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Beyond Infinity

Piers Cunningham

Broadcast every Tuesday at 11am AEDT on Radio Port Phillip 98.7 or 98.3 FM. It’s your weekly dose of science and technology. Including features on cool gadgets, website reviews, the latest science and IT news, not to mention astronomy and space exploration. http://beyondinfinity.com.au/ Special thanks to John Young, Paul Wattie, Steve Meyers, Brendon Telfer and the team at RPPfm.

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00:29:15

From Varroa Mite Or Foot And Mouth To Polio And...

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2022/09/27

Bee keeping activist Simon Mulvany explains the problem of varroa mites for bees; how the pest entered Australia and what's being done to control it, including the controversial use of fipronil insecticide. We broaden the conversation to include other biohazards, like foot and mouth disease in Indonesia, the reemergence of drug-resistant polio, monkey pox and covid-19.

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00:52:19

A Casual Discussion Of Quantum Mechanics

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2022/07/31

It's theorised that birds use quantum effects to navigate with help from the Earth's magnetic field. And how do massive flocks move as clouds in such exquisite and controlled close proximity? Inspired by the movie 'Everything Everywhere All At Once', mathematician and lecturer in information systems Dr. Ian Storey outlines the two main theories of QM - the Copenhagen interpretation and the multiverse. He thinks one is arrogant and anthropocentric, while the other is, well, hard to get your head

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00:18:19

Can Elon Go Where No Man Has Gone Before?

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2022/06/10

Musk's dream to make humanity a multi-planetary species. The frenetic pace of development at Starbase, his private rocket production facility, test site and spaceport in Texas. Success of Starlink in Ukraine annoys Russia. Musk defies the critics and weathers plenty of bets (and threats) against him, including shorting Tesla. Piers is joined by activist influencer Simon Mulvany. Part 2 of a 2 part interview.

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00:21:04

Elon's Battle For Twitter

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2022/05/31

A look at the world's wealthiest individual and his delayed takeover of the loss-making microblogging service. His battles with Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter shareholders and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Why would Musk want control? Piers is joined by activist influencer Simon Mulvany. Part 1 of a 2 part interview.

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00:10:22

New Biohazards - Monkey Pox and Winter Flu

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2022/05/25

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Latest scourge causing concern (but not alarm) around the world is monkey pox. Normally endemic in Africa, cases have been appearing in the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA. Scientists have yet to determine why. Meanwhile, Australia's covid death toll passes 8000 and this year's winter flu is proving worse for some than omicron.

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00:10:30

Explaining America's High Covid Death Toll

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2022/05/18

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Victorian covid stats trending higher. Comparing covid death rates around the world as US approaches 1m milestone. Australian Vs US pandemic response - very different approach, very different results; trust is key. Unreliable covid reporting - North Korea's massive covid spike.

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00:10:54

Covid Complacency

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2022/05/11

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. A rundown of rising covid numbers around Australia. Covid fatigue causing complacency and unnecessary risk taking - people often ignoring mask mandates in transport hubs. NZ passes 1 million confirmed covid cases, but real figure could be much higher. Shanghai expats getting desperate as lockdown drags on; Tesla factory closed.

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00:09:10

Covid Sub-variants Gaining Ground

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2022/05/04

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Ba4 and Ba5 first seen in South Africa now in Europe and America. Draconian lockdowns in Shanghai and Beijing; weakness of Chinese vaccines. New variants more risky than sub-variants. Australia relaxes close contact rules. Dam Andrews keeps his head down.

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00:07:51

Australia's Covid Surge

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2022/04/19

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Covid numbers rising dramatically especially in NSW, but hospitalisations remain low. XE mutant hybrid; NZ PM predicts more variants for 2022; close contact rules in the spotlight. Winter flu also coming, so a double whammy? Surge to peak at end of April.

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00:21:53

Extreme Weather Grips SE Australia

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2022/04/01

It's been a rough few years for Australia with extreme weather events ranging from devastating bushfires in 2019 to the record breaking floods of the summer of 2022. Piers and Simon Mulvany discuss the recent catastrophic La Niña-driven floods in South Eastern Queensland and Northern New South Wales. They explain weather modification programs like cloud seeding at the Beijing Winter Olympics and America's during the Vietnam war. They consider the devastating social and economic impacts of

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00:19:19

Honey From The Bees

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2022/03/29

A chat with bee keeper activist Simon Mulvany: how bee keeping works in different locations; a bumper season on the Southern Peninsula; his online bee keeping course; problems with almond crops in Victoria and California; Chinese imported pollen; amazing hive substance propolis; how bees bight; Portsea Estate bee sanctuary.

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00:16:14

Signing Off For 2021

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2021/12/21

That's a wrap for the year. As a plague-weary world braces for another year 'getting by' with covid, here's a brief summary of 2021 on air, through the lens of Beyond Infinity. As ever, thanks for listening! And we'll be back in MMXXII.

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00:15:12

America Passes 800,000 Covid Deaths, As Omicron...

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2021/12/15

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Sydney daily covid cases rising sharply, with more omicron cases popping up. Data from South Africa suggest highly infectious omicron could overwhelm health systems even though it is less severe than delta; Pfizer vaccine less effective in preventing hospitalisation. Moderna to build mRNA factory in Melbourne. Pfizer pill available soon for those infected with covid. US tragically passes 800,OOO covid deaths as NYC tightens

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00:12:30

Victoria's Mounting Covid Death Toll

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2021/12/08

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Omicron more infectious than Delta, but Fauci optimistic; will be dominant UK strain in weeks not months. NYC vaccine mandates. Brazil's big turn around against covid. Studies confirm dire effects of missing school for kids. State ombudsman finds border closures 'inhumane and unjust'. Victoria's very high covid deaths compared to all other states. Failed and veiled government covid policies. Calls for a Royal Commission in to the

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00:17:50

The Militarisation Of Space

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2021/12/03

On November 15, 2021 when Russia fired a hypersonic missile at its defunct COSMOS-1408 satellite in orbit just above the International Space Station, the impact created a field of at least 1500 pieces of identifiable debris, endangering its own cosmonauts aboard the station, as well as vital communication, weather and earth observation satellites. Now critics are calling for the United Nations to mandate norms of behaviour to prevent further intentional disregard for safety, security and

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00:20:38

OMG, Omicron!

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2021/12/01

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Comparing vaccine efficacy between Delta and Omicron. Potential benefits of new variant. International response to WHO's 'variant of concern'. Lightening worldwide spread. Germany considering mandatory vaccines. Lessons of Omicron. Differences between Omicron and earlier Covid variants. Booster imperative.

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00:14:28

Mass Protests As Europe Begins Another Covid Winter...

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2021/11/24

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Vic-NSW Covid situations compared. Fortress New Zealand closed to Aussies until 2022. Mystery of unvaccinated Africa doing fine with Covid. Central Europe reacts to more lockdowns and vaccine mandates. Vaccinating kids as young as 5 years old. AstraZeneca claims its covid vaccine is the reason UK doing better than Europe. Vaccinating the South Pacific. Judging Australia's slow vaccine rollout.

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00:17:03

Learning To Live With The Plague, Victoria Nears 90%...

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2021/11/17

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Cases and hospitalisations trending down as Victoria approaches 90% fully vaccinated. Increased covid on the Mornington Peninsula, especially among school kids. Low cost anti-viral pills for the developing world. Pandemic winners - super yachts and private jets for the super rich. Angry backlash forces amendments to government's new pandemic laws.

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00:11:09

Two Worlds - The Vaxed And The Unvaxed

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2021/11/10

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. Australia passes 80% fully vaccinated nationally. Further limits on the unvaccinated for non-essential retail shopping. Combining PCR and RAT tests for comparison of accuracy. State covid numbers compared. NZ and Russian covid situations.

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00:13:26

Covid Update - As Victoria Opens Up, Its Government...

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2021/11/03

Live-to-air radio interview with Piers Cunningham and Brendon Telfer. International students heading back to Australia as borders re-open; China's Delta crackdown; Pfizer profits soar as booster rollout gathers momentum; Emergency pandemic powers before Victorian parliament attract sharp criticism from top lawyers.

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