
Catharina Vendl
94 posts

Catharina Vendl
@ScienceCath
Post-doc at School of Biology at UNSW Sydney, Podcaster (BoilingPointFM), science communicator, wildlife health/One Health research






Cuttlefish madness – Making Cuttlefest accessible for everyone @EMS_connect fights to protect South Australia's marine sanctuaries and shows people the wonders of the marine world. Tune in to our interview with EMS co-founder Carl Charter. Wherever you get your podcasts

BPA - the chemical that messes with our hormones Invisible, but everywhere to be found. We ingest BPA/Bisphenol A with our food and water. What does it do to our bodies? We chat with @NicholasWuNZ from @Sydney_Uni. Listen in wherever you get your podcasts







Need an urgent #Penguin fix? Here it is. Tim and Cat chat with UTAS PhD student Paige Green about the many months she spent with a variety of penguin species in the Subantarctic. Listen in wherever you get your #podcasts #Penguins #Antarctic #podcastshow #Biology

'Operation Crayweed' and the origins of Boiling Point Crayweed is life! No crayweed, no crayfish and way fewer fish. Almost extinct, our guest Adriana Verges and her team brought crayweed back to Sydney’s shores. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts





Blind in the mind's eye - living with #aphantasia People with aphantasia can't visualize things in their mind. Tim and Cat chat with aphantasia expert Dr Rebecca Keogh what life with this condition is like. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts facebook.com/boilingpoint



More #penguins than people - the Falkland Islands as a #climate lab The trip of a lifetime. Chantelle and Cat chat with @ZoeAmberThomas who went on a #fieldtrip to the #FalklandIslands to study past climates and to learn about the present Tune in wherever you get your #podcasts

Big brains in soft creatures - Why are cuttlefish so smart? #Octopus and #cuttlefish are often called the closest to alien intelligence on earth. They even pass the marshmallow test. We talked to Dr Alexandra Schnell about her recent study. Wherever you get your #podcasts







The secrets of Australian tree rings Most trees have rings. But in Australia they have a very different meaning to those in the northern hemisphere. They don't tell us about the trees' precise age, but a whole lot about climate history. Tune in wherever you get your podcasts