Podcast Episodes

From DNA to Policy: Protecting Threatened Species with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (442)

Season 8

In part two of our conversation with Professor Carolyn Hogg, Research Manager of the Australasian Wildlife Genomics Group at the University of Sydney, we dive deeper into the science and strategy beh…

Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago

Whales, Wildlife, and Conserving Threatened Species with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (441)

Season 8

From collecting urine samples in Antarctica to sampling whale snot to study reproduction, Dr. Carolyn Hogg's career is anything but ordinary. In this episode, she shares how her passion for protectin…

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Lightning, Fertiliser, and the Future of Green Nitrogen with Professor PJ Cullen (440)

Season 8

In this episode, Professor PJ Cullen, Chemical Engineering expert from the University of Sydney, breaks down the global nitrogen challenge. We explore why nitrogen is essential for life, the history …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Staying Safe Online Part 2 with Troy Hunt (439)

Season 8

In part two with Online Safety Consultant Troy Hunt (Have I Been Pwned), we unpack the risks of online age verification in light of Australia’s social media ban, including the personal data (often ti…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Have I been Pwned? With Troy Hunt (438)

Season 8

In this episode, we’re joined by Troy Hunt, Australian online security consultant, creator of Have I Been Pwned, and one of the world’s leading voices on data breaches. He breaks down the key differe…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Climate After Net Zero with Prof. Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick (437)

Season 8

In this episode, we sit down with Australian climate scientist Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick to explore the story of climate science, how we first discovered the planet was warming, and what we…

Published on 1 month ago

A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Professor Donna Strickland (436)

Season 8

I had the honor of sitting down with Professor Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize-winning physicist the third woman in history to receive the prestigious award in physics. In our conversation, we discuss …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Part 2 with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (442)

Season 8

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Wikipedia Part Two with Dr. Heather Ford (435)

Season 8

In part two of our chat with Dr. Heather Ford, we delve deeper into the hidden dynamics of Wikipedia — the world’s largest encyclopedia and 8th most visited website, run largely by volunteers. We exp…

Published on 2 months ago

Wikipedia: The Power and the Pitfalls Part One with Dr. Heather Ford (434)

Season 8

I'm joined by Dr. Heather Ford, ARC Future Fellow and Professor in the School of Communications at UTS, to explore the fascinating world of Wikipedia. Inspired by her article “We analysed 35,000 Wiki…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago