Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== ANCIENT AUSTRALIA NOT WRITTEN IN STONE ==
Has the life of Australia's Aborigines remained unchanged for 45,000 years? A new approach to archaeology challenges us to rethink prehistory.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3798/0/
== DR KARL: PEACOCK'S PLUMAGE FOR A FAN OF ONE ==
Could the well known 'fact' that peacocks use their dazzling tail to attract mates be wrong?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3799/0/
== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1759/0/
TECHNOLOGY UNLOCKS THE SILENT MIND
The voices of people silenced by a completely paralysed body may be heard again through research being showcased in Melbourne today.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3800/0/
FEMALE CHIMPS KEEP SEX LIFE QUIET
Female chimpanzees are hungry for sex, but keep their mouths shut about it to boost their chances of luring the top chimps.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3801/0/
MARINE WORMS FOLLOW FIBONACCI'S LEAD
The complicated growth patterns of a group of common marine worms appear to be governed by simple mathematical rules built into their genes.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3802/0/
MUM'S DIET LINKED TO ONSET OF PUBERTY
Children whose mothers eat a high-fat diet during pregnancy are likely to enter puberty earlier and become obese as adults.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3803/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The Last Quarter Moon is Thursday 26 June. Mars and Saturn are above the north-west horizon in the early evening. Saturn can be seen near the bright star Regulus. During the week Mars moves closer towards Saturn and Regulus and by the end of the week the three form a triangle that can be covered by your hand. Jupiter can be seen as the brightest object above the eastern horizon in the evening, and its moons look great in binoculars. The Moon will be close to Jupiter on June 20. Comet Boattini is now lost in the twilight.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1764/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1765/0/
== HEALTHY LIVING VIDEO: MIDLIFE BRAIN CRISIS? NO WAY! ==
It's not all downhill in the brain department as you age. In some respects, the brains of over-40s can actually work better than those of 20-year-olds!
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3748/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE
MACLEAY MUSEUM (Catalyst: 12/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3804/0/
BOG MAN (Catalyst: 12/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3805/0/
ALCOHOL (Catalyst: 12/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3777/0/
THE FATHER OF RADIO ASTRONOMY (In Conversation: 12/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3806/0/
BRAVE NEW MIND: SMART DRUGS AND THE ETHICS OF NEURO-ENHANCEMENT (All In The Mind: 14/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3776/0/
VOYAGE TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN (Science Show: 14/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3807/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1773/0/
SCIENCE SHOW - Designing the Garden: Food in the age of biotechnology
Saturday 21 June, 12.05pm & Monday 23 June, 7.05pm RN
Some say manipulating genes in plants and animals is the solution to world hunger; others say genetically modified organisms are neither safe to eat or to grow. How do we understand what's really on our dinner plate? This program, from Sound Vision Production in the United States looks at the debates surrounding genetically modified food.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND – Michael Gazzaniga: The split brain & other heady tales Saturday 21 June, 1.05pm, & Monday 23 June, 1.05pm RN
One of the big names of the brain, Michael Gazzaniga's career was forged in the lab of Nobel Laureate Roger Sperry. His striking experiments continue to uncover the differences between your left and right hemispheres. Today he's on the U.S President's Bioethics Council, heads up a major project on neuroscience and the law, and is a prolific writer of popular neuroscience. He joins Natasha Mitchell to reflect on the brain's left, right and the mysterious nature of free will.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/903/0/
THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - Fair shares for all?
Saturday 21 May, 1.30pm & Monday 23 June, 1.35pm RN
Australia prides itself on its egalitarianism, but what do we mean by 'egalitarianism'? Is it about treating everybody alike or just about treating like cases alike? Does inequality matter if nobody gets hurt? It is about fairness, and can we talk about fairness if there isn't actually anybody who's being unfair? (Can a roulette wheel be unfair?) This week, a philosophical look at one of the leading beliefs (or myths) of our time.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/904/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - How many reports do we need?
Sunday 22 June, 8.45am RN
Former President of the Australian Science Teachers Association Ruth Dircks from Dungog, NSW laments that nothing has been achieved since 1961 when the association made several recommendations. So why are we still short of science students and science professionals and what do we have to do in the nation's schools to fix the problem?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 22 June (0830hrs UT), Monday 23 June (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 25 June (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
Ground-breaking wool marketing for 21st century consumers; wool growers make public a genetic alternative to mulesing and, scientists in South Australia's outback may have developed a technology to cut greenhouse emissions.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1775/0/
HEALTH REPORT – ABC Radio National's weekly health roundup
Monday 23 June, 8.30am and 8.05pm RN
Join Dr Norman Swan for news of the latest issues and developments in the world of health and medicine on this week's Health Report.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - Physicist Richard Feynman
Thursday 26 June, 7.35pm
Scientists are sometimes accused of diminishing the beauty of the natural world by explaining it in terms of scientific ideas and processes. Not so, according to the late Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman who says knowledge about the inner workings of nature only adds to the excitement, mystery and awe. A very passionate Richard Feynman is featured In Conversation this week.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/1773/0/
CATALYST: DON'T DIE YOUNG: THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
ABC 1, Thursday 26 June, 8pm
Dr Alice Roberts brings us the second series of this user's guide to our essential organs.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3808/0/
MEDICAL MAVERICKS: THE HISTORY OF SELF-EXPERIMENTATION - DISCOVERING VACCINES
ABC 1, 8:35pm Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008
The dramatic and sometimes tragic stories of the scientists who developed cures for some of history's greatest killers - rabies, typhoid and polio.
WILD CHINA: TIDES OF CHANGE
ABC 1, Sunday 22 June, 7.30pm
In this final episode, we journey along the 14,500 kilometre coastline of China which harbours 5,000 years of history.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/180318/686964/3709/0/
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