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Brains Matter
Brains Matter - the podcast on science, curiosities, and general knowledge.
Episodes
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170 – Sarah Sweet – Astronomical Society of Australia Poster Sessions
During the Astronomical Society of Australia conference, I went and visited the Poster Sessions where students showcased their research. In today's episode, I speak to Sarah Sweet, one of the poster session presenters. Download MP3 of Ep 170 This episode is supported by the Monash Centre for...
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169 – Dr Charley Lineweaver – The Birth, Life, and Death of our Planet… and the Universe
The following recording is of the 2013 Astronomical Society of Australia's Harley Wood Lecture, hosted by the Monash Centre for Astrophysics. People, planets, stars, and even universes are born, they live for a while, and then die. Associate Professor Charles Lineweaver reviews what we now about...
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168 – Matt Witkowski – Leukaemia and the Ikaros Gene
In today's episode, I talk to Matthew Witkowski, a PhD student at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, on his research into the relationship between the Ikaros Gene and Leukemia. We discuss: – Matt's background – A definition of leukaemia – Matt's work in his PhD – What is the Ikaros...
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167 – Robert Lloyd – 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who – Part 2
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic science fiction show, Doctor Who. I spoke to actor and comedian (and honourary 10th Time Lord) Rob Lloyd, also known as the Number 1 Doctor Who fan in the world, about the show. This is the second part of a two part interview. Topics we discuss...
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166 – Robert Lloyd – 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who – Part 1
Something a bit different for this episode – this year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic science fiction show, Doctor Who. I spoke to actor and comedian (and honourary 10th Time Lord) Rob Lloyd, also known as the Number 1 Doctor Who fan in the world, about the show. This is the first of a...
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159 – Where is my flying car? – Part 3
Today's episode is part 3 of a 3 part series called "Where is my flying car?" organised and hosted by the University of Melbourne's Physics Students Society. This final episode in this series primarily includes audience questions – some of the audio is difficult to hear from some parts of the...
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158 – Where is my flying car? – Part 2
Today's episode is part 2 of a 3 part series called "Where is my flying car?" organised and hosted by the University of Melbourne's Physics Students Society. Hosted by Dr Roger Rassool, panel members included: Dr Andi Horvath, Museum Victoria, Dr Erica Sloan, Monash Institute on Pharmaceutical...
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157 – Where is my flying car? – Part 1
Today's episode is part 1 of a 3 part series called "Where is my flying car?" organised and hosted by the University of Melbourne's Physics Students Society. Hosted by Dr Roger Rassool, panel members included: Dr Andi Horvath, Museum Victoria, Dr Erica Sloan, Monash Institute on Pharmaceutical...
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156 – Professor Chris Tinney – The Search for Extrasolar Planets
There can be few questions more fundamental for a scientist's research to address than "Is our home here on Earth unique? Or ubiquitous?" Astronomers involved in the search for – and the study of – extra-solar planets are fortunate enough to have this sort of question driving their daily...
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155 – Professor Brian Schmidt – The Accelerating Universe – Public Talk
In 1998, two teams traced back the expansion of the universe over billions of years and discovered that it was accelerating, a startling discovery that suggests that more than 70% of the cosmos is contained in a previously unknown form of matter, called Dark Energy. The 2011 Nobel Laureate for...
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154 – Alom Shaha – The Young Atheists Handbook
In today's episode, I speak to Alom Shaha, a science teacher and communicator from the UK. Alom has worked on television shows researching science, and is well known in science communication circles. He recently published a book called The Young Atheists Handbook, and spoke to me about his views…
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153 – Dr Duncan Galloway – Neutron Star Binaries
In today's episode, I talk to Dr Duncan Galloway, ARC Future Fellow at Monash University. His interest is in Neutron Star Binaries and I talked to him about this: – Duncan's background – What is a neutron star? – How big is a neutron star? – How does a neutron star stay together? – The formation…
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152 – Dr Corin Storkey – Sugar to Mend a Broken Heart
In today's episode, I talk to Brains Matter regular, Dr Corin Storkey, from the Heart Research Centre in Sydney. He talks to us about new research into a type of sugar that could prevent heart disease! We talk about: – the patent that has been filed on a new sugar based compound – how the sugar...
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10/12/2011 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance
The Ordinary Guy has contributed to another 365 Days of Astronomy podcast Aryabhata
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151 – Dr Robyn Pickering – Australopithecus Sedeba Update
In today's episode, I talk to Dr Robyn Pickering from the University of Melbourne, with an update on the status of research regarding the discovery of Australopithecus Sedeba. Topics discussed include: – the age of the Australopithecus Sedeba has been confirmed – how the more accurate dates were...
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150 – One Hundred and Fifty Shows!
In today's short episode, OG comments on his experiences with the show for the past 150 episodes. Download Encore MP3 of Ep 150
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Encore – Brian Schmidt – The Acceleration of the Universe
Professor Brian Schmidt won the Nobel Prize for physics for 2011, for his work in helping discover that the universe was accelerating in it's expansion, which came as a huge surprise to the whole astronomical community. I spoke to Brian about his work for the 24/5/2009 episode of Brains Matter –...
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149 – Kellie Caught – The Say Yes Campaign
In this episode, I talk to Kellie Caught, Head of Climate Change for WWF Australia, about the Say Yes Campaign. Topics discussed include: – Kellie's background – The background of the carbon price in Australia and worldwide – Kyoto – How long has the EU had Emissions Trading Schemes? – What is…
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148 – Michael Roache – Australian Macropod Action Plan
In this episode, I speak to Michael Roache, the Program Manager for Threatened Species at the World Wildlife Fund – Australia. He spoke to me about: – Michael's background – National Threatened Species Day – How many threatened species do we have in Australia? – What are macropods? – The...
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147 – Marita Cheng – Who are the Robogals?
In today's show, I speak to Marita Cheng, the founder of Robogals. Topics we discuss include: – Marita's background – What inspired her to go into engineering? – How did Robogals get started? – What are the aims of Robogals? – Who is it targeting? – What does it do at schools? – What is the...
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146 – Five Years of Brains Matter
Today's episode is a 5 year celebration of the podcast – Listener feedback for the five year anniversary – The five year anniversary competition winner A discussion on science and society at the Brains Matter 5 year celebration where we discussed: – education – inspiration – teachers –…
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145 – Dr Rosemary Mardling – The Three Body Problem
In today's episode, I speak to Dr Rosemary Mardling from Monash University on the 3-body problem and the n-body problem. – What is the 3-body problem? How does it relate to astronomy? – How was it worked out in the early days? – What was Newton's approach to the problem? – How does the 3-body...
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144 – Dr Owen Carter – What Causes Childhood Obesity?
In this episode, I talk to Dr Owen Carter, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control at Curtin University, on the topic of childhood obesity and the perceptions that surround it – some of the reality based on the research studies may surprise you! Today's...
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143 – The World of the Elephant – Science Week Live Show
This episode is the audio from the National Science Week live show recorded at the Monash Science Centre. You can download the presentation and the lyrics to the song at the Brains Matter web site. A live audience enjoyed hearing from the range of guests at the Brains Matter live show – first up...
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