Episodes

Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Episode 194 - Ecology in Frankenstein, Spider Venom and Burn treatments
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
What scientific theories are hidden inside Frankenstein? Plus the science of spider venom and finding new treatments for horrific burns. All this in a somewhat spooky episode of Lagrange Point.

Tuesday Oct 25, 2016
Tuesday Oct 25, 2016
What's the connection between fish and sharks to the jaws in our mouths? Why are there so many dinosaur fossils in central Queensland? We find out all this and more in a prehistoric special.

Tuesday Oct 18, 2016
Episode 192 - Nobel Prize Physics 2016 - Topology strikes again
Tuesday Oct 18, 2016
Tuesday Oct 18, 2016
How did the quirky mathematics of topology help unlock the secrets of superconductivity? The answer won a Nobel Prize for Physics in 2016. We find out more in our Nobel Prize 2016 recap special.

Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
Episode 191 - Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2016 - Molecular nanomachines
Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
Tuesday Oct 11, 2016
Making nano-machines out of molecules won the Nobel Prize for 2016 in Chemistry. We find out about the complicated chemistry and physics that went into making a toolbox of building blocks we can use to make nano machines.

Tuesday Oct 04, 2016
Tuesday Oct 04, 2016
What age group has the best liars? How can can you lie to your brain to get relief from an itch? Does the world make more sense upside down? Well fear not because the Ig Nobel Prize winners of 2016 answered these questions and more. Find out in Part 2 of our Ig Nobel Prize 2016 special.