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Thursday
15th December-
Scientists Catch a Glimpse of the 'God Particle'
- Show
- Morning Magazine
- Presenter
- Caitlin Nienaber
The holy grail of particle physics may have been seen.
The Higgs Boson, the so-called ‘God Particle’, is crucial in our understanding of the universe.
Scientists working at the giant underground Atom Smasher in Switzerland think that they have more »
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Tuesday
22nd November-
Talk the Talk - Linguistic Savings
- Show
- Morning Magazine
- Presenter
- Jamie Macdonald
An economist has determined that the difference in rates of savings between countries can be put down to language. Does having a future tense make you see the future dfferently? Just how important is language to perception? UWA linguist Daniel Midgley investigates the claims on this episode of Talk the Talk. more »
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Tuesday
15th November-
Talk the Talk - Yucca Mountain Warning
- Show
- Morning Magazine
- Presenter
- Jamie Macdonald
Radioactive waste takes a long time to decay. In the meantime, you have to warn people to stay away from it. But how do you make a warning sign that will still be understandable to people 10,000 years in the future? UWA linguist Daniel Midgley examines the problem of Yucca Mountain on this episode of Talk the Talk. more »
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Monday
14th November-
WA Rhodes Scholar
- Show
- Morning Magazine
- Presenter
- Justine Dandy
What do Bob Hawke, Kim Beazley and Rachel Paterson have in common?
I’ll save you the trouble of fumbling about on your google machine and tell you that they’re all WA Rhodes Scholars.
Rachel Paterson is the latest West Australian to win what is known as the world’s oldest and most prestigious international graduate scholarship, giving her the chance to study at Britain’s prestigious Oxford University… more »
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Tuesday
8th November-
Talk the Talk - Spoke differently they?
- Show
- Morning Magazine
- Presenter
- Jamie Macdonald
What was early human language like? A pair of researchers think they’ve reconstructed early human syntax from as early as 50,000 years ago. But have they got it right? How can we know about languages that no longer exist? UWA linguist Daniel Midgley surveys the evidence on this week’s Talk the Talk. more »
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