Best Acem Media Podcasts (2024)

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Building Blocks of the Universe - with Professor Alessandro Sfondrini 39:07

15h ago39:07

39:07

This episode of The Random Sample gives you a glimpse into some of the mathematics and physics that is used to understand the building blocks of the universe. A research program at the MATRIX mathematical research institute earlier this year explored the deep connections between mathematics, quantum field theory, and string theory. One of the organ…

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Using maths to explore the music of Taylor Swift - with Dr Nathan Garland 37:54

12d ago37:54

37:54

We admit it - even The Random Sample can't resist the hype around the world's biggest music star - Taylor Swift. Almost on a dare from his wife - and to make a point with his students - Griffith University's Dr Nathan Garland decided to open up his mathematical toolkit and explore the music of Taylor Swift. In this episode, Nathan tells us what he …

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Selvutvikling med Acem-meditasjon 0:50

19d ago0:50

0:50

Podcasten gir en kort introduksjon til selvutvikling med Acem-meditasjon. Dekker utforskning, tydeliggjøring, resultater, prosess og selvutvikling.Innlest av Jan Dalchow.By Acem Media

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Grunninstruksjon I Acem-meditasjon 2:07

19d ago2:07

2:07

Podcasten gir en kort beskrivelse av grunninstruksen i Acem-meditasjon. Beskriver sittestilling, selve instruksjonen og ledig bruk av oppmerksomhet.Innlest av Jan Dalchow.By Acem Media

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Om Acem-meditasjon 1:00

19d ago1:00

1:00

Podcasten gir en kort introduksjon av hva Acem-meditasjon er.Drøfter bl.a sittestilling, grunninnstruksjon, ledig bruk av oppmerksomhet, resultater, selvutvikling og økt frihet.Innlest av Jan Dalchow.By Acem Media

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Hva er Acem? 2:26

19d ago2:26

2:26

Podcasten gir en kortfattet, oppsummerende beskrivelse av Acems bakgrunn, formål og organisering.Innlest av Jan Dalchow.By Acem Media

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KÖRPERMEDITATION 10:01

5M ago10:01

10:01

Die Körpermeditation wird im Liegen oder Sitzen durchgeführt. Leicht durchführbar. Bietet Ruhe und Entspannung, durch Aufmerksamkeit auf Atem und Körper.By Acem Media

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Why Host a Podcast?! 51:25

5M ago51:25

51:25

In this episode, The Random Sample switches things up a bit. The people who usually ask the questions on this podcast, our hosts, are actually our guests.We explore why these researchers wanted to also become podcasters and what they’ve learnt along the way by hosting this podcast. Our hosts turned guests for this episode are: Rose Crocker is an ap…

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The Maths of Wi-Fi with Professor David Skellern 50:49

6M ago50:49

50:49

It’s hard to imagine a time before Wi-Fi – or what we’d do without it. Especially, if you’re under the age of 25. But thanks to the work of some brilliant Australian scientists, wireless internet is a part of our everyday lives. Our guest for this episode is Professor David Skellern, one of the Australian scientists who won the race in the late 199…

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Emerging Leaders in Statistics 53:16

6M ago53:16

53:16

This episode of The Random Sample introduces you to three brilliant statisticians! The three have been selected to present the inaugural Horizon Lectures at the upcoming Australian Statistical Conference next month. The Statistical Society of Australia established the Horizon Lecture awards for this year’s conference to recognise emerging leaders i…

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Superstars of STEM 50:24

7M ago50:24

50:24

There is still a lot of work to do before Australian girls and women have an equal opportunity to learn, work and engage in STEM. So says the Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources. The Department’s 2023 STEM Equity Monitor shows that: Women make up 37% of enrolments in university STEM courses. Only 15% of STEM-qualif…

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Kropsmeditation (dansk) 29:48

7M ago29:48

29:48

Kropsmeditation - instruktion på dansk. Kan udføres liggende, eller evt. siddende. Nem at udføre. Giver afspænding og overskud ved hjælp af opmærksomhed rettet mod krop og åndedrætBy Acem Media

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What you need to know about Referendum Polling with Professor Simon Jackman 40:59

8M ago40:59

40:59

On Saturday, October 14th, Australians head to the polls to decide the Voice to Parliament Referendum. In this episode, we’re not looking at the referendum, but rather the polling around it. Plus, what makes referendum polling different to polling in a regular election. Our guest is Professor Simon Jackman from the University of Sydney. Professor J…

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Acem Breathing Meditation 6:49

8M ago6:49

6:49

Acem Breathing MeditationWelcome to a session of Acem Breathing Meditation. In this session, you will learn how to direct your awareness lightly and effortlessly to your breathing, and experience how this induces relaxation.This meditation exercise has been developed by Are Holen and Øyvind Ellingsen, both are Professor Emeritus of medicine at the …

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Acem Body Meditation 11:00

8M ago11:00

11:00

Welcome to a session of Acem Body Meditation. In this session, you will learn how to direct your awareness lightly and effortlessly to various parts of your body, one area of the body at a time, and experience how this induces relaxation. This meditation exercise has been developed by Are Holen and Øyvind Ellingsen, both are Professor Emeritus of m…

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Communicating Statistics & Probability with Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal 46:44

8M ago46:44

46:44

Have you ever seen something on the news or in your social media feed and think, what are the odds of that happening? University of Toronto Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal is the author of the book, “Struck by Lightning – the Curious World of Probabilities”. In it, he explores how we should look at the randomness all around us and in the world, and why…

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Cracking the Code on the Spread of Mis-and-Disinformation on Social Media 44:54

9M ago44:54

44:54

For many of us, we rely on social media to get a lot of the information we’re interested in. But how does all that information move across these different platforms? It’s a question that researchers in the data and mathematical sciences at The University of Adelaide have been studying for years. Included in that research is the study of how misinfo…

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Can Water Compute? With Professor Eva Miranda 44:29

9M ago44:29

44:29

Here’s something weird to think about. Can fluids think? No, we’re not talking about a liquid metal shape-shifting creature like what we saw in Terminator 2. We’re asking, can fluid systems make computations? In this episode, we chat with Professor Eva Miranda, head of the Laboratory of Geometry and Dynamical Systems at the Polytechnic University o…

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Industry PhDs 45:49

9M ago45:49

45:49

Sometimes interesting research starts with a question faced by industry. That question may lead to other questions – and maybe even shine light on a broader research problem not specific to that industry. Collaboration between academia and industry allows researchers to identify and explore these new and interesting problems. One way that’s being d…

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On the Road at the ISI World Statistics Congress 48:18

10M ago48:18

48:18

This is a special edition of The Random Sample! We’re on the road at the World Statistics Congress taking place from 15-20 July in Ottawa, Canada. The Congress is put on by International Statistical Institute (ISI) and is the largest congress worldwide for statisticians and data scientists. In this podcast, we hear from Stephen Penneck, ISI Preside…

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Open-sourcing Data Science Education with Professor Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel 51:28

11M ago51:28

51:28

Our guest is Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, a Professor in the Department of Statistical Science at Duke University in the United States. Mine’s work is so much more than just educating students about statistics and data science. She’s a big proponent of what she calls ‘open education’, the open source sharing of how stats and data science are taught, and …

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Talking Maths & Conservation with Professor Hugh Possingham 49:58

12M ago49:58

49:58

For three decades, University of Queensland Professor Hugh Possingham has combined his two passions – mathematics and nature – into a career dedicated to making an impact with conservation efforts around the world. Hugh recently completed a two-year term as Queensland’s Chief Scientist. He served as Chief Scientist of the Nature Conservancy, is the…

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Law & Stats: What's a Statistician Doing in Court 44:31

1y ago44:31

44:31

Ever watch a TV courtroom drama where they question an expert witness? Chances are, you’ve never seen an actor portray an expert witness who is a statistician. But statisticians can have a big impact inside real courtrooms. Our guest is Professor Ian Gordon, Director of the Statistical Consulting Centre at The University of Melbourne. Among the con…

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Gravitational Waves: From Theory to Discovery 41:24

1y ago41:24

41:24

100 years after Albert Einstein predicted their existence, scientists in 2015 detected gravitational waves for the first time ever. The historic discovery was the culmination of decades of research and hard work. In this episode, we explore the importance of gravitational waves and the theoretical and technological efforts that allowed researchers …

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Optimisation: The Intelligence Behind AI 34:46

1y ago34:46

34:46

We explore the field of discrete optimisation and how industries and companies use it to make decisions for complex problems. Our guest is Monash University Professor Peter Stuckey, a pioneer in constraint programming (CP) which is a powerful approach to solving discrete optimisation problems. Professor Stuckey explains why he believes optimisation…

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The Future is Now: Building Better Climate Models 39:12

1y ago39:12

39:12

It’s one of the most pressing, if not the most pressing, question facing scientists: what impact is climate change having on our planet’s future? In this episode, we chat with world-renowned climate researcher Professor Lisa Alexander from UNSW who is helping answer that question with her research to understand and build better climate models. Our …

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Large Language Models & ChatGPT 47:00

1y ago47:00

47:00

Since its release in late 2022, Open AI’s Chat G-P-T has most everyone talking about it, and even trying it. Schools, universities, and businesses are scrambling to figure out how it can be used, or whether to even ban its use. But here at The Random Sample, we’ll leave that debate to others, at least for now. Instead, we’d rather take a look under…

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The WiDS Global Movement 51:32

1y ago51:32

51:32

There's a global movement underway to tackle gender equity issues in Data Science. In 2015, Women in Data Science, or WiDS, was created. What started out as a conference at Stanford University has now grown into a worldwide initiative, with events in more than 200 countries, including Australia. In this episode, we chat with the Co-founder and Exec…

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The AMSI-ANZIAM Distinguished Lecturer: Prof Konstantin Avrachenkov 45:30

1+ y ago45:30

45:30

Every two years, Australia’s applied mathematics community invites a distinguished international academic to speak at universities across Australia. This year, the AMSI-ANZIAM Distinguished Lecturer is Professor Konstantin Avrachenkov, Director of Research at France’s National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, or INRIA. The …

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Building Blocks of the Universe - with Professor Alessandro Sfondrini 39:07

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Using maths to explore the music of Taylor Swift - with Dr Nathan Garland 37:54

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Selvutvikling med Acem-meditasjon 0:50

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Grunninstruksjon I Acem-meditasjon 2:07

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Om Acem-meditasjon 1:00

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Hva er Acem? 2:26

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KÖRPERMEDITATION 10:01

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Why Host a Podcast?! 51:25

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The Maths of Wi-Fi with Professor David Skellern 50:49

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Emerging Leaders in Statistics 53:16

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Superstars of STEM 50:24

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Kropsmeditation (dansk) 29:48

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What you need to know about Referendum Polling with Professor Simon Jackman 40:59

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Acem Breathing Meditation 6:49

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Acem Body Meditation 11:00

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Communicating Statistics & Probability with Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal 46:44

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Cracking the Code on the Spread of Mis-and-Disinformation on Social Media 44:54

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Can Water Compute? With Professor Eva Miranda 44:29

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Industry PhDs 45:49

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On the Road at the ISI World Statistics Congress 48:18

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Open-sourcing Data Science Education with Professor Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel 51:28

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Talking Maths & Conservation with Professor Hugh Possingham 49:58

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Law & Stats: What's a Statistician Doing in Court 44:31

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Gravitational Waves: From Theory to Discovery 41:24

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Optimisation: The Intelligence Behind AI 34:46

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The Future is Now: Building Better Climate Models 39:12

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Large Language Models & ChatGPT 47:00

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The WiDS Global Movement 51:32

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The AMSI-ANZIAM Distinguished Lecturer: Prof Konstantin Avrachenkov 45:30

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