Aimee Whitcroft • Nov 07, 2011 •
Greetings, dear listeners! This week, aimee was joined once again by Chelfyn Baxter, co-host of the g33k show, to talk through some of the science stories of the last week. They included using lasers to rip the universe a new one, Boeing building spacecraft, the weight of the internet, alternate living, radiation-cleaning Aussie nanofibres, asteroids, and some very … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Oct 31, 2011 •
Featuring something ever so slightly different this week. Elf, as previously mentioned, is away for a couple of weeks (somewhere in the Pacific, possibly)? So aimee invited friend, and the g33k show co-host Chelfyn Baxter onto the podcast. This week, we covered the very real possibility of a functional malarial vaccine, carbon … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Oct 25, 2011 •
Featuring (very) bright sparks, biomimicry and flight, Dance Your PhD, NASA inventions, carbon nano-onions, Iceland’s renewable internet, spider silk, zoned-out rats, forecasting with Twitter, autistic facial characteristics, a new superconductivity, the geek book list, Tell Us A Story 2011 winners, and the economics of milk. Also featuring some Interesting Things, including a comment on a paper showing how cats lap … Read More
Aimee Whitcroft • Aug 09, 2010 •
I have, once again, been remiss in my blogging. To those who noticed: my most humble of apologies. Rest assured the self-flagellation in this respect has been more than adequate. To those who didn’t: um, yes. At least you were saved any potential pain and/or horror at the situation. And, hopefully, I … Read More