Our Australian Museum Eureka Prize miniseries wraps up this week with part 4, where we interview Lila Landowski. Lila was a finalist for the Celestino Eureka prize for Promoting Understanding of Science. A neuroscientist by day, she’s also presented a Tedx Talk with nearly 2 million views, and appears as a regular guest science communicator on major radio and television broadcasts. Tune in to hear how Lila turned an interest in fish slime into an award-winning career and how understanding neuroscience can help you in your everyday life! Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Co-Host: Ryan Smith Production: Ryan SmithMedia & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

For week three of our four-part Eureka Prizes mini-series, we’re joined by two members of the Sea Slug Census team: Dr Nicole Mertens and Professor Steve Smith. The Sea Slug Census was a finalist for the Innovation in Citizen Science category at the Eureka Prizes 2023, and brings together slug enthusiasts across the country to find these wonderful critters of all different sizes and colours.Tune in to the episode to hear Nicole and Steve tell Olly all about why sea slugs are so incredible, and how we can all be a part of their story. Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Production: Ryan SmithMedia & Promotion: Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)

For week two of our four-part Eureka Prizes mini-series, we’ve got a million things to talk about. More specifically, we’ve got 1 Million Turtles to talk about!Joined by three team members from the 1 Million Turtles project (James Van Dyke, Deborah Bower, and Ricky Spencer), we hear all about freshwater turtles in Australia, and how we can help them survive and thrive. We also hear what winning a Eureka Prize earlier this year means to the team.Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah)

For week two of our four-part Eureka Prizes mini-series, we’ve got a million things to talk about. More specifically, we’ve got 1 Million Turtles to talk about!Joined by three team members from the 1 Million Turtles project (James Van Dyke, Deborah Bower, and Ricky Spencer), we hear all about freshwater turtles in Australia, and how we can help them survive and thrive. We also hear what winning a Eureka Prize earlier this year means to the team.Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore)Media & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah)

Robyn Williams is a legend in science journalism. For over 50 years he has brought science stories to the airways through ABC National’s Science Show. As the founder of Australia Museum’s Eureka Prize, he joins Anna and Olly for part one of four episodes in the Eureka Prizes mini-series. They discuss the history of STEMM communication, cultural changes, and what’s kept Robyn passionate across his career. Show theme music: Kevin MacLeod Host: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Co-Host: Anna Abela (@annaoabela)Production: Simin Salarpour (@SalarpourSimin)Media & Promotion: Anna Abela (@annaoabela)

Welcome to our final episode of the Conservation of Tasmanian Plants mini-series.Today, our botany hosts Kate and Katya have the incredible privilege of chatting with Professor Greg Jordan, a paleobotanist and plant science lecturer at the University of Tasmania. Greg shares some of his career highlights and his love for Tasmanian native flora, and shows us why Tassie is such a unique place to study both fossil and living plants. His lifelong passion for botany is utterly contagious, so we guarantee you’ll walk away wanting to learn more about plants!Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Dr. Kate Johnson (@KatePlantPhys)Co-Host: Katya Bandow (@KatyaBandow)Production: Ryan SmithMedia & Promotion: Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)

It's week two of the Conservation of Tasmanian Plants mini-series, and this week Katya and Olly are chatting to Dr. Laura Williams from the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. In this episode, Laura talks us through the unique plant collections found at the gardens and the many conservation initiatives she is involved in. We also hear a little bit about her previous work monitoring plants on Macquarie Island, and her roles in natural resource management in Australia and New Zealand.Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Co-Host: Katya Bandow (@katyabandow)Production: Ryan SmithMedia & Promotion: Hannah McCleary (@mccleary_hannah) 

Kicking off our three part mini-series on the Conservation of Tasmanian Plants, today we are talking to Dr. Miguel de Salas from the Tasmanian Herbarium, a branch of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG). Join us as we chat about botany curation, plant taxonomy, dinoflagellates, and how you can get involved with plant conservation using the iNaturalist app. Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Co-Host: Katya Bandow (@katyabandow)Production: Hannah Moore (@HannahCMoore) Media & Promotion: Emma Hamasaki (@EmmaHamasaki)

Australia’s national research vessel, the RV Investigator, recently celebrated a special milestone; it set sail on its 100th voyage!Hannah and Olly sit down with Dr Ben Arthur from CSIRO’s Marine National Facility to celebrate, hear about the various voyages which have taken place over the last nine years, and ask how you might be able to join a voyage on the Investigator!Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Co-Host: Hannah McClearyProduction: Ryan SmithMedia & Promotion: Hannah McCleary

In September 2023, twelve early career researchers from across Australia were brought together in Perth to battle it out for the FameLab Australia National Finals 2023. While a winner did emerge from the competition, the real winners were the friends we made along the way. Join Olly as she hears from the finalists about their wholesome experiences in FameLab and their passions for science communication.Show theme music: Kevin MacLeodHost: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Production: Olly Dove (@olly_dove)Media & Promotion: Georgia Stewart (@ggstew25)