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NICTA is enveloped by CSIRO by Ian Woolf,
Geraint Lewis talks about Black holes, worm holes, time machines and the EM drive,
Fletcher Thompson talks about his 3D printer designed for the classroom,
Red Shirt by Jonathan Coulton,
Production checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Professor Geraint Lewis at the Sydney Institute of Astronomy

Fletcher Thompson from Me 3D

Sydney Mini Maker Faire

CSIRO Data61
CSIRO Adrian Turner
NICTA now calls CSIRO home
‘I’d write a large cheque’: Atlassian’s proposal to save the Australian Technology Park in Sydney
CSIRO swallows NICTA to form Data61
Jobs for NSW
LinkedIn: David Thoadey
Wikipedia: David Thoadey
Former Telstra chief David Thodey appointed CSIRO chair
Adrian Turner's Blue Sky mining book
CSIRO swallows up NICTA to create Data61
CSIRO and NICTA merger to sprout start-up hubs, but jobs still at risk
Merged CSIRO and NICTA to become ‘Data61’
NICTA no more as CSIRO takes over
Up to 200 jobs could be lost as science bodies NICTA and CSIRO merge
Ex-Telstra chief David Thodey gets a $14.5m pay cheque
Telstra defends CEO's pay packet
Telstra CEO Calls for Shrinking of the Wage Gap
I can't defend my high salary, says Telstra CEO David Thodey

Jonathan Coulton

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Self-control or memory? by Ian Woolf
Professor Steve Cole explains the influence of personal experience on the regulation of your genes (part 1),
Chris from Create UNSW talks about live Pac man.
Put it to the test by They Might Be Giants,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Professor Steve Cole

UNSW Create

Inhibition-Induced Forgetting Results from Resource Competition between Response Inhibition and Memory Encoding Processes
Inhibition-Induced Forgetting: When More Control Leads to Less Memory
Researchers show how self-control can drain your memory banks
Self-control saps memory resources
Willpower is in your mind, not in a sugar cube, say Stanford scholars
Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control

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Daraprim: Profiteering in Big Pharma,
and memorable Ape TV by Ian Woolf,
Professor Steve Cole explains what to do about the effects of isolation and insecurity on the regulation of gene expression,
Steve Trygel talks about the Sydney University Maker Club.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Professor Steve Cole

Steve Trygel from Sydney University maker Club

Pharmaceutical Greed Villain Martin Shkreli Will Fight the Whole Internet
Company Acquires Rights To Drug Used By AIDS/Cancer Patients; Immediately Raises Per Pill Price From Under $14 To $750
Martin Shkreli Has One Idea, And It’s a Bad One
Market Exclusivity Is Sometimes Too Much
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals and Their Disgusting Business Strategy

Retrophin CEO Under Fire for Twitter Faux Pas
The Most Unconscionable Drug Price Hike I Have Yet Seen
Generic Drugs: Daraprim
FDA: Frequently Asked Questions on Patents and Exclusivity
Food-borne illness: Toxoplasma

Great Apes Make Anticipatory Looks Based on Long-Term Memory of Single Events
Chimps Like Movies Starring People in Ape Suits
Chimps like watching thriller movies starring people wearing ape suits: study

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The Eureka Prizes Secondary School division by Ian Woolf
- The Secret of the Appendix by Paige Bebee,
- Why are Concussions Bad for You? by Luke Cadorin-Taylor,
- Gravity Sucks, by Tom Downie and Harry Bebbington,
Professor Michael Burton crowd-funds MOPRA to map the Delta Quadrant of the Galaxy,
Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton,
Production Checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

#TeamMopra - Save the Mopra Telescope & Map the Milky Way
MOPRA Telescope
Mopra Survey
Mopra Central Molecular Zone survey

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

Jonathan Coulton