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Episode 299: The Roving Scientist Bar 2025
Episode 299
It’s that time of year again! Beaker Street Festival 2025 came to Hobart in August and, with other 100 events going on, the TWICS team wanted to pop …
11 months ago
Episode 298: Ask A Scientist!
Episode 298
Ever had a burning question you’d hoped to ask a scientist? Dr Olly Dove and Katya Bandow answer your burning science questions in a candid conversat…
11 months, 1 week ago
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 D…
11 months, 2 weeks 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 …
11 months, 3 weeks 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…
11 months, 4 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 …
1 year 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…
1 year 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 B…
1 year 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 direct…
1 year 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 mat…
1 year, 1 month ago