Einstein A Go Go 17th February 2019 Dr Linden, Dr Laura & Dr Shane Science News: Latest climate trends, night owls and patterns of brain activity, First guest: Mireia Montes-Quiles, School of physics, University of NSW. Mapping the distribution of dark matter. What is intra cluster light coming from? More here Second Guest: Claudia Pickering Director of Resting Pitch Face, Based on true stories and directed by Claudia Pickering the indie series hilariously flips STEM (Science, Technology, En...
Feb 17, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 191
Dr Shane, Dr Euan, Dr Jen and Chris KP discuss New Caledonian crows that can plan ahead, the link between gut bacteria and mental health, pills that contain injection mechanisms, and mass organism deaths as a result of extreme weather. The team interview Dr Prasad Paradkar from the CSIRO regarding genetically engineering mosquitoes to be resistant to spreading the Zika virus. They also chat with Dr Yona Nebel-Jacobsen, 'Isotopia' Lab Manager & Research Fellow School of Earth, Atmosphere &...
Feb 10, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 190
In the studio this week are Drs Linden, Krystal, and Shane who discuss what's been in the news: BoM reported the hottest Jan. in Australia and it's the UN year of the periodic table of the elements (and others) Today's first guest (in the studio) Assoc. Prof Kevin Barnham from The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health talks about MND and it's treatment with CuATSM . Our second guest (in the studio) Prof David Winkler from The Institute of Molecular Science, Latrobe University talks ...
Feb 03, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 189
It's the final show for the year so in the studio this week it's almost a full house with Dr Shane being joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Linden, Dr Ailie, Chris KP, Dr Krystal, Dr Laura & Dr Ray. Given it's the final show of the year, the team have decided to reflect on their favorite science stories of 2018. With too many stories to mention in a short blurb let's just say topics range from vintage space craft, bees, Yanny's and Laurel's, CRISPR babies, liquid water on Mars, noisy Mexican footb...
Dec 16, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 188
Einstein A Go Go - 9th December 2018 Dr Euan, Dr Jen and Kris KP & Dr Shane First guest: Robert Kurson, BA philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Harvard Law School. Author of award winning Rocket Man. The story of the Apollo 8 mission, which was responsible for the 'earth rise' photo. Second guest: Dr Laura Osellame, Postdoctoral Fellow School of Molecular Science, College of Science, Health and Engineering | La Trobe University. Cancer-cachexia is a metabolic syn...
Dec 09, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 187
Dr Linden, Dr Ray and Dr Laura join Dr Shane in the studio. In news, A Chinese scientist has edited a human embyo's genome in CRISPR-Cas9, with the resulting twins recently being born. Another rover landed on Mars - this ones drills. And straight from from a horror movie, Bacteria found on the ISS has proved to be antibiotic resistant First guest is Jim Radford from the Research Centre for Future Landscapes, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution at La Trobe University. Introduced pred...
Dec 02, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 186
Dr Shane, Dr Krystal, Dr Ray discuss ionic wind propulsion to fly an aeroplane, could an anti-global warming atmospheric spraying program really work and how wombat faeces form into a cubic shape. Guests, Professor Len Harrison, Senior Principal Research Fellow at the National Health and Medical Research Council, and Dr Sharon Huebner, Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne's Indigenous Health Equity Unit tell us all about their work on the indigenous microbiome project. Twitter: Einstei...
Nov 25, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Dr Shane, Dr Catherine & Dr Ray discuss the taste of coffee, skull-collecting ants, measuring the magnetic field in the mesosphere with lasers, the new definition of the kilogram, light pollution, and the reduced incidence of asthma in households with pets. They chat with Dr Connie Wong, Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow from the Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, in the Departmentment of Medicine at Monash University, about susceptibility of stroke patients to stroke. They also interview...
Nov 18, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 184
In the studio this week are ChrisKP and Drs Euan, Jen and Shane. News: a new study on waterway invertibrates, pollution and biodiversity show health implications to apex preditors, how there is variation of calorie use with time of day , moths evolving to avoid bats , and changes in official weights and measures . Today's first guest (in the studio) Dr. Jennifer Piscionere from Murdoch Children's Research Institute talks about GenV and integrating children's health data . Today's second guests (...
Nov 11, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 183
In the studio this week are Drs Laura and Shane. Today's first guest (in the studio) Prof. James Angus , Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, Melbourne University talks about Melbourne Medical School's upcoming block party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Triradiate Building . Today's second guest (in the studio) Dr Ryan Shannon from Swinburne University talks about fast radio bursts . Today's third guest (in the studio) Dr Jessica Borger from Monash University talks about...
Nov 04, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 182
Dr Shane, Dr Ailie and Nikola (from 4ZZZ in Brisbane) discuss carbon captured in trees, new species of Archaeopteryx and growing human retinas from stem cells. First guest, Dr. Tim Doherty, Deakin University, tells us all about the Dingo's effect on our ecosystem. Second guest, Dr Geoff Rogers, CEO and Executive Director Wintermute Biomedical, discusses his last venture (developing the world's first steerable guidewire for treating heart disease) and his current activities (developing new antibi...
Oct 28, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Dr Ray, Dr Catherine and Dr Ailie join Dr Shane in the studio. In news, how dandelion seeds fly; evolution of smell and navigation. First guest is Cornelia Landersdorfer, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University. Up to three awards of $25,000 each will be made each year to Australian female researchers for the Georgina Sweet Award for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science who demonstrate excellence in the area of quantitative biomedical scie...
Oct 21, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Einstein A Go Go - 14th October 2018 Dr Linden, Chris KP & Dr Shane First guest: Sid Verma, Brainstem. Sid is an entrepreneur, HealthTech evangelist, STEM advocate and community curator. With over 22 years' experience in technology, his skillset includes business advisory, startups, strategy and operations, mentoring and community development. Sid has successfully launched businesses, developed communities and created not-for-profit organisations that further cross-industry technology opport...
Oct 14, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 179
In the studio this week are Drs Linden, Ray and Shane. News: getting the elderly to vaccinate against influenza via mail , boosting corn productivity ; evolution, teeth and kangaroos and turbidity currents . Today's first guest Matt Carter , PhD Student, Department of Archaeology and History, La Trobe University (in the studio) talks about marine archaeology, equipment, modelling and a M-24 Japanese submarine . Today's second guest Phoebe Lewis , PhD Student, RMIT University (in the studio) talk...
Oct 07, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Dr Shane, Dr Ray and Holly bring you this week's science, including the nerve that links the brain and the gut, manta rays' feeding via ricochet filtration, virtual reality nausea, genetic control of mosquitoes, and PCBs accumulating in Killer Whales. The team talk with Professor Lister Staveley-Smith from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research about his work using the Murchison Widefield Array telescope, being used to probe the Magellanic Cloud galaxies for cosmic rays, which ori...
Sep 30, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 177
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG regular Dr Jen. This week is a little different in that we have 3 very special guests: Holly, Cam and Sophie 3 of Dr Jen's current science communication students from the University of Melbourne. News: The team kick things off providing updates on; the phenomenon of ice volcanos in outer space, stem cell research and specifically the use of fat cells to produce human bone and the possibility of building structures above and below the water to st...
Sep 23, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 176
Dr Shane and Dr Linden discuss bubble creation from soundwaves, a wearable ultrasound device and an experiment showing how climate change intensified Hurricane Florence. First guest, Dr Simon Gross, Photonics Research Centre, Macquarie University tells us about his work in developing special techniques to make precision glass chips that can channel and process light in three dimensions. Second guest, Jack Nun, Director of 'Science for All', tells us about his not-for-profit organisation that sup...
Sep 16, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Dr Jen and Chris KP join Dr Shane in the studio. First guest is Dr. Naomi Mathers, Deputy Chair at the Space Industry Association of Australia. Dr Mathers has been involved in the Australian space industry for 20 years, having worked at Australia's national space environmental test facility (AICT) testing Australian satellites, and the Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC) helping promote space science to Australian students. Second guest Dr Rachael Livermore, ARC DECRA Fellow, from t...
Sep 09, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Einstein A Go Go - 2nd September 2018 Dr Linden, Dr Ray & Dr Shane News items: El Nio, Southern Oscillation and the ENSO, Human induced earthquakes, CRISPR, First guest: Levin Kuhlmann, PhD Centre for Human Psychopharmacology Swinburne University of Technology & Departments of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering The University of Melbourne. Epileptic seizure prediction techniques, more HERE Second guest: Dr Nicki Cranna Project Officer - Neuroscience PhD Program | Project Manager (Commun...
Sep 02, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Dr Shane, Dr Ailie, Dr Laura, Dr Ray and Liv bring you the final Radiothon show for 2018! Subscribe here . Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Twitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go and every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM.
Aug 26, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 172
In the studio this week for the First Stay Curious Radiothon show are Chris-KP, Dr.s Euan, Krystal, Linden, Jenny and Catherine and Shane. News: birds on prozac , axolotl regeneration , weather facts, lost contacts , orders in blood , fire ants and robots , dinosaurs can sing photos show a kevin bacon shape on the surface of mars , aged cheese and biomass facts . Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including: Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Twitter: Einstein-A-Go-...
Aug 19, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 171
In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Euan, Dr Laura and Chris KP. The team kick things off with some science news. First up, research from Cork, Ireland involving plankton, coral and underground carbon storage. Secondly the team introduce the listeners to a fish that is the fastest known in the world at going from birth to reproduction in just 14 days. Then finishing on a 60 year long experiment into the genetics behind breeding and domesticating Russian foxes that ar...
Aug 12, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Dr Shane, Dr Laura, Dr Linden and Dr Ray present a special episode on the citizen science community with an array of guests. First guest: Caitlin Griffith, Community Education and Engagement Manager, Victorian National Parks Association discusses nature and reef watch projects. Second guest: Fam Charko, Marine biologist, Port Phillip EcoCentre discusses plastic pollution in the bay. Third guest: Tess Hayes, Citizen Science Officer, Environment Protection Authority Victoria discusses the Latrobe ...
Aug 05, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 169
This week is Dr Shane, Dr Linden, Dr Ray and a returning appearance of Dr Chromo (Jeff). First guest is Dr Jacqui Donohue, research fellow at the Royal Women's Hospital and University of Melbourne. Health Minister Greg Hunt launched the National Action Plan for Endometriosis, a $4.5 million program designed to reduce delays in diagnosis, boost public awareness, and educate people about the often misunderstood disease. The plan aims to find new treatments for the condition that affects 10% of wom...
Jul 29, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Einstein A Go Go - 22nd July 2018 Dr Krystal, Dr Ailie & Dr Shane News items: The oldest baby snake found in amber, Cancer and complimentary medicine, The Parker Solar Probe. First guest: Marie Fan, Monash University. Male purple-crowned fairy-wrens use their purple crowns to show off about their social status and strength, according to a new study by Monash biologists published today in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Video and more HERE Second guest: Andrew Hill, Latrobe University. ""My wo...
Jul 22, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 167
It's another episode of Einstein A Go Go! With Dr Shane are Dr Linden and Dr Catherine; they discuss the effect of the Dingo Proof Fence on sand dune structure, the use of social media by scientists, and the search for extraterrestrial life in the solar system, and Dr Catherine's experience in the ABC's media residency program. The team talk to Flinders University PhD student, Mira Beknazarova, about a life threatening parasitic worm that could be infecting up to 60% of vulnerable Australians in...
Jul 15, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 166
In the studio this week are Dr. Euan, Dr. Jen, ChrisKP and Dr Shane. News: Dingos in the Strezlecki Desert and how they change dune geomorphology , socially desirable strangulation , why spiders balloon and lion conservation . Today's first guest(in the studio) Betty Zhang talks about Neuroscience and her Neuro day Conference for Secondary Students . Today's second guest (in the studio) Dr. Christophe Pinte from Monash University talks about the discovery of planets in the protoplanetary disc su...
Jul 08, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 165
In the studio this week are Dr. Ailie and Dr Shane. News: (From the Cassini mission) Saturn's moon Enceladus its geography and finding complex organic molecules there and research is showing how neuroplasticity works . Today's first guests (in the studio) film-maker and visual artist Amiel Courtin-Wilson and producer Chris Luscri talk about their new collaboration Traces, which uses thermal imaging to record the final moments of dying in Amiel's TRACES project. Today's second guests (in the stud...
Jul 01, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Dr Shane, Dr Ailie and Dr Ray discuss coral reefs adapting to sea level rise, snowshoe hares and using fiber-optic cables already on the ocean floor as seismic detectors. First guest: Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne tells us about her work in the use of antibiotics in children. Second guest: David Balding, Melbourne Integrative Genomics, University of Melbourne discusses his work in genomics. Third guest: Aaron Warren, Department of Medicine, University of...
Jun 24, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Dr Krystal joins Dr Shane in the studio. In news, cure for River Blindness approved by FDA and a discussion on whale sharks First guest is Dr Sarah Dunstan from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. A study into the population and spread of tuberculosis-causing (TB) bacteria in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has found that more than half of cases can be attributed to one particular strain of the bacteria. A Melbourne-led international collaboration, sequenced the DNA from bacteria ...
Jun 17, 2018•46 min•Season 1Ep. 162
