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A fun take on the latest science news with enough data to sink your teeth into. Lagrange Point goes beyond the glossy summary and gets in depth with the research from across the world.
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Oct 29, 2013
Oct 29, 2013
22 min
Whilst New South Wales burns, the media is abuzz with arguments between the Australian Prime Minister and UN Climate Change leaders. What are they talking about? Are bush fires getting worse and are we the only ones with this problem? Find out in this Bushfire edition of Lagrange Point.
Oct 22, 2013
Oct 22, 2013
16 min
How did science stop the apocalyptic famines predicted in the 1960s? Would you have a vasectomy to make the planet more sustainable? Who wins when salmon and hydro power meet? All of this and more in our sustainable planet special.
Oct 15, 2013
Oct 15, 2013
19 min
We dive into the winners and losers of the biggest scientific event of the year, the Nobel Prize! We discuss who won and who missed out on recognition. The impact on theoretical vs practical science, the link between chocolate and the Nobel prize, and the troubling under-representation of women scientists in the Nobel Prize history.
Oct 8, 2013
Oct 8, 2013
17 min
Want to know how to make the perfect laser sound? This week we run away to the Science Circus (Questacon) and talk about the science of making cool sounds (Foley).