Science Queeries

24 Jan 2025

Serving up a smash hit!

Biology, Health, Natural Sciences, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture

Science and tennis? A perfect match. To celebrate the Australian Open, Science Queeries crosses-over with Hit Me Up. Demetra Giannakopoulos serves up the maths behind working out players’ rankings and who will play who in a tournament, and chats about whether AI will take over humans when it comes to judging and coaching tennis. Dr Cat also investigates the physics of nailing an ace spin.

This episode originally aired on 21st January, 2025.

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17 Mar 2026

Skull and Crossbones: Brains, Bones & Teeth

Biology, Dentistry, Health, Higher Education, Medicine, Science & Medicine

Let's get into the marrow of bone structure and its link to osteoporosis, learn about some un-nerve-ing mutations that can ...

5 Mar 2026

Toad-ally Thirsty: Going Out with a Bang

Animals, Biology, Reproduction, Science & Medicine

When frogs face a life-threatening disease, you'd expect them to hunker down and focus on survival. But nature sometimes has ...

24 Feb 2026

Good Moon Rising: The Science of Lunar New Year

Astronomy, History, Science & Medicine, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

Chúc mừng năm mới! 恭喜发财! 새해 복 많이 받으세요! Happy New Year! Lunar New Year is celebrated by millions of people ...