Einstein A Go-Go

Dr Shane, Dr Jeff, Dr Jen, Dr Euan, Dr Linden and Dr Laura bring you the last Einstein A Go Go for the year, with the year in review: lots of new species, animal intelligence, giant penguin fossils, the end of the Cassini-Huygens mission, how birds warn each other, and physics of pouring wine without drips.

Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including:

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In the studio this week are Dr Shane, ChrisKP and Dr Euan.

News: cockroaches and their gait, kayaking and the environment, Boeing want to get to Mars first and Gay Marriage.

First guest (in the studio) - Jacinta Humphrey PhD candidate at La Trobe University and member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria talks about Swamp Skinks.

Second Guest (in the studio) - Kim Johnson from ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls in the School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne talks about how that organs initiate, grow and develop remains a key question in both plant and animal biology.

Third Guest (in the studio) - Jaclyn Pearson from Centre of Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research talks about E. coli.

Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including:

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

In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Ray & Dr Jen.

The team kick the show off with some Science news. Answering some of the age old questions; How do Scallops see? Historically is there any proof to the roles men and women have played in home life? And what is gravitational wave detection?

First Guest: Professor Russell Boyce - Space Director at UNSW.

Professor Boyce shares with the team the latest on the University of New South Wales involvement in launching the 'Buccaneer cube satellite' into space.

Second Guest: Jake Martin - PHD Candidate in Biological Sciences at Monash University.

Jake joins the team in studio to discuss his work on the Biological effects that occur in our environment, more specifically our water systems due to the use of prescription medication by humans.

Third Guest: Helen Green - Geo-chemist from the University of Melbourne.

Helen shares with the team and EAGG listeners her work and the geochemical techniques in dating Austrlia's Aboriginal rock art. How does this work? and in a nutshell, what is 'Carbon dating'?

---- Remember,.. Science is everywhere!

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In the studio this week post radiothon are Dr Laura, Dr Krystal, Dr Ray and Dr Shane.

News: Mosquito smartphone app.s from Oxford (humbug) and Standford Universities (abuzz); bacteriophages; the changes in light pollution and how climate change will change volcanic activity. The First guest (in the studio) is Romy Zyngier from The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning who talks about soil, biochar, soil libraries and The Homeward Bound program. The Second Guests (in the studio) is Dr Shalin Naik from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, who talks about the global HCA.

(More) News: Thunderstorms and nuclear reactions; changing musical taste; and Brexit vs. Science funding.

Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including:

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

Chris KP, Dr Ray and Tall Poppy Dr Catherine, joins Dr Shane in the studio. In news, stromatolites, microfibre sensors and more data from New Horizon's Pluto flyby.

First guest is Rebecca Delconte, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute PHD student and winner of the 2017 Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research. Rebecca's work has helped to advance our understanding of basic natural killer (NK) cell biology and identified NK cells as an important immune cell target in cancer immunotherapy.

Second guest Professor David Kennedy, researcher in Classics and Ancient History from the University of Western Australia, has used Google Earth imagery to identify almost 400 previously undocumented stone structures known as 'Gates' in Saudi Arabia. While we tended to think of Saudi Arabia as largely barren mountains and desert, it was also home to an immense number of archaeological sites yet to be identified.

Einstein A Go Go - 12th November 2017

Dr Lyndon & Dr Shane

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First Guest: Anthony Rea Chief data Officer BOM. Data governance and policy, acquisition strategy (planning our observation networks), partners (including satellite operators) and data quality.

Second Guest: Professor Jenny Graves - Winner of the PM's prize for Science 2017 La Trobe University. La Trobe University geneticist and Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves AO has been awarded Australia's most coveted science prize - the $250,000 Prime Minister's Prize for Science. Professor Graves is the first La Trobe academic to win the award. She is also the first woman to be individually recognised by this prize. It places her in outstanding company; previous winners include Australian scientists who helped eradicate smallpox, developed the wireless Internet and developed the first cancer vaccine. Jenny's research uses the genetic diversity of Australia's unique mammals to make discoveries that have shed new light on the genetic function and evolution of mammals, including humans.

News Items: Human organoids - development and use in testing new drugs in animal models.

Remember, ""Science is everywhere"", including:

Website, Facebook, Twitter, Podcasts

and every Sunday at 11a.m AEST on RRR 102.7mHz FM

Dr Shane and Dr Linden talk statistics, before a feature interview with Cara Santa Maria from the podcast, Talk Nerdy.

Tickets for her show are available from Think, Inc.

Program page: http://www.rrr.org.au/program/einstein-a-go-go/ Facebook page: Einstein A Go Go Twitter: https://twitter.com/einstein_agogo

In the studio this week Dr Shane is joined by EAGG colleagues Dr Ray.

This week the team are alone in the studio, but fear not, they have an extensive interview recorded earlier with a very special guest.

First Guest: Ben Goldacre - Physician / Academic & science writer.

Ben Goldacre is best known to us all as the author of 'Bad Science' as well as his work for the Guardian under the same name.

Ben and Dr. Shane kick things off talking about Epidemiology, what is it? and how did Ben become creator of 'Bad Science' and a leading de-bunker in the science world.

The conversation delves deeper as they cover (among other things) Science in the media, popular misconceptions on health science and also the issues facing clinical trials; sharing some unknown truths along the way.

This interview is a must listen.

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Dr Shane and Dr Ray mix things up and finish with science news focusing on recent developments relating back to work made famous by Einstein himself.

Remember,.. Science is everywhere!

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Dr Shane, Dr Ailie, Dr Linden and Andrea from the BoM are in the studio on this weather and climate special show to discuss cyclones, tornados, severe weather outlook, heatwaves, bush fire and more.

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Dr Jen, Dr Euan and Kris KP join Dr Shane in the studio to discuss spring, sleeping (in MRI machines) and bees.

The studio guest is Associate Professor Kate Hoy from Monash Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre at Monash University. She is trialling the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Alzheimer's patients. This involves stimulating the brain daily using TMS for a number of weeks to get the brain cells 'firing' which increases their activity. Eventually, this leads to stronger connections and communication throughout the brain. It's hoped this will bring an improvement in cognition following active treatment, and over time, perhaps a slowing of the progression of the illness.