That's What I Call Science!

Join us for part 1 in a space mini series as we delve into the incredible world of geodesy and cutting-edge research into Very Long Baseline Interferometry (try saying that 5 times fast) with new PhD graduate, Simin Salarpour. From her native Iran to Tasmania, we talk about her remarkable journey, the challenges she faced and the triumphs she achieved. We explore the power of science outreach, emp...

This week, Olly and Emma took a trip out of the studio and over to Clarence Arts and Events for the Fun and Feathers workshop! There, they met budding scientists and got to play drama games, make crafts, and learn about birds with a group of local school children.  Across the workshop, the kids had a chance to present a story about two unexpected bird neighbours and even got to be radio hosts for...

From distant space to earthly bats and bird-song, how is Dr Jim Lovell using his training in astrophysics to innovate how we track and locate wildlife? Join Dr Kate Johnson to hear how black holes are necessary for navigating on earth and how astrophysics techniques can be used to monitor animals by mapping sound (and why that matters).   Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Dr Kate Johnson (@Kat...

Join us for an exciting episode with Dr. Shasta Henry, an intrepid Entomologist, educator, and inspiring science communicator. From exploring the Amazon to guiding white water rafts in Canada, Shasta shares her adventures with us. As a winner of the Inspiring Women in STEM fellowship in 2022, she enlightens us about the world of insects and her research on the impact of fire on insect communities...

It’s our last week with this year’s Inspiring Women in STEMM Fellows, so join us as Mona Jalali from the University of Tasmania tells Olly about her work in organic chemistry and organometallics, as well as her plans in Iran with the grant awarded through the fellowship.     Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Production: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Media & Promotio...

For part 2 of our International Women in STEMM Fellows 2023 mini-series, join us as Vimarsha Kodithuwakku tells Olly all about her journey through STEMM from her time studying in Sri Lanka to now being a PhD researcher studying vascular ageing at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research here in Hobart, Tasmania. Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Production: Ryan Sm...

This week we are joined by Inspiring Women in STEMM Fellow Marlee Wells. Marlee is a PhD Candidate at the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre and faced many challenges growing up as a young girl interested in science in a small town. Now, Marlee hopes to use her experience to inspire other young people from rural areas to follow a similar path to her and achieve their dreams.    Show th...

In this episode, Olly and new co-host Georgia venture to the southernmost continent and explore all things Antarctica with geophysicist Anya Reading. Anya takes us through her exciting career path and her current work using seismometers to discover what’s going on underneath the ice sheet. We learn about Anya’s recent trip to Antarctica and everything you might need to think of when going on such...

What actually is citizen science? How accurate is the data it produces? Dr Kate Johnson chats with Dr Clare Hawkins, a conservation biologist who’s working to assess biodiversity in lutruwita/Tasmania, to find out!  Hear about Clare’s travels around the world to understand citizen science, what ‘Where Where Wedgie’ and ‘Bioblitz’s’ are all about, and how you can get involved!  Show theme music: Ke...

This week we introduce you to one of our TWICS team members, Ryan Smith. Hailing from the beautiful northwest coast of Tassie, Ryan is a first-year medical student, after deciding to make the shift after completing his undergraduate degree in science and Honours in medical research. We take you through Ryan’s journey in higher education after growing up in a farming family and ask Ryan what it’s l...

Sarah El idrissi is an emerging artist with a passion to uncover the overlap between science and art. Her practice evolves as she dives deeper into the world of science as she completes her artist residency in nipaluna/Hobart.  Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Co-Host: Emma Hamasaki (@ehamasaki) Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore) Media & Promotion: Emma (@...

Alex Paton is a wildlife lover, science communicator and pioneer of using feather boas to aid feral cat management. Listen as Dr Kate Johnson finds out how Alex’s PhD uses cameras deployed in remote bushland across lutruwita /Tasmania, her diverse field-work experiences, and what we can do to protect our wildlife from non-native predators.  Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Dr Kate Johnson (@K...

Matt Testoni is a multi-talented marine biologist, underwater photographer, and podcast host. Dive into this episode to learn about his research and his science communication show Seacreatures, based in lutruwita /Tasmania Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Co-Host: Anna Abela (@annaoabela) Production: Ryan Smith  Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary 

In this episode, Olly and Emma talk to science communicator, Louise Creely, about her journey as a communication professional and how it has shaped her life. Lou walks us through her experiences as a storyteller from writing her own magazines in her bedroom as a child, to communicating complex science at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, and shares a few tricks to becoming a successf...

As animals of the land and sea, seabirds live a life of adventure in both worlds. Needing to find food draws them into the oceans, but raising chicks requires them to keep returning home. Tune in this week to hear Dr Marcus Salton from the Australian Antarctic Division talk with Olly about his work understanding the behaviour of these incredible animals, and his stories of the chilly places his wo...

We know that fish come in all shapes and sizes, but have you ever thought about how their size affects their behaviour?  Dr Amy Coghlan from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies tells Olly this week all about her work in sized-based marine ecology, and the depths she’s (literally!) gone to for her research.  Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Production: Rya...

Two and a half years after joining the TWICS family, it’s finally time for Olly Dove to tell us about her own work in STEMM! As a PhD candidate at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Olly researches the diving behaviour of two seabirds living here in Tasmania: little penguins and short-tailed shearwaters. Join Kate as she asks Olly all about her adventures in zoology and scicomm! Show...

Inspired by her own experiences breaking into the field of coding and front-end development, Kah Men co-founded The Coding Sisterhood, a safe and inclusive group that encourages women to try coding. Starting with three female coders, the group has grown to over 300 members.    Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Co-Host: Anna Abela (@annaoabela) Production: Ryan Smith ...

Join us this week for part two of our mini-series in celebration of the James Webb Space Telescope! This time around, we meet with Georgia Stewart, a PhD student at UTAS, studying Active Galactic Nuclei. These objects are used by Georgia and her colleagues to age and classify stellar and star-forming regions, as well as the black holes, central to these galaxies. Listen in as Georgia discusses her...

Cade Kane is an American, but he’s spending 10 months living in Tasmania as part of his Fulbright fellowship. Listen for application info + tips and to get an idea of what a Fulbright experience can be like! He also drops some sweet tourist tips, including “the best museum [he’s] ever been to”! Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Ryan Smith  Production: Ryan Smith  Media & Promotion: Ellie C...

9 months, 15 US states, 4 countries (including the US and AUS) and 3 homes, a brief summary of Kate’s wild 2022! Ryan Smith and Dr Kate Johnson chat, separated by 17000km, about Kate’s experience as a Fulbright postdoctoral researcher in the USA. Listen for application info + tips and to get an idea of what a (very fun) Fulbright experience can be like, from start to finish! Show theme music: Kevi...

In this episode, Olly and Sarah talk to Young Professional Engineer of the Year for Tasmania in 2022 Samantha Chapman about transportation and connecting communities.  Sam walks us through the holistic aspects of her engineering job, how transport design involves the flow of unpredictable humans, and gives us lots of examples of how events and disruption to connections have shaped our state. Show...

Local marine scientist, Dr Camille White, sits down with Olly Dove and Ellie Clapham to talk about the science behind fish farming. Camille explains how and why her team conducts their research on the salmon farms in Tasmania, and talks about the work that goes into connecting the food and science industries. Camille explains some of her team’s research findings by describing the effects that fish...

Join us this week as we check in with our newest member of TWICS, Hannah Moore! She’s a UTas PhD student studying volcanology, and has just returned from fieldwork in New Zealand. Listen closely and you might even learn that you can visit an old volcano in the home of the show, nipaluna/Hobart!  Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@littledove440) Co-Host: Ryan Smith  Production: Hanna...

Coming to you from 3500 m above sea level, two Pika-chasing Tasmanians chat about mountain research. Listen to hear from Dr Rose Brinkhoff, find out what Pikas are, what it’s like to work in an alpine meadow, and why we urgently need to understand how ecosystems respond to warming. Dr Rose Brinkhoff and host, Dr Kate Johnson also share some US highlights and provide some handy tips for Aussies com...