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Award-winning independent #STEMM content, based in lutruwita/Tasmania, run by volunteers! | Radio | Podcast 🎙| #STEMMforALL | Eureka Prize '23 open.spotify.com/show/1rEIZoEAaieRu…

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Young Tasmanians take over the mic! 🎙️ Echo, Lily and Amanda meet Luke Cripps of Alluvium Water Cremations and Daniel Bar-Ness of Giant Tree Expeditions to explore sustainable business, nature and hope. Listen now! #Tasmania #ClimateEducation #STEMM @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tune in to this week’s episode to hear from Dr Jennifer Payne about STEMPals: the program connecting school kids with scientist penpals. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #microbiology #diseasebiology #stemliteracy #curiosity
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This week, marine science communicator and educator Dekota Marks joins us to talk science communication, ocean literacy, and her research at UTAS. Hear more about the Big Fish Game in last week’s episode with Matt Testoni! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #MarineScience #OceanLiteracy
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tune in to this week’s episode to hear Matt Testoni from the Big Fish team talk about how the new card game is making waves! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #fish #ecology #engagement #outreach #community
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🎶 This week, we are joined by music therapist Zach Von Bertouch from Sonic Siblings Music Therapy who shares his journey into music therapy and its powerful role in palliative care. 🎧 Listen to the episode via our website or on your favourite podcast platform!
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
How do we inspire the next generation of Earth scientists? 🌏 Hannah heads to #GeoSciEdX2026 to meet educators, researchers & outreach leaders bringing geoscience to life through real data, games, technology and hands-on learning. #scicomm #stemmpodcast @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This week on That's What I Call Science, Caitlin McLeod takes us through her journey from science camps and remote school workshops to travelling Australia with Questacon and working in community engagement for Tasmania's medical research sector. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📻 Happy World Radio Day! From studios to field recordings, That's What I Call Science has been sharing science stories with communities through radio for years. A huge thank you to our guests, volunteers, and listeners for being part of the journey. #WorldRadioDay #CommunityRadio #TWICS
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🦐 What can Tasmania's mountain shrimp tell us about evolution, cave life and climate change? This week we chat with Josh Greenhill, an evolutionary ecologist studying one of Tasmania's most fascinating hidden creatures. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #YoungTassieScientists
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Something strange has arrived… 👽✨ Join us for Arrival, followed by a panel of STEM experts exploring topics on language, cognition, and astronomy. 🗓 23 Aug | 🕕 5PM | 📍 Bevs Hobart 🎟️ Register now: tickets.beakerstreet.com.au/Events/FROM-... First contact. New questions. Real science. #FactToFiction
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🌌 Young Tassie Scientists Mini-Series 🌌 How do you study black holes that are millions of light years away? This week we chat with Sophie Young, a UTAS astrophysics PhD candidate and Young Tassie Scientist who uses supercomputers to create virtual galaxies and investigate powerful black hole jets.
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New Ep. 👀 👀 Tune in to hear from Sam Verne, a science communicator and cosmologist who explores how light travels through moving galaxies in the far, far away. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #cosmology #lightning #crystals #explosions #physics #outreach @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In this episode, Thomas Verne, a Masters candidate at the Tasmanian Institute for Agriculture, talks about his research into probiotic development for disease-resistant potatoes. Listen to the episode via our website (link in bio) @edgeradio993fm #scicomm #YoungTassieScientists #Agriculture #STEMM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
🌱 World Mangrove Day 🌱 (Officially International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem) Mangroves are incredible coastal ecosystems that protect shorelines, support biodiversity, and store large amounts of carbon, helping to fight climate change. 🌏 (1/2)
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
How do reefs recover and how are algal turf communities reshaping our underwater ecosystems? 🪸🌊 This week we chat with Paula Ruiz, a marine ecologist and her research on reef recovery. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #YoungTassieScientists #marineecology #marineconservation #womeninscience
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If computing takes your fancy, you can check out our recent episode about the National Museum of Computing in the UK and the incredible electrical achievements of the last century! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #computing #codebreaking #museum #technology #electricalengineering @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If you loved our Episode from this week, be sure to catch our previous ones. Two weeks ago, we chatted to ecologist Kate Lacey about her adventures across the world with incredible animals! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #ecology #nature #pinemartens #conservation #zoology @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Have you tuned in to Ep. 332 yet? Margaux Didion-Gency's exciting new research reveals that leaf shape may influence plant heat tolerance, listen to hear more! @creaf.cat @snsf.ch @kateplantphys.bsky.social #heatwave #climatechange #climateextremes #leaves #adaption #Scicomm
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Wherever you are in the world, June 28 is International Pride Day. Today, we celebrate the courage to live authentically, the diversity that makes our communities stronger, and the ongoing pursuit of equality, and inclusion for all. Happy International Pride Day! 🏳️‍🌈❤️ #Pride #InternationalPrideDay
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🌳 Trees are nature's climate archives. This week on That’s What I Call Science, we chat with Dr Kathryn Allen about tree rings, climate history, environmental change and the fieldwork adventures behind dendroclimatology. #Tasmania #scicomm #ClimateScience #stemmpodcast
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
In this episode, Dr Hannah Moore sits down with geologist Dr Yamila Cajal to uncover the science of how copper forms, how we find it, and why it matters more than ever. For more episodes - @thatssciencetas @edgeradio993fm #stemmpodcast #twics #science #Geology #Copper #WomenInScience
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
🌊 Happy World Oceans Day! 🌊 The ocean plays a vital role in regulating our climate, supporting biodiversity, and sustaining communities around the globe. (1/2)
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
What happens underground when a mine closes? And how do we store water beneath the earth for drought? This week Dr Elise Tuuri chats with hydrogeologist Dr Birte Moser about the hidden world of groundwater. 🎧Listen now, link in bio! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #groundwater
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
🌱 World Environment Day 🌏 Today we celebrate the people, ideas, and innovations helping to protect our planet. Let’s keep learning, staying curious, and working towards a healthier, more sustainable future. #WorldEnvironmentDay #Sustainability #TWICS
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This week, join Olly overseas in Oxford as she talks to Professor Lady Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome, about her career in forensic anthropology. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #forensicscience #law #anthropology #bones @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
May 26th is National Sorry Day, a day to remember and acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly removed from from their families, communities and Country. #NRW2026 #NationalSorryDay
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
🦠 Avian influenza is a term that lots of us have heard, sometimes in scary scenarios. In Antarctica and on sub-antarctic islands, avian influenza is currently rearing its ugly head.
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New episode of That's What I Call Science is out now! We sat down with Dr. Andrew Turner from DonateLife Tasmania to talk organ donation: the science, the humanity, and the conversation you need to have with your family. Listen now, link in bio! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
🏳️‍🌈 IDAHOBIT , 17 May 🏳️‍🌈 Today we stand together for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. This year’s theme, “At the heart of democracy,” reminds us that inclusive communities are built through collective action, allyship, and respect. (1/2)
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
❄️🫀🐟 This week on TWICS: Antarctic sea ice, cardiovascular health & Tasmania’s sand flathead! Ahead of @pintofscienceau, we chat with Dr Johannes Lohse, Vimarsha Kodithuwakku & Rachel Breslin about the science behind their upcoming Hobart talks 🍻 #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Find out why 'would I put my cows here?’ Is a key question in Henna Tyyskä’s research. Come on a journey under the forest floor to understand how history affects forest fungi! @uab.cat @creaf.cat @kateplantphys.bsky.social #fungi #ecology #forest #landusechange #genetics #Sciart #Scicomm
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
What do Electrics, leaves and space have in common? ⚡🌿🌌 Listen to this week’s ep, and Marc will tell you! @kateplantphys.bsky.social #scicomm #stemmpodcast #science #maths #electrics #leaves #ClimateChange #Scicomm
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Last week, NASA’s Artemis II mission completed its historic journey around the Moon and safely returned to Earth, marking the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years 🌕 Here’s to the engineers, scientists, astronauts, and dreamers who make human spaceflight possible 💫 #ArtemisII #STEMM #TWICS
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
How do we “see” underwater using sound? 🌊🎧 This week, Dr Haley Viehman joins TWICS to talk hydroacoustics, fish behaviour, and the future of ocean energy ⚡🐟 #Hydroacoustics #OceanEnergy #TWICS #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
In this week’s episode, we talk with Ella Burgun about her Master’s research in forensic shark genetics, using molecular tools to identify species in liver and fish oils, the risks to deep‑sea sharks like gulpers, and her new sci‑comm role at Echoview. 🌊✨ #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Have you listened to our new Ep yet? Is science communication changing? What’s it like working in the field? Dr Simon Torok and Dr Cintya Dharmayanti from Scientell join us to answer these questions. #Tasmania #scicomm #sciencecommunication #outreach #pharmaceuticalsciences @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Dr Lucette Adet takes us on a journey through the 'magic place' that is the topical forest of the Congo Basin✨🍃. Hear about Lucette's research to uncover how tropical trees function and cope with change. @kateplantphys.bsky.social #scicomm #stemmpodcast #Forest #Trees #Tropics #ClimateChange
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Busy, beautiful forests🌳, lasers and satellites🛰️. Our first episode back for the year is brimming with life and complexity, just like the forests that Laura studies as a PhD student at @uab.cat & @creaf.cat @kateplantphys.bsky.social #scicomm #stemmpodcast #Forest #Trees #Ecology #ClimateChange
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
We’re excited to highlight one of the brilliant student entries from STEMM Solutions: Abigail McCallum dives into the European rabbit plague affecting Kentish, Tasmania. 🎧 Hear Abigail’s full story and her STEMM Solution on Episode 311 of That’s What I Call Science! #TWICS #Tasmania #YouthInSTEM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
✨ International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 Feb) ✨ Today we celebrate the curiosity, creativity, and courage of women and girls in science and the many ways they are reshaping what STEMM looks like. (1/2) #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInScience #STEMM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Tune in this week as we discuss the use of science in science fiction in books and films with Austin and Richard from the 2 To Ramble podcast! #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #sciencefiction #facts #creativity #discussion #writing #authors #movies @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Humans with computer implants have reported feeling part-machine. It sounds like science fiction but it’s real life! We explore the concept of human-computer technology with Associate Professor Frederic Gilbert, and question the ethics behind the companies who are developing these technologies.
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
This week’s episode is all about electrical engineering and blackouts. Tune in to hear Dr. Pooyan Alinaghi Hosseinabadi tell us how we can keep those pesky lights on. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #electrical #engineering #renewable #energy #powersystems
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Sheep 🐑, vineyards 🍇🍷, and solar ☀️– the trio you never saw coming! Tune in this week to hear Ganesh Pandey tell us all about agrivoltaic systems. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #agrivoltaic #climate #engineering #agriculture #solar @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
CoLab pairs scientists with high schoolers, who, after workshops and lab visits, make art out of research! This week, Ella and Anna hear from some scientists about their experiences with CoLab. We also hear from the students themselves about how they found diving into the artistic side of science.
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Happy International STEMM Day! 🧪🌏 Here’s to the ideas, discoveries, and innovations that keep shaping our world for the better. #STEMM #InternationalSTEMMDay #TWICS
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Tune in to hear Frederic Gilbert, Soonja Yeom, and Mikaela Green discussing the STEMM themes of the classic sci-fi film Total Recall (1990). #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #memory #sciencefiction #neuroscience #film #panel #ethics #persuasivetechnology
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This week, we’ve got two more Inspiring Women in STEMM for you to meet! Rose, an agricultural scientist, and Dilini, a supply chain decarbonisation researcher. #Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #inspiring #womeninSTEMM #agriculture #supplychain #decarbonisation @EdgeRadio993FM
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
We’re launching STEMM Solutions for Our Island! 🌏 A new TWICS competition empowering girls, femme & non-binary students in Tasmania to create solutions for local issues using STEMM. Because science is for everyone. Find out more here: thatsscience.org/stemm-soluti... #STEMM #GirlsInSTEM #TWICS
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
💚 World Mental Health Day 💚 Mental Health Australia’s theme for this year is Connect with your community. Reminding us that mental health thrives when we feel safe, supported, and seen. A community can take any shape, from loved ones, friends, volunteer groups to a local book/running club. (1/2)
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