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Don't ignore your symptoms

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 2, 2023 11:37 AM

Dementia and Artificial Intelligence

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 14, 2022 4:18 PM

Questioning Science Frontiers - part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 4, 2022 4:58 PM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 14, 2022 3:51 PM

When viruses collude

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 14, 2022 8:29 PM

2021 Trivia special

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 29, 2021 7:20 PM

Plant genetics and vampires

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 5, 2020 10:32 AM

COVIDFree without COVIDSafe

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 8, 2020 3:23 PM

Haiku and Limericks

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

Investigating Sight

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 29, 2019 3:35 PM

Home synthetic biology lab

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

Opt out of My Health Record

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 21, 2019 4:16 PM

My Health Record Opt Out

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 12, 2018 2:38 PM

Funding ME and CFS research

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 29, 2018 9:32 PM

Diagnosing ME, and CFS

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 16, 2018 12:07 PM

Grinding your face

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 9, 2018 12:56 PM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on December 4, 2017 8:09 PM

Frog leg steak art Innovation

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 29, 2016 5:47 PM

Plasma rocket science

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 18, 2016 1:05 PM

TV spying and Biohacker stimulation

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 9, 2015 6:42 PM

Phish tales and Zapping mosquito bites

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

Shadow profiles and eating babies

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 1, 2013 4:32 PM

4D printing and Caring for carers

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 9, 2013 10:51 AM

Axis of eating and Secrets of Chocolate

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 26, 2011 7:23 PM

Let's talk about X... and exits

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 20, 2011 10:58 PM

Terminal Decline and Zero Emissions

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 13, 2011 10:21 PM

Lifelogging and fake meat

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 3, 2011 3:22 PM

Electric spaceships and domesticating dogs

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 10, 2010 7:01 PM

Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf lives in Sydney, has a degree in Applied Science, worked as a solar astronomer, software engineer, systems programmer, webmaster, Networking tutor, Computational Theory lecturer and subject coordinator, and Physics lab demonstrator; while changing his career to professional writing...

Posted by Ian Woolf on December 4, 2005 2:01 PM

Sibling Saviours

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 6, 2004 9:34 PM

Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf lives in Sydney, has a degree in Applied Physics, worked as a solar astronomer, software engineer, systems programmer, webmaster, Cisco CCNA tutor, Computational Theory lecturer, and subject coordinator; while changing his career to professional writing and broadcasting. Read...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 3, 2004 4:10 PM