Series 16
20 episodes · Feb 3, 2015
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S16E1Polar People, Plant Based Medicine
Feb 3, 201530mWould you apply for a job in the Antarctic? Mark Horstman looks into the physical and psychological profiles of successful applicants. Dr. Maryanne Demasi investigates the development of ingestible, protein based drugs.
S16E2Lead Astray
Feb 10, 201530mCould lead exposure in childhood lead to an adult life marked by violent crime? Although much is being done to reduce contamination, once the damage has been done, it can't be reversed.
S16E3Tick Meat Allergy, Alien Technology
Feb 17, 201530mMammalian meat allergy is on the rise in Australia and the surprising cause is a tick bite. Dr. Jonica Newby meets Dr. Sheryl van Nunen, the clinician who discovered the link.
S16E4Passport Facial Recognition, Anti-venom
Feb 24, 201530mDr. Jonica Newby tries her luck at passport fraud and Dr. Graham Phillips investigates the effectiveness of anti-venom for red back spider and brown snake bites.
S16E5Tamiflu, The Sun's Lost Sibling
Mar 3, 201530mFaced with a flu pandemic, will anti-viral drugs protect us? Dr. Maryanne Demasi investigates. Plus searching for our sun's lost siblings - what can it tell us about the existence of life on other planets?
S16E6Super Solar Cells, Where Birdsong Began
Mar 10, 201530mGraham Phillips investigates new technology that is able to convert more than 40 per cent of the sun's light into electricity. Plus Mark Horstman discovers that no other continent has been as important for bird evolution.
S16E7Powering The Mind
Mar 17, 201530mAnja Taylor investigates how our memories change from childhood to adulthood and how we can build up greater brain reserves to power our mind into old age.
S16E8Horse Whip, Antarctic Acidification
Mar 24, 201530mAre we beating our horses to the finish line? Dr. Jonica Newby investigates. And in a world first, a lab under the Antarctic ice puts the sea floor to the acid test.
S16E9Our Chemical Lives
Mar 31, 201530mDr. Maryanne Demasi investigates the safety of chemicals found in everyday products and compares the level of chemicals in her own body with clean living convert and media personality Sarah Wilson.
S16E10Condoms, Toorale Man
Apr 7, 201530mThe next generation condom - a pleasure, not a duty to wear. And, can science solve the Toorale Man murder mystery? Mark Horstman joins the dig team on this extraordinary investigation.
S16E11Fit In 6 Minutes A Week
Sep 29, 201530mAnja Taylor investigates the science behind low volume, high intensity fitness training, and takes on the challenge of going from couch slouch to fighting fit, with just six minutes of exercise a week!
S16E12Diagnosing Mental Illness, Ghostbusters, Brain Stimulation
Oct 6, 201530mCould facial expressions, voice and body posture be the key to diagnosing depression? Plus we take a look at a range of non-invasive brain stimulation therapies that may help treat depression.
S16E13Why Am I Still Fat?
Oct 13, 201530mCan obesity be treated as a chronic inflammatory disease? Mark Horstman explores these emerging fields of science, and meets ordinary people in their daily struggle with obesity.
S16E14Can We Live on Mars?, Parrots versus Possums
Oct 20, 201530mCatalyst meets one of Mars One's brave astronauts, & takes a look at NASA's new interplanetary spaceship. Catalyst reporter Mark Horstman joins scientists in the Tasmanian wilderness as they try to save the swift parrot.
S16E15Too Much Medicine
Oct 27, 201530mAdvances in medicine have propelled health care to new heights. But are we getting too much of a good thing? Dr Maryanne Demasi examines how our relentless pursuit for good health, could be making people sick.
S16E16Female Sex Drive
Nov 3, 201530mSex is the spark that ignites many relationships. It seems to fade more quickly in women. Dr. Newby investigates the science of female libido, as she asks - what does it take to restore a healthy sex life?
S16E17Einstein
Nov 10, 201530mTo celebrate 100 years since Einstein's theory of General Relativity we visit three 'big physics' facilities where scientists are hoping to prove a prediction Einstein made over a century ago.
S16E18A Life Without Males
Nov 17, 201530mWe explore the recent extraordinary cases of virgin births in animals and find out whether humans could spontaneously clone themselves. Reporter Anja Taylor investigates why males exist in the first place.
S16E19Gluten: A Gut Feeling
Nov 24, 201530mMillions of people are giving up gluten in pursuit of better health. In this special investigation, Dr. Maryanne Demasi cuts through the hype of the gluten free diet. Should we all get on board or is it just another fad?
S16E20Sharks
Dec 8, 201530mIn the final Catalyst for 2015, the team look at the scientific discoveries and innovations being made to ensure sharks and humans can co-exist.