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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors AGAIN
MP3 From 2022: Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? The Liberal-National Party want you to think so. News of a vaccine for hair loss, and a reminder from the original Moon landing. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Can...
Nanoparticle breath on analogue Mars
download MP3 Listen to Dr Renee Goreham talk about her research into applying nanoparticle detection to health, and news of missions to analogue Mars in Armenia. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dr Renee Goreham Amadee-24 mission: Austrian Space Forum...
Are earthquakes affected by climate change?
download MP3 Australian SpIRIT nano-satellite to be launched, How climate change may cause more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and make them more severe. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf SpIRIT counting down to launch in the US How do you...
Woomera blasts off
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') From 2015: Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willlock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Asteroid...
Modelling to Mars!
MP3 Susanna Guatelli uses models to shield astronauts from radiation on their way to Mars, and during their stay on the Moon. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli Dr Susanna Guatelli Frontiers of Science Forum 2023...
SETI switch
MP3 From 2010, why the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence has been doing it wrong! The discovery of an Earth-like planet 20 light years away, and high resolution tapes of the Moon landing recovered. Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf....
Sydney Space suits - part 2
MP3 Join founder Kiriti Rambhalta on a tour of the Metakosmos Space suit facility in Sydney with host Ian Woolf. Listen to an in-person follow-up to last week's Zoom interview Produced by Ian Woolf. Metakosmos...
Sydney Space suits - part 1
MP3 Meet Kiriti Rambhatla, CEO of Sydney startup Metakosmos, making space suits and related technologies. Part 1. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Metakosmos...
Dark Matter Astronaut Training
MP3 From 2007: Professor Joe Silk explains what Dark Matter is, and why it matters, From 2008: Dr Pascal Lee talks about NASA's long-term mission to send people to Mars, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Pasacal Lee Professor Joe...
Small Modular Reactors
MP3 Vaccine for hair loss, NASA postpones the Moon , Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Can you hit rewind on hair loss? Sinclair Dermatology Hair Trials Alopecia Areata Gets FDA-Approved Drug Demonstration...
Questioning Science Frontiers - part 2
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') UN Climate Report released, Governments fail to act, scientists protest by Ian Woolf, Audience questions from the Frontiers of Science Forum - part 2 featuring Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Professor...
Questioning Science Frontiers - part 1
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NASA telescope naming scandal by Ian Woolf, Audience questions from the Frontiers of Science Forum - part 1 featuring Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Professor Chirs Tisdell, and Professor Ben Eggleton,...
Creating the Future
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Environment Minister Susan Ley wins her appeal against duty to refrain from hurting children, Environment Minister Ley announces new loophole to exempt coal mines from envrionmental legislation, Asteroid explodes near Iceland, Damon Gameau...
Desiderosmia
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Chewing gum against COVID19, Assange appeals the appeal, Xenotransplantation by Ian Woolf Desiderosmia - a personal story by Justine Hamilton Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Chitosan immune boosting interaction with SARS-COV-2 Chitosan-Based...
Plagued - part 2 revisited
MP3 download Ingenuity flies on Mars by Ian Woolf, Dr John Froude talks about how plagues have shaped human evolution. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dr John Froude NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight Ingenuity deployment NASA...
Plagued - part 2
MP3 download Ingenuity flies on Mars by Ian Woolf, Dr John Froude talks about how plagues have shaped human evolution. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dr John Froude NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight Ingenuity deployment NASA...
The Pais Effect
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Google experiments space volcanoes
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Little Green Molecules
MP3 download The Moon is a bit wet by Ian Woolf, Radio astronomer Maria Cunningham searches for life off Earth - part 1, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr Maria Cunningham NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of...
Landing on Mars
MP3 download Assange arrest again by Ian Woolf Bonnie Teece, Kirsten Banks and Martin Kranendonk talk about 7 minutes of terror and the search for life on Mars - part 2. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf The Australian Centre...
Life on Mars
MP3 download The race to Mars, Fusion fuel? by Ian Woolf Bonnie Teece, Kirsten Banks and Martin Kranendonk talk about the search for life on Mars - part 1. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf The Australian Centre for Astrobiology...
Solar explosions and insect minds
MP3 download From the 2001 archives: Falling penguins, shifting Earth, neurological optimism, by Deanna Coleman, Tim Baynes talks about explosions on the Sun, Nick Perkins speaks with Professor Srinivasan about insect minds, Ecstasy may damage your sex life, Protests threatened...
Little Ice Ages and future housing
MP3 download This show was originally broadcast 2019-02-11: Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf, Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2, Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian...
We reveal crimes and secret squirrels
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') This show was originally broadcast on 24 June 2013: Crowd-funded SETI, brightness, creativity, aliens, and the Final Frontier reported by Ian Woolf. Review of the film "We Steal Secrets - the story of...
Autism and oxytocin
MP3 download Vasopressin and autism, UN Million species extinction report by Ian Woolf, Marilena Demayo talks about autistic spectrum disorder and oxytocin. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Marilena Demayo A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial shows that intranasal vasopressin improves...
Solar cooling, work and housing
MP3 download Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf, Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2, Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Frost fairs, sunspots and the...
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...
Asteroid deflection and CRISPR babies
MP3 download CRISPR baby by Ian Woolf, Nikola Schmidt and Petr Bohacek talk about Planetary Defense - part 2. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. ESA Planetary Defense NASA Planetary Defense United Nations...
Planetary Defense and symbiotic drones
MP3 download Symbiotic drones by Ian Woolf, Nikola Schmidt and Petr Bohacek talk about Planetary Defense - part 1. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Nikola Schmidt and Petr Bohacek ESA Planetary Defense...
Sick supplements and secret gardens
MP3 download Commercial astronauts at NASA by Ian Woolf, Kate Samardzic talks about biotoxins in supplements, Christina McGhee talks about Secret Science events for Science Week, at the Royal Botanic Gardens. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and...
Sneaky SpaceBees
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Exploring the Sun by Ian Woolf, Sneaky satellite launches and the law with Steven Freeland, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Steven Freeland FCC Accuses Stealthy...
Luna Letters and sub-orbital hops
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NASA and RosCosmos to build moon station, SpaceX to launch two passengers around the Moon in 2018, SpaceX to use Mars spacecraft for sub-orbital hops around Earth by Ian Woolf, Taofiq Huq is...
Savannasaurus and teenage blood
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Mice fed human blood get younger by Ian Woolf, Dr Stephen Poropat talks about Savannasaurus to Barry McKay. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Australian Age of Dinosaurs...
Dinosaurs and CSIRO
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') CSIRO now allowed to do science for the public good by Ian Woollf, Barry McKay speaks with Phil Hore about Australia's dinosaurs, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf...
Plasma rocket science
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Free speech for kids with autism by Ian Woolf, Paddy Neumann talks about his plasma rocket engines at OrbitOz, All about that space by NASA Johnson Space Centre interns, Production checked by Charles...
Real Space Cowboys and Star AI
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Alien planet in the Goldilocks zone by Ian Woolf, Ed Buckbee talks about the Real Space Cowboys and Space Camp, Elise Hampton uses machine learning to crunch astronomical amounts of data. Production checked...
DIY EEG and Rocket Scientist networking
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') A cranky review of the week's science news by Ian Woolf, Sharif Olerin talks about DIY Electrophysiology at Maker's Place, Jack Yeh and Jackson Delahunt talk about STEMN, the rocket scientist social network...
DIY Space Exploration
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Mystery lights on Ceres by Ian Woolf, Sebastian Chaoui talks about DIY Space Exploration and Quberider, Interplanetary Cubsats by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf QubeRider...
Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willlock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Asteroid That Flew...
Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Asteroid nears Earth on Australia Day by Ian Woolf, Michael Dance explains the disruptive nature of Bitcoin, Malcolm Faed discusses his home-made self-balancing Segway-like scooter. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted...
Vaping Freematics
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NASA's Orion goes up and down, Nature pretends to open access by Ian Woolf. Stanley Huang connects analytics from your car to your phone, Is Vaping really safe? by Ian Woolf. 3 Minute...
Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Invisibility doughnuts and wearable drones by Ian Woolf, A potted history of Martian exploration, Robert Zubrin talks about Mars Direct and the Case for Mars in 2000. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced...
2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - Food
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') MAVEN orbits Mars by Ian Woolf, The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - science that first makes you laugh, then make you think, by Ian Woolf. Checked by Charles Willock, Hosted and produced by...
Mood Dress and the End of the World
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Nicaragua got hit! by Ian Woolf, Orsola De Marco talks about what astronomy tells us about how the world ends, Andrew and Ashley Stapleton talk about the Mood Dress, Production checked by Charles...
Social context and Electric cars
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fruit flies rolled by magnets by Ian Woolf, Ian Sharpe talks about social context, leadership and solving problems for NASA, Mark Taylor talks about Electric cars at the Mini Maker Faire, Production checked...
Re-using carbon and Biohack Syd
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Sydney Mini Maker Faire returns, and NASA's mission to Charon by Ian Woolf, Mouse vampire retractions by Ian Woolf, Matt speaks with Ian Woolf about Biohack Syd, Ken Richards talks about his Consensus...
We Reveal Crimes and squirrels
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Crowd-funded SETI, brightness, creativity, aliens, and the Final Frontier reported by Ian Woolf. Review of the film "We Steal Secrets - the story of WikiLeaks" by Ian Woolf Tim Baynes talks about the...
Chocolate robots
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian Woolf reports on asteroids with moons, and squeezing breast cancer. At CeBIT 2013 Ian Woolf spoke to Fred Pauling about Telepresence robots, to Cindy Huang about ThunderDownUnder's robot trophy, to Dalton Tandulka...
Microfactories and synthetic food
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Angus Deveson spoke with Ian Woolf about Microfactories and 3D printing Ian Woolf explores synthetic food, from lab grown hamburgers, to food printers, and the man who is just a social eater. Presented...
SpaceApps and Spider silk
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Lachlan Whatmore explores the spiders web, Ed Pollitt speaks with Sean Herron about the NASA Hack-a-thon. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf spaceappschallenge.org data.nasa.gov code.nasa.gov open.nasa.gov github.com/nasa...
Kid-friendly science and emulsions
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The Lyrid meteor shower report by Ian Woolf Emulsion science interview with Ann Evans by Ian Woolf Time travel by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt Interview with Mike Pollitt about building a ridable...
Reindeer and Mistletoe science
download MP3 Marc West tells the tale of reindeer science and spreading the joy of Diffusion. Patrick Rubie explores mistletoe science and why Santa needs to shape up to save lives. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Learn more about...
Voyager 1 and the Multiverses
download MP3 Twitter history and the police by Ian Woolf Atomic imaging by James Millar, Oliver Featherston speaks with Associate Professor Fred Menck about Voyager 1's journey, A parallel guide to the Multiverses by Ian Woolf Produced and Presented by...
Driver Fatigue and Ury's Night
MP3 download Victoria Bond celebrates 50 years of human space travel, Ian Woolf interviews Dr Sara Lal and Diarmuid Kavanagh about stopping tiredness killing people, News by Patrick Rubie: - safe injecting cuts overdoses - premature pregnancy evolves - NASA...
Electric spaceships and domesticating dogs
MP3 download Marc West interviews Alan Wilton about the history of dog domestification. Aaron Cooke reports - how dementia caring puts carers at risk of dementia, - how some countries will be uninhabitable by humans in 2100. Jon Bale tells...
Spiders save lives and going to Mars
MP3 Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about his research into how poisons from spiders can stop insects spreading disease and eating our food, and talks with Dr Pascal Lee about the NASA mission to send humans to Mars....
Clones, Steam Hero and Mind Control
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NEWS: dodgy space suits from NASA; dangerous neckties in the hospital ward & spiders with garbage in their webs.
NEWS: dodgy space suits from NASA; dangerous neckties in the hospital ward & spiders with garbage in their webs. NASA crew at the International Space Station are finding problems with their space suits, or so reports New Scientist magazine this...
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