Brains Matter

Hi all, An upcoming episode of Brains Matter and the Mr Science Show will discuss fictional scientists. What we want from you is your suggestion (s) on who you think are worthy candidates for the list. From Dr Strangelove to the Professor from Gilligans Island – who do you think deserves a bit of recognition? […]

Hi all, Here’s a great Public Service Announcement from Nobilis. Public Service Announcement

Happy ANZAC Day to everyone in Australia and New Zealand!

Vale Arthur C Clarke, author of the 2001, A Space Odyssey series, Rendezvous with Rama, and a host of other science fiction novels and stories, who passed away today at the age of 90 in Sri Lanka. He was a man well before his time, and predicted via his stories the advent of many scientific […]

Hi all, The issues with downloading the mp3’s of the episodes should be resolved now. Please let me know if you still have difficulties. OG

Hi all, Some of you may have noticed problems in getting the audio files for the show as of today (21/2). We’re currently experiencing some problems with the mp3 hosting server, hopefully it won’t be too long until it comes back up. Thanks OG

As many of you know, today is the first day of the lunar Chinese New Year, so happy new year to you all! It’s the Chinese Year of the Rat. The most recent Rat years are 1996, 1984, 1972 and 1960 – those born in the year of the Rat are considered hard working and […]

To the South Asian listeners and to those who celebrate it, happy Deepavali! OG

Brains Matter was first broadcast on 16/10/2006, which means that today is the one year anniversary of the show. Download MP3 of Ep43 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes