Catalyst - Season 19

Catalyst - Season 19

Season 19

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Episodes8
DatesMar 6, 2018 - Oct 23, 2018
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Skin Clinic
Season 19Episode 160 min

Skin Clinic

Catalyst uncovers the secrets to healthier skin, gets up close and personal with some of the most common rashes, spots and blemishes. Dr Shalin Naik and Dr Caroline West show you how to care for the largest organ in your body. And where better to do that than at the beach?

With the help of a team of Australia's top dermatologists we'll find out why skin health is more than a cosmetic issue. We'll learn what we can all do to keep our skin working well for us at any age. We'll find out some surprising facts about moisturiser - and look at how technology is being used to help in the detection and protection against skin cancer.

And in the burns unit of ground-breaking Australian surgeon Fiona Wood, we'll meet some of the patients benefiting from her work and find out the latest science around regenerating and protecting skin in trauma.

Mar 6, 2018
Feeding Australia (Part 1)
Season 19Episode 260 min

Feeding Australia (Part 1)

A new season of Catalyst begins with a 2-part special, Feeding Australia, where chef Paul West reveals the key breakthroughs in science and technology that will shape what we might be eating in the coming decades.

To many people, organic or wild caught food is the best and healthiest produce to eat. But in 2050, when Australia's population hits 40 million, we may have to find more sustainable ways to farm our food than nature currently provides. Chef Paul West, Nutritionist Professor Clare Collins and Dr Noby Leong travel across Australia to meet the growers and scientists who are making key breakthroughs in this field.

Aug 14, 2018
Feeding Australia (Part 2)
Season 19Episode 360 min

Feeding Australia (Part 2)

In Part 2 of Feeding Australia, Chef Paul West, Dietitian Professor Clare Collins and Dr Noby Leong reveal the key breakthroughs in science and technology that will shape what we might be eating in the coming decades.

Aug 21, 2018
How to Build a Time Machine
Season 19Episode 460 min

How to Build a Time Machine

Catalyst examines the science of time travel. What do we need to be able to do or understand to construct a functioning time machine. Dr Graham Phillips showcases the scientists working on the cutting edge of discovery.

Aug 28, 2018
Beating Diabetes
Season 19Episode 560 min

Beating Diabetes

Nutritionist Dr Joanna McMillan is on a mission to help stem the onslaught of Type 2 diabetes, devising a personalised program to help four Australians on the brink of developing the chronic illness.

Sep 4, 2018
How to Get Lucky: The Maths of Chance
Season 19Episode 660 min

How to Get Lucky: The Maths of Chance

Vibrant maths whizz Lily Serna pits mathematics against luck in fields as varied as birthdays, blackjack, Aussie rules football, and even air sea rescues - and puts the audience to the test in this massive maths test.

Sep 11, 2018
Memory Matters
Season 19Episode 760 min

Memory Matters

In the season final, Dr Caroline West meets scientists working at the forefront of memory research, introducing remarkable individuals whose exceptional memories and unique abilities are helping unlock the secrets of memory.

Sep 18, 2018
Bionic Revolution
Season 19Episode 860 min

Bionic Revolution

Dr Nikki Stamp meets Australians whose lives are transformed by artificial body parts, and scientists whose cutting-edge work merging biology with technology reveal a world on the cusp of a bionic revolution.

Oct 23, 2018

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