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Podcasts
Listen to in-depth discussions with the pioneering minds behind some of our most exciting research and discoveries.
Podcasts
Listen to in-depth discussions with the pioneering minds behind some of our most exciting research and discoveries.
20 Jul 2018
PODCAST: Prof Ralph Martin on how fish oil and testosterone may delay Alzheimer's Neurobiologist Prof Ralph Martins is conducting a world-first trial exploring whether testosterone and fish oil may prove to be the key in preventing Alzheimer's disease.
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29 May 2018
New health service answers the crisis in cosmetic surgery PODCAST: Professor Anand Deva talks about the world-first Breast Implant Check Clinic where his team is pioneering a new way of providing long term health care for women with implants.
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24 Apr 2018
The Avenger effect and the rise of superhero cinema Co-inciding with the release of the latest Avenger movie this week, Faculty of Arts cultural critic Dr Anthony Lambert discusses the influence of Marvel characters in society and how diversity is reflected in pop culture.
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05 Apr 2018
Monique Crane on improving resilience in the workplace Why do some people flourish in the workplace while others struggle? We reveal some simple tips managers can use to help boost wellbeing at work.
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04 Apr 2018
Catharine Lumby: now everyone is both a consumer and producer of news What's the downside when consuming news now that anyone can be a content producer? How is knowledge circulated in today's ever-evolving media landscape?
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28 Mar 2018
Evolution redefined: humans are older than we thought Did you know that Hobbits exist outside of fiction? Recent discoveries have thrown a spanner in the work of how we once understood the timeline of human evolution.
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28 Mar 2018
The classroom of the future: Garry Falloon on digital learning The classroom of the future is already here! With e-learning taking over and mobile devices aplenty, how significantly will these new technologies shape the ways in which we learn?
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28 Mar 2018
Monique Crane on improving resilience in the workplace Why do some people flourish in the workplace while others struggle? We reveal some simple tips managers can use to help boost wellbeing at work.
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28 Mar 2018
Is there a right way to teach children? Education plays a critical role in shaping the mental development of a child. But is there an optimal way to teach a child or do different children respond to different approaches?
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20 Mar 2018
The new Big Bang theory: what to know about a neutron star collision Macquarie astrophysicists explain how an explosion triggered by the collision of neutron stars 130 million years ago was detected for the first time, and why this astonishing event has made global headlines.
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14 Feb 2018
Julian Droogan talks national security What are the motivations behind the so-called Islamic State? What is the state of Australia's border protection? Dr Julian Droogan from our Department of Security Studies discusses these hot topics.
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08 Feb 2018
The story behind the world-first 3D map of the Milky Way Professor Richard de Grijs is part of a team of astronomers from Macquarie University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences who have created the first accurate 3D map of the galaxy we call home. He discusses with host Sean Britten how the new map may help us understand more about dark matter and explains how the map was done.