Brains Matter
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102 - Dr Owen Carter - The Psychology of Tobacco Advertising
Published: 2009-10-30 08:26:05In this episode, I talk to Dr Owen Carter, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control at Curtin University, on the topic of tobacco advertising. - What were the techniques used by tobacco companies in their advertising? - Does tobacco advertising actually affect smokers? - What is the effect of tobacco advertising on [...]
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Fourth 365 Days of Astronomy appearance
Published: 2009-09-22 19:43:19The 22/9/2009 episode of 365 Days of Astronomy was the fourth contribution by Brains Matter to the IYA podcast effort. In this particular episode, I talk about Ruby Payne Scott, an Australian physicist, who was the world’s first female radio astronomer. Listen to the audio here
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101 - Dr Paul Francis - Comets, Pink Black Holes & Teaching Astronomy
Published: 2009-09-19 10:09:10In this episode, I talk to Dr Paul Francis from the Australian National University in Canberra on the topic of comets. - What are comets? - Where do they come from? - How big are comets in general? - What are they made of? - How big can comets be? - What would happen to Pluto if it came in closer [...]
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100 - The Century - Dr Andrew Prentice and Dr Simon Singh
Published: 2009-08-17 06:43:01The 100th episode of Brains Matter coincides with National Science Week - and to celebrate both the 100th show and National Science week, in this episode, we cover a range of topics. There are two great new interviews, as well as highlights from previous shows. You can go to the original interviews by [...]
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099 - Skepticism 101 - The Australian Skeptics
Published: 2009-08-02 10:37:16We’ve all heard of the word sceptic / skeptic. It is used in many contexts - and there is a worldwide movement of people who identify themselves as “skeptics”. What does that entail? Who is a skeptic? What’s the difference, if any, between being a sceptic and being a skeptic? [...]
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098 - Dr Seth Shostak - Science and the movies
Published: 2009-07-19 11:11:20I talk to Dr Seth Shostak, from the SETI Institute, on the topic of science and the movies. We cover: - The portrayal and accuracy of science in entertainment - Seth’s role as science adviser in the movie remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” - What does a science adviser in a movie do? - Why [...]
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097 - Dr Rosemary Mardling - Extra solar planets
Published: 2009-07-10 23:17:52I talk to Dr Rosemary Mardling, an astrophysicist from Monash University on the topic of extra-solar planets. Topics we cover include: - What is an extra solar planet? - How do we find extra solar planets? - How do we estimate the size and form of these extra solar planets? - How do we explain the “Hot Jupiter” [...]
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096 - Dr Ginger Campbell - Brain chemistry, plasticity and imaging
Published: 2009-07-06 04:03:02I talk to Dr Ginger Campbell, the host of the Brain Science Podcast and Books and Ideas on the fascinating topics of - brain chemistry - what do we know about how chemicals may or may not influence us, - brain plasticity, learning languages or new skills and how to keep yourself young and vital (we hope!), [...]
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095 - Dr Andrew Prentice - The Saturn System
Published: 2009-06-16 11:19:51Dr Andrew Prentice from Monash University continues his discussion with me about his theories of the formation of the solar system. In this episode, we concentrate on the Saturniun system, satellites such as Titan and some of the observations in comparison to his predictions, and conclude by reflecting back on what was discussed in [...]
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094 - Dr Andrew Prentice - Planets and Satellite formation
Published: 2009-06-09 12:00:25I continue my talk to Dr Andrew Prentice from Monash University, extending on the discussion in part 1 of this interview series on Supersonic Turbulence, to talk about the Modern Laplacian Theory, and how it helps describe planetary and satellite formation, and it’s weaknesses. The discussion on satellites, and especially Titan, is fascinating. This is [...]
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