Lost in Science

On the show this week, Stu looks into the psychology of ideology, do our abilities influence how we think, or does the way we think affect what we can do? And Claire investigates the world first wild animal clone from North America which opens up new possibilities for conservation efforts

On the show this week, Stu finds out if there's any evidence sunscreen is making people vitamin D deficient, and Claire talks to Brendan Burns about space, life on Mars and what Perseverance can do for us. 

This week Stu uses Valentine's Day as an excuse to research flowers, but not your average flower, the ones that bloom from parasitic plants! Also on the show Claire investigates what scientists understand about the booming population of insects and mice up and down the East coast at the moment, and what citizen science apps can be used to track these population explosions. 

This week, Stu talks about a new development in making wood transparent which may revolutionise the way we look at the world (through windows), and Claire finds out how a new kind of Sputnik developed in Russia is helping fight covid-19

Welcome back for the first new show of 2021! This week on the show Stu shares some of the science stories that were keeping him interested over the summer period including fascinating research that shows how scientists have engineered spinach that email us if toxic chemicals turn up in the soil. Also this week Claire speaks to Elodie Camprasse and Cassie Speakman about their research and the Victo...

We will be back soon with all new shows, but in the meantime we are continuing our Summer Series where we look back on some interviews and stories from last year you may have missed. This week, Stu talks to Angela Pattison about her work in investigating indigenous grass species for potential as agricultural grain crops, and Chris talks to quantum physicist Kyla Adams about the quantum forces in o...

Lost in Science summer series takes you back to an interview with shark biologist Victoria Camilieri-Asch about how well sharks cam smell, and that time when Chris asked what anti-matter really is.  

Another week of summer, another episode of our Summer Series. This week we have a listen to an interview from last year between Claire and Professor Marie Gerdtz about the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, and the continued relevance of nursing in the 21st century. Then Stu digs up a story of the pigs that returned to life, or at least parts of them sort of did. Nurses vs Zom...

It's Lost in Science Summer Series where we revisit some of our favourite science stories of 2020. This week Stu talks about the La Niña weather pattern, what it is and how it affects Australian climate, and Claire speaks to Professor Sandra Kentish about how to engineer yourself a mask to protect against COVID-19. 

In our final show for 2020 we look at some of the science we missed and what else would have been making the news if a particular virus hadn't rudely interrupted everything. Happy New Year!

It's Christmas time at Lost in Science! This week on the show Claire brings a new Australian native fauna version of the 12 days of Christmas, and Stu talks about what Santa Claus has to do with the most recent discovery that some Australian animals fluoresce under UV light. Also this week Chris returns to talk about what his what has been keeping him this occupied this Christmas - his twins - and...

This week on the show we hear Part 2 of an interview with Agricultural scientist Angela Pattison about her collaboration with Aboriginal traditional owners on how to incorporate native Australian grains into agricultural production. Claire also talks with Australian PhD candidate Adele Pentland about her discoveries of Australian Pterosaurs, and why such finds are so rare.

Stu talks about new research which is helping to combat bacterial infections through the delivery of antibodies into the gut system by an unlikely courier, a yeast cell! Also on the show, Claire gets into the International Year of Plant Health and looks at the plants of the ocean - seagrasses! What are they, why are they so important, and did you know there are tiny invertebrate sea bee-like creat...

A rewind back through the year to hear some of our stories you may have missed. Chris tackles the physics behind the tears of wine, and how they behave like a wave, Claire finds out how crafty conservation is saving an endangered bird in Tasmania, and Stu breaks the ice with a newly discovered form of solid water, it's hot stuff!

This week we are reminiscing about some stories from earlier in the yeah, Stu talks to Jen Sanger about a study which shows how bushfire frequency impacts forest regeneration, and Claire talks to David Baker-Gabb about the plight of the Plains Wanderer, a critically endangered bird of inland Australia. 

This week on Locked in Science Stu talks awards again, with the announcement of the Prime Minister's prize for Science for 2020, and Claire talks to Olaf Meynecke about studying the humpback whale which just finished is migration along the east coast of Australia

This week on Locked in Science Stu brings us two new science stories - first one looking at the discovery of water on the moon, and the second highlighting the work of NSW scientist of the year Professor Edward Holmes, who worked to identify the genome of the virus that causes COVID-19. Also on the show Claire talks us through the malady that is seasickness, what is caused by and how science can h...

This week on Locked in Science Stu looks at apps that claim to send you to sleep and how well they work according to science, while Claire reminds us that the annual Aussie Backyard Bird Count is here again in time for National Bird Week!

This week on the show Claire looks at research from the CSIRO looking at how long the virus causing Covid-19 can last on surfaces, and Stu delves into who has won 2020's Nobel prizes!

This week on Locked in Science Stu finds out why sometimes artificial flavouring might be healthier than natural flavours, and why some of them don't taste like we expect, and Claire takes a deep dive into inner space to find out some tentacular facts about octopods... octopi... octipides... octopuses!

This week on the show we are joined by science communicator and public health professional Alanta Colley as she gives us the update and low down on what is happening around the world with COVID-19 vaccine trials. Tune in to hear why the Oxford vaccine was paused, what new groundbreaking technology is being used to develop the vaccines, and why human challenge trials are the next big news, and why...

This week on Locked in Science Stu looks into ice that doesn't behave at all like ice, even though it's still made of plain old water, and Claire finds out who are the winners in this year's Ignobel Prizes, the annual awards for real science research that makes us laugh and makes us think. 

This week on the show we talk to Space Archeologist Dr Alice Gorman about one of the biggest science stories of 2020 - the discovery of phosphine gas on Venus, why this means there could be life swirling around in the atmosphere of our neighbouring planet and how this could change the we understand life itself. 

Locked in Science this week acknowledges National Endangered Species day on September 7th and looks at the fate of the Plains Wanderer, a ground dwelling indigenous bird whose grassland habitat is disappearing rapidly by talking to Dr. David Baker-Gabb, and Stu looks into Barley research that will help everyone get back on the beers in future