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The Mr Science Show

Jul 29, 2006

Gold! Some people think that the only thing that alchemists ever tried to do was turn common metals into gold. Other people think that alchemists were only concerned with finding a panacea to cure all diseases and allow us to live forever. But alchemy throughout history has been much more than just charlatans looking to...


Jul 22, 2006

The Shell Questacon Science circus, the most extensive science outreach program of its kind in the world, celebrated its 21st birthday with a gala event and a book launch at the Great Hall of Parliament House last week. Its also 5 years since I did the circus, so I've included my top 10 recollections from 2001. Tune...


Jul 8, 2006

Not strictly a Mr Science story, unless you feel like trying to understand what could bring someone to make such disturbing noises in his sleep. My brother James and I were trapped in an overnight train cabin with this snorer, and we could not escape. He was the snorer from hell!