Brains Matter

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 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 […]

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 […]

Part 2 of an interview with Dr Adrian Gentle on Regge Calculus – a mathematics that is used to describe space-time. Please listen to episode 35 as an introduction to this episode. Dr Gentle’s web page is at: http://www.usi.edu/science/math/apgentle/ and his papers can be found at arxiv.org Wikipedia link on Regge calculus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regge_Calculus Today’s promo […]

Part 1 of an introduction and setup to understanding Regge Calculus – a mathematics that is used to describe space-time. Dr Gentle’s web page is at: http://www.usi.edu/science/math/apgentle/ and his papers can be found at arxiv.org Wikipedia link on Regge calculus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regge_Calculus The next episode will go into the detail of Regge Calculus. Today’s promo is […]

Today I talk with Dr Adrian Gentle, formerly of the Los Alamos National Laboratories, and currently at the University of Southern Indiana, on Einstein’s General Relativity. I would advise you to listen to last week’s episode on Special Relativity as a precursor to this show. Dr Gentle’s web page is at: http://www.usi.edu/science/math/apgentle/ and his papers […]

Sun in the clear over global warming A solar radiation study is evidence that global warming over the past two decades cannot be blamed on the Sun, a theory espoused by climate-change sceptics. Maths proves the silliness of silly walks Scientists have explained mathematically why the famous “silly walks” of Monty Python’s John Cleese have […]

Today I talk with Dr Adrian Gentle, formerly of the Los Alamos National Laboratories, and currently at the University of Southen Indiana, on a topic that everyone has heard of – but one that not everyone understands. Relativity, and in particular, special relativity. Dr Gentle’s web page is at: http://www.usi.edu/science/math/apgentle/ and his papers can be […]

You are made of space-time (New Scientist) Why Pluto had to go (Cosmos Magazine) Chimps cheer for attention (Discovery channel) Researchers find what may be a new state of matter (Ars Technica) Waterless planets defy expectations (Discovery channel) Regular naps make hearts healthy (Discovery channel) Spice healer (Scientific American) Pluto’s newest moons named Hydra and […]

You are made of space-time (New Scientist) Why Pluto had to go (Cosmos Magazine) Chimps cheer for attention (Discovery channel) Researchers find what may be a new state of matter (Ars Technica) Waterless planets defy expectations (Discovery channel) Regular naps make hearts healthy (Discovery channel) Spice healer (Scientific American) Pluto’s newest moons named Hydra and […]