What should I plant to balance my carbon footprint?

Ask an Expert What plants should I put in my garden to help balance my carbon footprint? read more 'What should I plant to balance my carbon footprint?'

Voyager takes it to the (outer) edge

StarStuff Podcast Stuart Gary explores the outer edge of the solar system, tries to resolve the mysteries of Mercury and gives Plutoid the 'WordWatch' treatment. read more 'Voyager takes it to the (outer) edge'

Sunfish seekers

Scribbly Gum While southern Australia shivers through winter one of our strangest marine neighbours heads north like any other sensible sun seeker. And Bali is one of the few places in the world where you can swim with the elusive sunfish. read more 'Sunfish seekers'

Do black holes suck?

Great Moments in Science Apparently there is a fearsome force that lurks in deep space ready to drag all matter to a crushing, violent end. But Dr Karl isn't so sure and will boldly go where no one has gone before. read more 'Do black holes suck?'

Modern technology quiz

Quiz Believe it or not we used to survive without mobile phones and email. Take our quiz to find out how much you know about the technology that dominates our modern lives. read more 'Modern technology quiz'

Are impact craters always circular?

Ask an Expert If meteorites impact the Earth at an angle, why are impact craters always circular and not elliptical? read more 'Are impact craters always circular?'

Saturday, 26 July

More science on ABC1
2:00pm	Nature Of Australia - A Separate Creation Traces the rise of the marsupials from their beginnings in the primeval forests of ancient Gondwana to their triumphant radiating as the dominant animals in Australia, culminating in the kangaroos.
6:30pm	Gardening Australia Practical and realistic horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining, presented by Australia's leading horticultural experts and hosted by Peter Cundall.

Saturday, 26 July

More science on ABC2
6:05pm (rpt)	The New Inventors Hosted by the ebullient James O'Loghlin, The New Inventors highlights the brightest new inventions in Australia. New Inventors video (mp4) podcast
6:35pm	Scrapheap Challenge - Mud Monster This Emmy-nominated hit entertainment program features two opposing teams who have just one day to build incredible machines using only the materials they find on a scrap heap.
7:30pm (rpt)	The Einstein Factor Offbeat quiz show hosted by Peter Berner.

Saturday, 26 July

More ABC Radio science
ABC Radio National
12.05pm	The Science Show with Robyn Williams Saving Chinese archaeological treasures Now that China is building at an unprecedented rate many sites will soon be covered by concrete or even flooded. Professor Rowan Flad of Harvard University has spent years in the region where the Three Dams will cause vast areas to be covered by water. He has unearthed millions of artefacts (pottery) and animal bones. But can archaeologists do enough before it is too late? And what is the Chinese Government's attitude to the conflicts between science and development? Science Show audio podcast
1.00pm	All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell Up the line to Goodna (Part 3) – patient rights and staff fights As old as the state of Queensland itself, Goodna Mental Hospital became Australia's largest asylum, housing 50,000 people over its lifetime. During a time of major institutional and cultural upheaval, the Office of the Patient’s Friend opened its doors in 1977, the first patient advocacy service to operate within the confines of an Australian psychiatric hospital. Part advocate, part whistle-blower – running the service has taken a might of steel and a heart of gold. Over 30 years later, Nadia Beer remains in the role. All In the Mind audio podcast
1:35pm	The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders Philosophy at sea Herman Melville, the man who created Moby Dick, also told the story of Billy Budd, an angelic, essentially good, seaman aboard a British man-of-war who is hanged for killing an evil colleague in a outburst of rage. But did his captain do the right, the just, thing? Did he behave morally or with rigid legality? A philosopher investigates and reaches a republican conclusion. The Philosopher's Zone audio podcast
ABC NewsRadio
4.30pm	BBC One Planet Environmental, development and agriculture stories, dealing with the impact of humankind on the natural world. One Planet audio podcast

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Life through the mind's eye

• Goodna asylum...revisited
  This week's All in the Mind continues with the series Up the Line to Goodna -for which I gathered a host of interviews with residents and staff, past and present, from what became Australia's largest (Queensland's oldest) asylum
  Posted 2008-07-18T22:28:26+10:00
• Up close and personal...
  Two fabulous audiovisual documentaries with an All in the Mind bent for you to sample: “It Ain’t Television
  Posted 2008-07-13T09:30:00+10:00
• Inside Australia's oldest, largest asylum...Goodna
  Revealing the history of an asylum isn't easy, as Jo Besley, curator with the Museum of Brisbane, discovered when she developed the exhibition, Remembering Goodna: Stories from a Queensland mental hospital
  Posted 2008-07-11T20:51:55+10:00
• In the salon: science + culture...science is culture
  Two editions of SEED Magazine's Salon sessions to check out: Novelist and journalist Tom Wolfe in conversation with neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga, taking on human nature, free will etc - read or watch Evolutionary psycholoigst Marc Hauser in coversation with film-maker
  Posted 2008-07-10T08:34:57+10:00
• Music on my mind
  The world's most famous neurologist, Oliver Sacks, was feature guest on my colleague Robyn Williams' Science Show this week
  Posted 2008-07-08T08:02:35+10:00
• Blog Extra! The saga of Nim Chimpsky - extended interview
  On All in the Mind this week: Apes, legal personhood and the extraordinary saga of Nim Chimpsky In Austria, animal activists have taken the case of a chimp called Matthew as far as the European Court of Human Rights
  Posted 2008-07-05T13:00:00+10:00
• Free will possesses will of own
  An interesting discussion has unfolded on the blog in response to some of Gazzaniga's comments on free will on the show
  Posted 2008-07-01T23:50:34+10:00
• Coming back to earth: Brain scan hyperbole revisited
  Dr Vaughan Bell of Mind Hacks has penned an excellent post predicting "the fMRI smackdown cometh"
  Posted 2008-06-28T11:16:12+10:00
• Head hi-jinx - Out of Body Experiences and other tricks of consciousness!
  What happens when your brain sees the world not as it really is? This weekend's edition of All in the Mind features the scientific effort to simulate out-of-body experiences (OBEs) to probe the limits and construction of the Self
  Posted 2008-06-28T09:09:14+10:00
• Chuffed! New York Radio Festival wins for All in the Mind
  All in the Mind has been honoured with the Grand Award at the 2008 New York Radio Festivals for best entry across all categories, as well as a Gold World Medal in the Health/Medical category
  Posted 2008-06-25T15:59:09+10:00

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Latest on the ABC”s greenover

• Win a timer switch for your office equipment!
  Wouldn't it be great if your photocopier and printer automatically switched off at the end the day, and back on again the next morning?
  Posted Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:16:11 +1000
• Co-mingling is not a dirty word
  Learned incompetence has finally paid off for Sydney ABC staff who never got the hang of sorting their recyclables.
  Posted Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:45:20 +1000
• Recycling: not quite as easy as ABC...
  After years of stashing flat batteries, dead phones and spare CDs in our drawers, ABC's Sydney staff have now got recycling bins for all three.
  Posted Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:40:53 +1000
• Waterless urinal springs a leak
  The 10 waterless urinals being trialled by the ABC are saving water all right.
  Posted Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:24:12 +1000
• The Little Broadcaster That Could
  The ABC just scored a prize that didn't involve The Chaser, Chris Lilley or Denton - we got a Silver Star for Corporate Strategy in the 2007 Corporate Responsibility Index!
  Posted Wed, 21 May 2008 21:14:12 +1000
• Recycling for beginners: printer cartridges
  When NSW State Director Mike McCluskey looked into getting printer cartridges recycled at Ultimo, he got a bit of a surprise.
  Posted Wed, 07 May 2008 16:48:36 +1000
• Nice Loo, Shame about the Studio
  Hooking up the rainwater tank to the office loo got a mixed reception at ABC Longreach.
  Posted Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:55 +1000
• Is paying extra for mugs for mugs?
  The most burning environmental issue for ABC Sydney staff isn't how to reduce flights or where to cut waste - it's why they have to pay more for coffee if they bring their own mug.
  Posted Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:32:23 +1000
• Executive Hot Tub goes Solar
  At least that's what we thought was going on - why else would a bunch of blokes be installing solar hot water systems on top of the library roof?
  Posted Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:30:22 +1000
• I've got Prius Envy ...
  666 ABC Canberra just took hold of their swanky new hybrid work car, and they're being obscenely smug about it - splashing this pic all over the place.
  Posted Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:46:16 +1000
• Let there be light switches
  It was a dark day in our office yesterday.
  Posted Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:11:40 +1100

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