Podcast Episodes

Episode 277: A Microscopic Look at Learning

Episode 277

From marsupial reproductive biology to microscopic anatomy - aka histology - the scale of Dr Jamie Chapman’s work in how bodies function has gotten progressively smaller over the years.

What hasn’t go…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 276: From Science Class to Scrubs

Episode 276

In today’s episode, Dr. Sam Rose opens the operating curtains to give us a glimpse into her journey of becoming a doctor. 

Dr Sam tells Olly and Tegan about how she went from high school to medical sc…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 275: Superstars of STEM

Season 1 Episode 275

In this episode, we dive into the journeys of two Tassie scientists—TWICS’s own Dr. Meredith Castles and Dr. Jane Younger—who have been selected as part of Science & Technology Australia’s prestigiou…

Published on 5 months ago

Episode 274: Breaking the Ice

Episode 274

In this episode of That's What I Call Science, hosts Dr. Olly Dove and Emma Hamasaki interview Ann Kristin Lund Johansen from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Originally from Norway an…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Episode 273: Inspiring education in Tassie

Season 1 Episode 273

“Education, perhaps more than anything else, is a passport to a better life” beautifully sums up the work and aim of the Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment. In today’s episode, Kate an…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 272: Science to Politics: Emma Hamasaki's Journey Through Marine Research and Communication

Episode 272

In this episode of That's What I Call Science, host Dr. Olly Dove interviews regular co-host Emma Hamasaki about her diverse career path. Emma shares her journey from studying marine science at the U…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 271: Co-manager catch up: Kate’s overseas adventures

Episode 271

Join TWICS’s three co-managers on a bus-turned-restaurant in a Hobart pub on a sunny day.  With relaxing ambient pub sounds, Anna Abela and Dr Olly Dove chat with Dr Kate Johnson about her experience…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Episode 270: Bridging science and activism at COP29

The United Nations Climate Change Conference is the biggest climate conference in the world, bringing together Government officials, scientists, industry groups and civil society to solve the climate…

Published on 6 months ago

Episode 269: How to Code The Cosmos

Episode 269

Imagine having a little version of the cosmos living on your computer. In this week’s Ep we’re chatting about Active Galactic Nuclei (or AGN) with theoretical astrophysics PhD candidate, Georgia Stew…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Episode 268: From Journalism to Science Communication

Season 1 Episode 268

After years of working in the media industry and navigating the highs and lows of journalism, Tia Ewen navigated her way to science communication. In this episode, Dr Olly Dove and Georgia Stewart si…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago