The Science Hour

Are you missing your weekly dose of science radio? Well have we got a treat for you! The Science Hour alumnus Andrew Katsis is striking out with his own half hour show, and it starts TODAY!

Tune in to 90.7 SYN FM at 4:30pm to hear the debut of "A Science Story". Or you can listen in online at http://syn.org.au/.

Today's show is all about insect stings, featuring KILLER BEES!

Let Andrew know what you think about his first show, or hit him up with insecty questions on 0427 767 767 and also check out the accompanying blog:

http://asciencestory.wordpress.com/ where there will be podcasts

A Science Story “Episode One” Airs TodayFebruary 7, 2014by akatsisLeave a commentWelcome to A Science Story! Put down that pocket watch, because the long wait is officially over: episode one will debut this very afternoon (Saturday, February 8). So tune in at […]Read Article →

The Science Hour and friends celebrate their 34th show at the SYN studios with a load of fun science stories, awesome music and lots of party food!

Charles has phoned in with his favourite scientific discovery... that of evolution by Charles Darwin! Now a fundamental of biology, it's hard to imagine a time before the the knowledge of evolution.

Incredible FIRST-EVER photo of chemical bonds taken by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory http://petapixel.com/2013/05/31/scientists-take-amazing-high-res-photos-of-molecules-forming-chemical-bonds/

Chloe is currently speaking to us about her favourite discovery- Chemical bonds!

Check out this really cute explanation of chemical bonds by a 16 year old student!

"The story starts with me and you, a positive ion and negative, too. There's millions of you that I could choose from, but you're the one for me 'cause you're the closest one..."

10th Grader's Romantic Music Video (Explaining Chemical Bonds) Talk about a close bond with your chemistry homework.

What would happen if the world lost Oxygen for 5 seconds?

Every building made out of concrete would turn to dust.
The oceans would evaporate and bleed into space.
Everyone's inner ear would explode.

For more... here is that video Liz was speaking about!

What Would Happen If The World Lost Oxygen For 5 Seconds? Source: http://www.quora.com/Hypothetical-Questions/What-would-happen-if-oxygen-were-to-disappear-for-5-seconds http://www.quora.com/Earth/What-would-happen-...

Simon is currently talking about gymnasts, conditioning and building healthy muscles, or more specifically, on building a healthy core (he is trying to heal and strengthen his back after a recent injury).

Sila is discussing Nature VS Nurture (her favourite topic), highlighting cases that show some parts of who you are are down to your genes, while others are a product of your environment!

Tom just talked about the lack of scientific method in the movies and we asked you if you knew of a movie that showed the scientific method of testing a hypothesis.

Apart from How to Train Your Dragon and Contagion, we found this page that highlights a few more!

SMARTER TEACHER: Scientific Method in the Movies Sharing a quarter century of teaching, the Smarter Teacher blog will focus upon the Three C's: Think Critically - Communicate Clearly - Work Collaboratively. The Three C's of education are the most important skills necessary for teachers to develop in the students entrusted to their care. "The illit...

Harpy eagle takes out poor defenseless sloth. Equal parts hilarious and horrifying!

Harpy eagle grabs the sloth A very large eagle grabs the poor sloth from the tree.

Want to hear more about the secret s*x lives of the animal kingdom?

Well luckily for you, Ella has written a blog post about it!

Let’s do it like they do on the Discovery Channel Evolution is simply remarkable. The sheer number of tactics employed by animals to successfully pass on their genes is astounding. So I thought I’d have a little fun today mentioning some of the st...

Andrew just told us about the sophisticated signalling of honeybees, who perform a "waggle dance" to tell other bees about food sources!