Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchScience down under
This week the Unexpected Elements team has travelled Down Under to sunny Sydney where we discover some wonderfully Australian science with the help o…
2 months, 1 week ago
Science of the future
We take a look at some exciting science of the near future. First, the latest developments in animal-to-human organ transplants and the ambitious goa…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
An episode inspired by our listeners
We revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and dig deeper in this special programme.
First, we hear from some of our insomniac listeners and explore h…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The gift of science
This Boxing Day and holiday season, our present to you is the science of gifts.
First, we investigate the health benefits of donating blood, and find …
3 months ago
Why are we sad when television series end?
The end of Australian soap opera Neighbours has us wondering why a television series ending makes us sad. Also, what does science say about how to en…
3 months, 1 week ago
Chicken, with a side order of science
Over the Christmas season, it is estimated that some 3.6 million families in Japan will tuck into KFC over Christmas (other fried chicken is availabl…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Some bear-y interesting space science
A teddy bear launched into the upper atmosphere as part of a school science project has gone missing! Inspired by this story, the Unexpected Elements…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The unexpected science behind Klimt's artwork
The Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer by Gustav Klimt has recently sold for $236m, making it the second-most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
Insp…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Some Beautiful Science
The Miss Universe pageant final has us considering the science of beauty. How much of our perception of beauty is genetic, and how much is down to pe…
4 months ago
A keg of beer-based science
A 150-year-old bottle of Arctic Ale is being uncapped, which got the team talking about all things related to yeast, beer, and opening things.
First,…
4 months, 1 week ago