Boiling Point 18th Juluy 2017 Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea

Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea   Chantelle took us through the differences between WAT (white adipose tissue, white fat or bad fat), BAT (brown adipose tissue , brown fat or good fat) and PHAT fats (which aren’t anything really except our phat tunes)   Alex explored the curious case of cannibalistic caterpillars which are tricked into eating […]

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‘The Good Old Bad Old Days’ – a new social history of 2011: Potts Point, The Cross, The ‘Loo, and the Bays

Join me, Jane Raffan, on Monday 24 July for a program devoted to the social history of Sydney’s vibrant 2011: Potts Point, Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay and Elizabeth Bay. I’ll be interviewing author Warren Fahey, AM, cultural historian, collector and performer of historic songs and stories, founder of Larrikin Records and Paddington’s beloved Folkways […]

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AFTRS Open Day 2017

Find out how to start and progress your career in the screen and broadcast industries with the Australian Film Television and Radio School. This is a great opportunity to learn about 2018 courses, meet our professional tutors, check out AFTRS state-of-the-art facilities in action and see for yourself why AFTRS is the premier screen and […]

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Claire Primrose Moving Mountains

Winner (Drawing) 2017 Waverley Art Prize! For Claire Primrose the continuing impact of place on her creative imagination is paramount. Her works are made in a studio in the industrial area of Queanbeyan near Canberra, far removed from the sources that have excited her imaginative sensibilities. They are the result of felt experiences that have […]

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Bowie Unzipped

Jeff Duff’s Bowie songbook is a unique tribute to a legendary performer. Immerse yourself in a powerful performance of the songs that made David Bowie famous and were the soundtrack for our lives. Jeff Duff’s new show Bowie Unzipped has captured the imagination and hearts of fans young and old, right across the country. Come […]

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Arts Thursday 13th July 2017.

A poet, two artists, and a conductor. This Arts Thursday, Maisy Stapleton spoke with conductor Brett Weymark who is leading a host of teenage singers and musicians in a massed choral concert featuring Benjamin Britten’s St Nicolas – whose miracles and good deeds were the original model for Santa Claus. The concert will be presented by the […]

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Boiling Point 11th June 2017 Cane toad sausage and the world’s biggest battery for SA

Tesla battery for SA and cane toad sausages Luke updated us on world’s biggest lithium ion battery to provide base load power in SA and helped explain how a battery actually works. Check out this YouTube video for a quick rundown And Chantelle chatted with Chris Jackson about training quolls and other wildlife with #canetoadsausages […]

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