Brains Matter

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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 […]

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In this episode I speak to Dr Geoff Campbell, honorary research fellow from the school of mathematics from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Dr Campbell talked to me about Srinivasa Ramanujan, a self-taught mathematical genius from the early part of last century. Download MP3 of Ep 58 Please vote for this podcast this month […]

In this episode, the last for the year, and also the 50th episode of the show, I go through some of the major achievements and discoveries in science and technology over the past 50 years. The show also features a brain teaser and listener feedback. Download MP3 of Ep50 Please vote for this podcast this […]

Saturn moon looks like a sponge (ABC Australia science news) Scientists make landmark DNA discoveries (ABC Australia science news) Vatican reveals Roman necropolis (news.com.au) Mercury probe swings by Venus (Discovery channel) Future universe will ‘stop expanding’ (National Geographic) Lava microbes lived on early earth (Discovery channel) Meditator’s brains seem alert (ABC Australia science news) Earth […]

A podcast on the lost knowledge of the Indus Valley Civilisation, looking at the cities of Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, and Dholavira, a brain teaser, and some listener feedback. Download MP3 of Ep24 Read the episode 24 transcript Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe […]

Albert Einstein dies in 1955

Albert Einstein dies in 1955

Dimitri Mendeleev – the father of the periodic table that we all come across in Chemistry. Who was he, and where did he come from? Download MP3 of Ep23 Read the episode 23 transcript Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing […]