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 who nominated me. The other finalists are very well known in the science communication space, and some have quite the organisations and funding behind them. So I’m presuming that conversely, Brains Matter is quite the underdog, and given that the winners are decided by public vote, this is where your help is needed. If you go to the Brains Matter website, you’ll find a link to the Big Blog Theory voting page on the entry dated the 15th of July, 2010 - or alternatively you could go directly to www.thebigblogtheory.com.au and vote there. In reality, I probably need 10 times as many votes as I have listeners to have any chance, but if enough people vote I might be in with a hope.
The other bit of news - and speaking of National Science Week - is that on the 15th of August, the Brains Matter Podcast and the Monash Science Centre will have a live podcast show, titled “From Slime to Dinosaurs”. I’ll be interviewing one of Australia’s leading palaeontologists, Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich on the day, and you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and get involved with activities on the day.
The day will start at 11 o clock in the morning (Australian Eastern Standard Time), at which time science student documentaries will be shown.
At midday, the interview is scheduled with Professor Vickers-Rich, and for those people listening who aren’t in Melbourne, Australia - never fear, as the show will be streamed live on uStream. Keep an eye out on the web site for details of that closer to the day.
The first two events are free.
At 1pm, there’s an opportunity to have lunch with palaeontologists - bookings are essential for this though.
The centre closes at 3pm, and you’re free to explore the exhibitions that the Monash Science Centre has, or to come and say hello.
The Monash Science Centre is located at building 74 on the Monash University Clayton Campus, on Normanby Road, Clayton - near the corner of Howleys Road.
Please RSVP to msc@sci.monash.edu.au or on the Facebook event.
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Details of the National Science Week Show are here - please come along, or listen to it online!