127 – Prof Dennis Schatz – Science Communication Pt 1

Friday, October 15th, 2010

In this episode, the fourth anniversary of the Brains Matter podcast, I talk to Professor Dennis Schatz, the Senior Vice President for Strategic Programs at the Pacific Science Centre in the US. We discussed the topic of communication in science, including: – Dennis’s background – What are some of the issues with current science communication? […]

078 – Prof Roger Short – Saving Asian Elephants 2 (ft Dr Roger Rassool)

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

In this episode, which is the final of a 2 part interview, I talk once again with Professor Roger Short, from the University of Melbourne on further topics regarding Asian elephants, and on saving them. – elephant accents – what happens when you play Asian elephant vocalisations to captive African elephants? Some surprising results! – […]