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Episode 143: Tales from Wedge Island: Part 1
Episode 143
Venturing out from the usual recording room, Olly is camping on the uninhabited Wedge Island in order to research the behaviour of two seabirds: litt…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 142: World Engineering Day
Tasmanian Young Professional Engineer of the Year David Ewers from VEC Civil Engineering joins Niamh and Sarah to discuss sustainable engineering pra…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 141: Journey of a geodesist
Premiers Tasmanian Researcher of the Year 2021, Professor Matt King chats with Niamh and Mibu about navigating a career in STEM and also explains the…
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 140: Bioblitz: Exploring Nature
Episode 140
From the smallest spider to the tallest tree, join Kate Johnson, Lucile Leveque, and primary school children as they explore the bush around Hobart C…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 139: Science in the Park
Episode 139
Stomping around the park and learning about science, what could be more fun? Join Kate Johnson and Lucile Leveque at Science in the Park. You’ll hear…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 138: Hands across the seafloor
Handfish are a type of anglerfish endemic to Australia. Most species are considered endangered and little is known about them. This week Niamh and Mi…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 137: Earth from a Distance
Join Niamh and Sarah in this episode as they talk to Brian Salmon about satellites and engineering. Brian takes us through how satellite images are …
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 136: For the love of gardening
Episode 136
Gardening is an age-old pastime, but what can it teach primary school students? This week, Kate Johnson and Lucile Leveque talk to some of the childr…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 135: Bloomin’ Phytoplankton
The Southern Ocean is not bound by any continent, so how do bushfires from Australia influence marine productivity 1000s of kilometres offshore? This…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 134: The drips & drops of water management
Episode 134
“Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.”
But what if it doesn’t? From flood prevention to water supply in drought conditions, hydrology and hydr…
4 years, 9 months ago