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The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
Alexandra De Blas takes us from Tasmania’s Huon Valley to farms in Western Australia to explore what’s possible in a ‘grounded’ way of living with the land.
In the 1800s, it was hunted for its beautiful feathers and thought to be extinct. Jared Diamond describes how he rediscovered the Golden-fronted Bowerbird on a survey trip in the Foja Mountains of New Guinea.
Len Fisher argues that compassion is a high value yet undervalued aspect of human interaction. It can foster trust and cooperation and lead us to solutions benefiting society.
Shelby Traynor takes us to Samoa where unreliable rainfall and aging infrastructure mean the supply of fresh water cannot be guaranteed. She joins students from Samoa University testing water quality.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Society are uniting scientists from nations where political links have sometimes failed.
Kate Evans of New Zealand Geographic won the Kavli Gold award in the magazine section for her piece on the red-billed gull, once considered a pest it has become a threatened species.
Sarah Gottlieb’s Gold Kavli award in the Children’s Science News section was for her coverage of the surprising ways primates use plants and insects for medicinal purposes in a piece aimed at younger readers published in Muse magazine.
80% of diseases are impacted by environment or lifestyle described as your exposome. Thomas Hartung expects information from studying the exposome will bring benefits on par with those brought by studying the human genome.
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
