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!
Rhinos have been hunted and killed for their horns for many decades. What is the situation like today and how do the African countries try to protect their charismatic megafauna? Our guest spent a lot of time in the South African bush on her mission to help the rhinos to survive. She even flew with […]
Most people have a pretty set attitude when it comes to topics like sex and marriage. Some value the traditional family, others live in polyamorous relationships and still others are somewhere in between. But how do we form our attitudes on such matters? And do we stick to them til we die? Our guest, Dr. […]
Uni life can be great fun. But what happens when you are the first in your family who goes to uni? What are the issues and pressures one has to face and overcome? And how do you manage to get through uni without the financial support of your family? The three eyewitnesses, Anastasia, Cat & […]
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We all think we know how zoos work. There are animals in enclosures and zookeepers looking after them. The scientific side of a zoo is much less visible but nonetheless important. Our guest tonight, Dr Alicia Burns, works as a researcher at Taronga zoo in Sydney. Her work focuses on the wellbeing of zoo animals […]
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Corona virus is keeping the world on its toes. But what about HIV? The Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, might not be in the headlines as much as in the 80s and 90s anymore but it’s still very much alive and kicking.
Cat chats with UNSW Specialist and Researcher Dr Nicholas Medland about the state of knowledge, research and treatment of this once deeply feared of all viruses. Get your update on HIV in Australia… […]
Have you ever come close to a great white shark? Our guest tonight, Sian Liddy, has and she loved it. After all, she does it for a living and in the name of science. Sian is a PhD candidate and shark microbial ecologist at the University of New South Wales and Sydney Uni. She studies […]
We rely on science for many things: To understand how the world works, to make decisions in policy and law, to predict future outcomes of the world, and much, much more. As scientists, it is part of our job to relay information in a digestible manner. Find out on this weeks podcast how our guest, […]
When cities grow bigger, nature suffers – including very fragile animals such as frogs. It is estimated that almost one third of all frog species are listed as threatened or extinct and these are only the species that we know off! But why are frogs so susceptible to human impacted changes in the environment? How […]
Venom, webs, and 8-legged creatures. Some of us, when we think of spiders, we think run the other way. But when we think of the Sydney-funnel web, we think, run away faster! However, our brave special guest Caitlin Creak would rather catch the deadly creature so she can explore everything from its potent venom to… […]
Let’s dive into the mysterious world of the German forest. For more than a century, it was only the rustling of the foliage and the chirping of the songbirds that interrupted the quiet peacefulness of the woods. But now they are back, the top predators and the protagonist of many stories and folk tales. The […]
In this week’s dose of Boiling Point Science, Tim catches up with Suzi Claflin and learns all about her latest project – a podcast called Direct Transmission. In this five part series, Suzi explores how tuberculosis became fashionable Romantic-era England, how disease shaped Lupin’s character in the Harry Potter series and how typhus helped destroy […]
Why reinvent the wheel when you can look to nature for inspiration? Ben and Cat chat to robotics engineer Clyde Webster who is building climbing robots which are modeled after Australian Parrots. Clyde talks about studying the beautiful design and efficiency that exists in nature and the difficult process of trying to replicate this in […]
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