# Science Friction A podcast by ABC Australia. From mystery illnesses to flesh-eating bacteria and the looming threat of bird flu — outbreaks can push scientists, communities and health systems to their limits. For Science Friction on ABC Radio National, Belinda Smith looks back on some of the disease outbreaks that shaped Australia. Hear about the scientists racing to find answers, the unusual diseases they're hunting, and the everyday people caught in the middle. Outbreaks is a four-part series from Science Friction on ABC Radio National. Episode 1 is out Wednesday October 14th. Dead and Alive (Season 7) Quantum computers could be the next giant leap in technology — transforming how we heal people, how we grow food, how we get around our cities. So how close are we to the quantum future we've been promised? Science reporter Jacinta Bowler unpacks how the weird world of quantum physics could change everything. Artemis Explained (Season 6) In humanity's next giant leap, astronauts are heading back to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years. We track the Artemis II mission in real time, from lift-off to splashdown, and answer your questions about life as an astronaut, the science of spaceflight, and plans to… Feed: https://www.abc.net.au/feeds/8315172/podcast.xml ## Latest episodes - [03 | Outbreaks: The mozzie mystery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/896526b14c26) (2026-10-27, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pr/Z/7d.mp3 - [02 | Outbreaks: The great mimicker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/27296e4bea86) (2026-10-20, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pk/Z/97.mp3 - [01 | Outbreaks: The aquarium illness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/f3949f8b8a8e) (2026-10-13, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/pb/Z/9g.mp3 - [INTRODUCING — Outbreaks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/2b515046df3a) (2026-10-06, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/p5/Z/t7.mp3 - [04 | Dead and Alive: Hype train](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/4212079655c0) (2026-07-28, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/mg/Z/7a.mp3 - [03 | Dead and Alive: Plucky country](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/ab658bbc0072) (2026-07-21, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/me/Z/4u.mp3 - [02 | Dead and Alive: Quantum attack](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/0375d8576866) (2026-07-14, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/me/Z/2r.mp3 - [01 | Dead and Alive: Battle for quantum supremacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/6f64646800cc) (2026-07-07, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m5/Z/49.mp3 - [INTRODUCING — Dead and Alive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/cd6abc73b577) (2026-06-30, 5 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/m1/Z/4e.mp3 - [12 | Artemis Explained: What a ride](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/39aa8dadb233) (2026-04-15, 17 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ji/Z/r8.mp3 - [11 | Artemis Explained: Mission accomplished](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/451adfea35dd) (2026-04-11, 17 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jf/Z/50.mp3 - [10 | Artemis Explained: Countdown to splashdown](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/580a9ec2ba87) (2026-04-10, 17 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/je/Z/dh.mp3 - [09 | Artemis Explained: Next stop, Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/426d248149ae) (2026-04-09, 15 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jd/Z/ao.mp3 - [08 | Artemis Explained: Homeward bound](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/221ebf28074d) (2026-04-08, 17 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jc/Z/1r.mp3 - [07 | Artemis Explained: Moon flyby success](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/6f673b13d3b2) (2026-04-07, 17 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/jb/Z/1o.mp3 - [06 | Artemis Explained: Moon joy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/0fa224331881) (2026-04-06, 15 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j9/Z/v2.mp3 - [05 | Artemis Explained: Science in space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/d0e93fc77491) (2026-04-05, 11 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j9/Z/60.mp3 - [04 | Artemis Explained: Halfway to the Moon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/e20f6ac86e31) (2026-04-04, 16 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j8/Z/q3.mp3 - [03 | Artemis Explained: No turning back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/6e94943c019c) (2026-04-03, 13 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j8/Z/9e.mp3 - [02 | Artemis Explained: Lift off](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/0854e3f5fc5e) (2026-04-02, 14 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j7/Z/el.mp3 - [01 | Artemis Explained: Before the launch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/2fb52dfd338e) (2026-04-01, 15 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/j6/Z/5u.mp3 - [BONUS | The Challenger Legacy: Q&A](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/c952b36a5c39) (2026-02-25, 43 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/i1/Z/ha.mp3 - [05 | The Challenger Legacy: Apollo on Steroids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/0d70eadb7392) (2026-02-17, 31 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hm/Z/gr.mp3 - [04 | The Challenger Legacy: The Devil You Know](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/6aa5f2ebe1a4) (2026-02-10, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hf/Z/2v.mp3 - [03 | The Challenger Legacy: Columbia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/b5c9f97517f9) (2026-02-03, 24 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/h8/Z/qb.mp3 - [02 | The Challenger Legacy: Five Lepers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/a43afcdb12e5) (2026-01-27, 34 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/h2/Z/h1.mp3 - [01 | The Challenger Legacy: Launch Fever](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/68b207b26691) (2026-01-20, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/go/Z/er.mp3 - [INTRODUCING — The Challenger Legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/63a305176f4d) (2026-01-11, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/gj/Z/h5.mp3 - [05 | Artificial Evolution: Gene-Edited Babies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/cdc8ab551019) (2025-10-07, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/dr/Z/cd.mp3 - [04 | Artificial Evolution: Pig Parts for People?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/9a2a30b68064) (2025-09-23, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/d9/Z/uu.mp3 - [03 | Artificial Evolution: Yuck or Yum? Gene-Edited Meat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/18d390ca5f39) (2025-09-16, 28 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/d3/Z/l0.mp3 - [02 | Artificial Evolution: Genetically Modified Marsupials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/48f3c1cc8ff5) (2025-09-09, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/cu/Z/52.mp3 - [01 | Artificial Evolution: Cloning Goes Mainstream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/5a6de35cb48e) (2025-09-02, 27 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/cm/Z/lb.mp3 - [INTRODUCING — Artificial Evolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/8fd9c3225dde) (2025-08-21, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/cg/Z/eb.mp3 - [05 | Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones. Is it worth it?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/ff3590452ab3) (2025-07-01, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/as/Z/eu.mp3 - [04 | Brain Rot: Is internet addiction real?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/364b040657ce) (2025-06-24, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/ar/Z/0i.mp3 - [03 | Brain Rot: Is tech making your memory better or worse?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/b2cc409adb48) (2025-06-17, 28 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/af/Z/bk.mp3 - [02 | Brain Rot: Is AI turning us off human relationships?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/acad3b9bc0c7) (2025-06-10, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/a8/Z/s4.mp3 - [01 | Brain Rot: Is there any proof your phone is destroying your attention span?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/9dad8f4b4f03) (2025-06-03, 30 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/a7/Z/3e.mp3 - [INTRODUCING — Brain Rot](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/d3abc6a481f1) (2025-05-28, 3 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/a0/Z/rj.mp3 - [06 | Cooked: Vitamin B3 ... and the media](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/486f9dbf4414) (2025-03-05, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/79/Z/lg.mp3 - [05 | Cooked: Electrolytes — who needs them?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/ac06396c2aff) (2025-02-26, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/72/Z/6e.mp3 - [04 | Cooked: A peculiar potato experiment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/ac81ae485446) (2025-02-19, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/6l/Z/qj.mp3 - [03 | Cooked: Mystery in the Mediterranean](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/3ddf444da673) (2025-02-12, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/6k/Z/du.mp3 - [02 | Cooked: All-meat eaters say they feel great - but why?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/268f5cc6d84c) (2025-02-05, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/6d/Z/9f.mp3 - [01 | Cooked: Could ice cream actually be good for you?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/bc45d997b30e) (2025-01-29, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/61/Z/15.mp3 - [00 | INTRODUCING — Cooked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/999c7b9094cd) (2025-01-28, 0 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/65/Z/lu.mp3 - [06 | Is super-intelligent AI around the corner?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/7c2f68907c2e) (2023-11-28, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/01/ol/Z/21.mp3 - [05 | The year the world woke up to AI with a bang](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/c48a7902b695) (2023-11-21, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/01/od/Z/ib.mp3 - [04 | If you control AI, you control the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1224525821/99a35d2cb91a) (2023-11-14, 26 min): audio https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/01/o6/Z/e8.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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