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Let’s Science! is a podcast that explores the wonders of science with curiosity, clarity, and joy. Each episode breaks down scientific discoveries, natural phenomena, and everyday science topics in an accessible and engaging way — from space and biology to technology and the world around us. Hosted by an enthusiastic panel from Australia, the show celebrates science as a path to understanding creation and our place within it. If you enjoy learning how things work and asking big questions about the universe, Let’s Science! makes discovery fun and approachable.
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- Tesla’s Roadster Learns to Fly · 21 minA Tesla drove upside down, did a barrel roll and leapt a Cybertruck. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle unpack the SpaceX cold-gas thrusters behind the new Roadster…
- Meet the Tilcayo · 18 minA stray kitten raised on rice and noodles turned out to be a brand-new wild cat species. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle on the tilcayo of Bolivia's cloud forest…
- Not All Roads Lead to Rome · 17 minNot all roads led to Rome. Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle look at new research built on Itiner-e, the biggest map of Roman roads ever made, and the three myths it busts. Plus…
- Your Smile Lights Up Your Dog’s Brain · 19 minSmile at your dog, and its brain may register a reward. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle unpack a new brain-scan study showing dogs' brains separate happy faces…
- Announcing Holy Troublemakers · 2 minAnnouncing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult people who built the Catholic Church…
- Scientists Can’t Be Everywhere — So They Need You · 21 minScientists can't be everywhere. Volunteers with smartphones are catching invasive species, rescuing 19th-century weather logs, and flagging new objects in the night sky. Lindsay…
- Sugar Between the Stars · 20 minThere's real sugar drifting between the stars, 26,000 light years out, and it's the same kind that turns up in raspberries. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle on the…
- The Chernobyl Fungus That Eats Radiation · 19 minA black fungus that eats radiation? Found in the ruins of Chernobyl, it could shield astronauts headed to Mars. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Dom Bettinelli unpack…
- The First Dentist Was a Neanderthal · 19 minSixty thousand years before modern dentistry, a Neanderthal endured a 35-minute stone-tool drilling procedure — no anesthesia — and survived. Caroline Knight explains what a…
- Her Brain Told Her She Was Dying — and It Was Right · 19 minA calm voice spoke inside a healthy woman's head, insisting she had a brain tumour — then a scan proved it right. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle unpack a…
- Why Some Days You’re Unstoppable (And Others You Can’t Move) · 18 minSome days everything clicks. Other days your brain won't cooperate. A University of Toronto study traces that gap to daily shifts in mental sharpness. Caroline Knight, Lindsay…
- No Beak, No Problem: Meet Bruce the Champion Kea · 15 minA kea parrot with no upper beak shouldn't be able to fight, groom, or lead. Bruce does all three, and better than any intact bird in his group. Caroline Knight, Lino Saubolle…
- One Giant Leap (Again): The Science of Artemis II · 35 minFor the first time since 1972, humans left low Earth orbit and headed to the moon. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle unpack the Artemis II mission: the crew, the…
- Freeze, Thaw, Fire: The Science of Reviving Frozen Brains · 17 minFreeze a brain, thaw it out, watch the neurons fire. Caroline Knight and Lindsay Sant break down the vitrification breakthrough that kept mouse hippocampus tissue functional…
- Meat-Shroom! · 16 minCRISPR-engineered fungi that grow 88% faster and use 70% less land than chicken farming? Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle break down the science of mycoprotein —…
- Beware: The Drop Croc! · 17 minBefore Australia had modern crocs, ancient "drop crocs" climbed trees and ambushed prey from the canopy. Caroline Knight and Lindsay Sant unpack a 55-million-year-old eggshell…
- Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse · 15 minA massive star dims—then science uncovers a hidden culprit. Could Betelgeuse’s strange behavior be caused by a companion star racing through its atmosphere? Caroline, Lindsay…
- Heavy Metal Wildlife Control · 16 minCan blasting AC/DC from drones stop wolves mid-hunt? Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle unpack a bold USDA experiment using sound, AI, and thermal tech to protect cattle—raising…
- 4 Cups a Day Keeps the Doctor Away · 12 minCan coffee really help you live longer and protect your liver? Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle break down studies linking 3–4 cups a day to better health—and ask what really…
- This Advent, Help StarQuest Continue the Mission · 1 minAdvent begins. Help StarQuest bring faith and reason to the world. Become a $10/month patron (or increase your current donation by $10 per month) and be among the first 400…
