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Red dust, smart dogs and twitter

MP3 From 2009, the red dust storm hit Sydney, rats on twitter, and how smart are dogs? Fun science with Marc West and Ian Woolf. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dust storm blankets Sydney as drought bites...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 9, 2023 11:17 AM

Zapping mosquito bites and phish tales

MP3 Listen to tales of online scams, zapping mosquito bites, and sperm that can smell, in this episode from the 2014 archives. Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 2, 2023 6:29 PM

Home synthetic biology lab

MP3 download Electric cars are the new NBN by Ian Woolf, JJ Hastings talks about creating art and science and her new authorised synthetic biology home lab Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf JJ Hastings JJ Hasting's garage synthetic biology...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 8, 2019 2:44 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

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 29, 2014 3:15 PM

Phish tales and Zapping mosquito bites

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Sperm can smell by Ian Woolf, Mosquito bite zapping by Ian Woolf, Phishing tales by Ian Woolf, presented and produced by Ian Woolf Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes Zanza-Click Portable...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 6, 2014 12:24 PM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 27, 2013 9:59 AM

Misleading science and carnivorous pineapples

download MP3 Ian Woolf reports on vegetables that eat prey, and bats who live inside them. Nathan Sinclair explains why most published research is wrong. Ian Woolf reports on vitamin D and baldness. Oliver Featherston speaks with Catriona Bonfiglioli about...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 17, 2012 2:57 PM

International Womens Day Special

Medicating Mr Faithful, Green Senator Kerry Nettle and the Women behind Science Let's celebrate all those XX chromosomes out there! On Diffusion this week, we will have a chat with the Greens Senator and environmental scientist, Kerry Nettle. We...

Posted by Diffusion on March 8, 2007 9:00 AM