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Electricity & electrons in a wire with Professor Lewis (273) with Professor Lewis
Season 5 Episode 4
Electricity is a great foundation for sustainable energy but Dr Karl discovers how little he knows about the physics of electrons. We all have much t…
3 years, 11 months ago
Stellar Lifecycles #2 with Professor Lewis
Season 5 Episode 3
What colour is our Sun? (or Sol as local folks call it). How long will it stay that way? Professor Lewis resumes his fascinating journey in time spa…
4 years ago
Stellar Lifecycles #1 with Professor Lewis
Season 5 Episode 2
For some stars, life begins at 10 billion years. Professor Lewis leads Dr Karl on a trillion year expedition from birth to a young adult expanding un…
4 years ago
Nuyina - Australia's new Antarctic Traveller
Season 5 Episode 1
Australia has a new Antarctic Vessel. Jono Reeve takes Dr Karl on a virtual tour of the features of the RSV Nuyina.
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4 years ago
James Webb telescope with Dr Jessica Bloom
Season 4 Episode 52
There were high hopes for the Hubble space telescope. Eventually they were realised with pictures of galaxies beyond our widest visions. This centur…
4 years ago
Forever Young with Dr Bloom
Season 4 Episode 51
The diseases of ageing are already overwhelming health care facilities. In the decades ahead, our older populations will put even more pressure on he…
4 years, 1 month ago
Primordial Black Holes with professor Lewis
Season 4 Episode 50
In 1966, two Soviet cosmologists proposed the existence of primordial black holes. 55 years on, evidence mounts that these ancient bodies actually ex…
4 years, 1 month ago
Static Electricity with professor Lewis (266)
Season 4 Episode 49
A zap from a doorknob or a lightning bolt that sets fire to a forest, these events are notoriously unpredictable. If there is an imbalance of electri…
4 years, 1 month ago
Cannibal Stars with Professor Lewis
Season 4 Episode 48
What happens when a star gets hungry? Could it eat another star? Cosmic cannibalism is a thing. 500 million years ago in a galaxy far, far away – to …
4 years, 1 month ago
Covid & Comms with Professor Leask
Season 4 Episode 47
Covid continues to test public health and communications. Our best explainers have put themselves in the front line to keep us safe. Some, including …
4 years, 1 month ago