Catalyst(2014)
Overview
Catalyst is Australia's premier science investigation series. Each week the team brings you stories from Australia and around the world, meeting scientists at the forefront of discovery.
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No imageSeason 1
26 episodes • 2014
Season 1
26 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jane Goodall | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Shark Behavior | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Virtual Universe | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Polar People | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Voyager | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Wings Of Wonder | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sun's Lost Siblings | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Super Solar Cells | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Our Chemical Lives | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Antivenom | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Powering The Mind | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Alien Technology | Jan 1, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 3D Virus | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Future Cities | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Quantum Computing | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Peacock Spider | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Allergy Pill | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Cardiac Implants | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Honey Bees | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Extreme Weather | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Fast Food For Hummingbirds | Jan 1, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Ancient Writing | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tokyo Flood Prevention | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Life Enhancing Drugs | Jan 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bioluminescence | Jan 1, 2011 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Mega-tsunamis | Jan 1, 2014 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 15
22 episodes • 2014
Series 15
22 episodes • 2014
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meteors, Sea Level Rise, House Fires | Jul 17, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Tattoos, Moon Mining, Muscle Fibre | Jul 24, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Omega 3 Inmates, Antarctic Sea Ice, Dog Optimism | Jul 31, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Radiation Fallout, Multiple Organ Failure | Aug 7, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Gut Reaction: Part 1 - What You Eat Could Be Making You Ill | Aug 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gut Reaction: Part 2 - Let Food Be Thy Medicine | Aug 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | AE2 - The Silent ANZAC, Where Does Fat Go? | Aug 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Epilepsy, Brian Schmidt | Sep 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dr. Jane Goodall Profile, Mystery Mummy, Eureka Prizes | Sep 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Testosterone - It's Not All About Sex | Nov 18, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Honey Bees, Drinking Water, Driver Distraction | Sep 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mega Tsunamis, Allergy Pill, Nature Play | Oct 2, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Falling In Friendship | Oct 9, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Global Warming Pause, Virtual Universe, Green Alloys | Oct 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Tokyo Flood Prevention, Crying, Open Plan Office | Oct 23, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Wind, Bird Strike | Oct 30, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Aircraft Electromagnetic Interference, Tilapia, Laser Danger | Nov 6, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Low Carb Diet - Fat or Fiction? | Nov 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Genetic ID, Tunnel Borer, Coral Trout | Nov 20, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Antiviral Abalone, Fermat's Theorem, Predator Scat | Nov 27, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Future Cities | Dec 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Implant Protection, What Rat Is That?, Science Of The Perfect Drink | Dec 11, 2014 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 16
20 episodes • 2015
Series 16
20 episodes • 2015
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polar People, Plant Based Medicine | Feb 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lead Astray | Feb 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Tick Meat Allergy, Alien Technology | Feb 17, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Passport Facial Recognition, Anti-venom | Feb 24, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tamiflu, The Sun's Lost Sibling | Mar 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Super Solar Cells, Where Birdsong Began | Mar 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Powering The Mind | Mar 17, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Horse Whip, Antarctic Acidification | Mar 24, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Our Chemical Lives | Mar 31, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Condoms, Toorale Man | Apr 7, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fit In 6 Minutes A Week | Sep 29, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Diagnosing Mental Illness, Ghostbusters, Brain Stimulation | Oct 6, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Why Am I Still Fat? | Oct 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Can We Live on Mars?, Parrots versus Possums | Oct 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Too Much Medicine | Oct 27, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Female Sex Drive | Nov 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Einstein | Nov 10, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 18 | A Life Without Males | Nov 17, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Gluten: A Gut Feeling | Nov 24, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sharks | Dec 8, 2015 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 17
40 episodes • 2016
Series 17
40 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batteries 24 Hour Renewable Power | Feb 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Oxytocin, Crown of Thorns Starfish | Feb 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Wi-Fried? | Feb 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Out of Africa | Feb 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Science of Sci-Fi Films, Mercury Hotspots | Mar 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Music on the Brain | Mar 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Micro-Plastics, Tassie's Secrets | Mar 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | If Pain Persists | Mar 22, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Motorcycle Clothes, Gravitational Waves | Mar 29, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lavender and the Honey Bee, Tassie Fires | Apr 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Blind Leading the Blind, Bionic Bra | Apr 12, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Antibiotic Resistance | Apr 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Short Sightedness In Children, Saving A Furry Friend | Apr 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Exercise and Cancer | May 10, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Becoming Superhuman (Part 1) | May 24, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Becoming Superhuman (Part 2) | May 31, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Meditation: Can It Really Change You? | Jun 7, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Oldest Aussie Beer, Unboiling An Egg | Jun 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Live Long Die Young | Jun 21, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Stress and Cancer, Secrets of Pluto | Jun 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Toxic Ticks | Jul 5, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Soundscape, Juno's Mission | Jul 12, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Gaming with Orang-utans, Stormageddon | Jul 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Gut Reaction (Part 1) | Jul 26, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Gut Reaction (Part 2) | Aug 2, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Artificial Sweeteners, Antarctica Fossils | Aug 9, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Stentrode, Fantastic Journey | Aug 16, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Alzheimer's - Can We Prevent It? | Aug 23, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Gene Editing, Is There Life On Mars? | Aug 30, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Making Dogs Happy (Part 1) | Sep 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Making Dogs Happy (Part 2) | Sep 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Smell: Our Most Underestimated Sense | Sep 20, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Hidden Secrets Of Art, Out Of Africa | Sep 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Forensic Future, Alien Megastructure | Oct 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Coral Bleaching | Oct 11, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Plain Of Jars, Tiny Satellites | Oct 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Testosterone, Dr. Jane Goodall | Oct 25, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Medicinal Cannabis | Nov 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Tick Bites, Swift Parrot | Nov 8, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 40 | The Anthropocene | Nov 15, 2016 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 18
17 episodes • 2017
Series 18
17 episodes • 2017
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet The Avatars | Aug 15, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Can Seaweed Save The World? | Aug 22, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Closing In: The Hunt For Alien Life | Aug 29, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Day The Dinosaurs Died | Sep 5, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Heartbeat: The Miracle Inside You | Sep 12, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Death Dive: Into The Rings Of Saturn | Sep 19, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sit Back, Relax; The Dawn Of The Driverless Car | Sep 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Can We Save the Reef? | Oct 3, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 9 | How To Exercise Better | Oct 10, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Gut Revolution (Part 1) | Oct 17, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gut Revolution (Part 2) Garry's Story | Oct 24, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 12 | It's A Twin Thing | Oct 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Secret To Making Better Decisions | Jan 30, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Farmer Needs A Robot | Feb 6, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Back To The Moon | Feb 13, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gut Revolution (Part 3) Victoria's Story | Feb 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sleep Matters | Feb 27, 2018 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 19
8 episodes • 2018
Series 19
8 episodes • 2018
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skin Clinic | Mar 6, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Feeding Australia: Foods of Tomorrow | Aug 14, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Feeding Australia: A Sustainable Future | Aug 21, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 4 | How to Build a Time Machine | Aug 28, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Beating Diabetes | Sep 4, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 6 | How To Get Lucky: The Maths Of Chance | Sep 11, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Memory Matters | Sep 18, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Bionic Revolution | Oct 23, 2018 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 20
8 episodes • 2019
Series 20
8 episodes • 2019
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allergy Clinic | Feb 12, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Mindfulness Experiment | Feb 19, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Black Hole Hunters | Feb 26, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Staying Younger for Longer: Body | Aug 13, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Staying Younger for Longer: Brain | Aug 20, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Should I Risk It? | Oct 8, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Face Surgeons: Inside the Craniofacial Unit | Oct 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Investigating Body Dysmorphia | Oct 22, 2019 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 21
6 episodes • 2020
Series 21
6 episodes • 2020
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Food Works (Part 1) | Apr 14, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 2 | How Food Works (Part 2) | Apr 21, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Teeth Clinic | Apr 28, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Asteroid Hunters | May 5, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Building Greener Cities | May 12, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kill or Cure? The Story of Venom | Mar 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 22
11 episodes • 2021
Series 22
11 episodes • 2021
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are We Killing Our Koalas? | Feb 16, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mars: Our Second Home? | Feb 23, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mars: The Hunt For Life | Mar 2, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kill or Cure: The Story of Venom | Mar 9, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Cancer: A Story of Hope | Jul 20, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Truth About Fasting | Jul 27, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Wildlife Revolution | Aug 3, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Grid: Powering the Future | Aug 10, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Doctor at the Door: The McClellands | Aug 17, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Doctor at the Door: The Kulkarnis | Aug 24, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Magic and the Brain: The Science of Illusion | Aug 31, 2021 | 0.0 |
No imageSeries 23
6 episodes • 2022Avg: 7.5Golden Era
Series 23
6 episodes • 2022Avg: 7.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Secret Lives of Our Urban Birds | Feb 1, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Big Brew Challenge | Feb 8, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Miracle Babies: Operation Hope | Feb 15, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Forever Young? The Rise of Injectables | Feb 22, 2022 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Solar Storms: A Warning from Space | Mar 1, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Science of Relationships | Aug 9, 2022 | 8.0 |
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