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Two inspirational books and new powers for Parkes dish
Two inspirational books for younger readers show an intruiging world and the thrill of chasing a dream.
Published: with Robyn Williams
Duration: 54 minutes 6 seconds
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Humanities strengthened at Caltech
The Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy will look at areas including climate and sustainability, bio and medical ethics and ethics of artificial intelligence.
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Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds
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Tree – the living world in and around a single Mountain Ash
Claire Saxby and illustrator Jess Racklyeft take readers young and old into the hidden world amongst a giant tree’s roots, trunk, branches and upper leaves where all sorts of animals and other plants thrive.
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Duration: 8 minutes 57 seconds
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Denver herbarium tops 100,000 specimens
The herbarium houses plants from the wide range of environments found in Colorado from the mountains, canyons, plateaux, grasslands and high alpine.
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Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds
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The Bee Babette tours Australia
As The Bee Babette Kit Prendergast presents a show delving into the anatomy and behaviour of our many species of wild bees.
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Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds
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New receiver for Parkes dish
Anita Hafner at CSIRO Marsfield in Sydney is working on the science commissioning of a new receiver for the 64m radio telescope at Parkes in NSW.
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Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds
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Latest Aussie STEM star - a shipwreck detective
Author Deb Fitzpatrick has written her second book which explores the life of a young girl who fell in love with the ocean and became an archaeologist dedicated to studying shipwrecks.
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Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds