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142 – Prof Richard Wassersug – Prostrate Cancer Professor Richard Wassersug is from the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology from Dalhousie University in Canada. He is also a prostrate cancer survivor, and I talked to him about his personal and academic interest in issues around prostrate cancer, including: - His personal experience with prostrate cancer - The link between his interest in herpetology [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 1/7/2011 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance The Ordinary Guy has contributed to another 365 Days of Astronomy podcast The making of Makemake Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 141 – Dr Rosemary Mardling – Extra Solar Planet Update In this episode I speak again to Dr Rosemary Mardling from Monash University with an update on extra solar planets - What kind of planets are being discovered? - The HARPS spectrograph and its capability - The radial velocity method - How many extra solar planets have been discovered to date? - The transiting method [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 140 – Stephen Luntz – Forensics, Fossils and Fruitbats In this episode, I speak to science writer Stephen Luntz. He talked to me about his interests, career, and his book Forensics, Fossils and Fruitbats Today’s listener of the episode is Eliska Jeffrey Download MP3 of Ep 140 You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 139 – Dr Michael Brown – The Square Kilometre Array In this episode, I talk to Dr Michael Brown, the ARC Future Fellow from Monash University, who has been doing work on the planned surveys with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder. He talked to the podcast about the Square Kilometre Array. Topics we discussed included: - What are the different types of telescopes? - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 138 – Prof Ray Jayawardhana – Strange New Worlds Professor Ray Jayawardhana is the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics and the Steacie Fellow at the University of Toronto. He has just written a book called Strange New Worlds: The Search for Alien Planets and Life beyond Our Solar System, and he chatted to me about: - some of his background, and study areas [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 137 – Prof Lawrence Krauss – Dinner with a Physicist Professor Lawrence Krauss is the author of “The Physics of Star Trek”, a professor of physics, the Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the Director of the Origins Project at the Arizona State University. I was privileged enough to have a chat with him about physics and science in general, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 136 – Marion Anderson – Spam in a can: Yuri’s Night Today is the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gargarin’s first venture into outer space. Marion Anderson, a planetary geologist from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, presented a talk on the history and future of Manned Space Flight. Download MP3 of Ep 136 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 135 – Prof Claude Roux – Forensic Science I talk to Professor Claude Roux from the Centre for Forensic Science at the University of Technology Sydney about forensics and how it is used. Topics we discuss include: - The type of research Claude is interested in - Finger printing - Forensic anatomy - Anti body forensic methods - DNA usage and profiling in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 134 – Dr Helen Paterson & Sadhana Raju – Lying Why do people lie? And how easy is it to determine if people are being truthful or not? I talk to Dr Helen Paterson and Sadhana Raju in relation to these topics. We discuss: - What is a lie? - Why do people lie? - Is there an advantage to being deceitful? - Are humans [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 3/3/2011 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance The Ordinary Guy from the Brains Matter Podcast has contributed to another episode of 365 Days of Astronomy: Meteorites in Antarctica Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 133 – Prof Ralph Pudritz – From First Stars to First Life Professor Ralph Pudritz is the Director of the Origins Institute at McMaster University in Canada, and presented a talk entitled “From First Stars to First Life” at Monash University, Australia. The following podcast is a recording of that presentation, which also brings out some interesting discussion points, and some amazing revelations including: - Formation of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 132 – Steve Mirsky – (2/2) – Science Communication Pt 6 In Brains Matter’s continuing series on science communication, I continue my talk with Steve Mirsky, a journalist and author, editor at Scientific American, and podcast host about various aspects of science communication and the perception of science in the public. This is part 2 of the discussion. If you haven’t listened to part 1, please [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 131 – Steve Mirsky – (1/2) – Science Communication Pt 5 In Brains Matter’s continuing series on science communication, I talk to Steve Mirsky, a journalist and author, editor at Scientific American, and podcast host about various aspects of science communication and the perception of science in the public. Topics we discuss include: - Steve’s background - The changing view of science by the public - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 9/12/2010 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance – Titan and the Saturnian System The Ordinary Guy from the Brains Matter Podcast has contributed to another episode of 365 Days of Astronomy: Titan and the Saturnian System For the full interviews with Dr Andrew Prentice, please check out the guests list Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 130 – Ian Woolf – Science Communication Pt 4 In our continuing series on Science Communication, I talk to Sydney science journalist, Ian Woolf. Topics we discuss include: - How Ian got into science communication - How well is science communicated in Australia? - Where does most of the communication come from in this country? - The government’s lack of valuing of education - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 129 – Karl Kruszelnicki – Science Communication Pt 3 In todays show, I talk to Karl Kruszelnicki, also known as Dr Karl, about science communication, in the Brains Matter continuing series of science communication. Topics we discuss are: - Why do we need a science week? - Respect for education - Different attitudes to education and science overseas compared to western nations - The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 128 – Bec Crew – Science Communication Pt 2 In todays episode I talk to Bec Crew, from Cosmos Magazine. Bec won the Australian Government’s National Science Week Big Blog Theory competition in the Blogging Category, and talked to me about science blogging, her blog, how it started and what got her interested in science communication. Bec also discusses what she thinks makes a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 127 – Prof Dennis Schatz – Science Communication Pt 1 In this episode, the fourth anniversary of the Brains Matter podcast, I talk to Professor Dennis Schatz, the Senior Vice President for Strategic Programs at the Pacific Science Centre in the US. We discussed the topic of communication in science, including: - Dennis’s background - What are some of the issues with current science communication? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 3/10/2010 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance – Transiting Extra Solar Planets The Ordinary Guy from the Brains Matter Podcast has contributed to another episode of 365 Days of Astronomy: Transiting Extra Solar Planets Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 126 – Prof Missaka Wijayagunawardane – The Sri Lankan Asian Elephant In this episode, I talk to Professor Missaka Wijayagunawardane from the Department of Animal Science at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Professor Wijayagunawardane is a Professor in Animal Science and is an expert on the Sri Lankan elephant. Topics we discussed included: - What is the situation of elephants in Sri Lanka? - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 125 – Dr Mark Boland – Presentation on ACAS In this episode, I talk once again to the Dr Mark Boland, Principal Accelerator Physicist at the Australian Synchrotron, and he is alsoDeputy Director for the Australian Collaboration for Accelerator Science. He gave a presentation at the Synchrotron about ACAS, and has given his permission for all the listeners out there to hear it. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 124 - Dr Mark Boland - Update on the Australian Synchrotron In this episode, I talk to the Deputy Director for the Australian Collaboration for Accelerator Science. We talked about some of the work that has been done at the Australian Synchrotron since Dr Boland’s last appearance on the show. - How will measurements take place at the LHC? - What is a Linear Collider? - What kind [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 123 - Mei Liu - Amazing Bodies Exhibition The Amazing Bodies Exhibition is an exhibition that showcases bodies of all shapes and sizes - from reptiles, to land mammals, to whales, and even humans. The exhibition premiered in Melbourne, and will tour Australia and New Zealand. One of the most interesting aspects of the exhibit is the use of the plastination [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 122 - Science and Education Policy and Election Reactions - Karl Kruszelnicki, Bec Crew, and Anthony David Out of frustration on not hearing enough about science and education in the 2010 Australian Election Campaign, I put together an open letter to every political party with questions that they should have all considered as part of formulating their education and science policies for the future. I received several responses - including from the Australian [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 121 - From Slime to Dinosaurs - National Science Week Live Show Today’s episode is the audio of the Brains Matter & Monash Science Centre’s National Science Week live show, held on 15/8/2010. The topic was “From Slime to Dinosaurs”, and I interviewed renown palaeontologst, Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich on: - How long the earth has been around - What are the geological processes occurring, and that have occurred [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Astronomy for Non-Human life forms Steve Nerlich from Cheap Astronomy and I contributed the following episode to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast Listen here Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 120 - Prof Richard Wassersug - Talking to a Herpetologist Professor Richard Wassersug is from the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology from Dalhousie University in Canada. Much of his research and study was and is in the area of herpetology, or the study of amphibians. I talked to Professor Wassersug about herpetology, and the importance of understanding this area of biology. Topics [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Slime to Dinosaurs - Brains Matter Science Week Live Show! The Brains Matter Podcast and the Monash Science Centre have joined forces to bring to the public a special National Science Week event on Sunday the 15th of August. PhD student Corin Storkey will give a presentation on the Science of Chocolate and Nuts Clive Weeks will be providing live music for a great atmosphere Internationally renowned palaeontologist [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 119 - Corin Storkey - Cancer Drug Research In episode 119, I talk to Corin Storkey, a PhD student at the Bio21 Institute at the University of Melbourne, about some of the research he is doing into cancer drugs, and targeting the immune system such that it may be able to self-heal. - What is cancer? - How do current cancer drugs work? - How does [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter news and National Science Week Hello everyone - just thought I’d let you know of a couple of things that are happening before getting to episode 119. Firstly, Brains Matter has been nominated for the microblogging category for the National Science Week’s Big Blog Theory competition. That came as a surprise, and I’d like to thank the person or people [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 118 - Prof Patricia Vickers-Rich - Palaeontology 101 I speak to Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich, the Director of the Monash Science Centre and Personal Chair of Palaeontology at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, about palaeontology. Topics we covered included: - What is palaeontology? - What areas of science does palaeontology cover? - If you’re interested in palaeontology, what should you consider learning? - Prof Rich talks a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Second Place Vesta Brains Matter has once again contributed to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. Who remembers second place? It’s a problem that plagues anyone who isn’t the biggest or fastest or shiniest. In today’s episode of 365 Days of Astronomy, we look at the second largest object in the Asteroid Belt - Vesta Download the show here Link to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 117 - Dr Michael Brown - Galaxy Evolution and Active Galactic Nuclei I speak to Dr Michael Brown, from the School of Physics and School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University. Michael talked to me about the formation of galaxies, and specifically, research into Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) - What is the definition of a galaxy? - What makes up a galaxy? - What are some examples of galaxies [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 25/5/2010 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance - Hypervelocity stars The Ordinary Guy from the Brains Matter Podcast has contributed to another episode of 365 Days of Astronomy: Hypervelocity Stars Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 116 - Prof Patricia Vickers-Rich - The Monash Science Centre In this episode I talk to Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich and we talk about the Monash Science Centre. - What is Professor Rich’s background? - What inspired her to start up a Science Centre in Australia? - What are the main aims of the MSC? - When did the MSC open? - What were some of the difficulties experienced in trying [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 115 - Dr Robyn Pickering - The Discovery of Australopithecus Sediba What is Australopithecus Sediba? It’s a newly discovered species of hominid that was discovered recently. I talked to Dr Robyn Pickering at the University of Melbourne, who was involved in this discovery to talk about Sediba. - Why was it called Sediba? - What kind of dating technique was used to work out how old [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 114 - Corin Storkey - Beauty and the Type 2 Diabetes Synthetic Chemist Geek In this episode, I talk to Corin Storkey, from the Bio21 Institute at the University of Melbourne. Corin is a synthetic organic chemist, and spoke to me about some of the research he was doing in synthesising compounds that may one day be used as pharmaceuticals to treat patients suffering from Type 2 Diabetes. We [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 113 - Maria Maltseva - The Discovery Institute Maria is an editor, writer and attorney from Washington State in the US, and is well known in the Skeptics community in the US. She spoke to me about the Discovery Institute and the agenda they are trying to push in science classes in the USA. - What IS the Discovery Institute? - What are they attempting [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 112 - Prof Roger Short and Evan Bittner - Taronga Zoo Baby Elephant Birth In today’s episode, I talk to both Professor Roger Short and Evan Bittner from the University of Melbourne on several topics related to the Asian Elephant, including the recent “miracle birth” of the baby elephant at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. Topics we cover include: - Some of the latest news with Prof Short and Evan Bittner’s work - Some [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 111 - Evan Bittner - Asian Elephant Conservation Part 2 In this episode, I continue my talk with Evan Bittner from the University of Melbourne in Brains Matter’s continuing series on Asian Elephants. If you missed Episode 110, please go back and listen to that episode first. In this interview, Evan discusses: - What can we do to reduce the impact on the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 110 - Evan Bittner - Asian Elephant Conservation Part 1 In this episode, I talk to Evan Bittner from the University of Melbourne in Brains Matter’s continuing series on Asian Elephants. Evan discusses: - Elephants and infrasound communications - Determining how to measure elephant reactions to elephant vocalisations - What are the meanings of some of the elephant behaviours we observe? - The follow up experiment to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A 6 Year Old’s Question on Star Quakes Brains Matter has once again contributed to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. My six year old asked whether magnetism could crush a star. The following podcast is the result of trying to find the answer to that! Download the show here Link to the 365 Days of Astronomy website Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The First Astronomers Brains Matter has once again contributed to the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast. For this episode, the topic was on The First Astronomers – the Australian Aborigines. Download the show here Link to the 365 Days of Astronomy site Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 109 - The Science of Attraction - Live Show This episode is the audio of the first Brains Matter live show. The topic for this show is The Science of Attraction - what is attraction? - what attracts us to each other? - how does this compare to the animal kingdom? - how do physical features, and chemical signals play a role? - what influences our view of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 108 - Is Intelligent Life Common in the Universe? A question that everyone asks at some point is - are we alone? We’ve all heard about the Drake Equation, and have had chats about our place in the universe with friends.In this episode, Dr Allie Ford hosts a debate between Professor John Lattanzio and Ms Marion Anderson from Monash University on the topic [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 106 - Dr Yin Paradies - The Effects of Racism In this episode I speak to Dr Yin Paradies, who is a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne. Yin’s research focuses on the health, social and economic effects of racism as well as anti-racism theory, policy and practice. In this interview, some of the topics we talk about include: - What are some of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 106 - Dr Owen Carter - Research into the Ultraviolet Index We have all heard of the ultraviolet index in weather reports. What is it? What does it mean to the lay person? What is the average person’s perception of the ultraviolet index? I talk to Dr Owen Carter from the CBRCC and Curtin University in Western Australia about his research [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 105 - Prof Bryan Gaensler - Magnetism in the Universe In this episode, I speak to Professor Bryan Gaensler from the University of Sydney on the topic of Magnetism in the Universe, which was only discovered in the 20th century. - What is a magnet? - What objects in the universe are magnetic? - How are magnets detected in space? - How do we detect magnetic fields, despite the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 104 - Dr Kristen Panfilio - Hox Genes and Evolutionary Developmental Genetics In todays episode, I talk to Dr Kristen Panfilio is a Developmental Geneticist from the University of Cologne, in Germany. We talk about Evolutionary Developmental Genetics, or Evo Devo as it is sometimes known. Topics we cover include: - What is evolutionary developmental genetics? - Why is it useful? - How do genes help us understand [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 103 - Nick Miller - English libel law and censorship in science reporting Nick Miller is the Health Editor for The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. Nick interviewed Simon Singh (who has appeared in episode 100 of Brains Matter), and was subsequently impacted by the English Libel laws. Nick talks to me about this incident, and what he feels may need to be considered in terms of reforming [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 102 - Dr Owen Carter - The Psychology of Tobacco Advertising 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 tobacco advertising. - What were the techniques used by tobacco companies in their advertising? - Does tobacco advertising actually affect smokers? - What is the effect of tobacco advertising on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fourth 365 Days of Astronomy appearance The 22/9/2009 episode of 365 Days of Astronomy was the fourth contribution by Brains Matter to the IYA podcast effort. In this particular episode, I talk about Ruby Payne Scott, an Australian physicist, who was the world’s first female radio astronomer. Listen to the audio here Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 101 - Dr Paul Francis - Comets, Pink Black Holes & Teaching Astronomy In this episode, I talk to Dr Paul Francis from the Australian National University in Canberra on the topic of comets. - What are comets? - Where do they come from? - How big are comets in general? - What are they made of? - How big can comets be? - What would happen to Pluto if it came in closer [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 100 - The Century - Dr Andrew Prentice and Dr Simon Singh The 100th episode of Brains Matter coincides with National Science Week - and to celebrate both the 100th show and National Science week, in this episode, we cover a range of topics. There are two great new interviews, as well as highlights from previous shows. You can go to the original interviews by [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 099 - Skepticism 101 - The Australian Skeptics We’ve all heard of the word sceptic / skeptic. It is used in many contexts - and there is a worldwide movement of people who identify themselves as “skeptics”. What does that entail? Who is a skeptic? What’s the difference, if any, between being a sceptic and being a skeptic? [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 098 - Dr Seth Shostak - Science and the movies I talk to Dr Seth Shostak, from the SETI Institute, on the topic of science and the movies. We cover: - The portrayal and accuracy of science in entertainment - Seth’s role as science adviser in the movie remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” - What does a science adviser in a movie do? - Why [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 097 - Dr Rosemary Mardling - Extra solar planets I talk to Dr Rosemary Mardling, an astrophysicist from Monash University on the topic of extra-solar planets. Topics we cover include: - What is an extra solar planet? - How do we find extra solar planets? - How do we estimate the size and form of these extra solar planets? - How do we explain the “Hot Jupiter” [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 096 - Dr Ginger Campbell - Brain chemistry, plasticity and imaging I talk to Dr Ginger Campbell, the host of the Brain Science Podcast and Books and Ideas on the fascinating topics of - brain chemistry - what do we know about how chemicals may or may not influence us, - brain plasticity, learning languages or new skills and how to keep yourself young and vital (we hope!), [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 095 - Dr Andrew Prentice - The Saturn System Dr Andrew Prentice from Monash University continues his discussion with me about his theories of the formation of the solar system. In this episode, we concentrate on the Saturniun system, satellites such as Titan and some of the observations in comparison to his predictions, and conclude by reflecting back on what was discussed in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 094 - Dr Andrew Prentice - Planets and Satellite formation I continue my talk to Dr Andrew Prentice from Monash University, extending on the discussion in part 1 of this interview series on Supersonic Turbulence, to talk about the Modern Laplacian Theory, and how it helps describe planetary and satellite formation, and it’s weaknesses. The discussion on satellites, and especially Titan, is fascinating. This is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 093 - Dr Andrew Prentice - Supersonic Turbulence I talk to Dr Andrew Prentice on the topic of Supersonic Turbulence, a theory he proposed which helps in understanding his predictions on the objects within the solar system and formation of the solar system. Dr Prentice has also made some astounding predictions as has been documented here This is the first of a 3 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Third 365 DoA appearance A summary of the most recent episode on the expansion of the universe was featured for the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast today. 365 Days of Astronomy - Brains Matter interview with Dr Brian Schmidt (summary) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 092 - Dr Brian Schmidt - The acceleration of the universe We’ve all wondered about the creation of the universe - from the big bang onwards. What next? Is the galaxy going to slow down from the big bang? Will there be multiple big bangs and big crunches? The reality of the matter is astounding. In 1994, Dr Brian Schmidt, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 091 - Dr Maria Lugaro - Pre-Solar Grains I talk to Dr Maria Lugaro on the topic of pre-solar grains. Topics we cover include: - What are pre-solar grains? - Do they only exist in our solar system? - How big are they? - How do we capture pre-solar grains on Earth? - How do we determine if grains are pre-solar? - How do the grains form? - What [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Second 365 DoA Appearance Those of you who follow the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast will have noticed that todays episode is a Brains Matter production. Listen here Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 090 - Amanda Barnard - What is Nanotechnology? I talk to Dr Amanda Barnard, an expert in nanoscience, from the CSIRO on nanotechnology. We discuss: - What are nanoparticles? - What are nanorods? - What properties of a substance make it a useful nanoparticle? - What makes nanoparticles useful? - What do you need to know to understand nanotechnology? - What are some examples of the usage of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 089 - Dr Daniel Price - Stellar Formation I talk to Dr Daniel Price, Monash Fellow from the School of Mathematics at Monash University in Melbourne Australia, about how stars form. We discuss: - Star formation - What constitutes a star? - The first stars in the universe - Current star formation - For a given gas cloud, how many stars typically form? - The Jeans Mass - The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 088 - Dr Ross Church - Binary Star Formation Dr Ross Church is a PhD from Cambridge, and is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Monash University. I talked to him about binary stars: - What are binary stars? - How common are they? - Can stars exist in triple or more systems? - How big are most binary stars? - How do binary stars form? - How can [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 087 - Science Songs Chemistry, biology, physics, climate change - the list of science topics are too numerous for me to mention them all here. And each subject has someone singing about it in some fashion. That’s right - the episode that a lot of you have been waiting for - the show on science songs. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 086 - Dr Ross Church - Hypervelocity Stars Have you heard of hypervelocity stars? These are amazingly fast stars. How fast? I talk to Dr Ross Church, from Monash University, who tells us all about them. Topics of discussion include: What are hyper velocity stars? How do they form? The relationship between binary stars and hypervelocity stars The interactions between supermassive black holes [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 085 - Marc West - The Science and Psychology of Cricket - Part 2 In this episode, I continue my discussion with science journalist Marc West. We talk about the psychology and science of sport - and the case study we use is cricket. The topics we talk about can apply to practically any team sport, but being the cricket fans we are, we relate it to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 084 - Marc West - The Science and Psychology of Cricket - Part 1 I talk to science communicator and cricket tragic, Marc West, on the topic of cricket - and the science and psychology of the sport. Marc has published several articles on the science and mathematics of the game, and in this episode, discusses the following with me: - How fit are cricketers? - How far do batsmen [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 083 - 365 Days BM Podcast (Astrobiology) I was lucky enough to provide this audio to the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast (Official Podcast of the International Astronomical Union) - it’s an extract of episodes 81 and 82 on the topic of astrobiology. If you’re interested in the 365 Days podcast, go to http://www.365daysofastronomy.org Download MP3 of Ep 83 This episode of Brains Matter [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 082 - Dr Allie Ford - Introduction to Astrobiology In this episode, continue my talk with Dr Allie Ford of Monash University about Astrobiology. We cover the following topics: - Extremophiles - Could life exist deep inside the Jovian planets? - Why would it be beneficial to find life elsewhere? - Europa as a possible candidate for life - How likely is it that life elsewhere may evolve [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 081 - Dr Allie Ford - Introduction to Astrobiology In this episode, I talk to Dr Allie Ford of Monash University about Astrobiology. We cover the following questions: - What is astrobiology? - The Urey/Miller experiment - Do amino acids lead to life? - What is life anyway? - What conditions are required for life? - The possibility of life elsewhere in our solar system - Could life have come [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 080 - Professor Tim Flannery - Sustainability & Climate Part 2 Professor Tim Flannery is the author of the popular book “The Weather Makers” and is well known for his views on Climate Change. Professor Flannery was awarded Australian of the Year in 2007, and I attended a lecture he gave in September on Climate Change. This is part 2 of a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 079 - Prof Tim Flannery - Sustainability & Climate Part 1 Professor Tim Flannery is the author of the popular book “The Weather Makers” and is well known for his views on Climate Change. Professor Flannery was awarded Australian of the Year in 2007, and I attended a lecture he gave in September on Climate Change. This is part 1 of a 2 part [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcasting Public Service Announcement Hi all, Here’s a great Public Service Announcement from Nobilis. Public Service Announcement Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcasting Public Service Announcement Hi all, Here’s a great Public Service Announcement from Nobilis. Public Service Announcement Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcasting Public Service Announcement Hi all, Here’s a great Public Service Announcement from Nobilis. Public Service Announcement Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 057 - Lynne Kelly - Critical Thinking Part 2 In this episode I talk to Lynne Kelly, author and educator, about critical thinking and how it is taught and applied in education. How are people taught today compared to the past? How should they be taught? This is part two of a two part interview. Lynne’s website is http://www.lynnekelly.com.au Download MP3 of Ep 57 Please vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 056 - Lynne Kelly - Critical Thinking Part 1 In this episode I talk to Lynne Kelly, author and educator, about critical thinking and how it is taught and applied in education. How are people taught today compared to the past? How should they be taught? This is part one of a two part interview. Download MP3 of Ep 56 Please vote for this podcast [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website BMBT009 - Brain Teaser 009 Brains Matter Brain Teaser minicast number 9. In these episodes, I’ll provide you with a brain teaser, and answer them in the following minicast. Send me your answers! Download MP3 of BMBT009 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website BMBT009 - Brain Teaser 009 Brains Matter Brain Teaser minicast number 9. In these episodes, I’ll provide you with a brain teaser, and answer them in the following minicast. Send me your answers! 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Music by the Australian electro band Neuropa on todays show comes courtesy of Alberto Martinez from Rivetting Promotions and Neuropa’s label. Find out more information on Neuropa at http://www.neuropa.biz. Songs featured today include: Neuropa - The Blitz Neuropa [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 019 - Baby Development, and the Cinderella Story pH factor, Baby development, a brain teaser, the origins of the Cinderella story. Music by the Australian electro band Neuropa on todays show comes courtesy of Alberto Martinez from Rivetting Promotions and Neuropa’s label. Find out more information on Neuropa at http://www.neuropa.biz. Songs featured today include: Neuropa - The Silicon Teens Neuropa - The New Tomorrow Neuropa [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 019 - Baby Development, and the Cinderella Story pH factor, Baby development, a brain teaser, the origins of the Cinderella story. Music by the Australian electro band Neuropa on todays show comes courtesy of Alberto Martinez from Rivetting Promotions and Neuropa’s label. Find out more information on Neuropa at http://www.neuropa.biz. Songs featured today include: Neuropa - The Silicon Teens Neuropa - The New Tomorrow Neuropa [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 018 - Interview with Djoymi Baker - Star Trek and Mythology In this episode, I interview Dr Djoymi Baker from the University of Melbourne. Dr Baker discusses the impact of Star Trek on science and society, the portrayal of mythological stories, and how the show has become the mythology of our times. Listen in to this very interesting topic. You can read more on Dr [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 018 - Interview with Djoymi Baker - Star Trek and Mythology In this episode, I interview Dr Djoymi Baker from the University of Melbourne. Dr Baker discusses the impact of Star Trek on science and society, the portrayal of mythological stories, and how the show has become the mythology of our times. Listen in to this very interesting topic. You can read more on Dr [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 017 - Machu Picchu and James Maxwell Macchu Picchu, Isaac Asimov, James Clerk Maxwell, Pin of the Week, cometary planets, cosmological black diamonds, and measuring beauty. Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe Audio: The Drowning Hundred - Something Else Dylly - Asturias mjc - Crep Uscul Atorium Download MP3 of Ep17 Read the episode 17 transcript Please vote for this podcast this month at And feel [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 017 - Machu Picchu and James Maxwell Macchu Picchu, Isaac Asimov, James Clerk Maxwell, Pin of the Week, cometary planets, cosmological black diamonds, and measuring beauty. 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Comet McNaught A picture of Comet McNaught I took with my trusty camera. A picture of the city from the top of the mountain, whilst comet watching. Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 014 - Comet McNaught Comet McNaught, mystery actress, Babylonian calendar, mountains on Titan, Vegetarian IQ, wealth, the cost of the Iraq invasion, German bans, and listener feedback.Comet McNaughtA picture of Comet McNaught I took with my trusty camera.A picture of the city from the top of the mountain, whilst comet watching.Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 013 - Temperature Scale The different temperature scales, world flags, the origins of chess, pin of the week, brain wave remote controls, discovery of new species, oil free economies, comet McNaught, and bigger bird brains. 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Download MP3 of Ep9 Please vote for this podcast this month at And feel free to comment/vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 009 - Brains Matter - Gregorian Calendar The Gregorian Calendar, Einstein equations, Stephen Hawking, and Chinese Solar Power.Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe Audio.Intro to Psyche - Ocean AlexanderYour History - ProxymoThe songs Mission and Survive by Van She courtesy of Glen from Modular Music.Download MP3 of Ep9Please vote for this podcast this month atAnd feel free to comment/vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 009 - Brains Matter - Gregorian Calendar The Gregorian Calendar, Einstein equations, Stephen Hawking, and Chinese Solar Power.Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe Audio.Intro to Psyche - Ocean AlexanderYour History - ProxymoThe songs Mission and Survive by Van She courtesy of Glen from Modular Music.Download MP3 of Ep9Please vote for this podcast this month atAnd feel free to comment/vote [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 008 - Brains Matter - Interview with Michael Feller In this episode, I talk to Michael Feller, who wrote a thesis entitled The Aryan Connection, which discusses how the Nazis misappropriated the Swastika symbol from the subcontinent - and the rise of neo-nazis in the most unexpected places. 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Other music from Podcast Audio: Lejeune - Moon Shy City Ocean Alexander - Velveture mjc - Ecstasy Os Improvaveis - Walking in the sunshine Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter - Episode 6 (21/11/2006) Chemistry and the Philosophers Stone, The Wright Brothers, G20,Make Poverty History, Music, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter - Episode 6 (21/11/2006) Chemistry and the Philosophers Stone, The Wright Brothers, G20,Make Poverty History, Music, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter - Episode 6 (21/11/2006) Chemistry and the Philosophers Stone, The Wright Brothers, G20,Make Poverty History, Music, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter - Episode 5 (13/11/2006) Todays episode features stories onVitaminsThe band The KillersPolydactylismElephants recognise themselves in the mirrorHuge hurricane rages on SaturnStudents cut some slack when hanging looseOceans becoming more acidicClimate change melting fabled African glaciersMusic featured on todays show includesKelly - Van SheThank you to Glen Goetze from Modular Music for the music from Van She. 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Visit [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter - Episode 4 (7/11/2006) Todays episode features stories onChemosynthesisThe Academy AwardsPiezoelectricityDigital guitarsThe sun had sisters at birthSpace radiation could impede explorationDarwin’s missing notes are now onlineMusic featured on todays show includesThe Sphinx - mjcOld fashioned romance - mjcFunky beats - DJ R-QubedThe rennaisance of dodo bird - mjcDownload MP3 of Ep4Please vote for this podcast atAnd feel free to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brains Matter - Episode 4 (7/11/2006) Todays episode features stories onChemosynthesisThe Academy AwardsPiezoelectricityDigital guitarsThe sun had sisters at birthSpace radiation could impede explorationDarwin’s missing notes are now onlineMusic featured on todays show includesThe Sphinx - mjcOld fashioned romance - mjcFunky beats - DJ R-QubedThe rennaisance of dodo bird - mjcDownload MP3 of Ep4Please vote for this podcast atAnd feel free to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website