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August 6, 2012

How to change your mind, snakes on a plane


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Nathan Sinclair explains How to change your mind,
Professor Mike Thompson spoke with Julie-Anne Popple about the time he got a snake on a plane,
Ian Woolf reports on the lack of Dark Matter,
James Millar reports on the accelerating Universe,
Ian Woolf reports on permanent sexual side-effects to a hair loss treatment,
Julie-Anne reports on suspicions of salty oceans on Titan,
Ian Woolf reports on rat-jellyfish cyborgs,
Ian Woolf reports on the attack on Professor Steve Mann's cybernetic visual aide in a Paris McDonalds.
Presented by James Millar,
Produced by Ian Woolf



August 13, 2012

Belief updating kiwi


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Part 2 of How To Change Your Mind by Nathan Sinclair,
Lindsey Gray talks about Kiwis with Julie-Anne Popple,
Therese Chen reports on:
- Curiosity
- Attenborough's Goblin
- dolphin subcluture
- oldest insect fossil
James Millar reports on the ITER fusion reactor project
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



August 20, 2012

Wallaby, damaged doubt, rat pilots


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Julie-Anne Popple discusses the foraging behaviour of swamp wallabies with Miguel Bedoya-Perez.
Ian Woolf finds out how damage to your brain can reduce your ability to doubt your beliefs.
Julie-Anne Popple reports on dog shaking, cave spiders and denting diamonds.
Ian Woolf reports on rat brains that fly planes.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



August 27, 2012

Dragons, astronauts and surveillance


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Ian Woolf reports on zombies, quantum computers, and DNA data storage.
Ian Woolf reports on the life and death of Neil Armstrong,
Julie-Anne Popple spoke to Dr Beata Ujvarti about the impact of cane toads on goanna and Komodo dragon populations.
Ian Woolf reports on the new data retention laws making their way around the world.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf




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