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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 3, 2017 7:47 PM

NAD+ and Ciguatera Fish Poison

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 22, 2017 9:53 PM

NAD+ and ageing

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 15, 2017 2:09 PM

Environmental toxins and civil society

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 8, 2017 1:41 PM

The Internet of Hackable Things & OzSpace part 2

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 10, 2017 4:28 PM

Will Oz space industry take off?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 3, 2017 8:28 PM

Surprizing stories and Quantum computers

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 20, 2017 10:45 AM

The origin of life - inevitable?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 6, 2017 1:48 PM

Freeze, wait, reanimate?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 20, 2017 4:39 PM

Addictive epigenetics

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 13, 2017 12:38 PM

After robots take our jobs

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 7, 2017 5:56 PM

Digging dinosaurs

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 30, 2017 3:22 PM

Identity cards for Australia again?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 16, 2017 12:08 PM

Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy again

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 9, 2017 10:58 PM

Sleep, Lasers and Sauce revisted

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 2, 2017 3:42 PM

2016 Ig Nobel Prizes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 26, 2016 9:59 AM

Savannasaurus and teenage blood

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 5, 2016 11:02 AM

Dinosaurs and CSIRO

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 21, 2016 12:15 PM

Longevity policy undetectable faces

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 14, 2016 11:34 AM

Biohacking longevity and driver-less heroics

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 7, 2016 12:42 PM

Diamonds and milk

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 28, 2016 3:21 PM

Photobiomodulation and bees

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 10, 2016 6:49 PM

Weird pets, possums and blood vessels

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 8, 2016 10:52 AM

Save the carnivorous plants

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 26, 2016 9:28 PM

Open Source Science Accelerates

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 12, 2016 8:02 PM

Open Source Malaria

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 5, 2016 8:26 PM

Frog leg steak art Innovation

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

My Health Records -private?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 22, 2016 2:00 PM

#Censusfail or Privacy?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 1, 2016 1:26 PM

Fine tuning for Life

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 18, 2016 1:14 PM

Music inspired by Space

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 11, 2016 12:27 PM

Heat shock for longer life and Physics poetry

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 20, 2016 1:36 PM

Cellf - making a musician

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 13, 2016 1:24 AM

More Carbs for longer life

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 6, 2016 1:34 PM

Solar racing and women's ageing part 2

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 23, 2016 12:47 PM

RobotX Carp telepresence

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 9, 2016 1:12 PM

Pulsar glitches and biological ageing

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Pulsar glitching and Biological Ageing A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 1, Jim Palfreyman talks about glitching pulsar discoveries, part 2. Checked by Charles Willock, Produced...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 2, 2016 9:32 PM

Pursuing pulsars, part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 25, 2016 8:16 PM

Biohacking baby formula

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 18, 2016 4:44 PM

STEAM through space bubbles

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 4, 2016 2:53 PM

Science Poetry Slam rewind

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 7, 2016 10:33 PM

Fate of the Universe

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 15, 2016 12:42 AM

Innovation Engineering

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 8, 2016 12:19 AM

Space Psychology Array

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 1, 2016 1:39 PM

Blockchain Citizen Science

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 25, 2016 10:34 AM

Star-seeking robots touch language

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 11, 2016 4:57 PM

Ig Nobel Prizes 2015 special edition

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 21, 2015 6:36 PM

IdeasBoom Educating for the Future

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 7, 2015 1:04 PM

Dark matter anyon computing

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 30, 2015 4:13 PM

DNA bitcoin Virtual Astronomy

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 16, 2015 11:36 AM

Virtual Observatory defeating salt

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 9, 2015 11:41 AM

Antarctic astronomy biofuel catalyst

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 2, 2015 10:07 PM

Gene repair, eggs and entropy

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 26, 2015 3:48 PM

Lateral, entropy, and the egg

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 19, 2015 2:00 PM

Crowd-funding Galaxy Exploration

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 28, 2015 12:34 PM

Inclusion soothes your genes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 21, 2015 12:10 PM

Change your genes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 14, 2015 7:54 PM

Warp drive and Antigravity

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 31, 2015 4:14 PM

Mind controlled brain art and artificial IQ

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 9, 2015 12:26 PM

Falling cats and Stem cell tourism

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 27, 2015 12:06 PM

What are you looking at?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 13, 2015 9:56 PM

Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 6, 2015 5:00 PM

Canada in Space & Google listens

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 22, 2015 11:47 AM

Brainwaves and Photonics

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 8, 2015 12:38 PM

Photonics and quadcopters

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 1, 2015 12:24 PM

Kidneys, Hearts and Coal

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 25, 2015 11:33 PM

DIY EEG and Rocket Scientist networking

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 4, 2015 5:00 PM

Synthetic Biology De-extinction

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 27, 2015 1:06 PM

Paper engineering city spiders

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 20, 2015 2:21 PM

Famelab: Bacteria, Labeckia and Wellness

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 13, 2015 12:22 PM

Asteroid mining and radioactive waste dumps

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 30, 2015 2:35 PM

Diet, bacteria, and health

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 23, 2015 4:43 PM

Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 23, 2015 3:20 PM

Breakfast robots and TECHmyway

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 16, 2015 1:14 PM

TV spying and Biohacker stimulation

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

Maker's Place Think Differently

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 2, 2015 9:43 PM

Transition waves rideable multicopters

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 12, 2015 12:42 PM

Bitcoin rules soliton waves

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 5, 2015 12:07 PM

Aussie Rockets Worm Lego

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 15, 2014 6:33 PM

Vaping Freematics

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 8, 2014 1:51 PM

Carotenoids - why vegetables are good for you

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 25, 2014 12:18 PM

Primate RNA and pocket communicators

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 17, 2014 10:58 AM

Non-coding RNA and hand puppets

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 10, 2014 12:16 PM

Singing frogs and spliced mice

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 20, 2014 1:31 PM

Koalas, robots, and brains

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 6, 2014 3:33 PM

Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct

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

Makers of every generation

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 15, 2014 3:09 PM

Mood Dress and the End of the World

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 8, 2014 3:41 PM

Social context and Electric cars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 18, 2014 5:08 PM

FundScience, Albatross, LoVid

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 11, 2014 5:02 PM

Megaphones and Microfluidics

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 4, 2014 10:52 AM

Semaphore and legal Biohacking

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 28, 2014 11:48 AM

Fact or Fiction Implants

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 21, 2014 1:45 PM

Neural Knitworks

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 14, 2014 4:16 PM

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Stem cells fight HIV and Biohacking

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30 IQ points more, and BitCoin

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Diffusion cut from 2SER

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Pond scum and ALS

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Extremophiles and The Vision Revolution

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Open Source Cryptoparty

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Crown of thorns, and Single cell science

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Coral Art Life Science TV Eyes

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People puppets and molecular synthesis

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Corpse power and blood pressure genes

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Sunstones, chocolate and rain-making

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Disgusting politics and drought resistance

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Labile languages and remembering Steve Jobs

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Stelarc and Artificial Brains

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Axis of eating and Secrets of Chocolate

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Synthetic organisms and cloud-busting

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Seagrasses, Art and Maggots

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Hormoned beef and fracked farming

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A Social Experiment

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Bones, Devils and Mind Control

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Lizard babies and exploding stars

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Enquiry based learning and Hendra

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I love that word, Meltdown

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Lactating insects and handy fish

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Anatomical anomalies and Cane toads

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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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Phone cancer and giant cuttlefish

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Fear pathways and vampire allergies

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Skin hunger and mouse Draculas

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Addict detention and child enhancement

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Plankton and the Artilect War

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Gene modified salmon and Sexy dancing

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Sports at altitude and Jacob Bronowski

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Wave energy and the Coming Famine

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DIY EMP, Putin and Sunlight

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Science Week special 2010

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Brown science, Solar cells, horse tale

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Beauty and the Geek, and Homeopathy

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Sex Evolution and Technological Art

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Cognitive Load and Vision Revolution

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Solar racing and toxoplasma

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Trigeneration and Sports networks

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R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix

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Sexy Greys and Super-planes

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Rising seas and the oil crises

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Quolls, laser planes, anosmic flies

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Dwarf planets and cooperating rats

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Doc Oc, Element 117, and Nikola Tesla

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Australian Pirate Party, and LHC restarted

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Inside the Earth, pharmacogenomics

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Solar Gem, and Wolverine bones

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GAY MUMS, TELOMERES, TRANSSEXUAL CLOWNFISH

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Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho

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Safflower insulin, and sperm spit protons

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Earworms and cultured meat

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Wolverine, snails of steel, and you

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Housework, sex and comedy

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Cancer alternative and Santa's role

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The ghost of Diffusion past - Xmas 2000

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Lung flutes, leg growing and Science circuses

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ET, choice mathematics and farts on Mars

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Portable forensics, and ET in the pub

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Global Warming's Evil Twin

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Rad Cooling, SETI and Augmented Reality

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Mars, Myopia, Mesoglea, Mildred Cohn

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Hot Maths and Disintermediation

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Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution

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Primes, codes and entanglement

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Deadly worms and pig orgasms

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Vaccination special!

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Dating science, brains and bacterial art

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Dust, smart dogs and rats on twitter

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Dark Energy, Vacuum and Casimir forces

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Music and Viruses

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Coffee and Guitar science

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Power, art and cocktails

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10daysofscience and marijuana science

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Emailing aliens, and Future Festivals

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The Diffusion Science Show Trivia Special!

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Karaoke science, stock superstitions

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Designer thinking and coral reefs 101

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Moon landings and Whalesong

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Newly possible futures

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Ritzian physics and imaginary friends

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Space colonies, sustainable science and giant sperm

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Blindsight, deja vu, and male contraception

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Old dust, biometrics and can you really recycle condoms?

MP3 Darren Osborne talks to Dr Henner Busemann from the University of Manchester about dust older than the solar system. Marc West talks to Associate Professor Stephanie Schuckers from Clarkson University talks to Marc West about identifying people through their...

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Economics and lithium in our water

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 18, 2009 6:32 PM

Vaccination consternation, alien genes

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GFC economics and climate policy

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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...

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Green contraception, Fifth grade science

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Science in Namibia, Magnificent Maths

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Unhealthy Santa and Roo for You

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Internet censorship protest special

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Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms

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Censorship, broken and fixed hearts

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Nanotech, doctoral dancing and pubs

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Writing News items

News on Diffusion is usually several short science news items. The script for each item should only take about a minute to read. If the story needs a longer amount of time, then it would sound better if it was...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 3, 2008 10:46 PM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 22, 2008 6:30 PM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 15, 2008 6:30 PM

Steam work and giant wallabies

play nowLachlan Whatmore puts steam to work, Jacqui Hayes and Caitlin Howlett review the week in science - happiness science, - giant wallabies in Tasmania - confirmation that contraceptive pills reverse attraction - vaccination against alcoholic pleasure Amy Bullen...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 18, 2008 6:30 PM

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-...

Posted by Diffusion on August 11, 2008 6:30 PM

Invisible illness and exploding spacecraft

play nowIan Woolf reports the latest in the war on aging, the Live Futures Festival to be held simultaneously in Newtown and Second Life on August 17th, and The doomed attempt of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 1 spacecraft to...

Posted by Diffusion on August 4, 2008 6:30 PM

Vaccination and Autism?

play nowMartin Faccini investigates the controversy over whether the Mumps Measles and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination causes austism in children,Panel discussion of vaccination as a civil liberty issue by Martin Faccini and Ian Woolf,News by Ian Woolf, - Viagra for...

Posted by Diffusion on July 28, 2008 12:09 AM

Clones, Steam Hero and Mind Control

play nowCloning by Michelle Kovacevic,Steam engines and Hero of Alexandria by Lachlan Whatmore,Emotiv Mind Control interview with Tan Le by Daz Chandler,News by Ian Woolf - Wooden nuclear power plant accident in Vermont, - Moon race goes underground at...

Posted by Diffusion on July 21, 2008 6:30 PM

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...

Posted by Diffusion on July 14, 2008 12:18 AM

Bad weather, appropedia, wet Mars

play nowLachlan Whatmore talks to Dr Helen Reed from the Metereology Bureau about La Nina, Ian talks to Chris Watkins about sustainable technology and Appropedia,News by Victoria Bond, News by Victoria Bond - coffee good for you - cone...

Posted by Diffusion on June 26, 2008 12:09 AM

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....

Posted by Diffusion on May 8, 2008 12:09 AM

Galileo fish count quantum secrets

play nowSpace probe Galileo by Lachlan WhatmoreQuantum cryptography by Amy BullenNews by Ian Woolf, - Superconductors, - Nanowires - Counting FishPresented by Amy BullenProduced by Lachlan Whatmore...

Posted by Diffusion on March 27, 2008 12:09 AM

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...

Posted by Diffusion on March 6, 2008 9:00 AM

'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...

Posted by Diffusion on February 14, 2008 12:09 AM

Good Vs Bad radiation, Hep C treatments and more....

MP3 News and views by Tilly Boleyn (speaking with Evan Shapiro) New Hepatitis C treatment by John August Good and Bad Radiation by Michelle Kovacevic Presented by the ever elegant Lindsey Gray Technical assistance by Ian Woolf Additional contribution...

Posted by Diffusion on February 7, 2008 12:09 AM

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...

Posted by Diffusion on July 26, 2007 12:09 AM

Cricket science+not so new discoveries

play now News read by Catherine Beehag. The science of cricket by Marc West. Not-so-new discoveries by Tilly Boleyn (and a gaggle of delightful volunteers). Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer. Produced by Tilly Boleyn. Music Misread by Kings of convenience....

Posted by Diffusion on May 3, 2007 9:00 AM

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...

Posted by Diffusion on April 19, 2007 9:00 AM

Science chats+wine-a perfect combo!

download Scientific news and views by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld. The genetics of grapes by Darren Osbourne. Questacon outreach interview by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld. Presented and musically enhanced by Marc West. Produced by Tilly Boleyn....

Posted by Diffusion on March 22, 2007 9:00 AM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 1, 2007 10:18 PM

Chocolate,H2O+penguins but not all at once.

Top science stories of 2006 by Marc West. Weird water by Kachina Allen. Chocolate-y goodness by Kachina Allen. Penguins discussion by Catherine Beehag and Sacha Seilter. Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn. Music Friend by Bob Evans Condition by...

Posted by Diffusion on February 1, 2007 9:00 AM

Diffusion Christmas Quiz 2006

Play Now The Diffusion Christmas Quiz: Schrodinger's Cats vs Pavlov's Dogs in a Winner-Takes-All contest. Hosted by Chris Stewart, with Tilly Boleyn, Vanessa Gardos, Shona Blair, Catherine Beehag, Celine Steinfeld, Jacqui Pfeffer, Jacqui Hayes, Ian Woolf, Darren Osbourne, Derek...

Posted by Diffusion on December 21, 2006 12:00 AM

Gina Sartore

Gina Sartore is simultaneously hiding from her thesis supervisor, teaching science to rural uni students, and communing with a bunch of alpaca (her favourite country-type animal). She is an occasional contributor, but is having trouble finding a tin can with...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 30, 2006 1:57 PM

Marc West

Read Marc at The Mr Science Show which is also broadcast over China Radio International. The Mr Science Podcast The Mr Science Show Feed...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 30, 2006 1:56 PM

Vegemite-gate, Largest Nuclear Bomb

Play Now Presented by Marc West. Science news by Vanessa Gardos. Vegemite scandal questioned by Ian Woolf. The World's Largest Nuclear Bomb by Charles Willock. Also contains wise words from Jacqui Pfeffer and Tilly Boleyn. Produced by Tilly Boleyn....

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 16, 2006 9:00 AM

Reviewed on the Internet Archive!

Pluto's demotion and an inconvenient truthReviewer: etherdog - - September 12, 2006Subject: Lively discussion of science topicsThe Aussie crew provide meaningful discussion of science topics in the news along with a couple of music tracks. My only complaint is that...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 10, 2006 7:10 PM

Evolution, Ventriloquism and Hiccups

Play Now Lachlan Whatmore explains Convergent Evolution, Kachina Allen explores Ventriloquism, Marc West announces two of this years Ig Nobel prizes News by Ian Woolf, Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, Produced by Matt Clarke...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 19, 2006 9:00 AM

Pluto's demotion and an inconvenient truth

Play Now Pluto's demotion and an inconvenient truth are debated in this weeks show. Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, Science news by Ian Woolf, Jacqui Hayes reveals an inconvenient truth, Marc West give us all the low down on Pluto,...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 14, 2006 9:00 AM

Global Consciousness, the man from CERN

Play Now The Global Consciousness Project run by Princeton University. The man from CERN. Presenter: Ian Woolf, News: Marian Carruthers, Matt Clarke asks - Can your mood effect the outcome of random number generators?, Tilly chats to Dr. Brian...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 17, 2006 9:00 AM

Invisibility and Whale Hunting

Play Now This week the Diffusion Team investigate the facts and future of research into invisibility and dive into the controversy surrounding the recent decision by the International Whaling Commission. Presented by Tilly Boleyn, Science news by Jacqui Pfeffer,...

Posted by Ian Woolf on June 29, 2006 9:00 AM

Toads, Flying cars and Monkey Mating

Play Now This week was a bit of a lazy one for Team Diffusion. We lAughed at convention and just talked about what ever we wanted to. Science News? Who needs it? Scripts? I think not. Science Radio by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 25, 2006 9:00 AM

Common colds, and chimps

Play Now The Common Cold -- not so cold, and not so common -- could save us all from bird flu; what makes us so different from chimps?; and all the latest science news. Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 16, 2006 9:00 AM

Diffusion 9th March 2006

Play Now Is semen addictive? Sharks become secret agents. News by Jacqui Hayes, Why semen makes women happy by Ian Woolf, Matt Clarke plays with Remote control Sharks, Presented and produced by Matt Clarke...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 9, 2006 9:00 AM

Diffusion 2nd March 2006

Play Now Cat parasites control your brain, and science conspiracy theories. Producer and Presenter Matt Clarke, News by Adam Richardson, Science conspiracy theories by Matt Francis, Parasites may change the way you think by Ian Woolf, Drugs to stay...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 2, 2006 9:00 AM

Diffusion 11th December 2001

Play Now Presented by Adam Mark. News by Adam Mark. Chris Stewart concludes his series on the Problems with Neutrinos. Coriolis effect explained by Lachlan Whatmore. Late news by Chris Stewart. Produced by Adam mark with technical assistance by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on December 11, 2005 9:00 AM

Diffusion 17th November 2005

Play Now The painful world of non-lethal weapons, the Universe's ultimate perpetual motion machine, and all the latest science news. Produced by Chris Stewart, presented by Matt Clarke, 'Perpetual Motion' by Matt Francis, 'Non-Lethal Weapons' by Matt Clarke, News...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 17, 2005 9:00 AM

Diffusion 3rd November 2005

Play Now Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Ian Woolf, The Laserprinter conspiracy by Matt Clarke, Nano-cars with Chris Stewart, Dolphin Terrorists explained by Ian Woolf, Produced by Matt Clarke, with technical support from Jacqui Pfeffer...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 3, 2005 9:00 AM

Diffusion 27th October 2005

Play Now Produced and presented by Matt Clarke, News by Matt Clarke, The science of lAughter by Jacqui Pfeffer, Cryptobiology by Sam MacOnie...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 27, 2005 9:00 AM

Coriolis and the Flu

Play Now Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Sam McOnie, Hurricanes, bathtubs and the Coriolis effect by Chris Stewart; Cure the flu! by Ian Woolf, Pannel discussion with Matt Francis, Chris Stewart and Ian Woolf, Produced and panelled by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 29, 2005 9:00 AM

Diffusion 7th July 2005

Play Now Presented by Marian Curruthers, News by Ian Woolf, Jacqui Hayes reports how psychedelic Ibogaine may help treat drug addiction, Keir Smith explores the world of snow flakes, Sixty second science, Produced and panelled by Marian Curruthers...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 25, 2005 9:00 AM

Diffusion 15th September 2005

Play Now Presented by Noel Hanna, News by Sam McOnie, Genetic crop improvement by Jacqui Pfeffer, Butterfly-inspired Photonics by Jacqui Hayes, Vampire Catfish with special powers by Chris Rayberg, Produced by Matt Clarke...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 15, 2005 9:00 AM

Using the Panel

The LED Meters In the middle of the vertical part of the consul you will see that there are three LED (Light Emitting Diode) Meters. The Meter on the left corresponds with Channel 1, the channel that you use when...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 12, 2005 5:12 PM

Diffusion 11th April 2005

Play Now Presenter Matthew Clarke, News by Catherine Beehag, Jaquie Hayes about the first human to leave Earth - Urys Night,National Conservation Strategies Taylor Bielstein interviews Dr Bob Mesibov about Tasmanian insects, How to deal with unwanted email -...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 11, 2005 9:00 AM

Simulated Nightclubs

Remember when American soldiers given amphetamine "GO pills" accidentally dropped a laser-guided bomb on Canadian and British soldiers during the invasion of Afghanistan? Now American soldiers traumatised by their war experiences are being asked to volunteer for simulated nightclubs, where...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 28, 2005 7:19 PM

Chris Stewart

Kipper is the straight man of the team. A self confessed thespian trapped in the body of an astrophysicist, Chris is currently on assignment with the Laotian government looking at space travel using recycled waste products....

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 18, 2004 4:06 PM

Gina Sartore

Gina Sartore is simultaneously hiding from her thesis supervisor, teaching science to rural uni students, and communing with a bunch of alpaca (her favourite country-type animal). She is an occasional contributor, but is having trouble finding a tin can with...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 18, 2004 2:08 PM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 28, 2004 3:08 PM

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...

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

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 1, 2004 12:40 PM

25th November 2002

Presented by Ian Woolf. News by David Leung. Chris Stewart completes his conversation with herpetologist Professor Rick Shine. Lachlan Whatmore talks about addiction. Produced by Lachlan, who also pushed the buttons....

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 25, 2002 11:34 PM

11th December 2001

Presented by Adam Mark. News by Adam Mark. Chris Stewart concludes his series on the Problems with Neutrinos. Coriolis effect explained by Lachlan Whatmore. Late news by Chris Stewart. Produced by Adam mark with technical assistance by Gina Sartore. Discovery...

Posted by Ian Woolf on December 11, 2001 3:38 PM

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....

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 4, 2001 3:45 PM

Diffusion 4th September 2001

Play Now 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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 4, 2001 9:00 AM

28th August 2001

Adam Mark talks about body fat misconceptions. Ian speaks with Paul Delaney about Canada in Space. News by Tim Baynes. Presented by Chris Stewart. Produced by Adam Mark with technical assistance by Gina Sartore....

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 21, 2001 5:07 PM

7 November 2000

Features on Darwinian Economics by Louise Preston, Pliades shower by Melissa Hulbert, Presented by Ian Woolf, technical support from Matt Whitfort and Produced by David Blank....

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 7, 2000 1:54 AM