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Episode 39, 20 MIN 25 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Detecting and Avoiding Online Threats
Online security expert Assoc Prof Chris Leckie looks in depth at the threats and vulnerabilities facing individuals and societies in the networked world. In conversation with Up Close science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Chris Leckie - Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
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Episode 38, 20 MIN 20 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Plight of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Dr Kylie Baxter talks with podcast host Jacky Angus about the background and current predicament of Palestinians in Lebanon.
Kylie Baxter - Lecturer, Arabic and Islamic Studies at Asia Institute.
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Episode 37, 31 MIN 14 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Reinvigorating the World Trade Organization
Political scientist and Warwick Commission member Prof Ann Capling demystifies the World Trade Organization (WTO), and suggests how it might reinvigorate itself in a changing global trade environment. With podcast host Eric van Bemmel.
Ann Capling - Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne
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Episode 36, 26 MIN 02 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Marketing Luxury Brands
Assoc Prof Mark Ritson of the Melbourne Business School talks to Up Close host Amanda Tattam about the changing nature of the global luxury goods market. Amanda also speaks to Andrew Wu, head of luxury giant LVMH's China operations, about selling luxury in Asia.
Mark Ritson - is Associate Professor at the Melbourne Business School
Andrew Wu - is the LVMH Group's Director for China
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Episode 35, 16 MIN 46 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
With No Grain Of Salt - Water Desalination Explained
Assoc Prof Sandra Kentish joins Up Close science host Dr Shane Huntington to discuss water desalination as a technology and a controversy -- and its certain growth in our future.
Assoc Prof Sandra Kentish - from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Episode 34, 16 MIN 08 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Cities and Extreme Events
Assoc Profs Priyan Mendis and Nick Haritos reveal how cities stand up to extreme events like explosive blasts and tsunamis. With Dr Shane Huntington.
Assoc Prof Priyan Mendis - from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is a specialist in protective technologies for structures
Assoc Prof Nick Haritos - from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is a specialist in structural dynamics of both land-based and offshore structures
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Episode 33, 14 MIN 45 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Mathematics of Biology
Prof Kerry Landman chats with Dr Shane Huntington about how mathematics sheds light on biological phenomena like the growth of cancer cells.
Prof Kerry Landman - is an applied mathematician at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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Episode 32, 21 MIN 31 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Birds, Nations and Empires
Dr Lewis Mayo gives a historical perspective of how birds have symbolised nations' political struggles and aspirations. With host Sian Prior.
Dr Lewis Mayo - is Lecturer of Chinese Studies at Asia Institute
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Episode 31, 13 MIN 22 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Genetic Testing and Young People
Dr Rony Duncan discusses the ethical issues surrounding genetic testing of young people. With host Dr Shane Huntington. This episode concludes our "Summer Season of Science". Up Close will resume its regular programming with the next episode.
Dr Rony Duncan - is a Medical Ethicist at the Centre for Adolescent Health at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute.
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Episode 30, 11 MIN 50 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Love Life of the Mountain Brushtail Possum
Behavioural ecologist Dr Jenny Martin explains how studying Australia's Mountain Brushtail Possum has helped us understand how ecological change affects animal mating behaviour. This is the second of our "Summer Season of Science" mini series. With Up Close science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Dr Jenny Martin - is an Ecological Zoologist with the Department of Zoology
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