Big Ideas

Big Ideas

ABC Radio National presents material from Big Ideas web and TV to bring you the best public talks, debates and lectures from Australia and around the world.

3 Episodes of this Podcast:

2010-01-28 No podcast audio of this program

Published: 2010-01-27 09:00:00

Because of copyright restrictions the Massey Lectures are no available as a podcast. If you want to listen to the program, you can stream it online: abc.net.au/rn/bigideas

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2010-01-24 Mars: Is it worth the trip?

Published: 2010-01-23 09:00:00

We´ve landed on the moon. The next destination in our voyage into space is likely to be Mars. We´ve managed to get a robot there. So now the dream is for humans to travel to Mars and establish a base there. But at what financial and personal cost? Just what are we up against in our next attempt to colonise the Solar System? Join our discussion with a panel of scientists to explore the Mars dream. Australian Science Festival event hosted by Bernie Hobbs, ABC science personality and judge with ABC TV´s New Inventors, and Dr Paul Willis, reporter, ABC Catalyst.

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2010-01-17 Walking with Dinosaurs...in Winton

Published: 2010-01-16 09:00:00

Why are dinosaurs such a big deal in Winton? In our public forum there, our panel of scientists try to answer some of the intriguing questions: how is palaeontological research bringing the ancient past to life? What are we learning about how these ancient creatures lived and died? Where does Wonton fit into the global dinosaur picture? And what is the future of Winton´s dinosaur industry? Cafe Scientific in Winton Hotel Hosted By Dr Paul Willis, reporter ABC Catalyst

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