Diffusion Science radio

Discovery - Women, MindSwitch and Quantum computers

MP3 download From 16th November 1999: News of Martian probes and exoplanets by David Blank, Matt Whitfort asks Dr Michelle Smyth about the issues facing women in science. Ian Woolf interviews Professor Ashley Craig about his research into the UTS...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 14, 2019 12:22 PM

Diffusion cut from 2SER

The Diffusion science show has been cut by 2SER, to make room for new shows by new volunteers. After 19 years on air, and 15 years of contributions from me, its the final Diffusion Science Radio broadcast from 2SER tonight...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 22, 2013 6:08 PM

Steve Mann, qBits, and goodbye 2SER

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian Woolf showcases the wearable computers of Steve Mann. Ed Pollitt reports on the invention of silicon quantum bits. Ian Woolf delves into the history of Diffusion as told by our theme music...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 22, 2013 4:41 PM

Super Vaccines, Meat Ice-cream & Bees!

download MP3 Victoria Bond reports on a super vaccine against cancer. Julie-Anne Popple reports on meat ice-cream and Free-loving Flipper. On this weeks 'In the name of science', Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr Trevor Wilson about staring at plant genitals. Julie-Anne...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 2, 2012 1:09 PM

Trusted computing and ant beauticians

download MP3 Julie-Anne Popple reports on new humans, Dr Frog, and Lego bones. Ian Woolf interviews Kevin Elphinstone and Gerwin Klein from the Validated computing project at NICTA, Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Jerome Buhl of the University of Sydney about...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 19, 2012 1:05 PM

Diffusion won Best Talk Show at the 2SER awards!

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 22, 2011 1:05 PM

2SER Subscriber Drive

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 13, 2011 2:20 PM

SETI Live Subscriber Drive

MP3 download You get two Diffusion shows for the price of one this week! This is the live 2SER subscriber drive edition, where we ask listeners to kick in a few dollars to help 2SER keep broadcasting. Marc West discusses...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 11, 2010 1:23 PM

Brown science, Solar cells, horse tale

MP3 download Aaron Cook presents this weekâs juicy news. Lachlan Whatmore finishes off his trilogy tribute to horse evolution. Marc West grills Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Green Party, about his partyâs stand on science in the upcoming election,...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 9, 2010 4:42 PM

Pill's 50th twitter box office hits

MP3 download Jon Bale covers the news with water-recycling cacti Marc West interviews Sitaram Asur about predicting box office hits on Twitter Victoria Bond celebrates the Pill's very special 50th birthday Produced and presented by Victoria Bond...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 3, 2010 6:47 PM

Wolverine, snails of steel, and you

MP3 download Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew try to recreate Wolverine in the lab. Marc West, Aaron Cooke and Ian Woolf discuss the science of superheroes. Ian Woolf challenges you to read his mind in a Diffusion listener experiment!...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 25, 2010 10:04 PM

Power, art and cocktails

MP3 Marc West talks with Jon Lomberg about sending art to aliens on the Voyager space probe, Ian Woolf speaks with Brian Lennon about smal, cheap and locally owned Geothermal Power plants and the Emissions Trading Scheme, Marc West drinks...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 31, 2009 4:22 PM

The Diffusion Science Show Trivia Special!

MP3 Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can you do better than the team? Produced and Panelled by Marc West Also starring Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 10, 2009 6:30 PM

Diffusion moves to Monday 6:30pm tonight!

We'll no longer be heard on Thursday mornings in Sydney. Diffusion broadcasts tonight in its new Monday 6:30pm timeslot on 2SER 107.3FM for the first time....

Posted by Ian Woolf on June 30, 2008 4:38 PM

Growing fat and shrinking brains

play nowCannabis: shrinking brains or fighting fear? by Patrick Rubie Epigenetics by Tilly Boleyn and Jacqui Hayes (taken from 2SERâs Friday Daily 06/06/08)Less money, more fat by Patrick RubieNews prepared by Ian Woolf and read by Patrick Rubie- Fruits...

Posted by Diffusion on June 12, 2008 12:09 AM

ID Card - Is Big Brother Stalking You?

This is a special edition of the Diffusion Science Radio show looking at a controversial application of science and technology: the proposed card to identify everyone accessing Australian government services. Go directly to Podcasts: -->   Download/listen, 64kbs MP3 (13.4...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 1, 2007 10:18 PM

Donate your brain to science!

Would you like to be on radio? Do you have a passion about science that you want to share with the world? Do you like the idea of being able to go up to interesting scientists and ask them anything...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 16, 2006 3:18 PM

Not Discovery 16th February 2006

Play Now Superstring unstrung, Lost Worlds and forensic songbirds, Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Adam Richardson, String theory by Chris Stewart, Lost Worlds by Matt Francis, CSI 2SER by Adam Richardson, Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 16, 2006 9:00 AM