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Lab Notes: Can AI chatbots make you delusional?
14 mei 2026 · 11 min
Stories of AI chatbot users drifting from our shared reality are increasingly common, often described as cases of AI delusions, delusional spirals, or AI psychosis. Lees meer
New research from Stanford University and the Human Line Project investigates the mechanisms behind these delusions, asking whether AI is making people more delusional or whether these chatbots are simply agreeing with delusional thinking.
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Featuring:
James Purtill, technology reporter
Further information:
The Dynamics of Delusion: Modeling Bidirectional False Belief Amplification in Human-Chatbot DialogueCharacterizing Delusional Spirals through Human-LLM Chat Logs
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri people.
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Celebrating David Attenborough’s 100th birthday and a new way of making vaccines
8 mei 2026 · 54 min
The much-loved naturalist David Attenborough is 100. And still working!
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Lab Notes: What happens if a major ocean current … stops?
7 mei 2026 · 11 min
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a vast current that helps move water and energy right around our planet, from top to bottom. Scientists say it is slowing down — and might stop altogether, with dire consequences for the global climate if it does. Lees meer
So how do major ocean currents work, why is it slowing down, and what will happen if it collapses?
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Featuring:
Laurie Menviel, climate researcher at UNSW
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Australian science under strain
2 mei 2026 · 55 min
Australia’s research potential is not matched by funding. Belinda Smith speaks to scientists impacted and science minister Tim Ayres responds.
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Lab Notes: AI data centres are coming to remote Australia
30 april 2026 · 11 min
The Kimberley region is more than 2000 kilometres north of Western Australia's capital city, Perth. The area is both extremely remote and extremely beautiful. So why is it the proposed location for Australia's biggest "AI factory"? Why do we need this massive AI data centre? And are these factories likely to be built in other remote parts of Australia? Lees meer
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Jess Baker, ABC rural reporter
More information:
Australia's biggest AI factory planned for remote WA
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Response to Australia’s ESO rejection
25 april 2026 · 55 min
Despite the many benefits from a multi-country collaboration on a major astronomy project, Australia will not be part of the European Southern Observatory after 2027.
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Lab Notes: Aussies loved Artemis II — and they want more
23 april 2026
Australians were captivated by the recent Artemis II mission — and they’re hungry for more. New YouGov polling reveals surging national interest in space exploration and its future. Lees meer
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Brooke Schlesinger, associate director at YouGov Australia
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Kaurna and Menang Noongar people.
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Getting more from fertiliser, viral DNA's vital role and help from hookworms!
18 april 2026 · 55 min
Secretions from hookworms are being used to develop treatments for autoimmune diseases which include food allergies.
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Lab Notes: Is measles back?
16 april 2026 · 11 min
In 2024, measles claimed an estimated 95,000 lives around the world – despite the fact that we have an effective, affordable vaccine. In Australia, at least 80 cases have been recorded this year. So is measles back?
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Australia says no to European Southern Observatory collaboration, applications of quantum mechanics and testing trees’ response to rising carbon dioxide
11 april 2026 · 55 min
The biggest science infrastructure requires collaboration. Australia has said no to joining the European Southern Observatory and will not share in the discovery, the experience and many benefits.
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Lab Notes: What can we grow on the Moon?
9 april 2026 · 11 min
The main aim of NASA's Artemis program is to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon — so what will we eat? And can food be actually be grown there? Lees meer
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Matthew Gilliham, director the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space at Adelaide University
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Australian and New Zealand research presented at Falling Walls Berlin
3 april 2026 · 55 min
Carl Smith reports from Falling Walls 2025 and speaks to presenters from Australia and New Zealand who were there sharing their research with the world.
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Lab Notes: Can we replace lab animals?
2 april 2026 · 11 min
Humans have done experiments on animals for thousands of years — but animal testing has always been controversial because of the concerns for animal welfare. Recently, there have been more and more efforts to find alternatives to lab animals. Lees meer
So how is this quest going? What's on the horizon – and will we ever get rid of lab animals completely?
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Darren Saunders, New South Wales deputy chief scientist and engineer
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Saving Australia’s R&D, robot for cleaning up oil, and quantum physics with Paul Davies
27 maart 2026 · 53 min
Paul Davies explains some of the weirdness that is quantum physics
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Lab Notes: NASA's mission to the Moon
26 maart 2026 · 12 min
It's more than 50 years since humans went anywhere near the Moon — but that's about to change. After a series of delays, NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch in early April. So what's the aim of the mission, where exactly are the astronauts headed, and why is it happening now? Lees meer
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Jacinta Bowler, ABC science reporter
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NASA delays Artemis II mission to the Moon, a day after flagging March launchFormer NASA engineer warns about heat shield on Artemis II moon mission
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Possums thought to be extinct found in Papua, early Indigenous ingenuity, and how we adjust to ultra-processed food
20 maart 2026 · 55 min
Two ancient Australian possums, thought to be extinct, are now known to survive in Indonesian Papua
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Lab Notes: Super-K flu is here … but it's not our biggest problem
19 maart 2026 · 11 min
A fast-moving strain of influenza known as "Super-K" is circulating in Australia and has been driving up flu numbers around the world. Virologists are constantly tracking strains like this as they come and go. Professor Kirsty Short, shares her anxiety about the flu season ahead, as well as a surprising recent win — and a call to arms about vaccination. Lees meer
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Kirsty Short, virologist at University of Queensland
More information:
Australia's 2026 influenza vaccine rollout and the Super-K strain
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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New idea for the origin of language
13 maart 2026 · 55 min
Conventional explanations for how humans became ‘the language animal’ focus on our need to cooperate to hunt, fight or make tools. Now, evolutionary biologist Madeleine Beekman suggests a new idea for origin of language: the need to share childcare.
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Lab Notes: Slip! Slop! Slap! SUCCESS!
12 maart 2026 · 11 min
Australia has the highest melanoma rates in the world — but there's some good news for Aussie kids. The presence of moles is a strong predictor of melanoma and researchers in Queensland have found that the number of moles found on children's bodies has halved in recent decades. Lees meer
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Featuring:
Nick Martin, human geneticist at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
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Halving of Australian children's naevus counts during 1992-2016 and change in sun behaviourHopes for lower melanoma risk as study finds number of moles on children's bodies halved in 25 years
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Astronomy and toxicology converge at Caltech
6 maart 2026 · 55 min
When raised lead levels were noticed in Los Angeles last year, a chemist — who usually examines asteroids — quickly saw that the fires that ravaged the region in January 2025 were to blame.
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Lab Notes: Why air traffic won’t return to normal for months
5 maart 2026 · 11 min
Major international airports in the Middle East have been closed this week due to the war with Iran, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded. So, what happens after a major airspace closure? Lees meer
How do pilots know where they should fly? And how long will it take to get things back to normal?
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Amy Briggs, science reporter
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Air travel may be disrupted by the Iran war for months. This is why
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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How the US came close to losing half its science funding
27 februari 2026 · 53 min
Robyn Williams reports from the 2026 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Lab Notes: The surprising history of the backyard sprinkler
26 februari 2026 · 11 min
Backyard sprinklers have transformed the Aussie urban landscape. But their path to domination of our suburbs was haphazard — and hinged on the inventions of several knockabout tinkerers. Meanwhile with a rapidly drying climate, we may need to re-consider our reliance on this invention. Lees meer
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Featuring:
James Purtill, technology reporter
Extra information:
How the garden sprinkler conquered Australia
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Stories told by feet
20 februari 2026 · 55 min
An ancient human may be a new species, and extinct giant kangaroos - could they hop?
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Lab Notes: Why buying a star name is nonsense
19 februari 2026 · 13 min
A quick online search reveals multiple paid services for naming stars as commemorative gifts. You'll be provided with a certificate and a map for finding your star in the sky. But these names are not official and are not used by astronomers — or anyone else, for that matter. So what's going on, and how do stars really get their names? Lees meer
Featuring:
Laura Driessen, radio astronomer at the University of Sydney
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This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Ancient humans lived in an Indonesian cave until Homo sapiens arrived
13 februari 2026 · 55 min
A cave in Sulawesi was home to our ancestors for tens of thousands of years. Archaeologists are piecing together the story.
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Lab Notes: Skincare, pregnancy and a minefield of mixed messages
12 februari 2026 · 11 min
Retinoids are big business for reducing wrinkles and treating acne — but there's conflicting advice on their safety for pregnant women. Lees meer
Should manufacturers of these skincare products be providing warnings? Or are the risks not that great?
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Caitlyn Davey, health reporter
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Retinoids are booming in the beauty industry, but are they safe to use during pregnancy?
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Social media ban impacts political knowledge of young Australians
6 februari 2026 · 54 min
Australia’s social media ban aims to protect young people from online threats, but it may also restrict their access to discussion of democracy and political systems.
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Lab Notes: Can we tap the brakes on energy-hungry AI?
5 februari 2026 · 12 min
AI seems to be absolutely everywhere at the moment. While we're still waiting for the productivity revolution — or the jobs apocalypse — the energy costs of AI are already staggering. Lees meer
So how should we think about those environmental impacts of AI? And what can we learn from previous turns of the great technological wheel?
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science editor and presenter Jonathan Webb on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Dr Niraj Lal, renewables expert at the Australian National University
Extra information:
Data centres are vital for the future and AI but their environmental footprint can be a problem
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Humpbacks threat, green cities and EVs, and origins of life
30 januari 2026 · 55 min
How did life begin? It may not have been on Earth, with asteroids carrying a range of organic molecules
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Lab Notes: What's behind the rising tree death rates?
29 januari 2026 · 14 min
Fire, insects and disease all pose a threat to Australia's forests but scientists are now seeing a rise in natural tree deaths right across the country. Lees meer
New research links this background mortality to higher average temperatures.
So what do these higher temperatures mean for our forests and the future of Australia's ecosystems?
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Featuring:
Professor Belinda Medlyn, plant ecologist from Western Sydney University
Extra information:
Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continentRising tree death rates in all types of Australian forest tied to climate change
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Mysterious stellar object discovered
24 januari 2026 · 55 min
Natasha Hurley-Walker considers what might explain a mysterious stellar object which shines every 18 minutes.
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Lab Notes: The oldest rock art in the world…that we know of
22 januari 2026 · 11 min
A faint orange hand stencil on the wall of a cave in Indonesia just became the oldest art known to science. Lees meer
The art, made by splattering ochre over a hand, had been painted over by subsequent generations and was only preserved because moisture combined with the limestone of the cave to form a protective layer on top.
The finding strengthens the picture that humans migrated via Borneo, Sulawesi and Papua to reach Australia at least 65,000 years ago.
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Featuring:
Jacinta Bowler, ABC science reporter
Extra information:
Hand stencils discovered in an Indonesian cave are oldest-known rock art
Rock art from at least 67,800 years ago in Sulawesi
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Gadigal and Menang Noongar people.
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Kiruna: The city that moved to make way for a mine
16 januari 2026 · 55 min
In the Swedish city of Kiruna, an entire community is being relocated to accommodate the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.
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Lab Notes: Why UV levels are so high in Australia
13 januari 2026 · 14 min
Australia's summer UV levels are high enough to cause sunburn in as little as 11 minutes. Lees meer
Yet the summer sun in the Northern Hemisphere rarely feels that full on.
So why does our sunlight have that extra "bite"?
Spoiler: it's not the hole in the ozone layer.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
David Whiteman, medical epidemiologist and Cancer Control group leader at QIMR Berghofer
More information:
Why is UV so high during Australia's summer? The ozone hole is not to blameCancer Council — UV RadiationWorld Health Organization — Radiation: The ultraviolet (UV) indexCSIRO — The future of the ozone hole
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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A portrait of Dame Miriam Rothschild
9 januari 2026 · 54 min
She became an expert on fleas and despite no formal education received honorary doctorates from both Oxford and Cambridge was elected a fellow of The Royal Society.
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Lab Notes: The Treaty of the Metre: how the metre came to be
7 januari 2026 · 14 min
The next time you pick up a bag of spuds from the supermarket or fill up the car with petrol, you can thank the Treaty of the Metre for the metric system that underpins daily life. Lees meer
The treaty was signed exactly 150 years ago, when delegates from 17 countries gathered in Paris to establish a new and standardised way of measuring the world around us.
But the metre's inception predates the treaty that bears its name by nearly 100 years. So how did it come about, and how has its definition changed over the centuries?
This episode was first broadcast in May 2025.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Featuring:
Bruce Warrington, CEO and chief metrologist of the National Measurement Institute
More information:
The metre originated in the French Revolution, but its definition has changed many times since
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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Mary Somerville — Brilliant polymath, scientific genius
2 januari 2026 · 55 min
She could only read and write from age 10. She reared children and had a first unsupportive husband. But Mary Somerville was able to correct the work of Isaac Newton, help discover Neptune, and write a science book which became a university text.
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Lab Notes: Why do whales strand en masse?
30 december 2025 · 14 min
Every now and again, dozens or even hundreds of perfectly healthy looking whales strand themselves on a beach. Lees meer
And despite people's best efforts, many — if not all of them — will die.
So why do whales strand themselves, and why do they seem to do it at the same locations?
This episode was first broadcast in August 2025.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Featuring:
Kate Sprogis, marine mammal ecologist at University of Western Australia
More information:
Cause of mass pilot whale stranding at Cheynes Beach still no clearer one year on
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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Celebrating 50 years of The Science Show
26 december 2025 · 54 min
Norman Swan, Fiona Stanley and Lorin Clarke describe their involvement with Robyn Williams and The Science Show with MC Richard Glover at a party celebrating 50 years of broadcasting.
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Lab Notes: Tips to reduce microplastics exposure
23 december 2025 · 13 min
It's impossible to escape microplastics. They're in our food and water, and the air around us is teeming with them. Lees meer
So considering they're all around us, how can we minimise our exposure to tiny plastic fragments without resorting to living in a cave?
This episode was first broadcast in August 2025.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Featuring:
Cassandra Rauert, microplastics researcher at the University of Queensland
More information:
Microplastics are in our food, water and air. How can we minimise our exposure to them?
Human exposure to PM10 microplastics in indoor air
Average household dishwasher releases 33 million nano and microplastic particles per year, research finds
Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution — but you can clean your clothes more sustainably
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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Émilie du Châtelet - portrait of a leader of the Enlightenment
19 december 2025 · 55 min
She battled rigidities of 18th century Europe. But with writer and philosopher Voltaire, Émilie du Châtelet led the Enlightenment.
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Lab Notes: How is sunscreen SPF tested?
16 december 2025 · 14 min
Australia's known for having some of the world's toughest sunscreen standards, but in June, that reputation was rocked. Lees meer
Independent testing of 20 sunscreens found 16 did not meet their advertised SPF50 rating, including three children's sunscreens and three sold by the Cancer Council.
So how are sunscreens tested, and what can we learn from these recent SPF revelations?
This episode was first broadcast in September 2025.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more. Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au
Featuring:
John Staton, scientific director at SciPharm
More information:
What is SPF, and how is sunscreen's sun protection factor tested in the laboratory?Choice report finds popular Australian sunscreens fail to meet SPF claims on label
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Menang Noongar people.
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Author Terry Pratchett’s links to science and Adelaide
12 december 2025 · 55 min
Retiring Vice Chancellor of the University of South Australia David Lloyd awarded Pratchett two honorary degrees. In exchange, the author honoured the university with a special scholarship – to be offered every year forever. This week David Lloyd explains his enthusiasms for the Discworld author in front of a packed audience at the Hawke Centre in Adelaide. Lees meer
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Lab Notes: How maths explains nature's weirdness
9 december 2025 · 14 min
A huge cold blob of air above Antarctica and bushfires spreading along ridgelines don't appear to have anything in common, yet the strange behaviour of these natural phenomena — and many others — can be understood and explained by mathematics. Lees meer
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Featuring:
Chantelle Blachut, mathematician at UNSW Canberra
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Evidence shows no link between pain relief drugs and autism
5 december 2025 · 55 min
In her book Prove It! Elizabeth Finkel presents the evidence showing no link between pain relief drugs and autism
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Lab Notes: Are bioplastics the future of packaging?
2 december 2025 · 14 min
Step into the supermarket and there's plastic around just about everything, even mangoes — and not all that packaging will be properly disposed of. Lees meer
So with around 20 million tonnes of plastic polluting the environment each year, not to mention the potential health effects of microplastics, is there a better, more environmentally friendly alternative?
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Featuring:
Edward Attenborough, chemical engineer and chemist at Monash University
More information:
Bacterial species-structure-property relationships of polyhydroxyalkanoate biopolymers produced on simple sugars for thin film applications
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Taungurung people.
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3 young high achievers in science, and Sydney hosts space conference
28 november 2025 · 54 min
The International Astronautical Congress held in Sydney showed how space science is vital to our modern world.
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Lab Notes: Why aurora season isn't over yet
25 november 2025 · 14 min
Astrophotographers have had another great month, with the aurora australis lighting up night skies as far north as southern Queensland. Lees meer
And while you might've heard that the best of this bunch of auroras is behind us, don't put your camera away just yet. There's good reason to think the southern lights will illuminate the sky well into 2026.
It all depends on what the Sun shoots in our direction … and we might find ourselves in the firing line more often over the next few months.
You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.
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Featuring:
Brett Carter, space weather researcher at RMIT University
More information:
The Sun Reversed Its Decades-long Weakening Trend in 2008When the southern lights are seen further north
This episode of Lab Notes was produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Taungurung people.
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Rare earth minerals – we’ll need geologists to find them
21 november 2025 · 54 min
University departments of geology and geophysics are getting smaller or closing. So how will we find new mineral deposits?