Fuzzy Logic Science Show

Little Insect Helpers

Most of us love the taste of honey, but what does it take to keep bees? Our helpful little insect friends bring flavour to a slice of bread, and even us useful antibacterials.  But what does it take to keep bees? Interview by Eamon at the Australian Science Festival.

Barley to the Max

Here we are at the Shine Dome, The Australian Academy of Science for the Science Festival. What a day! Lots of great talks by top Australian scientists doing ground breaking research. Dr David Topping is Chief Research Scientist CSIRO Food and Nutritional Sciences. So you thought it was enough to eat less meat?  Hear the fascinating role of starch in our diet, and how the CSIRO is working to help us with their BARLEYMax product. Interview by Rod.  30MB, 30min See photos of the Handsome Fuzzy crew on Facebook.  More audio from the Shine Dome later.

Accounting for the Universe

Is it a good idea to ask a cosmologist about accounting?  Hear what happens in this interview with acclaimed astronomer, and lead on the Skymapper project at Mt Stromolo Observatory, Dr Brian Schmidt. We discuss the missing matter - dark matter in the universe, WIMPS, MACHOS, and black holes in the CERN collider. Gurarranteed to contain no election coverage. Hosted by Rod and Eamon. 52 min, 24MB