
The Science Show
The Science Show gives Australians unique insights into the latest scientific research and debate, from the physics of cricket to prime ministerial biorhythms.
Latest episodes

Sep 16, 2023 • 54min
A battle between consciousness theories, and harnessing resources from thin air
What happens when two theories are pitted against one another? Are we any closer to knowing where consciousness arises?

Sep 9, 2023 • 54min
Sir John Eccles and the invaluable work of his daughter Rose
This Australian father-daughter duo played a huge part in the science and philosophy instrumental in the mind-brain problem.

Sep 2, 2023 • 54min
Sir John Eccles, one of the big brains in neuroscience
Sharon Carleton takes a look at his decades of work in this 2003 feature, coinciding with this year's Eccles Institute seminar at ANU.

Aug 26, 2023 • 54min
Cyber hygiene, deep sea parasites and what weeds can teach us about cancer
Topics discussed include cybersecurity industry evolution, balance between protection and productivity, negative impacts of salmon pens on marine ecosystem, environmental conflicts in Tasmania, similarities and differences between Madagascar and Australia, integrated pest management in agriculture, parasites in clams and risks of eating raw

Aug 19, 2023 • 54min
Big ideas at Beaker Street Festival
Some of the science on display at this year's Hobart-wide celebration of the big, small and occasionally glowy.

Aug 12, 2023 • 54min
What can we learn from five minutes of silence?
Sometimes we all need to sit in silence ... but is there ever really silence? Take a seat and let your ears provide the answer.

Aug 5, 2023 • 54min
The Oppenheimer who influenced our modern science centres
The Exploratorium in San Francisco opened in 1969, and went on to inspire our own science centres in Australia.

Jul 29, 2023 • 54min
Pioneering particles, time-travelling molecules and outer space poets
Scientists are harnessing the very small to explore very big things — from faults in massive structures to time reversal at the molecular level.

Jul 22, 2023 • 54min
There's no age limit to science
From a teenage enthusiast to a 100-year-old Nobel Prize winner, The Science Show explores the agelessness of wonder.

Jul 15, 2023 • 54min
Protecting habitats and the creatures that dwell within
Climate change is already having far-reaching consequences, for our forests, our oceans and ourselves.