Belinda Smith
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2,605 appearances
27 recordings
4 series
first heard Apr 2026
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And I guess that would be the Anglo-Australian telescope at Coonabarabran.
Will you commit to ongoing funding of that facility?
So, Robin, you've seen, I counted, 28 science ministers during the 50-ish years of the science show.
Given this relatively high turnover of science ministers, is this one reason why we don't really see much progress in terms of things like increasing success rates for research funding?
And you're listening to The Science Show on ABC Radio National.
I remember when I was in high school, my physics teacher was also my rowing teacher.
And so he used to combine the two in classes.
It was really cool.
Now, before we go, we were saddened by the news that zoologist and author Desmond Morris passed away in April, aged 98.
He was best known for his book The Naked Ape, a zoological and behavioural study of humans published in 1967.
Here he is in an interview from 2000 talking about how he came to write The Naked Ape.
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Thank you.
Yes, this was one of NASA's science objectives for the Artemis 2 mission.
They got the astronauts to analyse and photograph geologic features such as craters on the far side of the Moon.
Yeah, quite similar to Brian.
And while the effects of this decision may not be felt immediately...
That's Professor Fred Watson.
He's at Macquarie University, but he used to be the astronomer at large with the Australian government.
So right now, Australia has a strategic partnership with the European Southern Observatory, but that will expire next year.
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