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The future is important! But what should be the most pressing future concerns for humanity? In a subversion of the usual format, Jack is joined by his grandparents, Sally and Philip Brentnall, to chat about the future and how it relates to clim
Are we alone in the solar system? Jack is joined by Alastair Tait to chat about life on Mars and other places in our solar system. Alastair is a PhD student at Monash University in Melbourne, where he studies planetary geology and meteorites. Y
Mathematics: it's more important than you might think. Jack is joined by Matthew Mack to discuss the trouble with teaching maths, the relationship betweens maths and science, and why blockbuster movies don't feature mad mathematicians. Matthew
Jack sits down with Bren Carruthers to chat about the big, bad world of journalism, touching on science, climate change and politics. Bren is a graduate student at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. A self-descr
Jack sits down with Will Farr (again!) to chat about the science and science-fiction of asteroids. Will has a degree in electrical and electronic engineering, and is interested in the technology of energy generation. This episode was recorded i
Jack sits down with Sarah Murphy and Andy Cutting to chat about teaching science to school children. Sarah is a high-school science teacher with a background in biotechnology and analytical chemistry, and Andy is a PhD student in developmental
Jack sits down with Brady Clarke to chat about the influence of technology on music. Brady is a Melbourne-based musician and writer who wears a lot of turtlenecks and likes coffee. When he's not destroying his personal brand on social media, he
Jack sits down with Jessica Pletcher to chat about working in science. Jess has worked in the biotech industry for the last 8 years in a variety of roles. She will not be disclosing what she does in any detail because she signed a whole bunch o
Jack sits down with Ted Janet to chat about the process of thinking critically about modern narrative television. Ted is a writer for screen and comics, and has worked for local production companies such as Revolution Pictures and the Picture T
Jack sits down with Jonathan Meddings to chat about the controversy surrounding infant male circumcision. Jonathan holds a degree in medical science with honours from James Cook University and is currently a student of philosophy and politics a
Jack sits down with Sarah McBride to chat about religious themes in fiction. When she's not co-hosting The Pseudoscientists podcast, Sarah is a medical student at Monash University. She suffers from crippling addictions to caffeine and Tumblr.
Jack sits down with Nicola McCaskill to chat about the complex topic of improving science education. Nicola is a 4th year Arts (Journalism)/Science (Immunology) student at Monash University. Her life dream is to help see through changes in the
Jack sits down with Toni Henderson to chat about the science and culture of wine. Toni is a Masters of Earth Sciences student at The University of Melbourne where she has also undertaken short study into wine culture and science. With the same
Jack sits down with Holly Jones to chat about the necessity and complexities of public health. Holly is in her last year of an undergraduate degree in biochemistry and Spanish at the University of Melbourne, and spends most of her time drinking
Jack sits down with Millie Scanlan to chat about lots of various little things (aka. nothing). Millie is Jack's 17 year-​​old sister and just finished her second-​​last year of high school. She probably wants to be a doctor or something, she ha
Jack sits down with Luke Weston to chat about the risks, technologies, public perception and misconceptions of nuclear power. Luke is a freelance writer, physicist and electronics and computer systems engineer, and has contributed to the Young
Jack sits down with Tess Armstrong to chat about talkback radio, podcasting and the difference between speech and text. Tess is a writer, presenter and radio producer who currently works for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Melb
Jack sits down with Renee Webster to chat about techniques and applications of chemical separation. Renee is an analytical chemist whose work focuses on the separation of fuels and lubricants, but she's also been involved with CSIRO's Scientist
Jack sits down with Tom Lang to chat about biological comedy, particularly his 2013 Melbourne Fringe Festival show Love, Factually. Tom is a science communicator, comedian, writer and board game enthusiast. He’s also a regular panelist on The P
Jack sits down with James Fodor to chat about the best way to disagree with somebody. James is the President of the University of Melbourne Secular Society, studying for a Bachelor of Science and has a particular interest in science communicati
Jack sits down with Will Farr to chat about scientific expertise, engineering, pseudoscience and Nobel Prizes. Will is an electrical engineering student at Swinburne University of Technology, with interests in climate change, nuclear energy, sc
Jack sits down with Jessie Browne to chat about climate change. Jessie is a 3rd year undergraduate geology student at the University of Melbourne with a keen interest in rocks and cats, and is involved in the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.
Welcome to Unfiltered Thoughts, the podcast where young people chat about big issues (and sometimes small ones) over coffee! I'm your host, Jack Scanlan, and it's great to have you on board. I assume you're on board. What's the show about? Why
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