Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== INDEPTH: THE MITE THAT COULD KILL OUR BEES ==
A tiny predator – the varroa mite – is wreaking massive havoc on bee populations worldwide and it's only a matter of time before it reaches Australia, say experts.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5674/0/
== VIDEO: ACE DAY JOBS: TECHNOLOGY USABILITY SPECIALIST ==
Oliver Weidlich loves the freedom of running his own business making technology easier for people use. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how he became a technology usability specialist.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5675/0/
== DR KARL: WRECKLESS ERIC HAS GREENLANDERS SEEING RED ==
The legend of Greenland's first colonies, and their demise due to ancient climate change, is widespread. But what truth is there to the tale? Dr Karl goes fishing for clues.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5676/0/
== SURFING SCIENTIST: EXACTLY HALF? ==
Without any kind of measuring device, can you empty a perfectly cylindrical glass filled with water so it is exactly half full?
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== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1759/0/
STICKY TAPE A SOURCE OF X-RAY VISION
Sticky tape is not only see-through, it can also help you see through objects by emitting x-rays, bemused scientists say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5678/0/
RAY OF SUNSHINE FOR INFERTILE MALES
Couples struggling to conceive should move their focus out of the bedroom and on to the beach, new fertility research suggests.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5679/0/
ROCK SHOWS EARTH GOT OFF TO A HOT START
A geological controversy over how a 2700-million-year-old rock was formed has been solved using synchrotron technology, an international team reports.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5680/0/
DUCKBILLED DINOS EMITTED EERIE SOUNDS
Duckbilled dinosaurs with bony head crests that range from long and pointy to huge, Elvis-style pompadour shapes, may have sounded as unusual as they looked, suggests new evidence.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5681/0/
== ABC GREEN AT WORK == http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/2581/0/
== GREEN GURU: BEWARE THE SERIAL EMAIL PRINTER ==
June Dally-Watkins offers some advice on how to handle your less-than-green colleagues.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5682/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The new Moon is Wednesday 29 October. Venus is easily seen high in the early evening sky in the head of the constellation of the scorpion. It will then move through the scorpion, and on Monday 27 October and Tuesday 28 October Venus will be very close to the bright red star Antares. Jupiter is high in the western evening sky above the constellation of the scorpion. The sight of these two bright planets moving closer together through one of the more spectacular regions of the sky will be very interesting to watch. Saturn can be seen low in the north-eastern morning sky just before dawn. On the morning of Saturday 25 October and Sunday 26 October the thin crescent Moon will be close to Saturn. Mercury is low in the dawn sky, but will be very difficult to see even with a flat, clear eastern horizon.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1764/0/
== STARSTUFF PODCAST: NEW MERCURY VIEW AS MESSENGER FLIES BY ==
Join Stuart Gary for a close encounter with Mercury; find meteors targeting Alice Springs and Africa; and what is 'spontaneous broken symmetry'?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/4567/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1765/0/
== THE PULSE: THE PROSTATE AND THE PSA TEST ==
Since PSA testing was introduced, prostate cancer survival figures have improved. But is this due to PSA testing or something else?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5637/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
CHEMICAL WHALES (Catalyst: 16/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5683/0/
NEUROLOGICAL GAIT KEEPERS (Catalyst:16/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5684/0/
MEDITERRANEAN DIET (Catalyst:16/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5672/0/
KEN MCCRACKEN (In Conversation: 16/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5685/0/
PRIME MINISTER'S PRIZES FOR SCIENCE 2008 (Science Show: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5686/0/
ELECTRIC CARS ON THE MOVE (Science Show: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5687/0/
FORD DISPLAYS DEAKIN'S T-SQUARED GREEN CAR (Science Show: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5688/0/
PROSPECTS FOR PHOTOVOLTAICS (Science Show: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5689/0/
HORMONES ON THE TRADING FLOOR (Science Show: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5670/0/
NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PLASTICS (Science Show: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5690/0/
WORKING WITH THE MIND IN DEMENTIA, NOT AGAINST IT (PART 2 OF 2) (All In The Mind: 18/10/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5671/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1773/0/
THE SCIENCE SHOW - Cannabis for stroke victims?
Saturday 25 October, 12.05pm & Monday 27 October, 7.05pm RN
The brain's reaction to a bang on the head or a stroke is similar - and pretty hopeless. Back in nature there wasn't much the body could do to repair such catastrophe and after a stroke inflammation is the last thing you need. But now a team in Dunedin are finding that some drugs are picked up more after stroke and subdue harmful inflammations. Professor John Ashton and his team describe the progress and how you isolate one or two of the many chemicals in cannabis to find a treatment.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND - The secret life of bacteria – small, smart and thoughtful!
Saturday 25 October, 1.05pm & Monday 27 October, 1.05pm RN
We can't survive without them – and we've long underestimated their prowess. Controversially, bacteria could even have cognitive talents that rival our own: predatory behaviour, cooperation, memory. Jules Verne eat your heart out! Natasha Mitchell takes us on a strange adventure into the secret world of microbial mentality.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/903/0/
THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - The logic of the market
Saturday 25 October, 1.30pm & Monday 27 October, 1.35pm RN
Karl Popper was one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century and a great advocate of scientific rationality, but what happened when he turned his attention to the more disorderly world of politics and economics? This week, we look at Popper and the free market.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/904/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Under the hammer
Sunday 26 October, 8.45am RN
Who would have thought just a few years ago that one day we'd be able to peer down like God into everyone's backyard through our computer screens? Or that almost anywhere there'd be a camera watching us, recording what we do. Today Melbourne author Andrew Herrick delves into the not too far distant future to tell us what can happen and warns that it's not all science fiction.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 26 October (0830hrs UT), Monday 27 October (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 29 October (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
A business innovator shows how process innovation can be applied to great advantage in today's world; a futuristic fleet of bike pods providing alternative city transport; and Australian scientists discover a carbon storage solution.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1775/0/
THE HEALTH REPORT - Latent autoimmune diabetes of adulthood (LADA)
Monday 27 October, 8.30am & 8.05pm RN
Type 1 diabetes can occur in adults of any age and many GPs are unaware of this. Many doctors have found it difficult to diagnose LADA. This is partly due to the fact that both types of diabetes, type 1 and 2, can occur in the one individual.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - The Nigella Lawson of physics?
Thursday 30 October, 7.35pm RN
Dr Laura Grant is a beguiling presence on British television. She both looks like a film star and knows her physical sciences - hence the Nigella Lawson line that accompanied her write up in The Sunday Times of London. Her unique skill, however, has been to persuade a bunch of "no way!" teenagers to take science seriously, even to enjoy it. She did this in a series on Discovery Channel, and the results were fascinating.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/1773/0/
GALAPAGOS - FORCES OF CHANGE
ABC1, 7:30pm Sunday, 26 October 2008
The geological forces at work in Galápagos are complex and unpredictable; so too are the many ocean currents that unite there. The ever-changing islands, with eruptions occurring every few years, make it hard to find a foothold. But mangroves are inventive pioneers, their salt-tolerant seeds settling on unforgiving lava terrain to create dense labyrinths of vegetation which are crucial nurseries for fish, offering precious shade from the equatorial sun. Even on the most exposed shorelines, fur seals find daytime shelter in lava grottos, formed by volcanic lava flows.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5691/0/
HOW KEVIN BACON CURED CANCER
ABC1, 8:30pm Tuesday, 28 October 2008
We've all heard of 'six degrees of separation', the idea that everyone in the world can be connected in just a few steps. But what if those steps don't just relate to people but also to viruses, neurons, proteins and even to fashion trends? What if this 'six degrees of separation' allowed us an insight into something at the core of Nature? We used to think the way in which web pages, power grids and people tied together was more or less random. But recently two young physicists independently discovered that fundamental laws govern networks.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/5692/0/
CATALYST
ABC1, 8:00pm Thursday, 30 October 2008
In this episode: can marijuana send you mad?; the first artificial shark birth in history; understanding how soils crack ; and a new study looks at how temperatures impact on cane toad movement.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/294764/686964/4511/0/
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