Lost in Science is your weekly hit of mind-blowing science, strange facts, and big ideas. From cutting-edge discoveries to the science behind everyday life, our curious and passionate hosts make it fun, fast, and fascinating. If it’s weird, wonderful, or just worth knowing - we’re on it.
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Signup to Generate a PitchLost in Science is your weekly hit of mind-blowing science, strange facts, and big ideas. From cutting-edge discoveries to the science behind everyday life, our curious and passionate hosts make it fun, fast, and fascinating. If it’s weird, wonderful, or just worth knowing - we’re on it.
Recent episodes include "Lost in Science Fiction 2026: Project Hail Mary" (28 October 2026), "Birds of a feather get lost together" (21 October 2026), and "Nobel Prizes 2026 - neutrinos, optogenetics, and left-right molecules" (14 October 2026).
Lost in Science publishes roughly weekly across 599 episodes.
Booking probability for Lost in Science is 39%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Lost in Science requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Lost in Science's contact route on record: verified email.
Lost in Science is a news podcast with 599 episodes published.
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The annual Halloween episode of Lost in Science looks at the science of fiction, this year we look at the scientific realities of Project Hail Mary, both the film and the book, and how much of it is plausible, possible...
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This week, Linden and Stu get ornithological with two guests to celebrate the Aussie Bird Count. Dr Sara Ryding shares an update on the bird flu situation in Australia, and Dr Jacinta Humphrey explains why this...
Stu, Linden and Chris break down this years science Nobel Prizes: the Physics Prize for the IceCube neutrino observatory; the Physiology & Medicine Prize for controlling nerve cells with light via optogenetics; and the...
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This week we welcome three students from the University of Melbourne's Science Communication program. Meredith, Maeve and Annisa share the science stories they've gotten lost in recently: the power of periods...
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The team discuss the use of AI technology in education, whether its use is making students less able to complete their studies, whether it's harder to assess that when they use it, whether the technology is making...
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This week, Chris digs into a curious signal in the hunt for dark matter that may be a sign of a new particle responsible for 85% of the matter of the universe; and Linden and Kate breeze through the current...
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Chris, Stu and Linden discuss the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes, from simultaneously soiled underpants to milky cockroaches. This is the 36th year of the awards celebrating science that make you laugh...
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Stu talks to Nicola Sockhill about her research into urban vegetation, and how only planting grass and trees might not be the best use of space as far as planting for people; and biodiversity and we discuss some of the...
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This week, Chris talks to Dr Julia Henning from Adelaide University about how bad humans are at understanding cat behaviour, particularly knowing the difference between play-fighting and wanting to be left alone; and...
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Lost in Science is made at the studios of 3CR in Melbourne who turn 50 this year. We uncovered archival material of the station covering an eclipse of the sun in 1976 from the Grampians in Victoria. Kate Bongiovanni...
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Was Soundgarden on the money when they predicted black hole suns? Can Coke fix an upset stomach? Join Stu, Chris and Linden to find out on this week's episode of Lost in Science.
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This week Linden interviews two guests who have undertaken grand adventures in the name of research. Science communicator and trainer Emma Donnelly followed her fascination with the science of champagne all the way to...
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Stu catches up with research scientist Associate Professor Claire von Mollendorf from the Murdoch Children's Research Centre to find out about ongoing research into the effectiveness and protection offered by...
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Chris discusses the latest insights from 3I-Atlas, the interstellar comet that has been careening through our solar system. Linden chats to Dr Kathryn Gurner, a clinical research embryologist from Melbourne IVF, about a...
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Linden explores the science behind reading on a screen vs reading on paper, while Stu discusses "organic" chemicals found in space, including a recent discovery of a type of sugar. Screens and sugar: this week's...
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Stu talks to Dr. Sapphire McMullan-Fisher from the University of New England school of environmental and rural science about the weird world of Australian fungi which is also the topic of a book called Fungi for Land...
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This week, Chris checks out the sensation of human-made SpudCells, which are not exactly alive but can do many of the things living cells can, as announced recently in press releases rather than peer review; and Stu...
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This week, Stu investigates whether there’s any science behind the use of pickle juice for muscle cramps, as observed in use in the World Cup; while Chris reveals some recent research by physicists on how Venus flytraps...
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Another step back in time to an earlier iteration of the show where former hosts present a range of stories on biodiversity and strange animal discoveries.
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This week on Lost in Science, Chris gets stuck into the science of quicksand, exploring how this famous movie menace is actually a fascinating non-Newtonian fluid. Meanwhile, Claire investigates surprising new research...
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