Deepavali/Diwali
5:13 pm November 9th, 2007To the South Asian listeners and to those who celebrate it, happy Deepavali!
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047 – Prof. Peter McIntyre – Taste and Pain Part 1
8:14 pm November 6th, 2007In 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!
Don’t miss part 2 of this interview next week.
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digg this046 – Apple’s Leopard operating system
4:53 pm November 4th, 2007On today’s show, a quick preview of the new OS released by Apple – Leopard, and the regular brain teaser, pin of the episode, and listener feedback.
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045 – Dr Mark Boland – Australian Synchrotron Part 2
12:06 am October 25th, 2007In 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 upper level of the synchrotron, looking across the facility.
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044 – Dr Mark Boland – Australian Synchrotron Part 1
2:24 am October 24th, 2007On 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.
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043 – One Year Anniversary of Brains Matter
11:21 pm October 16th, 2007Brains Matter was first broadcast on 16/10/2006, which means that today is the one year anniversary of the show.
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042 – Professor Peter Doherty – Immunology and the Nobel Prize
1:18 am October 7th, 2007I 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 feedback.
Professor Doherty’s new book:
http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au/catalogue/0-522-85407-9.html
Professor Doherty’s last book:
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041 – Dr Roger Rassool – Interview Part 3 – How Elephants Communicate
4:52 pm September 22nd, 2007In 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:
Today’s promo is of Radio Free Philosophy
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040 – Dr Roger Rassool – Interview Part 2 – Particle Physics and the PSI Research Lab
8:53 am September 18th, 2007In 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 lab that he heads up.
Please listen to episode 39, which is part 1 of the interview series with Dr Rassool.
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039 – Dr Roger Rassool – Interview Part 1 – Physics Outreach Program (MUPPETS)
3:01 am September 10th, 2007Dr Roger Rassool is a particle physicist from the University of Melbourne. He runs the physics MUPPETS outreach program, aimed at students, and those who are interested in science. I talked to him about the program.
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