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Haiku and Limericks

MP3 download Rodent operated vehicles and Assange in court by Ian Woolf, 11 early career scientists explain their research in Haiku and limerick! Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Fresh Science NSW Enriched environment exposure accelerates rodent driving skills Behavioural...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 24, 2020 4:25 PM

Editing genetic disease and sports injuries

MP3 download Nuclear corrections and Assange update by Ian Woolf, Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University how surgery doesn't help sports knee injuries, Laurence Wilson from CSIRO,uses CRISPR to edit genetic diseases. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Adam Culvenor...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 17, 2020 10:36 AM

Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough

MP3 download David Sinclair cures blind mice and makes them young again, Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Maquarie University designed a intelligent car charger, Elinor Hortle from the Centenary Institute fights Tuberculosis with aspirin, Laurence Luu from University of New South Wales,...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 10, 2020 4:08 PM

Trauma, pain, and fish

MP3 download Dump deception - nuclear waste dump sneakiness by Ian Woolf, Joel Hoffman reduces trauma for refugees, Lindsay Parker measures chronic pain, Laura Michie sees dams making fish too cold. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Joel Hoffman Lindsay...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 3, 2020 9:22 PM

Electronic Nose Math Superhero

MP3 download John Teague builds an electro-mechanical board game, Wentian Zhang built an electronic nose, Anne Griebel protects tea tree forests, David Arnold predicts and prevents forest crimes with mathematics. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf John Teague Wentian Zhang...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 27, 2020 8:48 PM

Bright Sparks 2017 - part 3 poetry

MP3 Meltdown, Spectre and Nuclear detonation news by Ian Woolf, For the final Bright Sparks challenge, the Fresh scientists perform their haiku and limericks, and share the insights they've gained: Mohamed Tashani on vaccines from The University of Sydney, Xufeng...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 8, 2018 12:05 PM

Bright Sparks 2017 - part 2

MP3 Fresh Scientists: Claire Henry - Ovarian cancer targets, Juliano Morimoto - Fertility and gut bacteria, Rebecca Poulos - Sunlight and cancer, Mohamed Tashani – Making pneumonia vaccine more affordable, and Amy Moss – More chicken with less feed. Haiku...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 1, 2018 12:56 PM

Bright Sparks 2017 - part 1

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Puppeteer fungus by Ian Woolf, Bright Sparks challenge with Neil Byrne: Jessica Allen on carbon for batteries from thin air, Yik Lung Chan about the affect on babies of tobacco use by parents....

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 20, 2017 8:37 PM

Weird pets, possums and blood vessels

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 8, 2016 10:52 AM

Rhino horn, mitochondria and GenSpace

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Carnivorous plants fluoresce blue by Ian Woolf, Fresh Science Bright Sparks Challenge: Kyle Ewart identifies rhino horn, Minal Menezes detects mitochondrial diseases, Dr Ellen Jorgenson talks about GenSpace. Production checked by Charles Willock,...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 19, 2016 10:20 PM

Star-seeking robots touch language

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Eye gazing alters minds by Ian Woolf, Nuria Lorente talks about her star bug telescopic robots, Heba Khamis talks about finding the language of touch in the Bright Spark challenge, Production checked by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 11, 2016 4:57 PM