x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Science Show

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

science natural sciences

All Episodes

0:54:19

Quantum biology, 2 botanic gardens, and the...

The Science Show ·

2025/09/13

Just as quantum physics is poised to launch computing into a new era of capability, researchers are seeing the first signs of quantum effects in biology.

en

0:54:07

A portrait of philosopher Karl Popper

The Science Show ·

2025/06/28

Karl Popper (1902-1994) is regarded as one of the greatest philosophers of science of the twentieth century. Alan Saunders presented this portrait of Karl Popper for The Science Show in January 2001.

en

0:54:07

Professor Roger Short, reproductive biologist

The Science Show ·

2025/06/14

Roger Short (1930_2021) discusses influences in his early life, and some of his research achievements including melatonin as a controller of circannual rhythms, and aspects of reproductive biology across the animal world.

en

0:54:36

Black white and green

The Science Show ·

2025/05/31

People have been in the Australian wilderness for generations. But can people be considered part of the natural landscape or will they always have an impact?

en

0:53:02

Aging halted in fruit flies. How about humans?

The Science Show ·

2025/05/10

David Walker at UCLA says he can halt aging in fruit flies. Can the same concepts be applied to humans? And three tertiary students describe their combination of science and artistic pursuits.

en

0:54:05

A happy 99th birthday to a friend of The Science Show.

The Science Show ·

2025/05/03

Mansi Kasliwal describes how she detects supernovae – the massive stellar explosions where elements are formed. We learn how dung beetles saved the Australian environment from the big problem, and David Attenborough shares his love for Birds-of-paradise.

en

0:14:01

Lab Notes: Where's my needle-free vaccine?

The Science Show ·

2025/04/29

Hate getting needles? You're in good company — one in five people in Australia have needle fear.

en

0:13:00

Lab Notes: Why did NASA spend a billion bucks on Lucy?

The Science Show ·

2025/04/22

Somewhere out past Mars in the early hours of Easter Monday, a space probe called Lucy whizzed by an asteroid named Donaldjohanson.Lucy then sent back images showing Donaldjohanson is about five kilometres wide and shaped like a peanut.It's one of a handful of asteroids on Lucy's 12-year itinerary.So what does the billion-dollar mission hope to achieve?

en

0:52:38

The power of palaeontology

The Science Show ·

2025/04/19

Palaeontology helps reveal why some animals are in desperate need of help while others thrive.

en

0:54:05

Vale Felicia Huppert

The Science Show ·

2025/02/15

Vale the Professor of Happiness Felicia Huppert

en

0:54:04

The wonder of Australia’s deserts

The Science Show ·

2025/02/08

Unlike other deserts, Australian deserts experience occasional high rainfall. It supports a unique ecology.

en

0:51:51

Science books for Christmas and a portrait of Matthew...

The Science Show ·

2024/12/14

Bianca Nogrady traces the scientific journey of astronomer and Prime Minister’s Science Prize winner Matthew Bailes.

en

0:53:12

Cheaper hydrogen, marine invertebrates and European...

The Science Show ·

2024/11/02

Tianyi Ma at RMIT Melbourne has won the Prime Minister’s Physical Science Prize for his work producing cheaper hydrogen and using captured carbon dioxide for the green production of basic chemicals.

en

0:53:24

Nobel Prizes, Prime Minister's Science Prizes, unis...

The Science Show ·

2024/10/12

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

en

0:54:06

Why did we forget Louise?

The Science Show ·

2024/10/05

This week we look at some brilliant figures in science who after being allowed to fade from memory are now at last being recognised.

en

54:05

Seabirds have stomachs full of plastic

The Science Show ·

2024/09/07

Plastic is being eaten by seabirds. Some migratory birds can no longer fly. And micro amounts are entering the cells of other creatures. Including us.

en

53:28

New chemical reaction promises to slash price of some...

The Science Show ·

2024/08/24

A new chemical reaction eliminates 6 steps in the manufacture of some drugs promising big savings of time and money.

en

54:02

Biodiversity crucial on land, in rivers and in our guts

The Science Show ·

2024/08/03

We go to the Scottish Highlands where biodiversity is being reintroduced to cleared fields, and a comic book explores biodiversity in our guts where bacteria perform essential services.

en

54:02

The deep dark ocean – Exploring the abyss

The Science Show ·

2024/07/13

The ocean depths may be out of sight, but they play an important role in climate and the cycling of nutrients.

en

55:16

The world's largest underground lab and the hunt for...

The Science Show ·

2024/07/06

From deep within a mountain in Italy, scientists hope increasingly sophisticated experiments are closing in on the hidden matter of the universe.

en

33 results

Similar Podcasts

X Minus 1 - Old Time Radio Show

Inception Point Ai

Science, Spoken

WIRED

This Week in Space (Audio)

TWiT

DarshanTalks Podcast

Darshan Kulkarni

The Best of Coast to Coast AM

iHeartPodcasts and Coast to Coast AM