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What is a unique ecosystem with millions of rare species like the Great Barrier Reef worth? Why would you want to keep it if you are not into protecting the environment? You might be a successful business person in the oil industry and find it much more attractive to drill for oil than going snorkeling. […]
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Tonight, on Boiling Point, Alex, Chantelle and Tim stopped by the studio to talk about extreme sports and our addiction to witnessing crash and burns in the sporting arena The Allure of Extreme Sports Extreme sports are the only sport in the Winter Olympics. While our adrenaline rush comes from watching these dangerous and […]
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On Tonight’s episode Alex and Kirsten sat down to talk about the power of naked mole rats and the future of space travel Naked mole rats? The new fountain of youth The fountain of eternal youth is harboured within the naked mole rat. An unusual place to find eternal youth. However, a naked mole […]
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Sugar and spice and all things nice – Tim discussed artificial sweeteners and tooth decay Unfortunately for the sugar addict, sugar is seen as the ‘enemy’ of health. Forcing us to use alternatives to score our sugar high. Artificial sweeteners are a common aid in having your sweet and eating it too. If sugar […]
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Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sea_turtle#/media/File:Green_turtle_swimming_over_coral_reefs_in_Kona.jpg CC BY-SA 3.0 Climate change and sex are linked. Changing ecosystems and warming temperatures are altering sex ratios of sea turtles. Sea turtle sex is determined by sand temperature. Warmer temperatures favour females, whereas cooler temperatures favour males. Researchers discovered the sex ratio of the green sea turtle rookery was 116 to 1 with […]
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The night sky is a mirror to the wonders of the universe. Stars, galaxies and moons are more than just night time art; they are a glimpse of our universe, the intricacies of which we are itching to explore and colonise. This week Chantelle interviewed Kirsten Banks about moons, eclipses and the naming of […]
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January is the month of Tennis Fever. It is rampant. Everyone has at least one symptom. Excitement; talking about players shots; endless personal analysis of player performance and constant score check-ups. These are only some of the symptoms. Don’t fear. These symptoms usually pass by the end of January. For the passionate tennis fans January […]
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It’s summer time in Australia and this means blowflies. They seem to come in droves. We swat and spray to keep them away. But how do these pesky flies keep cool on a hot summer days? According to new research it seems salvia keep Chrysomya megacephala cool. Blowflies move a small amount of salvia to […]
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As we say goodbye to 2017, let us reflect on the many wonders science delivered. It has been the year for discovery. Science did not disappoint; we learnt about the processes that govern our world. We learnt about, the discovery of the mesentery and now we all have a new organ. We also found out […]
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Hangover-mas is upon us. It is the small space of time after the over indulgent period. It is where we question if drizzling our fifth piece of trifle in Tea Maria was too much (and no, it certainly was not). As we say good bye to Christmas and welcome Boxing Day we are greeted with […]
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It is the season of giving, but are you an over the top gift giver or more specifically an over the top toy giver? This week Alex Sentinella explored the science of toys and play. Today we all want more. Perhaps more is harming us. Research from The University of Toledo indicates less toys […]
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Day dreaming and make believe were the corner stones to childhood; imperative to our schooling and the development of our creative bones. What if you could not imagine pirates and heroes? Mind blindness or congenital aphantasia is a condition where people struggle to use visual imagery. To find out about congential aphantasia and binocular […]
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We are all too aware human activity negatively impacts the environment. Most of our negative interaction and impact is irreversible. However, in the fight to save the biodiversity of Sydney waters, scientists successfully reversed the effects of human activity on Crayweed and Sydney’s ocean life. Last year we were introduced to the Crayweed […]
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Missed the show? Listen to the podcast Image: Chantelle Doyle; Lyuba the 42,000-year-old mammoth Have you met Lyuba? Lyuba is quite an intriguing and mysterious mammoth. Mammoth’s are extinct, but Lyuba seems to be almost immortal as she still captures our hearts 42,000 years later. Lyuba is a preserved mammoth who has had a […]
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Image: Octopus Tetricus, Flickr Image, 2016 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Watch out Australia, octopuses are moving in! Not quite, in fact octopuses are making small communities. Specifically, Gloomy Octopuses or Octopus Tetricus. Surprisingly, this behaviour is not thought to be a new phenomenon. It is thought Gloomy Octopuses have been creating communities for some time. […]
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What do bettongs, ravens, and upside-down fish have in common? They were all on Boiling Point tonight! Alex explored some fishy concepts, finding apparently both humans and fish have problems recognising upside-down faces And Charlotte found ravens (a corvid) are capable of planning for the future as well as a 4-yr old child! News from […]
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Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea Chantelle took us through the differences between WAT (white adipose tissue, white fat or bad fat), BAT (brown adipose tissue , brown fat or good fat) and PHAT fats (which aren’t anything really except our phat tunes) Alex explored the curious case of cannibalistic caterpillars which are tricked into eating […]
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Tesla battery for SA and cane toad sausages Luke updated us on world’s biggest lithium ion battery to provide base load power in SA and helped explain how a battery actually works. Check out this YouTube video for a quick rundown And Chantelle chatted with Chris Jackson about training quolls and other wildlife with #canetoadsausages […]
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Kooda, Compost and the mystery of the ponytail swing Chantelle crossed the Nullabor to interview Carly Hardy, founder of Kooda to find out what’s compost anyway and is it really different from landfill?Want to know more? Carly recommends the Centre for Organic Research & Education (CORE) for more information on the science of compost http://www.core.asn.au/ Plus, Charlotte read into 2012 […]
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Pollution, telomeres and beetroot. Luke talked about plastic pollution in the South Pacific http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-16/henderson-island-has-highest-levels-of-plastic-rubbish-in-world/8528710 Alex let us know how regular exercise might make you younger. And Chantelle told us why we need more beetroot in our life. Join us next Tuesday at 6pm on your wireless at 89.7FM, live via livestream or visit us on Facebook
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Botanica, mice squeaks and Cassini Tonight, Alex caught up with Botanica’s curator, Judy Dunstan, Dr Brett Summerell of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Louise Goodall of Foundation and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Find out about the exhibition here https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Botanica-in-Sickness-and-in-Health Listen in to the interview here Tim caught us up on Cassini’s recent dive […]
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Coral bleaching, March for Science, DTaP and desert air dehumidifying. … Luke reported the latest coral bleaching along the Great Barrier Reef: Tim discussed research on timing for immunisation against tetanus, diptheria and pertussis for pregnant women: And Danny demystified the desert air with new solar powered dehumidifying technology Join us next Tuesday at 6pm […]
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Rhabdo and reoviruses … Chantelle worked out ways for us to steer clear of rhabdomyolysis And Tim ventured into viral territory for a possible cause of coeliac disease, a reovirus. Join us next Tuesday at 6pm on your wireless at 89.7FM, live over wireless (wifi) via livestream or after the show at http://eastsidefm.org #boilingpoint#eastsideradio#Rhabdomyolysis#reovirus#Coeliacdisease#helicobacter
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Aflatoxins, night parrot and World Water day Tim talked through a technique to tackle troublesome aflatoxins amongst the food supply Charlotte caught us up on the rise of a phoenix with the return of the night parrot And Luke walked us through several incredible innovations in light of last week’s World Water Day Read more […]
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Seeds with latitude, declining crop micronutrients and thylacine sightings. Alex described his upcoming research project into varied plant germination temperature ranges across latitude. Tim examined decline of micronutrient concentrations in crops courtesy of the changing climate. And Chantelle caught us up on the latest efforts to substantiate Thylacine sightings in Far North Queensland Added bonus. […]
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Red at night, sailors delight? New Tesla battery array for SA?! Dr Luke Hedge jumped back into the BP chair to discuss the South Australian energy supply and competition to solve storage problems, sparked by the offer of a Tesla battery back up for the state, storing 100 megawatt hours ! And Chantelle was up […]
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Catalysts and Black humour Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here: http://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/ Tim speed visited the three new catalysts processes replacing platinum and speeding our progress towards renewable energy generation; Carbon derived enzymes, new carbon forms and rationing what we already have! (Novel hu?)… https://www.sciencenews.org/…/new-greener-catalysts-are-bui… And Chantelle checked in with Freud’s 1905 theory that […]
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Dinosaurs, fairy circles, 22 degree halos and Lake Wakatipu’s seiche Alex dug back into the Jurassic to see if dinosaurs may one day walk among us:… Chantelle checked out what’s causing fairy rings in the Namibian desert And Tim shared stories of two phenomena he encountered in Queenstown, New Zealand. Look it up, what are 22 degree […]
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Fulgurites and Smithsonian butterflies Summer thunderstorms and Rom-coms set Tim wondering; can lighting really produce glass? Turns out the answer is YES and that glass is called a Fulgurite…. And Chantelle shared her last Panama adventure, with an interview conducted in the steamy Butterfly Research Laboratory of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute http://www.si.edu/ResearchCente…/Tropical-Research-Institute Boiling Point […]
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The 5 second rule, psychopaths and quantum teleportation. Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here Tim dropped the 5 second rule to the floor to see how much scrutiny soaked in to see if dropped food is still safe to eat Danny crossed to Canada and China where quantum teleportation is being used […]
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Missed tonight’s show? Listen in here WHAT!?! ANU scientists succeed in stopping light?! Danny explains how this is possible using super cooled rubidium atoms Plus Chantelle visits the Southern Hemispheres largest Orchid propagation program at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. First steps; identify pollinator. Second step; identify fungal host. Third step; keep alive Boiling Point […]
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Missed tonight’s show? Never fear you can listen to it here! Chantelle interviewed Australian National University researcher Henry Cook, on the team’s efforts to save the last 14 Orange Bellied Parrots Check out the Save the Orange-bellied Parrot campaign here https://pozible.com/project/operation-obp And Tim looked into research that’s pimping photosynthesis in crop plants to meet our […]
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One of the most popular Boiling Point shows from 2016. Dr Thomas Wernberg from the University of Western Australia delved into the fortuitous research that is monitoring Australia’s disappearing kelp forests. He has shared some resources on YouTube plus you can read all the details in this informative article from The Conversation Image Source: Dr Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia “In a […]
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Operation Crayweed and Sculpture by the Sea Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:http://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# or listen in here: Tonight we were joined by George and Lana from Operation Crayweed who talked us through what it takes to rehabilitate undersea forests off Sydney’s coastline and how you get involved at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, […]
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Long lost cousins, reef restoration and Operation Crayweed. Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:http://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# Chantelle took us back through hominid history to find one of our long lost cousins:… The Smithsonian human origins Tim went under the sea to see how bleached reefs are being rehabilitated: And we took a sneak peak at […]
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Enjoy this 8minute interview with Australian post doctoral fellow (his 2nd PhD!), Dr Graham Zemunik. Who is Dr Zemunik? Graham is currently based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and specialises in soil driven vegetation assemblages. His research examines how soil elements, especially phosphorus, might drive tropical tree growth. What has he found? In the […]
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Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:http://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# Luke McPhan began part one in his two-part special on the leaps and bounds in genetic engineering – with CRISPR and human clinical trials set to begin in China: http://www.nature.com/…/chinese-scientists-to-pioneer-first… … Danny Bartos took gaseous carbon dioxide and converted it into fuel: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releas…/2016/…/160825113217.htm And Chantelle Doyle brought […]
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Drum Roll…..Boiling Point is back on the airwaves. Tonight Luke explored early evidence supporting the long held belief major depressive orders are hereditary, with researchers finding 15 associated loci https://www.technologyreview.com/…/23andme-pulls-off-massiv… … And Danny gave us 12 months to plan observation of the 2017 total solar eclipse- best visible from the USA! (Or live streamed) https://www.sciencenews.org/…/astronomers-prepare-2017-sola… […]
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Fan of cricket? Do you bat reverse stance? If so you are 7.1 times more likely to become a professional! Find out more here Plus would you like to contribute to science, but a bit short on time? Maybe becoming a Digivol is for you! As a Digivol you can contribute to science from your […]
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HOORAY- ridiculously cute (shhh..don’t tell them they think they’re ferocious) predators are back on the mainland. March saw the introduction of a new population of Eastern Quolls in the Mulligans Flat–Goorooyarroo Woodland Experiment. This is part of a series of rewilding projects or threatened species reintroductions occurring within NSW and Australia wide, some being led […]
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