Category Archives: ABC Science

Talking science in 2012

Clown fish in waterYou know we’re back into the swing of things when you start doing your regular science chats around the country. As per last year I’ll be chatting to ABC Mid North Coast (Port Macquarie) each Wednesday at 10:10 am (new time), ABC Western Plains (Dubbo) each Wednesday fortnight at 10:35 am, and ABC Central West (Orange) each Tuesday fortnight at 9:35 am. I’m also adding ABC Western Victoria (Bendigo) to my roll call – alternative Wednesday at 10:35 am.

Last week I had my first spot with Angela Owens at ABC Central West. We talked about tiny hard drives and how increased levels of carbon dioxide affects brain activity in fish.

Mornings with Katya Quigley

Snake with tongue outEvery Wednesday morning (around 9:40 am AEST) I chat with the wonderful Katya Quigley from ABC Mid North Coast NSW (Port Macquaire).

I love chatting to Katya as she always asks what I’m up to and what I think about topics that they’ve been discussing earlier on air.

Recently, Katya and Beth (wonderful producer) have started posting our conversations online. Here is the first one where we talk about a a development in the treatment of snake bites and explore the link between volcanoes and atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide.

Mornings with Katya Quigley (29 June 2011)

Sense of direction

Man with map scratching the back of his headRecently I received a call from ABC North Tasmania asking if I would chat about ‘sense of direction’. A quick search of our news archives revealed we had at least three interesting stories. So I agreed to speak with the breakfast presenter Penny Terry at 6:20 am (what I do for science).

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Menarche and Saturnian oxygen

Saturn passing by RheaA busy week for me as I had to fill in some blanks in the schedule. One story was on genes relating to menarche (onset of female puberty) and the other was traces of oxygen found on Saturn’s moon Rhea.

Moses parted the sea with some help from the wind

An artist's impression of the biblical parting of the Red Sea by Moses.Yesterday I spoke with Richard Glover on ABC 702 Sydney about research that suggests how Moses parted the sea in Exodus 14.

According to the team at the National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, a wind of 101 kilometres per hour, blowing steadily for 12 hours, could have pushed back waters 2 metres deep.

You can read more at ABC Science Online, plus you can listen to my interview below.

Moses parting the sea by Darren Osborne