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Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia. Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008. News by Kalvin Ng - New climate change advisers for Obama - Energy sources ranked - Oestradiol causes affairs Presented by Jacquie Hayes Produced by Patrick Rubie

Marc West consults Bianca Nogrady about Santa's gut, Patrick Rubie tucks into kangaroo for science, News by Patrick Rubie - Consumer electronics show - adolescent baldness - tasmanian devil sailing Presented by Derek Muller and produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye with a scanner, commentary by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff, Kalvin Ng shows the world was warmer than you thought, Dave the Happy Singer reviews the news in impromptu song, Dave Sings Monty Python's Universe song, Presented by Marc West Produced by Ian Woolf

For the last show of 2008, plenty of love, tears and infection spreading! Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe. Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases. Ian Woolf tells a tale of eight-tentacled fury at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany. And in our last news of 2008 Marc West reveals secrets of Santa! Presented by Darren Osborne Produced by Patrick Rubie Panelled by Ian Woolf The mistletoe: naughty or nice\? by Patrick Rubie Otto the kranky octopus by Ian Woolf Guess the infectious diseases with Victoria Bond and Jamie Leclerc News by Marc West – Infectious Happiness and secrets of Santa

Marc West interviews Hayley Birch organiser of the Geek Pop Festival, Marc West and Darren Osborne reflect on the science that made the news in 2008, news on Santa dealing with global warming and the global financial crisis, Reindeer science Produced and Presented by Marc West

Ian Woolf speaks with Sam, organiser of the protest, Fiona Patten convenor of the Australian Sex Party, and finally Dave the Happy Singer and Percy from the Digital Liberty Coalition, News by Kalvin Ng - dying coral reefs, - relating to artificial people, - ancient cannabis in China. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Marc West talks with Jamos McAlister and Marcus Findlay about teaching kids that "calculations are the spelling of maths, not the story", Ian Woolf talks to Dr Andrea Leigh at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney about the science of hot leaves, News by Kalvin Ng and Monica Sharma, - body swapping - software to make you statistically beautiful, - heart attacks prevent heart attacks, Ian Woolf rallies the Internet censorship protest around Australia on December 13th 2008 Presented by Kalvin Ng, and produced by Ian Woolf

News by Marc West - global warming and the next ice age, - wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, - dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue, - wind farms may create weather, - celestial smiley face Ian Woolf talks parasite wisdom with Professor John Dalton, director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, UTS, who researches how to exploit parasite's knowledge of our immune system to cure diseases. Caitlin Howlett tell us about sugar in space, which may point at life, and how water is a greenhouse gas. Ian Woolf reports on solar powered sea slugs on the sea floor that can make food from sunlight. Monica Sharma updates us on the fate of the spiders in space, and how a brain implant is giving a paralysed man the power of speech, Caitlin Howlett reports on how turtles evolved their shells, Presented by Monica Sharma, produced by Ian Woolf

PhD student Phoebe Peters talks with Ian Woolf about how life itself really works and how cells reproduce. Cyling scientist Chris Lauf describes his 7 month science education adventure around Queensland to Caitlin Howlett. Cart washes with Kalvin Ng, Spiders and butterflys in space by Monica Sharma, Global warming prevents an Ice Age by Patrick Rubie, and CNN and Telstra "holograms" with Ian Woolf, Presented by Caitlin Howlett, and produced by Ian Woolf.

Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the Australian Government's plan to censor the internet. Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers, and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions, Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of the whales versus the US Navy, Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf.