Einstein A Go-Go

Dr Shane, Dr Linden,Dr Laura and Dr Ray bring you this weeks hottest science news: windspeeds over the ocean have increased, cellular functions persisting after brain death in pigs, and contaminants, including cocaine, found in runoff water.

The team chat with Kate Ferris fromMarch for Science Australia.

They also interview Dr Jason Paxman, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher with the Department of Biochemistry and Genetics in theLatrobe Institute for Molecular Science at Latrobe University, about his work with the bacteria that cause infections.

Finally, in the studio Graeme Kernich, the CEO of FrontierSI, describes their work with Smart Satellite data, as well as the recent news about the Smart Satellite Cooperative Research Centre and the Australian Space Agency.

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In the studio this week are Drs Krystal, Ray and Shane who discuss what's been in the news: Restoring people's ability to speak, polymer recyclingand gene editing the cassava root virus causes more problems.

Today's first guest Trevor Chong from the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (in the studio) talks about Parkinson's symptoms and new treatments with dopamine. Today's second guest Professor Mimi Tang from Department of Allergy and Immunology, The Royal Childrens Hospital, Melbourne (in the studio) talks about peanut allergies, Immunology and Immunology Day. Remember, Science is everywhere, including:

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In the studio today is Dr Shane, Dr Linden, Dr Lauren and Dr Ray.

The team kick things off in the studio with some news. This week the topics range from Indigenous Australian stories in the sky, the evolution of Mars over time, the latest on Dark matter and being an Easter special; the health benefits of Chocolate.

Special Guests: Captain Gene Cernan - Former NASA Astronaut & Officially the last man to have walked on the moon.

And Also: Peter Aylward - President of Space Association Australia.

Captain Cernanwas good enough to be available for this pre-recorded interview and share some insight into his exciting life of space exploration. (A subject which was recently the basis of highly regarded film 'The Last man on the moon')

The Captainanswer questions not just from Dr Shane and Mr Aylward but also from some young students from Taylors Lakes. What was it like being a part of the Apollo programs in the 60's + 70's ? How big are craters? How dark was space? and many more.

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Dr Shane, Dr Ewan , Dr Jen and Chris KP discuss night flying birds crashing into buildings, how pyroclastic flows move at high speed and proof that Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous.

First guest : Prof. Amanda Ellis, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne discusses the RACI Margaret Sheil Leadership Award. The Award aims to recognise an outstanding female leader working in an area of a chemistry-related field who has helped to inspire and mentor junior female chemists and/or help to provide a more equitable workplace.

Second guest: Space archaeologist, Alice Gorman on the phone from Adelaide,discusses her book, Dr Space Junk vs The Universe.

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Dr Laura and Dr Ray join Dr Shane in the studio.

In news, mosquitos dont like AC/DC, reverse snowflakes and the first ever photograph of a black hole.

First guest 1 isDr Pam Rana,presenting Kim Kardashian Breaks the Environment: Keeping up with climate change! The doctor dissects how our global ecological crisis is directly related to Kim Kardashians' existence. It's a funny inconvenient truth but the main cause of rising sea levels is reality TV stars. Second guest is Dr Tye-Din,Laboratory Head at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) andMathison Centenary Fellow at the University of Melbourne. It is estimated that although 1.5 per cent of Australians are affected by coeliac disease, around 80 percent remain undetected and undiagnosed. Coeliac patients have an immune intolerance to gluten something the body should tolerate is treated as a threat. The aim of Dr Tye-Dins PhD research was to define all of the toxic peptides in wheat, rye, barley and oats find the most important ones that could be used in a therapeutic vaccine to retrain a patients immune system to tolerate gluten.

Einstein A Go Go 31st March 2019

Dr Linden, Dr Lauren, Dr Ray & Dr Shane

Science News: Memory in the seeds of plants, new techniques in breast cancer imaging, Mineral photo voltaic cells, the search for dark matter.

First guest: Dr Jess Borgers, Monash University Department of Immunology and Pathology. Participating in a new TV Show called Smart Brains of Australia.

Second Guest: Professor John Langford, University of Melbourne. Modelling Melbournes Water usage and planning for the future.

Third Guest: Halina Pietrzak Education Representative, WEHI Student Association PhD candidate, Hansen Laboratory Infection and Immunity Division The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. The pathogenesis of severe malaria infection and how malaria parasites can manipulate our ability to launch a protective immune response, and recall this response in future infections.

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Dr Shane, Dr Krystal, Dr Ray and Dr Kat report on this weeks hottest science news: a setback for Alzheimers Disease, a new understanding of night glow, shark species extinction, and issues with e-cigarettes.

The team chat to Professor Craig White - Associate Dean Research, Faculty of Science, Deputy Director, Centre for Geometric Biology, Professor, School of Biological Sciences, and Head, Evolutionary Physiology Group at Monash University, about the comparative metabolism of small and large animals.

They also interview Dr Matt Ruby, Lecturer in Psychology at Latrobe University, about how sushi could be a gateway food to including insects into our diet.

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In the studio this week are Drs Linden, Lauren and Shane who discuss what's been in the news: Bird guano can be really good for coral reefsand calls to adopt a 5 year moratorium on gene editing in human embryos.

Today's first guest (in the studio) Danielle Eastick, School of Life Sciences, Latrobe University talks about cassowary casques and whether they're used for thermo regulation.

Today's second guest (in the studio) Dr Amy Baxter, NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellow, Apoptotic Cell Disassembly and Clearance Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University talks about a type of programmed cell death known as apoptosis. Today's third guest (in the studio) Dr Geoff Rogers, CEO, Wintermute talks about Wintermute, antibiotics and bacteria resistance.

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In the studio today is Chris KP, Dr Jen and Dr Euan; Not in the studio today... Dr Shane!

In science news this week Dr Jen discusses bears. More specifically, Black bears and the unfortunate influence access to human food is having on their ability to hibernate.

First Guest: Associate Professor Yanan Fan from the school of mathematics and statistics at UNSW.

The topic of discussion is the ongoing study being done through surveying students into the ratings of their teachers in terms of performance. Furthermore is there a bias or differing results based on the gender of said teacher?

Second Guest: Dr Karen Rowe - Museum Victoria

Dr Rowe joins the team to discuss the study being done involving bird sounds and the use of these sounds to better gather data on different bird species without having to physically lay eyes on them.

The team finish to show off running through some recent news and insight into areas such as - Sleep; why is it so important? Smart Skin; are we getting closer to being able to change our skin colour like a cuttlefish? and the science behind being a hipster.

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Dr Shane, Dr Linden and Dr Ray tell us about a study into a singing mouse and the implications this has on our understanding of human conversation.

First guest: Dr Roger Close, ERC Research Fellow, University of Birmingham and Visiting Fellow at Oxford University tells us all about his work using large databases of fossil occurrences and methods to correct for biases inherent in the fossil and rock records. This work has been overturning long-standing ideas about how modern biodiversity arose over deep time.

Second guest: Professor Richard de Grijs, Macquarie University (astronomer), discusses his work mapping the Milky Ways disc of stars and how they become increasingly warped and twisted the further away the stars are from the galaxys centre.

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