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Lagrange Point Podcast
by 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. Gone is industry jargon and narrow focus and in it's place is real insights into the science and it's benefits. Come hang out with us at the Lagrange Point.Find us on Soundcloud, Castbox, Stichter, iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. https://lagrangepointpodcast.weebly.com/
Episodes
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Episode 273 - Volcanoes across the world - keeping track of potential disasters
With Kilauea erupting, we look at the science of volcanoes and how we can keep better tabs on these rumbling giants of geology. From infra-sound monitoring, to tracking disappearing lava lakes.
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Episode 272 - Better Zika virus treatments and making it work for us
We check in on the latest research into the Zika Virus. How have our efforts to detect and treat this virus progressed since the outbreak of 2015/16? Are there new and novel ways of tackling Zika (and other mosquito born viruses) and can we make the Zika Virus work for us rather than against us?
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Episode 271 - Cleaning up our own mess - innovative new recycling methods
Now that China has banned importing rubbish, we really have to find innovative new ways to clean up our mess. We look at new solutions from dissolving plastic in enzymes, to making new steel from scrap cars to zero-waste phones.
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Episode 270 - Heart racing sport, slowing aging and detecting doping
Is watching a sporting event hard work for your heart? Can you slow down ageing...by skiing? What is the state of the arms race between Doping Athletes and Governing bodies across the globe? Can we measure the effectiveness of the testing procedures of groups like WADA? We find out about some…
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Episode 269 - Finding their way through the magnetosphere with quantum mechanics and chemistry
How do animals from bacteria to birds manage to use the Earth's magetnic field to navigate? Do we know how or why? What potential mechanisms are out there and how does quantum mechanics get involved?
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Episode 268 - Farewell Tiangong 1, space stations and managing space debris
We say farewell to Tiangong-1 ("Heavenly place 1"), China's first foray into space stations as it comes crashing to earth and we look forward into the future for space station development. We also find out how scientists across the world plan to tackle the problem of space junk and keep space…
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Episode 267 - Water, water everywhere, make it safe to drink
Making water safe to drink is a problem for the largest cities all the way down to the most remote of communities. We look at the challenges to making water safe to drink, and some innovative new research looking to make it easier to obtain safe drinking water.
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Episode 266 - Strange ways of fighting antibacterial resistance from platypus milk to cooking an egg
This week we find out some strange and new ways scientists are hunting for a new weapons in the antimicrobial resistance arms race. Including turning to platypus milk for guidance, cooking the insides of bacteria like an egg and blocking it from even spreading. Plus we get an update on Mammal…
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Episode 265 -March Mammal Madness preview, uncovering Tardigrades and the history of lungs
t's time for March Mammal Madness 2018, where the greatest mammals from the past and the future face off against each other in performance science battles. Although this year it also features creatures from the past (Antecessors) and even some alt!mammals! This week we preview the tournament…
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Episode 264 - Peering back in time to light from the first stars
How do you peer back in time to see the light from the first stars? Well the EDGES team did just that and may have unlocked not one but two different secrets to the early universe.
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Episode 263 -The science of marginal gains at the Winter Olympics
Did the science of marginal gains help athletes win gold at the Olympics? Now that the Olympics are over, we dig into the science behind the events, and how the athletes edged out their competition using scientific innovations.
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Episode 262 -Biomaterials saving lives from spider silk cardiac tissue to sticky when wet bandages
How can we make wounds close and heal by sticking together better? Is there some kind of super strong glues that can help stick even when wet? What can we learn from spiders to help heal a broken heart? All these bio materials and more in this week's episode.
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Episode 261 - Stopping unwanted Life on Mars
How do we protect find and protect life across the universe from ourselves? What are the risks and dangers of sending bacteria out into the universe, and how can we prevent unwanted contamination.
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Episode 260 - A glimpse of our future from the tropical rain forests and jungles
Life in a tropical jungle or rain forest provide a window into the future, particularly for Climate Scientists. We look into the impact of a warming climate on biodiversity plus keeping the delicate balance between agricultural land and dangerous deforestation.
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Episode 259 - Quantum Computing - Australian of the Year - Prof Michelle Simmons
We celebrate the Australian of Year for 2017, Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons, by examining the groundbreaking work in Quantum Computing that she has pioneered across Australia. This includes a deep dive into how Quantum Computing works, what it can help with and what makes the Australia...
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Episode 258 - Australian biomedical science from labs on a chip to stopping biofilms
We find out about some amazing Australian biotechnology inventions from an efficient lab-on-a-chip, to boosting our immune systems and stopping bio-films in their tracks.
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Episode 257 - Tracking creatures from the deep with social media and NASA
Mysterious creatures roam the depths of the ocean, from turtles to whale sharks. Studying their journeys shed light on the way our oceans are interlinked and the impact of climate change on the whole ecosystem.
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Episode 256 - Learning from primates about human culture
Forget gorilla channel, Bonobos are a better mirror to human behaviour. We check out some interesting studies which reveal some of human kinds unique traits in behaviour compared to our closet primate cousins.
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Episode 255 - Taking the pain out of needles
Taking the pain out of injections and needles by using micro-needle patches. This can help deliver flu vaccines and help diabetics without the need for painful injections.
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Episode 254 - Heavy metal stars and interstellar forges
Heavy metal stars often go out in spectacular blaze of glory, where as other more mellow blackholes will just forge even more rare material. We check in on some interstellar antics that help produce the most unusual metal.
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Episode 253 - Smarter food packaging to cut down on waste
How can we cut down on waste from everything coffee to packaging? What new materials, processes and technology can help us eliminate waste and recycle more? Are there ways to turn food waste into food valued added products?
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Episode 252 - Dinosaurs gliding and swimming like birds
Dinosaurs take to the air or the water, much like a swan or a duck, but the feathers are quite different to what you imagine.
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Episode 251 - Mysterious underwater worlds and oceans trapped in time
Mysterious underwater caverns teeming with unusual life, and oceans trapped in time. We dive into the mysteries of oceans, caves and their hidden ecosystems.
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Episode 250 - Mysterious objects from inside and outside the solar system
Mysterious objects from inside and outside the solar system from an interstellar interloper to a fiery crash landing in the Australian outback.
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Episode 249 - Unexpected journeys in science from spider silk to quantum proteins
Unexpected journeys in science from a link between quantum mechanics and proteins, to spider silk hearing aides. We hear how scientific research can start in one place and end far far away.
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Episode 248 - Printing with more colours of the rainbow, solar panel printing and hidden messages
How can we make printers more realistic and life like? How can we push the limits of printing and make hidden messages cheaply and efficiently? How do we turn printed advertisements into productive energy efficient solar cells?
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Episode 247 - New techniques for non invasive imaging
How can we improve our medical imaging technology? What can be used to scan bacteria in action without a biopsy? What about ways to known what needs fixing in an emergency department without having to go all the way to an MRI?
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Episode 246 - Lessons on resilience from our insect friends
What lessons in resilience to fires, climate change, epidemics and sudden shocks from insects can be adapted to help humans adjust to change.
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Episode 245 - Making diesel less harmful to our lungs, farms and planet
What damage does diesel do to our planet, cities and lungs? Is there a way we can make it cleaner that helps not only the atmosphere but also our farms? We find out what is being done across the world to clean up our diesel engines.
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Episode 244 - Can humour help save lives?
Can humour help save lives? Or do you need to be gritty and realistic to change behaviours? We look at examples of safety, advertising and psychology from Australia.
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Episode 243 - Missed Nobel Prizes 2017
We celebrate the winners of this years Nobel Prizes, but we also ask important questions like - just how representative are the Nobel Prizes? Do people miss out? How do the Nobel Prizes measure up in equality and gender balance compared to other major prizes?
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Episode 242 - Detecting epidemics like Zika and Ebola faster
Detecting an epidemic before it spreads and becomes a pandemic is hard in a globally connected world. However new cheap and efficient tests for Zika and Ebola can help us be better prepared for the next outbreak.
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Episode 241 - What does climate change have in store for our oceans?
What does climate change have in store for our oceans? What happens to fish when their reefs become full of pollution? All this and more.
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Episode 240 - Avoiding spilling coffee - Ignobel Prize '12 and 17 (Fluid Dynamics)
How do you avoid spilling your coffee? Well different solutions have won the Ignobel prize not once but twice! We find out on this groundbreaking research that makes you laugh and then think.
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Episode 239 - Farewell to Cassini and Noisy storms in Space
After 20 years we say farewell to Cassini and catalog all it's hard work peering into the workings of Saturn's moons, rings and atmosphere. We also find out about some noisy storms living in our Van Allen Belts.
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Episode 238 - Domesticating Grains, Evolving Crops and Vitamin A rice
The history of humanity is tied to the history of domestication. But we often overlook the rule of farming and domesticating grains which enabled huge cities to form. We find out about using modern day science to follow the journey of agriculture to today. Plus some of the future innovations we…
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Episode 237 - Dodos and Monkeys, survival on an island under attack
How can we protect species from extinction? What can the Dodo and other extinctions on islands teach us about protecting species today?
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Episode 236 - Seeing through better windows
How do we make our buildings adapt to the climate around them from turning opaque and clear, to blocking only heat we dive into the science of glass.
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Episode 235 - Australian science in National Science Week
To celebrate National Science Week we find out about some groundbreaking Australian science on uses for Vitamin B3 to help reduce risk of birth defects and another application for melanoma risk.
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Episode 234 - Preparing experiments for the Total Eclipse
North America gears up for a solar eclipse by planning a myriad of experiments, from telescopes on jets to analysing mountains on the moon. We find out about the experiments planned for this once in a generation event.
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Episode 233 - Turning food waste into bioplastics, cleaning agents and smog reducers
How can we reduce food waste and turn it into bioplastics and cleaning agents. Plus the benefits of using bio-char to help improve crops and clean the air from smog.
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Episode 232 - Microbiomes working with us, against us and interacting with our environment
Your own unique microbiome protects and serves you. We find out more this week.
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Episode 231 - Great Red Spot Photos, Life-killers on Mars and keeping spaceships clean
We get a new look at Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Plus we find out how deadly other planets can be for bacteria but how spaceships can help bacteria and fungi thrive.
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Episode 230 - Batteries, the Grid and an Energy Crisis
An energy crisis, a storm and a tech entrepreneur walked into South Australia and ended up with a giant battery. We investigate the context, other generation technology and the future of renewables.
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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. Gone is industry jargon and narrow focus and in it's place is real insights into the science and it's benefits. Come hang out with us at the Lagrange Point.Find us on Soundcloud, Castbox, Stichter, iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. https://lagrangepointpodcast.weebly.com/
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