Einstein A Go-Go

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

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...

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

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...

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: Applicat...

This week, Dr Shane and Dr Jen welcome Dr Jen's science communication students into the studio to present the show! Over to Richard, Rosie, Nancy and Molly... They discuss the science of sleep, shark aging, Victoria's volcanos, artificial structures interfering with bats' navigation, urban beekeeping, global seismology via satellite, treating depression with sleep deprivation, and increased mutati...

In the studio this week are Dr. Jeff, Dr. Catherine, Dr. Jen and Dr Shane. News: Bacteria on teeth is environmental not genetic , smoking outside health facilities , tattoo ink and its movement through the body's transport systems and zero and the Bakhshali manuscript . First guests: (in the studio) are Cassie Nolan and Charlie Medic science students from Monash University who are investigating th...

In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Jen & Chris KP. The team kick things off with some science news; sharing updates on A.I developments on Facebook, news from Saturn and Pluto and the 40th anniversary of Voyager. First Guest: Associate Professor Conor Hogan - Latrobe Institute of Molecular science. Connor and the EAGG team discuss the exciting new world of Molecul...

Dr Shane, Dr Lauren, Dr Linden and Dr Ray are in the studio on this father's day show to discuss the father of global warming: Guy Callendar, Eureka awards and Dr Lauren's final show before moving overseas. First guest: Professor Michael Fuhrer, Director, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics, Monash University discusses his seven year program into devel...

Dr Ray joins Dr Shane in the studio with two studio guests. First guest is Rachel Fetherston Co-Founder and Publications Authority, Wild Melbourne. Wild Melbourne, a nature engagement charity that seeks to communicate the value of nature through science, art, community projects and storytelling. The team at Wild Melbourne will soon be launching a national brand, Remember The Wild, to broaden their...

Einstein A Go Go - 20th August 2017 Dr Euan, Dr Krystal, Dr Lyndon, Dr American Lauren, Dr Catherine, Dr Aussie Lauren Dr Jeff, Dr Chris KP & Dr Shane Radiothon - Its Alive! Only the strong subscribe. News items: What makes the fastest animals on earth?, Something in soap downgrades sperm quality, what is it?, Where is the 'Dead Zone'?, rates of arthritis, Viral DNA in pigs coming back to life...

It's Alive! This week's team on the special Radiothon edition of "Frankenstein A Go Go" is Dr Shane, Dr Krystal, Dr Linden, Dr Laura, Dr Lauren, Dr Catherine and Chris KP. Be sure to subscribe! The team also discuss bendable batteries, and sequencing the genomes from the leather book bindings, snake skins evolving as a result of pollution, microbial batteries, long-lived deep sea tube worms, a new...

In the studio this week are Dr. Linden, Dr. Lauren II, Dr. Ray and Dr Shane. News: Snow in Australia , Neutrino detection , Crown of Thorns Sea Stars nocturnal observation , TESS - transiting exoplanet survey satellite (and camera technology) . Today's guest (in the studio) is Professor Doug Hilton - WEHI Director, who talked about his background , research, funding , Venetoclax in the treatment o...

In the studio this week with Dr Shane is colleagues Dr Laura, Dr Lauren and Dr Ray. The team kick things off with some science news, starting with a recent study into the major decline in western males sperm count, moving then into recent research into the brain of the dragonfly. The team then share some developing research into increasing nutrients in watersources caused by run off. First Guest:...

Dr Shane, Dr Laura, Dr Linden and Dr Ray discuss the T-rex dinosaur speed, fish under stress, cost of CO2 on future generations, extensive look at coastal erosion, how Tuna fish use their lymphatic system and mosquito population control in California. First guest: Luke A. Connal, Senior Lecturer and veski Innovation Fellow, University of Melbourne discusses research developing a unique self-healin...

Dr Lauren and Dr Krystal join Dr Shane in the studio. In news this week - animated gifs in bacteria, Juno's images from Jupiter's Great Red Spot, and water bears! First studio guest is Dr Sue Barrell, Chief Scientist and Group Executive, Science and Innovation, Bureau of Meteorology. Sue's role as Chief Scientist is about leading and connecting science across the Bureau, in making sure that we do...

Einstein A Go Go - 9th July 2017 Dr Linden, Dr Jen, Dr Chris KP, & Dr Shane First guest: Neil Degrasse Tyson - ""American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Centre for Earth and Space in New York City. The centre is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the...

Dr Shane, Dr Linden, Dr Lauren and Dr Catherine bring you this week's hottest science, including Victoria's driest June on record, new research into safe levels of air pollution, Japan's moonshot, defensive behaviour in different coloured fairy wrens, delivering the flu vaccine via a band-aid, and petunias' fragrance. The team talk to Peter Scales, Director of Engagement at the Melbourne School of...

In the studio this week are Dr. Linden, Dr. Lauren II, Dr. Ray and Dr Shane. News: Cowherd Mathematics , Global risk of deadly heatwave events , The shape of eggs , Coronal mass solar ejections and thanks to listener Guy on the discussion around the use of CO2 capture discussion. The First guest (in the studio) is Professor Brian Smith , Head of the School of Molecular Sciences, Latrobe University...

In the studio this week with Dr Shane is colleagues Dr Catherine, Dr Lauren and Dr Jeff. After swapping stories and tips on mattresses, the team delve into some science related news. News from a recent winner of the Kyoto Prize who has been working on a new strain on wheat. Next up, A science version of Tinder? Can this readily made application style information searching be useful? The topic shif...

Dr Shane, Dr Laura, Dr Euan and Chris KP discuss 300,000 human fossils, zombie beetles, mushroom fossils, mass of a white dwarf star, projecting images inside the womb, crumb-free bread destined for space, top shelf whiskey test and the sound of bees. In a pre-recorded interview, Dr Jane Goodall explains what studying chimpanzees can teach us about being human and discusses environmental issues. P...

Joining Dr Shane on the show is Dr Lauren and Dr Ray. On the phone is Professor Richard Wilkinson, Emeritus Professor of Public Health at the University of Nottingham. Professor Wilkinson's research has uncovered that economic inequality is the key driver for numerous health (and social) problems in developed countries such as Australia. Second guest is Amy Winship from Monash University's Biomedi...

Einstein A Go Go - 28th May 2017 Dr Laura, Dr Krystal, Dr Ray & Dr Shane News items: The flamingo stance hypothesis, Where did all that whale come from?, North American Cicada growth. First Guest: Peter Veth, UWA Centre for Rock Art Research brings us information regarding the earliest evidence found for aboriginal people living on the Australian coast. More HERE Second Guest: Linden Ashcroft...

Dr Shane, Dr Lauren and Dr Jeff bring you this week's hottest science, including plasma jet engines, atom-wide wires and super-thin hologram media, a study about community responses to various childhood disease treatments, and data aggregation for crime-fighting, and news from the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology conference. The team chat with Verity Morgan-Schmidt, CEO of Farm...

In the studio this week are Dr. Jen, Dr. Euan, Chris KP and Dr Shane. Today's Program is Entirely News: Homo Naledi in South African Caves . Pristine fossilised ankylosaur found . The correlation between sleep deprivation and pain perception ( similar research ). Combating mosquito born diseases by changing mosquito genetics vs with Walbachia bacteria . Stradavari instruments, welding goggles and...