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Let's Science

We live in a universe of scientific wonders and breakthroughs that can change our lives. We want to share these wonders with you. So, Let’s Science!

Available Episodes 10

SCI054: The Vesuvius Challenge is a scientific competition to unravel the text on burned papyri from the ancient Roman city of Herculaneum. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss the first milestone in which AI was used to read a word on a scroll which can never be unrolled and what comes next.
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* AI reads text from ancient Herculaneum scroll for the first time
* How the dinosaurs went extinct: asteroid collision triggered potentially deadly volcanic eruptions


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SCI053: A new study challenges the conventional theory that an asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss the idea that massive volcanic eruptions were responsible, the scientific evidence for the theory, and more.
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* New computer analysis hints volcanism killed the dinosaurs, not an asteroid


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* Email us feedback or comments to science@sqpn.com
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SCI052: Imagine a tiny robot that can fly through the air, powered by light, and able to change its shape. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss the latest experimental robots that move through the air by snapping into new shapes, allowing for sophisticated mass dispersal of sensors.
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* Battery-Free Robots Use Origami to Change Shape in Mid-Air – Technology Org


* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to science@sqpn.com
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SCI051: Dive into a wild ride as Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle unravel the mystery of magpie swooping in springtime—attacking, singing, and all. Don’t miss the laughs and insights, and discover how to befriend these feathered friends!
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Links for this episode:

* Surviving Magpie Swooping Season
* Magpie Sounds on Pixabay
* Australian magpie mimics emergency siren during NSW bushfires
* Australian Magpies Singing Compilation – one of the most beautiful bird calls
* Magpie Alert Website


* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
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SCI050: Explore the wonders of exoplanets with Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle as they discuss fascinating exoplanets like the egg-shaped WASP-12b, the blue-hued HD 189733B, and the temperature-swings of HD 80606B. Uncover the mysteries beyond our solar system.
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* 10 Super Extreme Exoplanets
* All About Exoplanets – NASA Space Place
* Space Warping Planets: The Microlensing Method – The Planetary Society
* Exoplanets – Space.com


* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
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SCI049: The world is experiencing scorching heat waves, with Europe facing record-breaking temperatures. Caroline Knight tells Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle that rising global temperatures and El Nino are contributing to the intensity of these heat waves; Wildfires causing damage in Spain and Canada. Climate change is altering seasons, and urgent action is required to mitigate further damage.
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* NOAA – El Nino and La Nina
* BBC News – Extreme Heat Sweeps the World
* ABC News – Extreme Heat Sweeps Europe, US, and Japan
* NASA – Nope, Earth Isn’t Cooling


* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
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SCI048: The Sun’s surface is a fascinating place and Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino about new discoveries of ‘shooting stars’ in the Sun’s corona in spectacular plasma displays known as coronal rain.
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* Solar astronomers discover ‘shooting stars’ on the sun’s corona
* Coronal Rain


* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to science@sqpn.com
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord

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SCI047: Do you know your scientific history? Caroline quizzes Lindsay and Lino to see if they know the order in which the top discoveries and theories of the past 100 years occurred. Can you do better than they did? Try it out and you might also learn a thing or two.
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* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to science@sqpn.com
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord

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SCI046: Mushrooms are amazing. Lindsay and Lino discuss research that suggests mushrooms communicate using underground electrical signals after rainfall in a mycorrhizal network. Of course, the show wouldn’t be complete with some puns in “spore” taste.
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* Mushrooms Appear to Have Electrical ‘Conversations’ After It Rains : ScienceAlert


* If you enjoy Let’s Science, check out Caroline and Lindsay and Lino’s other show, Catholics of Oz.
* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
* Email us feedback or comments to science@sqpn.com
* Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord

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