Catalyst ‘Drinking Sewage Water / Vitamin D / Rob Harcourt’

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Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 30 minutes, G, Science & Tech, CC, Series, Repeat

Is treated sewage water safe to drink?; Dr Norman Swan asks 'are we getting enough vitamin D?'; and take an underwater tour with marine biologist Rob Harcourt.

Catalyst ‘Good Memory / Flashy Butterflies / Diamonds /...’

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012, 30 minutes, G, Science & Tech, CC, Series, Repeat

Explores a condition giving people a memory that won't forget; why flashy male butterflies have more fun; how diamonds can protect us from fraudsters; and filmmaker Kristian Lang.

Catalyst ‘Risky Business / Beijing's National Aquatic Centre /...’

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 30 minutes, G, Science & Tech, CC, Series, Repeat

Risky business - how too much testosterone helped bring down the world economy; Beijing's National Aquatic Centre is built with bubbles; and one man's mission to make scientific tools available to all.

Catalyst ‘Monkey Malaria / Bubble Mining / Elephants’

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012, 30 minutes, G, Science & Tech, CC, Series, Repeat

Malaria jumps the gap from monkey to man; could bubbles be a solution to the hard hit mining industry? And see how a horse trainer applies his skill to the training of elephants, with remarkable success.

Catalyst ‘Darwin's Birthday - Evolution - Resurrection’

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 30 minutes, G, Science & Tech, CC, Series, Repeat

Fossils in China and Melbourne reveal evolution's missing links; is it really possible to bring a mammoth back from the dead?; Darwin's theory of evolution - inspiration for three prominent Australian scientists.