The Science Show

* Hobart - Australian city of science* New ways of thinking about pain* Getting the cameras right to count feral cats* Boab nuts used to reflect on archaeology

* Primary students present E=mc2 The Musical* Giant strides in energy storage and plastic recycling* Seaweeds – thousands of species many with untapped potential* Giant kelp in massive drastic decline* UV light reveals rare fossilised spiders* Tasmania home to 2,499 species of beetles

* Black hole images allow theories to be tested* Journals slow to act despite evidence of scientific fraud or misconduct* Parrots and humans – extreme species with shared behaviours* New technology brings new life to exhibits at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery* Vale Caroline Jones

* Science needs to develop trust for links to grow* Kids space adventure combines human fight for survival with planetary science* Where did the universe come from?* There’s more to geoscience than mining

* A call for more controls over possible brain manipulation and monitoring* Global risks require new approach to governance* Consumption linked to biodiversity and extinction risk* Missouri Botanical Gardens moves its annual orchid show online* Australian sea lions in an ongoing decline

* Thankyou Australia and goodbye* Lyrebird song a possible indication of population health* Twelve experiments that changed our world – the story of how we came to understand the universe* Science Media Centres – linking the media to scientists

Celebrating Gregor Mendel the father of genetics

* University plays a key role as Wollongong transforms* New ideas about evolution and spread of monotremes* Space missions excite school students for STEM* High anxiety remains after Tongan tsunami

* New idea explains the enormous heat of the Sun’s corona* All environmental problems traced to immense human impact* This teenager loves science* Centre for the Digital Child studies impact of technology on children

* Election hopes for science* Carbon – the element with a nice voice* Secondary science – more analysis, less rote learning, not so much time for history* Catastrophe – higher risk than most people might think