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ABC TV SCIENCE UNIT | SEASON 1
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09:25
Landscape Archaeology
Archaeologists are using technology to find and catalogue a treasure trove of 55,000 Aboriginal stone tools in the outback, none of which need to be taken away.
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05:26
The Computer CSIRAC
The world’s oldest surviving first-generation computer – and only the fifth ever built – was CSIRAC, and it was Australian. It’s now being restored to its former glory.
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05:46
Male Contraceptive
The age of the male pill is coming: a drug company has committed the US$400million it will cost to make it a reality. But why has it taken so long?
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06:31
Mirror Matter
Australians have proposed an elegant solution to one of the most perplexing problems in physics: why the Sun emits only half as many neutrinos as it should.
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07:41
Can You Catch a Heart Attack?
Surprising links have been found between bacteria and heart disease. If the evidence continues to mount, heart disease may one day be treated with antibiotics.
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10:01
Troubled Waters
Sydney was gripped by panic when cryptosporidium and giardia were detected in the water supply, and millions boiled their water. But was it largely hysteria?
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09:17
Requiem For The Toothfish
Global fisheries are in collapse. Even the Patagonian toothfish, still a mystery to science, is already headed for extinction, its tale a microcosm of the problem.
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06:55
Roman Lead
A mysterious peak in lead levels found in Greenland ice core samples dating back 2,600 years has been traced to the ancient Roman smelters in Spain.
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09:21
Planet Hunters
Just how many Earth-like planets are there in the galaxy? Astronomers on the hunt, using an unusual technique – gravitational microlensing – to find their quarry.
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04:45
Frog Killer
The global collapse of frog populations has been linked to a flesh-eating fungus discovered by Australian researchers. The race is on to save them.
A selection of my stories on the weekly science series, Quantum | Australian Broadcasting Corp
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