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Brains Matter

The Podcast on Science, Curiosities, and General Knowledge. Brains Really Do Matter!

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169 – Dr Charley Lineweaver – The Birth, Life, and...

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2013/08/06

The following recording is of the 2013 Astronomical Society of Australia’s Harley Wood Lecture, hosted by the Monash Centre for Astrophysics. People, planets, stars, and even universes are born, they live for a while, and then die. Associate Professor Charles Lineweaver reviews what we now about the origin of the Earth and the origin of […]

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168 – Matt Witkowski – Leukaemia and the Ikaros Gene

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2013/07/14

In today’s episode, I talk to Matthew Witkowski, a PhD student at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, on his research into the relationship between the Ikaros Gene and Leukemia. We discuss: – Matt’s background – A definition of leukaemia – Matt’s work in his PhD – What is the Ikaros gene? – […]

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167 â€“ Robert Lloyd â€“ 50th Anniversary of Doctor...

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2013/05/26

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic science fiction show, Doctor Who. I spoke to actor and comedian (and honourary 10th Time Lord) Rob Lloyd, also known as the Number 1 Doctor Who fan in the world, about the show. This is the second part of a two part interview. Topics we discuss […]

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166 – Robert Lloyd – 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who –...

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2013/05/12

Something a bit different for this episode – this year marks the 50th anniversary of the classic science fiction show, Doctor Who. I spoke to actor and comedian (and honourary 10th Time Lord) Rob Lloyd, also known as the Number 1 Doctor Who fan in the world, about the show. This is the first of […]

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165 – Dr Michael Brown – The Peer Review Process

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2013/04/26

In today’s episode, I talk to Dr Michael Brown from Monash University about the peer review process in science. We talk about: – What the Peer Review Process is – How the Peer Review Process helps – The issues with Peer Review – What is the issue with positive and negative scientific results? – The […]

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164 – Sir Paul Nurse – Making Science Work Part 2

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2013/04/24

This episode is part 2 of 2, of a talk given by Sir Paul Nurse, who is President of The Royal Society in the UK, and the Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology for 2001, on the wonder of science and how it enhances our culture and civilisation. He also discusses how science can not […]

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163 – Sir Paul Nurse – Making Science Work Part 1

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2013/04/24

This episode is part 1 of 2, of a talk given by Sir Paul Nurse, who is President of The Royal Society in the UK, and the Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology for 2001, on the wonder of science and how it enhances our culture and civilisation. He also discusses how science can not […]

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162 – Dr Michael Brown – Lies, Damned Lies, and NRA...

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2013/03/22

In today’s episode, I talk to Dr Michael Brown from Monash University about the mis-use of statistics in the public sphere, and specifically, about the American National Rifle Associations misrepresentations of data. We talk about: – The Australian context – Australian gun control laws – The subsequent experience after the implementation of these laws – […]

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161 – Sir Harry Kroto – The State of Science

2013/02/28

In todayâ€™s episode, I talk to Sir Harold Kroto, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-discovery of carbon-60, or Buckminsterfullerine. We continue the discussion from episode 160, and talk about – Stereotypes of scientists – Science and natural philosophy – What are non-science people interested in? – Kids as scientists – […]

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160 – Sir Harry Kroto – Buckminsterfullerine

2013/02/12

In today’s episode, I talk to Sir Harold Kroto, who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the co-discovery of carbon-60, or Buckminsterfullerine. He talked to me about the discover of carbon-60, as well as the state of science in the UK and worldwide. This is part 1 of a 2 part interview. Today’s […]

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159 â€“ Where is my flying car? â€“ Part 3

2012/12/23

Todayâ€™s episode is part 3 of a 3 part series called â€œWhere is my flying car?â€ organised and hosted by the University of Melbourneâ€™s Physics Students Society. This final episode in this series primarily includes audience questions – some of the audio is difficult to hear from some parts of the audience, so apologies for […]

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158 – Where is my flying car? – Part 2

2012/10/31

Todayâ€™s episode is part 2 of a 3 part series called â€œWhere is my flying car?â€ organised and hosted by the University of Melbourneâ€™s Physics Students Society. Hosted by Dr Roger Rassool, panel members included: Dr Andi Horvath, Museum Victoria, Dr Erica Sloan, Monash Institute on Pharmaceutical Science, Tim Thwaites, Science writer, and myself. The […]

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