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Episode 16

Bonus: Capturing creative ideas

A practical insight for writing something wonderful.

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Episode 15

Laminar flow language: Tricia Dearborn

Can science be the perfect inspiration for poetry?

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Episode 14

Secret star stuff: Natasha Hurley-Walker

Live from SciTech, Perth as part of FRINGE WORLD 

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Episode 13

Material reforming: Veena Sahajwalla

What if we saw rubbish as a valuable resource?

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Episode 12

Uniquely human science: Corey Tutt

 Because science is for all of us, and we are all scientists.  

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Episode 11

Catch up: are there any women here?

Our regular recount of previous episodes, this time from the studio.

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Episode 10

The autonomous eye: Vanessa Moss

Building your own collaborator for operating complex, scientific infrastructure.

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A finely detailed image of a moth
Episode 9

Drawing from life: the Scott sisters

Possibly our first professional female illustrators bringing science and art together in colonial Sydney.

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Episode 8

Credit where credit is due: Kat Ross

Re-evaluating the narratives we take for granted in science, technology, engineering and maths.

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Movie still from Ferris Bueller's Day Off showing the three main characters in an art gallery.
Episode 7

Bonus: the Bueller method

How prepared does one really need to be?

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Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankuntjatjara (NPY) Lands. Credit: Jawun
Episode 6

Culture shocks

Where does Australia’s culture of innovation come from, if it exists at all? 

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Episode 5

Catch up: all the spaces

Our regular rapporteur's account of previous episodes.

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Gaseous clouds and a sticker that says "Bonus"
Episode 4

Bonus: radio astronomy

Comedian Jeeves Verma asks Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths to take him down the rabbit hole of radio astronomy. 

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Telescope dishes point into a cloudy sky
Episode 3

Armfuls of galactic gas: Naomi McClure-Griffiths

Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths discovered something hiding in plain sight, if you have radio eyes!

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Episode 2

Traditional revolution: Mik Jade

Bringing Indigenous culture and high-end technology together, Mik Jade is revolutionising how we experience and care for Traditional cultures.

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Episode 1

Dashing and daring: the McDonagh sisters

Australia's first all-female production company were experimenters and innovators, trying to break into cinema.

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Trailer

Trailer: Australian Highlights

Here's what you can look forward to in this new series on Australian innovation in science, arts and culture. Launching Saturday, 8 February 2025

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