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Marta's Micro-Market Mirth - part 1
MP3 download Listen to Marta Khomyn talk about financial markets, data science and comedy school, with news of optic nerve restoration. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Marta Khomyn Marta Khomyn YouTube channel Vision rescue via chemically engineered endogenous retinal...
Sleep learning and smell-o-vision - part 3
MP3 download From 2020: Synthetic smells and Sleep smelling memories by Ian Woolf James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 3, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr James Hayes UNSW Odour Laboratory Manipulating synthetic optogenetic odors reveals...
Face transplant and spice for life
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Red Cross Blood Bank
download MP3 From 2013: Ian Woolf reports on Vel-negative blood, What are A, B and O, and what is RH negative and positive? Ian Woolf speaks with with Joe Patkes, Red Cell Serologist at the Red Cross Blood Services centre...
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...
WorldCoin and Rejuventation by dilution
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Unsimulated mint longevity
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Australian Computer Museum Society - part 1
MP3 Listen to Adrian Franulovich talk about the history of Australian computing and the 40th anniversary of the Apple Lisa computer. News of good vibrations reversing aging. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Australian Computer Museum Society A blast of...
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...
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,...
Biology Evolves - part 2
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Johannes LeCoutre talks about growing food in new ways, cell by cell - part 2 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Professor Johannes le Coutre Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Ian...
Biology Evolves - Part 1
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Professor Johannes le Coutre talks about how Biology evolved from a purely investigative science into an area of creative engineering, and specifically about growing food in new ways, cell by cell - part...
The Physics Behind The Internet
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2021 Trivia special
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Vaccination explanation
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The Right To Repair - part 1
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Vaccines and surveillance
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Strange Geometry in Antiquity - part 2
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In vitro meat ventriloquism
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Landing on Mars
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Smell-o-vision and explosive bees
MP3 download Synthetic smells and Sleep smelling memories by Ian Woolf James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 3, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr James Hayes UNSW Odour Laboratory Manipulating synthetic optogenetic odors reveals the coding...
Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough
MP3 download David Sinclair cures blind mice and makes them young again, Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Maquarie University designed a intelligent car charger, Elinor Hortle from the Centenary Institute fights Tuberculosis with aspirin, Laurence Luu from University of New South Wales,...
Future of Human Needs past
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Junk DNA extreme weather aphasia
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Baby thoughts, forget to learn
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Robots Recycle Rags
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The Future of Human Needs
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Meow on Mars
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Whales, drones and bacteria
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Operation Crayweed
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Native bees and Biological computers
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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...
Women's Day, Stem cells, and Multiple Sclerosis
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The Forgetting Machine - part 1
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Sound is the next wave
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The Science behind the Internet
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Cuberider, CubeSat and MathWorks - DIY Day part 1
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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...
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....
Bioethics and the Narcissome
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Gut bacteria for longer life by Ian Woolf, Dr Ainsley Newson talks about bioethics and personal genomics. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod...
Voice, micro-algae and CFS
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers found to have damaged calcium ion channels and energy generation, by Ian Woolf, Noel Hanna talks about what we know about the voice, George Pappou talks about innovations for...
Surprizing stories and Quantum computers
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Digging dinosaurs
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Antibody to blood factor prevents brain ageing, Stem cell genes rejuvenate by Ian Woolf, Mitchell Seymour talks to Barry McKay about digging dinsosaurs, Put it To The test by They Might Be Giants,...
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...
Savannasaurus and teenage blood
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Biomimicry and coral bones
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ultrasound for younger brains by Ian Woolf, Krishneel Singh talks about making bone out of stem cells from fat using inspiration from coral. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian...
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...
Open Source Science Accelerates
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Excel breaks science by Ian Woolf, Matt Todd explains Open Source Malaria research, and the acceleration of science, part 2. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Associate Professor...
Fine tuning for Life
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Heat shock for longer life and Physics poetry
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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...
More Carbs for longer life
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Solar panels reach world record high efficiency, but funding will be cut, Universe expanding faster than predicted by Ian Woolf, David LeCouteur talks about healthier ageing through a high carbohydrate diet. Production checked...
Sly Moulds
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Kids 3D print Internet Barbie
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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...
Blockchain Citizen Science
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Plasma rocket science
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Gene repair, eggs and entropy
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Dynamics of expectation
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Inclusion soothes your genes
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Daraprim: Profiteering in Big Pharma, and memorable Ape TV by Ian Woolf, Professor Steve Cole explains what to do about the effects of isolation and insecurity on the regulation of gene expression, Steve...
Warp drive and Antigravity
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Falling cats and Stem cell tourism
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Photonics and quadcopters
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Kidneys, Hearts and Coal
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Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama
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Bitcoin rules soliton waves
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Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Diabetes reversed in mice, and CSIRO loses 1000 staff by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: David Vandenberg talks about Solidifier, John Wulff talks about Ozberry Pi, Justin Maclean talks about...
Primate RNA and pocket communicators
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Singing frogs and spliced mice
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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 -...
Koalas, robots, and brains
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Galactic Haloes light walls
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Vibrating plants defend themselves, and reflux medicine can cause vitamin B12 deficiency by Ian Woolf, Vanessa Moss explains the halo around the Milky Way Galaxy, Rory McKay talks about projecting light art. Produced...
Play sub-atomic games in Space!
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Re-using carbon and Biohack Syd
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Space law and Bee decisions
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Infinity and Money part 3
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Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage
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Space Beer, OrbitOz and Launchbox
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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles
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Stem cells for ailing hearts
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Reshaped eyes and TPP Copyright week
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Plasticised brains, tea, and pain
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Stem cells fight HIV and Biohacking
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Healing corneas and building robots
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Mini Maker Faire and Google You
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Mechanical stem cells and Origin catalysts
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Stem Cell Revolutions and HIV protein
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Thorium Trans-Tasman 3MT competition
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Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy
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Chocolate robots
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Young blood RoboWars
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Red Cross Blood Science Special
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Crown of thorns, and Single cell science
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Hybrids, Healing Fat, Snap tentacles
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Hot locusts and digital contact lenses
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Sexy Smells and parasite overlords
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I love that word, Meltdown
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Younger mice and spider invasions
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Brown science, Solar cells, horse tale
MP3 download Aaron Cook presents this weekâs juicy news. Lachlan Whatmore finishes off his trilogy tribute to horse evolution. Marc West grills Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Green Party, about his partyâs stand on science in the upcoming election,...
The ghost of Diffusion past - Xmas 2000
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Music and Viruses
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Mad cows, stem cells and Dark aliens
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Bats and sharks, correlated?
MP3 Nick Evershed interviews Dr. Lindy Lumsden about Pipistrelle bats near extinction, Ian Woolf gives his view of the New Scientist interview assertion that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is "almost all in the mind" because you "think yourself sick", Marc West...
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...
Steam work and giant wallabies
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Brain cells and water wells
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'Popular and polarising science'
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'Plug into your Prius, replicate with RepRap'
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Menstrual stem cells smallpox extinct
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Evidence kills smallpox placebo
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Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells
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'Loneliness, Hair and Red Blood Cells'
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Killer Robots, Google Streetview, Ants
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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...
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...
Sibling Saviours
Move over designer babies, five saviour siblings have been born in the United States, in a special IVF program/. The babies were carefully chosen so they would provide stem cells to treat older siblings with diseases such as leukaemia. Using...
Laterality and Left Handedness - By Adam Mark
Pop Quiz: What do Ronald Reagan, George Bush and Bill Clinton, have in common? Apart from having the same superannuation policies, all three ex-presidents are left handed. In fact they join the 13% of the population that prefers to...
19th August 2002
Presented by Dr Tim Baynes. Sophie Scott interviews Professor Martin Green about Solar cells. Lachlan Whatmore talks about the biology of Echinoderms. News by Gina Sartore and Tim. Produced by Lachlan Whatmore with technical support by Ian Woolf....
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