Brains Matter
Blog URL http://www.brainsmatter.com
Located Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Tags science, podcast, biology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, history, anthropology, interviews
A podcast & blog on science, curiosities, and general knowledge
Latest Blog Posts
- 102 - Dr Owen Carter - The Psychology of Tobacco Advertising on Oct 30, 2009 in interview podcast psychology advertising brains matter curtin university owen cater passive smoking tobacco
In this episode, I talk to Dr Owen Carter, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control at Curtin University, on the topic of tobacco advertising. - What were the techniques used by tobacco companies in their advert...
- Happy Third Birthday Brains Matter! on Oct 2, 2009 in admin anniversary
Hi all, October brings about a new milestone for the show - three years since the podcast first started publishing. September/October has been busy, and I have a bunch of great interviews coming up in the near future. I always enjoy hearing from all...
- Fourth 365 Days of Astronomy appearance on Sep 22, 2009 in astronomy podcast
The 22/9/2009 episode of 365 Days of Astronomy was the fourth contribution by Brains Matter to the IYA podcast effort. In this particular episode, I talk about Ruby Payne Scott, an Australian physicist, who was the world’s first female radio as...
- Brains Matter listeners making a difference… on Sep 22, 2009 in admin biology zoology asian elephants elephants roger short
I just received this email from Professor Roger Short, who appeared on Brains Matter in episodes 73, 74, 77 and 78 on the topic of Asian Elephants and their plight: Thanks exclusively to Brains Matter, I was contacted by an Accountant, Glen Antonovic...
- 101 - Dr Paul Francis - Comets, Pink Black Holes & Teaching Astronomy on Sep 19, 2009 in astronomy interview podcast comets critical thinking paul francis physics pink black holes scepticsm skepticism
In this episode, I talk to Dr Paul Francis from the Australian National University in Canberra on the topic of comets. - What are comets? - Where do they come from? - How big are comets in general? - What are they made of? - How big can comets be? -...
- 2009 Stem Cell Awareness Day on Aug 25, 2009 in biology stem cell awareness day stem cells
Monash University is hosting the 2009 Stem Cell Awareness Day on the 23rd of September. For more details, please go to www.stemcellawarenessday.com * What are stem cells? * What can and can’t they do? * What are the ethical issues?
- 100 - The Century - Dr Andrew Prentice and Dr Simon Singh on Aug 17, 2009 in astronomy biology chemistry climate fun geology history interview mathematics music physics podcast psychology sport zoology
The 100th episode of Brains Matter coincides with National Science Week - and to celebrate both the 100th show and National Science week, in this episode, we cover a range of topics. There are two great new interviews, as well as highlights from pre...
