This episode of the Particle Podcast is not like the others...because we are interviewing our host, Rose Kerr! Join guest host Zaya Altangerel, as she learns more about Rose and her journey from the world of botany to the world of broadcast journalism. 

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. You can find more of our content at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

This bonus Particle Podcast episode is all about a love of data. It’s at the core of problem solving and Michael Messineo’s YouTube career. He made time in his sleepless schedule to chat to us about lasers, reality tv, YouTube drama, tech, engineering and space.  

You can find Mike’s podcast “Jumping in an Elevator” on Spotify and his videos on YouTube. Just search for Mike’s Mic.  

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

In this bonus Particle Podcast episode, we chat to a future doctor. Who’s also the partner of a future doctor. And the daughter of a current doctor. Phew! It’s a lot of medicine.

This week we are joined by the lovely Jodilee Tangarorang who is a student at the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia. We chat about staying focused on goals and unexpected life experiences.

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

For the grand finale of season 3 of the Particle Podcast, we are joined by preparator Francis "Chuckie" Raven who works in taxidermy. He stopped by to chat about the role of taxidermy in conservation, and how working with death has changed his outlook on life.

The podcast will be back with a special summer season soon. In the mean time, if you've got any questions about surfing, Christmas or bushfires, send us an email at particle@scitech.org.au - we will try and include your questions as we make the episodes!

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

Max Anderson Loake is an up and coming mathematician using big data to solve big problems. This year, he's been recognised as a Rhodes scholar - for both his studies and all the other stuff he does - and trust us, it's a lot. Today he stops by the Particle Podcast to tell us how he balances it all.

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

How do you put a price on frolicking dolphins? How much will people pay for clean air? And is converting it all into dollars and cents an insult to science?

This week on the podcast, environmental economist Abbie Rogers gives us her two cents on how to make sure our environment gets taken into account.

You can find Abbie on Twitter @ abbierogers84 and if you want to know more about her research area you can find environmental economics at UWA on Twitter also @ SAgE_UWA @ AREatUWA.

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

This week we are joined by Robyn Shaw, ecologist and conservation geneticist who uses DNA analysis as a tool to monitor populations of native wildlife. She joins the Particle Podcast to chat about all the wonders our environment has to offer, and whether we should create a Jurassic Park style future for ourselves.

You can find Robyn on Twitter @ RobsShaw or Instagram @ robyn.shhh At home strawberry DNA extraction https://imb.uq.edu.au/files/32865/Strawberry%20DNA%20Extraction.pdf

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy Halloween Particle Podcast listeners! We are celebrating the spooky day by chatting to Dr Leanda Mason about trapdoor spiders. Listen in to have all your fears debunked and fall in love with the not-so-creepy crawlies.

You can follow Leanda on twitter @ Mygal_Lady and read more about her work on her website https://leanda.life/

Particle Podcast is about science and the people who just love it. It's produced and presented by Rose Kerr (@rosie.zkerr). You can find more Particle at particle.scitech.org.au or @ParticleWA on Twitter and Instagram.