Join us for a conversation with Scotch College alumni, Dr Dave McCutcheon: Emergency specialist, father of three kids and a life-long musician. Dave gives us some fascinating insights into the challenges faced by emergency health workers in the context of a global pandemic. We also discuss ways in which Emergency medicine demands an interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving in what are occasional life and death situations. Finally, Dave reflects on his own educational experience and shares some lessons for the future.

Perennial student and passionate teacher, Akram Azimi, shares his incredible life journey as a young boy seeking refuge from war-torn Afghanistan to winning the Young Australian of the Year in 2013. As a keen inter-disciplinarian, Akram holds a triple major degree in law, sciences and the arts from the University of Western Australia and is now a practising sociologist completing his post-doctoral studies at UWA under a Hackett scholarship. In this episode we explore many topics close to the Akram's heart including education, ethics, law, epistemology and the interdisciplinary nature of problem-solving in the real world.

Pierre makes a living by deceiving people......but not in the way you might think. Pierre is a professional magician. In this episode, Pierre shares his varied educational background from his early days as a budding young magician in Quebec to his work as an environmental scientist in Western Australia before turning his passion for magic into a full-time gig.

Further reading/links:

https://www.birdhousemedia.com.au/portfolio/pierreulricmagician/