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Season 13
Is digital technology changing the way we think, act and feel? Are our brains being re-wired fundamentally? Catalyst examines how the digital revolution is changing us.
Is digital technology changing the way we think, act and feel? Are our brains being re-wired fundamentally? Catalyst examines how the digital revolution is changing us.
13x1
Psychopath in the Family - Antarctic Broadband - Universal Motion Simulator
Episode overview
Is there a budding psychopath in your family? Opening the South Pole via satellite; take a wild ride in the next generation of motion simulator.
Is there a budding psychopath in your family? Opening the South Pole via satellite; take a wild ride in the next generation of motion simulator.
13x2
Big Wave Surf Movie Goes 3D - Ibis Eggs - Parrot Talk - Snowy Flows
Episode overview
Big Wave Surf Movie Goes 3D - Ibis Eggs - Parrot Talk - Snowy Flows
Big Wave Surf Movie Goes 3D - Ibis Eggs - Parrot Talk - Snowy Flows
Why a dog's paw preference matters; Could we be forever young?: The destructive power of tiny bubbles.
Why a dog's paw preference matters; Could we be forever young?: The destructive power of tiny bubbles.
Lab Burger - Eating Insects - Rip Survivor - Proof of ID
Lab Burger - Eating Insects - Rip Survivor - Proof of ID
The Trouble with Sex
The Trouble with Sex
13x6
Thin Blood - Mountain Pygmy Possums - Coastal Flood Impact - Slinky Drop
Episode overview
Thin Blood - Mountain Pygmy Possums - Coastal Flood Impact - Slinky Drop
Thin Blood - Mountain Pygmy Possums - Coastal Flood Impact - Slinky Drop
Computer Game Addiction - Dolphin Courting - Tree Deaths
Computer Game Addiction - Dolphin Courting - Tree Deaths
13x8
Shark Repellent - Nun’s Plight - Facial Recognition - Physics on the Street: Weightlessness
Episode overview
Shark Repellent - Nun’s Plight - Facial Recognition - Physics on the Street: Weightlessness
Shark Repellent - Nun’s Plight - Facial Recognition - Physics on the Street: Weightlessness
13x12
Transit of Venus - Decoding the Risk - Exoskeleton - Cats Purr
Episode overview
Stories:
- Decoding the Risks: At-home genetic test kits now promise to predict your risk of disease before it strikes.
- Exoskeleton: Mark Horstman test drives a revolutionary
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Stories:
- Decoding the Risks: At-home genetic test kits now promise to predict your risk of disease before it strikes.
- Exoskeleton: Mark Horstman test drives a revolutionary robotic exoskeleton which is designed to give mobility back to people paralysed by spinal injuries or disabled by disease.
- Cats Purr: Jonica Newby enlists the help of cat owners and their purr-fect felines to help demonstrate what scientists have recently discovered about the humble purr.
- Sydney Transit of Venus: Mark Horstman and Graham Phillips explore the excitement and importance of the last Transit of Venus in the century.
Danger Zones - Kawasaki Disease - Virus Hunters
Danger Zones - Kawasaki Disease - Virus Hunters
13x10
Christchurch Earthquake - Project Aether - Joggobot - Lynne Milne - Sudoku
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Christchurch Earthquake - Project Aether - Joggobot - Lynne Milne - Sudoku
Christchurch Earthquake - Project Aether - Joggobot - Lynne Milne - Sudoku
13x11
Exercise is Medicine - Grim Reaper Walk - Prof Richard Kingsford - NZ Transit of Venus
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Exercise is Medicine - Grim Reaper Walk - Prof Richard Kingsford - NZ Transit of Venus
Exercise is Medicine - Grim Reaper Walk - Prof Richard Kingsford - NZ Transit of Venus
13x13
Mobile Phone Risks - Mars Curiosity - Sitting is Deadly - Coffee Spills
Episode overview
Stories:
- Mobile Phone Risks: Can mobile phones cause cancer?
- Mars Curiosity: As the Mars science rover Curiosity touched down on the Martian surface this month, Graham Phillips
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Stories:
- Mobile Phone Risks: Can mobile phones cause cancer?
- Mars Curiosity: As the Mars science rover Curiosity touched down on the Martian surface this month, Graham Phillips was in NASA’s control room to feel the tension and excitement.
- Sitting is Deadly: Sitting down for prolonged periods of time can shorten our lifespan and regular exercise might not counteract the damage.
- Coffee Spill: Using sensors and high speed cameras, physicists have revealed why coffee spills as you walk.
Stories:
- MS Cure?: Some doctors contend that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is triggered by an infection, which could be cured with antibiotics.
- Feeding the Grid: Mark Horstman visits
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Stories:
- MS Cure?: Some doctors contend that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is triggered by an infection, which could be cured with antibiotics.
- Feeding the Grid: Mark Horstman visits a family generating enough electricity from gas at home to feed the grid.
- Dog Music: What drives a dog to spontaneously start singing along to music?
13x15
Coral Winners - Nanopatch - Air Cargo Scanner - Indigenous Education
Episode overview
Stories:
- Coral Winners: It's been predicted that climate change will cause the total devastation of the Great Barrier Reef within decades.
- Nanopatch: A new vaccination delivery
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Stories:
- Coral Winners: It's been predicted that climate change will cause the total devastation of the Great Barrier Reef within decades.
- Nanopatch: A new vaccination delivery method could replace needles and syringes - and save millions of lives.
- Air Cargo Scanner: Graham Phillips catches up with the Australian team that developed the world's first scanner capable of detecting explosives in air cargo containers.
- Indigenous Science Education: Aboriginal elders and local teachers are joining forces to promote science in Australia's indigenous communities.
Stories:
- Plastic Oceans: Plastics are now choking our oceans.
- Barefoot Running: Is running barefoot better than running in shoes?
- Suspect Line-Up: Jonica Newby explores a
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Stories:
- Plastic Oceans: Plastics are now choking our oceans.
- Barefoot Running: Is running barefoot better than running in shoes?
- Suspect Line-Up: Jonica Newby explores a more accurate way to point the finger than traditional police line ups.
Stories:
- Skin Deep: Dr Maryanne Demasi assesses the science behind minimally invasive treatments including Stem Cell Therapy, Botox and Laser Therapy.
- Sun Damage: Surfing
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Stories:
- Skin Deep: Dr Maryanne Demasi assesses the science behind minimally invasive treatments including Stem Cell Therapy, Botox and Laser Therapy.
- Sun Damage: Surfing Scientist, Ruben Meerman examines the latest research into the safety of nanoparticles in sunscreens.
Denisovans - Gladstone Dredging - The Sun's Energy
Denisovans - Gladstone Dredging - The Sun's Energy
13x19
Kimberley Dinosaurs - Physics Engine - Diagnosing Mental Illness
Episode overview
Mark Horstman witnesses the discovery of the biggest dinosaur footprint ever found and reports on the threat to the security of the dinosaur tracks posed by a massive industrial development.
Mark Horstman witnesses the discovery of the biggest dinosaur footprint ever found and reports on the threat to the security of the dinosaur tracks posed by a massive industrial development.
13x20
Next Generation Nuclear - Teenage Acne - Higgs Boson - Pokie Probability
Episode overview
Graham Phillips travels to the USA for a glimpse of the next, generation four, nuclear reactors and investigates what makes them intrinsically safer, and Anja Taylor debunks the myths about acne.
Graham Phillips travels to the USA for a glimpse of the next, generation four, nuclear reactors and investigates what makes them intrinsically safer, and Anja Taylor debunks the myths about acne.
13x22
Space Junk - Organ Bio-printing - Ketamine - Graham's Number - DNA
Episode overview
Maryanne Demasi investigates whether it is possible that a party drug could be the next big thing in treating depression.
Maryanne Demasi investigates whether it is possible that a party drug could be the next big thing in treating depression.
13x23
Melioidosis - Spatial Processing Disorder - The Search for Alien Astronomers
Episode overview
Graham Phillips travels to the rarefied heights of the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii to have a look at the Keck telescopes which are currently being used to look for signs that ET is out there somewhere in the galaxy.
Graham Phillips travels to the rarefied heights of the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii to have a look at the Keck telescopes which are currently being used to look for signs that ET is out there somewhere in the galaxy.
13x24
Torture - Kepler SpaceTelescope - Total Eclipse - Rewiring Spinal Nerve Damage
Episode overview
Dr Derek Muller travels to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he discovers the true power of delicious Swiss chocolate - motivating paralysed rats to walk again.
Dr Derek Muller travels to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he discovers the true power of delicious Swiss chocolate - motivating paralysed rats to walk again.
A special report covering a hundred years of weather records from around Australia and what it means to the way we live.
A special report covering a hundred years of weather records from around Australia and what it means to the way we live.
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