That's What I Call Science!
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That's What I Call Science!
National award-winning radio show and podcast bringing a fresh new perspective on the issues that matter to you from the heart of Tasmania. We cover all things Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Medicine (STEMM) from medical marijuana to science behind mental health issues, we feature exper...
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Episode 301: Inspiring Women in STEMM 2025 Part 1
From the sea to how we see!
Barbara Labbe and Isabelly de Lima may have very different research fields, but what they do have in common is that...
Episode 300: TWICS turns 300!
We’re proud to share That’s What I Call Science’s 300th episode!
This milestone is an opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come since...
Episode 299: The Roving Scientist Bar 2025
It’s that time of year again! Beaker Street Festival 2025 came to Hobart in August and, with other 100 events going on, the TWICS team wanted to pop i...
Episode 298: Ask A Scientist!
Ever had a burning question you’d hoped to ask a scientist? Dr Olly Dove and Katya Bandow answer your burning science questions in a candid conversati...
Episode 297: Chasing Krill in a Changing Southern Ocean
Join us as we dive into the icy waters of the Southern Ocean aboard the Denman Voyage to Antarctica. In this episode, we chat with marine biologist Dr...
Episode 296: Plastic governance in Antarctic regions
In the final episode of our plastics series, we head to the world’s most remote continent, Antarctica. PhD candidate Vaibhavi Dwivedi (University of T...
Episode 295: Engineering a Microplastic-Free World
This episode continues our microplastics mini-series with a focus on engineering solutions. Dr Anna Wróbel an environmental engineer from the School...
Episode 294: Engineering microplastics out of the food chain
In this episode we continue our microplastics mini-series, this time considering the intersection between agricultural systems and engineering. Our t...
Episode 293: Micro-plastics, big problem
Microplastics are everywhere, in the ocean, our food, and even the air we breathe. But what exactly are they, where do they come from, and why should...
Episode 292: Modelling Nature’s Complexity
How do you track the invisible spread of disease or predict the risks of invasive species? In this episode, we speak with ecological modeller, Nick Be...
How the Zebra Got its Stripes (and the Chemistry that made it happen)
In this episode, we’re exploring the fascinating world of oscillating chemical reactions — those rare reactions that don’t just proceed in one directi...
Episode 290: Breaking Down the Numbers
Returning guest Priya Kitchener joins us to unpack Australia’s PISA study results and what they say about how well our students are performing in math...
Episode 289: Learning Literacy
Nearly 50% of Tasmanians struggle with literacy. Kaitlyn shares her lived experience with literacy and the changes she decided to make for herself by...
Episode 288: AI Ethics & Information
Ever wondered why librarians tell you to only use sources from the last 5 years? Or what makes research "powerful"? Join us as we chat with a 25-year...
Episode 287: Deadly Reptiles & STEM Yarns
In this episode, we sit down with proud Kamilaroi man, author, and science champion Corey Tutt to talk about his latest book Caution! This Book Contai...
Episode 286: How quantum computing could break the world…and fix it again
Could you play Minecraft on a quantum computer?
In this episode, we’re joined by Professor Susan Coppersmith from the University of New South Wa...
Episode 285: Into the Quantum Realm
How does your phone know when to turn off the screen? Why can we build ultra-fast computers and super-sensitive sensors? And how does a DSLR camera ca...
Episode 284: Rocking the Classroom with Hands-On Science
This week we chat with Jo Watkins, CEO of Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd), a national not-for-profit bringing Earth and Environmental...
Episode 283: Fantastic Exoplanets and Where to Find Them
In this episode, we travel beyond our solar system to learn about the weird and wonderful world of exoplanets — planets orbiting stars far beyond our...
Episode 282: Diving for Data in Tasmania’s waters
Ever wondered what it’s like to do science underwater? In this episode, marine biologist and scientific diver Dr Jennie Smith joins co-host Hannah Moo...
Episode 281: Seafloor Study of a Submarine Eruption
In this episode, we dive deep (literally) into underwater volcanology with Associate Professor Rebecca Carey, a world-renowned volcanologist and resea...
Episode 280: Like father, like daughter
This week is a big one for our regular host, Olly, as she celebrates her 100th episode hosting That's What I Call Science!
To celebrate the mile...
Episode 279: Landmark Trees and Science Tourism
This week we’re joined by forest ecologist, tree climber, and science tour guide Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, founder of Giant Tree Expeditions. From climbin...
Episode 278: Avoidance - Is it all in our heads?
In today’s episode, we take a walk down an unusual road: the pathway inside our own brains.
Dr James Crane tells Olly about his work in...
Episode 277: A Microscopic Look at Learning
From marsupial reproductive biology to microscopic anatomy - aka histology - the scale of Dr Jamie Chapman’s work in how bodies function has gotten pr...
Episode 276: From Science Class to Scrubs
In today’s episode, Dr. Sam Rose opens the operating curtains to give us a glimpse into her journey of becoming a doctor.
Dr Sam tells Olly and...
Episode 275: Superstars of STEM
In this episode, we dive into the journeys of two Tassie scientists—TWICS’s own Dr. Meredith Castles and Dr. Jane Younger—who have been selected as pa...
Episode 274: Breaking the Ice
In this episode of That's What I Call Science, hosts Dr. Olly Dove and Emma Hamasaki interview Ann Kristin Lund Johansen from the Institute for Marine...
Episode 273: Inspiring education in Tassie
“Education, perhaps more than anything else, is a passport to a better life” beautifully sums up the work and aim of the Peter Underwood Centre for Ed...
Episode 272: Science to Politics: Emma Hamasaki's Journey Through Marine Research and Communication
In this episode of That's What I Call Science, host Dr. Olly Dove interviews regular co-host Emma Hamasaki about her diverse career path. Emma shares...
Episode 271: Co-manager catch up: Kate’s overseas adventures
Join TWICS’s three co-managers on a bus-turned-restaurant in a Hobart pub on a sunny day. With relaxing ambient pub sounds, Anna Abela and Dr Olly Do...
Episode 270: Bridging science and activism at COP29
The United Nations Climate Change Conference is the biggest climate conference in the world, bringing together Government officials, scientists, indus...
Episode 269: How to Code The Cosmos
Imagine having a little version of the cosmos living on your computer. In this week’s Ep we’re chatting about Active Galactic Nuclei (or AGN) with the...
Episode 268: From Journalism to Science Communication
After years of working in the media industry and navigating the highs and lows of journalism, Tia Ewen navigated her way to science communication. In...
Episode 267: Connecting with nature
Sustainability, scicomm, and soccer: just three of the many hats of Dr Emily Flies!
With an interdisciplinary career traversing a myriad...
Episode 266: Science, Sustainability, and the Secret Lives of Eels
Join us as we explore climate action, coastal resilience, and… eels! This week, Dr. Malcolm Johnson shares his passion for climate adaptation, coastal...
Episode 265: The Seaweed Sommelier
Don’t you just hate it when you’re out for a lovely swim in the ocean when all of a sudden your stomach starts rumbling? Well, thanks to one researche...
Episode 264: All Abuzz - Your Backstage Pass to Entomology Excellence
Join hosts Olly Dove and Emma Hamasaki as they flutter through the 2024 Australian Entomological Society Conference! In this special season finale, we...
Episode 263: The Australasian Cytometry Society
Join us for this week’s episode, in which Olly and Georgia make their way through the poster session at the Australasian Cytometry Society’s annual 20...
Episode 262: Seeds, fire & biodiversity
Come and chat with two Australians (Dr Kate Johnson and Dr Ella Plumanns Pouton) on a bench in Catalunya, that may or may not be covered in ants! Ella...