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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.
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.
Episodes

Apr 15, 2014
Apr 15, 2014
16 min
We bust some common science mythconceptions in part 1 of the Lagrange Point Panel show live in front of an audience at YSA Melbourne's Open Day. What's cooler a kettle or a meteorite? Where's the edge of space? Why do bulls charge at red? All of these in more as our panel busts myths to compete for points and glory!

Apr 8, 2014
Apr 8, 2014
22 min
Can you boost your learning by wearing thinking cap? Can you read someones mind through the combination of facial recognition and MRI machines? How do we know when to stop when we've had too much water? All this and more on this week's episode of Lagrange Point!

Apr 1, 2014
Apr 1, 2014
23 min
Can you tell someone is lying by looking them in the eyes? Just how many smells can our nose really tell apart? Can we automate creating and testing new crops with robots? Its a biotech fest this week on Lagrange Point.

Mar 25, 2014
Mar 25, 2014
25 min
Want to know how gravitational waves work and what their discovery means? So did we, so we had dinner with a physicist to find out more! We even explored the big unanswered questions around the big bang and how we can solve them with quantum computing.

Mar 18, 2014
Mar 18, 2014
20 min
How do we keep the our air planes safe in the sky? What science and engineering are used to manage corrosion and fatigue in our airplanes? What's the Australian connection to the safety feature Black Box?

Mar 11, 2014
Mar 11, 2014
21 min
Do our pets understand our language? How does your brain give the signal to shut down your body and would you like to spend your days as a brain in a jar? All this in more in our memory and brains special.

Mar 4, 2014
Mar 4, 2014
22 min
What makes video game trolls tick? Why are twitch played games so chaotic? Are there scientific reasons behind MMO behaviour and can video games actually help peoples lives? All of this and more including Not Even Rocket Surgery.

Feb 25, 2014
Feb 25, 2014
22 min
The great white shark, badgers and wolves all share one thing in common; controversial culls. We talk about the science and ethics of these, along with the ultimate question - which animal would you bring back from extinction!

Feb 18, 2014
Feb 18, 2014
22 min
How do you win gold medals at the Olympics? With hot pants of course! We talk about the science of the Olympics including wind tunnels, GPS, maps, and great diets! We talk about how science can help you win gold.

Feb 11, 2014
Feb 11, 2014
20 min
Part 2 of our Street Science special where we ask young scientists across Melbourne if they'd want to live in space forever if it meant not coming back to earth, and how humans learnt what food was safe to eat.

Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014
18 min
In this week's episode we bring science to the streets, and ask some young scientists what they feel about some of the latest scientific research! How do black holes work and which animal would be best to help you win big at a casino? We talk to our young scientists and get their own funny and insightful ideas before exploring the real science.

Jan 28, 2014
Jan 28, 2014
18 min
Just how random is random, and what do sharks, bees and humans all have in common? How do we make robots bond and speak like humans? What happens when you're an Apex Predator and someone challenges your throne? All this and more in a bumper special of Lagrange Point.

Jan 21, 2014
Jan 21, 2014
18 min
New species discovered in the bronx, hacking the brain, and insights into evolution and romance; frogs sure have a lot to teach us about biology. We learn about some of the latest, greatest and funniest frog science.

Jan 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014
18 min
What do you call a lizard with no legs? What do lizards, billboards and fashion have in common? In what big cities can you find new species of lizards? What happens when a lizard falls in love? Find out some amazing things about chameleons, legless lizards and lizards in love in this lizard special!

Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014
16 min
Sometimes our best theories fall apart in tough circumstances. Negative temperatures, chemistry that ignores the rules of ionic bonding and perfect cellular copies are all possible at the edges of science, theoretically. We explore these exceptions to the rules and how theories change and grow.

Jan 2, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
Welcome to Lagrange Point! Tune in for an informative but funny look into the world of science from the Young Scientists of Australia. Come and hang out at the Lagrange Point whilst we talk about:
-Could you be a human magnet?
-Did dinos breastfeed their young?
-Fact or Fiction, which crazy kickstarter projects are real and which are fake.

Jan 2, 2014
Episode 3 - 3D Printers Special
Jan 2, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
Come check out YSA's podcast Lagrange Point where we hang out and talk about interesting ideas in science! In this week's episode we have a bumper special on 3D printers including:
-3D printing pens
-How 3D printing really works
-Bionic hearts
-Replica valentines chocolates and gummi bears
-Cool business card ideas
-Robotic bat wings

Jan 2, 2014
Episode 4 - All About Asteroids
Jan 2, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
Come hang out at the Lagrange Point, YSA's podcast where we take a comedic and interesting look at the world of science. This week we look into space to check out neighbours with topics including:
-Asteroid deflection with paint ball guns
-Asteroids craters being the creators of life
-Asteroid hunting satellites
-Asteroid mining

Jan 2, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
Come hang out at the Lagrange Point, the Young Scientists of Australia podcast. This week we tackle the world of bionics and play our fact or fiction game! We delve into the world of:
-Iron man suits
-Controllable scent suits
-Bionic Eyes
-Kickstarter cyborg projects

Jan 2, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
Ever wanted to know how to use particle physics to teleport, to fly super fast using plasma wings or to super charge computing using micro drum quantum computers? The Young Scientist of Australia Podcast, Lagrange Point delves into the world of quantum mechanics and particle physics!
