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  • Ed Brown
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SoT 356: The Same… But Opposite

  • May 12, 2020
  • Tagged as: algorithm, alphabet, bimodal reproduction, Boston Dynamics, clean energy, computer learning, eggs, evolution, google, live birth, machine learning, oviparous, photovoltaics, renewable energy, robots, solar power, viviparous

The lizard that lays eggs and gives birth, solar power at night and training a robot dog with real dogs!

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  • Helen Maynard-Casely
  • Lucas Randall
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SoT 354: They Smacked It With A Shovel

  • April 19, 2020
  • Tagged as: amber, ancestors, chemistry, evolution, fish, glass, InSight, mars, molecules, NASA

InSight gets a helpful tap, amber gives clues towards Ideal Glass, and fish finger development!

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SoT 347: Carbonite

  • December 5, 2019
  • Tagged as: alien life, Europa, evolution, exoplanets, mars, SETI, snakes, surgery, suspended animation, Titan

Humans in suspended animation, oxygen on Mars, water on Europa, alien gases, and snakes with legs!

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SoT 346: Guinea Pig Guinea Pigs

  • November 26, 2019
  • Tagged as: bipedalism, evolution, genetics, human ancestors, renewables, solar, space exploration, space health, spaceflight, vegetables

Human ancestors walked upright much earlier than thought, a new health hazard for spaceflight, avoiding veggies because of genetics, and a possible solar energy storing molecule.

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SoT 343: More Water Rats!

  • November 1, 2019
  • Tagged as: astronomy, black holes, cane toads, cosmology, evolution, extinction, repopulation, snails

Tiny snails that nearly went extinct are now back, the mysterious massive explosion in our galaxy, and a native rodent learns to hunt cane toads!

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  • Jo Benhamu
  • Lucas Randall
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SoT 336: Text Neck

  • July 17, 2019
  • Tagged as: black holes, cosmology, dogs, evolution, media, mobile phones, science reporting

Those puppy-dog eyes evolved specially for you, the widely accepted theory of supermassive black hole formation could be wrong, and you’re not growing horns because of your phone.

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SoT 335: Parmesan Not Brie

  • July 4, 2019
  • Tagged as: agriculture, cancer, evolution, gravity, moon, radiology, wine

An ancient grape variety still used to make wine, an unexplained large mass found in the moon, and faster, improved PET scanners.

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SoT 321: Our Favourite Science Stories of 2018

  • January 15, 2019
  • Tagged as: ancient art, Ancient Rome, archaeology, chili, ethics, Europa, evolution, exoplanets, fossils, genetic engineering, hurricanes, lizards, poop, Vulcan, wombats

Our top stories from 2018. All the stories we thought particularly interesting, from wombat poop to very hot chilies!

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SoT 316 – Venoms Are Amazing

  • November 28, 2018
  • Tagged as: altruism, chimpanzees, cooperation, dolphins, evolution, opioids, pain

The opioid crisis in Australia, dolphin snout evolution, and cooperation among chimpanzees.

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SoT 306: Don’t Call It A Wolphin

  • August 12, 2018
  • Tagged as: bats, dolphins, Dr. Pamela Gay, ebola, evolution, hurricanes, hybrid, Large Hadron Collider, LHC, lizards, particle physics, whales, wolphin

A new Ebola virus, lizards evolve better grip after hurricanes, hybrid cross of two dolphins is not a ‘wolphin’ and the LHC has test-fired bunches of atoms.

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Podcast Reviews

  • Great Show
    September 6, 2012 by Volk613 from Australia

    Always informative, often entertaining. Great selection of regulars with a variety of interests and expertise. Also great guests with and Australian focus.

  • Great science roundup
    July 23, 2012 by SB AUST. from Australia

    Nice to hear science news from an Aussie perspective and with a good dose of humour. Great work!

  • Fun and smart
    June 17, 2012 by wertys from Australia

    I have enjoyed this podcast b/c it is very funny banter about science stories but there is also a serious edge to the analysis. It's proof that you can be amusing and entertaining as well as giving the science content its due. Highly recommended weekly listening.

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