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I write about Science, Mathematics, and Planet Earth.

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ABC Radio National: Future Tense podcast

ABC Radio National

Interview with Anthony Funnell on Future Tense podcast.

artificial intelligence, climate, oceanography, satellites, shipping

ABC Radio: The science of breaking waves and shuffling cards

ABC RADIO

Interview with Suzanne Hill on ABC Radio Nightlife.

fluids, mathematics, oceanography, shuffling, surfing, waves

ABC Radio: The science of sunscreen, sand, and ice cream

ABC RADIO

Interview with Tim Webster on ABC Radio Overnights.

fluids, oceanography, viscosity

ABC Radio: The World of Ocean Currents

ABC RADIO

Interview with Suzanne Hill on ABC Radio Nightlife.

currents, East Australian Current, ocean, oceanography

Climate change is disrupting ocean currents. We’re using satellites and ships to understand how

THE CONVERSATION

As the world warms, what happens in the ocean – and what happens to the ocean – will be vital to all our lives. But to monitor what’s happening in remote waters, we need to study the ocean from space.

currents, oceanography, satellites

AI, EO, and you

AUSTRALIA IN SPACE MAGAZINE

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is seemingly everywhere these days, disrupting industries from web search to healthcare and finance to fine arts. The space industry is no different, and a host of innovative companies are finding novel ways to exploit the AI revolution.

agriculture, artificial intelligence, cubesats, edge computing, sea ice, space

How a magician-mathematician revealed a casino loophole

BBC FUTURE

When a gang of gambling cheats sussed out how to beat the house, they inadvertently highlighted a loophole from a shuffled deck. It took a magician-turned-mathematician to reveal how.

combinatorics, markov chain, mathematics, shuffling, statistics

UNSW Science Partner Stories

A short video about my research using artificial intelligence and small satellites to monitor sea ice from space.

antarctica, artificial intelligence, cubesats, sea ice, space

Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

THE CONVERSATION

Want to go to space? Small satellites and “rideshare” rocket launches are putting space within reach of private companies, universities, and even do-it-yourself hobbyists.

antarctica, cubesats, earth observation, rocketlab, satellites, smartsat, space, spacebridge, spacex

The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don’t know how it works

THE CONVERSATION

Scientists are still not sure what puts the “curl” in curling.

Australia, fluids, friction, ice, olympics, rotation, sport, tribology

Slip, slop, slurp! The surprising science of sunscreen, sand and ice cream

THE CONVERSATION

Ahh, summer at the beach! The sun on your face, sand between your toes, an ice cream in your hand. For scientists young and old, a trip to the beach is also a perfect opportunity to explore the peculiar properties of some fascinating fluids.

fluids, ice cream, sand, sunscreen, viscosity

2GB Radio: Ocean temperatures were the hottest on record in 2024

2GB RADIO

Interview with Rev Bill Crews on 2GB Radio.

Bureau of Meteorology, climate, El Niño / La Niña, marine heatwaves, oceanography, sea surface temperature

ABC TV News: Is the Paris Olympic swimming pool slower?

ABC TV NEWS

Interview with Kathryn Robinson on ABC TV News.

fluids, olympics, sport, swimming

Is the shallow pool in Paris really slowing Olympic swimmers down? Here’s what the science says

THE GUARDIAN, THE CONVERSATION

Not many swimming world records have fallen at the Paris Olympics. Is the pool to blame?

fluids, olympics, sport, swimming, waves

Pioneering ocean-sensing satellite to benefit Australia’s Blue Economy

AUSTRALIA IN SPACE MAGAZINE

Australia’s $80B “Blue Economy” will receive a boost later this year from a pioneering new US-French ocean-sensing satellite.

cnes, nasa, oceanography, satellites, spacex, swot

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