Dr Shane, Dr Lauren and Dr Ray bring you another hour of the week's hottest science, including rats that use tools and other animals that display interesting intelligent behaviour, remote monitoring of plankton blooms, the crash of the ESA Schiaparelli Mars probe, and earthquake propagation being dissipated by magma. Dr Shane also reviews Longitude by Dava Sobel.
The team speak with Associate Professor Mike Lawrence, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, who is working in the area of how Insulin works and a how a venom from a marine cone snail could help to develop ultra-fast-acting insulin, leading to more effective therapies for diabetes management.
They also chat with Professor Paul Webley, the director of the Peter Cook Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage Research, and the CO2CRC Capture Program Manager, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Melbourne, about the new carbon storage research facility that was recently launched.
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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 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
