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Einstein A Go-Go

Dissection and discussion of science and science issues made digestible for public consumption. Find us on Facebook and Twitter! The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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49:43

Accelerator Physics, Cellular Functions and Volcanos!

Einstein A Go-Go ·

2021/11/21

Dr Shane presents three guests. First up, Dr Suzie Sheehy who is researching accelerator physics, talks about her work with the particle accelerators, her move to the UK to live in COVID normal conditions and her soon to be released book called 12 experiments that changed our World. Then, Dr Stefen Verwoert, from the Walter Eliza Hall Institute and Peter Mac, discusses research on transcription, which is the cell’s ability to pass on their encoded DNA to other cells to maintain their

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54:54

Captain Gene Cernan revisited

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2021/11/15

Dr. Graci explains how scientists are developing air filtration devices to clear out lingering COVID-19 bacteria; Dr. Shane explains the historical artefacts on display at Melbourne Museum's 'Treasures of the Natural World' exhibition; and Graci explains why we should be excited about the cerebellum. Then we revisit an archival interview, with Dr. Shane interviewing Captain Gene Cernan, NASA astronaut and the last man to walk on the moon. With presenters Dr. Shane, and Dr.

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49:32

Stem Cell Therapy, Brain Cancer Centre, Whale Poo and...

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2021/11/07

Sarah Best and Saskia Freytag, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), talk about treatments available at the new Brain Cancer Centre; Megan Munsie, University of Melbourne, discusses stem cell therapy availability and regulation. And in weekly science news, the team discusses human height spurts, whale poo and the climate summit pledges. With presenters Dr. Shane, Dr. Ray, Dr Linden and Dr. Laura.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter:

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48:55

Wind, fire, shells and the latest in science!

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2021/10/31

Dr Mika Peace from the Bureau of Meteorology explains her research into how complex interactions between fires and the atmosphere produces extreme local fire behaviour, as we brace ourselves for another fire season ahead. Dipping into the ocean, Dr Laura Otter from the Australian National University unpacks her research into ‘nacre’, the incredibly beautiful iridescent material we see on the insides of some seashells and the outside of pearls. It turns out nacre is not just pretty to look

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52:22

COVAX, Vaxxing the World and (more) Deep Sea Creatures

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2021/10/24

This week Dr Shane talks to Tim Costello, Executive director of Micah Australia, about how to vax the world against Covid. What does Australia’s commitment to COVAX look like, what is the moral question behind boosters in the developed world and how does the non-continuing contract with the CSL facility in Melbourne potentially influence vaxxing the Pacific Region.Presenters Dr Shane, Dr Lauren, Dr Anu and Dr Graci are also talking about space, moon and earth shine, coating roads to lower

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52:32

Naming Insects, Child Mental Health Post-Lockdown and...

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2021/10/17

Dr Bryan Lessard, entomologist at CSIRO, regales us with tales of naming new insects, including the RuPaul soldier fly; Professor Sharon Goldfeld, Paediatrician and Director at the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital, chats about mental health and kids in the context of the impending return to school after lockdown; Dr Heather Handley, volcanologist and co-founder of Women in Earth & Environmental Science Australasia describes the eruption of the Cumbre

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50:56

Earthquakes, Deep Sea Creatures and Pregnancy and...

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2021/10/09

In the news this week is healthy eating in children, sloths, anthropocene and wilderness. There are two guests: Dr. Caroline Eakin from ANU who discusses earthquakes, Graci Finko who talks about deep sea creatures, and Andrea Peace from BoM who talks about Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. With presenters Dr. Shane, Chris KP, Dr Jen, and Dr. Euan.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-GoAnd live every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR

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48:01

Gut Research, Nutrition and Supermarket Design

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2021/10/06

Dr Shane is joined by fellow EAGG colleagues Dr. Linden & Dr. Lauren. They discuss fossils, Wigner crystals, identical twins, LaGrange points and trojan asteroids, before being speaking with two special guests: Professor Marcelo Costa from Flinders University about the relationship between the nervous system and the gut; and Senior lecturer Tamara Butcher from University of Newcastle, about nutrition, and the influence of supermarket design on consumer food choices.Program page:

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54:22

Kids, COVID and the Return to School

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2021/09/26

A solo Dr Shane presents four guests in a special episode focussing on children and COVID-19, and the challenges we will soon face as schools prepare to reopen. Joining the discussion are:Professor Sharon Goldfeld, Paediatrician from the Centre for Community Child Health at the Royal Children's Hospital. Associate Professor Margie Danchin from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.Associate Professor Robyn Schofield, Associate Dean Environment and Sustainability in the School of

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48:45

Science Communication Special

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2021/09/23

New research explains that cats are more stressed in new environments when their owners aren’t with them; Researchers have infused bacteria with silver to improve power efficiency in fuel cells; Scientists have discovered that galaxies can receive and exchange matter with their external environment, due to galactic winds created by stellar explosions. And the team examine pseudoscience, which has been around for many years, marketing claims to people with no scientific backing. This

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49:32

TRM Cells, Pneumonia Drug Therapy, Brain Implants and...

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2021/09/11

Susan Christo, Doherty Institute, discusses new research findings in the area of tissue-resident memory cells; and Megan Maher and Christopher McDevitt, also from the Doherty Institute, talk about research into pneumonia and a new drug therapy; then, Michael Ibbotson, Australian College of Optometry, discusses research into future epilepsy therapy involving tiny carbon electrode brain implants. And in weekly science news, the team discusses new findings on woolly mammoth's lifetime travels,

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43:19

Celebrating Radiothon – Part 2!

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2021/09/05

Radiothon 2021 rolls on (to subscribe, hit up: rrr.org.au) and the full team stack the show with bites of science from around the world to remind you to get online and support RRR for another year. Unique voices and ground-breaking ideas unite science and independent radio, so join the RRR subscriber community and help build herd immunity to boring radio! With presenter Dr. Shane and team.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go

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41:10

Radiothon - 1

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2021/08/29

This week is the first Radiothon episode and all the normal presenters are in the studio or online who discuss what's been in the news:mice eyes, breast milk, tesla bot, home grounds with no crowds, dinosaurs, fewer prem. health issues, sequoias and moving semen from lab to lab.Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Goand live every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM.

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52:39

20 PhD Students Takeover

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2021/08/23

Dr Shane is joined, rapid-fire-style, by 20 special guests - 20 PhD Students! The candidates are all studying an array of topics for their PhDs, ranging from climate change, hospital waiting areas, cancer research, bipolar disorder, energy saving window coverings, exercise during injury, antibiotic resistance, medicinal cannabis, the value of the appendix , and much more.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-GoTwitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go And live every Sunday at

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48:46

Treasures of the Natural World, Arthropod Venom and...

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2021/08/15

Dr Ken Walker, Senior Curator of Entomology at the Museums Victoria, discusses the exhibition Treasures of the Natural World and the significance of borrowing the collection from the Natural History Museum; Dr Samantha Nixon a former arachnophobe, turned venoms scientist and spider advocate, explains how to collect spiders and their venom. And Australia's Chief Scientist from 2016-2020, Dr. Alan Finkel, talks about a new book that's been written about him. With presenters Dr. Shane, Dr

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50:23

Anaesthesia, Geology, and Solar Power

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2021/08/11

Dr Christine Ball, Specialist Anaesthetist at the Alfred Hospital, Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, Honorary Curator at the Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History, talks about the complexities and history of anaesthesia; Dr Christoph Bergmeir from the Department of Data Science and AI at Monash University, explains how scientists are trying to securely integrate wind and solar power technology into the national electricity grid in Australia; and Dr Melanie

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53:41

International Women Astronomers Day, Bees and...

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2021/08/01

Dr Michelle Cluver, Astronomer at Swinburne University, celebrates International Women Astronomers Day, with stories of achievements in astronomy and discusses her own research work; Dr Catherine Wheller, a kidney recipient from her dad, chats about being part of an immunosuppressed population in a pandemic. And in weekly science news, the team discusses metallic water; how bumble bees' memory increases with caffeinated nectar; the age of sea sponges; methane-eating microbes, and revisiting

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52:32

Strep Infections, CVID and Tattoos

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2021/07/25

This week in science news, the team explore underwater landslides, space tourism, COVID-19 delta and vaccine effectiveness. Then, Joshua Osowicki from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute talks about strep infections; and it's time to do an annual check-in with Mae and Louise Driscoll, who both live with CVID: (Common variable immune deficiency); and Graci finishes off with the science of tattoos. With presenters Drs Shane, Ailie, Stacey, and Anu.Program page: Einstein-A-Go-GoFacebook

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51:26

Fractal Vegetables, Rare Stars, and 'Cracking Covid'

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2021/07/18

How do you compare contemporary hurricane data with diary entries from 70 years ago? Can you create your own fractal vegetables? This week Dr Lauren, Dr Krystal and Dr Shane explore the big questions! Dr David Yong from the Australian National University joins the show to discuss elements, how stars create them, and the rare ones in our sky; and Sonya Pemberton, director of new film 'Cracking Covid' (streaming on ABC iview) talks about making her film during lockdown, and taking a view of

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51:04

Space Hub, COVID effects, Tattoos

Einstein A Go-Go ·

2021/07/11

In science news, the team explore invasive toxic worms, the relationship of colour to flight and it's implications, how habitat changes fish brains, and the impact of drug pollution on fresh water fish. Professor Allison Kealy from RMIT University talks about RMIT's Space Industry Hub; Professor Marc Kvansakul from La Trobe University explains the long term effects of COVID-19, and Dr. Graci talks about tattoos. With presenters Dr. Shane, Dr. Jen, Dr. Euan, Chris KP, and Dr. Graci.Remember,

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