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Mining Engineer, Reality TV star, Astrophysicist, Author - What's left for Dr Matt?
info_outline Observable and Infinite with Prof Lewis (402)Shirtloads of Science
If we need to fully understand space we need more time - lots of it. Beyond the Hubble sphere things gets lumpy.
info_outline Deceit starts with D with Prof Mann (401)Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl asks a fellow physicist for the telltale signs when powerful people spread untruths. They are easy to spot and nasty.
info_outline Hot Data with Prof Mann (400)Shirtloads of Science
The graph points skywards. A thousand of years of data says "stop burning carbon". Prof Mann tells Dr Karl of how the USA responded to his articles in the early 1990s.
info_outline Is AI telling lies with Dr Jessica Bloom (399)Shirtloads of Science
Dr Karl interviews Dr Bloom in NYC on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence. If AI delivers misinformation, how could we tell?
info_outline The G's of AI with Dr Jessica Bloom (398)Shirtloads of Science
At the moment there are two G's in AI. Dr Karl gets the 360 tour of both with Dr Jessica Bloom in New York City.
info_outline Women who Measured the Stars with Dava Sobel (170) RptShirtloads of Science
Edwin Hubble is world famous for his discoveries. Henrietta Swan Leavitt is not. Henrietta was on a team that found a way to measure and classify the universe. They were employed as "human computers" (before the machines existed). Dava's book "The Glass Universe" refers to the half million glass slides Henrietta and other women used to document both the northern and southern skies. An inspiring story of collaboration and discovery.
info_outline The Matter of Everything with Dr Suzie Sheehy (288)Shirtloads of Science
Observe, Ask, Explain, Predict , Test. These are the steps scientists use to improve our knowledge. Dr. Suzie Sheehy is a particle physicist. She talks with Dr Karl about twelve significant experiments that changed the modern world.
info_outline Converging with A-Prof Ball RPT (312)Shirtloads of Science
Data is omnipresent and society is very connected Thirty years ago futurists said tech "convergence" would deliver us seamless digital lives So are we there yet?. Dr Karl gets a fact check from "Converge" author Associate Professor Catherine Ball.
info_outline Parrot Thinking with Prof Pepperberg RPT (327)Shirtloads of Science
Bird Brains are different. Professor Irene Pepperberg has been probing their psychology for decades. She is the author of the NY Times bestseller 'Alex and Me', the story of her 30-year experiment with a grey parrot.
info_outlineThe bird family tree may need pruning. Geneticists have made new connections that take us back to the great extinction event. Professor Ho explains to Dr Karl how this is changing our views on dinosaurs and chickens.