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Published: 2008-11-08 07:37:45
Dr Richard Stancliffe is a postdoctoral researcher from the
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Dr Richard Stancliffe is a postdoctoral researcher from the UK (Oxford and Cambridge) who is currently working at Monash University, Australia. He is an expert in stellar evolution, and talked to me about First Stellar Generations. This is the second of a two-part series - if you missed part one, please go back and listen [...]
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Published: 2008-10-29 07:54:19
Dr Richard Stancliffe is a postdoctoral researcher from the
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Dr Richard Stancliffe is a postdoctoral researcher from the UK (Oxford and Cambridge) who is currently working at Monash University, Australia. He is an expert in stellar evolution, and talked to me about First Stellar Generations. What are they? How can we determine what generation a star belongs to? What does it mean? [...]
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Published: 2008-10-16 10:11:52
In this episode, which is the second part of a 2 part interv
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In this episode, which is the second part of a 2 part interview, I talk to Professor Roger Short from the University of Melbourne on Asian Elephants. We discuss what evolution is doing to tusks of elephants, what elephants are used for today and what is causing their extinction, some history of elephants [...]
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Published: 2008-10-05 02:31:30
In this episode, which is the first part of a 2 part intervi
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In this episode, which is the first part of a 2 part interview, I talk to Professor Roger Short from the University of Melbourne on Asian Elephants. We discuss what got Professor Short interested in elephants to start with, his quest on finding out why elephants have a trunk, the evolution of elephants [...]
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Published: 2008-09-17 09:35:36
Imagine being called up by the pope and being told you’
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Imagine being called up by the pope and being told you’re doing the “devil’s work” What kind of work could cause such a reaction? It’s actually research work in trying to help humanity - in particular, stem cell research. Dr Orly Lacham-Kaplan is a senior research fellow at the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell [...]
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Published: 2008-09-04 20:02:55
With the media spotlight on climate change, alternative ener
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With the media spotlight on climate change, alternative energies have been looked at as serious contenders to the energy needs of the world. Given that fossil fuels have been shown to have dire side effects in terms of carbon emissions, scientists have intensified their research into cheap, accessible, and clean energy forms. We’ve [...]
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Published: 2008-08-21 08:00:20
I talk to Marco Tippmer, an expert from the UK (via Germany)
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I talk to Marco Tippmer, an expert from the UK (via Germany) on Virtual Worlds. What are Virtual Worlds, and what can they be used for? Are they just useful for games, such as World of Warcraft and Second Life? Did you know that businesses are already using them, and they are [...]
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Published: 2008-08-18 09:04:42
On today’s shortened episode, I talk pose the conundru
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On today’s shortened episode, I talk pose the conundrum - by what measure do you consider someone as a great - or the greatest - Olympian? Plus some listener feedback. Download MP3 of Ep 69 Please vote for this podcast this month at You can donate by clicking on the button above, and subscribe by subscribing in iTunes [...]
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Published: 2008-08-12 11:28:40
Time for a slightly different episode. We all have our favo
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Time for a slightly different episode. We all have our favourite movies, books, and tv shows that have scientific characters. From the Professor in Gilligans Island to Q in James Bond to Dr Watson in Sherlock Holmes. Join Marc West (from the Mr Science Show) and I as we talk about our [...]
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Published: 2008-07-14 08:30:05
In astronomical news recently - it was announced that the Mi
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In astronomical news recently - it was announced that the Milky Way has two less arms than originally thought. How? Why? And what’s a galaxy to start with? To answer these questions, I talk to Dr Pamela Gay, an astronomer from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, who tells us all why this [...]
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