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The Science Show
Hosted by ABC Australia · EN
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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Lab Notes: In an era of AI hacking, how safe is the census?
3d ago00:10:46Tap to summarizeIt's census time, which means lots of us are about to submit personal information via the Internet.Whether it's the ABS or your favourite online shop — how safe is our data in an era when AI models have shown they can hack companies without even being asked to?Jonathan Webb opens a back door to this new normal of cybersecurity with Professor Toby Murray.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Professor Toby Murray, The University of MelbourneThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
Transcribe →Looking inside cells, and how seals hear so well underwater
1w ago00:54:41Tap to summarize* Fluorescent sensors bring cell contents to life* Plotting the Oceans: Stories of Powerful Maps and Their Makers* Animal senses that work as well in water as on land* Mushroom Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Fungal Lives* Descend two kilometres underground to the cleanest lab on Earth
Transcribe →Lab Notes: What will we see in a 10-year movie of the universe?
1w ago00:10:46Tap to summarizeThe longest survey of our southern skies — The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) — has just begun from the Vera Rubin Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert.Over the next 10 years, the largest digital camera on Earth will look at the same patches of sky time and again, aiming to record exploding stars, new asteroids, and maybe find what's behind dark energy.Jonathan Webb gets sucked into grand cosmic questions with Dr Anais Möller, as they discuss how astronomers are getting a head start on their research from the survey.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Dr Anais Möller, Senior Research Fellow Swinburne UniversityFurther information:Rubin's Ocean of StarsFink brokerThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
Transcribe →Pioneers past and present, and fiddling with life brings a heavy caution
2w ago00:54:35Tap to summarize* Celebrating Charles Todd, father of the overland telegraph* Diverse background ideal for leader in pioneering science* Mirror life risks catastrophe* Future Right Now reveals concerns of young people* Botany courses becoming an endangered species
Transcribe →Lab Notes: How do we predict the snow season?
2w ago00:10:46Tap to summarizeThis year has been one of the worst starts to the snow season since records began. And it's a trend that researchers say will only continue in the years to come. But what's causing this change? What's the outlook for the rest of this ski season, and should we all just be booking a holiday to Japan? Jonathan Webb goes off-piste with climate reporter Romy Stephens about what this all means. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Romy Stephens, climate reporterFurther information:How snow machines have become the key ingredient for ski seasonsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
Transcribe →Fossil graveyards an archive of past climate and ecology
3w ago00:52:38Tap to summarize* Gillard tribute to Ogilvie* The future of sleep* Fossil graveyards an archive of climate and ecology* How bacteria behave in the body* White possums in peril
Transcribe →Lab Notes: What's it like to be in a clinical trial?
3w ago00:10:46Tap to summarizeBefore any new therapy or medicine is placed on the shelves of a pharmacy, it needs to be tested in humans first.What does that process look like? And who are the people testing these new drugs?Jonathan Webb goes behind the curtain of clinical trials with health reporter Lauren Roberts to take a look at what happens in Australia.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Lauren Roberts, health reporterFurther information:Richard Scolyer encouraged Australians to enrol in research. Here's how to get involvedAustralian Clinical TrialsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
Transcribe →Monitoring Antarctic glaciers and the science of gluten-free baking
4w ago00:54:36Tap to summarizeA team from Caltech is using ultrasound to reveal processes at work one kilometre under Antarctic ice.
Transcribe →Lab Notes: Is AI taking over mathematics?
Jul 800:10:28Tap to summarizeAI chatbots are helping to crack long-standing mathematical problems, including some of the famous Paul Erdős conjectures that have remained unsolved for nearly 80 years. It's not just researchers finding these solutions, either: it's also amateur mathematicians armed with off-the-shelf ChatGPT.Jonathan Webb wheels out the chalkboard with Dr Melissa Lee to discuss how AI is shaping the field of mathematics, and if anyone can be a mathematician these days.You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.auFeaturing:Dr Melissa Lee, Senior Lecturer Monash UniversityFurther information:An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematiciansLeiden Declaration on Artificial Intelligence and MathematicsThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
Transcribe →As bird flu arrives in Australia, an endangered species is being quarantined
Jul 300:53:14Tap to summarizeWe visit a wildlife sanctuary north of Canberra where enclosures are being built to quarantine the eastern quoll, a species already endangered. Will it work and is this a long-term solution?
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