Archive for October, 2008

075 – Dr Richard Stancliffe – First Stellar Generations Part 1

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Dr Richard Stancliffe is a postdoctoral researcher from the UK (Oxford and Cambridge) who is currently working at Monash University, Australia. He is an expert in stellar evolution, and talked to me about First Stellar Generations. What are they? How can we determine what generation a star belongs to? What does it mean? Listen into […]

2009 – International Year of Astronomy

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, for those who aren’t already aware of it. The International Astronomical Union is planning on holding many events to celebrate IYA across the world, so keep your eyes and ears peeled for things you can get involved in – from listening to podcasts (this one included!) which will […]

074 – Prof Roger Short – Asian Elephants Part 2

Friday, October 17th, 2008

In this episode, which is the second part of a 2 part interview, I talk to Professor Roger Short from the University of Melbourne on Asian Elephants. We discuss what evolution is doing to tusks of elephants, what elephants are used for today and what is causing their extinction, some history of elephants in ancient […]

073 – Prof Roger Short – Asian Elephants Part 1

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

In this episode, which is the first part of a 2 part interview, I talk to Professor Roger Short from the University of Melbourne on Asian Elephants. We discuss what got Professor Short interested in elephants to start with, his quest on finding out why elephants have a trunk, the evolution of elephants and their […]