Dr Shane, Dr Jeff and Dr Ailie discuss the nobel prize, jumping spiders, high testosterone levels, updated count of galaxies, Mars probe landing and the discovery of an ancient duck sounding bird.
First guest: Suzanne Mason, Dolphin Research Institute, discusses her research on Port Phillip Bay common dolphin communities.
Second guest: Christine Nearchou, senior lecturer in optometry, talks about a crowdfunding campaign to get to Sri Lanka in January to spend time in orphanages screening kids for ocular health and distributing specs (they've done similar work in Laos). She can also talks about the epidemic of myopia among kids in western countries and Asia.
Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/ Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go Twitter: https://twitter.com/einstein_agogo
About this program
Exploring the wonders of science and its impact on the world. Dissection and discussion of science and science issues made digestible for public consumption.
Regular presenters:
- ChrisKP
- Dr Jen
- Dr Euan
- Dr Ray
- Dr Laura
- Dr Ailie
- Dr Linden
- Dr Lauren
- Dr Scarlett
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Listen to Dr Shane's 'Chat with a Nobel Laureate' at a University of Melbourne-Comprehensive Cancer PhD Program event.
Dr Shane chats with Psychologist Emma-Rose Parsons from Spectrum House about teacher and school staff mental health as we approach the start of the school year and a return to face-to-face learning.
The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
