The Cosmos Podcast
351 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingInvestigating the key intersection of science and the community – the stuff that actually matters to us – and cutting through the half-truths and inaccurate science that floods the digital domain. Find the science of everything at cosmosmagazine.com
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The women who won't give up on educating Afghanistan
September 23, 2021 00:30 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBToday we have an incredibly special podcast for you. We speak to two amazing women about the effect Taliban rule will have on education, especially for women and girls, in Afghanistan. Farkhondeh Akbari, originally from Daikundi province in central Afghanistan. Akbari was born in 1991 in Afghanistan and migrated with her family to Australia when she was 12 years old. She has visited friends and relatives in Afghanistan throughout her life, most recently in 2019. She joins us today from Ca...
COVID Vaccine Toolkit
September 20, 2021 20:30 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBToday we are joined by Elizabeth Finkel, a multi award-winning science journalist, author, biochemist, and the co-founder of Cosmos magazine. She's recently written a letter and a series of articles on cosmosmagazine.com that delve deep into the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines, speaking specifically to people who are hesitant about getting a job. It is a true COVID toolkit, and it’s fascinating to hear her talk through the challenges she faced in explaining the science. Today’s intervie...
COVID Vaccine Toolkit
September 20, 2021 20:30 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBToday we are joined by Elizabeth Finkel, a multi award-winning science journalist, author, biochemist, and the co-founder of Cosmos magazine. She's recently written a letter and a series of articles on cosmosmagazine.com that delve deep into the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines, speaking specifically to people who are hesitant about getting a job. It is a true COVID toolkit, and it’s fascinating to hear her talk through the challenges she faced in explaining the science. Today’s intervie...
Cosmos Briefing: COVID Vaccine Toolkit
September 20, 2021 20:30 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBToday we are joined by Elizabeth Finkel, a multi award-winning science journalist, author, biochemist, and the co-founder of Cosmos magazine. She's recently written a letter and a series of articles on cosmosmagazine.com that delve deep into the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines, speaking specifically to people who are hesitant about getting a job. It is a true COVID toolkit, and it’s fascinating to hear her talk through the challenges she faced in explaining the science. Today’s intervie...
Cosmos Briefing: Feeding our neighbours
September 15, 2021 20:30 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBAustralia may seem like an isolated country, but it is part of a wider ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific – especially when it comes to food. As food scarcity threatens, is food security a problem we need to tackle as a collective? What is Australia’s role in achieving food security in the Asia-Pacific region? We talk to Professor Andrew Campbell, CEO of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, and Mr. Sridhar Dharmapuri, Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer for the Foo...
Feeding our neighbours
September 15, 2021 20:30 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MBAustralia may seem like an isolated country, but it is part of a wider ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific – especially when it comes to food. As food scarcity threatens, is food security a problem we need to tackle as a collective? What is Australia’s role in achieving food security in the Asia-Pacific region? We talk to Professor Andrew Campbell, CEO of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, and Mr. Sridhar Dharmapuri, Senior Food Safety and Nutrition Officer for the Foo...
Why are the frogs disappearing?
September 13, 2021 19:30 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBFrogs have been vanishing in large numbers along the east coast of Australia since June, and we're not entirely sure why. They've been turning up sick and dying, with some populations disappearing within a week or two. We spoke with Dr. Jody Rowley, the amphibian and reptile curator at the Australian Museum to find out what's happening. Today’s interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (...
Cosmos Briefing: Disappearing frogs
September 13, 2021 19:30 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBFrogs have been vanishing in large numbers along the east coast of Australia since June, and we're not entirely sure why. They've been turning up sick and dying, with some populations disappearing within a week or two. We spoke with Dr. Jody Rowley, the amphibian and reptile curator at the Australian Museum to find out what's happening. Today’s interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (...
How to run a vaccine trial
September 12, 2021 19:30 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBWith its low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations, Australia is in the rare position of being able to continue vaccine trials on unvaccinated people. This is especially necessary because even vaccines with high efficacy, such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have no guarantee of remaining effective as the virus mutates. Today Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian talks to Adelaide’s Dr Chris Rook, fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, who will be conducting a phase III clinical trial of a pro...
How to run a vaccine trial
September 12, 2021 19:30 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBWith its low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations, Australia is in the rare position of being able to continue vaccine trials on unvaccinated people. This is especially necessary because even vaccines with high efficacy, such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have no guarantee of remaining effective as the virus mutates. Today Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian talks to Adelaide’s Dr Chris Rook, fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, who will be conducting a phase III clinical trial of a pro...
Cosmos Briefing: How to run a vaccine trial
September 12, 2021 19:30 - 14 minutes - 9.89 MBWith its low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations, Australia is in the rare position of being able to continue vaccine trials on unvaccinated people. This is especially necessary because even vaccines with high efficacy, such as Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have no guarantee of remaining effective as the virus mutates. Today Cosmos journalist Ellen Phiddian talks to Adelaide’s Dr Chris Rook, fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners, who will be conducting a phase III clinical trial of a pro...
Cosmos Briefing: Preserving Earth's earliest life
September 08, 2021 00:30 - 12 minutes - 8.67 MBBack in the 1940s, South Australian geologist Reg Sprigg first discovered Ediacaran fossils on the north end of Nilpena Station, to the west of the Flinders Ranges, redefining the Earth’s history by adding in a whole new period. The Department for Environment and Water in South Australia has recently teamed up with several non-profit organisations to purchase a chunk of Nilpena Station and turn it into the Nilpena Ediacaran National Park. They’re currently building trails, planning tours to...
Preserving Earth's earliest life
September 08, 2021 00:30 - 12 minutes - 8.67 MBBack in the 1940s, South Australian geologist Reg Sprigg first discovered Ediacaran fossils on the north end of Nilpena Station, to the west of the Flinders Ranges, redefining the Earth’s history by adding in a whole new period. The Department for Environment and Water in South Australia has recently teamed up with several non-profit organisations to purchase a chunk of Nilpena Station and turn it into the Nilpena Ediacaran National Park. They’re currently building trails, planning tours to...
How acoustics will transform ecology
September 05, 2021 21:30 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThe fledgling discipline of eco-acoustics has added a remarkable diagnostic tool to field biology: a valid and reliable way to prove the absence of our most secretive species. Where many species are incredibly hard to see, the needs of the genetic line still demand they reach out to potential mates. They do so through calling. Today, Royal Institution of Australia Editor-in-chief Ian Connellan talks to Professor David Watson from Charles Sturt University about the Australian Acoustic Observa...
Cosmos Briefing: How acoustics will transform ecology
September 05, 2021 21:30 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThe fledgling discipline of eco-acoustics has added a remarkable diagnostic tool to field biology: a valid and reliable way to prove the absence of our most secretive species. Where many species are incredibly hard to see, the needs of the genetic line still demand they reach out to potential mates. They do so through calling. Today, Royal Institution of Australia Editor-in-chief Ian Connellan talks to Professor David Watson from Charles Sturt University about the Australian Acoustic Observa...
Cosmos Briefing: Critical care - what's it like in ICU with COVID?
September 01, 2021 03:30 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBDuring the current pandemic, intensive care units in hospitals have had to manage a significant number of critically ill COVID-19 patients. So what is it like on the frontline that is ICU? We talk to Associate Professor Jai Darvall, an anaesthetist and intensive care specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he’s co-leader of the perioperative medicine service within the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management. He holds dual appointments at the University of Melbourne in the ...
Critical care - what's it like in ICU with COVID?
September 01, 2021 03:30 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBDuring the current pandemic, intensive care units in hospitals have had to manage a significant number of critically ill COVID-19 patients. So what is it like on the frontline that is ICU? We talk to Associate Professor Jai Darvall, an anaesthetist and intensive care specialist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he’s co-leader of the perioperative medicine service within the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management. He holds dual appointments at the University of Melbourne in the ...
Cosmos Briefing: Science and the decline of truth
August 31, 2021 09:30 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBToday our expert panel is going to discuss a fairly simple proposition: whether science has played a role in the decline of truth. ‘Truth decay’ is a subject that’s been growing in visibility; the shift away from an accepted and agreed set of facts and data has been eroding trust in public institutions for many years. The trend may have been more profound in the United States (culminating as it did in the election of President Donald J. Trump), but Australia hasn’t been immune. The challenge...
Science and the decline of truth
August 31, 2021 09:30 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBToday our expert panel is going to discuss a fairly simple proposition: whether science has played a role in the decline of truth. ‘Truth decay’ is a subject that’s been growing in visibility; the shift away from an accepted and agreed set of facts and data has been eroding trust in public institutions for many years. The trend may have been more profound in the United States (culminating as it did in the election of President Donald J. Trump), but Australia hasn’t been immune. The challenge...
Cosmos Briefing: Cracking COVID modelling
August 26, 2021 01:30 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBSince COVID-19 hit, the science of modelling has moved into the spotlight. Today we’re talking about the reasons for the difference between two recently published examples from the Doherty Institute and a preprint from ANU. Professor Ivo Mueller, an epidemiologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, working across population health and immunity, explains the assumptions inherent in each. At a time where modelling is so prevalent, it’s important to build modelling literacy an...
Cracking COVID modelling
August 26, 2021 01:30 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBSince COVID-19 hit, the science of modelling has moved into the spotlight. Today we’re talking about the reasons for the difference between two recently published examples from the Doherty Institute and a preprint from ANU. Professor Ivo Mueller, an epidemiologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, working across population health and immunity, explains the assumptions inherent in each. At a time where modelling is so prevalent, it’s important to build modelling literacy an...
Cosmos Briefing: Coral crusaders
August 23, 2021 23:30 - 11 minutes - 7.66 MBToday we talk with Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University and managing director at Reef Ecologic, and Nathan Cook, a marine scientist at Reef Ecologic. In March this year they discovered the widest coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Happily, given the challenged the reed is facing, it is in good health. Monitoring these corals can have multiple scientific and climate related benefits. This interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge. Find the science of ev...
Coral crusaders
August 23, 2021 23:30 - 11 minutes - 7.66 MBToday we talk with Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor at James Cook University and managing director at Reef Ecologic, and Nathan Cook, a marine scientist at Reef Ecologic. In March this year they discovered the widest coral on the Great Barrier Reef. Happily, given the challenges the reef is facing, it is in good health. Monitoring these corals can have multiple scientific and climate related benefits. This interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge. Find the science of ev...
Cosmos Briefing: Electric vehicles
August 19, 2021 05:30 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBGiven location and area, Australia has an unlimited capacity in sustainable electricity, yet the country lags behind the rest of the world in electric vehicle purchase. EV new vehicles sales in Australia in 2020 were 0.6%. In Norway this number is 54%, with the aim to be 100% by 2025. Why is this the case and what’s being done to change it? To find out some answers we are talking today to Ben Warren, National Manager of Electrification, Nissan Australia, and Gail Broadbent, a PhD candidate f...
Electric vehicles - why are we waiting?
August 19, 2021 05:30 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBGiven location and area, Australia has an unlimited capacity in sustainable electricity, yet the country lags behind the rest of the world in electric vehicle purchase. EV new vehicles sales in Australia in 2020 were 0.6%. In Norway this number is 54%, with the aim to be 100% by 2025. Why is this the case and what’s being done to change it? To find out some answers we are talking today to Ben Warren, National Manager of Electrification, Nissan Australia, and Gail Broadbent, a PhD candidate f...
Sports science and the AFL
August 16, 2021 01:30 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBToday we talk with Ian McKeown, Head of High Performance at the Port Adelaide Football Club. Off the back of the Olympics, and now as we head towards the finals of the winter codes, maximising the performance of athletes in their chosen pursuits is front of mind. The role that sports science plays in improving performance continues to grow, as people such as Ian find new ways to train the human body. Today’s interview is hosted by Royal Institution of Australia Editor-in-chief Ian Connellan....
Cosmos Briefing: Driven by data
August 16, 2021 01:30 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBToday we talk with Ian McKeown, Head of High Performance at the Port Adelaide Football Club. Off the back of the Olympics, and now as we head towards the finals of the winter codes, maximising the performance of athletes in their chosen pursuits is front of mind. The role that sports science plays in improving performance continues to grow, as people such as Ian find new ways to train the human body. Today’s interview is hosted by Royal Institution of Australia Editor-in-chief Ian Connellan....
Cosmos Briefing: Connected through space
August 12, 2021 23:30 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBAs the Australian Space Industry forges ahead, data gathered from space will connect farmers, land managers and emergency services with the real-time changes on Earth in minute detail. But the discoveries made don’t simply jump from lab to industry; they need to be translated into products and companies to reach national impact. So, what is impeding the connection between cutting-edge research and the people who can benefit from its use as a service? And who are the space entrepreneurs pavi...
Australia's space entrepreneurs
August 12, 2021 23:30 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBAs the Australian Space Industry forges ahead, data gathered from space will connect farmers, land managers and emergency services with the real-time changes on Earth in minute detail. But the discoveries made don’t simply jump from lab to industry; they need to be translated into products and companies to reach national impact. So, what is impeding the connection between cutting-edge research and the people who can benefit from its use as a service? And who are the space entrepreneurs pavi...
So just what is the polymer brush solution?
August 11, 2021 00:30 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBPolymer brushes are substances with a range of medical and environmental uses - environmentally friendly cleaning products, environmental remediation, minerals processing, biotechnology, sensors, drug delivery, and membranes -, but the way they behave at the nano level isn't entirely clear. Today we talk to Dr Andrew Nelson, an instrument scientist at ANSTO, Dr Isaac Gresham from UNSW, and Hayden Robertson, a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle. All three are working on research to ...
Cosmos Briefing: The polymer brush solution
August 11, 2021 00:30 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBPolymer brushes are substances with a range of medical and environmental uses - environmentally friendly cleaning products, environmental remediation, minerals processing, biotechnology, sensors, drug delivery, and membranes -, but the way they behave at the nano level isn't entirely clear. Today we talk to Dr Andrew Nelson, an instrument scientist at ANSTO, Dr Isaac Gresham from UNSW, and Hayden Robertson, a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle. All three are working on research to ...
Cosmos Briefing: Cybersecurity – the war online
August 09, 2021 21:30 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBCybersecurity – the suite of practices used to protect digital assets and information – is regularly in the news, through stories about cyber threats such as ransomware and spyware attacks, and foreign actors hacking into critical systems. Do cyber threats mean that computers are our weakest boundary fences – as individuals, companies/institutions, and nations? Will the next world war be an online one? Today we talk with Dr Dennis “Darknet” Desmond, a lecturer with the University of the Su...
Cybersecurity – the war online
August 09, 2021 21:30 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBCybersecurity – the suite of practices used to protect digital assets and information – is regularly in the news, through stories about cyber threats such as ransomware and spyware attacks, and foreign actors hacking into critical systems. Do cyber threats mean that computers are our weakest boundary fences – as individuals, companies/institutions, and nations? Will the next world war be an online one? Today we talk with Dr Dennis “Darknet” Desmond, a lecturer with the University of the Su...
Cosmos Briefing: Precision planet detection
August 04, 2021 22:30 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBToday we talk with Dr Christian Schwab, an astronomer at Macquarie University who has just helped develop one of the most precise tools ever built for detecting new planets outside our solar system. The NEID spectrometer was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation, and has just started scanning the skies at the WIYN 3.5m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in the US. This interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos M...
Precision planet detection
August 04, 2021 22:30 - 14 minutes - 9.95 MBToday we talk with Dr Christian Schwab, an astronomer at Macquarie University who has just helped develop one of the most precise tools ever built for detecting new planets outside our solar system. The NEID spectrometer was funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation, and has just started scanning the skies at the WIYN 3.5m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in the US. This interview is hosted by Cosmos journalist Lauren Fuge. Find the science of everything at the Cosmos M...
Cosmos Briefing: Finding alien lava tubes
August 02, 2021 14:30 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBOne of the coolest things about living at this point in human history is that we are now able to visit other worlds. From rovers trundling over the rocky surface of Mars to probes in orbit around Jupiter and Saturn, we have the incredible opportunity to collect information about other planets – but to do this, scientists need to develop cutting-edge tools. A team at RMIT University in Melbourne has just developed a miniature radar device that will help us see below the surface of the Moon an...
Finding alien lava tubes
August 02, 2021 14:30 - 11 minutes - 8.01 MBOne of the coolest things about living at this point in human history is that we are now able to visit other worlds. From rovers trundling over the rocky surface of Mars to probes in orbit around Jupiter and Saturn, we have the incredible opportunity to collect information about other planets – but to do this, scientists need to develop cutting-edge tools. A team at RMIT University in Melbourne has just developed a miniature radar device that will help us see below the surface of the Moon an...
Cosmos Briefing: Machine learning and solar energy
July 28, 2021 23:30 - 10 minutes - 7.17 MBAs we build a clean energy future, solar energy research is diversifying. This is one of the focuses of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, a collaboration between Australian unis and industry that explores how light interacts with advanced materials. In particular, they study Excitons, an excited state of matter that is crucial to semiconductors, which are used in light-based applications from lasers to solar cells. One group within the ARC is working on building better solar ...
Machine learning and solar energy
July 28, 2021 23:30 - 10 minutes - 7.17 MBAs we build a clean energy future, solar energy research is diversifying. This is one of the focuses of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, a collaboration between Australian unis and industry that explores how light interacts with advanced materials. In particular, they study Excitons, an excited state of matter that is crucial to semiconductors, which are used in light-based applications from lasers to solar cells. One group within the ARC is working on building better solar ...
Cosmos Briefing: Seeing science differently
July 26, 2021 21:30 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBToday we talk to Dr. Chadden Hunter, an Australian wildlife biologist and filmmaker. After completing a PhD on gel-ada baboons in Ethiopia, Chadden worked with National Geographic and Discovery Channel, filming everything from tribal ceremonies in Africa to snow leopards in Pakistan. On the BBC series “Planet Earth” he became known as ‘the guy covered in bat poop’, and whilst filming arctic wolves for “Frozen Planet” learnt that minus 40C was cold enough to freeze his eyes shut. His credits ...
Sir David Attenborough's producer sees science differently
July 26, 2021 21:30 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBToday we talk to Dr. Chadden Hunter, an Australian wildlife biologist and filmmaker. After completing a PhD on gel-ada baboons in Ethiopia, Chadden worked with National Geographic and Discovery Channel, filming everything from tribal ceremonies in Africa to snow leopards in Pakistan. On the BBC series “Planet Earth” he became known as ‘the guy covered in bat poop’, and whilst filming arctic wolves for “Frozen Planet” learnt that minus 40C was cold enough to freeze his eyes shut. His credits ...
Engineering a virus (part 2)
July 22, 2021 00:30 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBToday we talk to Dr Nicholas Eyre, a Molecular virologist at Flinders University. We recently ran an episode about the controversial gain of function research, which is a technique used in virology and genetics to knock a function into a virus, such as transmissibility, to learn how it evolves. One thing that resonated from that particular interview was the importance of understanding the properties of a virus well before an outbreak occurs. Our previous episode looked at the Zika virus, and...
Cosmos Briefing: Engineering a virus (part 2)
July 22, 2021 00:30 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBToday we talk to Dr Nicholas Eyre, a Molecular virologist at Flinders University. We recently ran an episode about the controversial gain of function research, which is a technique used in virology and genetics to knock a function into a virus, such as transmissibility, to learn how it evolves. One thing that resonated from that particular interview was the importance of understanding the properties of a virus well before an outbreak occurs. Our previous episode looked at the Zika virus, and...
Engineering a virus (part 1)
July 19, 2021 21:30 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBToday we talk to Associate Professor Michael Beard, Head of the Viral Pathogenesis Research Laboratory at the University of Adelaide. Our topic is the controversial gain of function research, a technique in virology and genetics which is often used knock a function into a virus to change its transmissibility. The idea is that this kind of research helps us learn more about how a virus evolves, predict future pandemics, and influences vaccine design. However, there is renewed public focus on...
Cosmos Briefing: Engineering a virus (part 1)
July 19, 2021 21:30 - 10 minutes - 7.16 MBToday we talk to Associate Professor Michael Beard, Head of the Viral Pathogenesis Research Laboratory at the University of Adelaide. Our topic is the controversial gain of function research, a technique in virology and genetics which is often used knock a function into a virus to change its transmissibility. The idea is that this kind of research helps us learn more about how a virus evolves, predict future pandemics, and influences vaccine design. However, there is renewed public focus on...
The billionaire space race
July 14, 2021 21:30 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MBToday we talk to Professor Alan Duffy, Swinburne University of Technology astrophysicist and lead scientist of the Royal Institution of Australia. With growing interest in the world of commercial space travel, Alan discusses the current status is, the major players, and who else is going to benefit. Today’s interview is hosted by RiAus editor-in-chief Ian Connellan. Find the science of everything at Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos Weekly Watch a...
Cosmos Briefing: The billionaire space race
July 14, 2021 21:30 - 14 minutes - 9.7 MBToday we talk to Professor Alan Duffy, Swinburne University of Technology astrophysicist and lead scientist of the Royal Institution of Australia. With growing interest in the world of commercial space travel, Alan discusses the current status is, the major players, and who else is going to benefit. Today’s interview is hosted by RiAus editor-in-chief Ian Connellan. Find the science of everything at Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos Weekly Watch a...
Cosmos Briefing: Vertigo and AI
July 12, 2021 21:30 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MBToday we talk to Dr Allison Young, who has recently received a junior fellowship from The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation. Vertigo is a common but under-treated medical condition with a lifetime prevalence up to 40%. Currently, the diagnosis and treatment of vertigo is done primarily by specialists who represent only 1% of the doctors in Australia. Her project, in collaboration with clinicians, data scientists and statisticians, will use machine learning techniques to d...
Diagnosing vertigo with AI
July 12, 2021 21:30 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MBToday we talk to Dr Allison Young, who has recently received a junior fellowship from The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation. Vertigo is a common but under-treated medical condition with a lifetime prevalence up to 40%. Currently, the diagnosis and treatment of vertigo is done primarily by specialists who represent only 1% of the doctors in Australia. Her project, in collaboration with clinicians, data scientists and statisticians, will use machine learning techniques to d...
"Breaking bad" - the art of fracture testing
July 07, 2021 22:30 - 10 minutes - 6.93 MBToday we have a special podcast. Dr Deborah Devis is reading a story she wrote that featured in Cosmos Weekly, our online subscription-based deep dive into the biggest issues. She looks at the world of fracture testing, and a new device that is making the task of finding flaws in a thing – like every thing – a whole lot easier. Find the science of everything at Cosmos Magazine website Subscribe to Cosmos Magazine (print) or the Cosmos Weekly Watch and listen to all our Cosmos Briefings