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The Mr Science Show

Nov 19, 2017

I have started a new podcast called The Pod - I'd love you to have a listen and tell me what you think! Mr Science Show is not gone though, it will continue to exist and I will continue to put up material.

The Pod is about ocean swimming - there is more to ocean swimming than swimming in the ocean - and will cover a...


Apr 24, 2017

A few weeks back, I had a great chat about birthday mathematics with Glynn Greensmith on the It's Just Not Cricket show on ABC Radio. It was great! We discussed how when you are born in the year influences your latter life, some counter-intuitive probabilities regarding shared birthdays, a bit of astrology and whatever...


Jun 1, 2016

2016 is the International Year of Pulses, which aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition. I spoke to Daniel Tam from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Agriculture and Environment about his research into...


Feb 26, 2016

Happy 2016! This week, I spoke on ABC Radio Central West about some of the science we can expect in 2016:

  1. 2016 is the International Year of Pulses, which aims to heighten public awareness of the nutritional benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production aimed towards food security and nutrition. The Year...


Dec 24, 2015

2015 was a magnificent year for physics. Not only was it the International Year of Light and light-based technologies, it was an outstanding year of astronomical achievement, culminating with the magnificent New Horizons photos of Pluto. It was also 100 years since the Theory of General Relativity was published, and 50...