Episodes
How would you react if you received this SMS? BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW. When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers, to Experienced Independents. This is the story of a bad evacuee turned good.
Published 02/20/20
How would you react if you received this SMS? BUSHFIRE WARNING. LEAVE NOW. When we evacuate from a bushfire, we fall into one of seven types of evacuee; from Threat Deniers, to Worried Waverers, to Experienced Independents. This is the story of a bad evacuee turned good.
Published 02/20/20
Published 02/20/20
During the recent Australian bushfire crisis, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 megatons of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion animals killed. But where do these numbers come from?
Published 02/14/20
During the recent Australian bushfire crisis, numbers gave us a sense of the unprecedented scale of the disaster; 12.6 million hectares burnt, 431 megatons of carbon dioxide emitted, one billion animals killed. But where do these numbers come from?
Published 02/14/20
Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?
Published 09/26/19
Is Benjamin Geen a killer, or the unluckiest guy in England?
Published 09/26/19
Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".
Published 09/19/19
Wally Conron invented the labradoodle, one of the world's most popular dogs. He now considers the breed his "life's regret".
Published 09/19/19
Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?
Published 08/15/19
Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time?
Published 08/15/19
How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?
Published 08/08/19
How do you turn a Nintendo Game Boy into a musical instrument?
Published 08/08/19
Who was the tattooist of Auschwitz?
Published 07/04/19
Who was the tattooist of Auschwitz?
Published 07/04/19
Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?
Published 06/25/19
Who knew there was a hidden dinosaur extinction?
Published 06/25/19
Why does my three-year-old know more about dinosaurs than I do?
Published 06/20/19
Why does my three-year-old know more about dinosaurs than I do?
Published 06/20/19
What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?
Published 06/06/19
What can Radiohead tell us about our ancient connection to rhythm?
Published 06/06/19
Professor Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She died in 2017.
Published 06/29/18
Professor Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She died in 2017.
Published 06/28/18
Zillion. Squillion. Kajillion. What are these numbers?
Published 06/22/18
Zillion. Squillion. Kajillion. What are these numbers?
Published 06/21/18