The Scientistt Podcast
1) How Brains Work: Neurology, Fruit Flies and Human Understanding
When we examine the brains of Fruit Flies (Drosophila’s), we unravel fundamental principles of how the brain works. In this episode, Dr Carolina Rezeval discusses how she explores the neurology ...Show More
2) Aged Care and Intimacy: Consent, Autonomy, and Sexuality
How should we approach consent in the context of Aged Care? This is the question at the heart of an influential paper by Dr Vanessa Schouten, Dr Catherine Cook and Dr Mark Henrickson. Weighing up the ...Show More
3) How The Mars Rover Works
The Mars Rover is the “most complex machine ever sent to another planet. It is a one-ton robot with two brains, seventeen cameras, six wheels, nuclear power, and a laser beam on its head." It's ...Show More
4) Vaccine Skepticism and Tae Kwon Do
The stakes have never been higher. The world is more divided than ever before, and a significant part of the issue is that we can't agree on what counts as 'true'. This week's episode features D...Show More
5) The Monkey Wars
Is it ethical to experiment on primates? Pulitzer-prize winner Deborah Blum comes onto the pod to talk about her groundbreaking book - The Monkey Wars. Written in 1994 but reading like it was written ...Show More
6) A Breakthrough in Treating Depression
More than 20% of American's will suffer from depression at some point in their lives - but traditional treatments are relatively ineffective. That, according to Dr Jyoti Mishra, is in part because cur...Show More
7) Magic, Luck and Psychology
Dr Richard Wiseman has been described as "one of the most interesting and innovative experimental psychologists in the world today". He's sold more than 3 million books, he's a member of the Inner Mag...Show More
8) Elie AlChaer: Efficiency, Efficiency, Efficiency
How do we measure success, productivity or efficiency? Elie AlChaer is a civil engineer who studied at the Lebanese American University, Byblos and completed his graduate studies at the University of ...Show More
9) The Rights and Wrongs of Economics
In January 2020, today's guest was named a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences by Pope Francis. That's right, Dani Rodrik is a seriously respected and world-renowned Turkish econ...Show More
10) Jordan Cohen: Quantum Gravity
Who is today's guest? "Born in South Africa, I started my academic career at the University of Cape Town where I triple majored in Statistics, Economics, and Philosophy. I realised fairly late o...Show More