After the moon, Mars is the next big thing . So what do we know about Mars and who’s likely to get there first? Spacecraft flying through the atmosphere collect data on Mars chemistry and geography while rovers on the Martian surface act as forward scouts for a human mission. Then there's the tantalizing hope we'll find life.

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Folge vom 05.04.2022Exploring Mars
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Folge vom 04.04.2022The Glasgow Gifford Lectures 1: ‘The evolution of language: from speech to culture’All animals communicate, but only humans have language. Why only us? Why has language been more important to human success than have our genes?
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Folge vom 31.03.2022Mortals and the fear of deathMake the most of your life and be at peace with death. Easy to say but hard to do. Death is not a topic we’re encouraged to talk about but its shadow shapes many of the things we do. Can you have a happier life if you let go of death anxiety?
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Folge vom 30.03.2022Policy DriftWhatever happened to visionary politics, big policy ideas, and governments with bold reform agendas? Australia faces a range of daunting challenges, yet Coalition and Labor governments have been in the grip of policy paralysis. That’s the view of public policy experts, Martin Parkinson and John Daley. Why has policy ambition stalled, and what can be done about to address it?