Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== LAST CHANCE TO CATAPULT YOUR STORY ON TRIPLE J ==
Have you had an idea or invention so original that its taking the world by storm? Are you under 35? Catapult, ABC's website for young entrepreneurs, is auditioning for its 2009 Young Guns series. If you've got a unique idea you've turned into a business or not-for-profit, nominate yourself or someone else now, and you could find instant fame on triple j and Catapult next year.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/5778/0/
== ASK AN EXPERT: HOW MUCH OF HUNGER IS HORMONAL? ==
How much of hunger is hormonal and how much is linked to the nervous system? What are the receptors and how do they act?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6183/0/
== VIDEO: ACE DAY JOBS: ASTROPHYSICIST ==
Stuart Wyithe explores the evolution of our universe's earliest galaxies. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how he became an astrophysicist.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6182/0/
== DR KARL: REGROWTH MYSTERY REBORN ==
If you're only as old as you feel then are you as old as your body? The idea that body cells regrow every seven years should be an accurate guide, right? Wrong! Dr Karl can sense it in his bones.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6184/0/
== SURFING SCIENTIST: FLIPPING COINS ==
Flipping a coin one hundred times might sound mundane but it always produces truly astonishing results. You'll astonish your class by correctly identifying who really flipped a coin one hundred times at home, and who faked their results.
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== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1759/0/
CROP PESTS CHANGING WITH PESTICIDES, GM
Increasing pesticide use is changing the profile of insect and other pests that Australian farmers must contend with, and GM crops are set to bring their own changes, say experts.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6186/0/
SOIL STUDY MUDDIES CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE
Climate change may not be as severe as predicted, suggests an international study that shows current modelling of carbon dioxide emissions from soils are overestimated by as much as 20%.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6187/0/
HUMAN ANCESTORS HAD BIG-BRAINED BABIES
The fossilised Homo erectus pelvis found in Ethiopia suggests females swayed their hips as they walked and gave birth to relatively developed babies with big heads, say researchers.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6188/0/
SCIENTISTS SEQUENCE KANGAROO GENOME
After more than four years and a last-minute rescue plan to fund the project, the genome of Australia's largest marsupial, the kangaroo, has been mapped.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6189/0/
== ABC GREEN AT WORK == http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/2581/0/
== GREEN GURU: HOW TO DEAL WITH A GREEN SKEPTIC ==
It's tough trying to create a green culture at work in the face of rampant inertia.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6190/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The Last Quarter Moon is Thursday 20 November. Bright Venus is easily seen high in the early evening sky in the 'teapot' of Sagittarius with Jupiter (the brightest object in the sky after Venus). Venus and Jupiter come much closer together this week, heading for a fantastic encounter in early December. On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November, Venus is very close to the bright star Nunki in the handle of the 'teapot'. The asteroid Vesta can be seen in binoculars low in the east, near the tail of Cetus the Whale. Saturn can be seen low in the north eastern morning sky just before dawn. On Sunday 23 November the waning Moon is near Saturn.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1764/0/
== STARSTUFF PODCAST: PHOENIX FINISHES MARS OPERATION ==
NASA's Phoenix Lander mission draws to an end; the International Space Station gets an 'Endeavour' makeover; lunar touchdown for India; and Pluto's new horizon.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/4567/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1765/0/
==THE PULSE: DEPRESSED? MR MUSIC PLEASE!
Music can be instrumental in helping to lift your mood, say Swedish researchers.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6150/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
DON'T DIE YOUNG: BONES (Catalyst: 13/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6191/0/
REGINALD SPRIGG (In Conversation: 13/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6192/0/
WORMS HELP REMEDIATE SOILS (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6193/0/
CARBON DIOXIDE IN NEW ZEALAND WATERS (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6194/0/
TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL CRICHTON (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6195/0/
GUERILLA GARDENING (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6196/0/
DIARY OF A MATHS OLYMPIAD TEAM LEADER - PART 2 OF 3 (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6197/0/
SPORTS RESEARCH (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6198/0/
DAYLIGHT SAVING AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION (Science Show: 15/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6199/0/
LECTURE 3: THE FUTURE OF NEWSPAPERS: MOVING BEYOND DEAD TREES (2008 Boyer Lectures, Big Idea: 16/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6205/0/
THE RETURN OF THE OSPREY (Ockham's Razor: 16/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6201/0/
OVERSEAS TRAINED DOCTORS (Health Report: 17/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6178/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1773/0/
THE SCIENCE SHOW - A little stroke and a big scratch
Saturday 22 November, 12.05pm & Monday 24 November, 7.05pm RN
What kind of stroking do you like best? Neuroscientist Professor Francis McGlone at the University of Liverpool has found both rhythm and lightness of touch are important. He has used a robotic stroker to investigate. But what about itching? Does it have the same physiological basis? And why did one woman scratch so hard she went through her skull to the brain?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND - Extraordinary cases in psychology: Part 2 - The wild boy of Aveyron
Saturday 22 November, 1.05pm & Monday 24 November, 1.05pm RN
In 1800, a young boy emerged from the woods of the Aveyron District in France, naked and wild. He became a scientific enigma to influential psychologist Dr Jean-Marc Gaspard Itard, and redefined the nature versus nurture debate. His legacy lives on today, especially in the Montessori approach to learning.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/903/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - What is the real meaning of life?
Sunday 23 November, 8.45am RN
Dr John Carmody from the School of Medical Sciences at Sydney University believes the real meaning of life is ensuring the unimpeded march of DNA down the generations; the reproduction of each species. From gestation to reproductive maturity requires an enormous amount of time, effort and energy so what role do hormones and the brain play in our development?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/910/0/
2008 BOYER LECTURES - Lecture 3: Fortune favours the smart
Sunday 23 November, 5.05pm & Saturday 29 November, 7.05pm RN
An important theme of the lectures is the pressing need for Australia to develop human capital. But to do this successfully our schools need serious reform, otherwise the global bar will seem set far beyond our reach.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1400/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 23 November (0830hrs UT), Monday 24 November (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 26 November (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
The first chemically coded painting is the latest development in the battle against art fraud; we meet winners of the Prime Minister's science prizes; and hear of a solution to our growing energy needs.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1775/0/
THE HEALTH REPORT - Personalised medicine: Can you trust online genetic tests? (Part 1 of 2)
Monday 24 November, 8.30am & 8.05pm RN
Enter the brave new world of the genomic marketplace where DNA democracy has arrived. Just you, your credit card and an internet connection can now unearth the secrets of your genome. But are there risks; is the science too premature, and can your doctor keep up? The first of two programs on the hope and hype of the genetics revolution, and the push for personalised medicine.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - Who needs Harvard?
Thursday 27 November, 7.35pm RN
He became a junior professor at Harvard at a preposterously early age – and then said 'thanks', and came back to Sydney. Is this rational behaviour? Bryan Gaensler assures us it is, because he has tremendous fun tracking supernovae with his astronomical mates back in Australia, but still maintains useful contact with his old crowd back in Boston. The best of both worlds! And in the cosmic one he's just revealed a celestial gem.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/1773/0/
EAGLE ISLAND
ABC1, 7:30pm Sunday, 23 November 2008
Located off the coast of western Scotland, the island of Mull is one of those rare and fortunate places that seem untouched by the passage of time. From its powder-white beaches to snow-capped mountain peaks, Mull has an incredible diversity of life. Join cinematographer Gordon Buchanan as he turns the lens on his birthplace to give an unparalleled insight into the wild characters of this remarkable island. Its huge array of wildlife and stunning landscape make Mull the perfect place to film.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6202/0/
ZOO DAYS
ABC2, 7:00pm weeknights
Zoo Days is an entertaining new wildlife series following the engaging characters, both animal and human, at two of Britain's largest zoos. With incredible behind-the-scenes access at Chester and Colchester Zoos, the series features a variety of storylines and strong personalities providing a mix of excitement, jeopardy and fun. We will experience close encounters with the scariest reptiles and the cutest baby monkeys, and find out what happens in the everyday lives of the zoo keepers.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6203/0/
WAGGING SCHOOL
ABC2, 5:30pm Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Train your dog to be well-behaved - in just five minutes a day! Chrissie, the dog expert, shows you how on Wagging School. Train your dog to lie down so it learns to be calm. And it's invaluable to keep your dog where you want it and out of the way so it can sleep in peace.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6206/0/
SLEEP CLINIC
ABC2, 8:00pm Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Derek is the strangest sleeper in Europe. Repeated medical attempts to treat his sleep problems have failed him and he continues to undergo a strange metamorphosis from a mild-mannered gentleman by day into a thrashing wild animal while he sleeps. None of the medication he has been on previously has worked and this understandably apprehensive man remains a medical enigma. He doesn't remember the vivid dreams he has that cause the violent behaviour, but he does feel the damage the next day.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/328902/686964/6181/0/
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