We all think we know what ageing is and what it looks like. But is this the whole story yet? What does ageing really mean? Do all animals age at the same speed and are there species out there that live forever? Anastasia and Cat chat with evolutionary biologist Dr Zac Wylde from UNSW Sydney […]
Podcast: Boiling Point
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 wolfs are back and they are here to stay!
Boiling Point’s wolf’s special in German language! Catha spricht mit der Wolfsforscherin, Dr Ines Lesniak, ueber die Vor- und Nachteile, dass die Wölfe als Teil des Ökosystems Mitteleuropas nach Deutschland zurückgekehrt sind. Welche Risiken bergen die neuen/alten Mitbewohner und welche Chancen haben sie in petto? […]
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Knives made out of human feces and crocodiles that can squeal
Science that make you first laugh and then think, that’s the slogan of the annually awarded Ignoble Prizes. Tim and Cat discuss the work of some of this year’s winners. No tools at hand but desperate for a knife? Not a problem, your own feces fixes it, or does it? Researchers finally refuted a long […]
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Don’t lick the lichen!
When we talk superheroes we usually think big and powerful. A small and rather unremarkably looking creature attached to a rock usually doesn’t come to mind. Maybe it’s time to change that perspective. Anastasia and Cat chat to lichenologist Max Mallen-Cooper about the little and big tricks lichens come up with to survive and to […]
About career difficult academic choices and a new way to store solar energy
Alex and Cat chat with new BP crew member Anastasia about difficult career choices. How do you decide what to study, how to find the research topic that really suits you and why the hell would you consider a PhD? Alex also presents a story on a newly developed molecule at a Swedish university that […]
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Electricity and our energy future – Boiling Point interviews Chris Davies
Have you ever asked yourself, what is electricity? Where does it come from? And what is the future of electricity generation in Australia? In this week’s episode of Boiling Point, Tim and Chantelle caught up with Chris Davies from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to talk all things energy. Learn more from AEMO’s learning […]
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A Nose for Conservation – Field Detection Dogs Sniffing Out Threatened Species
There are thousands of very secretive rare species across Australia, who are very good at not being found. Olivia and her specially trained team of Springer Spaniels, Taz and Missy, use the power of smell to fight for conservation! Olivia tells us how she works with Missy and Taz to sniff out Koalas, Quolls and […]
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Invasive species special!
Cane toads revisited – Evil and devastating for Australia’s ecosystems? Certainly. But useless? Certainly not! Alex and Cat chat to UNSW PhD student Kat Stuart about the lessons we can learn from cane toads and their evolution on steroids in the making. After all cane toads have been super successful in what they do. So, […]
Tropical plants and climate change
These days, we talk a lot about polar ice and glaciers when it comes to climate change. But what about the tropics? Is the green belt of our planet ready for what’s coming? Chantelle and Cat chat with Alex Sentinella about his new paper about tropical plants and their reaction to increasing temperatures and a […]
Human Evolution special!
Where do we come from, where do we go? Human evolution is full of secrets and mysteries and more than just one missing link is still heavily searched for. In this podcast, Ben and Cat chat to our special guest archaeologist Lian Ramage about the facts behind the mysteries. Listen in to the story: bit.ly/BoilingPointScience […]
Chernobyl mould protects from radiation, petrichor and COVID reducing premature births
What do melanin, the International Space Station and Chernobyl have in common? Mould. Tim shares how radiation eating fungi at Chernobyl may be used to shield future astronauts on voyages to Mars and beyond. Proof of concept research showing a 2% reduction in radiation levels on surfaces where mould was growing (and self-replicating, that means […]
Australiana Pseudo-science; Water Dowsers, Snake Deterrants and Hail Cannons
Water diviners or dowsers; can some people sense water in the each by turning into electromagnetic fields? A study conducted in 1980, with a $40,000 reward for success, wasn’t able to prove any dowsers could locate water buried in a specially designed trial. But maybe there is more to it? Is it really possible to […]
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