Einstein A Go-Go

Dr Shane, Dr Catherine and Dr Ailie discuss a facial recognition study, a happy bees study, the Rosetta Probe comet landing and the recent extreme weather event in SA. First guest: Anna-Maria Arabia, New Chief Executive, Australian Academy of Science discusses the function of Academy and it's ability to advocate for evidence based decisions in government policy. Second guest: Elly Lynch, Clinical...

Dr Shane and Dr Jen in the studio with her science communication students from Melbourne University - Trish, Josh, Amy and Sakib. In news, China has lost control of its space station; water bears' protective proteins; smoking changes your DNA; how do whales eat? Science stories, virtual reality in science; global human population increases; exoskeletons; geo-engineering to reverse climate change.

Einstein A Go Go - 18th September 2016 Chris KP, Andrea from the BOM & Dr. Shane News items: The processes involved in gastro enteritis, mite mitigation with chickens using sandboxes and chasing tornadoes in the USA. First Guest: Kathryn Snow School of Population and Global Health University of Melbourne The emphasis of the importance of follow up testing after a positive testing for viral hep...

Dr Shane, Dr Euan, Dr Jen and Chris KP discuss the week's top science news, including biomimicry being used to deliver medicine, tasting carbohydrates, a trick to change neural pathways, and NASA's mission to the Bennu asteroid. The team chat to Hannah Macdougall, PhD Student, Sport Management (Centre for Sport and Social Impact) at La Trobe University's School of Management, about her research in...

In the studio this week post radiothon are Dr Krystal and Dr Shane. News: The world's largest marsupial is facing extinction, but evolution is fighting back additionally there is news about a vaccination about the facial tumours . Proxima Centauri . The First guest (in the studio): Prof. Roberto Cappai - Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Winner of the prestigious Bethlehem Griffith...

On the show this week,.. The team share a few tidbits of science covering topics such as Coffee cravings, the benefits (or non-benefits) of Fish oil supplements, Solar power generation advancements and non toxic edible batteries, BUT this week (like last week) it's all about RADIOTHON. Dr Shane and co. proudly read out and thank loyal members of the RRR family who collectively belong to the ""Jewe...

Dr Shane and all the regular crew members pack the studio for week 1 of the Radiothon, ""A Jewel in the Junk Heap"", and are very excited to present a high paced fun filled show. The team serve up short snippets of science news, read out subscriber names and above all invite you to join the party to celebrate the station's 40th birthday! Remember, science is everywhere, including : Program page: h...

Dr Shane is joined by Dr Euan, and Amy Shira Teitel on tour in Australia for National Science Week. In news, scientist mocktails for orang-utans. Sleep deprivation and the effects on the brain. Then it's rockets, space talk and the tuna debacle with Amy Shira Teitel.

Einstein A Go Go - 7th August 2016 Dr Ray, Dr Euan, Dr Jen and Dr Shane News items: Staphylococcus Aureus in your nose and antibiotic resistance, waste control using seagulls, mapping brain development, vicroads public service announcements and measuring the limits of the optical system. First guest: Dr Tracy Heng Head of the Stem Cells and Translational Immunology Laboratory Monash University. Th...

Dr Shane, Dr Jenny, Dr Ray and Dr Euan bring you this week's science news, including why certain bacteria favour particular host noses, using seagulls to spot illegal dumping of waste, analysing brain changes as teenagers mature, a new measurement of eye sensitivity, and the University of Melbourne's upcoming Science Festival . The team talk to Dr Tracy Heng, Head of Stem Cells and Translational I...

In the studio this week are Dr Ray, Liv and Dr Shane. News: Marine Protection areas and how they're defined in the Seychelles. How does anaethesia work and the research to investigate this. Research on funding suggests that interdisciplinary projects are less well funded than projects that sit solely in one area. The most detailed map of the brain has been produced, showing functions and their int...

Dr Shane is joined in the studio with fellow Einstein A Go Go team members Dr Chromo, Dr Krystal and Dr Ailie. The team kick the show off with science news. Dr Chromo talks nature under threat, then shares recent studies into whether the immune system could be controlling your behaviour. Dr Krystal shares recent (accidental) developments with Graphene, a material stronger than steel and as hard as...

Dr Shane, Dr Krystal, Dr Jen and Chris KP discuss how this year will be an extra second longer, air pollution causing flower scent interference and discovery of seafloor ruins. First guest: John Lesku, PhD Lecturer, ARC DECRA Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University tells us all about his animal sleep research work and how animals in the wild are wired up with data loggers. Se...

Dr Shane is joined by Dr Ray and Dr Ailie. First guest is Professor Simon Lewis Department of Chemistry at Curtain University. Forensic researchers are looking the ancient Egyptian blue pigment as it has excellent properties as a fingerprint dusting powder. Egyptian blue is the oldest known synthetic pigment and has amazing endurance, retaining its luminescence for thousands of years. The ability...

Dr Shane, Dr Ailie and Dr Krystal discuss this week's hot science stories, including storing carbon dioxide in volcanic rock, a global atlas of light pollution, and the Juno spacecraft's pending arrival at Jupiter. The team talk to Jennifer Walz from the Florey Institute, about her group's research, involving a new method of analysing brainwave data to determine the sequence that different brain r...

In the studio this week are Dr Shane, Dr Jen and Chris KP. News: A study from Oxford University looks at "pristine habitats" and discovered that not only are there none left, they haven't existed for thousands of years. Cat videos and a study from the Czech Institute of life sciences come together about the grazing and post threat behaviour in deer. Melbourne weather and La Nia, Icelandic geotherm...

Dr Shane is joined in the studio with colleagues Dr Krystal and Chris KP. The team begin discussing science news. Dr Krystal opens with the latest updates on Cancer vaccines, more specifically the method of boosting our own immune system to fight the disease. Chris KP then delves into the world of meerkats, and recent studies into weight being an advantage when selecting an appropriate leader for...

Dr Shane, Dr Ray and Emily (Zoos Victoria guest) discuss spider mating habits, weed killer links to cancer, a crazy plan to probe the Jupiter moon Europa and Zoos Victoria 'Don't Palm Us Off Project'. Second Guest: Bernard Wood, Professor of Human Origins and Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, George Washington University tells us all about his extensive research...

Dr Shane is joined by Dr Ray and Dr Krystal. First guest is Drew Barry who is a Bafta and Emmy-award-winning Drew Berry has been a biomedical animator at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for 20 years. Drew's animations bring to life biological processes that are difficult for people to comprehend and impossible to observe. Drew was awarded the MacArthur fellowship AKA 'Genius Grant' to pursue h...

Dr Shane, Dr Euan, Dr Jen and Chris KP bring you this week's hottest science news, including the ancient forests of Antarctica, fat labradors, how the brain is triggered by words, and some newly found nearby exoplanets. The team speak with Penny Bonda (founding chair & primary author of the USA's Green Building Council committee for LEED Commercial Interiors rating system, author of Sustainabi...

In the studio this week are Dr Shane, Dr Ray, Dr Ailie and DrJen in this special Gender and Workplace Diversity episode. First guests (via Skype) - Prof. EmmaJohnson from the School of Biological Sciences at UNSW whotalks about what she studies and the tools used to study them, the coral reef bleaching andgender equality in tertiary institutions. Dr Ailie and Dr Jen focus on gender and diversity i...

Dr Shane is joined in the studio with colleagues Dr Krystal andDr Ray. Dr Krystal kicks the team off talking Dinosaurs, Extinctiontheories and why did all the birds survive when the dinosaurs diedoff? Could teeth hold the answers? Dr Ray then talks Sleep, more specifically how people sleep. Have youever noticed why when you go to sleep somewhere for the first time,the sleep isn't so deep? Dr Ray e...

Dr Shane, Dr Krystal, Dr Chromo and and Chris KP discuss bionic spinal cords, inflammatory bowel disease, treatment for cholesterol deposits and quantum physics. First Guest: Matthew Holden, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland tells us about his research into computer modelling on things like f...

Dr Ailie joins Dr Shane and three guests in the studio. In news - SpaceX successfully land a rocket on a barge in the ocean. See level rise caused by human activity won't peak for at least one millennium. First guest is Dr Tatiana Soares da Costa an NHMRC Early Career Fellow in Biochemistry from La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University. Tatiana's overall research focus is in t...

Joining Dr Shane, Dr Ray, Dr Lauren and Chris KP In the studio this week is Dr Jason Dutton , Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science at La Trobe University, about his work that will help lead to more practical use of Hydrogen as a fuel. The team also discuss minimal synthetic cells, nanotechnology for self-cleaning clothes, a fish (cryptotora) that walks like...