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The Watch And The Watchmaker: Philosophy And Intelligent Design
03 Apr 2010
Professor Elliot Sober, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, author of Evidence and Evolution: The Logic behind the Science, discusses the scientific shortfalls of Intelligent design as a scientific theory, as well as some shortfalls of Darwinism as a philosophy.
National Curriculum Year 10
'Genomic Zoo' To Unlock Vertebrate Secrets
05 Nov 2009
This article is a report by a journalist about the Genome 10K Project which plans to map the genomes of 10 000 vertebrates. Australian scientists believe that the project will provide better understanding of the role played by genes in disease. The project will collect samples from around the world...
National Curriculum Year 10
Feeding The Birds Changes Species
04 Dec 2009
This article describes the research of German scientists into the possibility that humans feeding a particular group of birds has brought about genetic changes in the bird populations and the possibility that in the future a new species of bird may emerge.
National Curriculum Year 10
Echidna Ancestors Swam With Platypuses
22 Sep 2009
This article is a report on the work of a number of Australian scientists related to the evolution of the Echidna and its genetic link to the Platypus. The scientists use DNA analysis to suggest that the Echidna was once an aquatic animal and is more closely linked to the Platypus than previously...
National Curriculum Year 10
Charles Darwin
14 Feb 2009
Alan Saunders and Natasha Mitchell co-host a discussion between a number of scientists and philosophers about the impact of Darwinism on our society as a whole, as part of a series of events celebrating 200 years since Darwin's birth. Individuals point out the links between philosophy and...
National Curriculum Year 10
Robotic Mimicry
21 May 2009
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley are convinced they are offering a breakthrough in robot design comparable to the way the PC revolutionised computing. Their study of living organisms has offered insights which they have adapted to the world's first robotic cockroach. Dr...
National Curriculum Year 9
Megafauna
20 May 2010
Reporter Dr Paul Willis visits Cuddie Springs, a rich fossil site in North Western NSW. The site is unique in that it provides a slice through time (about 900,000 years of prehistory). Dr Judith Field from Sydney University has been working this site for 20 years. The local Aboriginal community has...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Grand Daddy Fish
10 Sep 2009
The program is a report about recent fossil finds that are the earliest examples of separate males and females in vertebrates and show copulation and internal fertilization as we know it today. This discovery helps complete some gaps in our understanding of the evolution of reproduction in...
National Curriculum Year 8
Frogman
27 Aug 2009
The program catches up with the winner of the 2009 Eureka Prize for "Early Career Species Discovery", Dr Conrad Hoskins. His research area is taxonomy, the discovery and classification of new species. The program shows his fieldwork in the rainforests of Queensland, new discoveries...
National Curriculum Year 10
Finches
04 Jun 2009
Mark Horstman reports on the extraordinary sex life of the Gouldian Finch. Research by scientists from Macquarie University provides new information about mating behaviour that links colour, genetics and natural selection. This knowledge is being used in a program to increase populations of these...
National Curriculum Year 10
