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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
Running up that hill
Dr Cat and Kade Huckstep talk about athletes and sex. They sprint through the facts, hurdle over the controversies, and dive into the heart of the discriminatory practice of sex... LEARN MORE
Noggin’ ourselves out
Dr Cat and Dr Elyas Arvell discuss the basics of communication in the brain; when things go wrong in Parkinsons Disease; the link between queerness and neurodiversity; and whats going... LEARN MORE
Electrifying material facts
Dr Cat has a solid chat with Dr Mike Wilson about the building blocks of our world. Shes a Material Girl, and theyre a material scientist-turned-educator. Can fabric generate electricity... LEARN MO
Good things come in trees
How can we help Australian flora Survive and Thrive? For a special National Science Week episode, Dr Cat has a blooming great conversation with Dr Meg Hirst and Russell Larke... LEARN MORE
The gene-ius of (Wol)bach(ia)
Dr Cat chats to geneticist Dr Haylo Roberts, who studies the DNA traces that animals shed into the environment or leave behind. These tiny traces of genetic material can tell... LEARN MORE
Why we should Excel in the field
Dr Cat chats to data scientist and educator, Dr Linda McIver. What is data science and why do we need to be data literate? (Spoiler: because were generating so much... LEARN MORE
Gettin’ diggy with it
Dr. Cat chats with palaeontologist, Astrid OConnor. They dig deep into the past, unearthing a bone-anza of facts about the ancient plants and creatures that once roamed our planet ... LEARN MORE