It’s summer time in Australia and this means blowflies. They seem to come in droves. We swat and spray to keep them away. But how do these pesky flies keep cool on a hot summer days? According to new research it seems salvia keep Chrysomya megacephala cool. Blowflies move a small amount of salvia to […]
Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 11 January brings you a conversation with Lex Marinos, one of Australia’s best-known actors, as well as broadcaster, director, writer and arts advocate. Lex has just written The Jobbing Actor: Rules of Engagement, about the work and life of […]
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So nice to be back at the console again after a wonderful break. At 10:40 am, Richard Major continues with Part 3 of Australian birds, this week talking about sulphur crested cockatoos. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Joanna Butler, musician and musical researcher. Joanna has been responsible for selecting the music for Rembrandt […]
ArtiFacts Eastside. Join me, Jane Raffan, Monday 8 January, for a program about art, poetry and literature specifically focused on Sydney. Hear interviews with Damien Minton about an exhibition at his former eponymous gallery called Five Bells – a Visual Ode to Sydney. Taking cues from Kenneth Slessor’s poem – voted Australia’s best poem by ABC […]
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As we say goodbye to 2017, let us reflect on the many wonders science delivered. It has been the year for discovery. Science did not disappoint; we learnt about the processes that govern our world. We learnt about, the discovery of the mesentery and now we all have a new organ. We also found out […]
Hangover-mas is upon us. It is the small space of time after the over indulgent period. It is where we question if drizzling our fifth piece of trifle in Tea Maria was too much (and no, it certainly was not). As we say good bye to Christmas and welcome Boxing Day we are greeted with […]
It is the season of giving, but are you an over the top gift giver or more specifically an over the top toy giver? This week Alex Sentinella explored the science of toys and play. Today we all want more. Perhaps more is harming us. Research from The University of Toledo indicates less toys […]
Day dreaming and make believe were the corner stones to childhood; imperative to our schooling and the development of our creative bones. What if you could not imagine pirates and heroes? Mind blindness or congenital aphantasia is a condition where people struggle to use visual imagery. To find out about congential aphantasia and binocular […]
The BUF girls empower and inspire women to love a healthy and balanced lifestyle, and to become BUF – Beautiful, Unstoppable, and Fearless. The Buf Girls are Libby Babet, Cassey Maynard, Alicia Beveridge, and Sian Johnson, and each fitness trainer brings a different perspective and skill set to the group. Being a Buf Girl isn’t […]
THE MAKING OF A PAINTER Meet Rachel Milne, a young artist who’s just had her second sell-out show at the King Street Gallery on William. Rachel’s painting captures details, moments and places in her life with the same energy that she exudes in her conversation. Daughter of an SAS Officer, she came to painting through […]
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We are all too aware human activity negatively impacts the environment. Most of our negative interaction and impact is irreversible. However, in the fight to save the biodiversity of Sydney waters, scientists successfully reversed the effects of human activity on Crayweed and Sydney’s ocean life. Last year we were introduced to the Crayweed […]
Part 2 of Australian Birds with ornithologist Richard Major at 10:40 am, this week looks at the White Fronted Chat, a little bird whose Homebush Bay colony of 2 males was thought to be extinct. Hear what Richard had to say back in 2014 and the latest update. The picture below, sent to Richard by […]