02. Audio

Strange Frontiers (The Science Show, ABC RN)

Scientists work in some remarkable, unusual, hard-to-reach, and off-limits parts of the world. In a new seven-part series airing in 2023, join Carl Smith as he visits the researchers working on these frontiers.

Chimeras in Medicine (The Health Report, ABC RN)

At the cutting edge of medical science, humans and animals are being combined. Hear how in this two-part series which covers everything from xenotransplantation to ‘animal avatars’. A finalist for the 2022 Eureka Prize for Science Journalism.

Patient Zero (ABC Science)

Senior Producer of 2021 Eureka Prize-winning podcast Patient Zero which tells the stories of disease outbreaks: where they begin, why they happen and how we found ourselves in the middle of a really big one.

Short & Curly (ABC AUdio Studios)

Co-host and co-writer of Short & Curly, a fast-paced fun-filled ethics podcast for kids and their parents, with questions and ideas to really get you thinking. It asks curly questions about animals, technology, school, pop culture, and the future.

The APOCALYPSE (Science Friction, ABC RN)

This three-part series featured on ABC RN’s Science Friction, looking at how well prepared society is for several catastrophic natural disasters.

The Mind’s Eye (All in the mind, ABC RN)

It might surprise you that some people can't conjure an image in their mind's eye. Or, if you have aphantasia, then perhaps you'd be surprised that some people can. Neurologists believe roughly 2 per cent of people have this condition, which affects their ability to create a mental image. But how important is visualising something in your mind? Listen here.

Click-Sick (Science Friction, ABC RN)

Series Producer of Click-Sick, a three part Science Friction series from ABC Science and ABC Radio National, which hunts down the sources, considers the harms, and shines a spotlight on fake health claims. This series jointly won the Barry Williams Award for Skeptical Journalism in 2020.

Bionic Bodies (The Science Show, ABC RN)

Sight for the blind, hearing for the deaf, a body with functionality restored. These are the promises of bionics. It’s a field which combines medicine, engineering and robotics. In part 1 of his Walkley Award-winning series, Bionic Bodies, Carl Smith introduces the people whose lives have been changed, and the innovators whose ideas and initiative are behind remarkable results in the field of artificial body parts.

Electronic Music’s Origin Story (Sum of all Parts, ABC RN)

Where and when did a digital computer play music for the first time? The surprising story of how Australia’s first computer started singing. Listen here.

The Library of Life on Earth (The Science Show, ABC RN)

This documentary for ABC RN’s Science Show explored the uses of genomics in understanding the diversity of species on our planet - and examined the ways in which this genetic data is allowing us to peer back into the past.

Energy Futures (The Science Show, ABC RN)

At the G7 summit in June, world leaders pledged to act on climate change and phase out fossil fuels by end of century. In this timely series, Energy Futures, Carl Smith examines Australia’s energy options beyond oil, coal and gas. Geothermal, wind, solar, wave energy, hydropower, nuclear and even waste by-products are all on the table as we search for a way to cleanly fuel our future.

Rewilding (Future Tense, ABC RN)

Elephants and Komodo dragons in Australia? Bears and wolves roaming freely throughout European villages and towns? It might sound a bit far-fetched, but this all fits within a new strand of conservation theory known as Rewilding. Listen here.