Where Are We At With...?

David Curnow
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A podcast that brings you up to date with the promises of the future, made in the past.  It's impossible to keep up with the latest on everything. News media only has so much space, and as you doom-scroll seeking an update on cancer cures or flying cars, you'll find a million answers, mostly wrong, and many of them involving kittens. Good news! Hosted by journalist and presenter, David Curnow, "Where Are We At With...?" speaks to experts in the field to get the very latest on what's being done, and how far away your flying car or robot butler really is.

Episodes

  1. Where Are We At With Body (re)Building?

    17H AGO

    Where Are We At With Body (re)Building?

    Spring-loaded false teeth, fish-skin grafts, pig-heart transplants and bionic limbs. Just some of the ways we have repaired, replaced or reengineered the human body. Join New York Times multi-best selling author, all time TED-talk top ten speaker, and all-round entertaining person Mary Roach discussing her new book on the topic, "Replaceable You". (Warning, some pigs may have been harmed when their hearts were removed)

    57 min
  2. Where Are We At With Koala Chlamydia?

    JAN 4

    Where Are We At With Koala Chlamydia?

    Koalas did not catch chlamydia from humans. Humans can't catch it from koalas either, but we can catch it from birds! Koala chlamydia often makes people snigger, thinking that the animal symbol of Australia can get what we think of as an STD. But the disease is decimating populations of the fluffy marsupial that are already struggling due to habitat destruction, road deaths and the curse of the feral cat, fox and dog. Not all is lost, however. Professor Peter Timms and his colleagues at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia have brought to market the very first vaccine for koala chlamydia. Find out how they first caught the disease, why fact that antibiotics can cure the disease but then the koala can't feed, and why baby koalas eating poop is both good and bad.

    1h 11m
  3. Where Are We At With Climate Science?

    12/21/2025

    Where Are We At With Climate Science?

    Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening, to me, and most of the sane world, given that climate change promises more frequent and intense storms, as well as droughts, and floods. Forecasters and meteorologists rely on centuries of observations and modelling. Data is now available in exponentially greater volume and distribution and using it are not just humans, but computers with learning Artificial Intelligence that are trying to predict what even a tiny change might do to the weather across the entire planet. What if we could predict not just the size of hail, but where it will land, as well as what areas are more prone to lightning, and how to improve food security in the rapidly changing climate? Professor Hamish McGowan is a Geographer and Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences. He leads the Weather and Climate Science Research Alliance at the University of Queensland. Where Are We At With Climate Science?

    53 min
  4. Where Are We At With Frog Fungus?

    12/20/2025

    Where Are We At With Frog Fungus?

    It's the worst wildlife disease disaster ever, and yet so many people haven't even heard about it. More than 90 amphibian species extinct, hundreds more on the brink, all from a fungal disease that spread around the world before we even knew what it was. Researchers like Dr Tiffany Kosch, from the University of Melbourne, are working hard to find an answer deep within the froggy genome, and posing some tough questions about what we might have to do to save these vital species. Where Are We At With Frog Fungus?

    45 min
  5. Where Are We At With Autonomous Vehicles?

    12/19/2025

    Where Are We At With Autonomous Vehicles?

    The car of the future is apparently one that we don't even control. Autonomous vehicles are already commonplace in large mines, and have been popping up in a number of cities around the world as taxis. Professor Michael Milford is the Director of the QUT Centre for Robotics in Brisbane, Australia. He explains why the ability to not drive yourself is a relief, the key hurdles that have already been overcome, and just how soon we will all be letting go of the steering wheel. Where Are We At With Autonomous Vehicles?

    39 min

  6. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Trailer

    Jetpacks, flying cars, cure for cancer, the hole in the ozone layer, fashion, fusion and frogs. Just some of the topics we will find out just Where We Are At With in this new podcast from journalist David Curnow.

    2 min
  7. Where Are We At With Cane Toads?

    12/06/2025

    Where Are We At With Cane Toads?

    Cane Toads. An amphibian's attack on Australia. Professor Rick Shine from Macquarie University explains how young toads can be like a bottle of scotch, what Fine Young Cannibals can teach us, and how Peter Pan could be the solution to the problem. The international archetype of bio-control failure, South America's Giant Toad was introduced to Australia 90 years ago to control sugar cane pests. As it forged on beyond cane fields towards the rest of the continent, it became better known as the Cane Toad. Seemingly unstoppable, and leaving a trail of devastated native creatures in its wake, the toxic toad became bigger, faster, stronger and more deadly to other creatures. But with the help of dedicated researchers such as Professor Shine, the battle may finally swing in our favour. Where Are We At With... CANE TOADS?

    56 min

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About

A podcast that brings you up to date with the promises of the future, made in the past.  It's impossible to keep up with the latest on everything. News media only has so much space, and as you doom-scroll seeking an update on cancer cures or flying cars, you'll find a million answers, mostly wrong, and many of them involving kittens. Good news! Hosted by journalist and presenter, David Curnow, "Where Are We At With...?" speaks to experts in the field to get the very latest on what's being done, and how far away your flying car or robot butler really is.

Information

  • Creator
    David Curnow
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 David Curnow
  • Show Website
    Where Are We At With...?