Einstein A Go-Go

Professor Emeritus Philip Batterham, School of BioSciences / Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Co-Convenor 23rd International Congress of Genetics, discusses the International Congress of Genetics upcoming event www.icg2023.com.au and describes it as the Olympics for the genetics community; Dr Emily Rosenich, Turner Institute for Brain & Mental Health, Monash University, tells us about...

Continuing the recent focus on endometriosis, Dr Eileen Mary Holowka joins Dr Share, Dr Ray and Dr Scarlett from Montreal to speak to her work in communication and women's health. Self-described ‘poo scientist’ Dr Rebekah (Bek) Henry (School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University) presents on the intersection of health sciences and civil engineering. That is, how poop-pathogen...

This week the team are in the studio, with a focus on Immunology (in promotion of the upcoming ‘Day of Immunology’) and an exciting work on an oral treatment for Diabetes. Dr Shane is joined in the studio this week by EAGG colleague Dr Ailie and Dr Caleb Dawson. Dr Holly Anderton Senior Postdoctoral Fellow from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, discusses the complexity of the sk...

Presenter Dr Shane is joined by Chris KP and Dr Sarah Best for the latest science news; Scott Williams from the Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry at La Trobe University explains the innate immune system and how the antifungal mechanism of a protein in Australian saltwater crocodiles links to those in humans; Professor Andy Hill is internationally renowned for his ground-breaking work in neu...

The team this week are Drs Shane, Ray and Gracie. They are joined by Georgia Watson from the University of Wollongong who talks about Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future and the Homeward Bound Leadership Program. Then Associate Professor Yugeesh Lankadeva from The Florey Institute who talks about Sepsis and treatment with ascorbate. Folllowed by Graci talking about the technology in Star Tr...

Dr Mathew Marques from the School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, discusses the psychology behind conspiracy theories. Students from Melbourne Bioinnovation Student Initiative share their technology for health projects, including a smart compression stocking and a mobile chronic pain management solution. In science news, Dr Shane and Dr Ray discuss the culinary specifics of m...

A special show this week, with the team broadcasting live from the 3RRR performance space. This week’s show focuses on all things Endometriosis, with special thanks to our sponsor, the Hudson Institute. Maree Davenport Chief Executive Officer and Director of Endometriosis Australia provides an explanation on what Endometriosis actually is, and also what Endometriosis Australia does. Alison Desland...

Dr Natalie Matosin from University of Wollongong discusses the effect on stress on the brain. Dr Jayden Newstead from the School of Physics at the University of Melbourne talks all things dark matter, presenting the solid evidence for its existence. We may have little idea what it is, but dark matter is the most fundamental mystery in particle physics and the subject of intense and diverse worldwi...

Dr Shane, Dr Jen, Dr Euan, Dr Gracey present Fossil evidence of early human tool use may be flawed, meteorite strike in West Texas, Chernobyl’s impact on dogs. Dr Gracey presents: Tape worms Second Guest: Dr Sathana Dushyanthen Digital Health Workforce Development Specialist Centre for Digital Transformation of Health University of Melbourne. Using the immune system to fight the battle against can...

Dr Lauren Lawson, Clinical Psychologist from the School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, talks about her research into the mental health and wellbeing of autistic adults; and Dr Barbara Cardoso, Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, discusses the association between the intake of ultra-processed foods and cognitive performance. Plus, in weekly scien...

Universities come alive for the new semester this week so presenters Dr Shane, Dr Laura and Dr Ailie kick-start your brain with new information on how fungi perfume attracts bugs, and naked mole-rats defy the laws of mortality. They are joined by Dr Céline Valéry and PhD candidate Priscila Cardoso from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences at RMIT University, who share their new approach to...

From rural Queensland to half-a-century reporting the news at Channel 9, Peter Hitchener has been fascinated by science and science communication his entire life. This week he returns to Einstein A Go-Go for the first time in 25 years to discuss journalism and the big events in science across his career, from the moon landing, to artificial wombs, and how covid changed the way his newsroom operate...

Presenter Dr Shane is joined by Drs Jen and Euan for the latest science news; Dr Scarlett Howard from School of Biological Sciences at Monash University discusses how bees can provide the solution to some of our biggest challenges including in food security and climate change; Dr Hamish Clarke informs us of what drives wildfire and what a changing climate might mean for the spread of fires; and Dr...

Presenter Dr Shane is joined by Drs Stacey, Ray and Graci. In science news they discuss ChatGPT, Galapagos in Houston, the Dallas Zoo saga, and timezones on the moon. Then, Professor Stephen Livesly, urban ecosystem researcher from the University of Melbourne, talks about the design and management of city greenspace; and Dr Sarah Webb, astrophysicist from Swinburne University, talks about comets,...

The team provides an update on a wide array of topics including, a highly radioactive puck lost somewhere in Western Australia, meat-eating mushrooms, and shape shifting robots. Then, Associate Professor Jane Bourke from Monash University joins the team to discuss silicosis - what it is and what is being explored to prevent it? And Professor Lauren Rickards, currently from RMIT but soon to be Latr...

Australia has seen a tidal wave of cheap and highly addictive e-cigarettes cross our borders and flood our communities, and Dr Sandro Demaio, CEO of VicHealth, explains why he believes the Government should do more to protect the next generation vulnerable to nicotine; Georgia Watson from Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) talks about her trip to Antarctica in 2022 and the long term...

An influx of La Nińa; Dr Robert Steadmen’s work on the famous “Feels Like” aspect of temperature; the possible resurrection of the Thylacine; Humans cohabiting with dextrous cockatoos; favourite smells and musical harmony of civilisations; the effects of music on aging Emmental cheese; the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope; using leeches to map animal movement; the language of fungi;...

Dr Rachel Nelligan, Physiotherapist, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Health Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, talks about her award-winning free digital educational program for osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint condition ranked the 12th highest contributor to global disability, and evide...

Do we drive trucks through nature reserves? Presenters Dr Shane, Dr Ray, Dr Ailie and Dr Graci discover the answer is… sort of! Also: Wildlife scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta has found that over 18% of Australia’s marine parks had shipping exposure in excess of 365 vessels per year for the last few years, which is particularly troublesome for our ocean megafauna (big things like whales and sharks) wh...

Zahrah Azman, Perinatal PhD Student at The Ritchie Centre, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, talks about her research on foetal growth restriction (FGR), which is a common pregnancy complication affecting up to 10% of pregnancies in Australia and is defined as the failure of a baby to reach its biological growth potential; Professor Patrick Humbert, Director of the La Trobe Institute for Molec...

Dr Felice Jacka OAM, Professor of Nutritional Psychiatry, and Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University, and founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research, explains the history of developing a "whole system" approach to psychiatry - especially the link of nutrition and food to brain health. Felice and the team explore poo transplants as a...

Presenter Dr Shane is joined by co-hosts Euan, Graci and Chris KP. In science news they explore octopodes throwing things; treatments for nightmares; and trees causing extinction events. Then, Nicola Jorgensen, archeology Masters student at the University of Sydney, talks about recent Norfolk Island archaeological finds, and Dina Pogrebnoy, PhD Candidate, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Heal...

The team provides an update on the latest COVID variants, and explore the latest science news such as camera wielding tiger sharks, microscopy, King Tut's tomb, and Gracey provides insight into a range of extinct (and quite scary!) animals. Then, Dr Joseph Tucci , Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Discipline Lead, Department of Rural Clinical Sciences, La Trobe Rural Health School...

Writer Anna Spargo Ryan talks about her new book  'A Kind of Magic: A memoir about Anxiety, Our Minds, and Optimism in Spite of it All'; Emma Harding from the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the UNSW Sydney, who used the UNSW supercomputer Katana to comb through petabytes of amphibian and reptile RNA data in search of new viruses, explains how there are millions of undiscovere...

Professor Meghan S. Miller, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University, talks about her research into critical tectonic plate boundaries, in particular, subduction zones where oceanic plates are descending into the Earth’s deep interior (e.g. Indonesia, Alaska, Japan, Italy). Her research asks questions such as, How has the outermost layer of the Earth evolved?  How do p...