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Episode 49, 26 MIN 18 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
How We'll Fare in the Global Food Crisis
Prof Snow Barlow, the University of Melbourne, backgrounds the sharp rise in food prices, and looks at how science and technology may provide solutions in feeding an ever growing global population. Also, Prof Rajinder S. Sidhu from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India, discusses the impact of elevated food prices on Indian society. With Science host, Dr Shane Huntington.
Snow Barlow - Professor of Horticulture and Viticulture, and Associate Dean (Strategic Relationships) at the Melbourne School of Land and Environment.
Rajinder S. Sidhu - Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics and Sociology at Punjab Agricutlural University, Ludhiana, India
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Episode 48, 28 MIN 54 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Researching Indigenous Health in Australia and New Zealand
Professor Ian Anderson discusses contemporary approaches to health research and education for indigenous Australia. We also hear a New Zealand angle from Assoc Prof Papaarangi Reid of the University of Auckland. With host Jacky Angus.
Prof Ian Anderson - Chair of Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne
Assoc Prof Papaarangi Reid - Tumuaki (Maori Dean) in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland
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Episode 47, 19 MIN 35 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Carbon Capture and Storage Explained
Barry Hooper joins Up Close host Shane Huntington to outline emerging technologies for capturing and storing carbon dioxide.
Barry Hooper - Chief Technologist, Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)
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Episode 46, 23 MIN 36 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
The Human Hand in Climate Change
Nobel Peace Prize winner, Prof David Karoly calculates the human-caused contribution to climate change. With science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Prof David Karoly - School of Earth Sciences, and member of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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Episode 45, 21 MIN 54 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
21st Century Cosmology
Prof Rachel Webster takes us into the future of cosmology in a quest to discover our universe's past. With Science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Prof Rachel Webster - Astrophysics Group, School of Physics
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Episode 44, 22 MIN 40 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Ethics in Psychiatry and Medical Training
Prof Sidney Bloch speaks to Up Close host Jacky Angus about the development and role of ethics in psychiatric practice as well as in the education of doctors.
Sidney Bloch - Professor of Psychiatry, and Adjunct Professor of the Centre for Health and Society
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Episode 43, 26 MIN 13 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Ghassan Hage and the Weight of Words
Prof Ghassan Hage joins Up Close host Jacky Angus to discuss multiculturalism, identity in a globalising world, and the role of the intellectual.
Ghassan Hage - Future Generation Professor of Anthropology and Social Theory at the School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry.
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Episode 42, 23 MIN 17 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Alzheimer's Disease: Predictors and Early Intervention
Prof David Ames discusses predictors and early intervention of Alzheimer's Disease. With Up Close guest host Jennifer Cook.
David Ames - University of Melbourne Foundation Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age at St. George’s Hospital Kew, Director of the National Ageing Research Institute, and University of Melbourne Foundation Professor of Ageing and Health.
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Episode 41, 21 MIN 27 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Drinking The Same Water Twice -- Potable Water From Waste
Prof Peter Scales demystifies the process of recovering potable water from waste water, while Prof David Fox compares the cost of recycling with desalination. With Up Close science host Dr Shane Huntington.
Prof Peter Scales - Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Prof David Fox - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Episode 40, 19 MIN 59 SEC , MP3 FORMAT
Politics Meets Pop Culture In Indonesia
Anthropologist Dr Ariel Heryanto speaks to Up Close host Jacky Angus about how Indonesian pop culture both influences and is influenced by complex social and political forces.
Dr Ariel Heryanto - Convenor, Indonesian Program, Asia Institute
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