Podcast Episodes

Sex is Weird: Ep 3- Sexy females fight back

The energy required to grow, birth and raise young is intense, so it's only fair that the female body has some tricks to make sure reproducing is worth it.

From cryptic choice to immune system sperm b…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Sex is Weird: Ep 2- Why do penises exist?

When it comes to sexual organs, the penis is really ‘out there.’  Name another organ that can change its form AND function in a matter of seconds! 

There’s a lot of variety in the animal kingdom; from…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Sex is Weird: Ep 1- The world’s first d*ck pic

When you really think about it, sex to make babies is WEIRD! You take an outie that has to get stuck inside an innie that links into a production line of eggs to assemble a perfect tiny being. It’s s…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

INTRODUCING: Sex is Weird (a What the Duck?! series)

How the duck did sex evolve as a major form of reproduction?

Sex is Weird is a brand new series of What the Duck?! with Dr Ann Jones. 

From the evolution of the first-ever genitals and the strange meth…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Feeling Crabby

Have the crabs been lying to us?

They usually have ten legs and eyes on stalks, but there are all sorts of things hiding under the shell, including emotions. 

There are true crabs, false crabs, and eve…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Spiders - they're going to kill!

Spiders have gravity-defying ninja skills, they can hear without ears and they work together to gang up on huge prey.

Spiders are murder machines!

Featuring:

Dr Kate Umbers, Western Sydney University.

Dr…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Mosquitos- blood suckers

You can run but you can't hide!

Ever wondered how a mosquito manages to hit a blood vessel without fail?

And that one mozzie that you hear buzzing and buzzing at night? It’s probably a species that pre…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Snakes and Ladders

How does a snake climb a pole? It's not like they have a ladder... or arms.

It turns out that snakes have some pretty crazy skills when it comes to climbing anything and everything.

The Island of Guam …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Swearing Duck

Ripper the musk duck had many bad habits – chief among them was attacking the keepers and then swearing under his breath.

But was Ripper really angry, or was his potty mouth a symptom of something muc…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Fisticuffs, ego, and the great tomato virus discovery of the 20th century

It's the early 20th century,  a government scientist position was determined by a boxing match, and a tomato virus threatened to stop the development of Australian-style tomato sauce in its tracks. 

L…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago