In my study - main bookcase The Study

A website by Craig Robertson

Welcome to The Study, a podcast site dedicated to the life of the mind, featuring interviews exploring the creative intellect in the lives of men and women working in the arts, humanities and sciences, conducted in their studies and studios.

Put your mind into the right frame (and test your sound setup) by playing some of the many beautiful sounds of water (1' 39" mp3, 772Kb).

Study News: We have implemented RSS feeds for The Study that will support iTunes and other subscribers; look for the subscribe link on the feed pages for the Interviews and IMS Notes series of podcasts. If you have trouble with the feeds, all podcasts are still available from individual interviewee pages (links below). Strongly recommend using latest versions of browsers for feeds: IE7, Firefox 3 and Safari 3 should work.

Interviews

In my study: notes

In my study - the window

Projects
In my study: the room, the garden
The Study on the move: the Bush Shack
The Study on the move: Mt. Terrible
Sarasvati: goddess of learning
Gondwana - how it got its name
Coming soon: The Cradle of Humankind
Links of interest

Coming soon: Christmas!  
Podcast No.12: Bill Compston, FRS
Geochronologist (In preparation)
Podcast No.11: Don Mathewson
Astronomer, radiophysicist
Podcast No.10: Rosemary Balmford
Retired judge and ornithologist
Podcast No.9: Joy Bear, AM
Solid state/mineral chemist
Podcast No.8: Geoff Lacey
Civil and environmental engineer, naturalist
Podcast No.7: Nancy Millis, AC
Microbiologist
Podcast No.6: Stan Farley
Painter and sculptor
Podcast No.5: Frank Kellaway
Poet, writer, painter
Podcast No.4: Jack Douglas
Geologist, palaeobotanist, sportsman
Podcast No.3: Nicola Stern
Archaeologist, musician
Podcast No.2: Peter Mathers
Novelist, playwright, artist
Podcast No.1: Martin Friedel
Scientist and composer

The links on the names are to an individual page for each program where there are notes about each interviewee and other information. The podcasts are all one hour or a bit less, and 12 - 14 Megabytes in size. See the Technical Page for more information on handling them.

Each interview is followed by a short section called "In my study: notes on etc." which concludes the podcast; I discuss various subjects and play the occasional mystery sound. See the individual pages for more information or click on the link to "In my study: notes" above to listen to these notes on their own.

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Bookshelf with Sarasvati
In my study - collections
In my study - collections: 1. Abalone shell; 2. Rocks from Gondwana; 3. Bones, stones and shells; 4. Rocks from Africa; 5. Rocks from Zhoukoudian, China

Works by Craig Robertson

Buckley's Hope: cover 2002

Buckley's Hope

For thirty-two years he survived in the wilderness, mainly because he was adopted by local Aboriginal tribes. Scribe Publications "An Australian classic." Barry Hill, The Age

Song of Gondwana: cover

Song of Gondwana

A science fantasy set in and dedicated to Victoria's wild southern coast and its bird life. Penguin Books "Intelligent and imaginative." Alan Wearne, The Age.

The Expedition: CD cover

The Expedition: a novel in multimedia

A scientific expedition searches for the origins of the first human occupation of Australia. Published on CD-ROM, with over 200 photos and around 30 sound and movie files.

The Study banner graphic by Cheryl Grant.

Please refer to The Study Copyright Notice. All material on this website, unless otherwise stated, is © Copyright Craig Robertson, 2007-2008
Last updated: 20 November, 2008