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Sunday 14 March 2010

The parable of the wise ones

Science writer Melvin Bolton from Yeppoon in Queensland tells us as a parable the tale of civilization which extends over three and a half million years to the present era of environmental destruction and waste.  Read Transcript

Sunday 07 March 2010

The man who taught Darwin beetles

Emeritus Professor Anthony Larkum from Sydney University talks about what launched Charles Darwin into a scientific career at Cambridge and how he was given the opportunity to go on the HMS Beagle.  Read Transcript

Sunday 28 February 2010

Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis

Dr Caroline Wright, Head of Science at Population Health and Genomics in Cambridge, reports on progress being made into safer non-invasive procedures for prenatal diagnosis.  Read Transcript

Sunday 21 February 2010

Internet addiction

Dr Glenn McLaren from Swinburne University in Melbourne focuses on the increasing obsession with the internet and he also laments the decline and increasing disappearance of Philosophy as an area of study in our education systems.  Read Transcript

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