Synopsis
Science, culture and everything in between. Feel the heat. All species welcome.
Episodes
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The drug trial that went wrong...very, very wrong
17/02/2019 Duration: 28minWho protects the human guinea pigs? (Repeat)
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Faith challenged - finding science in Trumplandia
10/02/2019 Duration: 33minOne Amish childhood + one strict Christian upbringing = two 21 year olds questioning everything they were ever taught. On the afterlife, evolution, and making your own way.
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Extreme art adventures: will this be first artist-in-residence in space?
03/02/2019 Duration: 28minMeet a water baby turned aquanaut turned astronaut candidate. Sarah Jane Pell is an astronomical performance artist. Will artists make life in space more humane?
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The biggest butterfly of all
27/01/2019 Duration: 29minA search for a beguiling beauty. And a saga about people power.
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The father of climate science, my Foote!? A mystery revealed
20/01/2019 Duration: 30minYou won't believe your ears. A hidden herstory in the history of science.
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The Long Now: what will life be like in 10,000 years?
13/01/2019 Duration: 26minIf a clock ticks for 10,000 years will anybody be there to hear it? Long term thinking...come on...let's do this.
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The Lost Boys
06/01/2019 Duration: 28minThe hidden story of a very weird psychological experiment. The guinea pigs are kids. But they have no idea what they were in for. Neither do their parents. Who were the lost boys?
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Robbie and the DNA detectives
30/12/2018 Duration: 30minScience Friction returns with a medical mystery story like none other. A genetic lottery. A chance encounter. A global quest. Science at the cutting edge. And one gutsy young guy.
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Ancient Ink: Unearthing the secrets of the ancient flesh
16/12/2018 Duration: 33minHistory can be skin deep. If you dig.
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Back from the Dead - will extinct animals ever walk, swim, fly again?
09/12/2018 Duration: 38minStories of resurrection and revival. If you could bring an extinct animal alive again what would it be? Should we if we could?
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World's first CRISPR gene edited babies born - are we ready?
02/12/2018 Duration: 29minThe world’s first gene edited babies - twin girls - have allegedly been created. It happened in China in secret. Rogue scientist or pioneer?
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Frankenstein’s Monster: writers on scientific hubris
25/11/2018 Duration: 26minA chimp raised as a human child; machine algorithms that govern your life’s trajectory; a dystopian Australian thriller about science, power and plague. What happens when scientists and technologists pursue their curiosity without consideration of the consequences?
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When fake facts go viral: Islamic science, Medieval medicine and the history police
18/11/2018 Duration: 25minDon't believe everything you see. Art, science and the curious making of fake news.
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The future of sex: bots, bonking, biology and beyond
11/11/2018 Duration: 41minThe future of sex looks weird. Not just kinky weird. Artificial wombs, sex bots and beyond.
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The man in a dress: who were the real luddites?
04/11/2018 Duration: 25minHey, who are you calling a luddite!?
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The jet stream daredevil
28/10/2018 Duration: 25minHe’s not a bird. But he wants to be. And now he’s going to jump into the jet stream without wings. Will he survive? Will he break a world record? Will his message be heard?
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Let there be ROCK: science in the moshpit
21/10/2018 Duration: 25minPull on your black t-shirt or spandex. Turn up the volume. A heavy metal loving professor with guitar in arms and physics in his soul.
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#EPICFAIL? Science at school
14/10/2018 Duration: 25minTeacher Eddie Woo is wowing students worldwide with WooTube. High school Betty Zhang sounds like a future Australian prime minister. Peter Corkill and Soula Bennett are reimagining the classroom as you know it. They all reckon maths and science at school need a makeover — big time.
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Aliens, are you out there? Talking to E.T
07/10/2018 Duration: 33minIf we found E.T, how would we communicate with them/they/it/she/he/whatev?