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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

A weekly Science and Natural Sciences podcast featuring Robyn Williams
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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

A weekly Science and Natural Sciences podcast featuring Robyn Williams
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Two inspirational books for younger readers show an intruiging world and the thrill of chasing a dream.
Friendship led ancient humans to cooperate and gain an edge over predators. Compassion is seen among 25 primates and other animals. Today we explore these qualities and meet scientists investigating the role of friendship in our evolution and
Today we meet the people at the forefront of studying alpine plants - including how trees and plants survive in deep snow and ferocious winds. We visit the mushroom lab to discovery why fungi are essential to life on earth and find out what se
Sir Mark Oliphant of Adelaide was the main person missing from the film Oppenheimer. It was Sir Mark who carried the letter from European scientists to New York to convince the American President that Hitler was trying to make an atomic bomb a
The Iter Tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is due for completion next year. In the US, a smaller cheaper reactor is also gearing up.
Join Robyn Williams and meet scientists at one of the world’s centres for the study of climate and weather.
A supernova has been observed in great detail just 3.5 light years from Earth… and that’s close!
They’ve lived since the time of the dinosaurs. But the outlook is grim for Tasmania’s Maugean skate.
A great range of scientific and technical achievements were made in China hundreds of years earlier than in Europe.
A great range of scientific and technical achievements were made in China hundreds of years earlier than in Europe.
More efficient molecules inside plants could bring a big increase in crop yields.
Failing crops and dwindling water supply are forcing change to the traditional lifestyles of PNG highlanders.
People know their sports stars, and their rock stars. Why don’t they know the stars of science who have helped shape our world? The Science Show’s Top 100 Australian Scientists hopes to generate discussion and raise the profile of Australia’s
Aspects of mental health and psychology.Diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) doubled over the past year, and the cost of doing that increased substantially too.And why do parents take so readily to singing to their babi
He imagined the atomic bomb, believed in a world government, wrote books about science and science fiction and was the first popular communicator of scientific ideas. Today we commemorate the life and achievements of Herbert George Wells.
Clearly, there's no such thing as too much AI, you can't escape it; and we can't ignore avian 'flu, or 2023 being the hottest year on record; But, meanwhile ... CERN measured the dynamics of falling antimatter; primatologists measured menopaus
He developed laws of motion, gravitation and mathematical calculus. But with his genius came myths and legends. Sharon Carleton presents a portrait of Isaac Newton.
If there’s one medication that’s got everyone talking it’s the antidiabetic medication semaglutide. The drug is often better known by one of its brand names, Ozempic, and it’s exploded in popularity mainly because of its weight loss effects. S
Tim Flannery and Robyn Williams discuss how to communicate in a world of denialism, disinformation, and deep fakes. 
The Science Show presents the best in science stories from the year.
The hottest tech story in 2023 has been the rise of artificial intelligence. ChatGPT burst onto the scene and became the fastest-growing internet app of all time, reaching more than 100 million users in only a few months. So what has been the
Robyn Williams visited the telescope site prior to its completion in 1974. In 2014 he returned as astronomers celebrated 40 years.
It’s been a big year for environment news: records broken, a new El Nino, and dire forecasts for a hot summer.In this bonus episode, we’re diving deep into what happened in environment news in 2023, including ... the next frontiers of mining a
Historian Tom Griffiths says a new kind of history is called for in the year of the Voice referendum. He wrote his essay Odyssey down under for Inside Story.
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