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The Science Show - Separate stories podcast
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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How education is being reshaped to open even more doors
5d ago00:12:47Tap to summarizeThe Science Show offers views on education from student Chloe Kwan, Superstar of STEM Jennifer Baker and indigenous rights campaigner Noel Pearson.
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The science of peace?
5d ago00:18:39Tap to summarizeIan Lowe is co-president of the Australian Peace and Security Forum and has many ideas about peaceful alternatives - beyond what is dismissed as ‘woke’.
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Quarantine to protect native mammals from bird flu
5d ago00:07:55Tap to summarizeAmy Briggs takes us to Mulligans Flat, a wildlife sanctuary north of Canberra to see preparations to quarantine a threatened marsupial, the eastern quoll.
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The making and storage of memory
5d ago00:10:22Tap to summarizeProfessor of neurobiology Carlos Lois at the California Institute of Technology describes experiments using Australian zebra finches to investigate how memory is stored in the brain.
Transcribe →Lab Notes: Is space junk destroying the ozone layer?
1w ago00:10:47Tap to summarizeOld satellites and bits of space junk regularly fall back to Earth, burning up as they pass through the atmosphere.All this burning metal causes a chain reaction and ultimately destroys ozone molecules, which keep us safe from most of the Sun's harmful UVB rays. Could a new era of satellite "megaconstellations", like the one run by SpaceX's internet company Starlink, undo humanity's hard work repairing the ozone layer?Jonathan Webb launches into this issue with Dr Alice Gorman (AKA Dr Space Junk), taking stock of just how many satellites are burning up and what can be done to solve the problem.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 Alice Gorman, Flinders UniversityThis episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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How eugenics helped start the birth control movement
2w ago00:21:07Tap to summarizeIn 1926, the organisation now known as Family Planning Australia was created, and eugenics played a role alongside feminism in the birth control movement.
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The search for elusive subatomic particles - deep in a Canadian nickel mine
2w ago00:09:31Tap to summarizeDan Falk takes us 2Km underground to SNOLAB, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory in northern Ontario, a Canadian science laboratory specialising in neutrino and dark matter physics sitting in a working nickel mine.
Transcribe →Terence Tao's King's birthday honour
2w ago00:06:53Tap to summarizeAustralian mathematician Terence Tao, now a professor at the University of California Los Angeles, was awarded the AC – The Companion of the Order of Australia on 8th June 2026.
Transcribe →Bird brains help biologists understand human brains
2w ago00:14:59Tap to summarizeAustralian zebra finches are being used to understand how human brains work and answer fundamental questions such as where memories are stored.
Transcribe →Lab Notes: The bird flu risk for Aussie wildlife
2w ago00:13:52Tap to summarizeA deadly variant of H5N1 avian influenza has finally reached mainland Australia: the last continent without it. Although the risk to human health remains low, this virus has spread through many different species overseas — and not just birds. So are our animals vulnerable? Jonathan Webb speaks with Dr Tiggy Grillo about which animals could be at risk, and what is being done to protect them.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 Tiggy Grillo, Chief Operating Officer of Wildlife Health AustraliaFurther information:Animal disease hotline: 1800 675 888What we know about how H5N1 bird flu got here and where it may appear nextWhy bird flu poses a high risk to many Australian native mammalsFor more on avian influenza and humans, have a listen to the latest Health Report bonus episode.This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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