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Boiling Point
Fungi Unearthed: Digging into the Myco-Mysteries of mushrooms!
27.08.23
What is it about fungi that make them an exciting conversation piece in today’s media, movies, and video games? In this episode Anastasia chats Vanessa McPherson all about the natural history of fungi. Vanessa McPherson is a Research Assistant in the Environmental Microbiology and Molecular Analysis Laboratory in the School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University.…
Music
Changing The Face of Jazz
25.08.23
Over the past decade the face of jazz in Australia has been changing, slowly but surely. While we are used to seeing women singers fronting bands, there have been few women playing the instruments we associate with jazz-trumpets, saxophones, pianos, basses. There have been even fewer women leading jazz ensembles. That is now changing. This…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 125
21.08.23
John and Riley are in the studio for this week’s Breaking Waves. This dynamic duo encapsulates all that is amazing about this show, smashing stereotypes and dispelling stigma is their forte! Articulated, humorous and always honest, John and Riley simply ensure the best show week in, week out.…
Something Else
Episode 2
21.08.23
The Eclectic Comedy Music Show Featuring Comedy Records (Stand Up/Skit/Novelty – i.e Monty Python – Australia You’re Standing In It – Tom Lehler etc) Instructional Records ( Everything You Need To Know To Operate A CB RADIO – Shape Up & Dance with Felicity Kendal – etc) Odd / Left of Centre Music – The…
Boiling Point
What’s blind, buoyant, and brainless? Bluebottles!
16.08.23
They’re small, they’re blue, and they’re stingy, but they’re not a jelly fish! What are they? They’re bluebottles of course. They’re a prominent feature of summers spent by the beach, but what brings them to Australian beaches remains a bit of a mystery. Join us in this episode as we chat to two ECRs, Kim…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 124
14.08.23
John and Riley are in the studio for this week’s Breaking Waves. This dynamic duo encapsulates all that is amazing about this show, smashing stereotypes and dispelling stigma is their forte! Articulated, humorous and always honest, John and Riley simply ensure the best show week in, week out.…
Something Else
Episode 1
14.08.23
The Eclectic Comedy Music Show Featuring Comedy Records (Stand Up/Skit/Novelty – i.e Monty Python – Australia You’re Standing In It – Tom Lehler etc) Instructional Records ( Everything You Need To Know To Operate A CB RADIO – Shape Up & Dance with Felicity Kendal – etc) Odd / Left of Centre Music – The…
Boiling Point
What the hail is going on!?
11.08.23
Hailstorms are some of the costliest natural disasters that occur in Australia. One of the most infamous examples is the Sydney hailstorm of 1999 which dumped hailstones over 11cm in diameter and caused $1.7 billion in insurance damages. It’s quite surprising therefore, that we don’t have great observations or understanding of hailstorm probability. In this…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 123
07.08.23
Shai and the late Ruth host today’s Breaking Waves extravaganza. Unscripted, varied and often unpredictable these jocular partners in crime ensure 30 minutes of feel-good radio, which often covers a broad array of topics, from poetry to baseball, from politics to geographical facts, stats and quizzes. Shai and Ruth promise a whole show of provocative…
Boiling Point
The History of Machine Learning in Automation
02.08.23
Some words we hear these days are “machine learning” and “automation”, but what do they actually mean, and where do they come from? In this episode, we take a closer look at the history of machine learning in automation. The origins of automation date back to the industrial revolution, and machine learning has played an…
Boiling Point
Conserving Mars
26.07.23
Dreams of visiting Mars have been part of human imagination for centuries. But now that these dreams are closer to realization than ever before, so are the concerns of how we will treat the planets we will visit. Join us, as we chat to Clare Fletcher. Clare studies the exciting and new field of the…
Changing the Face of Jazz
Alto player Tessie Overmyer: starting at the top with Charlie Parker
25.07.23
Tessie Overmyer is a saxophonist primarily playing the alto sax. She has been making a huge impact on the Sydney and Australian jazz scenes in the past couple years. In this profile she describes taking up the alto at school (though she might have been an oboe player if one had been available) . She…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 121
24.07.23
Shai and Geoff host today’s Breaking Waves extravaganza. Unscripted, varied and often unpredictable these jocular partners in crime ensure 30 minutes of feel-good radio, which often covers a broad array of topics, from poetry to baseball, from politics to geographical facts, stats and quizzes. Shai and Geoff promise a whole show of provocative and hilarious…
Boiling Point
Ecosystems at risk
20.07.23
Ecosystems are under threat of collapse from human stresses and climate change. Is your favourite ecosystem at risk? In this episode of Boiling Point, Sammy and Liz speak with Dr. Aniko Toth, a research fellow at UNSW Sydney who works in ecosystem conservation. Aniko uses modeling to combine satellite data with local species data to…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 120
17.07.23
Shai and Geoff host today’s Breaking Waves extravaganza. Unscripted, varied and often unpredictable these jocular partners in crime ensure 30 minutes of feel-good radio, which often covers a broad array of topics, from poetry to baseball, from politics to geographical facts, stats and quizzes. Shai and Geoff promise a whole show of provocative and hilarious…
Boiling Point
Understanding the secret language of plants
12.07.23
Plants are signaling and communicating with their environment in unique and remarkable ways, we just don’t always know how to interpret their signals. But observing flowers and pollination is the easiest way to tap into their secret language. In this episode Inna and Hannah chat to Ruby E. Stephens about the weird and wonderful world…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 119
10.07.23
Alex, and Seth bring you this episode of Breaking Waves. This terrific trio often ask the important questions, recap the biggest pop culture sensations, and look ahead to the week ahead in this ever-changing world. Intertwined with electric chemistry and banter, Alex, and Seth guarantee a feel-good show.…
Boiling Point
Head in the skies: exploring the psychology of pilots
04.07.23
A risk-taking pilot sounds like the last thing anyone would want on their flight. However, if we ever want the plane to take off, some risk taking is necessary and even crucial. In this episode of Boiling Point, Griff and Inna chat to Yassmin Ebrahim. Yassmin studies the risk behavior of pilots and how it…
Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 118
03.07.23
Alex, and Oli bring you this episode of Breaking Waves. This terrific trio often ask the important questions, recap the biggest pop culture sensations, and look ahead to the week ahead in this ever-changing world. Intertwined with electric chemistry and banter, Alex, and Oli guarantee a feel-good show.…
Boiling Point
Fire – Friend and Foe?
29.06.23
It’s getting hot in here, but how do plants continue to thrive? In this episode of Boiling Point, Sammy and Inna chat with fire ecologist Sarah McInnes! Sarah is a researcher at UNSW Sydney who studies the impacts of fire regimes on plant re-establishment and how these may change with climate change. Catch up…