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In this episode, I continue my talk with Dr Sarah Maddison from the Swinburne University of Technology on how planets form. If you missed part 1 of the interview, please listen to the previous show. This is part 2 of a 2 part interview. Download MP3 of Ep 63 Please vote for this podcast this […]

In this episode, I talk to Dr Sarah Maddison from the Swinburne University of Technology on how planets form – both in our solar system, and other systems around the universe. We discuss the standard solar system as we know it – and “Hot Jupiters” that have been discovered around distant stars – and how […]

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 his pioneering research work, including that of Visible Lattice Points, in the area of pure mathematics. He also talks about their application in the real […]

Dr Hunter Mulcare is a clinical health psychologist who has also done research work in the area of psychology. Dr Mulcare talked to me about what psychology is, what it is useful for, and about some of the research he has done especially in the area of drug and alcohol research. He also shares his […]

In this episode I talk to Adam Parker, who is currently doing a PhD in robotics. We talk about robots, and their portrayal in current society. Some of the topics mentioned in the interview: Karel Capek Rossum’s Universal Robots Metropolis IMDB site Metropolis wikipedia site Kino Metropolis site Kismet, the social robot Al-Jazari and his […]

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 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 […]

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. Lynne’s website is http://www.lynnekelly.com.au Download MP3 of Ep 56 […]

In this episode, I talk to Professor David Karoly, Federation Fellow at the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne in Australia – and who is also a lead author for the IPCC (Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change) report on global warming. We discusses climate change – what is it, what causes it, […]

In this episode I talk to Lynne Kelly, author and educator, about her book “The Skeptics Guide to the Paranormal”, and some of the anecdotes she had about the reality behind some so-called paranormal events. Download MP3 of Ep 54 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the […]