Prof. Karl West was motivated to start this Radio Program from the desire in his heart to be of service to others in helping them learn to heal their own bodies naturally - even empowering others to help revolutionize the "health" care system which is widely recognized as problematic today.Our mission as originally defined by Dr. C. Samuel West is "to bring people together regardless of race, color, or creed - to eliminate disease and live peace with no poor among us."If you haven't done so ...
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The Gaming with Science Podcast looks at the intersection of science and tabletop board games, with the occasional dip into video games, RPGs, game theory, or whatever else the dice roll up. If you ever wondered how natural selection shows up in Evolution, whether Cytosis reflects actual cell metabolism, or what the socioeconomics of Monopoly are, this is the place for you. (And if not, we hope you’ll give us a try anyway.) So grab a drink, pull up a chair, and let’s place dice with the univ ...
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Our world is brimming with beings—human, animal, and artificial. We explore how they think, sense, feel, and learn. Conversations and more, every two weeks.
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Dissection and discussion of science and science issues made digestible for public consumption. Find us on Facebook and Twitter! The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
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A bi-weekly podcast devoted to exploring leadership, demystifying and humanizing what it's like to be a leader, an aspiring executive or an executive, particularly in the C-Suite.
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The Milner Centre for Evolution has three main objectives, to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical applications, and to take evolutionary research out into the community.
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Remembering what it is to be human upon the earth.
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Ep. 11: Recap and Celebration of Season One: The One where we realize how much we've learned from our guests and what we hope for Season Two!
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In our final episode of the Season, we share and celebrate what we've learned along the journey of deciding to create this podcast to the lessons of our wonderful guests! We also celebrate our work and staying power - most podcasts don't even make it to 10 episodes! Most importantly, we recap the themes around leadership - how many of us came to po…
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Personalising exercise plans for cardiovascular disease, better dental implants and biodegradable glitter
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Dr Shane is in the studio with Dr Linden, sharing science news about the hunt for new prime numbers via citizen science, and recent research combining images from the Hubble and Webb telescopes to show what the nearby star Vega really looks like. This week's guests include Dr Kim Way from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at Deakin Univ…
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Myths, Misconceptions and the Challenges of Bat Conservation - Associate Professor Emma Stone
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks Associate Professor Emma Stone about her research. Emma leads the Bat Conservation Research Lab. Her research is around conservation biology, in particular the behavioural and ecological responses of wildlife to changes in the environment. She's also recently been awarded a…
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The machines are coming. Scratch that—they're already here: AIs that propose new combinations of ideas; chatbots that help us summarize texts or write code; algorithms that tell us who to friend or follow, what to watch or read. For a while the reach of intelligent machines may have seemed somewhat limited. But not anymore—or, at least, not for muc…
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#Earth #Biome #Biodiversity #Terrain #Flora #Tableau #BoardGames #Science #SciComm #InsideUpGames Find our socials at https://www.gamingwithscience.net Overview Welcome to the wonderful (and complicated) world of Earth, a tableau- and engine-building game by Maxime Tardif and Inside-Up Games. In this episode we talk with Dr. Alex Strauss about ecol…
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Smallest Dinosaur Eggs, Anti-Cancer Drug Research, Nasal Viruses, and Recovery of Meteorites
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Dr. Shane, Dr. Lauren, and Dr. Scarlett are joined by: Associate Profesor Erinna Lee from La Trobe University, who delves into her research on anti-cancer drugs and the regulation of intestinal homeostasis, with implications for colitis and IBD; Dr. Lynn Nazareth from CSIRO shares her innovative work on nasal viruses and the development of complex …
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Ep.10: Melissa Hurrington: Unapologetic CFO; the one where we are inspired towards bold and authentic leadership!
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In our final guest interview of Season 1, we delve into the inspiring journey of Melissa Hurrington, an unapologetic leader who has mastered the art of balancing personal and professional life. When her company turned to her for guidance during the pandemic in 2020, Melissa realized that no one truly has all the answers. This pivotal moment allowed…
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Mini Moon, Pelvic Pain and Cosmic Threats
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Dr Shane, Chris KP and Dr Suzi are joined by two distinguished guests, Dr. Laura Chapman and Dr. Sara Webb. Dr. Laura Chapman is a practising clinician focused on providing inclusive care for women, trans men, and non-binary individuals. Specialising in obstetrics, gynaecology, and mental health, Laura is committed to destigmatising overlooked symp…
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Math medicine, gut goop and cancer communication
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The scheduled launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa has been delayed by a hurricane, so this week, Dr Shane, Dr Scarlett and Dr Ray take a breath and talk stellar disc components, gravity wave elements, and carnivore diet tracking through DNA. Dr Matthew Snelson from the Hypertension Research Laboratory (Monash University) shares his work on gut permeabi…
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How should we think about IQ?
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IQ is, to say the least, a fraught concept. Psychologists have studied IQ—or g for “general cognitive ability”—maybe more than any other psychological construct. And they’ve learned some interesting things about it. That it's remarkably stable over the lifespan. That it really is general: people who ace one test of intellectual ability tend to ace …
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The Lost Dogs home, Clinical anatomy, and Behavioural ecology
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Dr Shane is joined by EAGG regulars Dr Scarlett and Dr Ailie, as well as 2 very special guests. Katie Belt : Pet and Family Advocate – The lost dog’s home, shares an update regarding the Lost dogs home, providing insight to current challenges, and also promotes the current push for feedback from all pet-owners via an active survey. Dr Georgina Step…
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Ep. 9: Charles DeSantis, Chief Benefits Officer at Georgetown University; the one where we learn that we don't have to ask for permission to lead
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In this episode, we sit down with Charles DeSantis, a passionate advocate for community wellness and humanitarian efforts. Charles shares his inspiring journey and motivations, emphasizing his commitment to his family, community, and those in greatest need. As Georgetown University’s Chief Benefits Officer, he leads initiatives that enhance employe…
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Rethinking the "wood wide web"
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Forests have always been magical places. But in the last couple decades, they seem to have gotten a little more magical. We've learned that trees are connected to each other through a vast underground network—an internet of roots and fungi often called the "wood wide web". We've learned that, through this network, trees share resources with each ot…
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Neuro-imaging for epilepsy in children and species protection
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Dr Shane, Dr Lauren, Dr Suzie, and Dr Grazie are joined by Dr Emma Macdonald-Laurs, who is a paediatric neurologist and epileptologist from the Royal Children's Hospital and clinician-scientist fellow at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute to discuss her PhD from the University of Melbourne which explored imaging, treatment and network featur…
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Ep 8: Sonali Joshi, Chief Operating Officer at Cell-Ed; The One Where We Talk About Being Approachable in the C-Suite
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We are so pleased that Sonali Joshi, Chief Operating Officer at Cell-Ed, could join us for this episode! With more than 25-years of operations, marketing, finance, organizational development, and social innovation experience, her career has spanned private, nonprofit, and the public sectors. She has worked at start-ups, non-profits, Fortune 500 com…
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S1E8 - Terraforming Mars (Martian Science)
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#Science #BoardGames #SciComm #Terraforming #Mars #Exobiology #Astrobiology #Regolith Introduction Today we talk about Terraforming Mars, with special guest Dr. Laura Fackrell of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. We cover how Mars lost its atmosphere, whether you really can survive off just potatoes, what makes regolith different from soil, the eth…
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Radiothon Special - A Radiotherapy and Radio Marinara Crossover
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For this Radiothon special, Dr Shane is joined by special guests from the Radiotherapy and Radio Marinara shows: Kent Goldsworthy aka Panel Beater and Bron Burton. Bron shares findings from her PhD studies on intertidal limpets and how they can represent the impact of human activities upon intertidal ecology. In the studio are also Scarlett and Chr…
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There's a bit of a buzz out there, right now, but maybe you haven’t noticed. It's in the water, it's in the air. It's electricity—and it's all around us, all the time, including in some places you might not have expected to find it. We humans, after all, are not super tuned in to this layer of reality. But many other creatures are—and scientists ar…
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Ep 7: Beth Cobert, Servant Leader: The One Where We Learn More About the Combined Power of Service & Leadership
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In Episode 7, we welcome Beth Cobert, someone both Susan and Juliet worked with when Beth chaired the Board of the United Way of the Bay Area (Susan was a fellow Board member and Juliet was the CFO). At the time, Beth was a partner at McKinsey & Company here in San Francisco, where she had a lengthy career as a consultant and leader. She went on to…
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Post-traumatic mental health, Bogong moths, earthquakes and blood stem cells
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With his co-hosts away, Dr Shane is joined in the studio by four guests talking all things science. This week’s guests are Dr Rahul Khanna, Program Director for Mental Health State-wide Trauma Service at Phoenix Australia, talking about the world’s first jurisdiction-wide trauma service aiming to transform the way mental health services understand …
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The idea of a "maternal instinct"—the notion that mothers are wired for nurturing and care—is a familiar one in our culture. And it has a flipside, a corollary—what you might call “paternal aloofness.” It's the idea that men just aren't meant to care for babies, that we have more, you know, manly things to do. But when you actually look at the biol…
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Ep. 6: Recruiting for the C-Suite with Scott Miller; The One Where we Learn to Trust the Process!
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In Episode 6, we talk to Scott Miller, Executive Recruiter, who shares with us his journey from working in the office of Presidential personnel at the White House (yes, that White House!) through his time in large recruiting organizations and then for the past 15 years as CEO of his own firm. Scott provides advice to both clients and candidates for…
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Antarctic Ice Sheet, Combining Chemistry and DNA and Science Careers
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Dr Shane is joined by co-hosts Drs Susi and Linden. In science news global temperatures, plastic recycling and nerd night and the earths's core. Jessica Macha from The Monash Ice Sheet Initiative talks about the Antarctic ice sheet; and Dr. Kimberley Callaghan from Melbourne University talks about combining chemistry and DNA and modern science care…
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Dr Shane is joined in the studio by EAGG Regulars Dr Lauren, Dr Linden & Chris KP. Together they discuss science and celebrate Radiothon 2024. 'Serving up a Sonic Soup' is the theme for 2024. Listen and Subscribe.Av RRR - Triple R
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Today we cover Cytosis, a worker-placement game about cell biology from Genius Games. This is one of our all-time high scorers, with both excellent science and excellent gameplay. Join us for a tour de cell as we go through the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi, mitochondria, and cell membrane, plus gush over how cute kinesins are and argue abo…
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Identifying the Multiple Drivers of Cactus Diversification - Dr Nick Priest
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Professor Turi King, director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, discusses Dr Nick Priest's research paper into the identification of the multiple drivers of cactus diversification, published in Nature Communications.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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The Evolution of Sex Roles: The Importance of Ecology & Social Environment - Professor Tamás Székely
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Tamás Székely about his latest scientific paper titled, The Evolution of Sex Roles: The Importance of Ecology and Social Environment, which has just been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.…
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CIRO and CERA Host: Dr Shane, 1st guest: Prof Doug Hilton CEO CSIRO is a molecular and cellular biologist and previously Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI). At WEHI, his medical research focussed on understanding how blood cells communicate and using this knowledge to improve disease treatments. He and his te…
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The space of (possibly) sentient beings
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We may not know what it's like to be a bat, but we're pretty confident that it's like something—that bats (and other mammals) are sentient creatures. They feel pleasure and pain, cold and warmth, agitation and comfort. But when it comes to other creatures, the case is less clear. Is a crab sentient? What about a termite, or a tree? The honest answe…
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Ep. 5: Mark Cederborg, CEO in the Ecological Restoration Construction Field; The One Where we Learn You Don't Need an MBA to be a CEO!
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In Episode 5, we speak with Mark Cederborg, who shares with us his extensive experience in the construction industry, particularly Ecological Restoration Construction in Northern California. Mark started in the industry by doing and learning ALL the jobs and - using his words - ending up as CEO! His views of leadership are evident and articulate, a…
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Earworms, Moon Base, The Marshmallows Test
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It’s a special Radiothon episode with an all-star cast joining Dr Shane in the studio - Chris KP, Dr Susi, Dr Ailie, Dr Ray and Gracie (live from Texas) bringing you all the latest science news and spruiking the station's annual fundraising campaign. Program page: Einstein-A-Go-Go Facebook page: Einstein-A-Go-Go X: Einstein-A-Go-Go…
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Cases of Whooping Cough are on the Rise: Is There Anything we can do About it?
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Andrew Preston about his research into the group of organisms called Bordetella. The most prominent member of the Bordetella group is Pertussis which causes Whooping cough, a disease that is on the rise again.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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From the archive: Cities, cells, and the neuroscience of navigation
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Hi friends, we're still on a brief summer break. We'll have a new episode for you later in August. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! ---- [originally aired September 21, 2022] If your podcast listening habits are anything like mine, you might be out for a walk right now. Maybe you’re wandering the neighborhood, just blocks from h…
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Ep 4 with Carole Peters, CEO of United Way NEXT: The One Where We Learn About 4H and Leadership
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Episode 4 with Carole Peters, CEO of United Way NEXT: The One Where We Learn About 4H and Leadership In this episode, Juliet and Susan speak with Carole Peters, CEO of United Way NEXT, the alumni organization for United Way leaders. Carole brings her special brand of leadership, enthusiasm and her open heart to this conversation, as she does to all…
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ChatGPT in Research, Bird Vitality and Stratospheric Warming
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Join Dr. Graci as she delves into the innovative use of ChatGPT in research settings; Dr. Linden sheds light on the crucial role of carotenes in enhancing bird vitality; Dr. Ailie alerts us to the recent sudden stratospheric warming event and its potential impacts. In our weekly science news segment, the team explores fascinating topics such as bra…
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S1E6 - Evolution (Natural Selection)
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#Evolution #NaturalSelection #Darwin #Competition #BoardGames #Science Today we get down and dirty with Evolution, which is both a board game and that wonderful emergent property that happens when you have species competing for finite resources (including little food tokens on a game board). Joining us is a special evolutionary biologist guest, Dr.…
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Organ donation, electric rocks and planet problems
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It’s DonateLife Week, and across Australia, four out of five support organ donation but only one in three are registered organ donors. Dr Shane, Dr Ray and Dr Susi dive into real stories from a donor family, a recipient, and a specialist nurse. We look at the process, the implications, and the science that makes it work. For more information, visit…
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Mammalian Sexual Dimorphism is Associated with Changes in Sizes of Brain Development Gene Families
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Benjamin Padilla-Morales about the research paper he is first author on, and that has just been published in Nature Communications, titled: Sexual size dimorphism in mammals is associated with changes in the size of gene families related to brain development.…
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From the archive: What does ChatGPT really know?
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Hi friends, we're on a brief summer break at the moment. We'll have a new episode for you in August. In the meanwhile, enjoy this pick from our archives! ---- [originally aired January 25, 2023] By now you’ve probably heard about the new chatbot called ChatGPT. There’s no question it’s something of a marvel. It distills complex information into cle…
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Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP), Prostate Cancer, and Endometriosis
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Dr Shane is joined by co-hosts Chris KP, plus Dr Susi and Dr Lauren. In science news: food, space, and water cleaning microbes. Guests include: Dr Richard Tothill, Principal Res Fellow, Cancer Genomics Group Leader at the University of Melbourne on Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP); Dr Niall Corcoran, Professorial Fellow, Surgery - Royal Melbourne Ho…
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In this Episode of Secrets of the C-Suite: The Podcast, Juliet interviews Susan to share with listeners more of her background and experience in leadership and in the C-Suite. You can reach Juliet and Susan at SecretsofTheCSuite@gmail.com. You can reach Juliet directly at JulietClothier@gmail.com, and follow her on socials: LinkedIn Instagram Her w…
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In this Episode of Secrets of the C-Suite: The Podcast, Susan interviews Juliet to share with listeners more of her background and experience in leadership and in the C-Suite. You can reach Juliet and Susan at SecretsofTheCSuite@gmail.com. You can reach Juliet directly at JulietClothier@gmail.com, and follow her on socials: LinkedIn Instagram Her w…
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