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Episode 79, 22 MIN 09 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
A Hole in the Head: Phineas Gage Revisited
Phineas Gage appears in virtually every introductory Psychology textbook. But very little is known about his life after the horrific accident in which an iron bar was shot through his brain. By painstakingly tracking down and assembling documented evidence, Prof Malcolm Macmillian pieces together Phineas' post-accident life and discusses how the Phineas Gage story informs the treatment of patients suffering frontal lobe injury and the nature of the brain. With host Jennifer Cook.
Prof Malcolm Macmillan - School of Behavioural Science, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, and Fellow of the American Psychological Society
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Episode 78, 35 MIN 31 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Accounting for Imams
In this episode, three conversations on imams and educators in Muslim communities. Host Jacky Angus speaks to author and lawyer Irfan Yusuf about the roles and predicaments of imams in Australia and elsewhere; to researcher Anisa Buckley on imams and their role in marriage and divorce; and to educator Dr Eeqbal Hassim on getting school teachers up to speed on Muslim issues.
Dr Eeqbal Hassim - Director Opus Magnum, and consultant to the National Centre for Excellence for Islamic Studies
Irfan Yusuf - Lawyer, social commentator, blogger and author
Anisa Buckley - PhD candidate at Asia Institute
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Episode 77, 28 MIN 19 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Searching for Russia's Future in Its Past
Prof Leslie Holmes and former Ambassador Leslie Rowe discuss how Russia's past influences this great nation's future. With host Jennifer Cook.
Prof Leslie Holmes - School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
Leslie Rowe - Vice President of the Australian Institute for International Affairs and former Australian ambassador to Australian Ambassador to the Russian Federation
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Episode 76, 23 MIN 24 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
A Sea of Sound: Dr Ros Bandt
Sound artist, musician, researcher and educator Dr Ros Bandt discusses aural environments, the sculpting of sound, her recent works and musical inspirations. With host Jacky Angus.
Due to licensing arrangements on some of the music contained in this episode, on-demand streaming is not available for this episode. You may continue to download the mp3 file or subscribe to the podcast.
Dr Ros Bandt - Sound Artist, Researcher and Educator at the Australian Centre and the Victorian College of the Arts, the University of Melbourne
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Episode 75, 25 MIN 44 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Human Judgement and Investment Manias
From the tulip bulb mania in the 17th century to collateralized
debt obligations more recently, Prof Charles Noussair and Dr Tom Wilkening outline the sometimes questionable human judgement of risk and reward. With host Jennifer Cook.
Charles Noussair - Professor of Economics, Tilburg University, Netherlands, and Adjunct Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
Dr Tom Wilkening - Lecturer, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Episode 74, 20 MIN 39 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Broadcasting hope among refugees in East Africa
Elias Nyatete describes how Tanzanian media outlet Radio Kwizera has been an important source of information and hope for refugees in recent and current East African conflicts. With host Jacky Angus.
Elias Mokua Nyatete - Former Director of Radio Kwizera in Tanzania, PhD candidate in the University of Melbourne’s School of Culture and Communication, and Jesuit Brother.
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Episode 73, 22 MIN 01 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Al Jazeera statecraft: New media as public diplomacy tools
Journalism professor Phillip Seib of the University of Southern California discusses public diplomacy via broadcast and digital media, and its success -- or otherwise -- in the Middle East and elsewhere. Prof Seib delivered the keynote speech at the Journalism in the 21st Century Conference on July 16, 2009. The conference was organized by the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. With host Jacky Angus.
Philip Seib - Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy, and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California
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Episode 72, 34 MIN 45 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
The Fourth Rise of China
Prof Wang Gungwu and Dr Pradeep Taneja examine the latest rise of China in its historic, economic and strategic dimensions. With host Jennifer Cook.
Prof Wang Gungwu - Chairman of the East Asian Institute, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University, and former Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong University.
Dr Pradeep Taneja - Lecturer at the School of Social and Political Sciences, the University of Melbourne
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Episode 71, 26 MIN 28 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Widows of Injecting Drug Users in North East India
In the conservative societies of Nagaland and Manipur, widows of injecting drug users are often HIV positive, poor and stigmatized. Dr Michelle Kermode and Prarthna Dayal from the Nossal Insitute for Global Health discuss an intervention program to improve mental health of these women. With host Jennifer Cook.
Dr Michelle Kermode - Senior Research Fellow at the Nossal Institute for Global Health
Prarthna Dayal - Senior Program Officer for the South Asia Program at the Nossal Institute for Global HealthPrarthna Dayal is a Senior Program Officer responsible for Nossal’s South Asia program.
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Episode 70, 36 MIN 28 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Drug Use, HIV and Harm Reduction in North East India
Manipur and Nagaland are two states in North East India that share a border with Burma. While these states are so remote that few foreign nationals have visited them, they are beset with high rates of HIV infection and injecting drug use. Assoc Prof Peter Deutschmann, Dr Michelle Kermode and Prarthna Dayal from the Nossal Institute for Global Health take us on their journey of implementing harm reduction programs in these communities. With host Jennifer Cook.
Assoc Prof Peter Deutschmann - Associate Director of the Nossal Institute for Global Health, and the Executive Director of the Australian International Health Institute
Dr Michelle Kermode - Senior Research Fellow at the Nossal Institute for Global Health
Prarthna Dayal - Senior Program Officer for the South Asia Program at the Nossal Institute for Global Health
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