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Status: Returning Series
First Aired: January 1, 2014
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 164
Networks: ABC TV
Genres: Documentary, News

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Catalyst(2014)

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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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Season 1

26 episodes • 2014

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Jane Goodall	Jan 1, 2014
2	Shark Behavior	Jan 1, 2015
3	Virtual Universe	Jan 1, 2014
4	Polar People	Jan 1, 2015
5	Voyager	Jan 1, 2013
6	Wings Of Wonder	Jan 1, 2013
7	Sun's Lost Siblings	Jan 1, 2015
8	Super Solar Cells	Jan 1, 2015
9	Our Chemical Lives	Jan 1, 2015
10	Antivenom	Jan 1, 2015
11	Powering The Mind	Jan 1, 2015
12	Alien Technology	Jan 1, 2015
13	3D Virus	Jan 1, 2013
14	Future Cities	Jan 1, 2014
15	Quantum Computing	Jan 1, 2013
16	Peacock Spider	Jan 1, 2013
17	Allergy Pill	Jan 1, 2014
18	Cardiac Implants	Jan 1, 2013
19	Honey Bees	Jan 1, 2014
20	Extreme Weather	Jan 1, 2013
21	Fast Food For Hummingbirds	Jan 1, 2011
22	Ancient Writing	Jan 1, 2013
23	Tokyo Flood Prevention	Jan 1, 2014
24	Life Enhancing Drugs	Jan 1, 2013
25	Bioluminescence	Jan 1, 2011
26	Mega-tsunamis	Jan 1, 2014

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Series 15

22 episodes • 2014

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Meteors, Sea Level Rise, House Fires	Jul 17, 2014
2	Tattoos, Moon Mining, Muscle Fibre	Jul 24, 2014
3	Omega 3 Inmates, Antarctic Sea Ice, Dog Optimism	Jul 31, 2014
4	Radiation Fallout, Multiple Organ Failure	Aug 7, 2014
5	Gut Reaction: Part 1 - What You Eat Could Be Making You Ill	Aug 14, 2014
6	Gut Reaction: Part 2 - Let Food Be Thy Medicine	Aug 21, 2014
7	AE2 - The Silent ANZAC, Where Does Fat Go?	Aug 28, 2014
8	Epilepsy, Brian Schmidt	Sep 4, 2014
9	Dr. Jane Goodall Profile, Mystery Mummy, Eureka Prizes	Sep 11, 2014
10	Testosterone - It's Not All About Sex	Nov 18, 2014
11	Honey Bees, Drinking Water, Driver Distraction	Sep 25, 2014
12	Mega Tsunamis, Allergy Pill, Nature Play	Oct 2, 2014
13	Falling In Friendship	Oct 9, 2014
14	Global Warming Pause, Virtual Universe, Green Alloys	Oct 16, 2014
15	Tokyo Flood Prevention, Crying, Open Plan Office	Oct 23, 2014
16	The Wind, Bird Strike	Oct 30, 2014
17	Aircraft Electromagnetic Interference, Tilapia, Laser Danger	Nov 6, 2014
18	Low Carb Diet - Fat or Fiction?	Nov 13, 2014
19	Genetic ID, Tunnel Borer, Coral Trout	Nov 20, 2014
20	Antiviral Abalone, Fermat's Theorem, Predator Scat	Nov 27, 2014
21	Future Cities	Dec 4, 2014
22	Implant Protection, What Rat Is That?, Science Of The Perfect Drink	Dec 11, 2014

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Series 16

20 episodes • 2015

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Polar People, Plant Based Medicine	Feb 3, 2015
2	Lead Astray	Feb 10, 2015
3	Tick Meat Allergy, Alien Technology	Feb 17, 2015
4	Passport Facial Recognition, Anti-venom	Feb 24, 2015
5	Tamiflu, The Sun's Lost Sibling	Mar 3, 2015
6	Super Solar Cells, Where Birdsong Began	Mar 10, 2015
7	Powering The Mind	Mar 17, 2015
8	Horse Whip, Antarctic Acidification	Mar 24, 2015
9	Our Chemical Lives	Mar 31, 2015
10	Condoms, Toorale Man	Apr 7, 2015
11	Fit In 6 Minutes A Week	Sep 29, 2015
12	Diagnosing Mental Illness, Ghostbusters, Brain Stimulation	Oct 6, 2015
13	Why Am I Still Fat?	Oct 13, 2015
14	Can We Live on Mars?, Parrots versus Possums	Oct 20, 2015
15	Too Much Medicine	Oct 27, 2015
16	Female Sex Drive	Nov 3, 2015
17	Einstein	Nov 10, 2015
18	A Life Without Males	Nov 17, 2015
19	Gluten: A Gut Feeling	Nov 24, 2015
20	Sharks	Dec 8, 2015

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Series 17

40 episodes • 2016

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Batteries 24 Hour Renewable Power	Feb 2, 2016
2	Oxytocin, Crown of Thorns Starfish	Feb 9, 2016
3	Wi-Fried?	Feb 16, 2016
4	Out of Africa	Feb 23, 2016
5	Science of Sci-Fi Films, Mercury Hotspots	Mar 1, 2016
6	Music on the Brain	Mar 8, 2016
7	Micro-Plastics, Tassie's Secrets	Mar 15, 2016
8	If Pain Persists	Mar 22, 2016
9	Motorcycle Clothes, Gravitational Waves	Mar 29, 2016
10	Lavender and the Honey Bee, Tassie Fires	Apr 5, 2016
11	Blind Leading the Blind, Bionic Bra	Apr 12, 2016
12	Antibiotic Resistance	Apr 19, 2016
13	Short Sightedness In Children, Saving A Furry Friend	Apr 26, 2016
14	Exercise and Cancer	May 10, 2016
15	Becoming Superhuman (Part 1)	May 24, 2016
16	Becoming Superhuman (Part 2)	May 31, 2016
17	Meditation: Can It Really Change You?	Jun 7, 2016
18	Oldest Aussie Beer, Unboiling An Egg	Jun 14, 2016
19	Live Long Die Young	Jun 21, 2016
20	Stress and Cancer, Secrets of Pluto	Jun 28, 2016
21	Toxic Ticks	Jul 5, 2016
22	Soundscape, Juno's Mission	Jul 12, 2016
23	Gaming with Orang-utans, Stormageddon	Jul 19, 2016
24	Gut Reaction (Part 1)	Jul 26, 2016
25	Gut Reaction (Part 2)	Aug 2, 2016
26	Artificial Sweeteners, Antarctica Fossils	Aug 9, 2016
27	Stentrode, Fantastic Journey	Aug 16, 2016
28	Alzheimer's - Can We Prevent It?	Aug 23, 2016
29	Gene Editing, Is There Life On Mars?	Aug 30, 2016
30	Making Dogs Happy (Part 1)	Sep 6, 2016
31	Making Dogs Happy (Part 2)	Sep 13, 2016
32	Smell: Our Most Underestimated Sense	Sep 20, 2016
33	Hidden Secrets Of Art, Out Of Africa	Sep 27, 2016
34	Forensic Future, Alien Megastructure	Oct 4, 2016
35	Coral Bleaching	Oct 11, 2016
36	Plain Of Jars, Tiny Satellites	Oct 18, 2016
37	Testosterone, Dr. Jane Goodall	Oct 25, 2016
38	Medicinal Cannabis	Nov 1, 2016
39	Tick Bites, Swift Parrot	Nov 8, 2016
40	The Anthropocene	Nov 15, 2016

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Series 18

17 episodes • 2017

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Meet The Avatars	Aug 15, 2017
2	Can Seaweed Save The World?	Aug 22, 2017
3	Closing In: The Hunt For Alien Life	Aug 29, 2017
4	The Day The Dinosaurs Died	Sep 5, 2017
5	Heartbeat: The Miracle Inside You	Sep 12, 2017
6	Death Dive: Into The Rings Of Saturn	Sep 19, 2017
7	Sit Back, Relax; The Dawn Of The Driverless Car	Sep 26, 2017
8	Can We Save the Reef?	Oct 3, 2017
9	How To Exercise Better	Oct 10, 2017
10	Gut Revolution (Part 1)	Oct 17, 2017
11	Gut Revolution (Part 2) Garry's Story	Oct 24, 2017
12	It's A Twin Thing	Oct 31, 2017
13	The Secret To Making Better Decisions	Jan 30, 2018
14	Farmer Needs A Robot	Feb 6, 2018
15	Back To The Moon	Feb 13, 2018
16	Gut Revolution (Part 3) Victoria's Story	Feb 20, 2018
17	Sleep Matters	Feb 27, 2018

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Series 19

8 episodes • 2018

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Skin Clinic	Mar 6, 2018
2	Feeding Australia: Foods of Tomorrow	Aug 14, 2018
3	Feeding Australia: A Sustainable Future	Aug 21, 2018
4	How to Build a Time Machine	Aug 28, 2018
5	Beating Diabetes	Sep 4, 2018
6	How To Get Lucky: The Maths Of Chance	Sep 11, 2018
7	Memory Matters	Sep 18, 2018
8	Bionic Revolution	Oct 23, 2018

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Series 20

8 episodes • 2019

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Allergy Clinic	Feb 12, 2019
2	The Mindfulness Experiment	Feb 19, 2019
3	Black Hole Hunters	Feb 26, 2019
4	Staying Younger for Longer: Body	Aug 13, 2019
5	Staying Younger for Longer: Brain	Aug 20, 2019
6	Should I Risk It?	Oct 8, 2019
7	Face Surgeons: Inside the Craniofacial Unit	Oct 15, 2019
8	Investigating Body Dysmorphia	Oct 22, 2019

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Series 21

6 episodes • 2020

#	Episode	Air Date
1	How Food Works (Part 1)	Apr 14, 2020
2	How Food Works (Part 2)	Apr 21, 2020
3	Teeth Clinic	Apr 28, 2020
4	Asteroid Hunters	May 5, 2020
5	Building Greener Cities	May 12, 2020
6	Kill or Cure? The Story of Venom	Mar 9, 2021

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Series 22

11 episodes • 2021

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Are We Killing Our Koalas?	Feb 16, 2021
2	Mars: Our Second Home?	Feb 23, 2021
3	Mars: The Hunt For Life	Mar 2, 2021
4	Kill or Cure: The Story of Venom	Mar 9, 2021
5	Cancer: A Story of Hope	Jul 20, 2021
6	The Truth About Fasting	Jul 27, 2021
7	The Wildlife Revolution	Aug 3, 2021
8	The Grid: Powering the Future	Aug 10, 2021
9	Doctor at the Door: The McClellands	Aug 17, 2021
10	Doctor at the Door: The Kulkarnis	Aug 24, 2021
11	Magic and the Brain: The Science of Illusion	Aug 31, 2021

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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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