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Sci_Burst
by Sci_Burst
Sci_Burst is an Australian podcast and startup all about science, popular culture, and entertainment!We’re your hosts, Isabel & Ella, two science communicators and solarpunk enthusiasts taking you on a journey into sustainable, hopeful futures. This podcast is meant for you, no matter your level of expertise - whether you are a practising physicist, a tradesman, or a circus acrobat!Follow us on @Sci_Burst (Instagram, LinkedIn, Mastodon) for updates. You can also get in touch via [email protected] us a cuppa: https://ko-fi.com/sciburst
Episodes
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S3 E12: Aussie Solarpunk
We saved the best for last: welcome to our episode on Aussie Solarpunk! In this season finale of Sci_Burst we record live from the Woden Library to bring you a joyous episode close to our home & heart. Join us in a chat on community owned solarfarms, Mad Max, reconciliation, science…
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S3 E11: Gardening, DIY, & Tangible Solarpunk
Hold solarpunk in your hands as you listen to this episode, where we dive deep into the aspects of a tangible solarpunk future that are already here! Discover soilpunk, permaculture, gleaning, friction-maxxing, mending circles, analogue media curation, junk journalling and more as we discuss why...
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S3 E10: Why We Need Solarpunk Now
Why Solarpunk? Why now? Discover the compelling journey of climate change discoveries, following actions (and lack thereof), the stories that have been told about climate breakdown, and what alternatives to those stories are now surfacing. Tune in to hear about why facts aren't always enough, why...
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S3 E9: Solarpunk Gaming
Dive into the world of solarpunk games and ‘playing’ imagined, hopeful futures in this episode of Sci_Burst! We talk about solarpunk (and solarpunk-adjacent) video games, board games, RPGs, and more - including what already exists and what is soon to come… Tune in to also learn why gamers are...
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S3 E8: Optimism
In this episode we bring you a ray of sunshine all about solarpunk optimism, resilience, and staying defiantly hopeful about our future. Being optimistic has several benefits (backed by extensive science!) for your health, wellbeing, and overall experience of life. And sharing optimism and hope…
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S3 E7: Ochrepunk with Matthew Ngamurarri Heffernan
Happy New Year friends! To kick off 2026, we bring you a fantastic episode on Indigenous Futurisms, optimism in First Nations storytelling, and 🧡Ochrepunk🧡 with our very special guest, Matthew Ngamurarri Heffernan 🖤💛❤️ Matt is a Luritja man, software developer, board member, creative...
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S3 E6: Solarpunk at Night
Happy silly season! This December we’re exploring what a solarpunk community looks like when the sun goes down, and the delightful subgenre that is ~lunarpunk~ 🌃🌙💜. We touch on human-nature relationships after dark 🦉, solarpunk technologies at nighttime (think bioluminescence, decolonial…
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S3 E5: Is Pokémon Solarpunk?
Just in time for the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A, we bring you a sequel Pokémon episode - with a twist! This time we ask the question: is the Pokémon universe truly solarpunk??? 👀👀👀 Press play to hear about the solarpunk elements of Pokémon (including sustainability, clean energy, and...
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S3 E4: Greenwashing
What happens when companies lie about their sustainability or pretend to be solarpunk? 🤥 Enter, the deceptive act of greenwashing 🤢⚠️⚠️ Press play to learn where the phrase comes from, why companies might do it, and how countries and communities are already combatting it to make the world a...
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S3 E3: Science, Community, and Third Places
This is a very special episode of Sci_Burst – our first ever live recording!!! Press play to learn about third places, the science and hope of community, and accessible futures. Thanks to our live audience, videographer, and Woden Library staff for making this such a cosy and special recording xx...
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S3 E2: The Punk of Solarpunk
Loved the Superman (2025) movie and looking for more #punk hope? 👩🎤 You've come to the right place! Listen to this episode to learn all about the punk of #solarpunk, where it came from, and how it differs (in a very good way!) from other -punk genres like #cyberpunk and #steampunk 😎🤙…
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S3 E1: Solarpunk Systems
What are solarpunk systems and can they help us toward a more positive future? Join Ella and Isabel in the first episode of this Solarpunk season of Sci_Burst! This episode is for you if: - you're new to Solarpunk - you like Solarpunk and want to explore it more - you're interested in positive...
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Season 3 Teaser
Welcome to a teaser for our upcoming third season of Sci_Burst! Here we introduce your Sci_Burst podcast hosts, tease our next season's theme, hint towards some of our upcoming episodes, and even drop a big exciting piece of news. It's Season 3 and we're trying something completely different:...
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S2 E10: Energy Heroes & Future Cars with Isaac Martin
On this sunny Sunday morning we bring you our final episode for Season 2! Join us, and special guest Isaac Martin, as we talk all things renewable energy ☀️, technologies of the desert 🐪, and the future of Australian car culture 🚗✨ We explore Australia’s #potential as a sustainability hub &…
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S2 E9: Archaeology with Phoebe Barnes
To kick off 2025, we bring you a fascinating episode on archaeology and pop culture, featuring special guest and budding archaeologist Phoebe Barnes!🏺⛏️🦴 Do you love Tomb Raider? 🪦🧩 Indiana Jones? 🤠🛕 Jurassic Park? 🦖🦕 Then this episode is for you. We touch on archaeogaming 👾,...
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S2 E8: SciComm for Kids with Dr Chloe Lim
What do ballon art and storytelling have in common? They are both great avenues for Science Communication AND are skills of this episode's guest: Dr Chloe Lim. Join us as we enter the amazing world that is SciComm for Kids! We're talking DIY science kits, STEM themed books, and even baking. This...
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S2 E7: Teaching Maths with Will Roberts
Does thinking of maths make you spiral? Don't worry! This episode we are joined by teacher-in-training and maths enthusiast Will Roberts to talk to us about maths anxiety across reality and fiction! Struggling to think of maths teachers in your favourite high school tv show? Scarred by maths...
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S2 E6: Protoscience with Lilia Walsh
Why do science labs look like *that* ? What is alchemy? What came before the science we know today? And what does spiderman have to do with all of this? Our guest Lilia deep dives with us into the history of science talking about alchemy, astrology, greek myths, spiderman, star trek and so much...
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S2 E5: Movie Music with Professor Kenneth Lampl
In this cinematic episode of Sci_Burst our special guest Professor Kenneth Lampl from the ANU School of Music joins to talk about the history of music in movies. From John William's handwritten music to Hans Zimmer's film score digital revolution, learn with us how technology, cinema, people, and...
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S2 E4: Sign Language with Bailey Kennedy
Today marks the release of our 20th full length episode, all about sign language! 😲🎉🙌 Ever wondered how sign languages like Auslan communicate scientific concepts and handle technobabble? Or how signing is represented on screen & fictional pop culture media like Bluey, CODA and Dune? Join us…
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S2 E3: Fables with Professor Chris Danta
Did someone say episode 3?! Join us and our special guest Professor Chris Danta from the ANU School of Cybernetics for a deep dive on fables and science, literary anthropology, animals and machines in literature, and even fridge music! 🐷🦊📚🤖 Add to the conversation! Let us know your thoughts…
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S2 E2: AI PANIC with Adrian Schmidt
Don't PANIC ! 😎✨It's Sci_Burst time Join us and our very special guest Adrian Schmidt in this episode as we explore Artificial Intelligence (AI). Together we dive into AI's recent surge in popularity, its appearances in popular culture, and its use in art installations across the globe. Add to…
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S2 E1: Science Goes Pop with Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens
Welcome to Sci_Burst Season 2! We're kicking off this season by talking all things popular culture, science, and how the two combine in weird, wacky and wonderful ways! Our very first guest Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens from the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science joins us to...
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16. Solarpunk - Radical Sustainability
For our final episode of Season 1, we’re ending on an uplifting note with a sustainable and optimistic vision of the future 💖 This one’s a little intro to the emerging sci-fi subgenre, aesthetic, and movement that is ☀️ Solarpunk ☀️ Join us in exploring solarpunk worlds in pop culture, where we...
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15. What Makes a Hero? - Science in Comic Characters
Our penultimate episode of season 1 is now here! Listen to learn all about the (science and technology) formulas that make superheroes and supervillains in popular comic universes 🦸♀️🦹♀️ This episode is being released as part of the National Film and Sound Archives’ science and film night on...
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14. Elemental Stories - Ancient Chemistry & Magic
The elements - a scientific concept that emerged from natural philosophy and alchemy - permeate pop culture to the nth degree. In this episode, we discuss chemistry's roots, science and magic, and the colourful portrayals of the 'classical' elements in contemporary pop culture💧🔥🌬️🪨 Join us in...
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13. Mars, Board Games, & Space Colonisation
Happy Science Week 2023! And happy episode 13! Bring your ears along for a discussion on humanity's current Mars endeavours and space colonisation themes... in board games 🚀🪐🎲
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12. Street Art & Science Engagement
Our exciting Uncharted Territory episode on science and street art has officially dropped! Listen to explore the mathematical, technological and environmental (solarpunk may make an appearance 👀) genres found in science-themed street art. Using examples from Australia and around the globe, we...
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11. Queer Science - Depictions in Fiction & Beyond
Proudly announcing that episode 11 has come out 🌈💖💅 #HappyPride Join us as we dive into depictions of queerness in science, both in sci-fi & beyond! We chat about what types of media have great LGBTQIA+ characters, what identities are depicted, and why this representation isn't more prevalent…
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10. Xenotransplants - Human-Animal Organ Transplantation
Welcome to our 10th Episode of Sci_Burst, where we delve into the horror-coded topic that is Xenotransplantation. Yep, you heard us - we're talking fiction and realities of human and animal organ transplants! Explore with us from classics like H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau to modern...
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9. Magic Trees
Enter a forest wonderland with us and discover the magic of trees… in fiction and reality. Forest science is the star of this episode and, spotlighting Peter Wohlleben’s wholesome bestseller ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’, we discuss how the blissful beings that are trees communicate and feel, why we...
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8. Cyberfeminism - Cyborgs, Technology, & Women
Happy International Women's Day 2023! For our first ever IWD episode (and first technology-centred episode!) we explore cyberfeminism and the relationships between women and technology in pop culture - covering everything from Donna Harraway and cyborgs to cyberfeminist art collectives and Black...
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7. Mysteries and Puzzles - The Art and/or Science Of
Murder mysteries and detective fiction have long been prominent genres in pop culture, from Sherlock Holmes stories to Agatha Christie adaptations. Knives Out and Glass Onion were perhaps the biggest mystery films released in the last couple years. Join us in unravelling the parallels between...
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6. Sounds of Science - Data Sonification and Music Parody
Kick off 2023 with us by jumping into the stunning world of science sounds! This rhythmic episode will have you looking at science in a whole new way after experiencing the electric beauty that is data sonification <3 In a funky key change, we also explore music parodies and how these may just be...
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5. Festive Wishes - Realities of Wishing and Believing
Welcome to our final episode for 2022! We're wrapping up the year by talking about the psychology behind our hopes and dreams, with a little festive season twist! Explore the realities of wishing and believing with Isabel and Ella in this episode of Sci_Burst. We'd love to know where else has...
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4. Cream of the Crop - Farming Simulation Games
This episode certainly is the cream of the crop! Join us on a journey into the wonderful world of STEM in Farming Sim Games! If you’re an Animal Crossing stan, a Stardew Valley farmer, a Minecraft participatory planner or a cosy gamer - this is the podcast episode for you! Who knew gaming could…
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3. STEM Girls in 2000s Teen Media - The Limit Does Not Exist
High School Musical is a #steminist masterpiece and really did mark the start of something new. Join us in exploring the evolution of STEM girlies in noughties teen media, the 'competent girl' trope, and Aussie media vs the international stage.
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2. Multiverses Everywhere All at Once
You, you are my universe and you make my world light up inside~~ Welcome to our anticipated episode on science and the multiverse trend in pop culture! Join us in exploring quantum theory, the sci-fi hit "Everything Everywhere All at Once", and why we're all so obsessed with alternate realities.
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1. Pokémon - Pop Goes the Sneasel
I wanna be the very best ... at science communication! Welcome to the first episode of Sci_Burst, spend an hour with us as we talk all things popularity, ecology and the gamification of science - Pokémon style.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Sci_Burst is an Australian podcast and startup all about science, popular culture, and entertainment!We’re your hosts, Isabel & Ella, two science communicators and solarpunk enthusiasts taking you on a journey into sustainable, hopeful futures. This podcast is meant for you, no matter your level of expertise - whether you are a practising physicist, a tradesman, or a circus acrobat!Follow us on @Sci_Burst (Instagram, LinkedIn, Mastodon) for updates. You can also get in touch via [email protected] us a cuppa: https://ko-fi.com/sciburst
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Sci_Burst is an Australian podcast and startup all about science, popular culture, and entertainment!We’re your hosts, Isabel & Ella, two science communicators and solarpunk enthusiasts taking you on a journey into sustainable, hopeful futures. This podcast is meant for you, no matter your level of...
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