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In today’s episode, I speak to Dr Darryl Carlton about the evolution of Artificial Intelligence and what it means to us.

I speak to him about the following topics:

• What is AI? (Generative & …

In today’s episode, I speak to Ashen Vithana, a sleep scientist, and Alex Young, an entrepreneur and futurist, from the http://youtube.com/@thesnoozestrategists podcast.

I speak to them about the fol…

In this episode, I speak to Dr Jürgen Knödlseder on the following topics:
– What are the components of a carbon footprint in science, particularly in astrophysics research?
– How was the lab’s carbon…

In this episode, I speak to Dr Jürgen Knödlseder on the following topics:
– What are gamma rays?
– How do we detect gamma rays?
– The process of finding where the measurements of radioactive alumini…

In this episode, I speak to PhD student, Ayush Pandhi on his research into how polarised light is affected by magnetism in space.

Ayush’s paper referenced in this episode can be found here: https://…

In this episode, I speak to engineering student Jamali Kigotho, who talks about his work on designing rooftop wind turbines for residential areas, how it would work and the possibilities around this…

In this episode, PhD student Luke Steller returns to talk to us about Venus and the asteroid Bennu. We discuss:

* What does the discovery of Phosphene on Venus mean?
* What creates Phosphene?
* Coul…

In this episode, I talk to Luke Steller, who is a PhD candidate at the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at the University of New South Wales.

I spoke to Luke about:
– Luke’s background
– How he bec…

In this episode, I talk to Dr Onisha Patel, who is a structural biologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Melbourne, Australia

I speak to her about:
– How she got…

In this episode, I talk to Bec Lin, Shiyen Perera and Cyndy Li from Monash University who are all part of the Monash Solar Decathlon Team, and took part in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon…

In this episode, I speak to Dr Dyani Lewis on the research work she is undertaking as part of a larger team in studying chlamydia

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In today’s episode I talk to Davie Lee, a technology professional who has started up a programme to work with schools to help teach coding skills.

The things we talk about include:

• David’s backgroun…

In today’s episode I talk to Troy Love, from Great Talk and Humour Australia about the importance of humour and happiness

The things we talk about include:

• How Troy got into his current line of work
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In today’s episode, I speak to Dr Karen Lewis about her research into looking for moons around extra solar planets.

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In today’s episode, I speak to award winning Science & Engineering Monash University student, Jamali Kigotho on his keen interest in sustainability in Africa, along with a few other things!

We discus…

In today’s episode, I speak to Nick Robinson about his new IMAX documentary, “The Wild Top End 3D”

We discuss:
– How he got into documentary making
– The process of making a documentary and an IMAX d…

In today’s episode I speak to Dyani Lewis about her path from a science researcher to the path of a science journalist.

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In today’s episode I speak to Michael Dalton-Smith, who is a Canadian adventurer with over ten years of experience filming in some of the most remote and challenging places in the world. He spoke to…

In today’s episode, I speak to Dr Dyani Lewis on the topic of plant genetics.

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With the release of IMAX’s “Pandas 3D” recently, I talk to Dr Jake Owens, an American conservational biologist based at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan, China, and the pr…