Ep 7. Weevils, weaponry and terrible puns with Chrissie Painting

Ep 2. Zombie snails, hermaphrodites and the fall of the Berlin Wall with Frank Köhler: Frank Köhler from the Australian Museum gives James O'Hanlon advice on love darts and comparing slugs to snails. Music - www.bensound.com by In Situ Science

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Ep 38. Mr Do Bee, Katydids and Superstars of STEM with Kate Umbers: SPECIAL GUEST: KATE UMBERS (WSU) Stop murdering invertebrates. OK? Good. Dr Kate Umbers is an animal behaviour expert from Western Sydney University who is fighting to make sure that invertebrates are recognised as the wonderful creatures they are. In an... by In Situ Science

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Ep 9. Oztronauts, outreach and evidence based policy with Tom Gordon: SPECIAL GUEST: TOM GORDON (USyd) Its time for Australia to join the space race! Tom Gordon from the University of Sydney argues that Australia has a bright future in space exploration and engineering, if only we would start investing in more home grown s... by In Situ Science

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Ep 20. Global Astronomy Month with Christie McMonigal: SPECIAL GUEST: CHRISTIE MCMONIGAL (UTS) April is Global Astronomy Month (GAM) and to kick things off In Situ Science had a chat with GAM co-ordinator Christie McMonigal. Christie is a science communicator with a background in astronomy and ancient histor... by In Situ Science

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Ep 1. Great tits, ivory towers, and masquerade with Hannah Rowland: SPECIAL GUEST: HANNAH ROWLAND (Cambridge) Welcome to the first episode of in situ Science! James O'Hanlon chats with behavioural ecologist Hannah Rowland about everything from twitching to podcasting. Music: www.bensound.com by In Situ Science

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Ep 37. Career changes, science buses and Buster the skink with Siobhan Dennison: SPECIAL GUEST: SIOBHAN DENNISON (UNE) Being a research scientist means surviving in a higly competitive professional environment. Transitioning out of this environment into other career pathways can be a challenging, rewarding and life changing experienc... by In Situ Science

53 min listen

Ep 33. Frog calls, monsoons and haunted tennis courts with Jodi Rowley by In Situ Science

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Ep 16. Exploration, Entrepreneurs and Abyss Solutions with Dr Nasir Ahsan: SPECIAL GUEST: NASIR AHSAN (Abyss Solutions) Scientists can find their skills having enormous impacts beyond the walls of academia. In many cases people with scientific training make wonderful entrepreneurs. Their skills in developing ideas and managing ... by In Situ Science

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Ep 24. Dung beetles, climate change and fake caterpillars with Nigel Andrew: SPECIAL GUEST: NIGEL ANDREW (UNE) The media has gone crazy the past week, enamoured by a team of scientists across the globe that put out plasticine caterpillars to see if they get eaten. This episode we talk to a member of this team Dr Nigel Andrew, abo... by In Situ Science

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Ep 3. Beetles, beetles, more beetles and also genitals with Dr Chris Reid: In an interview with in situ Science Chris shares with us the rewards of being an insect collector from discovering new species, to visiting ‘old friends’, to using his knowledge to improve agricultural practices. To find out more about Chris’ research... by In Situ Science

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Ep 62. Machine learning and digital bricklayers with Will Billingsley: SPECIAL GUEST: Will Billingsley (UNE) With computer technology processing rapidly, and the proliferation of the internet into all aspects of our lives and businesses, you can't blame people for feeling a little bit out of control. With technologies such ... by In Situ Science

56 min listen

Ep 47. Sexy siestas and shooting for the stars with Dr Karl: SPECIAL GUEST: Dr Karl Kruszelnicki Dr Karl Kruszelnicki is perhaps Australia’s most prolific and well known science communicator. He has written over 43 books, and has appeared regularly on on national radio for over 30 years. In an interview with In Si... by In Situ Science

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Ep 21. Analytics, Academia and Alternative Careers with Mezo: SPECIAL GUESTS: ATHOL WHITTEN AND SIMONE STUCKEY (Mezo) Its all about data! With advances in technology and computing the amount of data avaiable to scientists is mind boggling. However it is not just scientists that are dealing with data now. Businesses... by In Situ Science

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Ep 7. Weevils, weaponry and terrible puns with Chrissie Painting: Chrissie Painting from the University of Auckland shows admirable levels of patience when facing an onslaught of terrible weevil puns. She takes us through the science of studying animal weaponry and her journey from being a budding horticulturalist to ... by In Situ Science

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Ep 42. Curious minds, homeward bound and just wingin' it with Mary McMillan: SPECIAL GUEST: Mary McMillan (UNE) In hindsight, career pathways seem like they were meticulously planned and pre-destined. The reality is that they are an unpredictable rollercoaster ride grasping at whatever opportunities present themselves along the w... by In Situ Science

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Ep 36. Lumping dinosaurs and paleo name-dropping with Nic Campione: SPECIAL GUEST: NICOLÁS CAMPIONE (UNE) Reconstructing the Earth’s history from fragments of information is an epic task requiring a variety of approaches. Paleontologists combine technological approaches, quantitative methods and artistic visualisations t... by In Situ Science

46 min listen

Ep 32. Life Vs Science: LIVE PODCAST RECORDING: SYDNEY SCIENCE FESTIVAL Being a scientist is not just a profession, it is a way of life. It is the searing agony you feel when you find inaccuracies in science fiction movies. It is checking your pedometer hourly, not because you ... by In Situ Science

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Ep 27. Thorny devils, pangolins and other outliers with Phil Withers by In Situ Science

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Ep 39. Dingo fences, desert spice and writings in the sand with Charlotte Mills: SPECIAL GUEST: CHARLOTTE MILLS (UNSW) The loss of mammals in Australia is having huge impacts on natural ecosystems. So big in fact that they are visible from space. Charlotte Mills is a PhD candidate from the University of New South Wales studying the r... by In Situ Science

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Ep 29. Electrons, eigenstates and oil paintings with Stephen Bosi: SPECIAL GUEST: STEPHEN BOSI (UNE) Listen along as Dr Stephen Bosi from the University of New England schools James O’Hanlon on the fundamental particles that make up our universe. After starting off with a discussion about the interface between science a... by In Situ Science

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Ep 25. Car trips, conferences and sweaty mammal boxes with Christine Cooper: SPECIAL GUEST: CHRISTINE COOPER (Curtin Uni) A life in science can mean living a life on the road! Or on planes, or buses… Travel comes with the territory as there are ongoing lab visits, field trips and conferences, not mention relocating for job opport... by In Situ Science

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Ep 35. Microbats, bushfires and learning Norwegian with Clare Stawski: SPECIAL GUEST: Dr Clare Stawski (UNE) In the face of rapid environmental change scientists are racing to study how animals might be affected by change, or how they can adapt to deal with change. Recent discoveries have shown that changes in temperature a... by In Situ Science

39 min listen

Ep 57. Medical foot-soldiers and shiny bugs with Scott Fabricant: SPECIAL GUEST: Scott Fabricant (Rutgers Medical School) Boffins, tinkerers, deep-thinkers, these are terms people often use to describe the stereotypical scientist, sitting away in the lab slowly piecing together facts and data. And for a lot of scientis... by In Situ Science

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Ep 43. Microbial Game of Thrones with Gal Winter by In Situ Science

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Ep 60. Green cities, mole crickets, and impostor syndrome with Dieter Hochuli: SPECIAL GUEST: Dieter Hochuli (USyd) “A society grows great when men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” - Greek proverb Dieter Hochuli is an invertebrate biologist and urban ecologist from the University of Sydney that studies... by In Situ Science

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Ep 53. Indigenous knowledge meets Farmer Brown with Harry White: SPECIAL GUEST: Harry White (LLS) Australian landscapes have been changed drastically by agricultural practices brought here by European settlers. Some of these have had dramatic impacts on the health of ecosystems and the productivity of farms in Austral... by In Situ Science

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Ep 79. Meteorites, volcanoes and Armageddon with Tim Chapman: SPECIAL GUEST: Tim Chapman (UNE) Support In Situ Science on Patreon This episode sees our first ever geologist on the podcast. Tim Chapman is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of New England. He studies the high energy geological reactions... by In Situ Science

42 min listen

Ep 44. Assassin bugs, cloud forests and spread-eagle hunters with Matthew Bulbert: “Born too late to explore the earth. Born too early to explore the stars” - Anonymous Modern scientists often have the strange feeling that they have been born in the wrong era; that they are the ‘middle children’ of history. They read enviously ab... by In Situ Science

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Ep 50. Creativity, flexibility and exploration with James O'Hanlon: SPECIAL GUEST: James O’Hanlon (UNE) The tables have turned this episode as the interviewer becomes the interviewee. Siobhan Dennison puts In Situ Science host James O’Hanlon under the microscope to find out more about what he does and why he does it. Jam... by In Situ Science

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Ep 49. Peacock spiders and citizen science with Stuart Harris: SPECIAL GUEST: Stuart Harris In the summer of 2008 Stuart Harris was out bushwalking when he spotted a small colourful spider. He decided to take a photo and put it up online on his flickr account. Little did he know that this was a peacock spider that w... by In Situ Science

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Ep 7. Weevils, weaponry and terrible puns with Chrissie Painting

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