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Thursday 27 November 2008
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He became a junior professor at Harvard at a preposterously early age—and then said, 'thanks,' and came back to Sydney. Is this rational behaviour? Bryan Gaensler assures us it is, because he has tremendous fun tracking supernovae with his astronomical mates back in Australia, but still maintains useful contact with his old crowd back in Boston. The best of both worlds! And in the cosmic one: he's just revealed a celestial gem.
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Thursday 20 November 2008
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He was trained as both a doctor and an anthropologist, yet he made his name as a writer. Michael Crichton's death was overshadowed by the US presidential election. In this program we hear from the man himself on why scientists should not feel neglected or abused. They were not the villains of his novel Jurassic Park but, indeed, the heroes. Why the confusion?
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Thursday 13 November 2008
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This is not a question on the lips of many Australians as we contemplate energy crises and upheavals on the land. Yet Sprigg was a pioneer who established so many aspects of Australian natural history. He helped discover the Ediacaran fossils in South Australia, showing that a different kind of life prevailed before the forms we recognise today. He was also an explorer who helped establish our oil industry. Paul Willis talks to Kristin Weidenbach, one of Sprigg's relatives, about his legacy.
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Thursday 06 November 2008
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Our first NSW Scientist of the Year is Professor Martin Green, formerly of Queensland, now at the University of NSW. He has held the world record for the performance of photovoltaic cells for some years. Now his lead has been substantially increased. But why has this brilliant research often struggled for support? And what is the potential of the solar alternative to replace oil?
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