Podcast Episodes

Episode 287: Deadly Reptiles & STEM Yarns

In this episode, we sit down with proud Kamilaroi man, author, and science champion Corey Tutt to talk about his latest book Caution! This Book Contains Deadly Reptiles. We explore how this vibrant a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 286: How quantum computing could break the world…and fix it again

Season 1 Episode 286

Could you play Minecraft on a quantum computer?

In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Susan Coppersmith from the University of New South Wales to explore the strange and fascinating world of quan…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 285: Into the Quantum Realm

Episode 285

How does your phone know when to turn off the screen? Why can we build ultra-fast computers and super-sensitive sensors? And how does a DSLR camera capture images? Well, it’s all to do with quantum m…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 284: Rocking the Classroom with Hands-On Science

Episode 284

This week we chat with Jo Watkins, CEO of Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd), a national not-for-profit bringing Earth and Environmental Science to classrooms around the country. From me…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 283: Fantastic Exoplanets and Where to Find Them

Episode 283

In this episode, we travel beyond our solar system to learn about the weird and wonderful world of exoplanets — planets orbiting stars far beyond our Sun.  Our expert guest, Dr Erica Thygesen from th…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 282: Diving for Data in Tasmania’s waters

Ever wondered what it’s like to do science underwater? In this episode, marine biologist and scientific diver Dr Jennie Smith joins co-host Hannah Moore and host Dr Olly Dove to talk all things scien…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Episode 281: Seafloor Study of a Submarine Eruption

Episode 281

In this episode, we dive deep (literally) into underwater volcanology with Associate Professor Rebecca Carey, a world-renowned volcanologist and researcher at the University of Tasmania. Co-host Dr H…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 280: Like father, like daughter

Episode 280

This week is a big one for our regular host, Olly, as she celebrates her 100th episode hosting That's What I Call Science!

To celebrate the milestone, Olly has invited her dad, Frederick Dove, onto th…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 279: Landmark Trees and Science Tourism

Season 1 Episode 279

This week we’re joined by forest ecologist, tree climber, and science tour guide Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, founder of Giant Tree Expeditions. From climbing the world’s tallest flowering plant to mapping …

Published on 4 months ago

Episode 278: Avoidance - Is it all in our heads?

Episode 278

In today’s episode, we take a walk down an unusual road: the pathway inside our own brains. 

Dr James Crane tells Olly about his work in neuroanatomy, how neural pathways and hormones can lead to avoi…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago