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Slice of Science

Welcome to "Slice of Science" with Michelle Sims! Join us as Shelly interviews local researchers, explores new biotechnological innovations, and shares captivating science history. Each episode is accompanied by detailed citations in the show notes, ensuring you can dive deeper into the topics we uncover. "Slice of Science" – would you like source with that?

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29:14

Could Improv Improve Stuttering?

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2025/09/10

The above the neck physios – yes speech pathologists! What do they do and what could they do for you? What are some misconceptions about stuttering, and how could those who stutter (or clutter) use drama therapy to improve their symptoms? Shelly sat down with Michelle and Eleanor to find out!Eleanor Brahsted is a Certified Practicing Speech PathologistDr Michelle Swift is a Senior Speech Pathologist & Clinical Director at Swift Speech, Stuttering & Voice and also a Senior Lecturer in the

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22:24

PFAS Part 2: Understanding How You May Be Exposed &...

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2025/09/09

In this episode, we find out about Polymer Fume Fever, and how the hell scientists study the toxicity of a chemical when almost all of the human population is contaminated with it! Shelly dives into how PFAS end up in our bodies—from yoga pants and tampons to tap water and food—and what this might mean for our health.Sources:Correia, M.S., & Horowitz, B.Z. (2025) Polymer Fume Fever. StatPearls [Internet]. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK594276/Occupations most at risk of PFAS toxicity:

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21:56

PFAS Part 1: Definition of PFAS, where do they come...

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2025/08/05

In this episode, Shelly dives into the chemistry of PFAS. They are manufactured with beautiful fluorspar and not so beautiful fossil fuels, but what about their unique chemical structure make these compounds so resistant to biodegradation? What products are PFAS in and where in the world (it's everywhere) have they ended up!?Sources:Commonwealth settles $132.7 million class action over PFAS contamination across Australia:

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25:21

Vapes — your health, the environment, and Big Tobacco...

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2025/07/22

What's the harm in vapes? What are the alternatives for those looking to quit? And how does Big Tobacco influence policy in Australia? I sat down with Flinders University public health researcher Dr Joshua Trigg ahead of the big Australian vape crackdown for the facts.Dr Joshua Trigg: https://au.linkedin.com/in/joshuatriggAustralian Vaping Legal Reforms: https://www.tga.gov.au/products/unapproved-therapeutic-goods/vaping-hub/reforms-regulation-vapesWhats in a vape:

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14:02

The Dose Makes the Poison...or the Remedy?

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2025/07/22

Can a little bit of stress be good for us? How can you die from drinking water? Can our parents' habits before we were born shape our genes—and even impact our health? Who was Paracelsus and was that really his real name???Tune in to find out!Sourceshttps://www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org/health-and-safety/the-dose-makes-the-poison/Farrell, D J, & Bower, L., 2003, Fatal water intoxication. Journal of clinical pathology, https://jcp.bmj.com/content/56/10/803.2Calabrese, E. J. et al., 2007, Biological

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29:28

Isis Pinner: Almond Self-Fertilisation, Foraging for...

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2024/10/03

How can looking at tiny proteins through an xray can help us understand self-fertilisation in almond trees? And have you ever wanted to go foraging for fungi? Don't be put off by the news headlines!Shelly sits down with PhD student Isis Pinner to get down in the dirt and up trees with fungi and almonds!(***audio quality was reduced beyond repair in the second half,

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13:56

The Science Behind Lightning: What Makes the Sky Spark?

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2024/09/27

What is lightning actually? How are storms formed? And do you know you can make lightning in your mouth?:0SourcesByers, H.R, 1951, Thunderstorms. In: Malone, T.F. (eds) Compendium of Meteorology. American Meteorological Society, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-940033-70-9_56Dwyer, J., Uman, M., 2014, The physics of lightning, Physics Reports,

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22:07

Harmonising Minds: Dr. Emily Dollman on Music,...

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2024/09/27

What does playing an instrument do to our brain? What is flow state and how can you reach it? Could singing help soothe the post-covid scaries? Shelly sits down with music educator and researcher Dr Emily Dollman to find out!SourcesE. Dollman, 2023. The Value of Music Education for Child Development and Wellbeing in the Post COVID-19 Landscape. New Research and Possibilities in Wellbeing Education,

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12:55

The Bittersweet Effects of St John's Wort

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2024/09/27

SoS Christmas eddition, we're talking worts from Jesus's right hand man St John the Baptist!Tune in to hear all the good AND bad sides of a powerful herb called St John's wort.SourcesDavidson, J. R., et al, 2002. Effect of Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort) in major depressive disorder: a randomized controlled trial, Jama, https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/194814Di Carlo, G., et al, 2001. St John's wort: Prozac from the plant kingdom, Trends in Pharmacological Sciences,

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26:53

Jacob Maher: Weeds, The Dark Web, and The Not-So-Sexy...

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2024/09/13

Jacob and Shelly get down to the nitty gritty of weeds.What's being sold on the dark web? Is your local nursery better than Bunnings? And what's mistletoe got to do with poo? SourcesMaher, J., et el, 2023. Weed wide web: characterising illegal online trade of invasive plants in Australia. NeoBiota, https://neobiota.pensoft.net/article/104472/Stringham, O.C., et al, 2023. The dark web trades wildlife, but mostly for use as drugs. People and Nature,

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15:57

Science Is For Everyone... But We Have Some Problems

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2024/09/12

Intro episode about Slice of Science, my research and why I wanted to start a science show! SourcesHughes, J.P., et al, 2011. Principles of early drug discovery. Br J Pharmacol, https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01127.xSupran, G., et al, 2023. Assessing ExxonMobil’s global warming projections. Science, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0063Gaber, N., et al, 2023. The Devil they Knew: Chemical Documents Analysis of Industry Influence on PFAS Science.”

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