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 333: Reef Recovery and Marine Conservation
We kick off our Young Tassie Scientists series with marine ecologist Paula Ruiz, a PhD candidate at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IM...
Episode 332: Hot leaves and heatwaves
Dr Margaux Didion-Gency grew up playing in the forest, building tree houses and as an adult she hangs out in forests, shrublands and very hot climate...
Episode 331: The National Museum of Computing
During her final week in the UK, Olly had the pleasure of visiting The National Museum of Computing in Bletchley. There, she chatted with four volunte...
Episode 330: Ecological adventures around the world
A long, long time ago in a university far away, TWICS host Olly studied Zoology alongside adventurer Kate Lacey. Kate’s career would take her across t...
Episode 329: Getting to the Root of Climate History
How much can a tree tell us about the climate? Quite a lot, it turns out.
This week, we chat with Dr Kathryn Allen from the University of Tasman...
Episode 328: The Geology Behind Copper
Copper is all around us, from the wires in our homes to the technologies powering the transition to renewable energy. But where does it actually come...
Episode 327: Digging into the groundwater beneath our feet
What is a hydrogeologist, why is groundwater important, and how can mine sites both contribute to and impact our hidden water sources? In this episode...
Episode 326: A Foray into Forensic Anthropology
Welcome back to another episode in sunny Oxford!
While Olly was in the UK, she visited St John’s College at the University of Oxford. Th...
Episode 325: Avian influenza in Antarctica
This week, Dr Jane Younger returns to the TWICS mic to tell Olly about her recent adventures down south to Antarctica.
Unfortunately, the trip i...
Episode 324: Saving lives, one donor at a time
In this episode of That's What I Call Science, Dr. Elise Tuuri sits down with Dr. Andrew Turner, Medical Director of DonateLife Tasmania, to explore t...
Episode 323: Pint of Science
With Pint of Science just around the corner, we’re joined by three of the presenters from Hobart’s 2026 event, “From Inner Workings to Icy Worlds” at...
Episode 322: Fungi of the Forest
Henna Tyyskä is a PhD student in Catalonia, Spain studying how historical land-use affects fungi under the forest floor.
Inspired to be a scien...
Episode 321: Electrics, Leaves and Outer-Space
From Catalonia, PhD student Marc Busuldu grew up fascinated by the stars. Internships across Spain led him to a position at CREAF and to his current P...
Episode 320: Oceans, climate, and the weather
From the posters at the 2026 AMOS conference, we bring you a podcast episode with the latest science on oceans, the climate and weather! We hear from...
Episode 319: Science in the Park 2025
In this episode, Olly and Georgia journey to the Tasmanian ‘Science in the Park’ event held in late 2025. Science in the Park is a hands-on event wher...
Episode 318: Leaders of The Present, Not The Future
In this episode, we speak with Alyssa Seckinger-Crow, who is studying Marine and Antarctic Governance at the University of Tasmania. Alyssa is the fou...
Episode 317: Echoing Ecosystems
Raised on the coast of Maine, Dr Haley Viehman has been drawn to the ocean her whole life. Starting in civil and environmental engineering, she discov...
Episode 316: Shark Codes and Sound Waves
In this week’s episode, we chat with Ella Burgun, our Social Media Team Coordinator and local science communicator! We dive into Ella’s path into scie...
Episode 315: Science communication with Scientell
This week, Dr Simon Torok and Dr Cintya Dharmayanti from Scientell join Olly to talk about their experiences in scicomm, what Scientell is, and the ev...
Episode 314: Tropical Tales
Growing up excited for every visit to her grandparents’ farm where she could sit amongst the trees eating tropical fruits, Dr. Lucette Adet has always...
Episode 313: Busy Forests
Join Dr Kate Johnson and Laura Wynne Stewart to hear about the busy, beautiful forests that Laura is working to understand and advocate for. Growing u...
Episode 312: The Science of Science Fiction
Welcome to the last episode of 2025!
Earlier on in the year, we had a mini-series on literacy and numeracy. Today’s episode continues on from t...
Episode 311: STEMM Solutions for Our Island
Join us to hear from the winners of our STEMM Solutions For Our Island Competition 2025!
STEMM Solutions For Our Island was open t...
Episode 310: The Ethics of AI
Computer implants into human bodies powered by AI is no longer a dystopian, science fiction trope - it is real life. Whilst the fiction is gone, the d...
Episode 309: Looking to the Future with Climate Engineering
“Engineers got us into this mess…it’s engineers who will get us out again.”
This is a catchphrase of one of our guests today, Asso...
Episode 308: What’s new with renewable energy?
Welcome back to our third week of climate engineering! This week, we’re joined by Dr. Pooyan Alinaghi Hosseinabadi, a lecturer and postdoctoral resear...
Episode 307: Learning About Landslides
Landslides can bring devastating consequences to the communities they affect. Dr Ashley Dyson, a geotechnical engineer, joins Sarah and Olly for part...
Episode 306: Shedding a light on agrivoltaics
Ever wondered what sheep and vineyards have in common? Turns out it’s agrivoltaic systems: generating solar power alongside agriculture.
...
Episode 305: CoLab 2025 - Part 2
Welcome back to Part 2 of our CoLab 2025 double bill!
In case you missed last week’s episode, CoLab pairs scientists with high schoolers, who, a...
Episode 304: CoLab 2025 - Part 1
What happens when you pair research scientists with high schoolers? Incredible art, that’s what!
Through CoLab, six scientists are paired with...
Episode 303: From Fact to Fiction
Arnold Schwarzenegger, popcorn, AND science?! What more could you want?
As part of National Science Week 2025, That’s What I Call Science hosted...
Episode 302: Inspiring Women in STEMM 2025 Part 2
Last week, you heard from two of this year’s cohort of the Inspiring Women in STEMM Fellowship. This week, we have Rose Aawulenaa and Dilini Manage on...
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...