{"id":237,"date":"2009-08-17T21:43:01","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T10:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/?p=237"},"modified":"2012-08-05T11:05:47","modified_gmt":"2012-08-05T11:05:47","slug":"100-the-century-andrew-prentice-and-simon-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/?p=237","title":{"rendered":"100 – The Century – Dr Andrew Prentice and Dr Simon Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 100th episode of Brains Matter coincides with National Science Week – and to celebrate both the 100th show and National Science week, in this episode, we cover a range of topics. There are two great new interviews, as well as highlights from previous shows. You can go to the original interviews by clicking on the links associated with that episode.<\/p>\n

Interviews:
\nDr Andrew Prentice — the first use of the telescope for astronomical purposes<\/p>\n

Dr Djoymi Baker<\/a>– The relationship between sci fi and mythology
\nProf John Lattanzio<\/a> – Element formation in stars
\nDr Zachary Moore<\/a> – Fundamentalism and evolution
\nDr Adrian Gentle<\/a> – Special relativity
\nDr Roger Rassool<\/a> – Physics and music
\nProf Peter Doherty<\/a> – Jokes and the Nobel Prize
\nDr Mark Boland<\/a> – Measurements in the synchrotron
\nDr Pamela Gay<\/a> – Naming the big bang
\nDr David Karoly<\/a> – The evidence for global warming
\nAdam Parker<\/a> – Origins of robotics
\nDr Orly Lacham-Kaplan<\/a> – What are stem cells?
\nProf Roger Short<\/a> – Evolutionary evidence of the origin of elephants
\nMarc West<\/a> – Cricket, maths and statistics
\nDr Seth Shostak<\/a> – Science and the movies<\/p>\n

Dr Simon Singh – The wonder of maths and science, the decline of maths and science study in schools, and a discussion on pseudo science<\/p>\n

I hope everyone enjoys National Science Week in Australia – and for those not in Australia – go out and enjoy some science today!!<\/p>\n

I would like to thank everyone who have made contributions to this episode, including: Dr Andrew Prentice, Dr Simon Singh, Dr Allie Ford, Christian Wilson, Christopher Short, Dr Daniel Price, Dr Phil Plait, Dr Duncan Galloway, Erk, Daniel Viles, Jason Hameister, Dr Rosemary Mardling, Marc West, Kylie Sturgess, Derek Colanduno, Darryl Carlton, and Nigel Hedges<\/p>\n

Thanks also to the following people for their feedback for the episode:<\/p>\n

Julia Meaden, Catherine Ld, Christopher Able, Paulo Ricardo Savino, Gerardo Blanco, Jerome<\/p>\n

Download MP3 of Ep 100<\/a><\/p>\n

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You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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