Diffusion Science radio

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on November 21, 2022 12:29 PM

Little Ice Ages and future housing

MP3 download This show was originally broadcast 2019-02-11: Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf, Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2, Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 6, 2020 10:51 PM

Solar cooling, work and housing

MP3 download Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf, Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2, Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Frost fairs, sunspots and the...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 11, 2019 4:04 PM

Luna Letters and sub-orbital hops

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') NASA and RosCosmos to build moon station, SpaceX to launch two passengers around the Moon in 2018, SpaceX to use Mars spacecraft for sub-orbital hops around Earth by Ian Woolf, Taofiq Huq is...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 2, 2017 1:11 PM

Longevity policy undetectable faces

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fooling facial recognition by Ian Woolf, Avinash Singh talks about changing Government policy so we all live longer, Listener's letters, Annals of Improbable 24/7 Lecture on Jet lag genes. Production checked by Charles...

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

Fine tuning for Life

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Rat robot stingrays have heart by Ian Woolf, Luke Barnes discusses how finely tuned the Universe is for life, Callisto by the Ephemera Ensemble. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...

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

Infinity and Money part 3

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fixing broken hearts and adding new letters to the DNA alphabet by Ian Woolf, Marcus Schappi talks to Ian Woolf about building the Internet of things with Microview micro-controllers at Dorkbot, Infinity -...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 12, 2014 11:31 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