The Antipodean Podcast
technology, biotechnology, Innovation and other deliberations
 
Topics Covered:
  1. Podcast and coverage from the Successful Innovation Workshop 2006
  2. Interview with Metrioo - Mesh Wireless in Australia?
  3. Qantas worries about Dell laptops
  4. Update on Unwired - wireless network in Australia
  5. Comments on the 2006 Eureka awards for Science
  6. Aussie Maths genius awarded major prize
Podsafe music this week: Evans Essence from Anne Farnsworth
Direct download: APC_2006-08-26_The_Wireless_Edition.mp3
Category: Technology -- posted at: 10:59 PM
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Topics covered:
  1. Federal Government moves to stem cells concience vote
  2. Motorola plugs WiMax in Australia
  3. Wifi to spread to remote regions
  4. Competition hots up in Melbourne wireless space
  5. Update on lost moon landings tapes
  6. US satellite protection plan a threat to HF radio and GPS signals in Australia and New Zealand
  7. Australia formed by continental collison
  8. Hot rocks as an alternative energy source
  9. Solar power advances
  10. Antarctic snow fall levels warn of faulty climate change models
  11. More on Australia's prehistoric creatures - new details revealed
  12. Aussie farmers asked to report ugly sheep in new genetics study
  13. Bovine genome mapped
  14. NZ: Pakeha love gene claimed
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Podsafe music this week: 'Saturday morning' by Anne Farnsworth
Direct download: APC_2006-08-19_Science_and_techology_news.mp3
Category: Science &Technology Update -- posted at: 10:14 PM
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Topics Covered:
  1. Telstra finally abandons Fibre to the node project and all G9 groups bluff to roll out alternaive network
  2. Telstra announces $1 billions loss for past year
  3. Telstra crticised for bonus to its CEO
  4. Federal government claims Australian well served for fast broadband
  5. Telstra aims for dominance in Wireless sector
  6. Aussie census goes well online
  7. Sydney ranks 6th in MacBurger index
  8. Universities seeking more R&D funding
  9. Educators encouraged to embrace Web 2.0, and lectures as podcasts a big hit with students
  10. Check out Zapr - new online file transfer made easy
  11. CSIRO unveils new fire-proof plastic polymer
  12. Is the Y chromosome about to disappear and spanw a new species?
  13. Controversy over Maori violence gene claim
  14. Western Australia to create population DNA databank
  15. Seeing shoes for the blind
  16. Breast cancer genes breakthrough
  17. New trial for melanoma treatment
  18. Gene silenced rye grass reduces hayfever
  19. Diabetes-kidney disease link
  20. News from New Zealand - Kiwi fruit reduces cancer risk and New drug to treat neurological disorders
  21. RSS may harbor security risks
  22. Happy Birthday IBM - PC turns 25.
  23. Pandora Radio check out Earl Mardles interview with founder Tim Westergren at A Networked World
  24. Check out Blubrry
  25. Visit In Dialogue for the latest Podcast interview with BioPower
This weeks music from the Podsafe Music Network is: Ben Street Blues by Justice on a Budget
Direct download: APC_2006-08-12_IT_Turmoil_in_Australia.mp3
Category: Science &Technology Update -- posted at: 2:13 AM
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Topics covered:
  1. Telstra's 3G broadband network hits the wall as serious concerns raised about viablility of the Ericsson platform chosen
  2. Telstra's Fibre to the node netwok stalls as impasse reached with regulator.
  3. Smaller Aussie IPSs reducing speed to due to Telstra DSLAM charges increase
  4. ABC breakfast radio interview on Aussie broadband issues - Partial snapshot; full mp3 can be downloaded here: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/bst_20060801.mp3
  5. Satellite technology foils car thieves in Sydney
  6. New trojan virus (A311) infects 10000 Aussie computers - not esily detected or removed.
  7. Aussie companies get $34M in government grants for R&D
  8. New Zealand Agbiotech sector and novel products on show at major biotech conference in Melbourne next week.
  9. No link between head-brain size and intelligence.
  10. Clouds over Antarctica warn of global warning.
  11. No link between dairy foods and prostate cancer
  12. Dingos and cane toads
  13. The perfect tech egg timer
  14. New marine fossils
  15. Update on the happiness index
Music played: From the Podsafe Music Network, skidmarks by Peopod
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