Einstein A Go Go – 27th October 2019
Dr Krystal, Dr Ray & Dr Shane
Science News: Earthworm biodiversity, rats racing cars, scrutinising research funding.
First guest: Dr Christine Keenan, WEHI. Researchers have discovered a potential new treatment for asthma that works by targeting the cause of the disease, rather than just masking the symptoms.
Second guests: Caitlin Doogan MDataSci, BSc (Hons), BBiomedSc. Center for Data Science Center for Organisational and Social Informatics Monash University School of Information Technology and
Machine learning and Ai, adaptive modelling, representing or translating into numbers, creating open data and algorithms, data auditing and creating warning flags for possible errors.
Wray Buntine, Group lead of Machine Learning at Monash, Monash University School of Information Technology. Machine learning for Health, developing a land use map, taking ambulance data and feeding it into government policy.
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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.
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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
