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The Science Show - Full Program Podcast

The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.

Podcast · By ABC Australia · English · AU · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
23
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Sep 18, 2026
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Jul 3, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 18, 2026

    The big cats that stalked early humans and why ancient concrete outlasts the modern stuff (opens the original)

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    Plus the tree bark which hosts a whole world of methane-absorbing microbes.

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Lab Notes: The AI maths wars (opens the original)

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    AI is getting so good at maths that it is now tackling, and apparently solving, some of the hardest mathematical problems that exist. But as huge companies like OpenAI and Anthropic race to outdo each other, human mathematicians are getting caught in the crossfire... and their field is changing forever. Jonathan Webb speaks to ABC AI Technology Reporter Cam Wilson about the furore over the Navier-Stokes equations and the million-dollar Millennium Prize. Featuring: Cam Wilson, AI Reporter at ABC.

  3. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    AI boost for people with dyslexia and how algorithms shape what we read (opens the original)

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    And botanists intervene to save a plant that may have become sterile

  4. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Lab Notes: Where could bird flu go next? (opens the original)

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    It's been three months since the first case of bird flu was found on the Australian continent. Many cases have been found in birds since then, along with other mammals. So where has it spread? And what can we expect to see as spring and summer arrive? Jonathan Webb speaks with Peter de Kruijff, who's been following bird flu since the very beginning. You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find

  5. Episode · Sep 4, 2026

    As fire ravages the Northern Hemisphere, is Australia ready for a record-breaking El Niño? And why optimists live longer than pessimists (opens the original)

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    The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate.

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