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Sunday Extra presents a lively mix of national and international affairs, analysis and investigation, as well as a lighter touch.
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It is the most important thing we all possess, yet many of our body’s parts and processes are a mystery: why does blood have types? How do hormones work? And what do tonsils actually do? Brisbane university lecturers Dr Matt Barton and Dr Mike Todorovic have been diligently breaking down complex bodily processes and parts of the human anatomy via a hugely popular YouTube channel and podcast called Dr Matt and Dr Mike.
This week's mystery caller spreads south down the east coast in the warmer months – the Australian Rufous Fantail.
Future Nostalgia is a project from the University of Cambridge Library, taking on the archiving of Britain's floppy disks, from the lectures of Stephen Hawkings, to the writings of Neil Kinnock. Although there are many challenges accessing and reading the archaic data technology, for project lead, Dr. Leontien Talboom, that's what makes it so fun. Guest: Dr. Leontien Talboom, Technical Analyst with the Digital Preservation team at Cambridge University Library.
In 1986 an explosive Radio National investigation revealed that hundreds of Nazi collaborators and war criminals had settled in Australia after the Second World War.
In the last 18 months there have been moves to ban greyhound racing in New Zealand, Scotland, Wales and Tasmania. What are the tipping points that make the industry no longer politically and financially viable?Guest: Dr Mia Cobb, Animal Welfare Scientist, University of Melbourne Veterinary School
Cop30 is underway in Brazil and for the first time the theme Information Integrity is part of the COP agenda. Climate disinformation is increasing exponentially with the rise of AI and social media refusing to monitor the integrity of information on their platforms. So what are the ramifications for climate action and how will COP30 address this new climate threat? Guest: Chris Cooper, Climate Disinformation Expert, co-founder of Research and Action Hub, member of the Climate Action Against Disinformation coalition.
This week's mystery caller is a colourful inhabitant of windswept coastal habitats – the Rock Parrot.
After a disaster, before reconstruction can begin, survivors invariably face a huge and often toxic problem: debris and in particular rubble. Mobile Crisis Construction is an Australian charity that has developed technology that uses rubble to quickly produce new building materials to repair damaged buildings.
In an age of distraction we are losing a surprisingly important skill - daydreaming. According to Professor Hannes Leroy, productive daydreaming is not only essential for innovation, but for problem-solving everyday issues and when we don't make space for it, we are losing the ability to find resolutions and solutions in our lives. Guest: Hannes Leroy, Director of the Erasmus Centre for Leadership, at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
The winner of the Prime Minister's Prize for Science this year was Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska from the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at QUT. Lidia has done pioneering research into the air we breathe to safeguard public health and our environment, inlcuding during the COVID 19 pandemic. Now she wants to mandate air quality indoors.Guest: Distinguished Professor Lidia Morawska, QUT and Director of the International Laboratory of Air Quality and Health
“A giant of the Labor Party and a remarkable Australian” - that’s how Prime Minister Anthony Albanese remembered former ALP powerbroker and federal Cabinet Minister Graham Richardson, who died at the age of 76.
On 9 November 1975, Australia’s Governor General, Sir John Kerr, rang the Chief Justice of the High Court, Sir Garfield Barwick, and asked him for a meeting to discuss his intention to dismiss Prime Minister Gough Whitlam.
This month it's the Shoemaker Frog. It’s one of the many frog species that gets its common name from the sound of its call - with the call reminiscent of a shoe-maker tapping nails into the sole of a shoe!Thanks to the team at the Australian Museum's Frog Id project run by Dr Jodi Rowley
Kari Byron's time as a co-host on Mythbusters formed the core of her passion for science, but in the years since then she has turned that passion into a calling. She is now an advocate for fostering a love of STEM to younger generations, through her media company, EXPLR and the National STEM Festival which she founded and is expanding from the US to the rest of the world. Guest: Kari Byron, former co-host of Mythbusters, co-founder of EXPLR Media and director and founder of the US-based National STEM Festival.
A new mockumentary from Netflix, 1670, looks back on the absurdities of an obscure era of history - the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth, which lasted from 1569 to 1795. Central European history expert, Darius Von Guttner Sporzynski shares the nuances of the historical comedy, and the universal truths it satirises. Guest: Professor Darius von Güttner Sporzyński, Professor of History at Australian Catholic University
It's being marketed as Sunlight On-Demand. American startup Reflect Orbital is proposing a 2026 launch date for it's test satellite, which will a carry giant mirror into orbit capable of reflecting the sun's rays back to earth. But astronomers aren't convinced that the plan can work, and they have many concerns as to the side effects of these giant satellites if they did. Guest: Michael Brown, Associate Professor of Astronomy at Monash University.
The Five Eyes alliance involving Australia, the UK, US, Canada and New Zealand is an enduring and sophisticated intelligence-sharing agreement that has been critical to the security of its member nations since its birth following world war two. A proposal from the Lowy Institute would create a similar alliance in the Pacific involving Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
Parliamentary elections were held in Tanzania this week, but with the leaders of the two major opposition parties in jail or disqualified from running, the re-election of current President Samia Suluhu Hassan was inevitable. The Electoral Commission has announced the President won almost 98% of the vote. Protesters have taken to the streets demanding a new election. There are unconfirmed reports that hundreds of protesters have been killed in the violence.Guest Nosmot Gbadamosi, Nosmot Gbadamosi is a multimedia journalist and writes the Africa Brief for the journal Foreign Policy.
This week's mystery caller is a colourful summer migrant to Far North Queensland – the Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher.
Omar El Akaad was at college in 2001 when the opportunity to become a writer opened up before him. Over the following decades this path would lead him through the violence of war in Afghanistan, the hidden injustices of Guantanomo Bay and the electric energy of the Arab Spring in Egypt. It would also allow him, in 2023 to voice his anger, disgust and outrage at the images he saw coming out of Gaza, which he has stilled in his latest book, part memoir, part searing manifesto, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. Guest: Omar El Akkad, journalist and author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
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