Marc W.

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A couple of maths videos

Marc W. posted an article on - Nov 30, 2009, 2:16 am
In the last two weeks, I've been sent the following two mathematics videos - one serious, one not so much. Can you conceptualise 10 dimensions? This could help. Ever wondered what ...
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Ep 118: Astrobiology and the search for extraterrestrial life

Marc W. posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 5:31 am
Astrobiology is a fascinating and complex field of science. It is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, and is a relatively new field of science incorpo...
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Swimming with Whales - video from Tonga

Marc W. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 6:53 pm
A few months back, I spoke to Scott Portelli about his experiences diving with whales in Tonga - see Ep 109: Tongan blowholes and whales. Scott has recently returned from Tonga, and took from breathta...
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Ep 117: The Science of Superheroes - Mystique (X-men)

Marc W. posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 7:22 pm
Ever wondered whether it is scientifically possible to become a superhero? In a new series of podcasts, Dr Christopher Pettigrew (aka Dr Boob*) and I are going to tackle this question. Chris is a...
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Ep 116: Terence Tao and Prime Numbers

Marc W. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 4:05 am
Terence Tao is a Professor at the Department of Mathematics, UCLA and one of Australia's most acclaimed mathematicians. Indeed, he is arguably the world's greatest living mathematician. In 200...
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Blog Action Day 2009 - Climate Change

Marc W. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 11:41 pm
October 15 is Blog Action Day 2009 and this year's topic is Climate Change. The idea is to raise awareness of the topic, so I thought I'd get in on the act - it is still October 15 in some par...
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Name your 2009 Science Highlights, and win!

Marc W. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 3:20 am
Somehow we are already near the end of 2009, and therefore it's time to start reflecting on the year that was. Each year we run a competition in which you, dear readers and listeners, can write in...
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2009 Podcast Awards

Marc W. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 2:21 am
The 2009 Podcast Awards are now open for nominations. If you would like to nominate The Mr Science Show in the science and technology section, then that would be lovely! Check out the rules - essentia...
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Ep 115 (Enhanced): Dust storms in Sydney

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 12:58 am
The dust is finally starting to clear from Sydney, leaving a ruddy orange layer of muck all over the city. This podcast goes with our previous article Red Sydney, and as well as being a description of...
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Red Sydney

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 5:37 am
... originator is. It is brilliant. None of these images have been manipulated - yes, it was back to the 60s with sepia Sydney today! From MarchingAnts on flickr: From TomHide ...
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A sorry saga - the crumbling cookie

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 6:46 pm
This week saw the publication of a story that "more than half of all Britons have been injured by biscuits." The story received plenty of coverage in the British national press, and if true, is ...
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Ep 114: The Science of Coffee

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 3:45 am
Following on the heels of our Science of Cocktails podcast, we have an episode for the morning after – The Science of Coffee. At the recent Science of Coffee event at Lushbucket Cafe as part of...
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Ep 113: The science of cocktails

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 6:15 pm
Manuel Terron is a celebrity chef with the Lifestyle Channel program Mixing with the Best - he is described as a Mixologist, writer and bar consultant, and has been working in the bar/cocktail industr...
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Stats in the media

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 4:07 am
I love to see statistics in the media. This week there were a couple of stories that caught my eye: Town hall bans staff from using Facebook after they each waste 572 hours in ONE month.I found this...
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Flying Spaghetti Monster appearance in Tonga

Marc W. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 1:44 am
Here at The Mr Science Show, we are devotees of The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, if for no other reason than His brilliant insight that global warming, earthquakes, hurricanes, and other na...
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Ep 112: Jon Lomberg, the Voyager Gold Record, and the movie Contact

Marc W. posted an article on - Aug 30, 2009, 3:59 am
Jon Lomberg is one of the world's most distinguished space-artists. Lomberg was Carl Sagan's principal artistic collaborator for more than twenty years and in 1998, the International Astronom...
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Ep 111: The Ultimo Science Festival, and sending text messages to aliens

Marc W. posted an article on - Aug 22, 2009, 3:47 am
This week's podcast celebrates the start of the Ultimo Science Festival - ten days and nights of science fun for families, schools, and people of all ages. The festival is presented by the Powerh...
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The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2009 - Nominations Open

Marc W. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 12:32 am
Nominations for the 2009 anthology of the best writing on science blogs, The Open Laboratory 2009, are now open. Last year there were around 830 submissions narrowed down to 50 essays, one poem and on...
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National Science Week Australia

Marc W. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 2:05 am

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This makes me want to count!

Marc W. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 6:04 am
If it were possible that Feist could get any cuter, here it is. In this clip, she sings her song 1234 with the cast of Sesame Street. Brilliant - surely this will get the next generation into mathemat...
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Nano Teddy!

Marc W. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 10:02 pm
1stplaceHeliaJalili Originally uploaded by rodolfobernal I love this pic from flickr. It is a scanning electron microscope image of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanostructures (that is, really small ZnO structure...
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Distracted Driving and Cut-throat Capitalism

Marc W. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 12:36 am
Here are a few games that are fun and sciencey to keep you sane at work. Driving whilst Distracted The New York Times recently published a Distracted Driver game to gauge your distraction while you...
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Correlation of the Week: Eclipses and the economy

Marc W. posted an article on - Jul 24, 2009, 1:47 am
In the paper Dark Omens in the Sky: Do Superstitious Beliefs Affect Investment Decisions?, Gabriele Lepori from Copenhagen Business School has correlated the occurrence of solar and lunar eclipses wit...
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Ep 109: Tongan blowholes and whales

Marc W. posted an article on - Jul 19, 2009, 8:00 am
The Kingdom of Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres. It is the only sovereign monarchy in the Pacific and takes ...
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Who do you trust to build your synchrotron?

Marc W. posted an article on - Jul 9, 2009, 3:16 am
I love this clip of former Australian cricket Damien Fleming on the comedy show Thank God You're Here, the Australian theatre-sports style show which essentially aims to embarrass celebrities. In ...
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