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Science is Golden

by Fairfax Media


https://audioboom.com/channel/scienceisgolden
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In this six-part series published late in 2015 by the Age and Sydney Morning Herald (seemingly a podcasting toe-in-the-water for those broadsheets), SMH science editor Nicky Phillips offers anecdotes, interviews and histories surrounding modern science.


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  • Nicky Phillips


    Nicky Phillips is science editor for the Sydney Morning Herald, and the host/producer of its Science is Golden podcast. Nicky…

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