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The Best Episodes of Catalyst Season 17

Every episode of Catalyst Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Catalyst Season 17!

Catalyst is Australia's premier science investigation series. Each week the team brings you stories from Australia and around the world, meeting scientists at...
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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Batteries 24 Hour Renewable Power" is the best rated episode of "Catalyst" season 17. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/2/2016. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Oxytocin, Crown of Thorns Starfish".

  • Batteries 24 Hour Renewable Power
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    #1 - Batteries 24 Hour Renewable Power

    Season 17 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2016

    Dr. Jonica Newby investigates home batteries - how they work, why you will want one, how they will change the way we consume electricity & what they mean for the future of the world's power generation.

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  • Oxytocin, Crown of Thorns Starfish
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    #2 - Oxytocin, Crown of Thorns Starfish

    Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2016

    It turns out oxytocin is responsible for a lot more than just love. Dr. Graham Phillips discovers oxytocin's great potential to treat social disorders, like drug addiction and alcoholism.

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  • Wi-Fried?
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    #3 - Wi-Fried?

    Season 17 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2016

    Wi-Fi blankets our homes, schools & cities. Dr. Maryanne Demasi takes a closer look at the link between mobile phones & brain cancer & explores whether our wireless devices could be putting our health at risk.

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  • Out of Africa
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    #4 - Out of Africa

    Season 17 Episode 4 - Aired 2/23/2016

    Prof. Vanessa Hayes is searching for the origins of modern society, revealing the bedrock of human genetic diversity. Her work exposes some startling truths about racial inequality in modern medicine.

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  • Science of Sci-Fi Films, Mercury Hotspots
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    #5 - Science of Sci-Fi Films, Mercury Hotspots

    Season 17 Episode 5 - Aired 3/1/2016

    Dr. Graham Phillips sits down with physicists Dr. Katie Mack & Professor Lawrence Krauss to review Hollywood's treatment of science. And is the level of mercury in the fish we're eating safe for our health?

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  • Music on the Brain
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    #6 - Music on the Brain

    Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 3/8/2016

    Could the soundtrack of your life bring back fading memories? Catalyst takes you inside an extraordinary new program, revealing how personalised playlists can re-awaken the brains of people with dementia.

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  • Micro-Plastics, Tassie's Secrets
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    #7 - Micro-Plastics, Tassie's Secrets

    Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 3/15/2016

    We look into marine life in Australia, to find out what plastics escape our household drains & what kind of damage they can do. And the geology of north-western Tasmania reveals similarities to Antarctica.

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  • If Pain Persists
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    #8 - If Pain Persists

    Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 3/22/2016

    This week we investigate recent advances in science and medical engineering that are transforming our understanding of chronic back pain & opening the door to new treatments.

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  • Motorcycle Clothes, Gravitational Waves
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    #9 - Motorcycle Clothes, Gravitational Waves

    Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 3/29/2016

    A new kind of telescope will allow us to observe a whole host of astronomical phenomena, like gravitational waves. Plus how protective is safety motorcycle gear anyway? Mark Horstman lays his body on the line.

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  • Lavender and the Honey Bee, Tassie Fires
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    #10 - Lavender and the Honey Bee, Tassie Fires

    Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 4/5/2016

    New research reveals that Lavender can help bees make new memories & even change their DNA. Could it do the same for humans? Plus, climate change is affecting the 1000 year old World Heritage forests in Tasmania.

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  • Blind Leading the Blind, Bionic Bra
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    #11 - Blind Leading the Blind, Bionic Bra

    Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2016

    Researchers are getting a clearer picture on the way the brain turns sounds into images, redefining our understanding of vision. Plus, the "Bionic Bra" - providing the right amount of breast support as needed.

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  • Antibiotic Resistance
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    #12 - Antibiotic Resistance

    Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 4/19/2016

    Antibiotics have saved millions of lives, but their overuse is making them less effective as bacteria develop resistance. Can researchers outwit these clever bacteria & find novel ways to beat resistance?

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  • Short Sightedness In Children, Saving A Furry Friend
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    #13 - Short Sightedness In Children, Saving A Furry Friend

    Season 17 Episode 13 - Aired 4/26/2016

    We look into the rise of myopia & how scientists are finding a way to turn the tide on the epidemic. Plus meet Australia's first koala scat detection dog that's helping koala conservation researchers.

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  • Exercise and Cancer
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    #14 - Exercise and Cancer

    Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 5/10/2016

    By the time you hit mid life, odds are you or someone close to you will be touched by cancer. In this half-hour special, Dr Jonica Newby investigates a medicine that will double your chance of survival – Its exercise, but not as we know it.

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  • Becoming Superhuman (Part 1)
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    #15 - Becoming Superhuman (Part 1)

    Season 17 Episode 15 - Aired 5/24/2016

    Dr. Jordan Nguyen is a biomedical engineer. Riley Saban is a 13-year-old kid with cerebral palsy. Together they develop extraordinary, cutting edge technology that gives young Riley superhuman powers.

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  • Becoming Superhuman (Part 2)
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    #16 - Becoming Superhuman (Part 2)

    Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 5/31/2016

    Biomedical engineer Dr. Jordan Nguyen & 13-year-old Riley aren't content developing cutting edge technology to give Riley superhuman powers. In Part 2 they want to push the boundaries to see if Riley can drive a car.

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  • Meditation: Can It Really Change You?
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    #17 - Meditation: Can It Really Change You?

    Season 17 Episode 17 - Aired 6/7/2016

    Dr. Graham Phillips embarks on an 8 week meditation course to find out if the ancient art lives up to the current hype. New research shows that it can affect the body & the mind & even alter the structure of the brain.

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  • Oldest Aussie Beer, Unboiling An Egg
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    #18 - Oldest Aussie Beer, Unboiling An Egg

    Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 6/14/2016

    Could bottles, salvaged from a 220 year old Tasmanian ship wreck, contain the remnants of the world's oldest beer? Plus 'unboiling an egg' technology leads to new discoveries in renewable energy.

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  • Live Long Die Young
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    #19 - Live Long Die Young

    Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 6/21/2016

    Lab experiments show it's now possible to fight the four major diseases of old age. Anja Taylor investigates one of these methods achieving extraordinary results. Could this be the key to a long & healthy life?

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  • Stress and Cancer, Secrets of Pluto
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    #20 - Stress and Cancer, Secrets of Pluto

    Season 17 Episode 20 - Aired 6/28/2016

    Researchers may have found a way to prevent the stress induced spread of cancer cells. Guest reporter, oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava investigates. Plus we reveal Pluto's secrets with mind boggling pictures.

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  • Toxic Ticks
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    #21 - Toxic Ticks

    Season 17 Episode 21 - Aired 7/5/2016

    Do Australian ticks pose a greater health risk than we thought? For the first time, microbes inside native Aussie ticks are being probed, leading to new discoveries which may reveal the causes of unexplained illnesses.

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  • Soundscape, Juno's Mission
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    #22 - Soundscape, Juno's Mission

    Season 17 Episode 22 - Aired 7/12/2016

    The natural world tells unseen stories through sound. Catalyst discovers what we can learn from listening to nature. Plus we go to Australia's tracking station Tidbinbilla to witness Juno going into orbit around Jupiter.

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  • Gaming with Orang-utans, Stormageddon
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    #23 - Gaming with Orang-utans, Stormageddon

    Season 17 Episode 23 - Aired 7/19/2016

    How are storms changing as the world warms? Plus can orang-utans teach us a thing or two about computer games?

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  • Gut Reaction (Part 1)
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    #24 - Gut Reaction (Part 1)

    Season 17 Episode 24 - Aired 7/26/2016

    Could our food be making us sick - very sick? In the first of a two-part special, Dr Graham Phillips reveals research about the interplay between food and the bacteria deep within our guts.

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  • Gut Reaction (Part 2)
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    #25 - Gut Reaction (Part 2)

    Season 17 Episode 25 - Aired 8/2/2016

    The final part of a Catalyst investigation into whether food could actually be our medicine. A healthy diet could be even more important than previously thought because food affects the bacteria deep inside our guts.

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