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11/09/2024

Talking with Danny at 30.54 about this incredible story: https://www.science.org/content/article/slathering-mice-common-food-dye-turns-their-skin-transparent

Tune in and download the app at http://www.westbremerradio.com.au to listen to Australia’s most annoying but never boring digital radio announcer, Danny P Hoyland. Tune in for: Tell your friends to get tuned by Radio’s Doctor Read more…

04/09/2024

The perils of paper cuts and how to make a papermachete.

Download the app at http://www.westbremerradio.com.au to listen to Australia’s most annoying but never boring Digital Radio Announcer, Danny P Hoyland. Tune in for: Catch the little bloke with the big tonsils, Danny P Hoyland! Listen Read more…

26/08/2024

Recording from me talking with Danny Hoyland on last Saturday’s show: go to 33.43 to hear about the age of Western Australia’s iron ore, how it formed and what it looks like when it’s just come out of the ground.

Oh, and Dr Deb Mills at around 42 mins is talking about whooping cough. Excellent listen.

Listen to Australia’s most annoying but never boring Digital Radio Announcer, Danny P Hoyland.

24/11/2022

West Bremer Radio 19 November 2022: honeybees are living half as long as they did 50 years ago.

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As if bees aren't in enough trouble, a new paper shows how the lifespan of the adult honeybee appears to have shrunk by nearly half in the past 50 years.

16/11/2022

I was delighted to work on this Investment Plan and look forward to the fantastic research their datasets will enable in coming years.

The Population Health Research Network answers really important questions about our health and wellbeing and I was privileged to work on their Investment Plan 2023-2028, which is now available.

16/10/2022

My favourite time of year!

It only takes 20 minutes, can be done literally anywhere and there’s a super helpful field guide in case you don’t recognise what you’re seeing.

The starts TOMORROW and runs til Oct 23!

Last year we had over 100k people count birds, and 4,936,509 birds counted. Will we crack 5 million this year?

It takes 20 minutes, is super easy, and today's your last chance to register. Head to: https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

15/09/2022

West Bremer Radio, 10 September: the earliest evidence found of successful amputation, an incredible 31,000 years ago.

Listen live, Saturday 7.40 am: https://westbremerradio.com/stream-live-now/

When I think of amputation before modern medicine, I tend to think of brutal anaesthetic-free operations from the 1700s. But a skeleton from Borneo with an amputated left lower leg dates back to 31,000 years ago - the oldest ever recorded.

07/09/2022

West Bremer Radio 3 September: drought is ravaging much of the world, but it is also revealing much of our past that was previously underwater.

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Much of the northern hemisphere is in drought, which is damaging farm economies, forcing water restrictions and causing massive fires. Millions of people, animals and fish are suffering. However, dry rivers are revealing much from the past.

17/08/2022

West Bremer Radio 13 August: thinking too much just might be poisoning your brain.

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Have you ever been exhausted after thinking too much? It's likely the build-up of glutamate is poisoning your neurons.

05/08/2022

West Bremer Radio 6 August: Science Week! The National Science Quiz is on Sunday night online and at Fed Square in Melbourne. Lots of other events online and in person near you.

05/08/2022

Because the internet (and our house) is ruled by cats and I’m fascinated with domestication. This is a great explanation of how it probably happened.

31/07/2022

West Bremer Radio 30 July: turns out exercise is important for reducing your mortality risk.

https://finbracken.com/2022/07/31/get-up-get-out-and-get-moving/