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Thanks to Michael in Australia for pointing this out to me:

Brains Matter is listed as #1 in the “What’s Hot” category at the Triyo web site.

Thank you to everyone who has voted! And keep voting! It’s much appreciated!

Strange weather, World mayor of the year, the Doppler Effect, Pin of the Week, water on Mars, climate, theraputic cloning, schizophrenia prediction, the Sun, a submitted joke and Quote of the Week.

Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe Audio:

DJ R-Qubed – In a funk
DJ Topshelf – Falus
Lejeune – In Stereo
mjc – La Mer By the Sea
Os Improvaveis – Sobre Nos
Uma Floresta – Beija-Flor

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The Gregorian Calendar, Einstein equations, Stephen Hawking, and Chinese Solar Power.

Music on todays show comes courtesy of Pod Safe Audio.
Intro to Psyche – Ocean Alexander
Your History – Proxymo

The songs Mission and Survive by Van She courtesy of Glen from Modular Music.

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In this episode, I talk to Michael Feller, who wrote a thesis entitled The Aryan Connection, which discusses how the Nazis misappropriated the Swastika symbol from the subcontinent – and the rise of neo-nazis in the most unexpected places.

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I’ve just had a look at iTunes while planning out some future topics for the show, and noticed the following:

Yes, Brains Matter has been listed as a “New and Notable” podcast within the iTunes Music Store.

And even better – something I didn’t expect at all:

Believe it or not, within the Science category, Brains Matter is listed at Number 3. Even ahead of the legendary Dr Karl! Of course, it’s probably for a fraction of a millisecond, and I was probably lucky to spot it at the time, but it’s all good.

Thank you to everyone who listens to, and enjoys the show. I hope I can make the show more interesting to you all with different topics and guests as time goes on – and that you can share the knowledge you’ve learned with others and point them to the show if you would like to do so.

And thanks to those who have added to the Frappr Map this week. A big hello to Andres Suve from Estonia. Estonia! I’ve never had a listener from there before!

Ancient Vedic science, the telephone, DNA and Neanderthals, whale brains, and Mayan acoustics

Music featured on todays show includes
Here with you – Van She. Visit Van She at http://www.vanshe.com/. Thanks to Glen from Modular Music.
Other music from Podcast Audio:
Lejeune – Moon Shy City
Ocean Alexander – Velveture
mjc – Ecstasy
Os Improvaveis – Walking in the sunshine

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Hi all,

I’ve had some feedback about the size of the podcasts, since they’re recorded in 192k quality, and not everyone has high speed broadband. Given that it’s primarily a voice podcast, with a few musical interludes, I’ve changed them to 80k – so you’ll notice a slight drop in quality, but the good news is that the podcasts are now half the size!

Let me know if you have any problems.

Apologies to those who tried to download some podcasts this morning and had issues – this should be resolved now.

I’ve also added a Frappr Map to the links on the right hand side of the web page, so please put a pin in and let me know where you’re listening from. You can scroll it around with your mouse to find your country, so don’t worry if it’s only showing countries that are nowhere near you!

Thanks

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Technology gets a guernsey

Can high-tech toys make kids smarter?

Chemistry and the Philosophers Stone, The Wright Brothers, G20,Make Poverty History, Music, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and news including:
Muzzled research
Sea monsters in Montana
Dinosaur extinctions
Healthy chocolate?
Wireless power
Dark matter

Music featured on todays show includes
Magenta – If you (from kahvi.org)
DJ Topshelf – Fallen Angel
Os Improvaveis – Fly
Proxymo – Electronic Motion
Spacemission – Ich Denke ich leben
The Cheebacabra – The Players Rendezvous
mjc – Ablaze

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U.N. climate pact unlikely until after Bush: experts

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