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GROWING SENSATION
If growth is a science, Dr. Anastasia Volkova has cracked the formula. For the last five years her company Flurosat has been developing sensing tools and analytics that help farmers optimise…
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THE ART OF SCIENCE
Researchers spend years immersing themselves in study, yet pushing back the frontiers of knowledge requires not only technical expertise but also an ability to communicate to a broad…
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THE SURFING SCIENTIST – Prof. Marc in het Panhuis
As lead researcher for the Surf Flex Lab – Prof. Marc in het Panhuis can regularly be found testing the limits of surfboard and fin design both in the lab and on the ocean. Yet…
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AN ANGEL IN RESIDENCE – Alan Jones
Few people know the Australian technology sector quite like Alan Jones From a vantage point in marketing in the early 90’s Alan had a front row seat to the boom. Yet watching from…
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Coronavirus Lockdowns Have Changed the Way Earth Moves
A reduction in seismic noise because of changes in human activity is a boon for geoscientists The coronavirus pandemic has brought chaos to lives and economies around the world. But efforts to…
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SHARPENING AUSTRALIA’S COMPETITIVE EDGE – Michael Sharpe
SHARPENING AUSTRALIA’S COMPETITIVE EDGEMichael Sharpe is the National Director of Australia’s Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre – an organisation at the heart of the…
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THE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE – Toni Stevens
THE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGEOn this week’s show we sit down with science-communicator and ecologist Toni Stevens to hear about the Australian Science Communicators Conference in Melbourne…
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FROM TROUBLES TO SOLUTIONS – Prof. Gordon Wallace
Born in 1958 in Belfast, Northern Ireland – Gordon Wallace’s childhood was shaped by The Troubles, a religious and cultural schism that rocked the region for almost 50 years. A…
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Packing the Tundra with Animals Could Slow Arctic Melt
Herds of reindeer or other species could help pack down snows to protect permafrost. Enormous herds of animals roamed the Arctic tundra thousands of years ago. Just a fraction remain today,…
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Mass testing, school closings, lockdowns: Countries pick tactics in ‘war’ against coronavirus
The United States and Europe have stopped hitting the snooze button. After 2 months of mostly waiting and seeing while the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) alarm sounded ever more loudly,…
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ENERGY STORAGE – Dr. Jon Knott
The drive towards to a low-carbon future has driven tremendous progress in clean-energy solutions like solar power and wind turbines. In many cases these technologies are now…
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ROCK AND ROLL AND RESEARCH – Chris Gilbey OAM
Chris Gilbey’s career spans both industries and continents. Born in the UK in the aftermath of WWII and educated in South Africa in the midst of Apartheid, Chris Gilbey’s early life had…
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