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Citizen Science Show

Citizen Science Show

Welcome to the Citizen Science Show, a place to share stories of purpose about ecology.

We explore the diverse activities of passionate people who record observations, gather empirical evidence and use technology to uncover scientific proof for positive social, cultural and political change.

We hope that these stories will inspire and encourage you to take action and become a Citizen Scientist.

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25 episodes
Avg 32 min
English

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S5 · E205
Friday · 43 min
#205 Giving Nature a Hand: Carolyn Hall on Rehydrating Australia, One Creek at a Time
These projects require the winning of hearts and minds of farmers.
S5 · E204
September 19 · 15 min
#204 TAFE NSW's Nick Whalan-Daniels on AR Welding, AI and the Future of Advanced Manufacturing
There is a lot of skill shortages when it comes to particular skill sets.
S5 · E203
September 19 · 10 min
#203 How Newcastle Library and Museum is Turning Preschoolers into Citizen Scientists with Karen Eastwood
That's a big part of doing science, communicating your findings with other little scientists.
S5 · E202
September 18 · 18 min
#202 Fresh Honey, Hard Science: Inside the Fight to Save Australia's Bees with Heather Wightman
We are so innovative in Australia... heaps of scientists there all over the place.
S4 · E199
September 16 · 45 min
#199 Polar Blast and Yachts for Science. Mapping the ocean floor with Dr Paige Maroni
Eighty percent of all of our sea floor knowledge comes from the top one percent of the sea floor.
S5 · E201
September 8 · 45 min
#201 The Rainforests of the Ocean: Natalie Coy on Seagrass, Seeds and the Fight to Save Posidonia Australis
Seagrass only is about zero point one percent of the ocean floor. So it's a very small amount, but it does tons for our ecosystem.
S4 · E198
August 25 · 32 min
#198 The Paediatrician Who Didn't Wait: Dr Louise Woodward and the Fight for Clean Air Over Darwin
Any level of benzene, when you breathe it in, destroys DNA in your body.
S4 · E194
August 19 · 58 min
#194 Listening to the Land: How Regenerative Farmer Martin Royds Is Rewriting the Rules of Agriculture
Weeds are trying to tell us something.
S4 · E197
August 18 · 19 min
#197 Sharing is Caring: Dr Jessie Oliver on where to share and find Citizen Science
That's citizen science. So amazing. Love it.
S4 · E196
August 17 · 22 min
#196 Physics by Stealth: Associate Professor Dr Karen Livesey on Nanomagnets, Ghost Fungus and Getting Australia Curious About Science
There are problems all around us that can only be answered by physics.
S4 · E195
August 12 · 24 min
#195 From Bone-Conducted Sound to Moon Dirt: Ben Newsome Wants Every Kid to Think Like a Scientist
You can't be creative without making a mess... and actually another part of it is you can't be creative without constraints
S4 · E193
August 10 · 26 min
#193 Down the Rabbit Hole: How Steph Scott Is Turning Pond Scum Into Planetary Wonder
So we're on the micron level, a thousandth of a mill... a tiny, tiny world that I thoroughly enjoy watching.
S4 · E185
August 3 · 18 min
#185 The Sound of a Whale You've Never Heard: How Oscar Mower Taught a Computer to Listen
A tech student behind a desk can help save the oceans just as much as a scientist out on a boat with their PhD.
S4 · E182
July 27 · 36 min
#182 Tracking the Invisible Flood: Dr Scott Wilson on Microplastics and the Power of Citizen Science
Plastic is just the common name for what we call synthetic polymers.
S4 · E192
July 22 · 39 min
#192 Meet the Wombat Warriors: Inside Julie Old's Citizen Science Mission to Save Australia's Underrated Marsupial
They seem to be a little bit ignored, a bit of an underdog of the marsupials. So I wanted to help out the wombats.
S4 · E181
July 20 · 38 min
#181 From Mars to Bushfires: Dr Eriita Jones Brings Planetary Science Back Down to Earth
Liquid water is certainly a necessary condition for life on earth, but it's not sufficient for life. Life needs more than just liquid water.
S4 · E187
July 18 · 32 min
#187 Science in Your Swimmers: How Anita Kolni and Caz Grant Built Australia's Ocean Culture Movement
We are all exhausted, the conservationists, we're all working so hard, the scientists, we're all in our silos. Do some things at your festival that can bring us together.
S4 · E186
July 17 · 33 min
#186 Cardboard Teepees for Wildlife: How Dr Alex Carthey Is Rebuilding Shelter After the Fires
If you're an injured small native mammal... and all the cover has been burnt away, and then cats and foxes are coming in, the chances of survival are pretty slim.
S4 · E177
July 16 · 38 min
#177 From Dive Guide to Nikon Ambassador: Jake Wilton's Camera-Eye View of Nature
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
S4 · E191
July 15 · 36 min
#191 Fifty Years of Mud, Sweat and Cheers: How One Volunteer Is Fighting to Save the Hunter's Shorebirds with Tom Clarke
These birds are so remarkable. They fly all that distance. They come here. So it's worth protecting. It's worth looking after.

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