Next flight to space...now boarding

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:29:07 +1000

Where will you go for a holiday in 20 years time? To the beach, visit the relatives or tour another country. What about outer space?

Virgin Galactic is planning to fly passengers into space in 2009. One person lucky enough to have a ticket to fly into space is Editor-in-Chief of COSMOS magazine.

I spoke with Wilson about how, why and when he's taking the big ride.

Replacing our thirst for oil

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:25:17 +1000

With the price of oil continuing to rise, there is a growing demand for alternatives fuels and energy sources.

In recent years, fuels such as ethanol and hydrogen have been touted as the next big thing. But how realistic are they, and will they come in time to rescue us before oil becomes too expense for the average consumer.

I spoke with Dr David Lamb from the Energy Transformed Flagship, based at CSIRO's Newcastle laboratory and started by asking him if we can wean ourselves from oil.

Links
Hydrogen transportation: stepping on the gas
Energy Transformed Flagship

A chink in the cane toad's armour

Thu, 3 May 2007 22:49:14 +1000

In this episode, we chat to Professor Rick Shine, head of Team Bufo, from the University of Sydney.

He talks about a lung-worm, which may be useful in controlling the spread of the cane toad.

Fish heading south...forever

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:52:18 +1000

Dr Tom Okey from the CSIRO talks about the changes in the marine ecosystem off the coast of Eastern Australia, brought on by climate change.

How to get to sleep

Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:53:37 +1000

Dr Sarah Blunden from the University of South Australia talks about 'body clocks', sleep patterns and how to adjust for daylight savings and changing timezones. We also discuss how to get the kids to bed.

More information available on the UniSA website.