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Lab Notes: How maths explains nature's weirdness - The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Lab Notes: How maths explains nature's weirdness - The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Update: 2025-12-09
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A huge cold blob of air above Antarctica and bushfires spreading along ridgelines don't appear to have anything in common, yet the strange behaviour of these natural phenomena — and many others — can be understood and explained by mathematics. 

You can binge more episodes of the Lab Notes podcast with science journalist and presenter Belinda Smith on the ABC Listen app (Australia). You'll find episodes on animal behaviour, human health, space exploration and so much more.

Get in touch with us: labnotes@abc.net.au

Featuring:

  • Chantelle Blachut, mathematician at UNSW Canberra
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Lab Notes: How maths explains nature's weirdness - The Science Show - Separate stories podcast

Lab Notes: How maths explains nature's weirdness - The Science Show - Separate stories podcast