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. As always, you can check out the shownotes at www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

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. As always, you can check out the show notes at scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts/

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. As always, you can check out the shownotes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

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! As always, you can check out the shownotes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

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) Don't forget to check out https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html for high quality show notes

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. Don't forget to check out https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html for show notes

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. Don't forget to check out https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html for show notes

We chat with thermal ergonomist Ollie Jay about heat stress, vulnerable populations, elite athletes and the real meaning of the word ergonomics. Don't forget to check out https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html for show notes

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. Don't forget to check out https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html for show notes

In this episode, Hamish and Kevin pick up where they left off last time, discussing some of the thought provoking questions over at Edge.org. As if we don't all have enough to worry about, we worry about how to answer the question What Should We Be Worried About?

This episode, Hamish and Kevin talk about John Brockman's website Edge.org and its great feature, the Annual Question Centre. We try our hands at answering a few and fail miserably but entertainingly!

After a rather long half time break, Season 2 of the Science at the Local podcast kicks off with a return to our bold and amateurish experiment in format. Once more we pay homage to the mad skillz of Harry Shearer's Le Show by combining news, music and 'satire' with a science flavour. For those desperate for a return to interviews or other formats, fear not - fresh content awaits!

Season 2 of the Science at the Local podcast kicks off with an experiment in format. Inspired by (but infinitely inferior to) Harry Shearer's Le Show, we're doing segments and a little music. Will this format stick? Will we return to interviews? Stay tuned to find out!

Our most attended ever Science at the Local (so far) included a session on sleep science for humans. But what about the animal kingdom? John Lesku has been studying the sleep structure and habits of many wild animals and it's fascinating - it's so far from being a cure for insomnia that there's a nonzero probability* it'll give you insomnia. As always, you can check out the show notes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html * But still vanishingly small

We've all heard more than we can stomach about gut microbes (including at Science at the Local events and podcasts!), but what about viruses? Paul Young from UQ goes viral in a good way as he takes us into the strange and incredible world of viruses. As always, you can check out the show notes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

World are colliding at the Science at the Local podcast, as one of our most popular ever speakers from the Science at the Local events, Professor Shari Forbes, joins us to catch us up on the latest in forensic science since her talk in July 2015. As always, you can check out the show notes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

I really enjoyed this chat with Dr Alice Williamson, who speaks eloquently about a very interesting project she's involved in, which just might change the way we do medical science. Check out the show notes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

I catch up with Dr Michaela Blyton, who tells us all about the things you can find out from investigating Koala deposits. It's quite a lot! Check out the show notes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html

I catch up with ecologist Aaron Greenville, who speaks about his regular pilgrimages to the Simpson Desert Check out the show notes at https://www.scienceatthelocal.org/podcasts.html