13. Mars, Board Games, & Space Colonisation

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   S2 · E2 · 2 Jun 2024 · 1 hr 1 min

   S2 E2: AI PANIC with Adrian Schmidt

   Don't PANIC ! 😎✨It's Sci_Burst time Join us and our very special guest Adrian Schmidt in this episode as we explore Artificial Intelligence (AI). Together we dive into AI's recent surge in popularity, its appearances in popular culture, and its use in art installations across the globe. Add to the conversation! Let us know your thoughts on our socials @sci_burst or via our gmail [email protected] ✨ Stay nerdy and we’ll see you in the next episode of Season 2!

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   S2 · E1 · 2 May 2024 · 50 min

   S2 E1: Science Goes Pop with Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens

   Welcome to Sci_Burst Season 2! We're kicking off this season by talking all things popular culture, science, and how the two combine in weird, wacky and wonderful ways! Our very first guest Dr Anna-Sophie Jurgens from the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science joins us to talk about circus, clowns, and even science tattoos... We hope you come away from this episode with curiosity for the unexpected places that science appears inside and outside academia. Add to the conversation! Let us know your thoughts on our socials @sci_burst or via our gmail…

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   S1 · E16 · 30 Nov 2023 · 58 min

   16. Solarpunk - Radical Sustainability

   For our final episode of Season 1, we’re ending on an uplifting note with a sustainable and optimistic vision of the future 💖 This one’s a little intro to the emerging sci-fi subgenre, aesthetic, and movement that is ☀️ Solarpunk ☀️ Join us in exploring solarpunk worlds in pop culture, where we might see them in the near future, and what a harmonious relationship between nature, community, and technology can look like. As always, let us know your thoughts on our socials @sci_burst or via our gmail [email protected] ✨ And while we are taking a break from releasing episodes for a…

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   S1 · E15 · 30 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 1 min

   15. What Makes a Hero? - Science in Comic Characters

   Our penultimate episode of season 1 is now here! Listen to learn all about the (science and technology) formulas that make superheroes and supervillains in popular comic universes 🦸‍♀️🦹‍♀️ This episode is being released as part of the National Film and Sound Archives’ science and film night on the 1997 adaptation “Batman & Robin” — an event featuring yours truly!

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   S1 · E14 · 30 Sep 2023 · 55 min

   14. Elemental Stories - Ancient Chemistry & Magic

   The elements - a scientific concept that emerged from natural philosophy and alchemy - permeate pop culture to the nth degree. In this episode, we discuss chemistry's roots, science and magic, and the colourful portrayals of the 'classical' elements in contemporary pop culture💧🔥🌬️🪨 Join us in exploring the wonderful metaphors that come with these representations and what they say about our understanding of science - from Pixar's "Elemental" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" to "Potion Permit" and Pokémon"!

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   S1 · E12 · 7 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 14 min

   12. Street Art & Science Engagement

   Our exciting Uncharted Territory episode on science and street art has officially dropped! Listen to explore the mathematical, technological and environmental (solarpunk may make an appearance 👀) genres found in science-themed street art. Using examples from Australia and around the globe, we discuss street art's potential as a highly accessible avenue for science communication.

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   S1 · E11 · 22 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 1 min

   11. Queer Science - Depictions in Fiction & Beyond

   Proudly announcing that episode 11 has come out 🌈💖💅 #HappyPride Join us as we dive into depictions of queerness in science, both in sci-fi & beyond! We chat about what types of media have great LGBTQIA+ characters, what identities are depicted, and why this representation isn't more prevalent in mainstream media. We also chat about the blossoming movement to queer science, and particularly to queer science communication! The future is bright!

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   S1 · E10 · 30 May 2023 · 59 min

   10. Xenotransplants - Human-Animal Organ Transplantation

   Welcome to our 10th Episode of Sci_Burst, where we delve into the horror-coded topic that is Xenotransplantation. Yep, you heard us - we're talking fiction and realities of human and animal organ transplants! Explore with us from classics like H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau to modern masterpieces such as Margret Atwood's Oryx and Crake. Though this is our 10th episode, it is our first one to touch properly on Medical Science, so get keen. There is a content warning on this one for gore, graphic descriptions, and animal cruelty. Be kind to yourselves <3

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   S1 · E9 · 30 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 18 min

   9. Magic Trees

   Enter a forest wonderland with us and discover the magic of trees… in fiction and reality. Forest science is the star of this episode and, spotlighting Peter Wohlleben’s wholesome bestseller ‘The Hidden Life of Trees’, we discuss how the blissful beings that are trees communicate and feel, why we connect with them, and why they are such prominent symbols in fiction books. This episode is a big hug in the form of a podcast!

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    S1 · E8 · 7 Mar 2023 · 55 min

    8. Cyberfeminism - Cyborgs, Technology, & Women

    Happy International Women's Day 2023! For our first ever IWD episode (and first technology-centred episode!) we explore cyberfeminism and the relationships between women and technology in pop culture - covering everything from Donna Harraway and cyborgs to cyberfeminist art collectives and Black Mirror episodes. ... and if none of that means anything to you (yet!), you're truly in for a treat.