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  • Water leaking from water tap
  • Muttaburrasaurus skeleton
  • Nestaveni geothermal power station
City arborist

City arborist

Ace Day Jobs Karen Sweeney loves talking about trees all day, every day. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how she became a tree management officer. read more 'City arborist'

Microbes

Modern bug battlegrounds

InDepth Feature We've made enormous advances in our battle against bacteria, but it seems that the bugs are starting to fight back, and it's only going to get scarier. read more 'Modern bug battlegrounds'

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander

Falling snow found on Mars

StarStuff Podcast This week: NASA discovers snow on Mars; Messenger flies by Mercury again; Hubble Telescope's service delayed; and fourth time lucky as SpaceX finally makes it to orbit. read more 'Falling snow found on Mars'

Water leaking from water tap

Prostate ignorance no wee problem

Great Moments in Science The prostate gland is little understood by most men. Why this is so is a matter Dr Karl can't quite put his finger on. read more 'Prostate ignorance no wee problem'

Muttaburrasaurus skeleton

Aussie Dinosaurs Quiz

Quiz Can you tell a Muttaburrasaurus and Austrosaurus apart? Take our quiz to find out how much you really know about dinosaurs Down Under. read more 'Aussie Dinosaurs Quiz'

Nestaveni geothermal power station

What is geothermal energy?

Ask an Expert What is geothermal energy? It is being installed as our new school is built. I've had heaps of questions about it. read more 'What is geothermal energy?'

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ABC1

Saturday, 11 October
More science on ABC1
2:00pm
rpt		 Hell On Ice
Constantly beset by difficulties, Jay and Pete continue their fraught adventure across the Antarctic Peninsula.
4:00pm
rpt		 Lion: Out Of Africa?
Despite being the largest predator in Africa, the lion is facing an uncertain future. While concentrating on the dwindling number of elephants and rhinos, nobody suspected the biggest of big cats was in trouble.
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.

ABC2

Saturday, 11 October
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
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.

ABC Radio

Saturday, 11 October
More ABC Radio science
ABC Radio National
12.05pm The Science Show with Robyn Williams
Science, flavour of the year?
There is now new evidence that more young people may be choosing science as an educational option. Helen Haste of Harvard goes through the figures and finds distinct signs of a turn around. And at the University of Queensland Professor Phil Long suggests a new way of imparting scientific ideas could be the key to keeping students interested. Most traditional approaches, he says, are both boring and pointless. But what innovations are working? Science Show audio podcast
1.00pm All In the Mind with Natasha Mitchell
Dementia and antipsychotics: medication or management?
Dementia can trigger behaviours that are deeply depressing to loved ones. Aggression, agitation and even delusions and hallucinations. Antipsychotic medications are commonly prescribed. But they are now known to increase risk of mortality and stroke, with concerns that their use is excessive in under-resourced aged care settings. Management tool or good medical practice? Natasha Mitchell probes. All In the Mind audio podcast
1:35pm The Philosopher's Zone with Alan Saunders
The philosophy of cold hard cash
With financial markets in rollercoaster mode, this week we look at the philosophy of money. It’s a topic that our guest Adrian Walsh says philosophers have often failed to do justice to. 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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Natasha MitchellAll in the Mind

Life through the mind's eye

  • Tis a Nobel Season...
    Break open the champas
    Posted 2008-10-06T15:07:58+11:00
  • Wakey! Wakey!
    Nicolas Rasmussen, an historian of science, has penned a history of amphetamine
    Posted 2008-10-04T00:13:35+10:00
  • mp3 of Skeptics on skeptical thinking program
    Given the hassles we've had with the podcast edition of this week's show about skeptical thinking, I thought I'd better post the audio on the blog too
    Posted 2008-09-30T12:45:59+10:00
  • Update on update on mp3 glitch
    All in the Mind had a glitch with its podcast/mp3 file this weekend (only a partial file was auto-uploaded of the Skeptics show) It's all fixed, and reset so your feed should refresh with the fixed version
    Posted 2008-09-29T13:04:43+10:00
  • Are there skeptics and Skeptics?
    I'm a great advocate of skeptical enquiry in the scientific and journalistic traditions, as regular listeners to my work will know
    Posted 2008-09-26T16:02:36+10:00
  • McCain and Obama on science policy
    Further to an earlier post Alongwith Barak Obama, Republican presidential candidate John McCain has also responded to the science policy questions posed by the ScienceDebate2008 campaign
    Posted 2008-09-24T19:24:04+10:00
  • Call out: I'm looking for pop culture references to bacteria and cells (ancient, old and new)
    Hi All in the Minders, For a show, I'm looking for pop culture references to bacteria, single cell organisms, cells
    Posted 2008-09-24T18:37:51+10:00
  • Hacked. Finally.
    I just located the last two episodes of Hack's Mind Week on Triple J, and they are posted here for your listening pleasure
    Posted 2008-09-24T13:07:16+10:00
  • What computers might do to our heads
    So, I’m still living without a personal laptop this week – and if the neuroplasticity stories on the show in the past two weeks are anything to go by, bits of my brain are being reconfigured already
    Posted 2008-09-24T13:04:24+10:00
  • Titbits on the tele: fodder for your mind
    ABC TV has some fodder for All in the Minders this month and next
    Posted 2008-09-19T12:38:10+10:00

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Bernie HobbsThe Green Room

Latest on the ABC”s greenover

  • The ABC's results are in for 2007/08!
    Figures have just been released which mark the ABC's progress towards reducing its energy use and its water and waste production since 2005.
    Posted Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:25:52 +1000
  • 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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