The (Not So) Boring Billion with Prof. Dietmar Müller (478)
In this episode, we speak with Dietmar Müller about the "Boring Billion", a seemingly quiet period in Earth's deep history that may have bee...
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Solving a Cosmic Radio Signal Mystery with Kovi Rose (477)
Astronomer and soon-to-be Dr. Kovi Rose joins us to discuss his newly published Nature Astronomy paper on one of the universe's newest myste...
Coffee & Blood Pressure Explained with Prof. Clare Collins (476)
Professor Clare Collins returns to the pod to answer a common question: does coffee raise your blood pressure? We also discuss how genetics...
The Hidden Health Benefits of Honey with Prof. Clare Collins (475)
Friend of the pod Professor Clare Collins returns to dive down into the sticky depths of the surprisingly powerful world of honey - far beyo...
The Hunt for Dark Matter with Dr. Theresa Fruth (474)
What is the universe actually made of? Particle physicist Theresa Fruth join us at Shirtloads to explore one of science's greatest unsolved...
The Human Cost of One Degree with Prof. Ollie Jay (473)
Professor Ollie Jay, a leading expert in heat and health, returns to Shirtloads to discuss the growing toll of climate change on human wellb...
Incidental Exercise with Prof. Emmanuel Stamatakis (472)
In this episode, we speak with Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis about Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity (VILPA) - short bursts...
Dumb Stuff In Space with Assoc. Prof. Michael Brown (471)
We're living through the great Space Boom and with great innovation comes a lot of whacky ideas... Astronomer and Associate Professor Michae...
Using Soundwaves To Measure The Sun with Prof. Conny Aerts (470)
In this episode I sit down with Professor Conny Aerts, a pioneering mathematician and founding figure of astroseismology, who reveals how sc...
How To Die in the 21st Century with Dr. Hannah Gould (469)
We're scared to say the D word! But why is talking about death such a taboo? Dr. Hannah Gould, a cultural anthropologist at the University o...
How Two Students Fixed the Focus of James Webb from Earth with Prof. Peter Tuthil, Dr. Louis Desdoigts & Max Charles (468)
When a problem with the James Webb Space Telescope left its images frustratingly out of focus, the solution wasn't fixed in space... it was...
Forensic Science: Fact, Fiction, and Failure with Dr Linzi Wilson-Wilde and Hannah Jarman (467)
This episode features Dr. Linzi Wilson-Wilde and Hannah Jarman discussing the realities of forensic science beyond shows like CSI . Through...
The Wellness Woo Economy with Kate Thomas (466)
Pharmacist and science communicator Kate Thomas shares how a viral debunking video launched her into the world of online health education. I...
The Hidden Health Impact of Microplastics with Prof. Michaela Lucas (465)
***Prof Lucas would like to provide the following clarification in regards to comments relating to prenatal BPA exposure and male autism spe...
Deepfakes Online and The Future of Truth with Dr. Anna Broinowski (464)
I'm joined by Dr. Anna Broinowski - Senior Lecturer and Director of the Master of Film and Screen Arts at Sydney College of the Arts, Univer...
The Rise In Nitrous Misuse with Assoc. Prof. Angela Chiew (463)
Nitrous oxide (better known as "laughing gas") is widely used in medicine as a safe anaesthetic and pain reliever. It's also found in whippe...
Will AI Take Our Jobs? Part Three of the Great AI Safety Debrief with Dr. Petr Lebedev (462)
In the final episode of the Great AI Safety Debrief series with Dr. Petr Lebedev, we discuss job eradication, AI alignment and the rise in c...
Is AI Outsmarting Us? Part Two of the Great AI Safety Debrief with Dr. Petr Lebedev (461)
In part two, Dr. Petr Lebedev and I dive deeper into how modern AI systems are grown , not programmed, and the emergence of Shutdown Resista...
The Great AI Safety Debrief Part One with Dr. Petr Lebedev (460)
Intelligence is emerging from sand and less than 1% of the population seems to care! Physicist and science communicator Dr. Petr Lebedev joi...
The Milky Way's Mysterious Glow with Prof. Geraint Lewis (459)
A mysterious glow from the centre of the Milky Way has scientists intrigued. Astrophysicist Geraint Lewis explains how this gamma-ray excess...