticals

    A new chemical reaction eliminates 6 steps in the manufacture of some drugs promising big savings of time and money.

    53 min

  4. 17 AUG

    Merlin meets Dr Crispy

    CRISPR is the most powerful means of gene editing ever developed. It led to Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier being awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2020. Jennifer Doudna speaks with Merlin Crossley about CRISPR, its capability, and the ethical questions which arise.

    54 min

  5. 10 AUG

    Fire destroying the Amazon, northern hemisphere forests and a tropical island suffers drought.

    Drought in the Amazon has left the forest tinder dry and now burning out of control. Wilderness areas and national parks across north America are on fire. The effects of climate change are hitting hard with threats of major shifts to world weather patterns as shown by the tropical island of Yap in the western Pacific coming perilously close to running out of fresh water.

    54 min

  6. 3 AUG

    Biodiversity crucial on land, in rivers and in our guts

    We go to the Scottish Highlands where biodiversity is being reintroduced to cleared fields, and a comic book explores biodiversity in our guts where bacteria perform essential services.

    54 min

  7. 27 JUL

    One billion people at risk as temperatures rise, sex genes, Shackleton VR and tennis

    As temperatures rise, it is estimated one billion people will be displaced from their land.

    54 min

  8. 20 JUL

    Stanford University: the great university with a dark side

    The University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia are to be combined as one in 2026.  So how do you start a new university?  You could look at the most successful universities and see what makes them great.  Stanford University, just south of San Francisco amid Silicon Valley in one of the great universities.  Its graduates have created the high-tech companies which we all now rely on.  But Stanford has a dark history with a veil of silence drawn over anyone speaking about the university’s past, or present operations.  Sharon Carleton reports.

    54 min
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The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

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  • Creator
    ABC listen
  • Years Active
    2005 - 2024
  • Episodes
    345
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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