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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...
Humans almost extinct and Rat Matrix
download MP3 Listen to the tale of how humans almost became extinct several times in history. News of rats using their imaginations to move objects and themselves through virtual reality. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Rats have an imagination,...
Non-coding RNA Puppets
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') From 2014: Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich Genome database and browser ENCODE...
Brain Fog Therapy
download MP3 Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy to treat brain fog from Long COVID, a new anti-COVID drug may protect from all variants and also heal Long COVID lung damage. Michael Persinger's God Helmet, From 2003, Tim Baynes speaks to...
Assange, Music and the law
download MP3 A plea-deal for Julian Assange? Artists given a second chance to sue AI. Not A Crime, Music and Book industries try to shut down the Internet Archive. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Julian Assange Leak at WikiLeaks...
Public Trust in Science part 2
MP3 Listen to the second part of Professor Nick Dirks talking about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI clone wars. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Professor Nicholas Dirks New York Academy of Sciences ‘I’ve...
Dishbrain puppeting drones in VR
MP3 Drones puppetting people in the metaverse, Dishbrain plays Pong by Ian Woolf, From 2007: Retocausality by Tim Baynes, Killer toys by a panel of Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag, and Celine Steinfeld, Produced and hosted by...
Dementia and Artificial Intelligence
MP3 Memory prosthesis for dementia by Ian Woolf, Tanya Petrovich from Dementia Australia, and Andrew Vouliotis from Deakin University's Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute talks about their AI training system for carers of people with dementia - Talk with Ted! Produced...
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...
Expressly Human - part 1
MP3 Pleading the fourth - suing the CIA by Ian Woolf, Dr Mark Chanizi talks about what we said before language was invented - part 1. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Mark Changizi Expressly Human interview part 2 The...
Superworm and fake human meat
MP3 Sound implants prevent cancer, Sun made me hungry, Superworms, sub-millimetre robots Fake cannibalism Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf An implantable ultrasound-powered device for the treatment of brain cancer using electromagnetic fields Food-seeking behavior is triggered by skin ultraviolet...
Balancing Medical Censorship
MP3 Balance on one leg for longer life, Rejuvenation without diet by Ian Woolf, Dr Berger under conditions by the AHPRA? by Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Image generated by min-dalle and edited Successful 10-second one-legged stance...
The Physics Behind The Internet
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Nuclear diamond batteries by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton explains the science behind the internet. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Centre...
Quick Tests and Cognitive Biases
MP3 download Quicker COVID19 tests by Ian Woolf, From 2011, Peter Bowditch, of ratbags.com, discusses "Confirmation bias, denialism and Morton's Demon". The Ig Nobel 24/7 lectures. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Peter Bowditch - Ratsbags.com Annals of Improbable Research...
In vitro meat ventriloquism
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Print spies dolphin terrorists
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Eugenic multiverses
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Insect passion and extradition
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Food microbiology
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Landing on Mars
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Nano-tech train sets
MP3 download This show first broadcast in February 2019: Cyber attack on Australia, Weird technology from the US Navy, by Ian Woolf, Nano-engineering molecular motors by Dr Shelley Wickham, Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Hosted and produced by...
Kinder gentler transhumanism
MP3 download Small modular nuclear reactors by Ian Woolf, Andrew Despri talks about a kinder, gentler Transhumanism, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Andrew Despi Akin Small Isn't Always Beautiful - Safety, Security, and Cost Concerns about Small Modular Reactors...
Brain Stimulation
MP3 download The God helmet by Ian Woolf, Peter Simson-Young talks about personalising transcranial direct current stimulation using 3D printing. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf The controversial device that might make you feel the presence of a higher power...
Nano Molecular train sets
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Transhumanism engineering Cat-girls
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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...
Fizzy ice cream and musical planes
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Terminal decline and Zero emissions
MP3 This show was originally broadcast in 2011: Victoria Bond spoke to Prof. Mohammed Khadra about his latest book, Terminal Decline. They also spoke about end of life care, and the strained Australian health budget. Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple...
Bright Sparks 2017 - part 1
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Sound is the next wave
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Australian Government wants you to post nude photos by Ian Woolf, Professor Ben Eggleton explains how sound is the next wave in cutting edge communications technology. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...
The Science behind the Internet
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Expressive Blockchain AI Robots
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Dubai takes to the air, by Ian Woolf, Ben Goertzal talks about his blockchain Artificial Intelligence platform and emotionally expressive robot Sophia, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf...
Face recognition and civil rights
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Australian Government will target asylum seekers from space, Driver's license database plundered for face recognition surveillance. Tim Norton from Digital Rights Watch talks about the new face recognition capability of the Australian Government....
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...
The story of Ruby Payne-Scott part 2
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Space Agency for Australia? by Ian Woolf,, Claire Hooker completes the story of Ruby Payne -Scott, pioneer radio-astronomer. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by Kevin...
The story of Ruby Payne-Scott part 1
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Octopolis and DolphinAttack by Ian Woolf, Claire Hooker tells the first part of the story of Ruby Payne -Scott, pioneer radio-astronomer. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos...
Rockets and Rejuvenation
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fish and flies young again by Ian Woolf, Patrick Wang talks rocket science with SpaceOps Australia. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Patrick...
Pupils Pulse at Parkes
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') SETI signals and Encoded E. coli by Ian Woolf, Rob Hollow talks about Pulse at Parkes for pupils at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...
Create UNSW, MakerSpace and Repair Cafe - DIY Day part 2
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Bionic bacteria get solar panels to make vinegar while yeast turns Astronaut urine into plastic by Ian Woolf, Anthony from Create UNSW show the latest student projects, Anna Lise explains MakerSpace, Bob invites...
Cuberider, CubeSat and MathWorks - DIY Day part 1
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Stealthy sonar spying on cell phones by Ian Woolf, Anh Nguyen, Flavia Ching Lu, Jenna Chan and Teresa Tran from Cerdon College develop space face cream with Cuberider data, Dr Elias Aboutanio from...
Run your own Space business
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Virus in your virus? by Ian Woolf, Troy McCann from MoonshotX explains how to make money in Space. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod...
What good is consciousness?
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Sea fleas and smart drugs by Ian Woolf, Peter Watts talks about biologically plausible aliens, why only two sexes, and suggests you don't need to be conscious. In the conversation we name-checked these...
Space students and Mars jars
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') DIY Day, Age control and Vacuum cleaner spying by Ian Woolf, Gavan Huang talks about launching a student satellite, Meow Ludo Meow Meow tells us what's bubbling at the Biofoundry. Production checked by...
Changing the world with Peerism
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Automatic glasses by Ian Woolf, Nathan Waters talks about changing to a better society with Peerism, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Nathan...
The five pillars of biohacking
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Oz war on mathematics by Ian Woolf, Meow Ludo Meow Meow explains the five pillars of biohacking, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Meow Ludo...
Transport implant
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Tesla builds a battery for South Australia, Programmable dress by Ian Woolf, Meow Ludo Meow Meow talks about his implanted transport chip. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme...
Crooke's radiometer mystery
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Virus cures diabetes, Butterfly power, Batteries banned, Cannabis helps aged memories, Drugs for better hearing, Oz Govt hacks phones for welfare money. The mystery of Crooke's radiometer. Everyday physics - keeping your cool....
3 parent baby ethics and flavour tripping
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') No more fillings by Ian Woolf, Dr Ainsley Newson talks about the bioethics of babies with a third parent, Miracle berries by Ian Woolf. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian Woolf...
The Internet of Hackable Things & OzSpace part 2
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Identity cards for Australia again?
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') (This show was first broadcast on the 1st of March 2007) ID Card news by Ian Woolf, Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston of the Australian Privacy Foundation about privacy concerns, by Anonymous Voice,...
Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy again
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') (This show was first broadcast on the 8th of July 2013) In Pitt St Mall, Ian Woolf talks to David W Campbell, Pirate Party Senate candidate about the PRISMbreak privacy protest. At Nerd...
Space Law and blood money
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Money for young blood by Ian Woolf, Steven Freeland talks about the basics of Space Law, Production checked by Charles Willock, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Steven Freeland Young blood antiaging trial...
Seagrasses, Art, and maggots revisted
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') No manned space craft for the International Space station rescue by Victoria Bond, Art meets Science at the Powerhouse Museum by Ian Woolf, Professor Pinas talks about maggot therapy with Victoria Bond, Eureka...
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...
Save the carnivorous plants
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Oldest computer music restored by Ian Woolf, Stewart McPherson talks about climbing 300 mountains to research 25 books and films on carnivorous plants part 1. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted...
#Censusfail or Privacy?
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') How has privacy been endangered by the Australian Census? by Ian Woolf Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn from the Australian Privacy Foundation talks about the Australian Census 2016. Honest Australian Census advert by The Juice...
Swarm intelligence
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fair go for CSIRO by Ian Woolf, Tanya Latty talks about applying swarm intelligence, Phil Dooley tells a Physics Fairy Tale at Physics in The Pub. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...
Cellf - making a musician
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The science policies of seven parties competing in the Australian Federal Election by Ian Woolf, Guy Ben-Ary talks about Cellf - a dish of living neurons that jams with human musicians. Celff in...
RobotX Carp telepresence
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 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...
Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles again
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf, Michael Morris spoke with Ian Woolf about investigating the basic science of embryology to find out how embryonic stem cells become...
IdeasBoom Educating for the Future
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The National Innovation Ideas Boom by Ian Woolf, Jackie Slaviero talks about educating for the future, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Jackie Slaviero One Giant Leap National...
Change your genes
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Self-control or memory? by Ian Woolf Professor Steve Cole explains the influence of personal experience on the regulation of your genes (part 1), Chris from Create UNSW talks about live Pac man. Put...
Biological art and killer robots
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Beware the robots by Ian Woolf, Jaden Hastings talks about her art and science at the Biofoundry, Montgomery Guilhaus talks about virtual reality and 360 degree cameras. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced...
Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Mind controlled cockroaches and giant battling robots by Ian Woolf, Brian Lim talks about tracking pollution from his fleet of hyperspectral satellites, Todd the T1000 by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles Willock,...
TV spying and Biohacker stimulation
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') TV watches the watchers by Ian Woolf, Garrick Bercero describes La Paillasse Manila's biohacker group, Peter Simpson-Young gives us a taste of his brain stimulating device, production checked by Charles Willock Produced and...
Non-coding RNA and hand puppets
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Production checked by Charles Willock, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf checked by Charles Willock,...
3D Printing for Everyone
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Brain inflammation and abnormalities in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf, What do you do after you buy a 3D printer? with Shane Morris, Ksenia Gnevsheva's 3 Minute Thesis: "Non-native English accents -...
Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition: Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms, Demi Gow -...
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...
Makers of every generation
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Machine telepathy? by Ian Woolf From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Makers Empire with a system for 5 year olds to make toys with 3D Printers, Three teen roboticists from First Australia with...
FundScience, Albatross, LoVid
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Recovering the world's oldest sound recordings, and DIY Flone drones by Ian Woolf. Maria Oh talks about crowd-funding science on FundScience, John August explains how Albatrosses fly, Tali and Kyle discuss artwork involving...
Semaphore and legal Biohacking
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 3D printed ice cream, solar cheaper than coal, Sydney Mini Maker Faire and a contradicting study for women's smell choice by Ian Woolf. Meow Ludo Meow Meow talks about how Biohacking is regulated...
Biohacking Citizen Science
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Epidermal electronics and Lego Atomic Force Microscopes by Ian Woolf, Andreas Siagian talk about his Indonesian Citizen Science Initiative and Hackteria, Andrew Tuckwell talks about hacking synthetic biology competitions, IGEM and BIOMOD. Hosted...
Mission to Earth
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Wild animals love exercise wheels, New dwarf planet discovered, and Venus Express takes a dive by Ian Woolf George Dyke speaks with Ian Woolf about Earth Observation satellites and drones at OrbitOz. Wheel...
Geo-engineering Art
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') An introduction to popular geoengineering methods by Ian Woolf, Josh Wodak speaks with Ian Woolf about Climate change, geo-engineering and art. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Illegal Iron Dumping Spawns Huge Algal...
Mapping Robots and printed houses
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') China, the Netherlands and the US print houses by Ian Woolf, Josh Harle speaks to Ian Woolf about mapping robots and graffiti for art. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Josh Harle Tactical...
Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Spies in your eyes, Mouse muscle gets younger, and Whaling science by Ian Woolf. From FameLab NSW: Vince Polito talks about the psychology of Agency, Al Fathi talks about healing cartilage with new...
Aging brains and Ciguatera
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fukushima reactor spills radioactive water yet again by Ian Woolf, Dr Nady Braidy talks about toxins causing neuro-degenerative age-related brain diseases, and Ciguatera Fish Poison. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf How ciguatoxins...
Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles
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Healing corneas and building robots
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') News of: DARPA brain implants, Sony smart wigs, and prosthetic hands that feel, by Ian Woolf. Professor Stephanie Watson spoke with Ian Woolf about how she heals corneas with stem cells, From the...
Mini Maker Faire and Google You
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NBN petition delivered to Australian MPs by Ian Woolf, Google You by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Julian talks about 3D modelling, Chris Ferman talks about his 3D printed android,...
BrainChips and artificial intelligence
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Thorium Trans-Tasman 3MT competition
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Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') In Pitt St Mall, Ian Woolf talks to David W Campbell, Pirate Party Senate candidate about the PRISMbreak privacy protest. At Nerd Nite Sydney, Ian Woolf chats with Dr Peter Jonason about the...
Magnetic bacteria and chilli
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian Woolf reports on rapid aging from fish oil, Podcasting threatened by patents, and paper 3D printers. Tim Baynes investigates magnetically sensitive animals, Christine Baker speaks with Lara Farrell about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,...
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...
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...
Spooky worms and animal farms
download MP3 Animal special from 2007 'Spooky Worms' by Lachlan Whatmore 'Dr Pet and Medicine Farms' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Lachlan Whatmore Produced by Patrick Rubie...
Fukushima stresses Europe, Petrol from air
download MP3 Therese Chen reports LED researchers are learning from fireflies. Charles Willock reports on how Europe is learning to be ready for Fukushima style emergencies, Ian Woolf reports on the production of petrol from air. Presented and produced by...
Extreme Science Experience special
download MP3 At the Extreme Science Experience, 250 year 10 students met the Australian Academy of Science Technology and Engineering Clunies Ross innovator's award winners: Dr Gideon Chitombo spoke to Ian Woolf about mining research, Professor Stuart Crozier spoke to...
People puppets and molecular synthesis
download MP3 Ian Woolf asks Dr Andrew McDonagh about making molecules, Ian Woolf reports on the latest presentation of people doing strange things with electricity, Therese Chen describes abusive boobies, Ian Woolf reports on hacking your brain with light. Presented...
Cricket balls and Climate Fix Flicks
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Seagrasses, Art and Maggots
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Smart Windows and Morton's Demon
MP3 download Peter Bowditch, of ratbags.com, discusses "Confirmation bias, denialism and Morton's Demon". Professor Geoff Smith spoke to Ian Woolf about how nano-photonics can be used for smart clothes and smart windows. Presented by Ian Woolf, Produced by Victoria Bond...
First computers and Radio mashups
MP3 download Peter Bowditch describes Australia's first computer science, Smooth by Derek Muller, Ian Woolf talks with Balint Seeber about radio-frequency mashups, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Balint's main website: http://spench.net/ Balint's Radio-frequency map: http://maps.spench.net/rf/...
Unfair reporting and DNA Poetry
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Neutron bombs, GM apples and Zanzibar
MP3 download Lachlan Whatmore looks back over the history of neutron bombs, Victoria Bond reports on apples genetically modified to hide spoilage, discussion from Marc West, Peta Waller-Bryant, Ian Woolf, Phillipe Perez, Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore. News by Phillipe...
Solar Gem, and Wolverine bones
MP3 download Ian Woolf interviews Khimji Vaghjiani of Solar Gem about saving the world with affordable solar powered lighting, Marc West interviews Dr Chris Pettigrew about splicing metal to Wolverine's bones, and Marc's correlation of the week: are aetheists and...
Luna Park, ant martyrs, drugged bees rave
MP3 download Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew bring us part 2 of Wolverine science, Ant martyrs by Victoria Bond Hot stuff at the RHIC with Olli Barrand King Tut's diagnosis by Catherine Beehag CSIRO's fleck nano tags your stuff...
Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho
MP3 download Dr Rachael Dunlop tells Ian Woolf about her battle with the Australian Vaccination Network. Victoria Bond explains the new DSM descriptions of mental illness. News by Victoria Bond - Coma patients may be conscious and communicate by brain...
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!...
Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution
MP3 Marc West asks Dr Chris Pettigrew how X-men character Mystique's super-powers might really work, Charles Willock reports on the distribution of sin in the USA, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the lesser known side effects of the contraceptive...
Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms
MP3 PhD student Phoebe Peters is conducting research at the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, she speaks to Ian Woolf about the role of proteins in the surprisingly complex mechanism of bacterial cell division. Cyling scientist Chris Lauf...
Forest water, PhD dances, bird flu
MP3 Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate. Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from...
Nanotech, doctoral dancing and pubs
MP3 Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles, Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London, News...
Bleaching coral and androids
MP3 Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Ralph about global warming modelling, from coral bleaching to Antarctic algae, Patrick Rubie examines the issue, are robots better than androids - R2D2 or CP30? News by Victoria Bond, read by Dean Procter:...
Crude oil and cruder monkeys
play now News and views by Jacqui Hayes. Lindsey Gray with a slick coverage of the competing crude oil formation theories. Matt Clarke couldn't help but tell us about monkey prostitution and pornography. Intelligent musings from Michelle Kovacevic. Produced...
Diffusion Animal Special: Spooky Worms, Dr Pet and Medicine Farms
play now 'Spooky Worms' by Lachlan Whatmore 'Dr Pet and Medicine Farms' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Lachlan Whatmore Panelled/Produced by Patrick Rubie...
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...
No Petrol, Nose Picking and Asteroids
Play Now Presenter Tilly Boleyn, News by Chris Stewart, Alternatives to petrol in the future by Matt Clarke, The healthy side of nose picking by Jacqui Pfeffer, Asteroids heading towards Earth by Chris Stewart, Produced by Tilly Boleyn....
Diffusion 17th November 2005
Play Now The painful world of non-lethal weapons, the Universe's ultimate perpetual motion machine, and all the latest science news. Produced by Chris Stewart, presented by Matt Clarke, 'Perpetual Motion' by Matt Francis, 'Non-Lethal Weapons' by Matt Clarke, News...
Diffusion 14th July 2005
Play Now Produced and presented by David Huang, News by David Huang, David Huang looks at saving money and petrol with hybrid vehicles, Taylor Bildstein takes a geology tour of Tasmania...
Bird Pollution
And finally, some nightingales have fallen foul of noise pollution laws in Europe. An ornithologist at the Free University of Berlin in Germany measured the calls of nightingales in busy urban areas and found that they increase the volume of...
25th November 2002
Presented by Ian Woolf. News by David Leung. Chris Stewart completes his conversation with herpetologist Professor Rick Shine. Lachlan Whatmore talks about addiction. Produced by Lachlan, who also pushed the buttons....
18 November 2002
Presented by Chris Stewart. News by Nik Yannoulatos. Gina Sartore reports how what happens in our brains when we forget . Chris Stewart asks Professor Rick Shine to describe a day in the life of a field Herpetologist. Produced by...
11th November 2002
Presented by Adam Mark. News by Adam. Chris Stewart interviews Professor Rick Shine about herpetology. Flanders and Swan Thermodynamic comedy. Ian Woolf explains how to get Something for Nothing. Produced by Chris Stewart with technical support from Ian Woolf....
12th August 2002
Radiothon edition presented by Chris Stewart. News by Tim Baynes and Chris. Ian Woolf reports on computers made from soybeans and chicken feathers. Tim interviews Dr Eugenie Shepherd about her latest research into algae and the movement of plants. Open...
Peter Watts, Parasitic computers
Presented by Angelique Hutchison. News by Tim Baynes. Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Watts about biologically plausible aliens, First Contact, and alien sex. Parasitic computing explained by Chris Stewart. Produced by Gina Sartore with technical assistance by Lachlan Whatmore....
Diffusion 4th September 2001
Play Now Presented by Angelique Hutchison. News by Tim Baynes. Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Watts about biologically plausible aliens, First Contact, and alien sex. Parasitic computing explained by Chris Stewart. Produced by Gina Sartore with technical assistance by...
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