Episodes

PLASMA LAMP

End of year wrap

26 Dec 2019
Claire Farrugia, Chris Lassig, Stu Burns
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Christmas crackers

Cooolbinia kids' questions and a cracker of an experiment

19 Dec 2019
Chris Lassig, Claire Farrugia, Stu Burns
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Koala and joey rescued from Gold Coast Hinterland bushfires (Photo from Queensland Police Service, via ABC News)

Universal music, chimera experiments, and saving koalas from bushfires

12 Dec 2019
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Kimberlites often contain diamonds and the clues to what the Earth is made from.

Multiple worlds and time travel, explosive volcano diamonds and male contraception

5 Dec 2019
Sean Carroll, Hayden Dalton
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Atomic Ants on the loose! Photo by Jared Belson.

Indigenous science and atomic cannibal ants!

28 Nov 2019
Stu Burns, Chris Lassig, Claire Farrugia Guest: Dr. Krystal de Napoli
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Main image: Corsican cat-fox (species unknown); Top inset: Irukandji jellyfish (Could also be a number of species); Bottom inset: Zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata, this one we know)

Triple creature feature! Cat-fox mystery, Irukandji misery, and zebra finch memory

21 Nov 2019
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Ibis in Ancient Egypt, why zebras have stripes, and DNA & RNA in primordial soup

14 Nov 2019
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Steppe eagle

Frog brains, eagle phone bills and early humans

7 Nov 2019
Stu Burns, Claire Farrugia, Chris Lassig
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A true Space Oddity: Brad Pitt flying to the Moon powered by geese (listen to the show for an explanation)

Lost in science fiction! Moon fantasies, Space Oddities, and Brad Pitt

31 Oct 2019
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Aussie Backyard Bird Count and Prime Minister Prizes for science

24 Oct 2019
Sean Dooley
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