Podcast appearances and mentions of alanta colley

This week, Chris talks to rehabilitation specialist Professor Steven Faux about his new book on Long Covid, to find out what we know about it and its causes, and current best practice for treatment and recovery. We also speak to comedian Alanta Colley about the Sci Fight comedy debates, with the next event on 2 May 2024 discussing Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implants.Long Covid by Professor Steven Faux, https://www.murdochbooks.com/search?page=1&keyword=long%20covidSci Fight Science Comedy Debates, https://www.scifight.com.au/

0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:04:10 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Redefining Beauty, one tongue press at a time? Can keeping your mouth shut make you more attractive? While some people believe so, it may not be for the same reasons you think. Adrienne Hill has an interesting conversation with Kat McLeod to discuss the controversial beauty trend and viral sensation known as "mewing"; the origins and the myths. 0:19:08 Alanta Colley - Live Show Trick or Treatment at Melbourne International Comedy Festival : 25- 31 March Big pharma gets a bad rap, but what about big chakra? Could horse de-wormers cure a global pandemic? Can I mainline the placebo effect? Come on a science comedy journey through the wild and weird and occasionally effective world of alternative medicine with Alanta Colley as your test subject. https://www.alantacolley.com/upcoming-gigs https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/trick-or-treatment 0:28:46 Australian Skeptics Newsletter What skeptical news has caught the eye of Tim Mendham this week? Read by Adrienne Hill. http://www.skeptics.com.au 0:41:14 A Chat with Dr Eugenie Scott In a follow up interview, Dr Eugenie Scott expands her thoughts on the development of human teeth. Also how you can get involved in the San Francisco Bay Area Skeptics. https://baskeptics.org

Returning guest, author Amie Kaufman heads back to the Chalk with Liz and Ben to face the rough music in a bumper-size discussion of the penultimate Tiffany Aching book, 2010's I Shall Wear Midnight. Tiffany Aching, nearly sixteen, is no longer an apprentice. Now two years under the witch's hat, she cares for those as can't care for themselves, and deals with the harsh realities of rural life. But all is not well in the Chalk: the unending need for its only witch is pushing Tiffany to the edge, and an act of violence - and its consequences - test her limits. Roland, the Baron's son, is engaged - but not to Tiffany. While he's away, the old Baron dies, and Tiffany must fetch him home to take his place. And on top of all that, something is stirring: something old and evil that stirs up old prejudices and fears about witches - and is aiming them directly at Tiffany Aching... Content note: this episode contains discussion of (fictional) intimate partner and family violence, miscarriage and suicide.If you or anyone you know needs help, use the Wikipedia list of crisis lines to find one local to you. Nearly three years after she danced the Dark Morris and kissed the Wintersmith, we rejoin Tiffany Aching, who is discovering that even fixing her mistakes can have consequences. But is this really a book for younger readers - or even young adults - when it includes some of the heaviest stuff of any Discworld novel? Does it all hang together, or are there a few ideas fighting each other in this plot? Who knew what and when about the Cunning Man, and is he Pratchett's creepiest villain yet? What spill words do you not say when you're listening to the show? Join in the conversation using the hashtag #Pratchat66 on social media! Returning guest Amie Kaufman is the author of (so far) twenty novels for middle grade and young adult audiences, including the Illuminae Files and Aurora Cycle sci-fi trilogies with Jay Kristoff; the Elementals, Starbound and Unearthed series with Meagan Spooner, and the World Between Blinks books with Ryan Graudin. For Pratchett fans she recommends her upcoming YA fantasy novel Isles of the Gods, launching in May 2023. As mentioned in the episode, Amie also produces two podcasts about writing: Amie Kaufman on Writing, a 10-minute masterclass on writing techniques, and Pub Dates, in which she and co-writer Meagan Spooner take you behind the scenes on writing and publishing a novel, and what comes after. For more of Amie's exploits visit amiekaufman.com or sign up for her Substack newsletter Finding North. As usual, you can find notes and errata for this episode on our web site. Catch Liz in person when she's one of the speakers for the Sci-Fight science comedy debate “Should we fear AI?” on Thursday, 13 April 2023 at Howler in Melbourne! It's hosted by previous guest Alanta Colley and features a great line-up of comedians, writers and scientists. Get all the details and book tickets vis moshtix. Next month, now that we've met all the characters who'll appear in it, we'll be playing and discussing the 2013 board game The Witches: A Discworld Game, designed by Martin Wallace! Send us your questions using the hashtag #Pratchat67, and if you're a subscriber, watch out for an unboxing video via our Ko-Fi page soon. And while our plans for #Pratchat68 in June aren't quite fixed yet, here's an earlier than usual heads up that in July we'll be discussing the fourth Long Earth novel, The Long Utopia, with returning guest Deanne Sheldon-Collins. Those books are long, so you might want to get started now! Send in your questions for that one using the hashtag #Pratchat69 - or drop us an email at chat@pratchatpodcast.com.

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way. This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure?  Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species?  What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting?  Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls.  Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way. This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure?  Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species?  What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting?  Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls.  See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way. This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure?  Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species?  What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting?  Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls.  Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way.This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure? Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species? What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting? Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way.This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure? Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species? What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting? Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls.  See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What convinced the Nobel judges to give her the first Nobel Prize? What's a little curie? What did she hoard in her youthful life of crime? It's time to laboriously stir our mix of pitchblende to find the uranium of truth. Featuring comedians Vidya Rajan, Alanta Colley and writer Laura Elvery

Science comedian and public health nerd Alanta Colley joins Liz and Ben on their second trip through Discworld into Roundworld, as they join Rincewind and the wizards of Unseen University in Pratchett's second collaboration with Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen: 2002's The Science of Discworld II: The Globe. While on a team-building exercise in the woods near Unseen University, Archchancellor Mustrum Ridcully and his faculty are accidentally swept along when something makes its way through the Discworld into Roundworld. That something turns out to be elves - nasty, parasitic lifeforms who feast on the imagination and emotions of others. Roundworld - the universe in a bottle created by the wizards' experiments, which somehow runs without any magic - has been altered by their presence. Now the wizards - including Rincewind, the long-suffering Egregious Professor of Cruel and Unusual Geography - have to find a way to get rid of them without dooming the local human population in the process... Having entirely missed humankind in The Science of Discworld, the wizards are back for another go! And so are science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen - but this time, they don't want to explain cosmology, basic physics and the history of the Earth, but instead sell you on the idea that storytelling is the essential ingredient that makes humans...human. Are we really Pans narrans, the storytelling chimpanzee, rather than Homo sapiens, the "wise man"? Is it wise to write a popular science book with an author who will guarantee the book will be read again twenty years later - and to include some "cutting edge" science, no less? What do a debunked psychological experiment, the term "overcommitment", and filthy explanations of fairytales have to do with it? And who's this shrewd and world-wise street wizard named Rincewind, and can we have some more of his adventures please? Let us know what you think using the hashtag #Pratchat47 on social media, and join in the conversation! Guest Alanta Colley is a comedian, science communicator and storyteller whose solo shows include Parasites Lost (about parasites), Days of Our Hives (about beekeeping) and The Origin of Faeces (you can probably work that one out yourself). She also wrote and performed the "comedy experiment" You Chose Poorly with our own Ben McKenzie. Since 2017 Alanta has also been the host and producer of Sci Fight, a series of comedy science debates; both Ben and Liz have been guest speakers, along with previous Pratchat guests Anna Ahveninen (#Pratchat35) and Nicholas J Johnson (#Pratchat38). You can hear Ben and Anna's last appearance on Sci Fight in this episode of the Climactic podcast, or see the first online debate for Melbourne Science Gallery on YouTube here. Visit scifight.com.au to sign up to the mailing list, and you can find Alanta as @lannyopolis on Twitter and Instagram, via Facebook or at alantacolley.com. You can find out more about what Liz has been writing by following her as @ElizabethFlux on Twitter or Instagram. As usual, you can find notes and errata for this episode on our web site. Next episode we read one of the few precious Discworld novels left to us, though luckily we got a little preview this time around; yes, we're joining up with Susan, Death and the history monks for the very timely Thief of Time, which we'll be discussing with journalist Ben Riley! Send us your questions using the hashtag #Pratchat48, or get them in via email: chat@pratchatpodcast.com

Writer and editor Deanne Sheldon-Collins joins Liz and Ben as they return to the infinite worlds of the Long Earth to discuss Pratchett's second collaboration with Stephen Baxter: 2013's The Long War. It's now ten years since anti-stepping extremists nuked natural stepper and explorer Joshua Valienté's home town of Madison on the original "Datum" Earth. Joshua has since settled down with pioneer Helen Green and become mayor of Hell-Knows-Where, a thriving town established more than a million steps West of the Datum. But Sally Linsay, fellow far stepper, soon arrives to ask Joshua for help. Trouble is brewing in the Long Earth: humanity's relationship with the species they call "trolls" is deteriorating. Tensions are rising between the American government and the far-flung colonies in its "footprint" on other worlds. And on another world barely visited by humans, other species make plans to push the humans back where they came from... The multi-threaded cosy travelogue continues in (probably) Pratchett's second-longest novel. More Earths, more characters, and more non-humans! A sense of potential disaster looms in every other chapter, while the characters and narrative ponder humanity's relationship with Earth, and the ways in which society might respond to twenty-five years of unlimited resources and living room. Does this still feel like Pratchett to you? What did you think of the women in the novel - especially Joshua's "young wife" Helen? Did you enjoy the various side treks to weird worlds with strange creatures, or did they just leave you wanting more time with the trolls, kobolds, elves and weirder denizens of the Long Earth? And, perhaps most importantly: will you stick with the series and see where it's going next? Use the hashtag #Pratchat46 on social media to join the conversation! Guest Deanne Sheldon-Collins is an editor and writer who's been an active part of Australia's speculative fiction scene for a decade or so. Deanne has worked for Aurealis magazine, Writer's Victoria, the National Young Writer's Festival and Speculate, the Victorian Speculative Fiction Writers Festival, where she has been co-director with previous guest Joel Martin since 2019. While Deanne's current work isn't really publicly available, she'd like you to know that you can find out more about Speculate - including the recently announced Speculate Prize - by following the festival on Twitter at @SpecFicVic, or joining their mailing list via specfic.com.au. As usual, you can find notes and errata for this episode on our web site. Next episode it's time to restart the experiment as we shake up the globe that is the wizards of Unseen University's Roundworld experiment! Prepare to mix science and magic in The Science of Discworld II: The Globe, which we'll be discussing with science comedian, Alanta Colley! Send us your questions using the hashtag #Pratchat47, or get them in via email: chat@pratchatpodcast.com

Germs account for millions of death each year and frankly have had it too good for too long. But how will they react to the antimicrobial properties of our guests comedian Kirsty Webeck, science communicator Alanta Colley & the ABC's Doctor to the nation, Norman Swan?

This week on the show we are joined by science communicator and public health professional Alanta Colley as she gives us the update and low down on what is happening around the world with COVID-19 vaccine trials. Tune in to hear why the Oxford vaccine was paused, what new groundbreaking technology is being used to develop the vaccines, and why human challenge trials are the next big news, and why this raises so many ethical questions!

Dr Shane, Dr Ray and Stacey discuss the week’s hottest science, including drones playing dodgeball, the latest on the COVID-19, and the discovery of more iron than expected in the region of space closest to Earth.The team interview Renée C. Firman, ARC Future Fellow with the Centre for Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences at the University of Western Australia, about her research into how rodent species are likely to form social groups and work cooperatively, to reduce the severity of stressors associated with rapid adjustments in climatic conditions.They also chat with comedian and public health practitioner Alanta Colley, about her insights into gut bacteria and poo.Finally they talk with Associate Professor Karli Verghese, Principal Research Fellow, School of Design at RMIT University, about the logistics and environmental impacts of operating Antarctic research stations.Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:Program page: Einstein A Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Goand live every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7 FM.

It's the International Women's Day Lost in Science special with special guests Alanta Colley and Sarah Nagorcka joining Claire in the studio. This week on the show Sarah tells the incredible story of pharmacologist Gertrude Elion and her story of dedication and perseverance in the face of sexism. Also about how women in STEM around the world are increasing recognition of female identifying scientists one Wikipedia entry at a time. And Alanta gives us a sneak peek into her new show for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival On the Origin of Faeces all about current research around gut microbiome science.  

We spoke with Alanta Colley about her new show On the Origin of Faeces and why poo matters. Something like 2kgs of an adult's body weight is their gut biome.... LEARN MORE The post Poo matters: On the Origin of Faeces appeared first on The Informer.

We spoke with Alanta Colley about her new show On the Origin of Faeces and why poo matters. Something like 2kgs of an adult's body weight is their gut biome.... LEARN MORE The post Poo matters: On the Origin of Faeces appeared first on The Informer.

Over the Weekend When the River Runs Dry made its Australian premiere at the Transitions Film Festival in Melbourne. Hear the panel discussion with film makers Rory Mcleod and Peter Yates, Muruwari and Budjiti man Bruce Shillingsworth and Friends of the Earth River Country Coordinator Megan Williams facilitated be Alanta Colley. 1. Find a screening near you2. Take the Pledge to Save the Barka  

Listen back to a special edition of our MRelay series, organised by the M_Curators. As young people from the age of 18-25, they have chosen to focus this MRelay on the biggest issue facing their generation: the climate crisis. The MRelay series takes the art of conversation and makes it into an intellectual team sport where—instead of batons—insights and ideas are passed down the chain. In September 2019, record numbers of people around the world took to the streets to demand action on climate change—from government officials, to organisations and industries. But what happens now? How do we make concrete changes? We’ve assembled a diverse group of thinkers to tackle these issues together. There’ll be scientists interviewing fashion designers, youth activists talking art and design, architects meeting comedians…experts and every day people, young and old, all side by side, deep diving into the question “what is the change you would most like to see taking place?” The lineup for MRelay is: Charity Edwards Stuart Outhred Jade Sarita Arnott Chelsea Hickman Yandell Walton Jane Morton Neil Morris Linden Ashcroft Alec Reade Dr. Mittul Vahanvati Jiri Lev Jess Wood Karin Traeger Hermosilla The Climate Crisis host is Alanta Colley. This event is supported by MPavilion’s principal partner RACV.

Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly, we'd really appreciate it!Recorded at Howler, December 12th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. This round's topic: Santa Claus is real.We all know him. On a first name basis. This man, with an unorthodox method of entering your living abode and leaving again based on your yearly performance is a household name, and routinely escapes arrest. He must be real. I mean you can track him on google maps on December 24. I mean you can't be this famous and not exist! Next you'll be questioning the existence of God! Or George Clooney!Yet some serious questions have arisen about this particular individual's practices. He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. I mean Santa Claus has a surveillance system that puts the NSA to shame. Who has Santa paid off to get around international privacy protocols? Not to mention Customs. Is Santa in the pocket of Big Bauble? Questions have been raised about the laws of physics Santa flagrantly violates in order to complete his deliveries on Christmas eve. With the sophisticated transport technology at Santa's disposal humanity could achieve incredible things; like distributing ebola medications to remote communities in crisis, as much as spoiled 8 year-olds in Florida need a second Pikachu pez dispenser. Support ClimacticLinks:Musicians For Climate Action See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly, we'd really appreciate it!Recorded at Howler, December 12th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. This round's topic: Santa Claus is real.We all know him. On a first name basis. This man, with an unorthodox method of entering your living abode and leaving again based on your yearly performance is a household name, and routinely escapes arrest. He must be real. I mean you can track him on google maps on December 24. I mean you can't be this famous and not exist! Next you'll be questioning the existence of God! Or George Clooney!Yet some serious questions have arisen about this particular individual's practices. He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. I mean Santa Claus has a surveillance system that puts the NSA to shame. Who has Santa paid off to get around international privacy protocols? Not to mention Customs. Is Santa in the pocket of Big Bauble? Questions have been raised about the laws of physics Santa flagrantly violates in order to complete his deliveries on Christmas eve. With the sophisticated transport technology at Santa's disposal humanity could achieve incredible things; like distributing ebola medications to remote communities in crisis, as much as spoiled 8 year-olds in Florida need a second Pikachu pez dispenser. Support ClimacticLinks:Musicians For Climate Action See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly, we'd really appreciate it! Recorded at Howler, December 12th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. This round's topic: Santa Claus is real. We all know him. On a first name basis. This man, with an unorthodox method of entering your living abode and leaving again based on your yearly performance is a household name, and routinely escapes arrest. He must be real. I mean you can track him on google maps on December 24. I mean you can't be this famous and not exist! Next you'll be questioning the existence of God! Or George Clooney! Yet some serious questions have arisen about this particular individual's practices. He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. I mean Santa Claus has a surveillance system that puts the NSA to shame. Who has Santa paid off to get around international privacy protocols? Not to mention Customs. Is Santa in the pocket of Big Bauble? Questions have been raised about the laws of physics Santa flagrantly violates in order to complete his deliveries on Christmas eve. With the sophisticated transport technology at Santa's disposal humanity could achieve incredible things; like distributing ebola medications to remote communities in crisis, as much as spoiled 8 year-olds in Florida need a second Pikachu pez dispenser. Support Climactic Links: Musicians For Climate Action See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly, we'd really appreciate it! Recorded at Howler, December 12th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. This round's topic: Santa Claus is real. We all know him. On a first name basis. This man, with an unorthodox method of entering your living abode and leaving again based on your yearly performance is a household name, and routinely escapes arrest. He must be real. I mean you can track him on google maps on December 24. I mean you can't be this famous and not exist! Next you'll be questioning the existence of God! Or George Clooney! Yet some serious questions have arisen about this particular individual's practices. He sees you when you're sleeping. He knows when you're awake. He knows if you've been bad or good. I mean Santa Claus has a surveillance system that puts the NSA to shame. Who has Santa paid off to get around international privacy protocols? Not to mention Customs. Is Santa in the pocket of Big Bauble? Questions have been raised about the laws of physics Santa flagrantly violates in order to complete his deliveries on Christmas eve. With the sophisticated transport technology at Santa's disposal humanity could achieve incredible things; like distributing ebola medications to remote communities in crisis, as much as spoiled 8 year-olds in Florida need a second Pikachu pez dispenser. Support Climactic Links: Musicians For Climate Action Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible!Climactic Community CornerNight Terrace KickstarterLarry Leadbeater KickstarterThe Commons Library Recorded at Howler, October 17th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. *This round's topic: Nature Knows Best. *We are born of nature. We strive daily to return to Mother's ideal state; organic, pure, fresh, and free of chemicals. We're told we would definitely be a lot happier if we shook off the shackles of modern day living; buried our smart phone, swapped out our laptop for lapping lakes, exchanged our coke for coconuts and netflix for nectar and flowers. And it's true; mother nature invented heaps of good stuff. Like sunsets. And the mantis shrimp. But she also invented scurvy. And obstetric fistula. And kidney stones. I mean what were we supposed to do with kidney stones! They're not even load bearing like regular stones. Let's be honest; if left purely to the whims of evolution a whole bunch of us would not be alive for this event. To feed the lion nature sacrifices the goat. And the goat didn't really get a say in it. The goat would probably be happier if the lion survived off protein pills and video games. And who gets to draw the line as to what even is natural? I mean, everything is of nature, if you squint hard enough. With the right mind set real estate agents are natural. And banking holidays. And Dancing with the Stars.Support ClimacticLinks: How you can donate and help with the NSW and Queensland bushfires | Australia news | The Guardian Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate Sci Fight Christmas special: Santa Claus is real. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible! Climactic Community CornerNight Terrace KickstarterLarry Leadbeater KickstarterThe Commons Library Recorded at Howler, October 17th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. *This round's topic: Nature Knows Best. * We are born of nature. We strive daily to return to Mother's ideal state; organic, pure, fresh, and free of chemicals. We're told we would definitely be a lot happier if we shook off the shackles of modern day living; buried our smart phone, swapped out our laptop for lapping lakes, exchanged our coke for coconuts and netflix for nectar and flowers. And it's true; mother nature invented heaps of good stuff. Like sunsets. And the mantis shrimp. But she also invented scurvy. And obstetric fistula. And kidney stones. I mean what were we supposed to do with kidney stones! They're not even load bearing like regular stones. Let's be honest; if left purely to the whims of evolution a whole bunch of us would not be alive for this event. To feed the lion nature sacrifices the goat. And the goat didn't really get a say in it. The goat would probably be happier if the lion survived off protein pills and video games. And who gets to draw the line as to what even is natural? I mean, everything is of nature, if you squint hard enough. With the right mind set real estate agents are natural. And banking holidays. And Dancing with the Stars. Support Climactic Links: How you can donate and help with the NSW and Queensland bushfires | Australia news | The Guardian Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate Sci Fight Christmas special: Santa Claus is real. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Climactic Community Corner Night Terrace Kickstarter Larry Leadbeater Kickstarter The Commons Library Recorded at Howler, October 17th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. *This round's topic: Nature Knows Best. * We are born of nature. We strive daily to return to Mother's ideal state; organic, pure, fresh, and free of chemicals. We're told we would definitely be a lot happier if we shook off the shackles of modern day living; buried our smart phone, swapped out our laptop for lapping lakes, exchanged our coke for coconuts and netflix for nectar and flowers. And it's true; mother nature invented heaps of good stuff. Like sunsets. And the mantis shrimp. But she also invented scurvy. And obstetric fistula. And kidney stones. I mean what were we supposed to do with kidney stones! They're not even load bearing like regular stones. Let's be honest; if left purely to the whims of evolution a whole bunch of us would not be alive for this event. To feed the lion nature sacrifices the goat. And the goat didn't really get a say in it. The goat would probably be happier if the lion survived off protein pills and video games. And who gets to draw the line as to what even is natural? I mean, everything is of nature, if you squint hard enough. With the right mind set real estate agents are natural. And banking holidays. And Dancing with the Stars. Support Climactic Links: How you can donate and help with the NSW and Queensland bushfires | Australia news | The Guardian Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate Sci Fight Christmas special: Santa Claus is real. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible!Climactic Community CornerNight Terrace KickstarterLarry Leadbeater KickstarterThe Commons Library Recorded at Howler, October 17th. Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is a bi-monthly science and comedy debate held at Howler Bar, Brunswick in Melbourne. Hosted by science comedian Alanta Colley, it's almost always a lot of fun and only occasionally results in defamation cases. Now also lives in podcast form at Climactic.fm. *This round's topic: Nature Knows Best. *We are born of nature. We strive daily to return to Mother's ideal state; organic, pure, fresh, and free of chemicals. We're told we would definitely be a lot happier if we shook off the shackles of modern day living; buried our smart phone, swapped out our laptop for lapping lakes, exchanged our coke for coconuts and netflix for nectar and flowers. And it's true; mother nature invented heaps of good stuff. Like sunsets. And the mantis shrimp. But she also invented scurvy. And obstetric fistula. And kidney stones. I mean what were we supposed to do with kidney stones! They're not even load bearing like regular stones. Let's be honest; if left purely to the whims of evolution a whole bunch of us would not be alive for this event. To feed the lion nature sacrifices the goat. And the goat didn't really get a say in it. The goat would probably be happier if the lion survived off protein pills and video games. And who gets to draw the line as to what even is natural? I mean, everything is of nature, if you squint hard enough. With the right mind set real estate agents are natural. And banking holidays. And Dancing with the Stars.Support ClimacticLinks:How you can donate and help with the NSW and Queensland bushfires | Australia news | The GuardianSci Fight Science Comedy DebateSci Fight Christmas special: Santa Claus is real. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stu fills us in on his favourite Anning, Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter, Chris talks to Alanta Colley and Ben McKenzie about their upcoming science comedy show "You Chose Poorly" and we also try out an experiment in our microwave to see if we can get sparks to fly from a grape!

This week, Chris exhausts everyone with a heap of listener questions about fundamental physics, Stu tells us about an ambitious plan to turn South Australia's Yorke Peninsula into a wildlife sanctuary, and Claire speaks to comedian Alanta Colley about the Transitions Film Festival and its stories of sustainability and improving the world. Find out more at https://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/

This week our tales from the Laborastory feature comedian Alanta Colley with the story of everyone's favourite primatologist, Jane Goodall, as well as Lost in Science's own Chris Lassig talking about experimental particle physicist Chien-Shiung Wu.

Is there such a thing as true altruism? How much difference can we, as individuals, really make to the state of the environment? Why do charity bike-riders make Natalie so angry? We welcome comedian and science communicator, Alanta Colley, to the pod to share some of her thoughts on the human centred design process, neoliberalism, the Drawdown project, and the plight of the lame-footed duck (NB not an actual animal). Custard attempts to drink Alanta’s tea and snuggles the occasional microphone. You can follow Alanta on Facebook here facebook.com/AlantaColleycomic SHOW NOTES Josh Thomas on Ep42 of Queery with Cameron Espisito earwolf.com/episode/josh-thomas/ WTH is going on with Australia’s recycling? theconversation.com/chinas-recycling-ban-throws-australia-into-a-very-messy-waste-crisis-95522 Project Drawdown - 100 Solutions to Reverse Global Warming (and it’s searchable!) drawdown.org Sci Fight Comedy is still happening! facebook.com/SciFightComedy Find us on Facebook @nicepod, Chloe on Twitter @sciencechloe & Natalie on Twitter and Instagram @nothingcutesy

International Public Health Workers witness human tragedies daily. Sometimes they get sick too. Alanta Colley has many tales to tell of years abroad. She talks of the parasites she's been infected with,  parasites she's seen and even more she's read about. Does Tragedy + Time = Comedy ? Dr Karl & Dr Alice test the formula.  

Joe and Meg talk to Alanta Colley about the purposes of bees and humans. Alanta is a comedian, public health practitioner and bee keeper based in Melbourne. She runs the Sci Fight Science Comedy Debates, which is currently touring Autralia (go to www.facebook.com/pg/SciFightComedy for details) Also check out www.facebook.com/pg/AlantaColleycomic for Alanta-based news and upcoming gigs.

This week on the show we are joined by comedian Alanta Colley to talk about her new science comedy - Days of our Hives. Stu looks at new research using genetics to determine Indigenous Australian migration throughout Australia 50 000 years ago.  Claire introduces us to NASA's identical twin brothers who are taking part in an experiment to find out what happens to the body in space.

Alanta Colley chats all things bees with Bushy, Adam and Jed ahead of her Comedy Festival show "Days Of Our Hives". Colley is public health practitioner, comedian and co-founder of Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate held at the Spotted Mallard. She has performed for the Gates Foundation, Adelaide's Science Exchange and is a regular at Political Asylum and the Laboratory. By day she teaches engineering students about international development, by night she tells jokes about bees to confused crowds.

This week on the show Claire uncovers what is really going on with those felshy melon shaped protrusions on the side of male orangutans faces, and why do only some males have 'em? Manisha talks about new research into how climate change caused dwarfism in mammals based on data and fossil records from over 50 million years ago.And a truly cerebral moment as Chris goes head to head with science comedian Alanta Colley sparring grey matter facts, it's Brain Science 101 on your radio.

Lost in Science Summer series: We hear from speakers at Laborastory, a monthly event in Melbourne where people share stories of their science heroes and science villainsThis week we hear from Alanta Colley about the good and evil ways of birth control pioneer Marie Stopes; while Dani Measday digs up the dirt on the long running and melodramatic rivalry between palaeontologists Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope

Here for this.  Anna GoGo Noughties by Nature https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program?event/noughties_by_nature/2bc8105e-47c4-4ff4-af60-cf7a8d8541b4/ Twitter: @annasgogoacad Instagram: @gogoacademy www.gogoacademy.com.au Alanta Colley Parasites Lost https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program?event/parasites-lost/913dd739-3bbc-44e5-86dd-d52bb203b863 Twitter/Instagram: @lannyopolis https://www.facebook.com/AlantaColleycomic/ Dave Maney Love Onion https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program?event/love-onion/010a13d4-af2b-4aaa-827d-b1fa7be214d6 Twitter/Instagram: @djmaney http://www.imgrum.net/user/djmaney/50986426 Brianna Williams La Petite Merdde https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/program?event/la_petite_merde/4489a14a-0f3f-41f6-a6a0-4bce3a736a6e/ facebook.com/briannawilliamscomedy Twitter: @willsybee Instagram: @briannakwilliams https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC24LbHkRNWA_wTS6A9Z-RfA