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Brain spindle dating tips

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 26, 2024 11:50 AM

GFC - what did we learn?

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 19, 2022 12:28 PM

Superworm and fake human meat

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 25, 2022 6:11 PM

Vaccination explanation

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 8, 2021 4:03 PM

20 years of Bug-bots

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 5, 2021 3:20 PM

The Pais Effect

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 8, 2021 2:37 PM

In vitro meat ventriloquism

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 7, 2020 4:59 PM

Developing brains

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 24, 2020 10:41 PM

FameLab Australia 2020

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 15, 2020 12:41 PM

Future of Human Needs past

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 30, 2019 11:29 PM

Hacking sex and citizen space

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 25, 2019 6:44 PM

Junk DNA extreme weather aphasia

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 14, 2019 11:38 AM

Superlative hydrogen

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 24, 2019 10:54 AM

Nano 3D Printing

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 15, 2019 10:16 PM

Home synthetic biology lab

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

The Future of Human Needs

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 4, 2019 4:02 PM

Insulin DISCO crypto-jacking

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 16, 2018 11:52 AM

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

Photobiomodulation and bees

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

Save the carnivorous plants

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

Solar racing and women's ageing part 2

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

STEAM through space bubbles

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

Blockchain Citizen Science

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

Dynamics of expectation

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 5, 2015 11:36 AM

Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 19, 2015 11:27 PM

FundScience, Albatross, LoVid

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

Biohacking Citizen Science

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 2, 2014 1:42 PM

Mapping Robots and printed houses

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 28, 2014 10:37 PM

Rat Park and Chromatic Composer

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 23, 2013 5:29 PM

BrainChips and artificial intelligence

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 11, 2013 12:05 PM

Of madness, love, and melted space ships

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 25, 2010 3:54 PM

Dating science, brains and bacterial art

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 5, 2009 10:41 PM

Economics and lithium in our water

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

Christmas 2008 special

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 22, 2008 11:17 PM

ID Card - Is Big Brother Stalking You?

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

Marijuana debate and Pirated Soy sauce

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 24, 2006 9:00 AM

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...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 12, 2002 12:51 AM