Listen to Einstein A Go Go - 19 May 201947:1619 May 2019

Dr Linden and Dr Lauren join Dr Shane in the studio.

Earth's moon could be tectonically active, peacock spiders, dangerous infections being caused by biofilms. Three guests who are speaking at the Pint of Science (bringing science to the public - in the pub) event.

1. Dr Georgia Atkin-Smith, Cell Biologist at the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, and the Walter and Eliza Hall for MedicalResearch. Georgia's research is focused on the death of monocytes, a key white blood cell type of our immune system. She is interested in understanding what happens in the final moments of a cells death, and how this impacts their removal and infectious disease.

2. Dr David Farmer,Neurobiologist at the University of Melbourne. Davids research largely focuses on neurobiology and the brain stem. He is also widely interested in the neural control of the heart, the coordination of vital organ function by the autonomic nervous system, the cough reflex and neural control of the innate immune response. 3. Dr Jennifer Piscionere, Data Scientist at Swinburn University of Technology Jens research focuses on exploring the relationship between galaxies and dark matter, and how that shapes the universe that we see today.

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.

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  • 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

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