Who’s got the coolest job in the world? Find out with our online series Cool Jobs. We sat down with an astrophysicist, chemist, and climate change specialist in 2024 to discuss their careers and why your students might want a job just like them!

Feeling yuck? Have you ever wondered about the purpose of all that gunk you’re coughing up?

At least one of our listeners has … and she wants to know whether there’s any benefit to spitting or swallowing …

This episode was recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2024.

What does an octopus dream? How complex is cockatoo communication? Is a fruit fly self-aware?

Unravel the mysteries of animal consciousness with ABC Radio National award-winning podcaster and journalist Sana Qadar and a panel of experts, including biologist and toxinologist Christina Zdenek, Professor Deborah Brown and Professor Bruno van Swinderen for a live presentation of the popular podcast, All In the Mind.

This episode was recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2024. 

Dive into a cosmos of discovery and listen in to stellar insights and interstellar ambition as our panel of experts illuminates the mysteries of the universe and guide us through this intellectual odyssey. This event is a confluence of expert knowledge, where the audience will be transported on a journey through time and space. From Earth’s primordial landscapes and most ancient traces of life to the mysterious terrains of Mars, prepare to expand your knowledge of the universe and the bounds of possibility.

This conversation was recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2024. 

Embark on an exhilarating deep-sea expedition to the darkest, most enigmatic parts of the oceans with ABC Radio National’s The Science Show presenter, Robyn Williams and a panel of renowned deep sea experts.

Deep oceans cover more than two-thirds of our planet and yet the world that exists at their deepest, darkest depths is often seen as mysterious and alien. It is true that there is much left to discover, but what is already known is fascinating.

Discover the hidden wonders of Earth’s deepest ecosystems as our panel discuss everything from the astonishing life forms and the unique ecology to the pollution making it all the way down there.

This conversation was recorded live at World Science Festival Brisbane 2024. 

Have you ever wondered what’s between the stars? What fills the dark patches of sky, the bits between the recognised? Is the emptiness really empty?

This performance was recorded at WSFB as part of the Schools Program and is available to view from QPAC’s Digital Stage. 

Explore the Queensland Museum’s extensive and priceless fossil collection to uncover some of Queensland’s most intriguing extinct creatures. Listen to thrilling stories about the animals that once roamed our planet as well as see a fossil jacket prepared in real time.

This performance was recorded at WSFB as part of the Schools Program and is available to view from QPAC’s Digital Stage.