Lagrange Point
Lagrange Point
A fun take on the latest science news with enough data to sink your teeth into. Lagrange Point goes beyond the glossy summary and gets in depth with the research from across the world. Brought to you in partnership with the Young Scientists of Australia. Each week for over five years, from community radio on SYN 90,7 to online podcasts, the Lagrange Point team have delivered a funny but interesting take on science from a young person's perspective.
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Oct 28, 2023
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Episodes
Episode 56: Memory, Sleep, Pet Language And Brains In A Jar 10.03.2014 21:30
Do our pets understand our language? How does your brain give the signal to shut down your body and would you like to spend your days as a brain in a jar? All this in more in our memory and brains special.
Episode 55: Video Games, Ethics, Twitch And Group Decision Making 03.03.2014 22:41
What makes video game trolls tick? Why are twitch played games so chaotic? Are there scientific reasons behind MMO behaviour and can video games actually help peoples lives? All of this and more including Not Even Rocket Surgery.
Episode 54: Culls, Ethics And Bringing Animals Back From The Dead 24.02.2014 22:48
The great white shark, badgers and wolves all share one thing in common; controversial culls. We talk about the science and ethics of these, along with the ultimate question - which animal would you bring back from extinction!
Episode 53: Winning Gold At The Olympics With Hot Pants, Gps And Wind Tunnels 17.02.2014 22:22
How do you win gold medals at the Olympics? With hot pants of course! We talk about the science of the Olympics including wind tunnels, GPS, maps, and great diets! We talk about how science can help you win gold.
Episode 52 - Street Science Part 2 - Living In Space And What Food Is Safe 10.02.2014 20:17
Part 2 of our Street Science special where we ask young scientists across Melbourne if they'd want to live in space forever if it meant not coming back to earth, and how humans learnt what food was safe to eat.
Episode 51 - Street Science Part 1 - Black Holes And Animals In Casinos 03.02.2014 18:41
In this week's episode we bring science to the streets, and ask some young scientists what they feel about some of the latest scientific research! How do black holes work and which animal would be best to help you win big at a casino? We talk to our young scientists and get their own funny and insightful ideas before exploring the real science.
Episode 50: Randomness, Bees, Robot Language And Dinosaurs 27.01.2014 18:08
Just how random is random, and what do sharks, bees and humans all have in common? How do we make robots bond and speak like humans? What happens when you're an Apex Predator and someone challenges your throne? All this and more in a bumper special of Lagrange Point.
Episode 49: Bronx Frogs, Listening With Your Mouth And Hacking Frog's Brains 20.01.2014 18:07
New species discovered in the bronx, hacking the brain, and insights into evolution and romance; frogs sure have a lot to teach us about biology. We learn about some of the latest, greatest and funniest frog science.
Episode 24: Intelligent Cities, Cyber Vigilantes And Urban Design 20.01.2014
It's time for cities of the future! Instagram for dogs; do cyber vigilantes help or hurt investigations; how to share space between trams, cars and people and how you can right now run a city like a game of Simcity!
Episode 48: Lovely Lizards, Legless Lizards, And Laconic Lizards 13.01.2014 18:36
What do you call a lizard with no legs? What do lizards, billboards and fashion have in common? In what big cities can you find new species of lizards? What happens when a lizard falls in love? Find out some amazing things about chameleons, legless lizards and lizards in love in this lizard special!
Episode 47: The Exceptions To The Rules And Breaking The Laws Of Physics 06.01.2014 16:19
Sometimes our best theories fall apart in tough circumstances. Negative temperatures, chemistry that ignores the rules of ionic bonding and perfect cellular copies are all possible at the edges of science, theoretically. We explore these exceptions to the rules and how theories change and grow.
Episode 1 - The Pilot 02.01.2014
Welcome to Lagrange Point! Tune in for an informative but funny look into the world of science from the Young Scientists of Australia. Come and hang out at the Lagrange Point whilst we talk about: -Polymer clothing from shrimp shells -If working in scienctific research is the most ethical use of a lifetime -Why guppy fish hang around with less attractive friends to boost their chances at love.
Episode 3 - 3D Printers Special 02.01.2014
Come check out YSA's podcast Lagrange Point where we hang out and talk about interesting ideas in science! In this week's episode we have a bumper special on 3D printers including: -3D printing pens -How 3D printing really works -Bionic hearts -Replica valentines chocolates and gummi bears -Cool business card ideas -Robotic bat wings
Episode 2 - Breast feeding dinos, Crazy Kickstarters and a Human magnet 02.01.2014
Welcome to Lagrange Point! Tune in for an informative but funny look into the world of science from the Young Scientists of Australia. Come and hang out at the Lagrange Point whilst we talk about: -Could you be a human magnet? -Did dinos breastfeed their young? -Fact or Fiction, which crazy kickstarter projects are real and which are fake.
Episode 4 - All About Asteroids 02.01.2014
Come hang out at the Lagrange Point, YSA's podcast where we take a comedic and interesting look at the world of science. This week we look into space to check out neighbours with topics including: -Asteroid deflection with paint ball guns -Asteroids craters being the creators of life -Asteroid hunting satellites -Asteroid mining
Episode 6 - Plasma wings, Teleportation and quantum computers 02.01.2014
Ever wanted to know how to use particle physics to teleport, to fly super fast using plasma wings or to super charge computing using micro drum quantum computers? The Young Scientist of Australia Podcast, Lagrange Point delves into the world of quantum mechanics and particle physics!
Episode 5 - Iron man suits, fact or fiction and curing blindess 02.01.2014
Come hang out at the Lagrange Point, the Young Scientists of Australia podcast. This week we tackle the world of bionics and play our fact or fiction game! We delve into the world of: -Iron man suits -Controllable scent suits -Bionic Eyes -Kickstarter cyborg projects
Episode 8 - Biomimicry special Special 02.01.2014
We dive into the world of biomimicry and learn how to climb on ceilings like a gecko, dodge deadly bacteria like a lotus leaf and defeat dangerous disease by shredding bacteria like bugs. We even try to answer into the question of what makes something living or not.
Episode 7 - Zombies and the Equinox Special 02.01.2014
t's time for Lagrange Point's Equinox Special. Where we check out some cool equinox myths, discuss why eating so muc chocolate at once can ruin your love of chocoloate and play our Who am I game. We also delve into a very serious issue, and that is the science of... Zombies!
Episode 9 - Brains, Dreams and mind over matter 02.01.2014
Want to record your dreams? How about moving things with your mind? Have you ever tried to convince someone that one injury hurt more than another? In this episode of the Young Scientists of Australia's Lagrange Point we delve into the brain, learn about pain and use mental powers to control machines.
Episode 10 - Wild weather on Earth and in Space! 02.01.2014
On this week's episode of Lagrange Point we dive into wacky weather on earth and in space, including: Rain from Saturn's rings; Worsening air travel turbulence; Introducing La Nada; Living through a disaster makes you more positive; Earth's new radiation belt
Episode 12 - Vaccination Nation Part 1 02.01.2014
It's Part 1 of our Vaccination Nation Special, where we ask YSA's resident (future) Doctor, Tegan Dobbie about the role vaccines play in shaping our nation, how we use them to save lives and the history of vaccines. Stay tune for Part 2 next week where we ask ethical questions vaccines in society.
Episode 11 - Food science feast 02.01.2014
Food, sciency food, are you eager to listen? This week's episode of Lagrange point cooks up a storm of food science creations including: -Salsa that beats salmonella -New "Tears be gone" onions -CSI - Kitchen -Who do you think your foods are?
Episode 13 - Vaccination Nation Part 2 02.01.2014
t's Part 2 of our Vaccination Special on Lagrange Point! We ask YSA's resident (future) Doctor, Tegan Dobbie about the ethical issues relating to vaccines, how we can tailor them for our own uses, and how to vaccinate against zombies.
Episode 14 - Fairy Penguins, Tiger troubles and regrowing teeth 02.01.2014
We talk about Fairies at the end of the St Kilda Pier, well fairy penguins that is. We also delve into the challenges facing Tigers in Indian as they try to find a good mate and figure out ways to use stem cells to regrow our teeth!
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