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Robot noses and pheromones
MP3 download James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 2, Easter chocolate news, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr James Hayes UNSW Odour Laboratory...
Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 2
MP3 Listen to Sam Hosovsky, CEO of uCat, talking about the implications of brain-computer-interfaces. News of ear based brain-computer-interfaces. - part 2 Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Sam Hosovsky, CEO of uCat uCat: Transcend the Limits of Body, Time...
Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 1
MP3 Listen to Sam Hosovsky explain to Ian Woolf how uCat is building apps to help paralysed people with Brain-Computer-Interfaces learn to speak using virtual reality and artificial intelligence - part 1 Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Sam Hosovsky,...
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,...
Brain Writing
download MP3 Brain writing with bidirectional Brain-Computer-Interfaces, with news of spots before your eyes mapped at Monash, and stimulated in Toronto. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Spatial Resolution of Phosphenes within the VisualField using Non-Invasive Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations...
Douglas Engelbart - Inventing the 21st Century
MP3 download Douglas Engelbart invented the 21st Century! In 1968 his Mother of All Demos showed how together work in social networks, using computer screens with graphic user interface, mouse, word processors, hyperlinks, online document sharing and video-conferencing, as part...
Killer AI and 2010 Ignobels
MP3 download This episode was first broadcast on 2010-10-11: Hugo DeGaris concludes his warning from 2010 that AI could threaten human existence, with discussion from Marc West. Highlights of the 2010 IgNobel Prizes by Ian Woolf. Hosted by Marc West,...
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...
Australian Computer Museum Society - part 2
MP3 Listen to Adrian Frenulovich talk about the joys and challengers of curating ancient computers, and their importance to our history. News of the energy breakthrough that wasn't. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Australian Computer Museum Society Nuclear Fusion...
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...
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...
Expressly Human - part 2
MP3 Computing pioneer Kathleen Booth reaches 100 by Ian Woolf, Dr Mark Changizi talks about how emotional expression evolved - part 2. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Mark Changizi Expressly Human interview part 1 The Vision Revolution book review...
Dorkbot, Putin, Sneezing and Sunlight
download MP3 President Putin's views on the science of whaling and climate change by Lachlan Whatmore How Grapefruit could make you pregnant by Ian Woolf Ian Woolf speaks to Leigh Russell at Dorkbot. Leigh explodes a hydrogen filled condom to...
The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 1
MP3 download Mini dentists by Ian Woolf, Steven Hoffman, author of The Five Forces That Change Everything talks about reading and writing thoughts, and networked unconscious collaboration - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf FoundersSpace An army of...
20 years of Bug-bots
MP3 download Mice made friendly, Cyborg venus flytraps, 20 years of Robo-roaches, 2001-2021 by Ian Woolf Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Wireless multilateral devices for optogenetic studies of individual and social behaviors Implanted wireless device triggers mice to form...
Butt slings for beetles
MP3 download Shasta Henry shares her passion for the world of beetles, giraffe beetles and parasitising wasps part 2, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Shasta Henry at Young Tassie Scientists...
Cyber-pig and Eye-cow
MP3 download Mask decontamination, Covid kids, Eye-cow Project, The Information Machine, Musk's Neuralink 2020 demonstration, The Eye-cow project, Ultrasonic coercion by Ian Woolf Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf a herd of cows, the central cow has eyes painted on...
Landing on Mars
MP3 download Assange arrest again by Ian Woolf Bonnie Teece, Kirsten Banks and Martin Kranendonk talk about 7 minutes of terror and the search for life on Mars - part 2. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf The Australian Centre...
Pheromones and robot noses
MP3 download Salted masks and COVIDSafe follow-up by Ian Woolf James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 2, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr James Hayes UNSW Odour Laboratory Universal and reusable virus deactivation system for respiratory...
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...
Spins and valleys
MP3 download Internet turns 50, Quantum batteries by Ian Woolf, Samuel Bladwell explains spintronics and valley technology, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Samuel Bladwell FLEET Pioneer recalls first e-mail INTERNET HISTORY OF 1960S Researchers create blueprint for 'quantum battery'...
Ignoble Artilect War
This episode was first broadcast on 2010-10-11: MP3 download Ian Woolf reports the 2010 Ig Nobel prizes, Ian Woolf concludes his interview with Hugo De Garis about his vision of the impending war between those who would build massively intelligent...
Artilect war and plankton
MP3 download This show was originally broadcast in 2010-10-04: Ian Woolf spoke to Hugo De Garis about the implications of being able to build god-like massively super-intelligent machines at the Singularity Summit Australia in Melbourne. Lachlan Whatmore explains the phytoplankton...
Water, Survival and ME/CFS 1999
MP3 download This show was originally broadcast on 9th March 1999: Castrate-mobile in Rio, Prayer doesn't heal, Bee venom for cancer treatment by Deborah Lum Ruby Archis talks with Norm Carruthers of ACA about the safety of our drinking water,...
Discovery - Women, MindSwitch and Quantum computers
MP3 download From 16th November 1999: News of Martian probes and exoplanets by David Blank, Matt Whitfort asks Dr Michelle Smyth about the issues facing women in science. Ian Woolf interviews Professor Ashley Craig about his research into the UTS...
Mathematically impossible legislation
MP3 download From July 2017: 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 Biofoundry The laws of Australia will trump the laws...
Parasite hacks and computer vision
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Akane Tanaka finds new treatments for auto-immune disorders by studying how parasites hack our immune system, Quian Wu uses computer vision and machine learning to find your clothing size, and also to track...
Brain upgrades
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Memory prosthetic by Ian Woolf, Brain Computer Interfaces for augmentation by Avinash Singh. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. UTS Computational Intelligence and Brain Computer Interface...
March for Science and Prawn plastic
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Computers listen to your imagination by Ian Woolf, Andrea Leong talks about the March for Science, At the Biofoundry, Jared Wood talks about plastic for plants from prawns, Fact and sound checking by...
Milking spiders and interfacing brains
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Headset that listens to your internal voice, Alex Kelly tells us about the latest Biofoundry projects, and about brain-computer interfaces. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf....
Native bees and Biological computers
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Human cell computers by Ian Woolf, Kit Prendergast talks about native bees, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Bees in the 'burbs in a biodiversity hotspot...
Insulin DISCO crypto-jacking
MP3 Crypto-jacking by Ian Woolf, Alex Kelly talks about the Open Source Insulin project. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Alex Kelly Open Insulin project at the Biofoundry Open Insulin Project Now even...
Bright Sparks 2017 - part 3 poetry
MP3 Meltdown, Spectre and Nuclear detonation news by Ian Woolf, For the final Bright Sparks challenge, the Fresh scientists perform their haiku and limericks, and share the insights they've gained: Mohamed Tashani on vaccines from The University of Sydney, Xufeng...
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...
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...
The Internet of Hackable Things & OzSpace part 2
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Surprizing stories and Quantum computers
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Flashing lights treat Alzheimer's mice by Ian Woolf, Professor Stuart Kauffman reads from The surprizing story of Patrick, Rupert, Sly and Gus - evolutionary niches and complexity. Quantum computing made simple by Ian...
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,...
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...
My Health Records -private?
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Grow your own rocket fuel, by Ian Woolf Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn talks about privacy problems with Australia's national electronic health records. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dr...
Visual illusions for computer vision
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Brain ageing and Alzheimers disease reversed in mice by Ian Woolf, Astrid Zeman's talk about visual illusions at Ultimo Library, Astrid Zeman chats about illusions and computer vision. Production checked by Charles Willock,...
Dark matter anyon computing
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') A pill to slow ageing by Ian Woolf, Catherine de Burgh-Day hunts for Dark Matter with gravity lenses, Robert Pfeiffer computes with exotic matter, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...
DNA bitcoin Virtual Astronomy
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Bitcoin encoded DNA by Ian Woolf, Kai Polsterer and Andre Schaaff talk about astronomical visualisation with Google cardboard at the Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems conference - ADASS, Better by Jonathan Coulton....
Mind controlled brain art and artificial IQ
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Software beats humans on verbal IQ test by Ian Woolf, Laura Jade talks about her mind-controlled illuminated brain art, Sam Gentle explains how he helped make the mind-controlled colour-changing brain come to life....
Canada in Space & Google listens
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Google listening by Ian Woolf, Canada's space success can teach Australia by Marc Beaudry, Does the FIV vaccine prevent FIV? by Mark Westman at Famelab. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted...
Photonics and quadcopters
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') All you can eat diet for healthy mice by Ian Woolf, Graphene propelled by light by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton talks about the International Year of Light, Quadcopter science by Ian Woolf Production...
Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Rubber hand illusions by Ian Woolf, Tristan Robinson talks about his autonomous robots, Jake Fountain talks about his virtual realities, Joseph Wang talks about the Meta augmented reality headset, Leila Alem talks about...
Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Spies stole all the mobile phone keys, and Spies hacked all the hard drives by Ian Woolf At the NICTA Techfest: David Gambril talks about Intelligent traffic, Nick Barnes talks about the Bionic...
Vaping Freematics
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NASA's Orion goes up and down, Nature pretends to open access by Ian Woolf. Stanley Huang connects analytics from your car to your phone, Is Vaping really safe? by Ian Woolf. 3 Minute...
Koalas, robots, and brains
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Cheap flexible solar cells, Randomness chips, and the breaking 2014 Nobel prize for Physics by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Elwin tracks Koalas online, Gavin has built a robot coffee...
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...
Play sub-atomic games in Space!
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Pill to help immune system defeat all cancers, and mechanical 3D printer without electricity by Ian Woolf, Paul Sztajer talks about his game of sub-atomic physics - Particulars, Tim Nelson talks about the...
Set Google Glass to Stun
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Earclip-type wearable PC by Ian Woolf, Google Glass hands on first impressions by Ian Woolf, Rob Manson from BuildAR.com talks about developing for Google Glass, Part 3 of my interview with Dr Nady...
Stem cells fight HIV and Biohacking
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') News of Fibromyalgic pain explained, and Dream images identified by computer, by Ian Woolf. Associate Professor Geoff Symonds talks with Ian Woolf about using HIV to modify stem cells to fight HIV, From...
BitCoin mining and Panspermia
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Panspermia and the stratosphere by Ian Woolf James Nichols speaks with Ian Woolf about building BitCoin mining computers at Dorkbot, The hundred dollar 3D printer from Peachy Printers, James Hitchcock presents his 3...
Trolling science and throat singing
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Send your own mini-spaceship to the Moon, and Protect your mobile phone privacy reported by Ian Woolf. Tuvan throat singing by Noel Hanna, Trolling science by Ian Woolf, The Beard Plague by Ian...
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...
Meteors and publishing
download MP3 A meteor explodes over Russia, harming a thousand people. Science publishing, politics, profits, Aaron Swartz, Richard O'Dwyer, Garry Mackinnon and Julian Assange. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Why science doesn't belong to everyone yet - Upulie Divisekera...
Roulette, Nobels, Rocking Science
download MP3 Therese Chen reports on profiting from the physics of Roulette. Ian Woolf reviews "The Eudaemonic Pie" by Thomas Bass about a group of physicists winning at roulette with shoe computers in the 1970's. Ian Woolf reports on Disney's...
Dragons, astronauts and surveillance
download MP3 Ian Woolf reports on zombies, quantum computers, and DNA data storage. Ian Woolf reports on the life and death of Neil Armstrong, Julie-Anne Popple spoke to Dr Beata Ujvarti about the impact of cane toads on goanna and...
Smart Sand, Video Glasses, Electric Universe
download MP3 Larissa Savvas reports on Smart sand and breast cancer detection. Julie-Anne Popple reports on the Royal Society's Science and the Media Forum. Ian Woolf reports on the emergence of wearable cameras and computers from science fiction to reality,...
Pigs in Cyberspace!
download MP3 Ian Woolf and Therese Chen discuss: Pigs and humans collaborating in the virtual world, Birds eaving illusions, Robot farmers, Google memory disorders, Chocolate nuteceuticals, Solar storms blow a good wind, Pills to give you the benefits of strict...
TB Day and CSIRO Vacations
MP3 download Kate Barnard speaks to students in the CSIRO Vacation Scholarship Program, Victoria Bond talks about World Tuberculosis Day, Ian Woolf interviews Professor Geoff Smith about the importance of Nanophotonics to environmental energy flows, Presented and produced by Ian...
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/...
DIY EMP, Putin and Sunlight
MP3 download Ian Woolf speaks to Leigh Russell at Dorkbot. Leigh explodes a hydrogen filled condom to cause an Electromagnetic pulse that reboots a computer. He moves beads with sound and brings non-Newtonian fluids to life. Listener question: Is sunlight...
Sexy Greys and Super-planes
MP3 download Ian Woolf, Dan Keogh and Aaron Cook examine: - super planes that use 50% less fuel - how male antelopes fake predator warnings to keep females nearby, - the $100 tablet computer, - choosing sexually attractive grey human...
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...
Bionic soldiers and unlimited power
MP3 Jacqui Hayes brings the week in review: - Landmine tobacco - Tree-man - Cow compasses - cognitive magic Muhsin Karim explores the bionic soldier and Brain Computer Interfaces, Ian Woolf has the last word with Brian Lennon from...
Chiptunes, see-through batteries and syphilis
play now Syphilis in Australian history by John August, Interview with Professor Christopher Fairley by John August, News by Ian Woolf - Migraine zapping - Transparent, bendy batteries, - The world's oldest computer generated music Presented and Produced by...
Tasmanian Tiger bosses spy syphilis
play nowTasmanian Tigers on the mainland by Chris Rehberg,Syphilis dose 2 by John August,Policing at work and school by Ian Woolf,News by Victoria Bond - mineral deficiency delayed evolution, - fertilisation fighting malaria,Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf...
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...
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...
Bleeping cow robot reproduction
Play Now Produced and panelled by David Huang, News by Helen Sim, Movie review of What The Bleep Do We Know? by Ian Woolf, David Huang with computer software tackling cow diseases, Robot reproduction with Chris Stewart...
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...
Diffusion 11th September 2001
Play Now Tim Baynes talks about normal pure maths and PI. Gina Sartore presents the DAughter of Time, about Admiral Grace Hopper and computer bugs. News by Chris Stewart. Presented by Ian Woolf. Produced by Chris Stewart with technical...
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....
5 June 2001
Interview with Dr Simon Dennis about computer understanding of human languages by Ian Woolf. David Blank reviews a book about Eternity and the five ages of the Cosmos. Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Angelique Hutchison. Produced by Angelique Hutchison...
Quantum Computer, Women, MindSwitch
Play Now Matt Whitfort asks Dr Michelle Smyth about the issues facing women in science. Ian Woolf interviews Professor Ashley Craig about his research into the UTS Mindswitch. Ian Woolf talks with Dr Andrew Djurak about Quantum Computers. Presented...
16 November 1999
Discovery 16th November 1999 (mp3) Presented by Carol Oliver. News by David Blank. Matt Whitfort asks Dr Michelle Smyth about the issues facing women in science. Ian Woolf interviews Professor Ashley Craig about his research into the UTS Mindswitch. Ian...
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