The Laborastory Podcast
1) Nicholas Johnson on Elsie Wright
Nicholas J. Johnson is an author, a magician and collector of scams. He exposes tricks and inspires audiences to think critically and never be swindled again. After two decades entertaining and educat...Show More
2) Eli Mrkusich on Eugenics
Eli Mrkusich works for Illumina, the world’s leading genomics (DNA information) company. When Illumina entered the DNA sequencing market a genome (compete DNA sequence) cost $10 million dollars in 201...Show More
3) Maria Roitman on Wilhelm Reich
With a background in stress neuroscience and shocking mice in the name of research, Maria is well-placed to speak at the Halloween edition of Laborastory. Although her latest scientific manuscript exp...Show More
4) Dr. Gary Hime on Giovanni Aldini
Gary Hime completed his PhD at the University of Adelaide before working as a research scientist at Stanford University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. He is currently a professor and acting...Show More
5) Richard MacEwan on The Nature Of Villainy
Richard is recently retired and is now enjoying a life of travel, music, gardening and wine making unfettered by daily obligations to office, government department machinations and fickle funding. His...Show More
6) 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 presented her solo show 'Kim Kardashian is bad for the environment' and her duo s...Show More
7) Ella Loeffler on Sylvia Earle
Ella Loeffler holds a Bachelors degree in zoology and literature, and is currently completing her honours in wildlife conservation. This means she spends more time than she would like to admit looking...Show More
8) 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 BLOOD exhibitions. He is a passionate advocate of art and science in equal measur...Show More
9) 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 no idea what weather would come next. However, his curiosity got the better of ...Show More
10) Dr Chris Lassig on Chien - Shiung Wu
Dr Chris Lassig is a particle physicist and broadcaster, who has recently acquired the delusion of being a comedian. His show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival told the story of his journ...Show More