I live a divided life, spending half the year in Australia and the other half in the UK. While in Australia, I recorded several programmes for ABC Radio National on various aspects of the science in our lives. They are now all available on podcast. Enjoy!
1. Science Show: How Australian tax law divides science and the humanities, and why it matters.
Broadcast on the 60th anniversary of C.P. Snow’s “Two Cultures”
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/australian-tax-law-splits-science-and-humanities/8541510
2. Ockham’s Razor: Seeing patterns (even where they aren’t there)
A problem that affected Oliver Sacks, and affects me when it comes to recognizing faces, and which affects the whole of society when trying to fit patterns to events
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/seeing-patterns-even-when-they-arent-there/8421130
3. Ockham’s Razor: The relics of scientists
A fun piece about the relics of scientists that are to be found in museums around the world!
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/preserved-scientists/8624266
IMAGE: Jeremy Bentham’s “auto-icon” (Wikimedia Commons)