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Fresh Scientists:
Claire Henry - Ovarian cancer targets,
Juliano Morimoto - Fertility and gut bacteria,
Rebecca Poulos - Sunlight and cancer,
Mohamed Tashani – Making pneumonia vaccine more affordable,
and Amy Moss – More chicken with less feed.
Haiku and limericks!
Hosted by Neil Byrne,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Fresh Science NSW

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Meltdown, Spectre and Nuclear detonation news by Ian Woolf,
For the final Bright Sparks challenge, the Fresh scientists perform their haiku and limericks, and share the insights they've gained:
Mohamed Tashani on vaccines from The University of Sydney,
Xufeng Lin on digital photo forensics from Charles Sturt University,
Juliano Morimoto on flies, gut bacteria and sex from Macquarie University,
Rebecca Poulos with slip slop slap and slide from the University of New South Wales,
Michael Widjaja with cleavage distration from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Master of Ceremonies Nial Byrne,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Hackers will try to exploit Spectre and Meltdown bugs. What you need to know
Linus Torvalds is not happy about Intel's Meltdown and Spectre mess
Microsoft reinstates Meltdown/Spectre patches for some AMD processors — but which ones?
Apple says all Mac and iOS devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre bugs
Spectre patch in iOS 11.2.2 is slowing down iPhones
Meltdown Hack and Spectre Bug: How it affects Android & Chrome Users
Why Raspberry Pi isn’t vulnerable to Spectre or Meltdown

CDC Radiological and Nuclear Disaster Preparedness (2010)
CDC plans session on ‘preparing for the unthinkable’: a nuclear detonation
The CDC wants to gently prepare people for (an unlikely) nuclear war
Public Health Radiological/Nuclear Preparedness Webinar - August 2017
Public Health Response to a Nuclear Detonation (cached as original has been removed!)

Fresh Science NSW

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Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers, and non-genetic inheritance.
Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar.
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Dr Angela Crean
Sex, flies and sperm count: young scientist's research on male fertility wins award
Flies give another twist in the evolving story of heredity
Equus quagga and Lord Morton's mare

Luke Coffey

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Slow ice cream, drone rescue and shocking work conditions by Ian Woolf,
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga talks about our brain as The Forgetting Machine - part 1
Professor Aleksandra Przegalinska's 24/7 lecture on the topic: Bots.
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga

Audio
book: The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the ''Jennifer Aniston Neuron''

Strawberry extract is secret of popsicles that do not melt
Biotherapy Development Research Centre
Kanazawa Ice
Japan’s ‘Non-Melting’ Soft Serve Stays Solid In The Sun, Can Even Be Lit By Fire
Natural strawberry extract creates non-melting, healthier ice cream Japan has engineered a popsicle that “doesn’t melt”
Polyphenols - What They Are, and Why You Need Them
The Healthy Effects of Strawberry Polyphenols: Which Strategy behind Antioxidant Capacity?
Strawberry polyphenols are equally cytotoxic to tumourigenic and normal human breast and prostate
cell lines.
all polyphenols found in Strawberry, raw
Strawberry Polyphenols Attenuate Ethanol-Induced Gastric Lesions in Rats
by Activation of Antioxidant Enzymes and Attenuation of MDA Increase
Strawberry Polyphenols Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight and
Obese Adults

Strawberry and cranberry polyphenols improve insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant, non-diabetic adults: a parallel, double-blind, controlled and randomised clinical trial

LITTLE RIPPER UAV IN WORLD FIRST RESCUE
A Drone Saves Two Swimmers in Australia

REPORT REVEALS OVERWORKED TRUCK DRIVERS FEAR RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS
NSW Roads Minister Accused Of Floating Electric Shocks For Tired Drivers
Shock remarks from Minister spark debate

$15 DIY Building block mini drone kit

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Driver-less crash, Military plants and Crypto loyalty by Ian Woolf,
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga on the brain as a forgetting machine, part 2.
Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga

Audio
book: The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the ''Jennifer Aniston Neuron''

Blame game: Self-driving car crash highlights tricky legal question
GM's self-driving cars involved in six accidents in September
GM sued by motorcyclist in first lawsuit to involve autonomous vehicle

Nature’s Silent Sentinels Could Help Detect Security Threats
DARPA Advanced Plant Technology Presentation
Weird and Unusual Plant: The Dancing Plant

Unify Rewards
Blockchain lyalty trial
Public Australian University Rewards Students with Ether
An Australian University Is Giving Out Ether to Students
NSW government-funded initiative sees students receive Ether as 'loyalty' reward