This week? We're so lazy it's killing us. Also, go figure: extreme weather events leads to an increase in belief in climate change. And dolphins might be using some awesome maths when finding fish for dinner.

IaSF 12-07-12: Magnetic fish noses!

Jul 12th, 2012 12m 36s

Chris & Tilly, back with fresh pantaloons! No Higgs boson news this week. Instead? Australian boys to get Gardasil. Also: magnetic fish noses, and watching salmon evolve. Very ichthyological, this episode.

IaSF 4-7-12: We found the Higgs Boson!

Jul 4th, 2012 13m 42s

This week: we found it! By "we", of course, we mean "they": physicists galore at CERN announce the discovery of a new fundamental particle that looks one helluva lot like the long-sought Higgs Boson, responsible for all the mass in the Universe

IaSF 21-6-12: Toads & Brains

Jun 21st, 2012 10m 2s

Taking the fight to the notorious cane toad, by nabbing the tadpoles before they even leave the pond. Also, Brain scans can show you how hard your mind is working to accommodate those non-intuitive scientific facts.

IaSF 7-6-12: the SKA and C14

Jun 7th, 2012 9m 45s

Astronomical nerdery this week: the Big Decision has been made about the location of the Square Kilometre Array — yay! And, something slammed into the atmosphere around 1200 years ago that made levels of Carbon-14 jump. What was it? No one know

IaSF 31-5-12: Tragic tree tales

May 31st, 2012 10m 2s

If you've ever done anything stupid, take heart: at least you didn't inadvertently chop down the oldest organism on the planet.

IaSF 3-5-12: Magnetic birds & UV sight

May 3rd, 2012 10m 3s

Chris and Tilly natter about birds and their magnetic navigation skills. Then a quick lesson on light — UV light to be exact. Did you know that some people can see UV light? No? Amazing!