Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== MOON LANDING 40TH ANNIVERSARY ==
This week we celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the most significant science achievements of our time - the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Share your memories and follow special coverage from ABC online, radio and TV.
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AUDIO SLIDESHOW: THE DISHES - AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN APOLLO 11
While the images of the first moonwalk are famous, Australia's role in the Apollo 11 mission isn't. Hear and see what it was like to be part of history in the making in our audio slideshow.
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VIDEO BLAST FROM THE PAST: FOOTSTEPS ON THE MOON
Relive the moon landing as it was told on ABC TV's Quantum program in 1989 and share your memories of this historic event on our message board.
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QUIZ: MOON LANDING TRIVIA
That's one small step for man and one giant heap of questions we could ask trivia buffs. How much do you know about the lunar landings?
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STARSTUFF PODCAST: 40 YEARS ON: APOLLO'S AUSSIE CONNECTION
Celebrating the Apollo 11 moon landing and 30 years since Skylab; the mysteries of Centaurus A; and Europe looks to its own staffed space vehicle.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/4567/0/
COMING UP TONIGHT: CATALYST MOON LANDING SPECIAL
ABC1, 8.00pm Thursday 16 July 2009
Catalyst looks back on one of humanity's greatest achievements. We visit Honeysuckle Creek, find out about one of the biggest problems facing space missions: moon dust, and explore why scientists are so keen to return to the moon.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/4511/0/
== DR KARL: FOLLICLE FUSSINESS TOO MUCH LIKE SPLITTING HAIRS ==
Almost everyone has a 'bad hair day', but what kind of hair, curly or straight, is more prone to tangles and knots?
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== DR KARL ON TRIPLEJ: DR KARL EXPLORES THE UNIVERSE WITH SIMON SINGH ==
What happens if you remove an electron from an atom? Is anything in the physical world truly random? What caused the Big Bang? How do you measure distance in space and would a corpse decompose on the moon?
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== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/1759/0/
AUSTRALIA'S TSUNAMI SYSTEM PERFORMS WELL
Last night's tsunami warning for south-eastern Australia may have come to nothing, but it did demonstrate the worth of the monitoring system, says one expert.
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EXPERTS PROBE BRAIN PLEASURE AND DESIRE
Treatments to stop drug addiction and over-eating must go beyond blocking the pleasure centres of the brain, say researchers.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/10976/0/
CATS PURR LIKE A BABY TO MANIPULATE HUMANS
Cats have long been known to get what they want from their owner, and British researchers believe they have discovered how.
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SCIENTISTS FIND THE WORLD'S OLDEST WILLY
Australian scientists have confirmed the oldest penis-like structure in an ancient fish specimen.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11008/0/
ASTRONOMERS MAP 'BLUE WHALE' OF SPACE
Australian astronomers have made the most detailed map yet of a radio galaxy, which could lead to a better understanding of these strange phenomena.
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== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The new moon is Wednesday July 22. The 40th anniversary of the first moon landing is on Tuesday July 21 (AEST), but the moon will be a near invisible crescent. Saturn is visible in the early evening and can be easily seen as the second brightest object above the north-western horizon, about a quarter of the way between the bright stars Regulus and Spica. Jupiter will be the brightest object above the eastern horizon from around 10pm local time and you will be able to see its moons through binoculars or a small telescope.
In the morning, Venus and Mars are bright in the eastern sky. Red Mars is between the beautiful Pleiades cluster, and the A-shaped Hyades cluster, while bright white Venus is below bright red Aldebaran. On the morning of Saturday July 18 the crescent moon, Mars, Aldebaran and Venus form a narrow triangle, while on the 19th these bright objects form a close square, making for marvellous morning viewing. On Thursday July 23 Mars is close to Aldebaran in the Hyades, forming a second red 'eye' in the head of Taurus the Bull.
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== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/1765/0/
== FACT BUSTER: IS FRUIT JUICE WORSE FOR YOUR TEETH THAN SOFT DRINK? ==
When it comes to drinks, many of us opt for the healthy choice and reach for a glass of juice rather than a can of soft drink. But is this really any better for your teeth?
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== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE ==
ECHOES OF APOLLO CELEBRATES APOLLO MISSIONS (Science Show: 11/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11010/0/
40 YEARS SINCE APOLLO 11 - FIRST MANNED MISSION TO THE MOON (Science Show: 11/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11011/0/
AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE ON APOLLO MISSIONS - DUST DETECTORS (Science Show: 11/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11012/0/
EXPANDING MENTAL ILLNESS (Background Briefing: 12/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/10992/0/
2009 REITH LECTURE SERIES: A NEW CITIZENSHIP (Big Ideas: 12/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11013/0/
FRUCTOSE (Ockham's Razor: 12/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/10991/0/
NUCLEAR POWER AND THE LOW CARBON ECONOMY (Counterpoint: 13/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11014/0/
WHY NEGATIVE FINDINGS MATTER (Counterpoint: 13/07/2009)
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NEW AUSTRALIAN PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH: 2007 NATIONAL SURVEY OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING (Health Report: 13/07/2009)
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GETTING INTERGALACTIC PLANETARY AT THE CANBERRA SPACE COMMUNICATION COMPLEX (triplej hack: 15/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11016/0/
THE NEW FRONTIERS OF SPACE (triplej hack: 15/07/2009)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11017/0/
NOW PAY ATTENTION! (Future Tense: 16/07/2009)
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== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO ==
THE SCIENCE SHOW - Nuclear: the fourth generation
Saturday 18 July, 12.05pm & Monday 20 July, 7.05pm RN
It may be unthinkable for some, but the new generation of nuclear power stations could be the answer to many concerns: safety, waste disposal and cost. So says Professor Barry Brook at the University of Adelaide. He says the new power stations could even be fed radioactive residues. Too good to be true? Also: the Apollo 11 astronauts reflect on July 1969.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND - Mind over matter at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas
Saturday 18 July, 1.05pm & Monday 20 July, 1.05pm RN
Is the human mind smart enough to ever understand itself? The size of a sesame seed, bee's brains are brighter than you think – but do they have a mind? And, if we come up with an artificial intelligence to rival our own, how will we teach it right from wrong? Philosopher Colin Allen and neuroscientist Mandyam Srinivarsan join Natasha Mitchell to talk mind, matter, moral machines and more at the Adelaide Festival of Ideas.
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THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - Global warming and the disenchanted world
Saturday 18 July, 1.30pm & Monday 20 July, 1.35pm RN
Is our failure to respond with urgency to the threat of global warming something to do with a deeply rooted view of the world? The philosopher Clive Hamilton suggests that our disconnection from the natural world originates with the so-called mechanical philosophy from the end of the seventeenth century. He suggests that if we can understand how we became radically disconnected from nature, this should help us understand what it would take for us to become reconnected.
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OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Dealing with complexities in health
Sunday 19 July, 8.45am RN
When there are complexities to the golden rules of medical diagnosis what happens to the homeless, people in asylums or to those with disordered minds in need of care? Professor Ian Webster a physician and Emeritus Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of NSW addresses the plight of these people and the management of their complex disorders.
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ARTWORKS FEATURE - The light years
Sunday 19 July 11am & 8pm RN
When a man named Armstrong walked upon the moon, it opened up artistic as well as scientific exploration of worlds beyond our own. So how did images from this and other space missions alter our perceptions of reality?
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THE HEALTH REPORT - Bone density monitoring
Monday 20 July, 8.30am RN
A study recently published in the British Medical Journal found that monitoring bone mineral density in postmenopausal women taking osteoporosis drugs is unnecessary and potentially misleading. Norman Swan talks to one of the authors of this study, Professor Les Irwig from Sydney University School of Public Health. Professor Irwig also talks about another study which investigated the value of long-term monitoring in patients receiving treatment to lower blood pressure.
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FUTURE TENSE - Moveable cities
Thursday 23 July, 8.30am & Friday 24 July, 12.30am RN
In an era where climate change presents real threats to communities around the world. How do we plan for climate driven re-locations? We'll look at the concept of 'moveable cities'.
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REAR VISION - All the fish in the sea
Wednesday 22 July, 8.30am & Sunday 26 July 1.30pm RN
We seem to have eaten all the fish in the sea. Rear Vision explores the role of technology in the disappearance of wild fish and looks at some of the reasons why attempts to control overfishing have had limited success.
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INNOVATIONS
Sunday 19 July (0830hrs UT), Monday 20 July (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 22 July (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
Science is backing honey as more effective at wound healing than antibiotics. And, in the Top End, the leather industry calls in geneticists to unravel the secrets to superior salt water crocodile skins.
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== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV ==
NATURE'S GREAT EVENTS: THE GREAT FEAST
ABC1, 7:30pm, Sunday, 19 July 2009
The arrival of the summer sun along the coastal waters of Alaska and British Columbia triggers an explosion of plant life greater in scale than the Amazon rainforest. The massive amount of plant life draws in huge amounts of wildlife to feast – including billions of herring and jellyfish, and sea lions and humpback whales that migrate all the way from Hawaii.
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THE NEW INVENTORS
ABC1, 8:00pm Wednesday, 22 July 2009 & ABC2, 4:30pm Friday 24 July 2009
Featuring new ideas on how to locate someone lost at sea, make buses more accessible for less mobile passengers, and reduce toxic gas build-up while spray painting.
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WHATEVER! THE SCIENCE OF TEENS
ABC1, 8.00pm Thursday, 23 July
Using entertaining segments and accessible language, Whatever! The Science Of Teens, ABC1's new series with Steve Cannane, taps into the most up-to-date scientific investigations of the teen brain, and the latest research into family and society, to reveal that much 'aberrant' teenage behaviour is really quite normal.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/10999/0/
SURVEILLANCE
ABC 1, 8.30 pm Thursday, 23 July
Surveillance is everywhere. We're all being watched… on streets… in suburbs… at airports… at shopping malls… even in our own homes by technologies that make the invisible… visible. Surveillance examines this new surveillance society and explains how cutting edge technologies are being developed to identify, monitor, and track both people and things.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11021/0/
BEN'S ZOO
ABC2, 8:00pm Wednesday, 22 July 2009
The zoo has passed its government inspection and will re-open to the public in three weeks. However, there is still nowhere for visitors to have a cup of tea; and a vital pick up has been overlooked. http://abcmail.net.au/t/568740/686964/11022/0/
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