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![Humpback whale energy hangs in the balance](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/HumpbackWhaleBreaching-470x140.jpg)
For any animal, there are two key survival rules: don’t get killed by a predator, and don’t starve to death. For whales in the twentieth century, commercial whaling was the biggest threat to survival, and whale populations were decimated by unsustainable…
![Resurrecting the Leadbeater's possum](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Leadbeaters-470x140.jpg)
The Leadbeater’s possum is in a lot of strife right now. Its survival is severely threatened by bushfire and clearfell logging in its Central Highlands habitat, and last month it was declared critically endangered by the Federal Government. The species has always had a tumultuous…
![The tangled helix of gene patenting](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/2162005037_0442b61cf6_o-470x140.jpg)
Myriad Genetics and their patents for the human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 have garnered a lot of press coverage recently. The American Civil Liberties Union fiercely opposed the patents, via a campaign they called “the fight to take back our…
![Live fast, die young: Personality matters when you’re a fairy-wren](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/DSC_0241-470x140.jpg)
Most mornings, I watch a group of superb fairy-wrens flit across my backyard, chasing insects through the grass. The birds are easy to identify from a distance: even when males aren’t wearing their vibrant blue-and-black breeding plumage, there’s no mistaking…
![Biohacking and the brave new world of D.I.Y. science](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/LabelBiohackLab-e1426074103648-470x140.jpg)
At first glance, the Melbourne BIOhack launch on March 2 could have been any gathering of young adults, but closer inspection reveals a diverse group with a shared vision. The two speakers on the day were William Spatari, a passionate biohacker waving an NFC chip…
![Attack of the Frozen Berries: Learning from the Latest Hepatitis A Outbreak](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/212074782_0f63912f20_o-470x140.jpg)
While contracting an infectious disease is the last thing you’d expect when tucking into a healthy frozen snack, as recent headlines across the nation can attest, this is reality – imported foods can bring imported viruses with them. In this case, it was hepatitis A.
![Unfiltered Thoughts: Alastair Tait on Life on Mars](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/unfiltered-thoughts-feature-470x140.jpg)
Jack is joined by Alastair Tait to chat about life on Mars and other places in our solar system. Alastair is a PhD student at Monash University in Melbourne, where he studies planetary geology and meteorites. You’re about to hear about his work, actually.
![The Pseudoscientists – Problems with Skepticism: A Discussion with Eleanor Robertson](http://web.archive.org./web/20161203001929im_/http://youngausskeptics.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Podcast-Feature-Image-2-scale-470x140.jpeg)
Why would someone dislike the skeptical community? Jack speaks with Sydney-based writer Eleanor Robertson about her misgivings with skepticism, why we shouldn’t pin too many hopes on celebrity spokespeople, science and ethics, and the benefits of listening to those with whom you disagree.
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