Science At The Local Podcast

In this episode I speak with award winning linguist Hannah Sarvasy from Western Sydney University about her work deciphering new languages around the world. We talk about how she got started, and the unexpected directions her work has taken her.

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Join us as we speak with the the wonderful Sally Nathan from UNSW Medicine. Sally is an award winning public health researcher and teacher and she tells how treating people purely as subjects or objects of research is like so 20th Century.

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Join us as we speak with the prolific and productive Desi Quintans from Western Sydney's Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment. Desi tells us why his plant-insect system is such a handy one for doing research, why everyone should learn to code and what the difference is between a pastry chef and a scientist.

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We speak with multi-talented Emu researcher Julia Ryeland from Western Sydney's Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment. Julia takes us through the ins and outs of studying these iconic birds, what her research means for conservation management and much, much more!

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A cozy fire-side (ok, skype) chat with Prof Gareth Denyer, on metabolism 101, obesity and the future of scientific publishing (with a little Alpha Zero for good measure)

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A chat with Professor and multisensory communication specialist Chris Davis. We hear about his work on hearing, and discuss research funding, outreach, and popular Thai bars.

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A real coup for Science at the Local as we chat with international bestselling author Johann Hari. Johann is not a scientist (although he trained in social science!), but he has written two provocative books with a lot of science in them, Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections.

Johann set a podcast record for number of links added to the show notes - you can find them all at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

A fascinating interview with theoretical physicist and quantum computing specialist Peter Rohde. Would love to make our chats a recurring segment.

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We chat with thermal ergonomist Ollie Jay about heat stress, vulnerable populations, elite athletes and the real meaning of the word ergonomics.

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We're joined by marine geoscientist Ana Vila Concejo who speaks about her research, including the misleadingly titled One Tree Island research station, and her super extracurricular activities celebrating Spanish science and supporting women in science.

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