Boiling Point is Eastside Radio’s 30-minute foray into the scientific world. The BP crew discuss obscure scientific facts, recent developments and play tunes with a tenuous connection to their topics of choice!
The oceans seem vast and endless. But for some time now we have known that their productivity is limited. The Netflix documentary Seaspiracy told us that a lot is going wrong in our oceans. Seaspiracy even says we shouldn’t eat any more fish at all. This episode’s guest is Iain Suthers, an expert on fish […]
How did life form on earth? Are we alone in the universe? Can you make life in the lab? Chantelle and Anastasia are asking some of the most fascinating questions of our guests Luke Steller. Luke is an astrobiologist PhD at UNSW. In addition to his research trying to understand the origin of life, […]
This week on Boiling Point Science we look to the sky above and beyond with our guide to the stars, Dr Vanessa Moss from CSIRO’s Space and Astronomy. Vanessa has worked in radio astronomy across the globe from a Qantas Lunar Eclipse chasing flight to automating radio telescope arrays in the most remote corners of our […]
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What is a unique ecosystem with millions of rare species like the Great Barrier Reef worth? Why would you want to keep it if you are not into protecting the environment? You might be a successful business person in the oil industry and find it much more attractive to drill for oil than going snorkeling. […]
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https://wp.eastsidefm.org/episodes/boiling-point-600pm-1st-jun-2021/ A comfy and cozy lifestyle is just not for her. Our guest Paige Green loves a good challenge. She is a penguin researcher who lived in the most remote places to study her subjects. In this episode, we talk to her about the ups and downs of human life in the Subantarctic and the […]
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Crayweed gives fish and rock lobsters a home and provides food for numerous marine species. Although it’s often overlooked cray weed is an essential part of marine ecosystems. Almost extinct, our guest Adriana Verges and her team brought crayweed back to Sydney’s shores. Adriana is an A/Prof at UNSW in Sydney and one of the […]
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Science is commonly known as a rigorous and self-correcting process. But what if we can do better? What if we can make science more accessible, more reproducible, and more trustworthy. Realizing that science is not always quick to self-correct can be a hard lesson for young researchers. You might spend years going down one path […]
Men die younger than women. Is it the unhealthy lifestyle, the cigarettes, the alcohol, the higher suicide rate? Our guest found it’s all in the Y chromosome, an inferior chunk of DNA that’s just not up for the challenge. Also, our guest lived a researcher’s dream and traveled for nine months to collect samples of […]
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Close your eyes and picture your favorite beach. What does the sand look like? What’s the colour of the sea? If you have a condition called aphantasia you might not be able to answer these questions or even picture the beach. People with aphantasia are blind in their mind’s eye. Our guest in this episode […]
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Video games are not just for adventure, action, and viral dances (I’m of course referring to flossing). Video games can teach us about science, how science is conducted, how experiments are developed, and most importantly, how science can be fun. In this hilarious episode of Boiling Point tune into Anastasia, Cat, and UNSW professor Dr. […]
The trip of a lifetime. Dr Zoe Thomas went on a fieldtrip to the Falkland Islands to study past climates and to learn about the present. She met lots of lovely penguins and even more lovely humans. She found remnants of trees older than you can imagine and evidence of what our climate once looked […]
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Octopus, cuttlefish and squid are often called the closest to alien intelligence on earth. Now, they have even passed the marshmallow test. The hosts Anastasia and Cat chat with Dr Alexandra Schnell, comparative psychologist at Cambridge University, about the cognitive capability of cephalopods and why they are this smart at all. Liked this episode? Like […]
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