Archive for the 'interview' Category

052 – Dr Todd Lane – Turbulence and Air Travel

Friday, January 18th, 2008

In this episode I talk to Dr Todd Lane about something all air travellers are interested in – turbulence. What causes it, and what is our current understanding of the phenomena. Download MP3 of Ep52 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by […]

051 – Dr Todd Lane – The Helios Experimental NASA Aircraft

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

I talk to Dr Todd Lane about the Helios experimental aircraft from NASA, and his investigations into the reasons why it crashed. Download MP3 of Ep51 Click here to see the Helios aircraft in flight. Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by […]

049 – Dr Pamela Gay – The Big Bang

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

In this episode I interview Dr Pamela Gay from the University of Illinois, Edwardsville, on the Big Bang and the origin of the universe. Download MP3 of Ep49 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes digg this

048 – Prof. Peter McIntyre – Taste and Pain Part 2

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

Part 2 of my interview with Professor Peter McIntyre from the University of Melbourne on pain – what is it, how do we feel it, wha forms of it are there, and how does it relate to our sense of taste? If you haven’t listened to part 1 in the last episode, please listen to […]

047 – Prof. Peter McIntyre – Taste and Pain Part 1

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

In the episode today, I speak to Professor Peter McIntyre from the University of Melbourne on pain – what is it, how do we feel it, what forms of it are there, and how does it relate to our sense of taste? Listen to this interview, and learn about it! Download MP3 of Ep47 Don’t […]

045 – Dr Mark Boland – Australian Synchrotron Part 2

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

In today’s episode, I continue my interview with Dr Mark Boland, Accelerator Physicist from the Australian Synchrotron. We tour the facility, and continue our discuss on the synchrotron and what it can be used for. Also on today’s episode, the Brain Teaser, Listener feedback, and Pin of the Episode. A picture I took from the […]

044 – Dr Mark Boland – Australian Synchrotron Part 1

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

On today’s episode, I talk to Dr Mark Boland from the Australian Synchrotron. Dr Boland tells me about how the synchrotron works. Also on today’s show – news, pin of the episode, and the Brain Teaser. Synchrotron Overview: Join me for the next episode where Dr Boland takes me on a tour of the facility. […]

042 – Professor Peter Doherty – Immunology and the Nobel Prize

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

I interview Nobel Laureate and Australian of the Year, Professor Peter Doherty, and we talk about the work that led to his Nobel Prize, his books, his views on modern science, and I also get a joke out of the Nobel Prize winner. The show also features some news, pin of the episode, and reader […]

041 – Dr Roger Rassool – Interview Part 3 – How Elephants Communicate

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

In this episode, I talk to Dr Roger Rassool about why physics is useful – in more ways than people assume! The physics of music, and how elephants communicate using infrasound. Please listen to episode 39 (part 1) and episode 40 (part 2) of the interview series with Dr Rassool. http://www.ph.unimelb.edu.au/photo/people/roger/home.html ANZAAS home page: http://www.anzaas.org.au/ […]

040 – Dr Roger Rassool – Interview Part 2 – Particle Physics and the PSI Research Lab

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

In this episode, I talk to Dr Roger Rassool about particle physics, and his research into a land mine detector using nitrogen, a Positron Emission Tomography Scanner – which uses anti-matter to work, and the Single Photon Detector, which is used in synchrotrons. These are all research projects in the the Physics Solutions for Industry […]