Einstein a Go Go

Guest: Dr Robyn Leeson, Program Manager for the EPA.
Some of our long-term listeners might remember Robyn as Robyn Girl Wonder, former prominent EAGG crew member in the 1990’s!

http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/

New basic element for electronic circuits — The ‘Memristor’ could give computers memories that don’t forget. HP has announced that researchers from HP Labs, the company’s central research facility, have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. (ScienceDaily, BBC)

All the world’s a garden for night-time guerrillas — They work in the dead of night, armed with seed bombs, chemical weapons and pitchforks. Their aim: to beautify. An army of self-styled Guerrilla Gardeners is growing across the world, fighting to transform urban wastelands into horticultural havens. (The Age here and here, ABC)

Other stories: (listen to the podcast)
- Smelly insect signals.
- Discover how to create your own element name.
- How to dust away your distress.
- How to work off that chocolate biscuit.

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Direct podcast download: Einstein-A-Go-Go-20080504.mp3