Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== ACE DAY JOBS: SENIOR FORESTRY CONSULTANT ==
Zoe Harkin is a key player in the international carbon trading market. Watch Ace Day Jobs to find out how she became a senior forestry consultant.
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== DR KARL: TIPPLE'S STATUS TOPPLES OVER PROOF ==
Alco-pops and other pre-mixed alcoholic drinks are cause for concern in the community. A century back it was absinthe that led the field in the social evil stakes. But Dr Karl reckons it's the same old problem.
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== SURFING SCIENTIST: SECRET PROBLEM ==
Sam needs to send Sally a secret inside a padlocked metal box. They can never meet or send each other keys. How can Sam share the secret with Sally?
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GR8 SPLLRS R GOOD TXTRS, SAYS STUDY
People proficient in reading and writing are better at communicating via text messaging, an Australian psychologist says.
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GM BEER COULD BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH
Here's a reason to raise a pint; scientists in the US are creating a beer that contains the same compound found in red wine, which has been linked to good health and longevity.
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OBESE CHILDREN 'CHEW THROUGH' ANTIOXIDANTS
Overweight or obese children use up antioxidants from fruit and vegetables much faster than other children, new research suggest.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/6410/0/
ANCIENT TIMES WERE HELL ON EARTH
A layer of rock deep inside the earth's mantle may have resulted in the planet being covered by a sea of lava several kilometres thick, more than 3.5 billion years ago, says an Australian researcher.
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== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The first quarter Moon is Friday 5 December. After last week's spectacular line-up, Venus and Jupiter pull away from each other, and form a line by the end of the week. Venus is easily recognised as the brightest object in the western evening sky, and Jupiter is the next brightest object, below and to the left of it. This week represents an opportunity to see a variable star brighten. Mira, in the constellation of Cetus the Whale, is now bright enough to see with the unaided eye, over the next two weeks it will brighten considerably from being dimmer than epsilon Crucis (the fifth and dimmest star in the southern cross) to being nearly as bright as Gamma Crucis (the third brightest star of the Southern Cross that forms the 'top' of the cross). In the morning sky, Saturn can be easily seen as the second brightest object above the north-eastern horizon almost midway between the bright stars Regulus and Spica. Saturn's yellow colour distinguishes it from these two stars.
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== STARSTUFF PODCAST: SATURN MOON LIKE EARLY 'PROTO-EARTH' ==
Titan's hydrocarbon lakes raise more questions than answers; are dark matter and antimatter linked?; and the largest cosmic ray observatory get to work.
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== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/1765/0/
== YOUR STORY: Box jellyfish: a travel health warning ==
Andrew Jones's relaxing family holiday in Thailand went horribly wrong when his son was stung by a box jellyfish.
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== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
BRYAN GAENSLER (In Conversation: 27/11/2008)
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UNIVERSITY ENROLMENTS IN IT HALVE IN AUSTRALIA (Science Show: 29/11/2008)
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TRADITIONAL INDIAN FARMING ENCOURAGES BIODIVERSITY (Science Show: 29/11/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/6432/0/
CONSERVING PERU'S COASTAL FORESTS (Science Show: 29/11/2008)
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TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL CRICHTON – SCIENCE IN THE MEDIA (Science Show: 29/11/2008)
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DARWIN YEAR - 2009 (Science Show: 29/11/2008)
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THE FRAGILE INTERNET AND CELEBRATING MILTON AT CHRIST'S COLLEGE (Science Show: 29/11/2008)
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INNOVATION TODAY, NOT TOMORROW (Ockham's Razor: 30/11/2008)
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PERSONALISED MEDICINE - WHY DRUGS DON'T ALWAYS WORK (PART 2 OF 2) (Health Report: 01/12/2008)
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== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/1773/0/
THE SCIENCE SHOW - What is autism?
Saturday 6 December, 12.05pm & Monday 8 December, 7.05pm RN
Of all the mental states being reassessed in 2008 autism and Asperger's must come near the top. Wendy Barnaby visits the Royal Society in London to hear from international experts - and she also meets a brilliant young pianist with Asperger's who explains how he performs so well but needs help for everyday living.
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ALL IN THE MIND - Extraordinary cases in psychology: Part 4 - Little Hans and the Oedipus complex
Saturday 6 December, 1.05pm & Monday 8 December, 1.05pm RN
The Oedipus complex - Dr Sigmund Freud's unusual theory that children desire their parent of opposite sex, and want harm to come to the other - has provoked much controversy. Head back to 1904, and it was a little Viennese boy's phobia of horses that became the unlikely evidence for Freud's thinking. A curious tale of castration anxiety, penis envy and the plight of poor Little Hans.
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RADIO EYE - The cry of the Coorong
Saturday 6 December, 2.05pm & Wednesday 10 December, 1.05pm RN
The Coorong is one of Australia's most fragile wetlands - a narrow lagoon that runs parallel to the South Australian coast a couple of hours' drive south of Adelaide. The setting for Colin Thiele's famous story Storm Boy, it's been home to vast numbers of water birds. But now, the Coorong is choking to death. The cry of the Coorong is a meditation on the meaning of landscapes and how they call to us.
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OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Anniversaries are what we make of them!
Sunday 7 December, 8.45am RN
Associate Professor Paul Lancaster, president of the Medical Alumni Association at the University of Sydney, tells us about the achievements of some of the past medical graduates from the university. We have much to celebrate in recalling with pride the notable achievements of these pioneering doctors who contributed so much, not only to medicine but to many other facets of public life.
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INNOVATIONS
Sunday 7 December (0830hrs UT), Monday 8 December (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 10 December (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
Hope for a drug to treat victims of brain injury; Australian students have their car of the future, powered by compressed air, showcased in Detroit; and creating a business from butterflies.
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THE HEALTH REPORT - White coat hypertension
Monday 8 December, 8.30am & 8.05pm RN
Many people get so stressed when having their blood pressure taken in a doctor's office that it actually goes up due to anxiety and not because they have high blood pressure regularly. A recent study has examined this and found that people who have this so-called 'white coat hypertension' have substantially less risk of death than people whose blood pressure it elevated in all situations.
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IN CONVERSATION - Recycled water - On or off in Queensland?
Thursday 11 December, 7.35pm RN
What, finally, does science offer in this continuing saga? As Queensland alternates like a berserk pendulum between accepting or rejecting recycling, Dr Stuart Khan from the Centre for Water and Waste Technology Research at the University of NSW tells Nicky Phillips what works and what doesn't.
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== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/1773/0/
THE MEGAFALLS OF IGUACU
ABC1 7:30pm Sunday, 7 December 2008
Deep in the heart of South America, where Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay collide, lies one of the most spectacular geographical secrets of the natural world - Iguaçu, a place forged from the explosive clashing of the earth's tectonic plates. Over five kilometres long and 100 metres high, Iguaçu is the greatest waterfall on Earth. These awesome falls are also home to one of the richest habitats on earth: 2000 species of plants, 450 species of birds, 50 different mammals and more reptiles and insects than anyone has been able to count. This visually stunning HD documentary charts the dramas and intimacies of daily life for those animals adaptable enough to make Iguaçu their home, and follows the rangers who risk their lives to guard the animals from the poachers' guns.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/6438/0/
EXPOSED - PERSUADERS
ABC1 8:30pm Thursday, 11 December 2008
In the third of four episodes, psychologist, Dr John Marsden shows viewers how to master the art of persuasion, stand out from the crowd, control their behaviour and use peer pressure. Using actors, stooges and subliminal messages he details how to make people do want you want them to. From the overt to the downright discreet, Dr John Marsden shows the best way to queue-jump, introduces a hypnotist who can pull teeth without anaesthetic and talks to an ex-cult member about how persuasion can be used in extremely negative ways.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/6439/0/
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/340643/686964/6440/0/
WAGGING SCHOOL
ABC2, 5:30pm Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Train your dog to be well-behaved - in just five minutes a day! Chrissie, the dog expert, shows you how on Wagging School. Manage your dog's natural instincts to chase cats, dogs, cars and bikes or to pick up and eat rubbish when you take it for a walk.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/6206/0/
SLEEP CLINIC
ABC2, 8:00pm Wednesday, 10 December 2008
The sleep clinicians at Papworth Hospital think adolescent Robert's tendency to sleep 17 hours a day is not just teenage indolence. They discover he has a sleep disorder that prevents his brain from switching on the wake-up button. It has cost the teenager his job and his long suffering mother is relieved to hear it is not Robert's fault when the doctors diagnose a physiological condition. Margaret, in her 60s, is a frail arthritic sufferer who can only walk with the aid of a stick. But at night, in her sleep, she gets about briskly, taking herself to the refrigerator and preparing herself a meal without waking, nor any memory of it the next day. But her night time activity leaves her exhausted and puts her at risk of injuring her already frail body.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/340643/686964/6424/0/
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