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Episode 297: Chasing Krill in a Changing Southern Ocean
Episode 297
Join us as we dive into the icy waters of the Southern Ocean aboard the Denman Voyage to Antarctica. In this episode, we chat with marine biologist Dr Haiting Zhang (IMAS & AAPP), who studies the phy…
Published on 7 hours ago
Episode 296: Plastic governance in Antarctic regions
Episode 296
In the final episode of our plastics series, we head to the world’s most remote continent, Antarctica. PhD candidate Vaibhavi Dwivedi (University of Tasmania) joins us to explore how plastic pollutio…
Published on 1 week ago
Episode 295: Engineering a Microplastic-Free World
Episode 295
This episode continues our microplastics mini-series with a focus on engineering solutions. Dr Anna Wróbel an environmental engineer from the School of Engineering at the University of Tasmania join…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Episode 294: Engineering microplastics out of the food chain
Episode 294
In this episode we continue our microplastics mini-series, this time considering the intersection between agricultural systems and engineering. Our two guests, Sadique Bawa Anyame and Carmel Towns a…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Episode 293: Micro-plastics, big problem
Episode 293
Microplastics are everywhere, in the ocean, our food, and even the air we breathe. But what exactly are they, where do they come from, and why should we care? In this episode, we chat with Elise Tuur…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Episode 292: Modelling Nature’s Complexity
Season 1 Episode 292
How do you track the invisible spread of disease or predict the risks of invasive species? In this episode, we speak with ecological modeller, Nick Beeton, who uses maths, stats and a whole lot of co…
Published on 1 month ago
How the Zebra Got its Stripes (and the Chemistry that made it happen)
Episode 291
In this episode, we’re exploring the fascinating world of oscillating chemical reactions — those rare reactions that don’t just proceed in one direction, but actually cycle, changing colours as they …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 290: Breaking Down the Numbers
Episode 290
Returning guest Priya Kitchener joins us to unpack Australia’s PISA study results and what they say about how well our students are performing in mathematics.
With experience in both public and privat…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Episode 289: Learning Literacy
Episode 289
Nearly 50% of Tasmanians struggle with literacy. Kaitlyn shares her lived experience with literacy and the changes she decided to make for herself by joining 26Ten as an adult learner. She shares her…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 288: AI Ethics & Information
Episode 288
Ever wondered why librarians tell you to only use sources from the last 5 years? Or what makes research "powerful"? Join us as we chat with a 25-year veteran librarian from the University of Tasmania…
Published on 2 months ago