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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 5 days 4 hours 50 minutes
episode 12: Universe Now with Profesor Lewis
JWST has expanded our Universal view. Where is it changing? Dr Karl gets an update from professor Geraint.
episode 11: Parrot Thinking with Irene Pepperberg
Bird Brains are different. Irene Pepperberg has been probing their psychology for decades. What clues are there for communicating with aliens ?
episode 10: Sino Lunar missions with Bradley Perrett
China has a Lunar landing program. It is as ambitious as NASA was in 1969. Dr Karl probes Space journalist Bradley Perrett on how soon we might see Chinese craft on the moon.
episode 9: Rocket Science 21C with Bradley Perrett
NASA vs Space X vs Virgin vs China vs Russia. Today's Space race is multi-dimensional and growing. Australia is about to start it's own program. Dr Karl taiks with space journalist Bradley Perrett about the the road ahead.
episode 8: Skeptic Success with Claire Klingenberg
"Alternative facts" ? Claire Klingenberg is an expert at debunking such things. In Europe she engages, listens and changes hardened conspiracy and "woo" theorists. She is the elected leader of the EU skeptics and shares her wisdom with Dr Karl.
episode 7: Synthetic Biology with Dr Claudia Vickers (323)
A.I. is hardware-based. It runs on electrons. Synthetic biology is where Biotech meets IT. It will revolutionise manufacturing & automation. Is a simultaneous Green & IT revolution on it's way ?
episode 6: Museum Science with Dr. Barker
Is fair pay for workers a modern idea? How about sustainable agriculture ? A Sydney museum has artifacts to show these are ancient concepts from far away. Should they be sent home? Dr Karl discusses the merits of archaeological repatriation with Dr....
episode 52: Mars #2 with Dr Adrian Brown
On the surface of Mars, the NASA Perseverance Rover is bottling rocks to be returned to Earth. How will they get back? Why are the samples so valuable? Dr Brown, Australian Scientist with the mission, has the latest news in the second part of his...
episode 51: Mars #1 with Dr Adrian Brown (318)
While planet earth was in Covid lockdown, a NASA spacecraft left for Mars. Perseverance ("Percy" to its friends) is on a mission to unlock planetary secrets. Dr Adrian Brown gives Dr Karl the latest news from the Martian surface.