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The Laborastory

Each month The Laborastory brings together five scientists from diverse backgrounds to share the story of their science hero.Hear the tragedies and triumphs of the men and women who made science their... Read more

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Dr Nick Beaton on Paul Erdős

Dr Nick Beaton on Paul Erdős

Dr Nick Beaton is a research fellow in mathematics at the University of Melbourne. Unlike most mathematicians, his resea... Read more

24 Mar 2014

18mins

Ranked #2

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Dr. Hossein Mokhtarzadeh on leaders vs managers

Dr. Hossein Mokhtarzadeh on leaders vs managers

Dr. Hossein Mokhtarzadeh received his PhD from the University of Melbourne in Mechanical Engineering specialising in Bio... Read more

19 May 2014

8mins

Ranked #3

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Dave Kaplan on Hodgkin & Huxley

Dave Kaplan on Hodgkin & Huxley

Dave Kaplan is a neuroscience PhD student researching electrophysiology. He introduces us to Alan Hodgkin and Andrew Hux... Read more

12 Jun 2013

13mins

Ranked #4

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Dr Alan Duffy on Guillaume Le Gentil

Dr Alan Duffy on Guillaume Le Gentil

Dr Alan Duffy is a research fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, creating baby universes with supercomputers an... Read more

23 Mar 2014

14mins

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Dr Burkard Polster on Martin Gardner

Dr Burkard Polster on Martin Gardner

Burkard Polster is a maths lecturer and Monash University's resident mathemagician. Together with his colleague Marty Ro... Read more

28 Sep 2014

19mins

Ranked #6

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Joe Dreyfus on Professor Alvin Roth

Joe Dreyfus on Professor Alvin Roth

Joe Dreyfus has completed a Masters of Economics at Utrecht University. He currently works at Nous Group and is interest... Read more

19 Jul 2013

14mins

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Jess Moir on Ruth Benedict

Jess Moir on Ruth Benedict

Jess Moir is a Melbourne comedian who regularly performs at the Brunswick Green. She has two kids and lets them mix bi-... Read more

16 Jul 2018

9mins

Ranked #8

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Prasanna Sritharan on Eadweard Muybridge

Prasanna Sritharan on Eadweard Muybridge

Prasanna Sritharan is a PhD student in biomechanical engineering at the University of Melbourne studying the relationshi... Read more

12 Jun 2014

18mins

Ranked #9

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Dr Dave Gonsalvez on Mondino de Liuzzi

Dr Dave Gonsalvez on Mondino de Liuzzi

Dave Gonsalvez is a postdoc at the Melbourne Brain Centre in the a division of the Melbourne Neuroscience Institute. He ... Read more

12 Jun 2014

19mins

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Associate Professor Megan Munsie on Sir John Gurdon

Associate Professor Megan Munsie on Sir John Gurdon

Over the course of her 20 year career in stem cell research Associate Professor Megan Munsie has combined her scientific... Read more

20 Sep 2018

10mins

Ranked #11

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Dr Pam Rana on Perfection

Dr Pam Rana on Perfection

Pam is from the eastern shores of icy Canada, is a medical doctor, a comedian and a passionate environmentalist. She's p... Read more

13 Oct 2018

15mins

Ranked #12

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Dr. Ryan Jefferies on Leonardo Da Vinci

Dr. Ryan Jefferies on Leonardo Da Vinci

Ryan is Head of Programs at Science Gallery Melbourne at The University of Melbourne and curator of the PERFECTION and B... Read more

13 Oct 2018

12mins

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Connor McMahon on Clement Wragge

Connor McMahon on Clement Wragge

Connor is a second year science student at the University of Melbourne. As a Melbournian, Connor was a natural at having... Read more

13 Oct 2018

10mins

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Tim Young on Niels Bohr and the Disappearing Nobel Prize

Tim Young on Niels Bohr and the Disappearing Nobel Prize

Tim Young is an astrophysicist, and passionate science communicator. In his spare time he runs podcasts focused on scien... Read more

19 Oct 2017

14mins

Ranked #15

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Professor Graham Farr on William Thomas Tutte

Professor Graham Farr on William Thomas Tutte

Professor Graham Farr's day job is Professor and Head of the Clayton School of IT at Monash University. He moonlights as... Read more

19 Jul 2013

11mins

Ranked #16

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Dr Alex Dunn on Lionel Logue

Dr Alex Dunn on Lionel Logue

Dr Alex Dunn was a Monash medical school undergraduate, who after a few years working in South Australia has returned to... Read more

28 Sep 2014

12mins

Ranked #17

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Ben Mackenzie on Veronica Megler

Ben Mackenzie on Veronica Megler

Ben Mackenzie is a performer, writer, game designer and nerd for all seasons. He’s written and performed stand-up, sketc... Read more

20 Sep 2018

15mins

Ranked #18

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Dr James Carter on Graeme Clark

Dr James Carter on Graeme Clark

Dr James Carter is a paediatric registrar at the Royal Children’s Hospital and is contented in paediatrics as it affords... Read more

21 Jul 2014

23mins

Ranked #19

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Rachel Neumann on John Maynard Keynes

Rachel Neumann on John Maynard Keynes

Rachel Neumann is an economics teacher and graduate student, writing Economics Haikus in her spare time. She goes back t... Read more

12 Jun 2013

13mins

Ranked #20

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Sarah Nagorcka on Gertrude Elion

Sarah Nagorcka on Gertrude Elion

Sarah Nagorcka is a pharmacist, writer and musician. She is passionate about translating science, particularly medical s... Read more

19 May 2014

13mins

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