Science Updates is a weekly email alert from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
== ASK AN EXPERT: WHY DON'T WE THROW RUBBISH INTO VOLCANOES? ==
Throwing waste into a volcano sounds like a really neat way to get rid of rubbish, but the reality is more difficult and dangerous. Find out why and have your say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3912/0/
== DR KARL: 'HEALTHY' HOOKAH CLAIMS GO UP IN SMOKE ==
This week, Dr Karl scrutinises the belief is that bubbling tobacco smoke through water makes it "safe".
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3913/0/
== SURFING SCIENTIST: GUESS THE SHAPE ==
This shape is the first in a series of nine. Can you guess the next shape?
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/2812/0/
== TOP STORIES FROM NEWS IN SCIENCE == http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1759/0/
SAVANNAH CATS NOT WORTH RISK, SAYS REPORT
A Government report says the hybrid breed may introduce enhanced hunting skills into feral cat populations and put keystone native species at risk.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3914/0/
PHOENIX FINDS ICE ON MARS
The Mars Phoenix Lander has found ice on the surface of the red planet, NASA scientists say.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3915/0/
GOLD NANOPARTICLES GO COUTURE
Researchers from New Zealand have created a rainbow of colours by adding nanoparticles of pure gold and silver to fine merino wool, intended for high-end, couture fashion designers.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3916/0/
OVERWORKED HOSPITALS SPREADING HARDY GERMS
Hospitals that try to cope with growing patient loads by churning them through more quickly may be helping the spread of drug-resistant germs.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3917/0/
== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ==
The New Moon is Thursday 3 July. Mars and Saturn are above the north-west horizon in the early evening forming a triangle with the bright star Regulus. During the week Mars moves closer towards Saturn and Regulus and by the end of the week Mars is very close to Regulus, forming a narrow triangle with Saturn. Jupiter can be seen as the brightest object above the eastern horizon in the evening, and its moons look great in binoculars. Mercury is visible in the early morning, just underneath Alderbaran and the Hyades cluster, with Orion and the Pleiades close by, this makes a beautiful morning sight. On Tuesday July 1 the thin crescent Moon forms a triangle with Alderbaran and Mercury. Comet Boattini is now easily visible in binoculars in the morning sky above Orion.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1764/0/
== ABC HEALTH & WELLBEING == http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1765/0/
== HEALTHY LIVING VIDEO: THE BEST WAY TO BURN FAT ==
Finding the 'best' exercise to burn fat is less important than keeping at it.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3871/0/
== TRANSCRIPTS NOW ONLINE
NARRABEEN MAN (Catalyst: 19/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3918/0/
DRUG FORENSICS (Catalyst: 19/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3919/0/
PHAR LAP (Catalyst: 19/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3920/0/
CARROTS AND STICKS (In Conversation: 19/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3708/0/
THE DNA FILES - DESIGNING THE GARDEN: FOOD IN THE AGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY (Science Show: 21/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3921/0/
MICHAEL GAZZANIGA: SPLIT BRAINS AND OTHER HEADY TALES (All In The Mind: 21/06/2008)
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3908/0/
== COMING UP ON ABC RADIO == http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1773/0/
SCIENCE SHOW - The DNA files
Saturday 28 June, 12.05pm & Monday 30 June, 7.05pm RN
The Science Show presents another program in the series, the DNA Files. This week, Rewriting Heredity: Environment and the Genome. Our genomes are constantly at work, directing such vital functions as eating and breathing. Researchers are starting to understand that everything from diet to air pollution to stress has great influence on how our genomes function and what that might mean for our health. Beginning before birth, the environment around us triggers chemical changes to our DNA that influence health issues as complex as obesity and asthma.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/902/0/
ALL IN THE MIND – Brain Hi-jinx: out of body experiences and other tricks of consciousness.
Saturday 28 June, 1.05pm, & Monday 30 June, 1.05pm RN
What happens when our brain sees the world not as it really is? This week, the scientific effort to simulate out of body experiences to probe the limits of the self. And remarkable stories of vision gone haywire - what they reveal about our 'seeing brain'. Two scientists with extraordinary insights into how our brain creates our mind.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/903/0/
THE PHILOSOPHER'S ZONE - Straw dogs and black mass
Saturday 28 May, 1.30pm & Monday 30 June, 1.35pm RN
The celebrated philosopher and critic John Gray is one of Britain's most prominent thinkers. In such books as 'Straw Dogs' and 'Black Mass', he argues that apocalyptic religion has returned as a major force in global conflict. This week on the Philosopher's Zone, he talks with Alan Saunders in a conversation recorded at this year's Sydney Writers' Festival.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/904/0/
OCKHAM'S RAZOR - Speed cleaning for your soul
Sunday 29 June, 8.45am RN
Are you frenzied, flat out and always on the go? Do you want to sort out your head? Do you try to resolve all the jumbled thoughts in your mind before you go to sleep at night and fail? Melbourne author Rosaleen Love brings us a recipe on how to clear the clutter in our mind space and all you need is five minutes a day.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/910/0/
INNOVATIONS
Sunday 29 June (0830hrs UT), Monday 30 June (1330 & 1705hrs UT), Wednesday 2 July (0430hrs UT), Radio Australia
Cutting-edge salmon farming where research is turned into practical on-farm innovations; a green cement that dramatically reduces concrete's carbon footprint and, new hope for the endangered Tasmanian devil.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1775/0/
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/185452/686964/920/0/
IN CONVERSATION - The naming of plants
Thursday 3 July, 7.35pm
This week In Conversation finds out why so many plants take their names from Greco-Roman gods and goddesses. Nice smelling flowers often receive titles based on Aphrodite the goddess of love, lust and beauty. But what types of plants have been unlucky enough to be named after Hera, the ill-tempered wife (and sister!) of Zeus? Or Kronos, who castrated and killed his father and then swallowed all but one of his newborn children? Botanist Peter Bernhardt takes us on a colourful historical journey into the naming of plants.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1468/0/
== HIGHLIGHTS ON ABC TV == http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/1773/0/
CATALYST: DON'T DIE YOUNG: THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS
ABC 1, 8:00pm Thursday, 03 Jul 2008
Hip young English doctor and anatomist Dr Alice Roberts brings us the second series of this user's guide to our essential organs, taking a closer look at how the organs deal with the challenges of modern life and what we can do to look after them.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3922/0/
MEDICAL MAVERICKS: THE HISTORY OF SELF-EXPERIMENTATION - DIET AND DISEASE
ABC 1, 8:35pm Tuesday, 01 Jul 2008
In 1769, Dr Joseph Goldberger ate the faeces and scabs from patients with pellagra in his quest to prove it was not infectious.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3910/0/
BIG CAT DIARY
ABC1, 8:00pm Tuesday, 01 Jul 2008
The big cats' daily hunting and prowling dramas on the beautiful Masai Mara in Kenya continue to provide a fascinating panorama for the three presenters Jonathan Scott, Saba Douglas-Hamilton and Simon King.
http://abcmail.net.au/t/185452/686964/3923/0/
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