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Brain spindle dating tips

MP3 From 2009: What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries; 'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains; And Patrick Rubie reveals...

Unsimulated mint longevity

MP3 Listen to the quantum experiment that proves we're not in a computer simulation, news of Mint for Minds, and Slowing the ageing clocks, with Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Improvement of cognitive function in wild-type and...

Tardigrades to the Moon!

MP3 A deep dive into the science of tardigrades - the tiny water bears or moss piglets that can withstand extremes of cold, heat, dryness, pressure, and vacuum, by going into suspended animation and then revitalising when its safe again...

Zwicky Dating Deja Vu

MP3 From 2001, David Blank tells the story of astronomer ahead of his time, Fritz Zwicky, From 2009, once again, Patrick Rubie explains to Ian Woolf the feeling that we've seen this before, from 2009, Patrick Rubie and I discuss...

GFC - what did we learn?

MP3 From 2009: 'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the current Global Economic Crisis, Panel Discussion: Lithium in drinking water, man-made swine flu and exciting electronics by...

Goats, studs and smart beds

download MP3 This episode first broadcast in 2008: Goat sacrifices of the military by Ian Woolf, Wired Beds by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro, Junk DNA points the way by Patrick Rubie, Female rats prefer males with recent sexual experience...

Nuclear waste storage

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') This program was first broadcast in 2007, but the science is still valid, and the technology hasn't improved. A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of nuclear waste storage materials...

Nuclear windmill synaesthesia - in memory of Charles Willock

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') In memory of my dear friend and long time Diffusioneer Charles Willock: Nuclear waste physics by Charles Willock, Scientists in Politics by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf, Tilting at Windmills by...

Sarcastic Multi-dimensional Octopus

MP3 download Sarcasm detector invented, Touchable 3-D audio-visual display by Ian Woolf, From 2008: Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe. Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases. Ian Woolf tells a...

Pick-up lines radio reward

MP3 download Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, 118118 Information hotline challenge by Marc West, The brain's reward by Amy Bullen, News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, - obesity and pleasure - internet surfing keeps your brain...

Fanny Macleay and Flying Saucers

MP3 download Electric flying saucers, Personal networks sewn into clothes, Fake urine used by miners by Patrick Rubie Nineteenth Century naturalist Fanny Macleay by Lachlan Whatmore, Discussion of news, staying young by staying with the young, and the portable hug...

Dave Sings Sight Scan Science

MP3 download This show was first broadcast on January 5th 2009: Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye to see what you see - with a scanner, commentary by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff,...

To the Moon with fireworks and geckos

MP3 download From 2007: Mining the Moon by Ian Woolf, Fireworks frenzy by Patrick Rubie Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie Gecko-inspired cleaning cloths by Celine Steinfeld hosted and produced by Ian...

Earworm throat singing regeneration

MP3 download Rejuvenation regeneration by Ian Woolf, Earworms by Patrick Rubie, Tuvan Throat singing by Noel Hannah, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision Reversal of biological clock restores vision in old...

Investing in the Future

MP3 download Alex Kelly talks about economics, automation, investment, and how to change things for a better society. Excerpt from "Machine: Master or Slave" Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Alex Kelly at the Australian Innovation Centre The Biofoundry...

Gravitational wave generators

MP3 download High Frequency Gravitational Wave generator by Ian Woolf, Alcubierre warp drive, EM inertia-less drive and anti-gravity with Professor Geraint Lewis, The strange case of the disappearing anti-gravity researchers by Dr Tim Baynes, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf...

Quantum teleportation sexy hello

MP3 download From October 2008: News by Ian Woolf, - Medical Chocolate from Mars, - Fertile greetings from females Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the...

Science communication and Quantum transistors

MP3 News of bacteria engineered with an electronic switch, Naomi Koh Belic and Noushin Nasiri talk about science communication, Michelle Simmonds explores how transistors work at the quantum level in 2002, Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...

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...

After robots take our jobs

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Vampires switch to human blood by Ian Woolf, Paul Mason talks about advancing technology and the future of society. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Paul Mason What...

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...

Plasticised brains, tea, and pain

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') News of Black tea blocks herpes, and fermentable fibre helps asthma, by Ian Woolf. Brains restored to the speed learning of childhood with a pill, by Ian Woolf, Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian...

Shadow profiles and eating babies

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Why you want to eat babies by Ian Woolf, Facebook shadow profiles by Ian Woolf The Singularity by Paul Rhodes, The Placebo effect and faith by Ian Woolf, Presented and produced by Ian...

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...

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...

Hot locusts and digital contact lenses

download MP3 Patrick Rubie reports the news: - left handed sports - zebra fish heart stem cells - adventurers matched with scientists Ian Woolf reports on Augmented Reality contact lenses and the EyeRing, Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr Fiona Clissold about...

Cockroaches, crabs and kindness

download MP3 Larissa Savvas reports on how we detect people with the kindness gene, and how crabs sense danger despite being only able to see blobs, Patrick Rubie reports on how promiscuous sparrows have less fit chicks, Julie-Anne Popple reports...

Sexy Smells and parasite overlords

download MP3 Martin Faccini reports on the dopamine brain control mechanisms of our parasite overlords, Patrick Rubie reports on the science of sexy perfumes, News by Ian Woolf: - test tube artificial brain passes quiz - Airdrop brings water from...

Sunstones, chocolate and rain-making

download MP3 Patrick Rubie reports on the ancient crystal navigation technology of the Vikings, Ian Woolf reports on anti-cancer and chocolate therapies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mic Cavazzini interviews Scott Peak from Australian Rain Technologies. Discussion from Therese Chen. Presented...

Malaria vaccine and photosynthesis

download MP3 Dr Victoria Bond reports on the new Malaria vaccine, Dr Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr Min Chen about photosynthesis, News by Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf - parrot's names - IQ changes in adolescence - Your brain...

Labile languages and remembering Steve Jobs

download MP3 Patrick Rubie discusses an immunological breakthrough in organ transplant technology. Victoria Bond commemorates Steve Jobs. Patrick Rubie and Victoria Bond speak to John Olstad, of the University of Newcastle, about his work in the fields of linguistics and...

Hormoned beef and fracked farming

download MP3 Patrick Rubie chimes in with this week's news: bacteria as a solution to dengue fever, and harnessing kinetic energy to power up your mobile phone. Victoria Bond and Martin Facini discuss the potential and hazards in coal seam...

Phone cancer and giant cuttlefish

MP3 Ian Woolf, Julianne Popple, and Victoria Bond discuss mobile phones' upgrade in carcinogenicity category by the WHO. Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie talk about all the threats against giant cuttlefish. Panelled, hosted, and produced by Victoria Bond...

Fear pathways and vampire allergies

MP3 download Mic Cavazzini interviews Dr Tim Bredy from the Queensland Brain Institute about post traumatic stress disorder, Patrick Rubie reports: - Peanuts eaten by donors can hurt blood transfusion recipients, - Planets without stars observed by gravitational micro-lensing, -...

HIV vaccine, Sponge music, casual sex

MP3 download Victoria Bond reports on the latest HIV Vaccines, Ian Woolf interviews Martin Marier about his sponge musical instrument at Dorkbot, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss research into casual sex, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf...

Circadian rhythms and sperm teasing

MP3 download Victoria Bond interviews Professor Ian Hickie about circadian rhythms and depression, Patrick Rubie reports on: - Sperm teasing - big tobacco cures starvation - asteroid dust and the origins of life Presented and produced by Ian Woolf...

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...

Protect Research Rally and 3 blind mice

MP3 download Ian Woolf visits the protest rally against proposed medical research budget cuts, and interviews: Bettina Arndt, Bill Ferris, Judy Black, and Andrea MacFarland. Patrick Rubie with the latest medical research news: Blindness, Schizophrenia and Depression. Produced and presented...

Amniotic eggs and Surpizing technologies

MP3 download On this edition of Diffusion, Ian Woolf brings back surprizing tidings from the Singularity Summit in Melbourne, Australia. Newly uncle'd Lachlan Whatmore delves into the evolutionary marvel that are amniotic eggs. Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond,...

Earworms and cultured meat

MP3 download ver had a song that you just can't get out of your head? Patrick Rubie explains Earworms, News by Ian Woolf - Cultured meat - 2 million years without sex - Cola powered phones Presented by Aaron Cooke,...

Drinking with Aliens

MP3 download The Ordinary Guy (from the Brains Matter podcast) talks to Dr Ali Ford from Monash University , Australia about life in space, Patrick Rubie talks to Joe Duncan, co-owner of the Bowral Brewing Company and Pigs Fly Beer,...

Cancer alternative and Santa's role

MP3 download Alternative Cancer by John August, Santa sets a bad role model by Patrick Rubie News by Ian Woolf - kanagaroo cream to prevent skin cancer - testosterone does not produce aggression in humans - Methuselah Foundation's top 5...

ET, choice mathematics and farts on Mars

MP3 download 'ET won't go home' by Marc West and Darren Osborne, 'the beer drinking scientists' 'Science of Choice' Ian Woolf interviews Dr Stephen Bush of the Centre for the Study of Choice, the University of Technology, Sydney. News by...

Mars, Myopia, Mesoglea, Mildred Cohn

MP3 achlan Whatmore gets squishy on ya with immortal jellyfish. Victoria Bond eulogises the Mars rovers, Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss new understandings about short-sightedness, Ian Woolf and Pat Rubie collide with bread and hadrons Lachlan Whatmore eulogises mighty...

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...

Deadly worms and pig orgasms

MP3 "Worms worms worms" by Lachlan Whatmore "Science Trivia" hosted by Victoria Bond. Contributors are Lachlan Whatmore, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie "The number 30" by Patrick Rubie News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf -Evolutionary Leap -Hadron Collider -Placebo...

Dating science, brains and bacterial art

MP3 What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries; 'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains; And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists...

Music and Viruses

MP3 Fighting HIV' Patrick Rubie interviews Andrew Low from the Centre for Excellence in Medical Research, the University of British Columbia about the newest weapons to fight HIV. Lachlan Whatmore presents Part 2 of his tribute to Les Paul, honouring...

Newly possible futures

MP3 Futurist Janine Cahill interviewed by Ian Woolf about how we are living in an era where the impossible is becoming possible, News by Ian Woolf - Photographic memory pills, - Caffeine may reverse Alzheimers - zapping brains - Urine...

Space colonies, sustainable science and giant sperm

MP3 Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the recent Foresight Innovation Sustainability Hothouse (FISH@6) forum on renewable energy and waste management. John August talks about the concept of space colonies and social escapism. Plus the news from sun spots to...

Blindsight, deja vu, and male contraception

MP3 Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss Using blindSight to find your keys, deja Vu, bacteria taught to count, male contraception in China, deja vu and a new element for the table. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf....

Economics and lithium in our water

MP3 'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the current Global Economic Crisis, Panel Discussion: Lithium in drinking water, man-made swine flu and exciting electronics by Ian Woolf,...

GFC economics and climate policy

MP3 Ian Woolf interviews economist Joffre Bolce about the Global Financial Crisis, Marc West speaks with Dr Ben McNeil about Climate change policy, News by Victoria Bond - solar power from space for Fresno, - National Ignition Facility tries laser...

Salk, Sabin and Twitter

MP3 Lachlan Whatmore decribes the history of the Polio vaccine, Lachlan, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss if Twitter is just for twits, News by Ian Woolf - Mitsubishi electric cars for Oz? - Nano-batteries - virus build batteries -...

Space, babies and pregnant fish

MP3 Marc West talks to Bianca Nogrady from New Scientist Magazine about the last 3 unknown facts of our solar system. Lachlan Whatmore pays a tribute to a special lady called Ruby and explains why babies are so warm. Patrick...

Brains, Space and medical tattoos

MP3 Patrick Rubie sees a green comet, meningitis in disguise, and beta blocks memories. Ian Woolf looks at medical tattoos, with commentary from Drew Shobbrook. Marc West interviews Bianca Nogrady about the mysteries of our solar system. Presented by Patrick...

Walking tree, smart mobile, bad chickens

MP3 Drew Shobbrook explains how to be smart about being elctronically mobile, Patrick Rubie sights land whales, Walking trees cross Ian Woolf's path, while unhealthy chickens get peckish. Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf...

Science in Namibia, Magnificent Maths

MP3 Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia. Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008. News by Kalvin...

Unhealthy Santa and Roo for You

MP3 Marc West consults Bianca Nogrady about Santa's gut, Patrick Rubie tucks into kangaroo for science, News by Patrick Rubie - Consumer electronics show - adolescent baldness - tasmanian devil sailing Presented by Derek Muller and produced by Ian Woolf...

Reading brains, Dave sings science

MP3 Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye to see what you see, with a scanner, commentary by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff, Kalvin Ng shows the world was warmer than you thought, Dave...

2008 Kisses, tantrums and infections

MP3 It’s the last show of 2008 so there’s plenty of love, tears and infection spreading! Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe. Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases. Ian Woolf...

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...

Censorship, broken and fixed hearts

MP3 Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the Australian Government's plan to censor the internet. Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers, and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions, Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of whales versus...

Radio rewards pick-up lines

MP3 Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, 118118 Information hotline challenge by Marc West, The brain's reward by Amy Bullen, News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, - obesity and pleasure - internet surfing keeps your brain...

Quantum teleportation and a sexy hello

MP3 Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space in-between, Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio, News by Ian...

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:...

Blood and Space Volcanoes

MP3 Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions. Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space. Ian Woolf, Patrick...

Conspiracy and LHC

MP3 News by Victoria Bond - familiarity breeds contempt - gentler needles from mosquitoes, - listeners predict how sentences will finish The Large Hadron Collider switch-on discussed by Victoria Bond, Patrick Rubie, and Ian Woolf, Jason Heimaster brings a...

Smashing atoms and nanotechnology

play nowVictoria Bond finds out if the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world,Ian Woolf talks to Professor Mike Cortie about zapping gold nanoparticles in your body with lasers to cure mind-control parasites,News by Patrick Rubie- King Tut's foetuses-...

BioUtopia and draft Garnaut

play nowHeading towards a BioUtopia by Richard Hindmarsh, reviewed by Muhsin Karim,Panel discussion of Ross Garnaut's draft report on climate change for the Australian government by Lachlan Whatmore, Patrick Rubie, Vicky Saunders, Adrian Saunders, and Ian Woolf,News by Ian...

Holistic medicine and ancient engines

play nowLachlan Whatmore looks at waterwheels and other ancient machines,Patrick Rubie talks to the president of the Sydney University Holistic Society,News by Ian Woolf, - solar powered solar power - neurology of cinema - erasable printing paperproduced by Lachlan...

Fanny Macleay and talking dolphins

play nowNews by Patrick Rubie - electric flying saucers - personal networks sewn into clothes - fake urine used by miners Nineteenth Century naturalist Fanny Macleay by Lachlan Whatmore,Discussion of news, staying young by staying with the young, and...

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...

Grassroots OLPC and Martian red skies

play nowMartin Facini explores Mars with the Phoenix lander, Ian Woolf talks with Professor Barry Vercoe about the One Laptop Per Child Foundation in Australia, Is space exploration worth it? Discussion by Patrick Rubie, Martin Facini and Ian Woolf,Presented...

'Popular and polarising science'

play now'Rock radar and solar cells' (The ATSE Clunies Ross Awards: part 1) - Amy Bullen interviews two award-winning scientists, David Noon and Stuart Wenham on their inventions'A tribute to David Attenborough' by Victoria Bond and Martin FaciniDiscussion forum...

Global cool space engineers chocolate

MP3Ian Woolf looks at chocolate physiology, John August continues his battle with syphilis and the world,and Lachlan talks to space engineer George Graves.News by Patrick Rubie,Presented and produced by Lachlan Whatmore....

Big pox big cats remotely lie

play nowJohn August gives us Syphilis,Chris Rehberg chases Singleton Big Cats,News by Patrick Rubie and Victoria Bond, - remote lie detection - two faced girl - spinal healing with nano-polymers - piezoelectric nano-fibres rub up some power Multilingual dyslexia...

Silky spiders with wireless chips

play now Fast, cheap and wireless by Ian Woolf Silky spidery secretions' by Lachlan Whatmore with discussion by Patrick Rubie, Ian Woolf and Victoria BondNews by Victoria Bond- bacteria fighting bacteria- iodine-deficient cavemen- cancer-killing virusesPresented by Patrick RubieProduced by...

Space probes Borderless housing

MP3 Space Probes by Lachlan Whatmore Sustainable housing interview with Vaugh Gray of Engineers without Borders by Amy Bullen, News by Patrick Rubie short people are more jealous, self-healing artificial joints butterflys remember their childhood Presented and produced by...

Power-dressing giant frogs with ID cards

MP3ID card pensions by Ian WoolfSynaesthesia by Charles WillockPower-dressing giant frogs by Tilly Boleyn and Evan ShapiroNews by Patrick Rubie- Wild winter viruses- snake jaws sailing sound waves- solving a 140 year old equation Song '"A Thumbnail 160 -Atomic...

War goats, rat studs, and smart beds

MP3 Goat sacrifices of the military by Ian Woolf, Wired Beds by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro, Junk DNA points the way by Patrick Rubie, Female rats prefer males with recent sexual experience by Patrick Rubie, Jacqui Hayes interviews Chris...

'Plug into your Prius, replicate with RepRap'

MP3 'Self-replicating 3-D printers' by Ian Woolf 'Plug-in batteries for hybrid cars' by Brigid Mullane 'DNA taxis' by Patrick Rubie, Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf News by Patrick Rubie - Black Strings - Stem cells give birth to a...

Zombie Sex Change Lizard Medical Myth

play now Free will or zombie-hood explored by Amy Bullen, Medical myths dispelled by Michelle Kovacevic, Hot sex changing lizards get cool with Jacqui Hayes, Michelle Kovacevic, Amy Bullen, and Patrick Rubie. News by Patrick Rubie: - Virgin Galactic...

Stone calendars, obsolete units of biofuel

MP3 We take the measure of strange obsolete units with Lachlan Whatmore, and look at ancient astronomy with John August and Steve Maxwell, Charles Willock looks at the downside of biofuels. News by Patrick Rubie, Presented by Lachlan Whatmore...

Peruvians online and exercising flab

MP3 Patrick Rubie with exercise science, Ian Woolf with Peruvian children's first experiences online, One Laptop Per Child Videos Fat discussion by Joanne Chang, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie, News By Joanne Change, James Foster and Ian Woolf. Presented...

'Fly me to the moon with love and fireworks'

play now 'Mining the moon' by Ian Woolf 'The chemistry of love' by Joanne Chang 'Fireworks frenzy' by Patrick Rubie Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie Music outro: Sample of Aerodynamic...

Coelacanth, Xmas trees Stand pregnant

play now The Science of Xmas Trees by Patrick Rubie, Coelacanths fishy resurrection by Rabia Khan, News by Ian Woolf - Scary time - Flipping coins - Fearless mice Stand to be Pregnant and BBQ cancer by Jacqui Hayes...

Ancient chocolate bioweapon bugs moon

play now A Shirtload of Units by Lachlan Whatmore, Squirming, creeping and feeling by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro, Termite class war by Ian Woolf Ancient Chocolate by Derek Williamson, Endangered new species by Rabia Khan, News by Patrick...

Menstrual stem cells smallpox extinct

play now Stem cells from Menstrual blood by Ian Woolf, Smallpox extinction by John August, News by Patrick Rubie, Presented by Joanne Chang, Produced by Lachlan Whatmore...

Evidence kills smallpox placebo

play now Evidence based medicine by Erin Passmore Smallpox and vaccination by John August Evidence, smallpox and placebo discussed by Rabia Khan, Patrick Rubie, John August, Joanne Chang, Linda Wang and Ian Woolf News by Patrick Rubie - climate...

Robot Love, Nuclear Power, Safe?

play now A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special (Part II). Instead of looking only at CO2, we look at the other important issues surrounding nuclear power generation. This week: the risks of proliferation. Special Guests Dr Sue Wareham OAM of...

Nuclear Waste: Safe for 240,000 years?

play now A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site. Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to...

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...

Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells

play now News by Emily Fearn - drop in ocean pH harms snail defences - ancient evidence of modern behaviour Apt Apertures by Charles Willock DIY Beer Power with Microbial Fuel Cells by Patrick Rubie Presented by Ian Woolf...

'Science, Politics and the Nuclear Meltdown'

play now 'Science in Poltics' and 'Nuclear Meltdown' by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie News by Ed Politt Presented by Ian Woolf Panelled and Produced by Patrick Rubie...

'Loneliness, Hair and Red Blood Cells'

play now 'Loneliness and Hair' by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro 'Riding the Red' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Charles Willock Panelled and Produced by Patrick Rubie Music: Lenny Kravitz - 'Are you gonna go...

Sea grass neurological morals

play now Sea Grass by Lachlan Whatmore, Neurology of Ethics interview by John August, News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Lachlan Whatmore Produced by Ian Woolf and Lachlan Whatmore...

The Art of Science

play now 'The Art of Science', interview with Boo Chapple by Ian Woolf News by Ed Politt Presented by Ian Woolf Produced by Patrick Rubie...

Zero Point Energy, Sex/Sport, Toy Boys

play nowFocussing zero point energy by Ian Woolf Sex before sport by Marc West Toy-boys and Trophy wives by Kachina Allen News by Patrick Rubie - Swiss Cheese universe - Atomic-size computers - Long-lived bacteria - Relationship maths Presented...

Dark matter and alternative medicine

play now 'The Dark Side of the Cosmos' - Professor Joe Silk interviewed by Ian Woolf 'What's the alternative?' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Ian Woolf Produced by Patrick Rubie Professor Joe Silk' is the...

Puke-ray, Marriage, Expanding Universe

play now News by Ian Woolf - Iced Germs - Puke-ray - Mega sugar-rush Marriage Science by Kachina Allen Expanding Universe by Patrick Rubie Presented and produced by Ed Pollitt Music: Lies Are Much More Fun by The Grates,...

Asperger's adventure Nuclear shutdown

play now Asperger's Adventures by Patrick Rubie, Nuclear shutdown by Ian Woolf, News by Ian Woolf - Paper aircraft - Neurological guardian angel The Science of Niceness presented by Bre Bunce Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf...

Global Swindle, Snow Science, E-voting

play now News by Ian Woolf - Australian Audiovisual Archive - Caffeine Thinking - Gesture Control - Micro Movers - Early Altruism Global Warming Swindle Review by John August Snow Science by Patrick Rubie E-voting by Ian Woolf Presented...

Brain music and Smelly science

play now Mind Listening to the Mind Listening by Ian Woolf, Smells like Science by Patrick Rubie, News by Patrick Rubie - taking the urine, - holograph testing - synthetic life - jellyfish cosmetics - ancient chilli Presented by...

Icelandic Science, Heart Brain, Robots

play now News by Patrick Rubie - Hubble sees new stars - energy generator using vibrations - rat-brained robot - Aesop's fable tested - gut parasites from the ocean - largest bird's secret of flight Science of Iceland by...

Carbon Praise, Internet Goes Sideways

play now Wonderful Carbon by Lachlan Whatmore, Meshing the Internet by Ian Woolf, News by Patrick Rubie: - Space weather - Microwaved plastic - Colour evolution - Artificial skin - Giant penguins Presented by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian...

Robots in traffic, What attracts you?

play now Dr Will Uther talks to Ian Woolf about robots that drive in traffic, Patrick Rubie takes to the streets to find out what people find attractive, Presented by Charles Willock, News by Ed Pollitt -Nobel Peace, -Yoga...

Nanotech cancer and super-duper-novas

play now Nanotechnology and cancer treatment by Pat Rubie; Super-duper-nova by Chris Stewart; news by Ed Pollitt. Produced and presented by Chris Stewart...

Cloned and Dressed for Success

play now This week's Diffusion casts aside vanity and looks at how healthy those belts, braces and bras really are when we try to dress up. The beer drinking scientists ask your opinion on cloning, life in general and...

Da Vinci, Climate-Fried Fish, the Pope

play now Discover Da Vinci's workshop full of flying machines, theatrical contraptions and submarines. Take a splash with the frenzied fish that are migrating across our warming ocean. But where does the Pope fit into all this? Find out...

Solar saves coal, Green your home

play now Coal is too valuable to burn, by Ian Woolf, Angus Kell explains water and energy efficient home renovation to Patrick Rubie, Mark West shares his election fever, Presented by Jacqueline Hayes, Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical...

Pubic lice, fishy & diesel science

Diffusion's Marc West reports on diesel from his stranded car, and Patrick Rubie taunts us with a fish science paradox. Vanessa Gardos manages to tell us all about pubic lice, pregnant lizards and Diffusion on wikipedia! Presented and Produced...

Natural asbestos and Carbon Trading

Asbestos interview with Mark Hendrickxs by Darren Osborne, Carbon Trading by Patrick Rubie, News by Emily Fearn, Jack Cotterell, Celine Steinfeld, Patrick Rubie and Chris Stewart, Produced and Presented by Chris Stewart....

Worst sounds ever and cleaning science

Scientific news and views by Matt Clarke. Top ten hideous sounds by Vanessa Gardos. Microfiber cleaning cloths by Celine Steinfeld. Expert commentary by Charles Willock and Patrick Rubie. Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn....

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