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Comment on The World of the Elephant – National Science Week Live Show by OG

OG — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:05:29 +0000

Some fantastic news – Professor Roger Short will be on the panel as well!

Comment on 120 – Prof Richard Wassersug – Talking to a Herpetologist by Brains Matter Episode 120 – Talking to a Herpetologist — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 07:14:59 +0000

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Comment on Stem Cell Awareness Day by Karien Behrens

Karien Behrens — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:29:15 +0000

my brother has multiple system atrophy, he is a medical docter, tries his best to find out more about the illness.

Comment on Live Show details by Episode Thirty – On Science Communication, Hungry Beasts And Professor Funk – An Interview With Daniel Keogh | Token Skeptic

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:50:32 +0000

[...] On August 15, 2010, starting from 11am, at the Monash Science Centre, Clayton, Victoria – the Brains Matter podcast will be conducting an interview with one of Australia’s leading palaeontologists, Professor Pat Vickers-Rich, on the topic of “From Slime to Dinosaurs”. There’ll be an opportunity to ask questions on dinosaurs, and explore the Monash Science Centre. Facebook link to the event is here. The show will be streamed on the internet, so those who aren’t in Melbourne can still participate! Check out the Brains Matter site for more. [...]

Comment on Live Show details by live show

live show — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:59:53 +0000

Very good this live show and butiful blog thanks

Comment on 044 – Dr Mark Boland – Australian Synchrotron Part 1 by 100 – The Century – Dr Andrew Prentice and Dr Simon Singh « Brains Matter

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:04:56 +0000

[...] Dr Roger Rassool – Physics and music Prof Peter Doherty – Jokes and the Nobel Prize Dr Mark Boland – Measurements in the synchrotron Dr Pamela Gay – Naming the big bang Dr David Karoly [...]

Comment on 100 – The Century – Dr Andrew Prentice and Dr Simon Singh by Redirect – The Century « Brains Matter

Redirect – The Century « Brains Matter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:04:41 +0000

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Comment on Get updated by email by E-mail subscriptions « Brains Matter

E-mail subscriptions « Brains Matter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:01:56 +0000

[...] You can now be notified of Brains Matter updates by entering your email – not only will you be notified of when a podcast is posted, but any [...]

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Some resources « Brains Matter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:00:26 +0000

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Comment on 010 – Strange Weather by World mayor of the year, 2006 « Brains Matter

World mayor of the year, 2006 « Brains Matter — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:57:39 +0000

[...] mayor of the year, 2006 Back in Episode 10 I mentioned the winner of the World Mayor of the Year – well, I don’t know if he heard [...]

Comment on 118 – Prof Patricia Vickers-Rich – Palaeontology 101 by Ordinary Guy

Ordinary Guy — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:54:16 +0000

Craig,

Thanks for your comment. Yes, the whole process of lateral gene transfer is amazing, and quite the breakthrough when first proposed.

I hope you keep enjoying the show!

Comment on 118 – Prof Patricia Vickers-Rich – Palaeontology 101 by Craig Basden

Craig Basden — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:04:11 +0000

That was a very good interview with Professor Patricia Vickers-Rich! I was fascinated with the section about lateral gene transfer. This idea make perfect sense when thinking about how the earliest forms of life on the planet were mats of microbes and algae and co-operation was the ticket to survival.
Great show and keep up the good work!

Comment on 076 – Dr Richard Stancliffe – First Stellar Generations Part 2 by Brains Matter Episode 76 – First Stellar Generations Part 2 — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:45:47 +0000

[...] Listen in to this episode to hear the final part of the discussion with Dr Stancliffe. [...]

Comment on 063 – Dr Sarah Maddison – Planetary Formation Part 2 by 63 – Brains Matter interview with Dr Sarah Maddison – Planetary Formation (2/2) — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:42:28 +0000

[...] Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. Sarah talked to the Ordinary Guy about planetary formation. How do planets form – both in our solar system, and with extra solar [...]

Comment on 060 – Dr Hunter Mulcare – Drug & Alcohol Research by Brains Matter interview on drug & alchohol usage — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Brains Matter interview on drug & alchohol usage — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:41:25 +0000

[...] Dr Hunter Mulcare is a clinical psychologist with a past in psychology research. He talked to the Ordinary Guy about how his interest in psychology, and his research, specifically about drug and alcohol usage. [...]

Comment on 055 – David Karoly – Climate Change by Interview with Prof David Karoly on Climate Change — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Interview with Prof David Karoly on Climate Change — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:40:26 +0000

[...] all,The most recent episode of Brains Matter features an interview with Professor David Karoly, one of the lead authors of the IPCC report on global warming.Professor Karoly is the Federation [...]

Comment on 065 – Dr Pilar Gil-Pons – Binary Stars by Brains Matter episode 65 – Binary Stars — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Brains Matter episode 65 – Binary Stars — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:36:47 +0000

[...] and ARC to research SAGB stars at Monash University. Pilar talked to the Ordinary Guy about binary stars How can a black hole exist close to another star in a binary system? How does this differ from [...]

Comment on 066 – Seth Shostak – The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence by Brains Matter episode 66 – SETI — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Brains Matter episode 66 – SETI — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:35:47 +0000

[...] Dr Seth Shostak is a senior astronomer at the SETI Institute – we discuss the SETI program and about the possibility of intelligent life out there; the Drake Equation and how soon it might be before we find extra terrestrial life of some form. Seth talked to the Ordinary Guy about the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence program [...]

Comment on 071 – Prof Mike Sandiford – Geothermal Energy by Brains Matter episode 71 – Geothermal Energy — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Brains Matter episode 71 – Geothermal Energy — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:34:48 +0000

[...] solar, we’ve heard about wind energy, and we’ve heard debates about nuclear. In this episode, I talk to Professor Mike Sandiford from the University of Melbourne to talk about Geothermal [...]

Comment on 078 – Prof Roger Short – Saving Asian Elephants 2 (ft Dr Roger Rassool) by Brains Matter Episode 78 – Saving Asian Elephants 2 — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:25:46 +0000

[...] Listen in to this episode to hear the final part of the discussion with Professor Short. [...]

Comment on 085 – Marc West – The Science and Psychology of Cricket – Part 2 by Brains Matter Episode 85 – The Science & Psychology of Cricket – Part 2 — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:24:44 +0000

[...] sport, but being the cricket fans we are, we relate it to the gentleman’s game. Topics we cover in this second part of our discussion [...]

Comment on 093 – Dr Andrew Prentice – Supersonic Turbulence by Brains Matter Episode 93 – Supersonic Turbulence — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Brains Matter Episode 93 – Supersonic Turbulence — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:21:37 +0000

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Comment on 094 – Dr Andrew Prentice – Planets and Satellite formation by Brains Matter Episode 94 – Planets and Satellite Formation — SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:20:41 +0000

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Comment on 25/5/2010 365 Days of Astronomy Appearance – Hypervelocity stars by janet

janet — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 10:31:38 +0000

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Comment on 096 – Dr Ginger Campbell – Brain chemistry, plasticity and imaging by Guy Caldwell, PhD on C. elegans (BSP 59) — Books and Ideas

Guy Caldwell, PhD on C. elegans (BSP 59) — Books and Ideas — Sun, 30 May 2010 19:02:18 +0000

[...] Campbell was interviewed on Episode 96 of Brains [...]

Comment on Comparison of astronomical sizes by brainsmatter

brainsmatter — Sat, 29 May 2010 07:27:51 +0000

Hi Bonnie,

I believe they’re originally from the University of California:

http://www.physics.uci.edu/~observat/Physical_Scales.html

Regards

Comment on Comparison of astronomical sizes by Bonnie

Bonnie — Fri, 28 May 2010 20:06:29 +0000

QUESTION: To whom specifically should I give credit for the above images (comparative sizes of planets and stars)?

Comment on 059 – Adam Parker – Robotics and Science Fiction by “Brains Matter” podcast has an excellent interview about the philosophical implications of Robotics « Brain Science Podcast (BSP)

Thu, 27 May 2010 23:04:04 +0000

[...] I don’t have a chance to listen to it on a regular basis, but I want to recommend the most recent episode, which is a discussion of robotics in history and in fiction. The guest is Adam Parker who is [...]

Comment on 055 – David Karoly – Climate Change by climate change

climate change — Thu, 13 May 2010 06:39:49 +0000

it is very important to take care our country protect the whole nation so that we all can prevent the natural natures especially government must do it in action rather than talk to much this can’t really help?global warming is very danger in the whole world,

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Comment on 094 – Dr Andrew Prentice – Planets and Satellite formation by Faboba

Faboba — Sun, 09 May 2010 07:00:35 +0000

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Comment on 115 – Dr Robyn Pickering – The Discovery of Australopithecus Sediba by Brains Matter: Dr Robyn Pickering – The Discovery of Australopithecus Sediba | Xenophilious | Biology | Science

Wed, 05 May 2010 07:55:17 +0000

[...] Brains Matter podcast Ep. 115 [audio http://216.119.82.99/projects/brainsmatter/BM115-RobynPickering.mp3 | artists=Brain Matters | titles=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. [...]

Comment on 115 – Dr Robyn Pickering – The Discovery of Australopithecus Sediba by SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG » Brains Matter Episode 115 – The Discovery of Australopithecus Sediba

Tue, 04 May 2010 14:39:39 +0000

[...] Listen in and find out more. [...]

Comment on 113 – Maria Maltseva – The Discovery Institute by Neil B

Neil B — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:56:55 +0000

I’m a Facebook Friend of Maria’s (like all the cool people there are and so would be interested in any of her serious activities (much as I love her mostly stream-of-consciousness, poetic musings on FB.) Need to run fsck on my failing Linux disk right now so will get back to her about specifics. tx

Comment on 111 – Evan Bittner – Asian Elephant Conservation Part 2 by OG

OG — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:28:32 +0000

Ariel,

Try again – seems to work fine for me, and checking the stats, it appears that others are able to as well.

Comment on 111 – Evan Bittner – Asian Elephant Conservation Part 2 by Ariel

Ariel — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:21:07 +0000

the episode can’t be download

Comment on A 6 Year Old’s Question on Star Quakes by OG

OG — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:18:13 +0000

Mark,

Your question will be answered on episode 110.

Comment on A 6 Year Old’s Question on Star Quakes by Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:14:48 +0000

What I would really like to know is: how does a magnetar, if it is a form of neutron star, actually maintain a magnetic field at all?
As I understand magnetism, it is a force which results from the movement or alignment of eletrons. If a neutron star is composed entirely of neutrons, and no free electrons, how is a magnetic field produced?

Comment on A 6 Year Old’s Question on Star Quakes by Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:35:46 +0000

When I saw “Star quakes” that made me think of “star cakes.” But actually, I was thinking of Star Crunch:
http://www.littledebbie.com/products/StarCrunch.asp

Comment on 105 – Prof Bryan Gaensler – Magnetism in the Universe by Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:07:44 +0000

I’m gonna launch my fridge into space to see what sticks to it.

Comment on 105 – Prof Bryan Gaensler – Magnetism in the Universe by SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG » Brains Matter Episode 105 – Magnetism in the Universe

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:46:53 +0000

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Comment on 104 – Dr Kristen Panfilio – Hox Genes and Evolutionary Developmental Genetics by Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:17:22 +0000

My favorite episode of this year is episode 99. Obvs.

Comment on 103 – Nick Miller – English libel law and censorship in science reporting by SCIENCEPODCASTERS.ORG » Brains Matter Episode 103 – English Libel Law & Science

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:05:48 +0000

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Comment on Comparison of astronomical sizes by OG

OG — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:00:27 +0000

Glad you guys are enjoying it!

Comment on Comparison of astronomical sizes by Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:53:26 +0000

Love these pictures. They are so impressive, and every time I look at them they make me gasp with the sizes of the stars in the universe.

Comment on Tell us your favourite episode of 2009 and win a Google Wave invite by Adrian Lee

Adrian Lee — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:07:10 +0000

I would have to say that Ep 90 on Nanotechnology was the best of all the podcasts on Brain Matter this year. The technology that was discussed was very thought provoking, proving that as a species there is so much more we need to explore. Keep it up OG.

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Comment on 088 – Dr Ross Church – Binary Star Formation by Stability Analysis

Stability Analysis — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:08:25 +0000

I remember back when proto-planets were first confirmed, questions were asked whether they cound form around binaries, and if so, what kind of orbits they might have. People were very disappointed to learn that figure-eight orbits were pretty-much impossible. ha ha

Comment on 071 – Prof Mike Sandiford – Geothermal Energy by Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Energy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:28:07 +0000

We really need alternative energies. The geothermal energy is one of them.

Comment on 102 – Dr Owen Carter – The Psychology of Tobacco Advertising by Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:13:42 +0000

I like the old Winston ads featuring “The Flintstones.” Those were simpler times.