The Mr Science Show

Oct 27, 2006

Diffusion Science Radio went LIVE this week on 2SER, during 2SER's radiothon subscriber drive. In this podcast episode, I host the Diffusion show - my first time doing live radio - and am joined by Vanessa Gardos, Tilly Boleyn and Chris Stewart, who also produced the show.

You can hear my own feature on Stephen Hawking...

Oct 20, 2006

This week on Mr Science, we are tackling some science news issues:

1. A 14 year old boy has learnt to play Space Invaders using only his mind - not his hands! His brain was hooked up to a computer and he was able to complete a number of levels with only his mind. This has implications for controlling biomechanical devices...

Oct 13, 2006

We live in a fast paced world. And the modern approach to dating embraces this idea. This week we are going to tackle the science of speed dating.

My friend, and fellow Diffusion Science Radio team member, Vanessa Gardos and I travelled down to Canberra for a Speed Dating extravaganza. There we heard a talk by our...

Oct 7, 2006

I had imagined this particular story to be about the science of the amazingly developed city of Hong Kong. I thought it would make a fantastic tale to contrast the role of science in people's lives between India, the Philippines and Hong Kong. However, unfortunately, my experiences during my week in Hong Kong were...