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Cyberchondria - you wouldn't want to catch it; lowering the wildlife road toll; how a cat drinks; how to cook the perfect steak and eggs; securing world supplies of chocolate!; and lab experiments from home.CYBERCHONDRIAMore and more people are turning to the internet for medical advice. Experts say it's a serious issue for doctors trying to manage their patients' wellbeing. Some patients may be under the impression that their symptoms are not serious and delay vital medical treatment. Others may be led to think a minor condition is terminal. Maryanne Demasi investigates whether web-based medical information is a good thing or a recipe for ill health.ROAD KILL RESCUEUnfortunately, dead wildlife on the side of the road has become part of the Australian landscape. It's a road toll we seem to take for granted - just part of getting from A to B. But in a wildlife rich state like Tasmania, road kill density is the highest in the world. Mark Horstman hitches a ride with a citizen scientist determined to establish exactly how drivers can make a difference.CAT LAPHow does a cat drink? You might think you know, but stunning new research shows most of us have been completely wrong. Super high speed cameras reveal to Jonica Newby the exquisite and unexpected beauty of what the cat actually does with its tongue.KITCHEN SCIENCEAll cooking involves science, but progressive chefs are now combining science-based techniques and culinary knowhow to create surprising texture and flavour combinations that engage the senses and excite the taste buds. Tanya Ha explores the chemical and physical changes that take place when cooking steak and eggs, and in creating little parcels of flavour by spherification. CHOCOLATE TREESYou've probably heard of peak oil, possibly of peak phosphate but peak chocolate? Could the world supply of chocolate be under threat? As demand grows, chocolate companies are trying to unlock the genetic secrets of the cacao tree as a means to ensure the supply of high quality chocolate.REMOTE LABIn the future, students will be able to perform many science experiments from the comfort of their own home and in their own time. Paul Willis visits the sharelab at University of Technology Sydney, where engineering students are remotely operating eight experimental rigs |
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Broadcast 2011-04-21 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Cooking -- Technique.
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Cooks.
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Internet -- Psychological aspects.
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Internet -- Social aspects.
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Roadkill.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Australia.
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Tasmania.
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Streaming video
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Bradbury, James, contributor
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Buxton, Simon, contributor
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Campbell, Cory, contributor
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Dart, Jared, contributor
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Demasi, Maryanne, reporter
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Gilmore, Joel, contributor
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Ha, Tanya, reporter
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Hobday, Alistair, contributor
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Kostulski, Thorsten, contributor
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Morton, Brian, contributor
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Newby, Jonica, contributor
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Ogyur, Sonya, contributor
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Williams, Paul, host
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