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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 Episode 300 is here!! 🎉

That’s What I Call Science has hit the big 3-0-0 and we’re celebrating with a special episode introducing the amazing team behind the mic (and behind the scenes).

Thanks for being part of this wild ride!

#TWICS #Podcast #ScienceCommunication

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 8d

🎧🌍 Happy International Podcast Day! 🌍🎧

Today we’re celebrating the power of podcasts to spark ideas, share stories, and connect communities. We’re so grateful to our listeners and guests who make TWICS what it is, thank you for being part of our journey!

#InternationalPodcastDay #Podcasts #Science

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 10d

Scientists, fireplaces, casual chitchat - oh my! Join us for this week’s episode as Olly chats to scientists from all sorts of fields at the Roving Scientist Bar 2025.

#Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast
#sciencecommunication #outreach #sciencefestival

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 16d

You asked, we answered! Olly and Katya tackle your burning science questions - from sci-fi books and ancient plants, to the reality of being broke researchers 😅 A fun break from our usual format!

#askascientist #q&a #scicomm #scifi #plantgenetics #science #earlycareerresearcher #ECR #Tasmania

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 23d

Voyage to Antarctica! We chat with Dr. Haiting Zhang about Antarctic krill (tiny creatures with a huge role in Southern Ocean ecosystems). From climate change impacts to life on the Denman Voyage, dive into this icy adventure. 🎧 #Antarctica #MarineBiology

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · 29d

Even Antarctica isn’t safe from plastic. Micro- & nanoplastics are in its snow, waters, sea ice & wildlife. 🐧
We chat with PhD candidate Vaibhavi Dwivedi (UTAS) about how governance tackles plastics at the ends of the Earth. 🎧 #TWICS #Plastics #Antarctica #edgeradio

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 7

📚 This International Literacy Day, we celebrate the power of words to connect, inspire, and transform.

Together, we can open more books, more minds, and more opportunities for everyone! 📖✨

#InternationalLiteracyDay #STEMM #STEMMeducation #ReadToLearn #LiteracyMatters #KnowledgeIsPower #TWICS

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Big news! 🎉

TWICS is a finalist in the Best Program: Talks AND Outstanding Presenter categories at the CBAA Community Broadcasting Awards 2025!🎙️

Winners announced at the Awards Dinner & Gala, Sat 25 Oct.

Thank you to the CBAA and our amazing listeners ✨

#CBAAAwards #TWICS

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 2

#ILD2025 #IndigenousLiteracyDay #StrengthInOurStories #ReadingOpensDoors #STEMM #SciComm

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 2

Get involved today by joining a livestream performance that celebrates Aboriginal storytelling, or watch a free ILF film where you’ll be taken through 3 remote Aboriginal Communities to learn about the diverse ways storytelling makes their Communities strong.

Website: www.ilf.org.au

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Indigenous Literacy Foundation | Home

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a national charity of the Australian Book Industry, working with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities across Australia.

www.ilf.org.au

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 2

This year’s theme, “Strength In Our Stories: For Now & Future Generations”, celebrates the power of First Nations storytelling to connect past, present, and future. Storytelling is science too! That’s how observations, lessons, and discoveries are shared with future generations.
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 2

📚Indigenous Literacy Day 📚

Indigenous Literacy Day (first Wednesday of September) is an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Stories, Cultures, and Languages.
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Sep 1

New in our microplastics mini-series! Dr Anna Wróbel (UTAS) joins us to explore how engineering can tackle microplastic pollution, from preventing future plastics to removing what’s already there. 🎙️ Listen now on your favourite podcast app! #TWICS

#Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 31

As we say goodbye to #scienceweek2025 we want to think back on the events #TWICS was able to be a part of!

Keep an eye out for some special Science Week episodes hitting TWICS in the next couple of months 🧪🎙️

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 25

Microplastics aren’t just in the ocean… they’re in our farms & food too. PhD candidates Carmel Towns & Sadique Bawa Anyame share their research on plastics in poultry & biosolids, and the solutions they’re engineering to tackle it. 🎧

#Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast
@EdgeRadio993FM

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 18

🌊 Microplastics are everywhere – from our oceans to the air we breathe. In this episode, marine scientist @elisetuuri.bsky.social shares her PhD journey, what she found in Australian waters, and why these tiny plastics are a big problem. Tune in now!

@edgeradio993fm @flindersuniversity.bsky.social

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 11

🌟 Happy International Youth Day! 🌟

Have a look at some of our amazing youth who have featured on TWICS!

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 10

Devils, mozzies, and data! 🖥️
Ecological modeller Nick Beeton joins us to talk biosecurity, biodiversity, and building better models for the planet 🌱

#Tasmania #stemmpodcast #twics #scicomm #science #modelling #CSIRO #appliedmathematics #ecologicalmodelling

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 9

Come for the action. Stay for the science.
#FactToFiction #ScienceWeek #TotalRecall

That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 9

Sci-fi meets science in From Fact to Fiction!
Join us for Total Recall (1990), followed by a panel of STEMM experts exploring topics into the science of memory & identity.
🗓 20 Aug | 🕕 6PM | 📍 Hobart Brewing Co
🎟 Register now for FREE entry! tickets.beakerstreet.com.au/Events/FROM-...

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 6

Some reactions don’t just go forward — they oscillate.
In this episode, Heath Dimsey joins us to talk colour-changing chemistry and how it helps create zebra stripes and leopard spots. 🐆🧪

#Tasmania #scicomm #stemmpodcast #chemistry #maths
@EdgeRadio993FM

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 6

TWICS is excited to be partnering with Beaker Street's CoLab!

Keep an eye out over the next few months for a special episode featuring the amazing students and scientists taking a part in this project.

👀 P.S. Spot TWICS' own Katya as one of the participating scientists!

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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 1

P.S. See you at Hobart Brewing Co. for our very own TWICS Sci-fi Film event on 20 Aug. More details to follow.
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#InternationalBeerDay #ScienceMadeBeerable #BeerAquatic #BeakerStreetFestiva #HobartBrewingCol #SciComm #TWICS

That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 1

Special shoutout to the wonderful teams at Science Made Beerable (for making the science behind brewing fun), Beer Aquatic (for the monthly dive into marine science), and Beaker Street Festival (for blending science & a late-night brew with their Scientists in the Pub and Roving Scientist Bar)
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That's What I Call Science 🎙 @thatssciencetas.bsky.social · Aug 1

🍻 Happy International Beer Day!🍻

Today we’re raising a glass to the perfect pairing: beer and science!

This International Beer Day, let’s celebrate the people making science engaging, accessible, and delicious!
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