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May 2, 2016

Pulsar glitches and biological ageing


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Pulsar glitching and Biological Ageing

A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 1,
Jim Palfreyman talks about glitching pulsar discoveries, part 2.
Checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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The 'glitching' of the Vela pulsar
Temporal Evolution of the Vela Pulsar's Pulse Profile

Australian Biology of Ageing Conference
First Biology of Ageing Conference explores how to prolong life, maintain health

Fertility improved, infertility 'reversed' in mice: promising new research

May 9, 2016

RobotX Carp telepresence


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Carp! by Ian Woolf,
A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 2,
Jarrah Peddie talks about the RobotX competition and Underwater Autonomous Vehicles at CeBIT,
Jake Fountain returns to talk about Tele-presence and tele-soccer, at CeBIT.
I Feel Fantastic by Jonathan Coulton,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-04 12.46.51
Jarrah Peddie

2016-05-5
Jake Fountain

UON RobotX team


Using herpes virus to eradicate feral fish? Carp diem!
National Carp Control Plan


Jonathan Coulton

May 19, 2016

Slowing women's ageing


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Giant black hole announced in Parliament by Ian Woolf,
Judy Ford talks about slowing women's ageing - Part 1,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf


Dr Judy Ford
High-velocity OH megamasers in IRAS 20100-4156: Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole
Monster black hole 3 billion times the mass of the sun formed by trio of colliding galaxies
ASKAP test finds "monster" black hole

May 23, 2016

Solar racing and women's ageing part 2


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Australian science has become a political playground by Ian Woolf,
Part 2 of Judy Ford talking about slowing women's ageing,
Will Green talks about the Sunswift solar racer.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-5

2016-05-04 13.28.04
Sunswift solar racing

Dr Judy Ford
Judy Ford's EZ Fertility

CSIROstaffcount
Subtract the 2015 staff headcount from the 2013 staff headcount to get the number of jobs cut from CSIRO during the Abbott/Turnbull Government.

IPA 75 point plan for Australia
CSIRO Annual Reports
Coke trial a sweet start for Data61 spin-off Hivery
CSIRO cuts: Without climate modelling, we won't be able to adapt
Protect Research Rally (Diffusion)
CSIRO Freedom Of Information Log 2015-16
CSIRO cuts were about taking focus off 'public-good research', emails show
CSIRO's global reputation 'trashed' and new science body needed, Senate told
Global sea-level expert John Church made to walk the plank
CSIRO head Larry Marshal sued over technology firm collapse
If the CSIRO won't do research for the public good, who will?
Larry Marshall's reappointment agreed by Turnbull government but not made public
Science and Industry Research Act 1949

Secret recording of CSIRO Chief telling scientists only Governments can determine public good, even when they tell you to find new ways to burn coal - the Government not the public are the customer.
Background Briefing: The inconvenient scientists

May 30, 2016

Seahorse sex and smart looms


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Excitement in the air by Ian Woolf,
Camilla Whittington talks about seahorse sex,
Seahorse by Jonathan Coulton from jonathancoulton.com,
Andrew Whalen talks about Robobuilt smart looms.
Production checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-13
Camilla Whittington

2016-05-04 15.48.23
Andrew Whalen and Jackson Baker

2016-05-04 15.49.39
RoboBuilt


Cinema audiences reproducibly vary the chemical composition of air during films, by broadcasting scene specific emissions on breath
Scientists measure cinema air, know which film you're watching


Jonathan Coulton

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