Subject: ABC Science Updates: Are we any closer to predicting earthquakes?
ABC Science Updates, 23 April 2009
Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== ASK AN EXPERT: PREDICTING EARTHQUAKES: ARE WE THERE YET? ==
I read in the newspaper that someone predicted the recent earthquake in Italy. Is this really possible?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9076/0/
== OPINION: IS FIBRE OPTICS THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE? ==
Fibre optics technology is the way to go for the National Broadband Network, argues Narelle Clark.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9077/0/
== EXPAND THE GENE POOL with the ABC! ==
What do the themes of evolution and mutation evoke for you? The ABC is creating a Gene Pool and we want YOU to be part of its evolution and adaptation. Make your own digital creation or mutate others. It could be an evolution-inspired story, a poem, a photo, a song, sounds, a doco or some video art. Then upload your piece to Gene Pool, part of the ABC's new social media space Pool. All audiovisual entries uploaded by October 2 will go into the running for a exhibition during Super Human: Revolution of the Species in Melbourne (Nov 22-26, 2009). The best audio entries will be broadcast on ABC Radio National's All in the Mind and The Night Air. Gene Pool is a joint initiative of ABC Radio National, ANAT - Australian Network of Art and Technology, Evolution: The Festival, and RMIT.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9078/0/
== CLASSIC DR KARL: JETS AND GERMS ==
As Dr Karl flies off elsewhere in the world to holiday he got to thinking: "Will the journey to my next adventure make me sick?"
Part 1: Are jetsetting germs a load of hot air?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9079/0/
Part 2: Jetsetting germs a filtered fable
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9080/0/
See photos from Dr Karl's trek through Spain and follow his progress on Twitter: http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9081/0/
== VIDEO: ACE DAY JOBS: SOIL SCIENTIST==
Melissa Peart monitors soil health and prevents pollution. Watch Ace Day Jobs to learn about this interesting career mixing outdoor and lab work.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9082/0/
== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/1759/0/
STAY UPRIGHT DURING LABOUR, SAY EXPERTS
Women in first stage labour are better off standing, sitting, kneeling or walking around rather than lying in bed, evidence shows.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9051/0/
COOLEST BROWN DWARF IN UNIVERSE FOUND
The coolest star-like object ever found outside the solar system has been spotted around 40 light-years away from Earth.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9083/0/
COMPLEX LIFE PUSHED BACK IN TIME
Multicellular organisms existed on earth more than 400 million years earlier than previously thought, an international team of geologists has revealed.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9084/0/
ANTARCTIC ICE GROWTH LINKED TO OZONE HOLE
An expansion of sea ice around Antarctica is linked to a hole in the ozone layer high in the atmosphere, according to a study that helps clear up a mystery about global warming.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9085/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The new Moon is on Saturday April 25. The keen-eyed, who have a clear, level western horizon will see Mercury this week, just peeking over the horizon at twilight. On Monday April 27 Mercury is near the Pleiades cluster, with the crescent Moon just above. Saturn will be visible the entire night and can be easily seen as the second brightest object above the north-eastern horizon. It is about a third of the way between the bright stars Regulus and Spica, not far from the star beta Leonis. Saturn's rings are edge on, which will not occur again for another 14 years. The morning sky has the brightest planets. Jupiter has lost its domination of the morning sky to Venus. For early morning risers with a small telescope, Jupiter's moons are readily visible and Venus is an obvious crescent. Mars is visible close to Venus, although they draw apart during the week.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/1764/0/
== STARSTUFF PODCAST: X-RAY RESULTS SHED NEW LIGHT ON 'MINI' BLACK HOLE==
Uncovering another of the many secrets of black holes; strange times for space weather; and visiting Russia's Baikonour Cosmodrome to watch a Soyuz rocket blast into orbit.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/4567/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/1765/0/
== FACT BUSTER: CAN WHAT YOU EAT AFFECT HOW YOU FEEL?==
Most of us know from experience that what we eat can change how we feel, but what is it about food that affects our mood?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9047/0/
== CATAPULT == http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/2337/0/
== YOUNG GUNS: A BOOST FOR BABIES==
Hayley Birtles-Eades developed a specially designed wedge to help babies with reflux. Listen to her story to learn how such a simple idea can help a lot of parents.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9067/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
READ ALL ABOUT IT (Future Tense: 16/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9086/0/
BLAST TRAUMA (Catalyst:16/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9087/0/
TURTLES (Catalyst:16/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9088/0/
GM BANANAS (Catalyst:16/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9089/0/
THOMAS SZASZ: PSYCHIATRISTS RESPOND (All In The Mind:18/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9070/0/
OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE (Science Show:18/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9069/0/
BLEACH IN CELLS (Science Show:18/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9090/0/
THE ORIGINS OF FLIGHT (Science Show:18/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9091/0/
CANCER TREATMENTS (Science Show:18/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9092/0/
BIOFUELS (Science Show:18/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9093/0/
WELCOME TO GRAVITATIONAL ASTRONOMY 101 (Ockham's Razor:19/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9094/0/
SPINAL SURGERY (Health Report:20/04/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9066/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO ==
THE SCIENCE SHOW -
Saturday 25 April, 12.05pm & Monday 27 April, 7.05pm RN
Barry Marshall - or Kylie Minogue?
When asked to choose between Australia's latest Nobel Prize winner and our favourite pop star Asian students can surprise. So who's better known? We also assess our prospects when faced with the immense resources being provided for science in China. Meanwhile, are we giving full support to Australian-based innovation? One leading economist thinks not.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND - Comedy and the psyche
Saturday 25 April, 1.05pm & Monday 27 April, 1.05pm RN
Good comedians push us where few of us dare to go - we find ourselves rolling in the aisles with shock and delight. Two top-of-the-bill acts at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival reflect on Freud, the comedic psyche and the power of the potty mouth. And New Yorker columnist Jim Holt unravels the rollicking history and philosophy of jokes.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/903/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Pelican stories for the future
Sunday 26 April, 8.45am RN
Dr Libby Robin from the National Museum of Australia in Canberra discusses how the pelican has evolved to work with the boom and bust cycle of the Australian desert. They haven't seen the rain fall but somehow they know that this is the moment to go and breed and they do, in their thousands. She is senior editor of Boom and Bust: Bird Stories for a Dry Country published by the CSIRO.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 26 April (0830hrs UT), Monday 27 April (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 29 April (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
A woman's determination is putting the squeeze on sugar cane and producing a sweet import replacement that could be worth millions; a new approach to controlling malaria; and killer ants take on cane toads.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/1775/0/
THE HEALTH REPORT - Flu research
Monday 27 April, 8.30am & 8.05pm RN
With the flu season fast approaching in Australia, the Health Report takes a look at some of the research into the flu virus undertaken by scientists internationally. We're also exploring whether the flu vaccine is as effective as people think.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/920/0/
BUSH TELEGRATH - Reef and run-off
Wednesday 29 April, 11.00am RN
Research investigating pesticide residue run-off has revealed worrying levels of herbicides within the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/243/0/
FUTURE TENSE – The internet of things
Thursday 30 April, 8.30am & Friday 01 May, 12.30am RN
On our next program we'll be looking at the concept of 'the internet of things'. Is it a case of science fiction or science fact?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/7172/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV ==
THE NEW INVENTORS
ABC1, 8.00pm Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Featuring new ideas on how to warm your house, but not the Earth; making sheep shearing less of a backbreaking job; and preventing paint being spilled or splashed.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/1151/0/
CATALYST
ABC1, 8:00pm Thursday, 30 April 2009 & ABC2, 5:30pm Friday, 01 May 2009
Eggs on ice: a new freezing technique aiding women who want to wait; face recognition in bees: insects helping to keep an eye out for terrorists; footprints in the ash: where the megafauna roamed.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/834/0/
MEDICINE MEN GO WILD - THE HEALTHIEST HEARTS
ABC2, 8:30pm Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009
Two young British doctors who happen to be identical twins, immerse themselves in cultures in the most extreme places on earth to explore traditional healing methods.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/452938/686964/9075/0/
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