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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Badassium
Dr Krista Steenbergen talks about some of the superheavy elements being created in labs around the world.
May 22, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Exoplanets
Associate Professor Jan Eldridge talks about exoplanets and the likelihood that some might be able to sustain life.
May 20, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Tenet
Professor Bill Williams talks us through the science of time travel in Tenet, the 2020 sci-fi film by Christopher Nolan.
May 17, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Corrodium
Bill Jia discusses the chances of coming across something that could mutate living beings on the spot.
May 15, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Arc Reactor
James Rice gives us his scientific take on the Marvel comic concept of the Arc Reactor on the Ironman suit.
May 13, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The Subtle Knife
Dr Mike Price talks about Æsahættr, from His Dark Materials trilogy, a knife that can cut windows between worlds.
May 10, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Beanstalk
Dr Nate Davis on the science behind Jack and the Beanstalk - could we use plants to reach the stars?
May 8, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Wildfire
Kit Chapman talks Wildfire from Game of Thrones, a flammable liquid with flames so hot that water cannot extinguish them.
May 6, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Vibranium
Dr Krista Steenbergen talks about Vibranium, a metal that can absorb, store and release large amounts of kinetic energy.
May 4, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Cuendillar
Dr Matt Cowan discusses Cuendillar, or Heartstone, an almost indestructible substance from The Wheel of Time book.
May 4, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: The White Suit
Professor Geoff Willmott takes a look at the science behind the 1951 blockbuster movie, The Man in the White Suit.
May 4, 2024
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Baakonite
Professor Duncan McGillivray discusses Baakonite - a strong, reinforced metal used for traditional Klingon weaponry such as the bat'leth.
May 4, 2024
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