Einstein A Go Go - 10th June 2018 Dr Ewuan, Dr ChrisKP & Dr Shane News items: New Australian research revels the humble bee has an understanding of the concept of ZERO! The relative position of things: a mouse model, New horizons mission jump starts! First guest: Angelina Arora, Year 11 student at Sydney Girls High School has developed a new plastic! MORE Second and third guest: A/Professor Megan Munsie Deputy Director University of Melbourne's Centre for Stem Cell Systems and heads the Ethi...
Jun 10, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Dr Shane, Dr Linden, Dr Laura, Dr Ray bring you this week's hottest science, including ice dunes on Pluto, cockroach milk, and the recent weather's tracking with the current climate models. The team chat with Dr Aya Mousa (Monash University, Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation) about Vitamin D, how it works and what it does in various organs of the body. They interview Dr Tan Nguyen (WEHI) about his work with a relatively unknown protein called SIDT2, which he found was importan...
Jun 02, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 160
In the studio this week are Dr. Krystal, Dr. Ray, Dr. Linden and Dr Shane. News: In preserving works of art it's sometimes necessary to remove adhesive tape using hydrogels . Today's first guest (via Skype) Rachael Dudaniec from Macquarie University talks about damselflies who seem to be in distress . Today's second guest (in the studio) Prof. Louis Moresi talks about plate tectonics, hotspots , Kilauea and computer modelling. More News: the Keeling curve (why it's measured in Hawaii) reaching 4...
May 27, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 159
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Linden, Dr Ailie & Dr Ray The team kick things off with some science news; This week's focus varies from Hippo poo killing fish in Africa, The science of how ice skating actually works & finally new ways to test heart cells using graphene (with amazing results). First Guest: Is actually TWO guests this week. Associate Professor Andy Herries and his student Richard Curtis; both from Latrobe University. Prof. Andy and Richard...
May 20, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Einstein A Go Go - 13th May 2018 Dr Euan, Dr Jen, Dr Chris K.P. and Dr Shane News items: Chytrid fungus effects on frogs, Tutankhamen's radar results, Behavioural science of dogs and jumping spiders. First Guest: Elodie Camprasse PhD Deakin University ""Pint of science"" Bringing science to the pub! More HERE Second Guest: Dr Carlos Kuhn Postdoctoral researcher within FLEET Swinburne University of Technology's ultra-cold atomic gas group. ""Carlos' primary focus is a new quantum-gas microscope l...
May 13, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Joining Dr Shane is Dr Ray, Dr Laura with two studio guests. In news, obesity is linked with fewer taste buds; Helium in the universe; and water purification. First guest is Rebecca Orrell-Trigg, PhD student within FLEET at RMIT University is using liquid metals to synthesise 2D (atomically thin) materials for use in future ultra-low energy electronic devices. The work allows her to apply her inorganic chemistry knowledge in a practical setting. Second guest is Professor Ingrid Scheffer from Aus...
May 06, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 156
In this special episode, Dr Shane is in the performance space with a live audience to celebrate 3RRR April Amnesty. Guest Ashley Bush, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Melbourne discusses his amazing new work and clinical trial on Alzheimer's Disease. Twitter: Einstein A Go Go
Apr 29, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Dr Shane, Dr Ailie and Dr Krystal bring you this week's hottest science! They discuss industrialised society's traces in the geological record, flesh-eating bacteria, and the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. They chat to Dr Matthew Currell, hydrogiologist from RMIT University, about the limits of the modelling of groundwater flows. They also speak with Professor Robyn E O'Hehir, Professor/Director, Allergy, Clinical Immunology & Respiratory Medicine, Central Clinical School, Monash Univ...
Apr 22, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 154
In the studio this week are Dr. Linden, Dr. Catherine and Dr Shane. News: Discovering what the Mantis shrimp can see and the mortality of people with night sleep patterns . Today's first guests (in the studio) Dr. David Farmer and Jackson Voorhaar from the Comedy festival talk about their show Why you're Not Dead Yet! and Dr. Farmer's work in neuroscience. Tickets: http://www.looponline.com.au/event/micf-david-farmer-jackson-voorhaar-youre-not-dead-yet/ Today's second guest (in the studio) Assoc...
Apr 15, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 153
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Euan & Dr Jen. The team kick things off with some science news; covering a wide array of topics that include the use of Poo in space (and potentially back on earth) to create plastics; Technology being developed to potentially read peoples minds and the possible production of brain cells in 'older' people. First Guest: Dr Christopher Gyngell - Department of Pediatrics at University of Melbourne. Dr Chris joins the team in the s...
Apr 08, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Dr Shane and Dr Lauren (via Skype from Ithaca NY) discuss what Lauren is up to after moving overseas to work at Cornell University on the bionic eye project, growing human organs and more on the NASA Juno jupiter mission. Guest Sarah Mojarad, Lecturer of Engineering Writing + Medical Education at the University of Southern California, discusses her work in science communication and the use of social media as a tool for STEM. Twitter: Einstein A Go Go...
Apr 01, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Joining Dr Shane In the studio this week is Dr Ray, Dr Krystal and Dr Linden. In news, plants and microbes can be friends; hookworms helping with diseases; and masers (microwave lasers). First guest is Dr Kate Sutherland and Dr Sarah Best, Stem Cells and Cancer Division, from the The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. The discovery of a Cancer 'signature' by Melbourne researchers could be a step toward a blood test for patients with an aggressive and hard to treat type of lung ...
Mar 25, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Einstein A Go Go - 18th March 2018 Dr Catherine, Dr Linden & Dr Shane News items: Biological changes in aging, global rainfall data by the hour. First Guest: Professor Wendy Erber, Dean of Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences A new and highly sensitive way of monitoring leukaemia cells in the blood. Second Guest: Adam J. Walker, PhD, School of Medicine - Faculty of Health Deakin University Investigating novel approaches to treating psychiatric conditions, including mood disorders (such as ...
Mar 18, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Dr Shane, Dr Euan and Chris KP bring you the week's hottest science! They chat about fake news, dinosaurs that dropped their tails, termites being reclassified as cockroaches, and shark populations in isolated areas of the Indian Ocean. They speak with Dr Laura Downie from the Downie Laboratory - Anterior Eye, Clinical Trials and Research Translation Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, about her unit's research into improving the standards of ...
Mar 11, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 148
In the studio this week are Dr. Ray and Dr Shane. News: there is no time for news this week. Today's first guest (via Skype) Dr. Teresa Ubide from the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland who talks about crystals forming inside volcanos as they erupt . Today's second guest (in the studio) Dr. Hayley Dickinson who talks about the difficulties women face in research and nutrition during pregnancy. Today's third guest (in the studio) Dr. Kate Fox from the School ...
Mar 04, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 147
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Ray & Dr Krystal. The team kick things off with some Science News: The team discuss the use of Sentinel hives in Australia to protect our biodiversity, an upcoming experiment involving a mega sized black hole to better prove Einstein's theory of general relativity and archaeogenetics; specifically comparing domesticated and wild horses. First Guest: Andrew Katsis - Behavioural Ecologist at Deakin University. Andrew joins the te...
Feb 25, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Dr Shane, Dr Catherine. Dr Linden and Dr Elaina discuss Facebook usage, lightning, new exoplanets, Bornean orangutan population decline and the two guests team up later in the show to discuss the science meets parliament event. First guest: Dr Clare Fedele, Senior Postdoctoral Fellow and Communications Coordinator, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre tells us about her cancer research which is focused on improving our fundamental understanding of cancers to enable precision medicine and more personali...
Feb 18, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Chris KP, Dr Jenny and Dr Euan join Doctor Shane in the studio. Woodpeckers, Cheddar Man and carnivorous plants round out the news. First guest on the phone is Mel Cosentino, a conservation biologist with a special interest in the impact of human activities on marine mammals from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Second guest in the studio is Dr Erin McAllum, NHMRC Dementia Research Development Fellow. Her current research is focussed on dementia with Lewy bodies - a common form of demen...
Feb 11, 2018•54 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Einstein A Go Go - 4th February 2017 Dr Laura, Dr Ray & Dr Shane First Guest: Dr. Kylie Soanes, Clean Air and Urban Landscapes Hub, Threatened Species Research Hub, National Environmental Science Programme, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, University of Melbourne. Identifying threatened species, generating and evaluating supportive strategies. More here Second Guests: Professor Peter F.M. Choong, Sir Hugh Devine Chair of Surgery Head, University of Melbourne Department of Surgery and ...
Feb 04, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Dr Shane, Dr Jeff, Dr Jen, Dr Euan, Dr Linden and Dr Laura bring you the last Einstein A Go Go for the year, with the year in review: lots of new species, animal intelligence, giant penguin fossils, the end of the Cassini-Huygens mission, how birds warn each other, and physics of pouring wine without drips. Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including: Program page: Einstein A Go Go Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go Twitter: Einstein A Go Go...
Dec 17, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 142
In the studio this week are Dr Shane, ChrisKP and Dr Euan. News: cockroaches and their gait , kayaking and the environment , Boeing want to get to Mars first and Gay Marriage . First guest (in the studio) - Jacinta Humphrey PhD candidate at La Trobe University and member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria talks about Swamp Skinks . Second Guest (in the studio) - Kim Johnson from ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls in the School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne talks about ...
Dec 10, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 141
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Ray & Dr Jen. The team kick the show off with some Science news. Answering some of the age old questions; How do Scallops see? Historically is there any proof to the roles men and women have played in home life? And what is gravitational wave detection? First Guest: Professor Russell Boyce - Space Director at UNSW. Professor Boyce shares with the team the latest on the University of New South Wales involvement in launching the ...
Dec 02, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 140
In the studio this week post radiothon are Dr Laura, Dr Krystal, Dr Ray and Dr Shane. News: Mosquito smartphone app.s from Oxford ( humbug ) and Standford Universities ( abuzz ); bacteriophages ; the changes in light pollution and how climate change will change volcanic activity . The First guest (in the studio) is Romy Zyngier from The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning who talks about soil, biochar, soil libraries and The Homeward Bound program . The Second Guests (in the stud...
Nov 26, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Chris KP, Dr Ray and Tall Poppy Dr Catherine, joins Dr Shane in the studio. In news, stromatolites, microfibre sensors and more data from New Horizon's Pluto flyby. First guest is Rebecca Delconte, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute PHD student and winner of the 2017 Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research. Rebecca's work has helped to advance our understanding of basic natural killer (NK) cell biology and identified NK cells as an important immune cell target in cancer immunotherapy. Second...
Nov 19, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Einstein A Go Go - 12th November 2017 Dr Lyndon & Dr Shane Get your 2018 Bureau Of Meteorology calendar here First Guest: Anthony Rea Chief data Officer BOM. Data governance and policy, acquisition strategy (planning our observation networks), partners (including satellite operators) and data quality. Second Guest: Professor Jenny Graves - Winner of the PM's prize for Science 2017 La Trobe University. La Trobe University geneticist and Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves AO has been awarded...
Nov 12, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Dr Shane and Dr Linden talk statistics, before a feature interview with Cara Santa Maria from the podcast, Talk Nerdy . Tickets for her show are available from Think, Inc . Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/ Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go Twitter: https://twitter.com/einstein_agogo...
Nov 05, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Ray. This week the team are alone in the studio, but fear not, they have an extensive interview recorded earlier with a very special guest. First Guest: Ben Goldacre - Physician / Academic & science writer. Ben Goldacre is best known to us all as the author of 'Bad Science' as well as his work for the Guardian under the same name. Ben and Dr. Shane kick things off talking about Epidemiology, what is it? and how did Ben become c...
Oct 22, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Dr Shane, Dr Ailie, Dr Linden and Andrea from the BoM are in the studio on this weather and climate special show to discuss cyclones, tornados, severe weather outlook, heatwaves, bush fire and more. Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/ Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go Twitter: https://twitter.com/einstein_agogo...
Oct 15, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Dr Jen, Dr Euan and Kris KP join Dr Shane in the studio to discuss spring, sleeping (in MRI machines) and bees. The studio guest is Associate Professor Kate Hoy from Monash Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre at Monash University. She is trialling the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Alzheimer's patients. This involves stimulating the brain daily using TMS for a number of weeks to get the brain cells 'firing' which increases their activity. Eventually, this leads to stronger conn...
Oct 08, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Einstein A Go Go - 1st October 2017 Dr Krystal, Dr Lyndon, Dr Liv & Dr Shane News items: Australian giant mega-fauna, Evaporation as a renewal energy source, getting humans to Mars, Australian space agency. First Guest: Dr Alex Held, Group Leader Landscape Intensification, CSIRO Earth observation, Radar imaging of crops and deforestation. Dr Lyndon: Public holiday science Dr Chrystal: Application of artificial intelligence to science and medicine. Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", includi...
Oct 01, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 131
