Episodes
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Episode 246 - Lessons on resilience from our insect friends
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
What lessons in resilience to fires, climate change, epidemics and sudden shocks from insects can be adapted to help humans adjust to change.
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Episode 245 - Making diesel less harmful to our lungs, farms and planet
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
What damage does diesel do to our planet, cities and lungs? Is there a way we can make it cleaner that helps not only the atmosphere but also our farms? We find out what is being done across the world to clean up our diesel engines.
Monday Oct 16, 2017
Episode 244 - Can humour help save lives?
Monday Oct 16, 2017
Monday Oct 16, 2017
Can humour help save lives? Or do you need to be gritty and realistic to change behaviours? We look at examples of safety, advertising and psychology from Australia.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017
Episode 243 - Missed Nobel Prizes 2017
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017
We celebrate the winners of this years Nobel Prizes, but we also ask important questions like - just how representative are the Nobel Prizes? Do people miss out? How do the Nobel Prizes measure up in equality and gender balance compared to other major prizes?
Tuesday Oct 03, 2017
Episode 242 - Detecting epidemics like Zika and Ebola faster
Tuesday Oct 03, 2017
Tuesday Oct 03, 2017
Detecting an epidemic before it spreads and becomes a pandemic is hard in a globablly connected world. However new cheap and efficient tests for Zika and Ebola can help us be better prepared for the next outbreak.