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From fitness fads to honey hacks and plant-saving missions—real science takes on the stories shaping our health, food, and environment
Fitness Fraud: pseudoscience in medicine & health
Dave Hutchinson
(Research Associate, Clinical Educator, University of Sydney)
From biological dubious to downright clueless - the psuedoscience exercise claims influencing podcasts, coaches and medical professionals span the full gambit. Experiences from the sport science lab floor to the Hospital clinic forefront will expose their false claims.
Wildplant Rescue
Richard Johnstone
(Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Service)
No matter where they are, in the natural environment, on our streets, in our gardens, native plants are helpful in providing a wide range of resources for our native birds - food, shelter, perches and hollows for breeding.
Planting natives is all the rage and so it should be...but who makes sure that we still have native species left to plant to help foster rare and endangered bird species? Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Service
Come find out more about the science and community behind saving endangered plant species in your area
Planting natives is all the rage and so it should be...but who makes sure that we still have native species left to plant to help foster rare and endangered bird species? Blue Mountains Wildplant Rescue Service
Come find out more about the science and community behind saving endangered plant species in your area
Honey! We know you - Exploring honey consumption through sensory science
Dr Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay
(Senior Lecturer; Science communicator / Outreach officer, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development)
How much do you think you know about Australian honey? Did you know it's not always yellow? Or that you can get a crystallised or a creamed version? Spend a night debunking your myths about this wonder food, and sample some too! Because no two honeys are the same...
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