Want to use STEM to build a better, brighter future? You better listen up! The world of STEM is rapidly changing, just like you will be.

In this episode, we speak to politicians, journalists, researchers, lecturers, event planners, and students about the big picture - that is, how STEM fits into society and the world beyond. So if you’re curious about where STEM research ends up once a paper is published, or how interactive experiments can help make the world smarter, our influential guests have all the answers.

Also in this episode, student Rebecca Vincent reverse engineers sunscreen - perhaps one of the most important STEM contributions to society yet.

GUESTS:

Ellen Sandell, Australian politician, State Member of Parliament, Melbourne

Kate Ravillious, Science journalist from the UK

Dr Emma Burrows, NHMRC-ARC dementia research development fellow

Dominic Hare, Associate Professor at The Florey Institute

Ryan Kelly, Research fellow in the Interaction Design Lab

Rebecca Vincent, an engineering student at the University of Melbourne

Kristian Camilleri, Lecturer in the History and Philosophy of Science

Fiona Fidler, History and Philosophy of Science

Darrin Durrant, Historical and Philosophical Studies

Renee Beale, Victorian Science Week Lead and Engagement Manager

LINKS:

Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Microsoft Research Centre for Social Natural User Interfaces

Biometric Mirror

The History and Philosophy of Science Program

School of BioSciences

The ‘Just Says in Mice’ Twitter account

FactBar

National Science Week

study.unimelb.edu.au

CREDITS:Guest Host: Catriona Nguyen RobertsonEpisode Host/Supervising Producer/Science Advisor: Dr. Andi HorvathProducer/Editor: Buffy GorrillaAssistant Producer: Silvi Vann-WallAdditional Editing: Arch Cuthbertson

CONTACT:podcasting-team@unimelb.edu.au