That's what I call Science!

Welcome to our second instalment of the ‘Geoscience mini-series’, a four-part series where we talk to geoscientists based in Tasmania and elsewhere in Australia. Dr. Owen Missen, a Lecturer in Environmental Geology, shares insights into the role of critical metals, such as Cobalt and Tellurium, in Australia’s sustainable future.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)
Co-Host: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)
Production: Meredith Castles (@MeredithCastles)
Media & Promotion: Anna Abela

Welcome to our first instalment of the ‘Geoscience mini-series’, a four-part series where we talk to geoscientists based in Tasmania and elsewhere in Australia. This episode’s guest, Izzy Von Lichtan, is an esteemed expert in earth sciences, serving as curator at the Rock Library & Geological Museum and associate lecturer at the University of Tasmania. With over two decades of experience in teaching undergraduate programs, Izzy's passion lies in nurturing the curiosity of budding scientists in a supportive and encouraging environment.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)

Production: Simin Salarpour (@SalarpourSimin)

Media & Promotion: Anna Abela, Georgia Stewart 

Drones, Aussie mangroves and pine forests in the Swiss mountains; come on a journey around the world with Parisian Ecophysiologist Dr Alice Gauthey. Find out how Dr Gauthey investigates the impacts of climate change including drought, heat and increasing CO2 on plants in this interview with fellow-plant-lover Dr Kate Johnson. You’ll also hear Dr Gauthey’s insights into the joys and challenges of researching plants across the globe and navigating the wilds of academia. 

Welcome to our first new episode of 2024! We’re kicking off the year by delving into the captivating world of beetles and bugs with Tessa Smith, a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania. Tessa's not just an insect expert, she's also a rockstar in the science communication scene! From co-hosting "That's What I Call Science" to organising the super cool "Science in the Pub Tasmania," she's been buzzing around making science fun and accessible. 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)
Co-Host: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)
Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore) 
Media & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

Our Australian Museum Eureka Prize miniseries wraps up this week with part 4, where we interview Lila Landowski. Lila was a finalist for the Celestino Eureka prize for Promoting Understanding of Science. A neuroscientist by day, she’s also presented a Tedx Talk with nearly 2 million views, and appears as a regular guest science communicator on major radio and television broadcasts. 

Tune in to hear how Lila turned an interest in fish slime into an award-winning career and how understanding neuroscience can help you in your everyday life! 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Ryan Smith 

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

For week three of our four-part Eureka Prizes mini-series, we’re joined by two members of the Sea Slug Census team: Dr Nicole Mertens and Professor Steve Smith. 

The Sea Slug Census was a finalist for the Innovation in Citizen Science category at the Eureka Prizes 2023, and brings together slug enthusiasts across the country to find these wonderful critters of all different sizes and colours.

Tune in to the episode to hear Nicole and Steve tell Olly all about why sea slugs are so incredible, and how we can all be a part of their story. 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion: Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)

For week two of our four-part Eureka Prizes mini-series, we’ve got a million things to talk about. More specifically, we’ve got 1 Million Turtles to talk about!

Joined by three team members from the 1 Million Turtles project (James Van Dyke, Deborah Bower, and Ricky Spencer), we hear all about freshwater turtles in Australia, and how we can help them survive and thrive. We also hear what winning a Eureka Prize earlier this year means to the team.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)

Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah)

For week two of our four-part Eureka Prizes mini-series, we’ve got a million things to talk about. More specifically, we’ve got 1 Million Turtles to talk about!

Joined by three team members from the 1 Million Turtles project (James Van Dyke, Deborah Bower, and Ricky Spencer), we hear all about freshwater turtles in Australia, and how we can help them survive and thrive. We also hear what winning a Eureka Prize earlier this year means to the team.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod
Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)
Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)
Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah)

Robyn Williams is a legend in science journalism. For over 50 years he has brought science stories to the airways through ABC National’s Science Show. 
As the founder of Australia Museum’s Eureka Prize, he joins Anna and Olly for part one of four episodes in the Eureka Prizes mini-series. They discuss the history of STEMM communication, cultural changes, and what’s kept Robyn passionate across his career. 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod 
Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)
Co-Host: Anna Abela (@annaoabela)
Production: Simin Salarpour (@SalarpourSimin)
Media & Promotion: Anna Abela (@annaoabela)

Welcome to our final episode of the Conservation of Tasmanian Plants mini-series.

Today, our botany hosts Kate and Katya have the incredible privilege of chatting with Professor Greg Jordan, a paleobotanist and plant science lecturer at the University of Tasmania. Greg shares some of his career highlights and his love for Tasmanian native flora, and shows us why Tassie is such a unique place to study both fossil and living plants. His lifelong passion for botany is utterly contagious, so we guarantee you’ll walk away wanting to learn more about plants!

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Dr. Kate Johnson (@KatePlantPhys)

Co-Host: Katya Bandow (@KatyaBandow)

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion: Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)

It's week two of the Conservation of Tasmanian Plants mini-series, and this week Katya and Olly are chatting to Dr. Laura Williams from the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. In this episode, Laura talks us through the unique plant collections found at the gardens and the many conservation initiatives she is involved in. We also hear a little bit about her previous work monitoring plants on Macquarie Island, and her roles in natural resource management in Australia and New Zealand.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Katya Bandow (@katyabandow)

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah) 

Kicking off our three part mini-series on the Conservation of Tasmanian Plants, today we are talking to Dr. Miguel de Salas from the Tasmanian Herbarium, a branch of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG). Join us as we chat about botany curation, plant taxonomy, dinoflagellates, and how you can get involved with plant conservation using the iNaturalist app. 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)
Co-Host: Katya Bandow (@katyabandow)
Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore) 
Media & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

Australia’s national research vessel, the RV Investigator, recently celebrated a special milestone; it set sail on its 100th voyage!

Hannah and Olly sit down with Dr Ben Arthur from CSIRO’s Marine National Facility to celebrate, hear about the various voyages which have taken place over the last nine years, and ask how you might be able to join a voyage on the Investigator!

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Hannah McCleary

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary

In September 2023, twelve early career researchers from across Australia were brought together in Perth to battle it out for the FameLab Australia National Finals 2023. 

While a winner did emerge from the competition, the real winners were the friends we made along the way. Join Olly as she hears from the finalists about their wholesome experiences in FameLab and their passions for science communication.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Production: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Media & Promotion: Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)

Recently, Hannah and Olly from the TWICS team attended the Centre for Marine Socioecology (CMS) Showcase Day. CMS (www.marinesocioecology.org) is a multi- and transdisciplinary research collaboration based in lutruwita/Tasmania, made up of individuals from various backgrounds and experience, from undergraduate students to experienced researchers. 

The focus of CMS’s Showcase Day was all about looking forward and thinking about the future of our world, oceans, and climate. In this episode, hear from a number of CMS Showcase Day attendees about their experience of the day and key messages they took away.  

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah)

Production: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah)

Fossils, plants and big data are three things Dr Matilda Brown loves and brings together in their position in the Conservation Assessment and Analysis team at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London. Join Dr Kate Johnson to hear about Matilda’s work in a wonderland of palm-houses and rooms full of pressed plants where she seeks not only to improve the inclusion of plants in world-wide data-sets but also the inclusion of people in STEMM . Matilda’s aspirations are the academic triple-threat of research, teaching and improving inclusion, and also to finish the jumper she started knitting three years ago.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Kate Johnson (KatePlantPhys)

Production: Meredith Castles (@MeredithCastles)  

Media & Promotion: Katya Bandow (@katyabandow)

In this episode, we embark on an icy adventure with Meg Harlan, a dual-degree PhD candidate exploring the secrets locked within polar ice cores. Join us as we decode Earth's ancient climate history, from the hidden chemistry of ice cores to their role as climate proxies. Meg takes us on a journey to coastal East Antarctica, where she investigates volcanic eruptions' impact on iron fertilisation and phytoplankton productivity. Tune in for a chilly but captivating journey through Earth's frozen past.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)
Co-Host: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)
Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)
Media & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

Join Bianca on a journey through Tadmania’s wilderness as she shares her passion for plant chemistry and more. From using coffee machines to uncover ancient plant secrets you’ll get an insight into the world of botanical science. 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Emma Hamasaki 

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

Evolutionary trees hold a dual meaning in the life of mathematician, Dr Julia Shore.

During her PhD journey in phylogenetics, she used mathematical techniques to model intricate processes found in nature. But here's the twist - she did all of this while raising three children!

In this episode, we explore the field of phylogenetics, where maths meets evolution. We explore Julia’s work and  hear about her experiences of navigating the world of academic research while starting and raising a family.

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)

Co-Host: Georgia Stewart

Production: Ryan Smith

Media & Promotion:Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)

Dr Meredith Castles takes an unorthodox approach to communicating science, she livestreams a ‘conversational science’ show to anyone who wants to learn. Essentially, she crowdsources science information from around the world by discussing what people find interesting using Twitch, an online gaming entertainment platform.

In this episode we delve into the world of online communities and how to create safe, inclusive and educational spaces – alongside learning about some innovative research being conducted into crowdsourcing informal information to keep education relevant in our world of fast-moving technology. 

Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod

Host: Dr Kate Johnson (@KatePlantPhys)
Co-Host: Dr Meredith Castles (@MeredithCastles)
Production: Dr Meredith Castles (@MeredithCastles)
Media & Promotion: Ellie Clapham (@EleanorClapham1)