Podcast Episodes

Lightning, Fertiliser, and the Future of Green Nitrogen with Professor PJ Cullen (440)

Season 8

In this episode, Professor PJ Cullen, Chemical Engineering expert from the University of Sydney, breaks down the global nitrogen challenge. We explore why nitrogen is essential for life, the history …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Staying Safe Online Part 2 with Troy Hunt (439)

Season 8

In part two with Online Safety Consultant Troy Hunt (Have I Been Pwned), we unpack the risks of online age verification in light of Australia's social media ban, including the personal data (often ti…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Have I been Pwned? With Troy Hunt (438)

Season 8

In this episode, we're joined by Troy Hunt, Australian online security consultant, creator of Have I Been Pwned, and one of the world's leading voices on data breaches. He breaks down the key differe…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate After Net Zero with Prof. Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick (437)

Season 8

In this episode, we sit down with Australian climate scientist Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick to explore the story of climate science, how we first discovered the planet was warming, and what we…

Published on 3 months ago

A Conversation with Nobel Laureate Professor Donna Strickland (436)

Season 8

I had the honor of sitting down with Professor Donna Strickland, Nobel Prize-winning physicist the third woman in history to receive the prestigious award in physics. In our conversation, we discuss …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Part 2 with Prof. Carolyn Hogg (442)

Season 8

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wikipedia Part Two with Dr. Heather Ford (435)

Season 8

In part two of our chat with Dr. Heather Ford, we delve deeper into the hidden dynamics of Wikipedia — the world's largest encyclopedia and 8th most visited website, run largely by volunteers. We exp…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Wikipedia: The Power and the Pitfalls Part One with Dr. Heather Ford (434)

Season 8

I'm joined by Dr. Heather Ford, ARC Future Fellow and Professor in the School of Communications at UTS, to explore the fascinating world of Wikipedia. Inspired by her article "We analysed 35,000 Wiki…

Published on 4 months ago

Hypersonics Part Two with Dr. Graham Wild (433)

Season 8

In part two of my conversation with Dr. Graham Wild, we dive deeper into the fascinating world of hypersonic machines. We explore how sound waves behave at extreme speeds, the significance of the bou…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Hypersonics Part One with Dr. Graham Wild (432)

Season 8

Aviation expert Dr. Graham Wild returns to take us beyond the basics of flight and into the high-speed world of subsonic vs. hypersonic aircraft. We break down the engine mechanics behind these incre…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago