Science Queeries
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More science coming a-choo.
Its allergy season. Dr Cat and Kira Hughes clear the air about what causes those sneezes, wheezes, and itchy reactions. A researcher at the NeuroAllergy Research Laboratory at Deakin University,... L
My cup runneth over
On Melbourne Cup Day, Dr Cat and zoologist & science communicator Ingrid Crossing chat about the racehorses. As people bred faster and lighter horses that win races, the horses are... LEARN MORE
The coral of the story
Dr Cat is joined by Aida Zjaki for a very hot topic: climate change. They discuss how Earths climate shifts over millions of years, whats driving climate change now, and... LEARN MORE
Soooo bandi-cute!
Dr Cat chats to Eilish Roberts about bandicoots. Eilish is the Southern Brown Bandicoot Outreach Officer at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, working to engage communities around creating bandicoot-frie
Breaking out of childhood
When it comes to puberty, theres no one size fits all. Whether youre cisgender, transgender, non-binary, or intersex. Dr Cat and Neve Tually grow through the science of puberty. They... LEARN MORE
Jupiter have a coffee break
Are you keen for some spicy, science ginger tea? Or if not tea, perhaps coffee is your beverage of choice? Dr Cat chats with Anshul Phaugat about the health benefits... LEARN MORE
For the crater good
In a stellar episode of Science Queeries, Dr Cat chats with a superstar guest, astronomer Stephanie Bernard. Their chat is astronomically insightful as they gravitate to galaxies far away that... LEAR
Voltaic you there
Dr Cat and Dr Mohammad Taha conduct a conversation about different materials for more sustainable buildings. Did you know that around 60% of energy used in buildings is used to... LEARN MORE
Star-tling discoveries with univers-al appeal.
Dr Cat chats to a bright, stellar astronomer, A/Prof Deanne Fisher. We are all made of stardust. Based at Swinburne University, Deanne looks through telescopes to answer questions like: how... LEARN
Planting some vine ideas
Dr Cat has an out-of-this-world conversation with Lee Conneely from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space. Lee studies how we can insert the genetic instructions for plant-based... LEARN MO