Science Friction

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Science Friction's latest series is: Cooked. We dig into food science pickles. Why are studies showing that ice cream could be good for you? Do we really need as many electrolytes as the internet says? And why are people feeling good on the carnivore diet?Nutrition and food scientist Dr Emma Beckett takes us through what the evidence says about foods like meat, ice cream and potatoes — and unpicks why nutrition studies can be so conflicting and confusing.All six episodes of Cooked are available now. Our next series, on digital devices and what they're doing to our brains, will be out in May.

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Recent Episodes
  • 06 | Cooked: Vitamin B3 ... and the media
    Mar 5, 2025 – 0:25:44
  • 05 | Cooked: Electrolytes — who needs them?
    Feb 26, 2025 – 0:25:45
  • 04 | Cooked: A peculiar potato experiment
    Feb 19, 2025 – 0:25:45
  • 03 | Cooked: Mystery in the Mediterranean
    Feb 12, 2025 –
  • 02 | Cooked: All-meat eaters say they feel great - but why?
    Feb 5, 2025 –
  • 01 | Cooked: Could ice cream actually be good for you?
    Jan 29, 2025 – 0:25:30
  • 00 | INTRODUCING — Cooked
    Jan 28, 2025 –
  • 06 | Is super-intelligent AI around the corner?
    Nov 29, 2023 – 0:25:44
  • 05 | The year the world woke up to AI with a bang
    Nov 22, 2023 – 0:25:47
  • 04 | If you control AI, you control the world
    Nov 15, 2023 – 0:25:43
  • 03 | The bumpy history of driverless cars and their AI brains
    Nov 8, 2023 – 0:25:45
  • 02 | Locked up by AI for a crime he didn't commit
    Nov 1, 2023 – 0:25:39
  • 01 | The day modern AI toppled humanity's champion
    Oct 25, 2023 – 0:25:45
  • I for one welcome... Hello AI Overlords!
    Oct 23, 2023 – 0:03:37
  • REAL WILD CHILD (Part 4) — The Lost Boys
    May 19, 2023 – 0:25:46
  • What family secrets hide inside your cells? Epigenetics, trauma, and ancestry
    May 12, 2023 – 0:27:05
  • Robbie and the DNA Detectives
    May 5, 2023 – 0:25:45
  • REAL WILD CHILD (Part 3) — The superstar of Tai Asks Why
    Apr 28, 2023 – 0:25:37
  • REAL WILD CHILD (Part 2) — I grew up in a cult
    Apr 23, 2023 – 0:25:45
  • REAL WILD CHILD (Part 1) — The nuclear boy scouts
    Apr 14, 2023 – 0:25:46
  • Thanks for the fun! Science Friction's Natasha Mitchell has some news
    Apr 10, 2023 – 0:03:00
  • The fantastical world of fusion – The Expanse's Ty Franck and futurist Karl Schroeder (Part 2)
    Apr 6, 2023 – 0:25:31
  • Nuclear disruption — will starry-eyed startups win the nuclear fusion race? (Part 1)
    Mar 31, 2023 – 0:25:32
  • The unexpected lives of Lab Shenanigans and The Scholar Diaries
    Mar 25, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Out of jail, is the CRISPR-baby scandal scientist at it again?
    Mar 17, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Science is political — Australia's science minister Ed Husic
    Mar 10, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Quantum bullsh*t — how (not) to ruin your life with advice from quantum physics
    Mar 3, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • We're here, we're queer, and omg science!
    Feb 24, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • World Pride 2023 - Love Your Nature
    Feb 17, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Rock celebrity! The big bucks and wild geopolitics of meteorites - Part 2
    Feb 10, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Rock celebrity! The Black Beauty saga - Part 1
    Feb 3, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Gene edited foods back on the menu - what are they and what's changed? (REPEAT)
    Jan 27, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Twinning! (REPEAT)
    Jan 22, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Escaping Russia's new Iron Curtain — superstar science podcaster Ilya Kolmanovsky (REPEAT)
    Jan 15, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • AI ethics leader Timnit Gebru is changing it up after Google fired her (REPEAT)
    Jan 8, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • Scratch that itch! Meet the Sneaky Artist (REPEAT)
    Jan 1, 2023 – 0:30:00
  • The mighty fly army (REPEAT)
    Dec 25, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Brains vs brains, boys vs girls! Science Friction's 2022 quiz show
    Dec 16, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Prison for protesting - climate change activists or criminals?
    Dec 9, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • The soul in the machine — anthropologist, technologist, futurist Genevieve Bell
    Dec 2, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • The End of the Universe with poet Alicia Sometimes (Part 2 of 2)
    Nov 25, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Presents: WHO'S GONNA SAVE US? Citizens Assemble!
    Nov 17, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Presents: WHO'S GONNA SAVE US? Better Call Saul
    Nov 11, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Love and Exile: An everlasting mystery (Part 2 of 2)
    Nov 4, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Love and Exile: An everlasting mystery (Part 1 of 2)
    Oct 30, 2022 – 0:25:00
  • Sex, tech, intimacy and power — Jennifer Mills, Rob Brooks, Josephine Taylor
    Oct 20, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Deep Past meets Deep Future — science fiction star Becky Chambers
    Oct 14, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • What came before the Big Bang? Poet Alicia Sometimes wants to know
    Oct 7, 2022 – 0:30:00
  • Do we need a revolution? Bruce Pascoe, James Bradley, Michelle Johnston, Lesley Head
    Sep 30, 2022 –
  • Sex cells! Are there just two biological sexes? [Part 2]
    Sep 21, 2022 – 0:30:00
Recent Reviews
  • Music_Lv'r
    Interesting Topics, in Science, from Down-under
    I (mostly) like this Podcast, and in my leisure time, tend to binge-listen to it. Most Topics are super-interesting, informative, and educational (where Science is concerned). There are some topics however, which—though important to be addressed—I myself, prefer not to hear them, and simply mark them as played. Where Science is concerned, this Aussie podcast does cover a wide range of topics not commonly heard, or known about, which, for the most part, I really do enjoy listening to. It “tickles my Brain!” I like my brain to be “tickled!”
  • colbycheese
    Decent, but...
    This show is very left of center on politics. If you are ok with this then no big deal, but you have to ask is there room for politics in science. Full disclosure is that I typically vote conservative. However I am very open minded and I feel I have a good grasp of both sides as my political viewpoint is more Libertarian than conservative. This all to say that much of this podcast is informative, but it also seems to try to influence people by being very one sided in its reporting. There are many viewpoints to every story. Science should let science speak, not the politics.
  • FarFletch'd
    Highest Recommendations
    A truly captivating show for scientists and non-scientists alike. Natasha Mitchell asks great questions, doesn’t shy away from tough topics, and very engaging to listen to.
  • Jack_McCoy
    Unique Science Show
    There’s lots of science shows out there but what sets this one apart is the sheer enthusiasm of its host, its phenomenal sound design (music, sound effects, aural immersion, etc.), and the incredible diversity among episodes. You seriously never know what topic Science Friction will look at next, from pharmaceutical trials gone wrong to the near-certain ecological collapse of our planet to the science of artificial wombs. This show carves out a place all its own among science podcasts.
  • JPthr33
    Invaluable International Resource
    As a yank I find this to be a thought provoking look into Australian thought and culture. Thanks, Australia!
  • Janenic64
    Fascinating and empathetic: a must-listen
    I love Science Friction. It's science storytelling at it's best, helmed by the wonderful Natasha Mitchell. Listen to one episode and you'll be hooked. The August episode on drone warfare is a great place to start.
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