Diffusion Science radio

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2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine,
Wifi emotions by Ian Woolf,
Stewart McPherson travels the world documenting nature - part 2,
Bright spark challenge:
- Edward Waters, University of Notre Dame – Possums: furry friend or filthy foe?
- Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, UNSW – Blood supply: the missing piece of the bioartificial organ puzzle
Bloodmobile by They Might Be Giants.
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Stewart McPherson’s books and expeditions

The Britain’s Treasure Islands TV series website (with 42 free online films)

Stewart McPherson’s new KickStarter project (please support if you can!)
Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society

Fresh Science Bright Spark Challenge 2016

Edward Waters

Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina

2016 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology
Medicine Nobel for cell recycling work

DETECTING EMOTIONS WITH WIRELESS SIGNALS
How wireless “X-ray vision” could power virtual reality, smart homes, and Hollywood
Could wireless replace wearables?
New Tech Uses WiFi to Read Your Inner Emotions – Accurately, and From Afar

They Might Be Giants

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Bees teach pulling strings,
Bees count to four,
Fruit fly brain brain ageing reversed with spermadine by Ian Woolf.
Daniel Johnstone uses photobiomodulation to treat neuro-degenerative diseases.
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Daniel Johnstone
Daniel Johnstone's publications on ResearchGate

Associative Mechanisms Allow for Social Learning and Cultural Transmission of String Pulling in an Insect
String pulling bees provide insight into spread of culture
Brainy bees learn how to pull strings to get what they want

Evidence for counting in insects
Insect world royalty shows they really count
Honey bees can count to four
Australia scientists say bees can count to four

Spermidine Suppresses Age-Associated Memory Impairment by Preventing Adverse Increase of Presynaptic Active Zone Size and Release
Keeping your synapses sharp: How spermidine reverses age-related memory decline
Sharpening Your Synapses: Spermidine Reverses Age Related Memory Decline
Spermadine Grants Insight into a Mechanism of Age-Related Memory Dysfunction

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Ultrasound for younger brains by Ian Woolf,
Krishneel Singh talks about making bone out of stem cells from fat using inspiration from coral.
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The healing power of love handles

Scanning Ultrasound (SUS) Causes No Changes to Neuronal Excitability and Prevents Age-Related Reductions in Hippocampal CA1 Dendritic Structure in Wild-Type Mice

Ultrasound could slow down ageing in healthy brains, new UQ research finds.
Scientists accidentally stumble on possible way to slow brain's ageing process
Could Ultrasound Slow Brain Aging?
Ultrasound is an Alzheimer’s breakthrough

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Devil milk and cockroach milk by Ian Woolf,
Igor Aharonovich talks about using diamonds for biosensors, communications, computing and research.
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Igor Aharaonich

Cathelicidins in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
Scientists say Tasmanian Devils' milk can fight superbugs
Wallaby milk could give premature babies a bounce
How to milk a koala

Structure of a heterogeneous, glycosylated, lipid-bound, in vivo-grown protein crystal at atomic resolution from the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata
Scientists think cockroach milk could be the superfood of the future
Cockroach milk is not the next superfood. It could be a lot more important than that.

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Taking a nuclear dump on Australia by Ian Woolf
Brennan Hatton talks about biohacking augmented reality
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Brennan Hatton

Brennan Hatton's crazy life
Devika Learning

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Report
Indigenous owners appeal to Minister's 'human side' to shelve proposed nuclear waste site
Hawker locals reject nuclear dump proposed for Wallerberdina station at packed public meeting
A timeline of South Australia's nuclear dump debate
Proposed Flinders Ranges nuclear site identified as pastoral property belonging to former Liberal senator Grant Chapman
Plan for an international nuclear waste dump in Australia (Friends of the Earth)
Australian Map of Nuclear and Uranium Sites