Sep 30, 2006
You expect controversy in politics. Every religious story comes served with intense debate. And you almost demand hullabaloo in sport. But controversy in science? Scientific controversies are actually quite common, and throughout history, within and outside the scientific community, battles have raged over many topics,...
Sep 23, 2006
Steve Irwin, probably one of the best known advocates for wilderness and animal conservation in the world, tragically passed away recently in North Queensland, Australia. He was arguably Australia's best-known science communicator. His unconventional methods of communicating his work drew criticism from some...
Sep 16, 2006
India - the 2nd in my travelling scientist series, and the second stop in my all-to-brief tour of South Asia. I have edited together my recordings from India into a 30 minute feature about science in the developing world. India is a fascinating combination of developed and developing worlds, and this contrast was seen...
Sep 9, 2006
This podcast is a 30 minute feature on the Philippines, containing recordings made during my recent two weeks in the Philippines, as well as a little Pinoy music. We investigate serious, and not-so-serious, Philippino scientific topics through interviews with Philippinos and ex-pats, and my own musings. Some of the...
Sep 2, 2006
It is a question that has plagued humankind's deepest philosophical thinkers ever since men were men and women were women: Why are men and women really so different? Most women claim to have long noticed the strangeness in males, but now it seems that at last scientists have the evidence.