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Can Aussie plants really recover from bushfire?

The Bushfire Special Chantelle and Cat chat with plant and bushfire ecologist Dr Mark Ooi about what’s normal, what’s needed and what kills plants at a time when climate appears out of control. Listen in to the story: bit.ly/BoilingPointScience Find out more about plant response post fire in this great Conversation article by […]

Decompression sickness in whales and Aussie bushfire smoke circumnavigates globe

The new Boiling Point podcast is out! Deep and dangerous – Why marine mammals usually don’t suffer from decompression sickness, unless anthropogenic (human induced) noise interferes Smoky and agile – How NASA is currently tracking the movement of Australia’s bushfire smoke around the globe Join Chantelle, Tim and Cat for 30 minute of fun science […]

Interview with Nathan Hawkins, iGem & lab cultured psychoactive bacteria

The first Boiling Point podcast of the year is out!! Making ‘magic mushrooms’ in a Petri dish, is it magic? No, it’s synthetic biology! Nick and Cat are chatting with Nathan Hawkins, a recent Sydney Uni science graduate, about iGEM, the international synthetic biology competition. Nathan and his team competed by coming up with a […]

Life stages visible in a blood test and Alzheimers medicine treats brain damage

Boiling Point’s new Podcast is out! Cat and Chantelle hang in the studio to get sciencey and find out; Can we predict biological age from a simple blood test? Researchers from Stanford University might have a result and; Can alcohol induced brain damage, caused in adolescence, be reversed with Alzheimer’s medication? Possibly, but for […]

Interview with Gail Broadbent on Electric Vehicles

Join Chantelle and Cat for this week’s episode of Boiling Point. Are they cheaper? Are they “greener?” Why does NZ have such high use? How can we make electric vehicles affordable? EV expert UNSW Gail Broadbent answers all the questions Listen in:bit.ly/BoilingPointScience Sources: https://theconversation.com/dont-trust-the-environmental-hype-about-electric-vehicles-the-economic-benefits-might-convince-you-115225 https://theconversation.com/australias-electric-car-revolution-wont-happen-automatically-90442 […]

Drake equation, Rhesus factor and Life on Mars

This week Tim Cat and Alex ask: What is the likelihood of technologically advanced life on other planets? The Drake Equation has the answer…It is 52. Kidding. You need to listen to find out. Why is most of the human population Rhesus positive? Maybe it reduces the likelihood of toxoplasmosis infection. Want to live on […]

Deicing aeroplanes, aboriginal genome and zero alcohol

Boiling Point’s new Podcast is out! This week, Nick, Tim and Chantelle ask: What is the safe level of alcohol consumption? How can ceramic be used to reduce use of chemical spray to de-ice planes? What has a latest study found about the Indigenous Australian’s genome? Listen in: bit.ly/BoilingPointScience | https://wp.eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# Links: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31571-X/fulltext https://www.sciencenews.org/article/new-material-harnesses-light-deice-surfaces https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2016-09-22/world-first-study-reveals-rich-history-of-aboriginal-australians/7858376 […]

Interview with mermaid-marine biologist Danni Washington

This week’s dose of Boiling Point Science is brought to you by Tim and Jake. Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae ) population has bounced back to 93 percent of the population’s prehunt levels; And Jake interviews the delightful marine biologist-mermaid-science communicator-tv presenter, Danni Washington Listen in to the stories: bit.ly/BoilingPointScience | https://wp.eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# […]

Over confidence, Piri reis and 11,000 scientists declare climate emergency

The new Boiling Point Podcast is out; with Tim and Chantelle. Know what you don’t know? The Dunning-Kruger effect explains why we think we know more than we do! And why those that know the least often think they know the most! How was Antarctica mapped in 1513, before it was even “discovered” in 1820? […]

WW1 inventions in common use today

The new Boiling Point Podcast is out! Tim, Alex and Chantelle discuss WW1 inventions in popular use today Stainless steel; helped stop corrosion of tanks and now used in almost every kitchen and appliance, jewellery and manufacturing Sanitary pads; originally as a wound dressing that crafty nurses found a second use for – as a […]

Autobrewery syndrome, giant bubbles and the fate of race horses

The new Boiling Point Podcast is out! Cat, Nick and Chantelle hang out to chat about a completely random suite of science news; Auto-brewery syndrome – Giant soap bubbles – the fate of Australian racehorses Always drunk without drinking – A rare medical condition makes it possible, As big as a classroom […]

Director’s Cut: MS & MOOC interview with Dr Suzi Claflin

Here’s the full Boiling Point interview on location in Launceston with Dr Suzi Claflin on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the University of Tasmania’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on MS. Find out about the March 2020 enrolment for the next MS MOOC here. Subscribe to Boiling Point Science’s podcast at bit.ly/BoilingPointScience […]