@ScienceOnTop

A weekly podcast discussion about the latest science news. Got a news story or something you want us to talk about? Let us know at http://t.co/zaclwOMpeC!

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If you’re a scientist doing any form of public communication, outreach, myth-busting, fact-checking… this is really important
Jay Rosen
@jayrosen_nyu19 May 2020
First suggested by @GeorgeLakoff, the three-beat, "truth sandwich" method is a way of reporting on dubious claims, strategic deception and public lying WITHOUT giving undue publicity to a false or dubious claim, which can help it spread. This short thread explains... 1/
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CSIRO
@CSIRO18 Jan 2020
⁣Keep calm and.. take a nap?⠀ ⠀ Researchers have found echidnas deal with bushfires by nestling themselves into the soil & entering a sleep-like state until the fire dies out. 😴 This echidna appears to have melted spines as a result of fire. ⠀ 📷: @echidna_csi ⠀
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ScienceAlert
@ScienceAlert13 Oct 2019
WOW! Would you check out the state of preservation on this crab fossil! 🦀 It lived in the Eocene, between 56 to 33.9 million years ago. It was found at the Monte Bolga lagerstätte, a site of fossils so incredible that even the organs are sometimes preserved! ​ ​📷: @calacademy
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Mark Skillington@Skillo21411 Oct 2019
Replying to @ScienceOnTop
@scienceontop If the shoo fits: cows painted with zebra stripes keep flies in line theguardian.com/world/2019/o…

If the shoo fits: cows painted with zebra stripes keep flies in line

Insect bites can be significantly cut using a cunning disguise, researchers find

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Katie Mack
@AstroKatie27 Sep 2019
Right now, in the center of the Sun, there's a nuclear reaction converting hydrogen to helium, producing neutrinos, photons, & positrons. A neutrino from this reaction will pass through you just over eight minutes from now. The photons won't arrive for at least 100,000 years.
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Spiders are threatened by climate change – and even the biggest arachnophobes should be worried. @SS_Henriques bit.ly/32gQMUK
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11th February is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. There are events all around the world, participate! => ow.ly/hQUb30nq2qX #WomeninScience4SDGs #February11 #GirlsinScience4SDGs @Girls4SDGs @WomenScienceDay
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the deep irony here is that the coalition is literally falling apart before our eyes due to a lack of the “soft skills” of teamwork and critical thinking.
ABC News
@abcnews10 Dec 2018
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan wants to revamp the national curriculum, saying Australian schools need to go "back to basics" reading, writing and maths before worrying about "soft skills" like teamwork and critical thinking ab.co/2SEzpbl
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Victorian Senior Australian of the Year is 89-year-old Melbourne mathematician Alison Harcourt. Her work has influenced the Electoral Act and changed the way we vote, for the better. And she is still tutoring the next generation of young students! #ausoftheyear #VICforWomen
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Space Geek@Space___Geek10 Oct 2018
Great night of astronomy talks with @starstryder & the folks from @ScienceOnTop - Thanks for a great night....now I’m off to log onto Cosmo Quest.
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If you're unable to make it tonight, you can see @starstryder in Carlton tomorrow at 7pm for a talk on how new technologies are revolutionising astronomy followed by a live @ScienceOnTop podcast recording. eventbrite.com.au/e/the-astr… – at Melbourne, Victoria
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This is a worthy thread. Bookmark it! #hayabusa2 #Ryugu
HAYABUSA2@JAXA@haya2e_jaxa27 Sep 2018
Our MINERVA-II1 rovers have sent back more images from the surface of Ryugu! Let’s take a look at these images in detail. On September 23, 2018, We were able to confirm that Rover-1B hopped! [1/6] hayabusa2.jaxa.jp/en/topics/…
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Dear Australia, Want to hear me talk? In person? You can! Here are your options: Tues Oct 9 @MBObservatory mtburnettobservatory.org/ind… Wed Oct 10 @Scienceontop eventbrite.com.au/e/the-astr… Weekend Oct 13-14 Skepticon convention.skeptics.com.au/
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Teddy Tingley@mickvagg23 Jun 2018
This is a great podcast, with dedicated well-read hosts who provide witty and intelligent discourse. xitter.cf/scicomau/status/101048…
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National Geographic
@NatGeo10 Jun 2018
Even at the very beginning of her life, it was clear that Margaretha Zelle would become someone extraordinary on.natgeo.com/2LCf6b8
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Science On Top@ScienceOnTop8 Jun 2018
SoT 298: Streptococcus Galactica - Advantages of jaundice, giant carnivorous invasive cloned flatworms, a successful eradication project, and the asteroid that orbits the wrong way. scienceontop.com/298
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ScienceSeeker@SciSeeker29 Nov 2017
Replying to @thermoflynamics @iamscicomm @realscientists @OvercastFM @whynotadoc @LevelUpHuman @SciNotSci @rialtalk
Our recent picks for best podcast of the week (made by @seesciences) include @SYSKPodcast @ScienceOnTop @BacterioFiles @CaraSantaMaria's #TalkNerdy and @PhysicsFM
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ScienceSeeker@SciSeeker28 Nov 2017
November 20-26 2017 #sciseekpicks ift.tt/2BgQsaU Including two #podcasts of the week from @josh_um_clark @SYSKPodcast @HowStuffWorks @reallyedbrown and @ScienceOnTop
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Australia is a global top-ten deforester – and Queensland is leading the way theconversation.com/amp/aust…
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Lewis MacKenzie@LEMacKz16 Oct 2016
Latest episode of @ScienceOnTop podcast is about the 2016 @IgNobel prizes. Highly recommended! 👌🔬
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