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Avian Ancestry with Professor Simon Ho (392)

Shirtloads of Science

Release Date: 07/14/2024

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Shirtloads of Science

Author and astrophysicist Marcus Chown tells of the forgotten Australian female astronomer who helped discover the first black hole. Dr Karl digs deeper into Marcus' latest book on black holes "A Crack in Everything".  

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Author and astrophysicist Marcus Chown is a great explainer. A British stargazer, he studied under Richard Feynman in California. Dr Karl puts him to the test talking about Marcus' latest book on black holes "A Crack in Everything".

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Dr Karl uncovers a lifelong Australian quest to restore comfort and hearing with custom made eardrum transplants. Called Cleardrums, Professor Marcus Atlas is close to passing regulatory hurdles for human trials.

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Prof Puckett from the US explains how America lost its fire ant war  and Jess Ward-Jones on the struggle to learn what is killing our Alpine Eucalypts (Snow Gums).

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Professor Richard Scolyer is the 2024 joint Australian of the Year. Dr Karl probes skin cancer therapies and immunotherapies with a researcher who has put his life on the line.

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Phones made today are super smart. Fast and versatile they can be so powerful to be spooky. Dr Matt joins Dr Karl to peel back the AI layers for a set of rules for the future.

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Mining Engineer, Reality TV star, Astrophysicist, Author - What's left  for Dr Matt?

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If we need to fully understand space we need more time - lots of it. Beyond the Hubble sphere things gets lumpy.

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Dr Karl asks a fellow physicist for the telltale signs when powerful people spread untruths. They are easy to spot and nasty.

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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.

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