About this season
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.
Episodes (8)
1. Skin Clinic
Aired 6 March 2018 • 30 min
Uncover the secrets to healthier skin as we get up close and personal with some of the most common rashes, spots and blemishes. Dr Shalin Naik and Dr Caroline West show you how to care for your body's largest organ.
2. Feeding Australia: Foods of Tomorrow
Aired 14 August 2018 • 30 min
Chef Paul West reveals the key breakthroughs in science and technology that will shape what we might be eating in the coming decades.
3. Feeding Australia: A Sustainable Future
Aired 21 August 2018 • 30 min
In Part 2 of Feeding Australia, Chef Paul West, Dietitian Professor Clare Collins and Dr Noby Leong reveal the key breakthroughs in science and technology that will shape what we might be eating in the coming decades.
4. How to Build a Time Machine
Aired 28 August 2018 • 30 min
Catalyst examines the science of time travel. What do we need to be able to do or understand to construct a functioning time machine. Dr Graham Phillips showcases the scientists working on the cutting edge of discovery.
5. Beating Diabetes
Aired 4 September 2018 • 30 min
Nutritionist Dr Joanna McMillan is on a mission to help stem the onslaught of Type 2 diabetes, devising a personalised program to help four Australians on the brink of developing the chronic illness.
6. How To Get Lucky: The Maths Of Chance
Aired 11 September 2018 • 30 min
Vibrant maths whizz Lily Serna pits mathematics against luck in fields as varied as birthdays, blackjack, Aussie rules football, and even air sea rescues - and puts the audience to the test in this massive maths test.
7. Memory Matters
Aired 18 September 2018 • 30 min
In the season final, Dr Caroline West meets scientists working at the forefront of memory research, introducing remarkable individuals whose exceptional memories and unique abilities are helping unlock the secrets of memory.
8. Bionic Revolution
Aired 23 October 2018 • 30 min
Dr Nikki Stamp meets Australians whose lives are transformed by artificial body parts, and scientists whose cutting-edge work merging biology with technology reveal a world on the cusp of a bionic revolution.