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Oct 20, 2018

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Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science 2018
Glyphosate one of the safest farm chemicals - Ben Selinger
A tribute to sceptic Barry Williams
Play explores the culture of team science
Time to start climbing back up the cliff - Julian Huppert on Brexit

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Oct 20, 2018

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William Whewell - coined osmosis, conductivity, ion and scientist!: William Whewell - coined osmosis, conductivity, ion and scientist! by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Two legends of science fiction: Science lukewarm on 2018 Australian federal budget New approaches aim to circumvent penicillin resistance Fifty years back, Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey foreshadowed artificial intelligence and much more The accuracy and value of science on the big screen Tribute to Ursula Le Guin Riddle of wasps and orchids solved by amateur naturalist Fred Dagg’s weather report Lewis Fry Richardson - pioneer of modern weather forecasting by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Scientists support worldwide moratorium on editing human embryos: Budget provides science a nudge Moratorium call on editing human embryos Energy used to produce wasted food in US could power whole countries Measuring the universe may lead to new physics, and new model of the universe Worldwide bird sightings collated a by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Rewiring the brain and training the robots: Carbon fibre electrodes bridge the gap in spinal cord injury Robots go where humans cannot Fairness crucial in data for artificial intelligence When case workers are replaced by software Blimp used to spot sharks Sharing the thrill and exhilaration of discovery by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Climate – what's next?: Climate changing ten times faster than historic natural variation Award for fighting civilisation’s greatest challenge Trump working in a science vacuum – John Holdren Trump excludes science from the political process Fracking mostly done in the dark Leigh Creek – South Australian town all set up and ready for industry and new residents by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Chase the darkness and change the sex: Australian Space Agency to guide space investment Nation taken for a ride with R and D budget measures - Roy Green Primordial black holes may have formed in the very early moments after the Big Bang Distant galaxies may help reveal dark energy Drones and whale snot propel Aussie Famelab winner Vanessa Pirotta to world final Old-school breeding and high-tech genomics to boost prawns and barramundi Pseudocopulation - beneficial to the orchid, exploitative of the wasp Feeling a touch hormonal? by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Fish pornography and fishy sounds: New NASA head unconvincing on human contribution to climate Sounds reveal details of aquatic environmental health Fish concealment methods may lead to better underwater mapping Deep-sea corals indicate past climate events Heat from north Atlantic hastens melt of Antarctic ice shelves Tragedy follows exposure of US Antarctic base bureaucracy Headlines used as click bait The Lost Tools of Henry Hoke Ep 3 - Beryl Hoke: the Forge of Destiny by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Keep Austin weird!: President Trump blocks out science James Webb Space Telescope to peer back even closer to the Big Bang Cleaning products, pesticides, paints and personal products a major source of urban air pollution Ancient city discovered in Central America Deep Water Horizon spill killed more than one thousand marine mammals Widespread change to come with autonomous vehicles Why people deny scientific findings by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Hope for reefs? Corals respond well to relocation: Fireballs reveal clues about planet formation Coral shows encouraging response to relocation trial Primary students easily understand the Einsteinian world Spinifex contains building blocks for nanomaterials Artificial nerve the first step towards an artificial brain by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Happy Birthday Questacon: Crispr gene editing brings new ethical questions Improving public transport for people with autism Questacon celebrates 30 years Science Gallery questions perfection of form Museums hold species not yet named and maybe now extinct Praying mantis mimics orchid to lure prey by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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From Lake Mungo to Lithium Valley: Lithium boom for Western Australia Search for when the first stars and galaxies formed Fifty years since history rewritten at Lake Mungo First Chinese emperor lies untouched amongst terracotta warriors Unravelling the order of time by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Exoplanets best bet for hints of life beyond Earth: Countdown for an Australian Space Agency Searching for Earth-like planets from Earth and space by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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To spank or not to spank?: Japan Prize awarded to Australian pioneer in immunology Jacques Miller Supporters of science take to the streets across Australia Controlling atoms and molecules at the quantum level opens big new questions, and possibilities The flu of 1918 - why it became a pandemic The Lost Tales of Henry Hoke Ep 2 - Henry Hoke, Bush Mechanic A spanking or just a slap or smack? It’s all physical violence towards children by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Australia's deep history: Stargazers find new exploding stars The Moon and Leo shining bright for stargazers Reef restoration projects for GBR Algae used for development of new products, and a light feature at Vivid Understanding how plants respond to pathogens may lead to more resistant crops Uncovering ancient Australia by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Giving up meat: Fields medal for mathematics won by Australian Akshay Venkatesh High environmental costs for eating meat with consumption increasing Pesticides threaten prawns and oysters Muscle gene discovery could lead to new insomnia treatments that don't target the brain New approach to treating cancer The discovery and denial of sex in plants by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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A tropical Science Show: Gender equity an ongoing challenge for Australian Academy of Science High hopes for double the hit from solar cells Carbon capture and storage places costs and risks with all future generations JCU voice of the tropics at UN Small reef fish - born athletic champions Groovy patches may bring improved results for heart disease patients by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Tim Flannery on energy, climate and kelp: ABC’s Top 5 media residency program in science and humanities A decade ago climate experts were deeply worried. Now they are terrified - Tim Flannery by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Were the first dinosaurs Polish?: Trams without tracks, poles or wires New incentives for landlords to invest in carbon-free energy Journals first rejected CRISPR discovery – they didn’t believe it Proposed US-Mexico wall to impinge on movement of animals The rise and fall of the dinosaurs by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Killing Tsar Nicholas: Photos and science unveil life and murder of Russia’s last Tsar Oceans move heat and carbon dioxide around the globe The Economist – where science is never bumped by celebrities Quantum mechanics explains some biological processes Neutrinos may help solve by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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Artificial floating nations, and artificial teachers: visionary or hype?: This week, two artificial replacements: artificial floating nations, and AI teachers. Science Journalist Carl Smith is Robyn's artificial replacement for this episode. by The Science Show - Full Program Podcast
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