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October 1, 2012

Snail snorkels and authentic science


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Therese Chen reports on Eunuchs and tooth patches,
Ian Woolf reports on chocolate memories for pond snails.
Oliver Featherston speaks with Michael Kasumovic about his prize-winning research into male sexual strategies,
Ian Woolf speaks with Professor Gabriela Weaver about enaging undergrad students in authentic ongoing scientific research CASPiE
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


October 8, 2012

Hybrids, Healing Fat, Snap tentacles


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Arwen Cross reports on how climate change is leading to Grizzly bear and Polar bear hybrids,
Ian Woolf reports on how stem cells from fat is being sold to treat osteoarthritis,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on a carnivorous plant with tentacles that catapult insects,
Ian Woolf reports on using mobile phone to track traffic congestion, and you.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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October 15, 2012

Singing mice, Ig Nobles, MooresCloud


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Live special edition of Diffusion! Julie-Anne Popple reports on DNA half-life with expert comments from Dr Simon Ho from the University of Sydney, and on singing mice. Arwen Cross, Oliver Featherstone, Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple discuss the Ignobel awards for 2012. We re-play our favourite "In the name of science" interview for 2012, with Dave McElroy talking about seastar sex and global warming. Ian Woolf interviews Mark Pesce about devices that talk with you. Presented and produced by Julie-Anne Popple with technical assistance from Miles Martignoni.

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October 22, 2012

Cute science, Smart slime and Beard beer


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Ian Woolf reports on Cute Science, Beard beer, Alpha Centauri B's planet and HIV milk - with comments from Julie-Anne Popple and Arwen Cross.
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Chris Reid, a biologist from the University of Sydney, about the memory of slime moulds.
Presented by Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf



October 29, 2012

Roulette, Nobels, Rocking Science


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Therese Chen reports on profiting from the physics of Roulette.
Ian Woolf reviews "The Eudaemonic Pie" by Thomas Bass about a group of physicists winning at roulette with shoe computers in the 1970's.
Ian Woolf reports on Disney's patent for an interactive cake.
Ian Woolf reports on Drones that are printed in 3D including the electronics.
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Darren Vogrig about making Science Rock with Ologism.
Ian Woolf reports on the Nobel prizes in Chemistry, Medicine and Physics for 2012.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


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