Einstein A Go-Go

Dr Shane & Dr Ray

Science news to kick things off; including technological advancements in assist in the prevention of wildfires, the ongoing gift of data from NASA experiments and research techniques into the ancestry of sharks

The Dr’s are joined by 3 guests from the Bionics Institute of Australia:

The Bionics Institute team share insight into (amongst other things) the lifespan of bionic implants, the Vagus nerve, deep brain stimulation and the process of delivering drugs to difficult to reach areas like the inner ear.

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Dr Shane and Dr Linden are hosting a special panel of visiting students. Harry, Kate and Danni discuss AI in the medical industry, cat attachment bonds, feeding prehistoric babies, hydrogen production, deep fakes and electric eels.

Dr Shane, Dr Krystal and Dr Ailie present to discuss today’s theme - How to survive extinction.

In new, 466 million years ago an extra-terrestrial asteroid collision caused an ice age on earth; Auto brewery Syndrome; Vale Professor Penny Whetton.

First studio guest is Dr Mark Warne, Palaeontologist from Deakin University.
Second studio guest is Dr Christy Hispley, Museum Victoria.
Third studio guest is Douglass Rovinsky, PhD candidate from Monash University.

Einstein A Go Go - Sunday 15th September 2019

Dr Lauren, Dr Linden and Dr Shane.

First Guest: Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow Director, ARC Green Manufacturing Research Hub Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology UNSW. “Revolutionising recycling science to enable global industries to safely utilise toxic and complex wastes as low cost alternatives to virgin raw materials and fossil fuels”

Second Guest: Dr Alessandra Sutti, Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials. Deakin materials scientists are exploring the possibilities of manufacturing artificial bones and medical tissues from materials that would usually have ended up in landfill, in a bid to combat the waste crisis now gripping Victoria.

Third Guest: Dr Ceecee Zhang, Vision Sciences, University of Melbourne.

My work focusses on the neuroprotective effects of omega-3 fatty acids for improving peripheral nerve health in diabetes, and how this is translated through the cornea - the clear and transparent tissue in the front of the eye.

Science news: Free climate art/science event at Coburg Library 20th & 21st, University Of Tasmania win the Ignoble Prize for getting to the bottom of cubic wombat poo, Extending the Liver Transplant golden 9 hours to 27, External pain measurements of the frontal lobe.

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Dr Shane, Dr Jen and Chris KP bring you stories about new research into taking The Pill during puberty and potential links with depression, and new theories of the shape of the T-Rex skull.

The team interview Khashayar Khoshmanesh, PhD, and Peter Thurgood, from the Mechanobiology & Microfluidics Research Group in the School of Engineering at RMIT University, whose group is developing organ-on-chip systems for studying diseases.

They also chat with Dr Ludovic Dumée and Marie Enfrin from Deakin University, about research into how plastic in our waste streams is breaking down into tiny particles and causing potentially catastrophic consequences for our aquatic systems and human health.

Their final guest is Professor Mariapia Degli-Esposti from the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, which recently won a Eureka Prize, for a discovery that will help people fight off common infections that are not dangerous to healthy people - but deadly to people who have organ transplants.

In the studio this week are Drs Linden, Ray, Laura and Shane who discuss what's been in the news:
Evolutionary Biology island effect on Alor, Indonesia in an ANU study, use of VR in pain management; Hayabusa2 spacecraft lands MASCOT probe on Ryugu (a 900m asteroid); and Dr Laura is one of this year's Eureka Prize-winners for outstanding early career researcher.

Today's first guest Professor Sharon Lewin (in the studio) from the Doherty Institute talks about her research in HIV and hepatitis, the Doherty Institute and the Institute's anniversary.

Today's second guest Dr Hui-Fern Koay (in the studio) from the University of Melbourne talks about her work with T-cells in particular MAIT cells.

There is a Anniversary lecture at the Doherty Institute on the 9th Sep. "Pandemics, pathogens and the environment".

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Dr Shane and all the regular crew members packed the studio for week 1 of the Radiothon “‘SUBSCRIBE TO CONTINUE’”  a high paced, fun filled show.

The team serve up short snippets of science news, read out subscriber names and above all invite you to join the fun and to celebrate another Radiothon!

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Dr Linden, Dr Laura, Dr Ray and Dr Shane.

Science news: Oxytocin and starfish, animal/human hybrids, mapping the shape of The Milky Way,

First Guest: Associate professor Heloise Gibb, Australian Council Research Future Fellow, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, School of Life Sciences| La Trobe University. The role of ants and insects in our changing environment.

Second Guest: Professor Jenny Graves, Latrobe University. “Secrets of a sex changing fish revealed, we may take it for granted that the sex of an animal is established at birth and doesn’t change.”

Third Guest: Dr Linden. Point Nemo: The furthest point from humanity on Earth and space junk graveyard.

Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:

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Dr Shane, Dr Ailie and Dr Ray bring you the week’s hottest science, including a review of the Apollo 11 movie, climate changes over history being localised, soft magnets, taking a bath to fall asleep faster, and what goes on at climate conferences.

The team interview Dr Stephen Gensemer, Senior Research Scientist, Optical Systems with the CSIRO, about Satellite Optical Systems for Earth Observation Science, and CSIRO’s other space initiatives including the use of cubesats.

They then chat with Dr Harald Janovjak and Dr Andrew Laslett from the CSIRO about their research into how cells behave in microgravity, which may also have implications for terrestrial treatments.

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and every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7MHz FM.

In the studio this week are Drs Linden, Lauren and Shane.

Today's first guest (via skype) Holly Griffith from NASA talks about the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing and her current work and on us going to Mars.

Today's second guest (via skype) Tirtha Bandyopadhyay, Data 61, CSIRO talks about Multi-Limbed Micro-Gravity Maintenance Robots.

This week in the news:
Red wine and how people will deal with deep space travel, and anti-aging (on earth).

Remember, “Science is everywhere”, including:

Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go
Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go
Twitter: Einstein-A-Go-Go
and every Sunday at 11:00a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM.