23 min
Growing pop cultures Secret Life of STEM
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- Education
Futurists often use popular science-fiction stories to predict future STEM trends. Many technologies previously seen only on Star Trek and similar shows have now become everyday objects, like the iPad. Can you think of something you use today that might have come out of a sci-fi movie in the past?
Also in this episode, we ask who or what inspired you to undertake STEM studies - did you have
a favourite science character growing up? Or perhaps it was your teacher! We brought in the
hosts of sci-fi radio program Zero G to help us look at the sci-fi movies that inspire people in
STEM. We also went to a student BBQ to survey today’s undergrads about who inspired them -
and their answers may surprise you!
This episode’s reverse engineering is presented by Henry Duffield, who deep dives into AI and
machine learning
GUESTS:
Rob Jan, presenter and co-producer of ‘Zero G’, fiction, fantasy and historical radio on 3RRR FM.
Megan McKeough, co-presenter of Zero G on 3RRR FM.
Dr Emma Burrows, NHMRC-ARC dementia research development fellow.
Henry Duffield, Bachelor of Science Student at the University of Melbourne.
LINKS:
Zero G on RRR
Spirit and Opportunity - NASA's Mars Exploration Program
An exploratory study of the relationship of Science-Fiction and Human-computer Interaction
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health - Florey
The Draw-A-Scientist-Test (DAST)
Science Students Society
CREDITS:
Guest Host: Danielle Goulopoulos
Episode Host/Supervising Producer/Science Advisor: Dr. Andi Horvath
Producer/Editor: Buffy Gorrilla
Assistant Producer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Additional Editing: Arch Cuthbertson
CONTACT:
podcasting-team@unimelb.edu.au
Futurists often use popular science-fiction stories to predict future STEM trends. Many technologies previously seen only on Star Trek and similar shows have now become everyday objects, like the iPad. Can you think of something you use today that might have come out of a sci-fi movie in the past?
Also in this episode, we ask who or what inspired you to undertake STEM studies - did you have
a favourite science character growing up? Or perhaps it was your teacher! We brought in the
hosts of sci-fi radio program Zero G to help us look at the sci-fi movies that inspire people in
STEM. We also went to a student BBQ to survey today’s undergrads about who inspired them -
and their answers may surprise you!
This episode’s reverse engineering is presented by Henry Duffield, who deep dives into AI and
machine learning
GUESTS:
Rob Jan, presenter and co-producer of ‘Zero G’, fiction, fantasy and historical radio on 3RRR FM.
Megan McKeough, co-presenter of Zero G on 3RRR FM.
Dr Emma Burrows, NHMRC-ARC dementia research development fellow.
Henry Duffield, Bachelor of Science Student at the University of Melbourne.
LINKS:
Zero G on RRR
Spirit and Opportunity - NASA's Mars Exploration Program
An exploratory study of the relationship of Science-Fiction and Human-computer Interaction
The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health - Florey
The Draw-A-Scientist-Test (DAST)
Science Students Society
CREDITS:
Guest Host: Danielle Goulopoulos
Episode Host/Supervising Producer/Science Advisor: Dr. Andi Horvath
Producer/Editor: Buffy Gorrilla
Assistant Producer: Silvi Vann-Wall
Additional Editing: Arch Cuthbertson
CONTACT:
podcasting-team@unimelb.edu.au
23 min