Archive for the 'geology' Category
Monday, April 1st, 2019
In today’s episode I speak to Michael Dalton-Smith, who is a Canadian adventurer with over ten years of experience filming in some of the most remote and challenging places in the world. He spoke to me about the release of his latest documentary on IMAX, “Volcanoes 3D” We spoke about: – Michael’s background – What […]
Categories: climate, geology, interview, Other, podcast
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Saturday, September 30th, 2017
In today’s episode I speak to Dr Zara Dennis, who has appeared on the podcast previously. We catch up on what she’s been up to since we last spoke, and I talked to her after she Topics we cover include: – Mixing Zara’s interest in flying with education – What sparked her interest in flying […]
Categories: fun, geology, interview, physics, podcast
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Friday, August 17th, 2012
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 Science, Tim Thwaites, Science writer, and myself. The […]
Categories: astronomy, biology, chemistry, communication, computers, engineering, fun, geology, health, physics, podcast
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
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 determined – how does this relate to […]
Categories: geology, interview, podcast
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010
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 […]
Categories: biology, geology, interview, podcast
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Monday, July 12th, 2010
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 […]
Categories: geology, interview, podcast, zoology
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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
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 […]
Categories: biology, geology, interview, podcast
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
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 clicking on […]
Categories: astronomy, biology, chemistry, climate, fun, geology, history, interview, mathematics, music, physics, podcast, psychology, sport, zoology
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Monday, August 17th, 2009
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Categories: astronomy, biology, chemistry, climate, fun, geology, history, interview, mathematics, music, physics, podcast, psychology, sport, zoology
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
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 2 part talk by […]
Categories: climate, geology, podcast
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