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The Effects of Climate Change on Biodiversity : MP3 : 28.4MB : 09/05/2009
Prof Ary Hoffmann and Dr Michael Kearney discuss the effects of climate change on biodiversity, and how our quality of life could be adversely affected. With host Shane Huntington.
Deconstructing/Reconstructing the Tasmanian Tiger : MP3 : 22.1MB : 13/03/2009
Biologists Prof Marilyn Renfree and Assoc Prof Andrew Pask talk Tassie Tiger, and explain how the humble mouse has aided genetic understanding of the extinct marsupial, the Thylacine. With host Dr Shane Huntington.
Calming Nanotechnology Fears : MP3 : 18.2MB : 19/12/2008
Dr Amanda Barnard talks about how scientists measure and address the potential hazards of nanotechnology. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Please Explain: Taxonomy : MP3 : 14.3MB : 17/02/2009
Dr Belinda Appleton joins science host Dr Shane Huntington to explain what taxonomers do, and recounts her adventures discovering new species of bats.
The Human Hand in Climate Change : MP3 : 21.6MB : 15/08/2008
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Prof David Karoly calculates the human-caused contribution to climate change. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.
21st Century Cosmology : MP3 : 20.1MB : 01/08/2008
Prof Rachel Webster takes us into the future of cosmology in a quest to discover our universe's past. With Science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Mathematics of Biology : MP3 : 13.5MB : 14/02/2008
Prof Kerry Landman chats with Dr Shane Huntington about how mathematics sheds light on biological phenomena like the growth of cancer cells.
Love Life of the Mountain Brushtail Possum : MP3 : 10.9MB : 03/01/2008
Behavioural ecologist Dr Jenny Martin explains how studying Australia's Mountain Brushtail Possum has helped us understand how ecological change affects animal mating behaviour. This is the second of our "Summer Season of Science" mini series. With Up Close science host Dr Shane Huntington.
The Leap from Frogs to Plastic Solar Cells : MP3 : 18MB : 21/06/2007
Professor Andrew Holmes (Bio21 Institute) discussing how a poisonous South American frog inspired research into development of plastic solar cells.
War Against the Cotton Bollworm : MP3 : 24MB : 26/04/2007
"It's mind blowing that the annual cost of a pest could be 5 billion dollars and that a few million dollars is not expended one off to really look for long term solutions." - Assoc Prof Phil Batterham
A Quantum Leap in Computing : MP3 : 21MB : 14/02/2007
"A standard computer memory consisting of strings of ones and zeros can only store one piece of information at a time. A quantum memory with its quantum bits or qbits could store simultaneously a large number of different numbers and then process them all simultaneously using the laws of quantum mechanics." - Professor David Jamieson
Stem Cell Research : MP3 : 25MB : 14/11/2006
"...the possibility of generating cell populations that we could transplant to try and cure diseases that are caused by the dysfunction or the loss or the damage of unique cell populations within the body" - Professor Peter Rathjen
Nuclear Power: Cure or Curse : MP3 : 18MB : 02/11/2006
"India needs to increase its use of energy by about a factor of ten, ten times more electricity than what it does now. If it does this via the production of coal, then India all by itself will wipe out all of the Kyoto CO2 emission protocols that weve developed." - Associate Professor Martin Sevior

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