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Episode 59, 32 MIN 05 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Cannabis and Your Brain
Researchers Assoc Prof Dan Lubman and Prof Ian McGregor discuss latest understanding of the effects of cannabis on brain and behavior.
Assoc Prof Dan Lubman - Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor at the ORYGEN Research Centre, University of Melbourne
Prof Iain McGregor - Director of the Psychopharmacology laboratory at the University of Sydney
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Episode 58, 24 MIN 23 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Singing and Teaching Early Music
Soprano Vivien Hamilton chats with host Jacky Angus about her art and work in early music. With host Jacky Angus.
Vivien Hamilton - Early Voices Studio, Faculty of Music
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Episode 57, 24 MIN 19 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Timbre and Transcendence: Improvisation in Music
Dr Robert Vincs explores the transcendental possibilities of improvisational music. With host Jacky Angus.
Dr Robert Vincs - Lecturer in saxophone, improvisation and music technology, Victorian College of the Arts
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Episode 56, 17 MIN 26 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Farewell To Dialysis?
Associate Professor Darren Kelly discusses his research into antifibrotic agents and how they may herald the end of conventional dialysis treatment. With host Dr Shane Huntington.
Darren Kelly - Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, is the Director of Biomedical Research in the Department of Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne.
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Episode 55, 19 MIN 53 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Calming Nanotechnology Fears
Dr Amanda Barnard talks about how scientists measure and address the potential hazards of nanotechnology. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Dr Amanda Barnard - Future Generation Fellow in the School of Chemistry.
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Episode 54, 18 MIN 37 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Adolescents and Mental Illness
Psychiatrist Prof Patrick McGorry discusses how evolving treatment modalities can address disturbing trends of increased mental illness in young adults and adolescents. With host Jacky Angus.
Professor Patrick McGorry - Chair in Youth Mental Health and Executive Directory of ORYGEN Youth Health
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Episode 53, 18 MIN 09 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Growing Spiritual Prosperity
Philoposopher and author Assoc Prof John Armstrong talks with host Jacky Angus about the importance and challenge of pursuing "spiritual prosperity" against a backdrop of overwhelming material expectations.
Assoc Prof John Armstrong - Philiosopher-in-Residence at the Melbourne Business School, and Senior Advisor in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor
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Special Report, 32 MIN 25 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Reinventing Higher Education in Australia
Professors Glyn Davis and Simon Marginson weigh in on the choices and challenges facing Australia's higher education system in an increasingly competitive global tertiary market. With host Adam Morton.
Professor Glyn Davis AC - Vice-Chancellor, The University of Melbourne
Simon Marginson - Professor of Higher Education in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education
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Episode 52, 20 MIN 28 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Addressing Violence in the Family
Prof Cathy Humphreys discusses the tragic impact of family violence, and outlines contemporary approaches to intervention and prevention. With host Jacky Angus.
Prof Cathy Humphreys - Foundation Alfred Felton Chair in Child and Family Welfare.
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Episode 51, 15 MIN 36 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Please Explain: Taxonomy
Dr Belinda Appleton joins science host Dr Shane Huntington to explain what taxonomers do, and recounts her adventures discovering new species of bats.
Dr Belinda Appleton - Department of Genetics
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