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Marta's Micro-Market Mirth - part 1
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How do we smell, again? - part 1
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Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 2
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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors AGAIN
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Music for moral equations
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AI needs nurturing
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Humans almost extinct and Rat Matrix
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Brain Writing
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Woomera blasts off
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Don't ignore your symptoms
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Non-coding RNA Puppets
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Graphene power
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Assange, Music and the law
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WorldCoin and Rejuventation by dilution
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Gravity Maverick - part 2
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Gravity Maverick - part 1
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Augment your memory
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Douglas Engelbart - Inventing the 21st Century
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Sex and the single geek
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Unsimulated mint longevity
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The Long-Term Threat
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Frontiers of Science part 2
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Frontiers of Science part1
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Stable Diffusion Litigation
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Stable Diffusion?
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SETI switch
MP3 From 2010, why the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence has been doing it wrong! The discovery of an Earth-like planet 20 light years away, and high resolution tapes of the Moon landing recovered. Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf....
Red dust, smart dogs and twitter
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Sydney Space suits - part 1
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Tardigrades to the Moon!
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Dementia and Artificial Intelligence
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The Talking Dead
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Machines Behaving Badly - part 2
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2022 Nobel Prizes
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Fuctional Super Food
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Zwicky Dating Deja Vu
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SETI and Alien archaeology
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Small Modular Reactors
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Expressly Human - part 1
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Robot birthdays, and Dentists
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How safe is your seafood from Ciguatera?
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Dorkbot, Putin, Sneezing and Sunlight
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Plants to eat, and plants that eat
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Vision Revolutions
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Core asthma steam spies
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Summon Pompeo - banish EBV
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Questioning Science Frontiers - part 2
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Questioning Science Frontiers - part 1
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Creating the Future
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Variants, printed livers and woven TVs
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When viruses collude
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Nuclear waste storage
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Nuclear windmill synaesthesia - in memory of Charles Willock
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The Physics Behind The Internet
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Precognition Revolution
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2021 Trivia special
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Quick Tests and Cognitive Biases
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Horizontal Memory Transfer
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The Right To Repair - part 2
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Ventilation stops the spread
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Census and Privacy 2021 - part 1
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Witness Against Assange Lied
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Intellectual Property and Medicine - part 2
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Retro Robot love
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Strange geometry in Antiquity - part 1
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Assange Extradition Decision
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Little Green Molecules
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Landing on Mars
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How do we smell?
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FameLab Australia 2020
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COVIDFree without COVIDSafe
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Brain wave discoveries
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COVIDSafe Brainwaves
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Solar quantum dots
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Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough
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Neuromorphic social impact
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Solar Race Suicide Model Virtual Pain
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Future of Human Needs past
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Technology and social justice
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Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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We reveal crimes and secret squirrels
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Bio-engineering Innovation Challenge 2019
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Home synthetic biology lab
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Brain Stimulation
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Fat viruses and CRISPR kits
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The Future of Human Needs
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The Woolf-Pulfrich Effect
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Opt out of My Health Record
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Discovery - Women, MindSwitch and Quantum computers
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Transhumanism engineering Cat-girls
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My Health Record Opt Out
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Operation Crayweed
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Funding ME and CFS research
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Diagnosing ME, and CFS
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Mathematically impossible legislation
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Science Week special again
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Bacterial love cleavage virtual observatories
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Sneaky SpaceBees
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Women's Day, Stem cells, and Multiple Sclerosis
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Insulin DISCO crypto-jacking
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The Forgetting Machine - part 2
MP3 Driver-less crash, Military plants and Crypto loyalty by Ian Woolf, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga on the brain as a forgetting machine, part 2. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga...
The Forgetting Machine - part 1
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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...
Ghost of Xmas 2000
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Head transplant HEAVEN?
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Sound is the next wave
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The Science behind the Internet
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Expressive Blockchain AI Robots
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Head transplant HEAVEN
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Face recognition and civil rights
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The story of Ruby Payne-Scott part 2
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Cuberider, CubeSat and MathWorks - DIY Day part 1
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Run your own Space business
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What good is consciousness?
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The five pillars of biohacking
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NAD+ and Ciguatera Fish Poison
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NAD+ and ageing
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Environmental toxins and civil society
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Smart burgers, salt, juice, and diapers by Ian Woolf Nady Braidy talks about envrionmental neurotoxins, Eva Cox speaks about science and civil society, Friends of CSIRO interview, Angela Maharaj interview, Production checked by...
More colours and March for Science part 2
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The Internet of Hackable Things & OzSpace part 2
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The origin of life - inevitable?
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Freeze, wait, reanimate?
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Zap your genes into space
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Identity cards for Australia again?
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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...
2016 Ig Nobel Prizes
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Dinosaurs and CSIRO
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Longevity policy undetectable faces
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Biohacking longevity and driver-less heroics
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Biomimicry and coral bones
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Open Source Science Accelerates
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My Health Records -private?
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Exo-planets - another Earth?
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#Censusfail or Privacy?
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Cellf - making a musician
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Solar racing and women's ageing part 2
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RobotX Carp telepresence
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Pulsar glitches and biological ageing
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STEAM through space bubbles
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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles again
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Hackagong and Biofoundry
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Fate of the Universe
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Innovation Engineering
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Blockchain Citizen Science
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Real Space Cowboys and Star AI
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Visual illusions for computer vision
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Dark matter anyon computing
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Virtual Observatory defeating salt
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Gene repair, eggs and entropy
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Dynamics of expectation
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Inclusion soothes your genes
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Black holes, worm holes and time machines
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Biological art and killer robots
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What are you looking at?
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Urthecast and space lasers
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Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality
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Space Biz, Orbital Art and Horses
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DIY EEG and Rocket Scientist networking
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Asteroid mining and radioactive waste dumps
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Diet, bacteria, and health
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Future Day with Aubrey de Grey
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Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama
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TV spying and Biohacker stimulation
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Maker's Place Think Differently
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Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth
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Transition waves rideable multicopters
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Vaping Freematics
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Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo
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Carotenoids - why vegetables are good for you
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Primate RNA and pocket communicators
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Non-coding RNA and hand puppets
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Wildlife Forensics and Water Divining
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Singing frogs and spliced mice
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Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen
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Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct
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Mood Dress and the End of the World
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FundScience, Albatross, LoVid
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Megaphones and Microfluidics
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Fact or Fiction Implants
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Giant echidnas drive air conditioned thorium cars
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Mission to Earth
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3D Printing way out West
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Infinity and Money part 3
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Geo-engineering Art
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Mapping Robots and printed houses
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Powdered alcohol and Money part 2
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Spiderman 2 and Money
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Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage
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Skyrmions and Eternal September
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Space Beer, OrbitOz and Launchbox
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Aging brains and Ciguatera
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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles
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Building Biosensors to detect disease
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Stem cells fight HIV and Biohacking
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Mini Maker Faire and Google You
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BrainChips and artificial intelligence
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Stem Cell Revolutions and HIV protein
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Shadow profiles and eating babies
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Thorium Trans-Tasman 3MT competition
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RbutR rebuttals and mosquito fans
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30 IQ points more, and BitCoin
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4D printing and Caring for carers
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Sydney Maker Culture
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Trolling science and throat singing
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Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy
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We Reveal Crimes and squirrels
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Hypercolour vision and soap
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Young blood RoboWars
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Future silkmoth tricycle games
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian Woolf reports on Harvard University flies robot bees. Janine Cahill speaks with Ian Woolf about improving the future with games. Silkmoths ride robot tricycles cruising for sexy females in Japan, for science!...
Diffusion cut from 2SER
The Diffusion science show has been cut by 2SER, to make room for new shows by new volunteers. After 19 years on air, and 15 years of contributions from me, its the final Diffusion Science Radio broadcast from 2SER tonight...
Kid-friendly science and emulsions
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Head, heart and galaxy
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Cognitive Reserve and Solar max
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Meteors and publishing
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Colour evolution and Darwin part 6
download MP3 Do fish feel pain? by Ian Woolf Ian Woolf interviews Mark Changizi about the evolution of colour vision, O2Amp and more. The sixth and final part of Natural Selection, a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore. Presented and produced by...
Fecal transplants and Darwin part 5
download MP3 Ian Woolf reports on Fecal microbiota transplantation and in 1999 interviewed Professor Thomas Borody who pioneered the field. Part 5 of Natural Selection, the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, a radio-play by Lachlan Whatmore. Presented and produced...
Tilting at windmills, Natural Selection
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Wallaby, damaged doubt, rat pilots
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Higgs tastes dark tendrils
download MP3 Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the discovery by the team at the large hadron Collider, Victoria Bond reports on Dark Tendrils, Ian Woolf reports on how taste affects judgements, the speechjammer, and activating your immune system to...
Sick prawns and sleep rehearsal
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From 2007: ID Card special
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The 2005 science trivia special fresh from Alaska
download MP3 The ghost of Diffusions Xmas past! Listen to a classic from the vaults: the 2005 Christmas special! It was an eventful time - we were served a "Cease and Desist order" from using the name "Discovery", and we...
Sexy Smells and parasite overlords
download MP3 Martin Faccini reports on the dopamine brain control mechanisms of our parasite overlords, Patrick Rubie reports on the science of sexy perfumes, News by Ian Woolf: - test tube artificial brain passes quiz - Airdrop brings water from...
Lizard babies and exploding stars
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I love that word, Meltdown
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Anatomical anomalies and Cane toads
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Darwinius and Zombie Fish
MP3 Everyone on the team was either sick or away this week, so we bring you the May 25th show from 2009: Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Ciguatera zombie fish poison, Darwinius, science and the media by...
Driver Fatigue and Ury's Night
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Neutron bombs, GM apples and Zanzibar
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Of madness, love, and melted space ships
MP3 download Victoria Bond covers this week's news. Victoria Bond interviews Professor Anthony Harris on attachment theory and the development of healthy relationships. Marc West keeps slugging through Science Week questions, namely: how close does a space ship have to...
Oxytocin, love and sex
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Gene modified salmon and Sexy dancing
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Wave energy and the Coming Famine
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DIY EMP, Putin and Sunlight
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Photic sneezing and a naked scientist
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Science Week special 2010
MP3 download The Diffusion Science Week special, coming to you from the Ultimo Science Festival. We tackle the questions you have asked us over the last few weeks. Why do I sneeze at the Sun? What would something look like...
Trigeneration and Sports networks
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R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix
MP3 download Diffusion remembers the wondrous Martin Gardner and his contribution to science education. Aaron Cook commemorates Rover Phoenix after a long slog on Mars. News by Aaron Cook, Marc West, and Victoria Bond. Presented by Sarah Bartlett, produced by...
Rising seas and the oil crises
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Pill's 50th twitter box office hits
MP3 download Jon Bale covers the news with water-recycling cacti Marc West interviews Sitaram Asur about predicting box office hits on Twitter Victoria Bond celebrates the Pill's very special 50th birthday Produced and presented by Victoria Bond...
Quolls, laser planes, anosmic flies
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Doc Oc, Element 117, and Nikola Tesla
MP3 download Aaron Cook reports on Element 117-- Ununseptium Marc West speaks with "Doctor Boob" about villain Doc Oc Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the life and legend of Nikola Tesla Presented by Ian Woolf, Produced by Victoria Bond,...
Australian Pirate Party, and LHC restarted
MP3 download The Australian Pirate Party's Simon Frew explains how the party is for online civil liberties to Ian Woolf. Victoria Bond reports that the Large Hadron Collider didn't destroy the world, the brain has a moral centre that can...
Inside the Earth, pharmacogenomics
MP3 download Aaron Cooke asks Geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalcic whats happening inside the Earth, Ollie Barrand, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss Pharmacogenomics and Gattaca, Ian Woolf and Aaron Cooke discuss forbidden words and the healing powers of marmite. Presented and...
Solar Gem, and Wolverine bones
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GAY MUMS, TELOMERES, TRANSSEXUAL CLOWNFISH
MP3 download Special International Women's Day edition! Victoria Bond talks about transsexuality in clownfish Catherine Beehag explains the science behind nobel-prize winning telomeres News by Victoria Bond and Catherine Beehag Presented by Catherine Beehag; Produced by Victoria Bond...
G-spot, wealth and nanotechnology
MP3 download Can we vaccinate cows against producing methane? Is the G-spot a myth? by Ollie Barrand. The correlation between wealth and orgasms By Marc West. Nanotechnology hypothetical reported by Ian Woolf and discussed by Marc West and Ollie Barrand....
Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho
MP3 download Dr Rachael Dunlop tells Ian Woolf about her battle with the Australian Vaccination Network. Victoria Bond explains the new DSM descriptions of mental illness. News by Victoria Bond - Coma patients may be conscious and communicate by brain...
Safflower insulin, and sperm spit protons
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Earworms and cultured meat
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Wolverine, snails of steel, and you
MP3 download Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew try to recreate Wolverine in the lab. Marc West, Aaron Cooke and Ian Woolf discuss the science of superheroes. Ian Woolf challenges you to read his mind in a Diffusion listener experiment!...
Housework, sex and comedy
MP3 download Marc West examines the correlation between sex and housework, Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow, News by. Aaron Cooke - starquakes, - stroking rats, - mosquito attraction, - how green tea fights cancer....
Cancer alternative and Santa's role
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The ghost of Diffusion past - Xmas 2000
MP3 download The ghost of Diffusion past - the Xmas show from 2000 sampled at 20kbps: Myths and facts of the great Aussie Beer Gut by Nick Perkins Anthropomorphisation by Lachlan Whatmore Weird science by Gina Sartore - GM Potato...
Lung flutes, leg growing and Science circuses
MP3 download Pahia Cooper picks her favourite inventions of 2009: the Lung flute, greensulate mushroom packaging, and the Mindflex; Aaron Cook interviews Pahia Cooper about her experiences travelling in the Questacon Science Circus; News by Aaron Cook - how to...
ET, choice mathematics and farts on Mars
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Portable forensics, and ET in the pub
MP3 download Portable forensics, sexual revolutions and ET in the pub! Dr Alsion Beavis talks to Ian Woolf about portable crime scene investigation labs. Marc West and Darren Osborne talk to pub-goers about Extra-Terrestrials. Aaron Cook reports on Kiwis in...
Global Warming's Evil Twin
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Rad Cooling, SETI and Augmented Reality
MP3 download Use the cold of space to cool your home with Angus Gentle and Ian Woolf. Search for alien life and Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Carol Oliver and Marc West. Visits Bondi Beach with Ian Woolf, to explore the futuristic...
Mars, Myopia, Mesoglea, Mildred Cohn
MP3 achlan Whatmore gets squishy on ya with immortal jellyfish. Victoria Bond eulogises the Mars rovers, Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss new understandings about short-sightedness, Ian Woolf and Pat Rubie collide with bread and hadrons Lachlan Whatmore eulogises mighty...
Hot Maths and Disintermediation
MP3 Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Michael Cavanagh about new software to help teach Maths at school, Ian Woolf talks with Futurist Janine Cahill about the paradigm shift from Traditional to New Media, Mobile Banking, Serious Games and Disintermediation. The future...
Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution
MP3 Marc West asks Dr Chris Pettigrew how X-men character Mystique's super-powers might really work, Charles Willock reports on the distribution of sin in the USA, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the lesser known side effects of the contraceptive...
Primes, codes and entanglement
MP3 Prime numbers, secret messages and quantum teleportation! Marc West explore prime numbers and speaks to Terrance Tao. Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss Quantum technology - quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation. News by Marc West -Mobile phones...
Deadly worms and pig orgasms
MP3 "Worms worms worms" by Lachlan Whatmore "Science Trivia" hosted by Victoria Bond. Contributors are Lachlan Whatmore, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie "The number 30" by Patrick Rubie News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf -Evolutionary Leap -Hadron Collider -Placebo...
Vaccination special!
MP3 All you need to know about vaccinations! Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf talk about how vaccines are made, how they work, the biochemistry behind vaccines, the controversies, and even a little maths! Hosted by Ian Woolf Produced...
Dating science, brains and bacterial art
MP3 What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries; 'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains; And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists...
Dust, smart dogs and rats on twitter
MP3 Marc West explains the new dust storms that have hit Australia, Marc and Ian Woolf discuss whether the internet is addictive, and just how smart are dogs really? Presented and produced by Ian Woolf...
Dark Energy, Vacuum and Casimir forces
MP3 Ian Woolf reports on Lawrence Karuss's talk on Dark Energy at the Powerhouse Museum, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss the expansion of the Universe, and harnessing Casimir forces from quantum vacuum energy. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf...
Music and Viruses
MP3 Fighting HIV' Patrick Rubie interviews Andrew Low from the Centre for Excellence in Medical Research, the University of British Columbia about the newest weapons to fight HIV. Lachlan Whatmore presents Part 2 of his tribute to Les Paul, honouring...
Coffee and Guitar science
MP3 We get you up with the science of coffee, take you on a journey of musical genius with guitarist Les Paul, and generally squeeze so much science out of your stomach that you'll need a gastric bi-pass. Lachlan Whatmore...
Power, art and cocktails
MP3 Marc West talks with Jon Lomberg about sending art to aliens on the Voyager space probe, Ian Woolf speaks with Brian Lennon about smal, cheap and locally owned Geothermal Power plants and the Emissions Trading Scheme, Marc West drinks...
10daysofscience and marijuana science
MP3 Caitlin Howlett interviews Kate Hennessy, editor of www.10daysofscience.com about the Ultimo Science Festival, Victoria Bond celebrates 400 years of Galilean astronomy, Dan Keogh and Caitlin Howlett lead a discussion on the science of marijuana with Celine Steinfield, Victoria Bond,...
Emailing aliens, and Future Festivals
MP3 Marc West talks with Jacqui Hayes about the HelloFromEarth.net project, From the Live Futures Festival, Dr Zheng asks us about what it should be like to live in cities in the future, Natalie Rowland talks to Ian Woolf about...
The Diffusion Science Show Trivia Special!
MP3 Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can you do better than the team? Produced and Panelled by Marc West Also starring Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf...
Karaoke science, stock superstitions
MP3 Australian uranium, the weapons makers who own it, and the new weapons in our region by Ian Woolf, Karaoke therapy to help sufferers of mild aphasia regain their voice by Ian Woolf, Superstition and the stock market by Marc...
Designer thinking and coral reefs 101
MP3 Ian Woolf speaks to Deborah Kneeshaw about using Design thinking to solve the world's problems, Lachaln Whatmore explains the nature of coral reefs to Marc West, News by Ian Woolf - unseen giant object crashes into Jupiter - circumcising...
Moon landings and Whalesong
MP3 Ian Woolf informs us on 10 Apollo 11 facts that will surprise you, Ian and Marc West chat the science and politics of moon landings, and we feature some out-of-this-world music. And just for balance, we come back to...
Newly possible futures
MP3 Futurist Janine Cahill interviewed by Ian Woolf about how we are living in an era where the impossible is becoming possible, News by Ian Woolf - Photographic memory pills, - Caffeine may reverse Alzheimers - zapping brains - Urine...
Ritzian physics and imaginary friends
MP3 Did you have an imaginary friend? Do you think the scientific establishment is suppressing alternative theories? Caitlin Howlett discusses giraffe evolution and Saturn's moons, and the benefits of imaginary conversations. John August debates the Ritzian alternative to Einstein's relativity...
Zombie fish and evolving Darwinius
MP3 Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Ciguatera zombie fish poison, Darwinius, science and the media by Victoria Bond, with discussion from Kalvin Ng and Ian Woolf, News by Kalvin Ng - territory disputes over underwater minerals -...
CSIRO Wi-Fi win and Dunbar's number
MP3 Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about alternative Energy and Australia, News by Ian Woolf, with discussion from Marc West and John August - CSIRO win their patent battle against 14 US Giants, - A hard limit on your...
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...
Green contraception, Fifth grade science
MP3 When getting cosy with your partner of choice, have you ever wondered what form of contraception is better for the environment? Sarah Wood has, and the answer will surprise you. Plus, Caitlin Howlett has a brain-busting quiz covering your...
2008 Kisses, tantrums and infections
MP3 It’s the last show of 2008 so there’s plenty of love, tears and infection spreading! Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe. Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases. Ian Woolf...
Censorship, broken and fixed hearts
MP3 Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the Australian Government's plan to censor the internet. Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers, and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions, Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of whales versus...
Forest water, PhD dances, bird flu
MP3 Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate. Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from...
Future Fab Labs and Fish and Chip cars
play now In this special edition from the Live Futures 2020 Festival, Brian Lennon speaks to Ian Woolf about the Fab Lab that could make anything with 3D printers and cars that run on used vegetable oil left over...
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...
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...
BioUtopia and draft Garnaut
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Diffusion moves to Monday 6:30pm tonight!
We'll no longer be heard on Thursday mornings in Sydney. Diffusion broadcasts tonight in its new Monday 6:30pm timeslot on 2SER 107.3FM for the first time....
Tasmanian Tiger bosses spy syphilis
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'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...
Crude oil and cruder monkeys
play now News and views by Jacqui Hayes. Lindsey Gray with a slick coverage of the competing crude oil formation theories. Matt Clarke couldn't help but tell us about monkey prostitution and pornography. Intelligent musings from Michelle Kovacevic. Produced...
'Fly me to the moon with love and fireworks'
play now 'Mining the moon' by Ian Woolf 'The chemistry of love' by Joanne Chang 'Fireworks frenzy' by Patrick Rubie Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie Music outro: Sample of Aerodynamic...
Ancient chocolate bioweapon bugs moon
play now A Shirtload of Units by Lachlan Whatmore, Squirming, creeping and feeling by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro, Termite class war by Ian Woolf Ancient Chocolate by Derek Williamson, Endangered new species by Rabia Khan, News by Patrick...
Robot Love, Nuclear Power, Safe?
play now A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special (Part II). Instead of looking only at CO2, we look at the other important issues surrounding nuclear power generation. This week: the risks of proliferation. Special Guests Dr Sue Wareham OAM of...
Global Swindle, Snow Science, E-voting
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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....
Cloned and Dressed for Success
play now This week's Diffusion casts aside vanity and looks at how healthy those belts, braces and bras really are when we try to dress up. The beer drinking scientists ask your opinion on cloning, life in general and...
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...
International Womens Day Special
Medicating Mr Faithful, Green Senator Kerry Nettle and the Women behind Science Let's celebrate all those XX chromosomes out there! On Diffusion this week, we will have a chat with the Greens Senator and environmental scientist, Kerry Nettle. We...
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...
Evolution, retrocausality, sperm wars
Play Now Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn. Science News by Ian Woolf. Human evolution by Marc West. Retrocausality by Tim Baynes. Sperm wars by Darren Osbourne. Science in 2007 predictions. Tantalising tidbits from Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag and...
Kachina Allen
Kachina is a PhD student from Australia, currently living in New York. She lives, breathes and loves science - the weirder the better. Read more at Quarks, Quirks and Quips...
Keir Smith
After 7 years roaming the Antarctic wilderness in search of a place to call to home, or at least a hot meal, Keir was rescued by the Discovery helicopter. He has spent the time since then working off the debt...
Marc West
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Egyptian Tombs and the Eureka Prizes
Play Now Ancient Egyptian Tomb Art and the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Presented by Matt Clarke, Science News by Jacqui Hayes, Egyptian Tomb Art discoveries by Bridget Mullane, Australian Museum Eureka Prizes chats by Tilly Boleyn, with extra witty...
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,...
Parrot Environment, Rutherford part 2
Play Now Part 2 of the life of the amazing Kiwi scientist Ernest Rutherford, who made possible nuclear "fussion" and silican "chups". The two latest media love birds are the Environment Minister Ian Campbell and the orange-bellied parrot -...
Diffusion 20th Apr 2006
Play Now Substance use and mental health, Tim Baynes interviews Amanda George from the Centre for Mental Health Research, March of the Penguins, a review by Phil Dooley A substitute for alcohol? Hunting animals over the internet? by Matt...
Diffusion 23rd February 2006
Play Now Rocket cars racing in the suburbs, secret science sounds, and all the latest science news. Rocket cars by Ian Woolf, Secret Sounds by Adam Richardson, News by Matt Francis, Presented by Chris Stewart, Produced by Chris Stewart,...
Not Discovery 16th February 2006
Play Now Superstring unstrung, Lost Worlds and forensic songbirds, Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Adam Richardson, String theory by Chris Stewart, Lost Worlds by Matt Francis, CSI 2SER by Adam Richardson, Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support...
Not Discovery 9th February 2006
Play Now Space rage, Pluto's identity problems, and What Eats Wasps, Produced by Matt Clarke, Presented by Matthew Francis, News with Jacqui Hayes, Adam Richardson with Space Rage, Pluto's identity crisis discussion by Matt Francis, Jacqui Hayes reviews the...
UnDiscovered 26th January 2006
Play Now Science in Summer Mode, celebrating Australia Day with Australian science and inventions. Produced and presented by Chris Stewart, with Jacqui Pfeffer, Jacqui Hayes and Matt Clarke....
UnDiscovered 19th January 2006
Play Now Science in Summer Mode - Ian Woolf, Matt Francis, Adam Richardson and Jacqui Pfeffer, talking through the science of the week. Presented by Ian Woolf, produced by Chris Stewart, technical assistance from Matt Francis....
UnDiscovered 12th January 2006
Play Now Science in Summer Mode: Chris Stewart and Jacqui Hayes kick back on the beanbags, discussing the year in science that was 2005, the year ahead in 2006 and all the cool science that's happening right now. Produced...
UnDiscovered 29th December 2005
Play Now Jacqui Hayes explores Virgin Galactic and rival commercial spaceships, Natalie Staib looks into ancient footprints in Australia, Noel Hannah explains the bizarre thinking inside the Hollow Earth theory, News by Ian Woolf, Presented by Noel Hannah, Produced...
Undiscovered 15th December 2005
Play Now Martian magnetism by Nat Staib, Face Transplants by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Matt Clarke, Produced by Chris Stewart and Noel Hanna, Presenter Matt Francis...
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...
Diffusion 8th December 2005
Play Now How to search for ETs: an Interview with SETI Master Dr Jill Tarter, death by online gaming and all the latest science news. Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Adam Richardson, SETI by Chris Stewart, Gaming Death...
Throat singing, plants and clones
Play Now Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Ian Woolf, Tuvan Throat Singing by Noel Hannah, Plants in Space by Tim Baynes, Cloning Ethics by Matt Francis, Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Matt Francis...
Diffusion 24th November 2005
Play Now Presented by Adam Richardson, News by Matt Francis, Caffeine Free ain't so hot, Phil Dooley - Indigenous Intelligence, Produced by Matt Clarke, with Technical support by Matt Francis...
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...
Diffusion 10th November 2005
Play Now The Optical Future of Super-fast Broadband, and The Ins and Outs of Podcasting. Presented by Matt Francis, Science News by Noel Hanna, Super-broadband by Chris Stewart, Podcasting by Ian Woolf. Production and technical support by Jacqui Pfeffer....
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...
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...
Diffusion 20th October 2005
Play Now Presented by Matthew Francis, News by Jacqui Pfeffer, the Nobel Prize winners with Adam Richardson, the IgNoble Prize winners with Ian Woolf, Produced by Chris Stewart...
Diffusion 6th October 2005
Play Now Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Adam Richardson, Book review of "Tasmanian Devil: a unique and threatened animal" by Matt Francis, Discussion of the melting polar ice caps by Chris Stewart, Some startling news of really big...
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...
27th July 2005
Play Now Presented by Matt ClarkeNews by Ian WoolfPhil Dooley interviews Professor Rod Cross about the Physics of sportTaylor Bildstein interviews Martin Richard George about indoor astronomy...
Diffusion 14th July 2005
Play Now Produced and presented by David Huang, News by David Huang, David Huang looks at saving money and petrol with hybrid vehicles, Taylor Bildstein takes a geology tour of Tasmania...
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...
Discovery 30th June 2005
Play Now Produced by David Huang, Presented by Marian Carruthers, News by Marian Carruthers, Matt Clarke talks about spacecraft propelled by the solar wind, Helen Sim revisits the Deep Impact comet mission...
Diffusion 22nd September 2005
Play Now Presented by Noel Hanna, News by Adam Richardson, Dark Matters by Matt Francis, Gamma-ray bursts with Chris Stewart, Produced by Matt Clarke with technical support from Jacqui Pfeffer....
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...
Diffusion 1st September 2005
Play Now Presented by Keir Smith, News by Noel Hannah, Keir discusses scientific fallability with Phil Dooley, Noel and Michael Sun, Jacqui Pfeffer with great moments in science history, Time Travel by swinging heavy stuff around with George Pap,...
18th August 2005
Play Now Presented and produced by Matt ClarkeNews by Jacqui PfefferHi-tech Snow Gear by Keir SmithLachlan Whatmore presents the life of scientist Fanny MacleayOpen mike chat about vitamin-enriched GM "super rice", and the trouble-free space shuttle mission and Sydney...
11th August 2005
Play Now Presented by Matthew ClarkeNews by Jacqui PfefferEvolution of alien life on Earth by MattTaylor Bildstein interviews Keith Sainsbury about sustainable fisheriesOpen mike science chat about the new solar planet, remote manipulation of moving sperm, lunar soil and...
4th August 2005
Play Now Presented by Phil DooleyNews by Jacqui PfefferPhysics of Tennis interview with Professor Rod Cross by Phil DooleyTaylor Bildstein interviews Dr Jane Sargassen about the fluid dynamic engineeringScience chat about eating Kangaroo and Possum meat, with Matt, Phil,...
Diffusion 20th July 2005
Play Now Produced and presented by Marian Curruthers. News by Marian. Eternal youth explored by Ian Woolf followed by panel discussion with Keir Smith and Marian. Solars flares with Taylor Bildstein....
Altruism and Solistalgia
Play Now News by Marian Curruthers, Producer and Presenter Matt Clarke, Jacqui Hayes investigates the evolution of altruism, Ian Woolf interviews Gina Sartore about Solistalgia This show had been downloaded 21111 times by 2013-11-01....
Robot Cockroaches and Comets
Play Now Produced and presented by Keir Smith. News by Matt Clarke, Robot Cockroaches by Ian Woolf, Deep Impact on Comets, interview with Dr. Rob Sharp by David Huang And introducing David Low and Mark Branson...
ANSTO, Gamma Rays and patent theft
Play Now Presented by Helen Sims, Produced by Chris Stewart, News by Marian Curruthers, ANSTO tour by Ian Woolf, Helen Sim interviews astronomer Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt about Gamma Ray bursts, Panel discussion about Australian patents not being paid for...
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...
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...
Diffusion 12th May 2005
Play Now Produced, panelled and presented by Chris Stewart, News by Brigid Mullane, Australian Innovator haikus and limericks supplied by David Huang, Catherine Beehag reveals Stanley Millgram proved 60% of people are nasty, Helen Sims reads Clone poetry, Phil...
Diffusion 5th May 2005
Play Now Presented by Matt Clarke,News By Chris Stewart,David Huang with Iron nanoparticles interview,Christine Baker interviews David Suzuki...
Diffusion 28th April 2005
Play Now Presented by Ian WoolfNews by Matt ClarkeDavid Huang reports on the science of smellChris Stewart talks about atom smashing at the Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderKeir Smith explains digital watermarkingProduced and panelled by Chris...
Diffusion 21st April 2005
Play Now Presenter Matthew Clarke, News by Catherine Beehag, How to Live Forever by Marian Curruthers, Taylor Bielstein interviews Dr Hilary Kane about Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun, Chris Stewart interviews New Age "Quantum" Surgeon Dr Mike Ellis...
New Timeslot!
The next Discovery science show will be broadcast on Thursday 21st April at 9am as we start our new Thursday 9am timeslot....
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 -...
Maths, language and Giant Spiders
Play Now Presented by Ian Woolf, News by Helen Sims, Tim Baynes talks about paradigm shifts in the evolution of maths and language, Ian Woolf offers an explanation for Alien abductions and Giant spiders, Produced by David Huang....
Discovery broadcast nationally
2BLU BLU FM 89.1 Katoomba, NSW 2BOB Taree, NSW 2HOT Cobar, NSW 2KRR Kandos, NSW 2MIA Griffith, NSW 2MCE Bathurst, NSW 2TLC Yamba, NSW 2WAR-2 Coonamble, NSW 3MBR Murrayville, Victoria 3MGB Mallacoota, Victoria 3OCR OtwayFM Colac, Victoria 4NAG Yeppoon,...
Dr Tim Baynes
Ahhh, the man with the velvet tonsils. Poor Scouser Tim is a Magnetic Physicist and Everton FC fan. A man who is proud of his Morris Minor and unhealthy love of Geoffrey Boycott and Max Planck, he is most...
Dr Tim Baynes
Ahhh, the man with the velvet tonsils. Poor Scouser Tim is a Magnetic Physicist and Everton FC fan. A man who is proud of his Morris Minor and unhealthy love of Geoffrey Boycott and Max Planck, he is most...
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....
Keir Smith
After 7 years roaming the Antarctic wilderness in search of a place to call to home, or at least a hot meal, Keir was rescued by the Discovery helicopter. He has spent the time since then working off the debt...
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...
3rd November 2003
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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....
18 November 2002
Presented by Chris Stewart. News by Nik Yannoulatos. Gina Sartore reports how what happens in our brains when we forget . Chris Stewart asks Professor Rick Shine to describe a day in the life of a field Herpetologist. Produced by...
11th November 2002
Presented by Adam Mark. News by Adam. Chris Stewart interviews Professor Rick Shine about herpetology. Flanders and Swan Thermodynamic comedy. Ian Woolf explains how to get Something for Nothing. Produced by Chris Stewart with technical support from Ian Woolf....
4th November 2002
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore. News by Ian Woolf. Chris Stewart explores the dual worlds of Matter and Anti-Matter. Lachlan explains how spiders spin their webs. Produced by Lachlan Whatmore who also pushed the buttons....
Diffusion 2nd July 2002
Play Now Presented by Chris Stewart. Tim Baynes interviews Dr Virgina Shepherd about Fungi. Gina Sartore reports on research on methamphetamines and the immune system of cats, and the effect on the researcher, and then opens the microphone to...
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 16th July 2002
Play Now Presented by Chris Stewart. Tim Baynes reports on the Flu. Lachlan Whatmore reports on Animal weaponry. News by Branwen Morgan and Chris Stewart. Produced by Tim Baynes, with technical assistance from Gina Sartore....
Diffusion 9th July 2002
Play Now Presented by Branwen Morgan. News by Chris Stewart. Science and the military - the good, the bad, and the ugly - by Lachlan Whatmore.Groundswell team join in the discussion on miltary research. Produced by Tim Baynes with...
Diffusion 25th June 2002
Play Now News by Dr Branwen Morgan. Presented by Gina Sartore. Adam Mark talk about the latest on Spina Bifida. Tim Baynes discusses the scientific debate on Global warming, and talks with people in Katoomba street at the Blue...
Diffusion 11th June 2002
Play Now Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Tim. Gina Sartore reports from the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, and how life events affect health. Lachlan Whatmore gives a guided tour of the insides and outsides of sea sponges. Produced...
Diffusion 4th June 2002
Play Now Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Gina Sartore. Tim explains Bioluminescence. Lachlan Whatmore talks about the military uses of bioluminescence, and the latest global warming sceptical research. Kangaroo leather with Dr Jacinta Poole of CSIRO. Dinosaur stampede...
Diffusion 19th February 2002
Play Now Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Gina Sartore. Cameron from Monday Brekky speaks with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (edited by Ian Woolf). Lachlan Whatmore reports on communication via pheromones. Stephen Pratt of CSIRO talks about the politics and...
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...
Diffusion 9th October 2001
Play Now Presented by Gina Sartore. News by Ian Woolf. Chris Stewart investigates the 2001 Noble and Ig-noble Awards. Gina Sartore reviews Kim Stelrony: Dawkins versus Gould - survival of the fittest, about the big debatesin evolutionary science. Produced...
Faster Than Light, Japanese Encephalitus
Play now Presented by Melissa Hulbert. News by Angelique Hutchison. Communicating Mozarts 40th Symphony Faster Than Light by Ian Woolf. Tony Curtis of CSIRO talks with Dr Williams about a test for Japanese Encephalitis. Late news by Melissa Hulbert and...
Diffusion 30th January 2001
Play Now Presented by Melissa Hulbert. News by Angelique Hutchison. Communicating Mozarts 40th Symphony Faster Than Light by Ian Woolf. Tony Curtis of CSIRO talks with Dr Williams about a test for Japanese Encephalitis. Late news by Melissa Hulbert...
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....
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...
Diffusion 1st May 2001
Play Now Presented by Angelique Hutchison. News by Ian Woolf. Tim Baynes interviews Robert Walsh about the Sun. Clean nuclear power using lithium fusion by Ian Woolf. Produced by Tim Baynes with technical assistance from Lachlan Whatmore....
Diffusion 20th March 2001
Play Now Professor Jack Carmody interview by Nick Perkins. Lachlan Whatmore presents Louis Pasteur, Repressed memories by Gina Sartore. News by Angelique Hutchison. Presented by Adam Mark. Produced by Melissa Hulbert and Chris Brown with technical assistance by Lachlan...
20 March 2001
Discovery 20th March 2001 (mp3) Feature by Melissa Hulbert. Feature by Nick Perkins. Feature by Gina Sartore. News by Angelique Hutchison. Presented by Adam Mark. Produced by Melissa Hulbert and Chris Brown with technical assistance by Lachlan Whatmore....
30th January 2001
Presented by Melissa Hulbert. News by Angelique Hutchison. Communicating Mozart's 40th Symphony Faster Than Light by Ian Woolf. Tony Curtis of CSIRO talks with Dr Williams about a test for Japanese Encephalitis. Late news by Melissa Hulbert and Angelique...
Skulls, balls, bees, noses and lekking
MP3 Craniometry by Lachlan Whatmore, How to catch Cricket Balls by Adam Mark, Australian native stingless honey bees by Gina Sartore, Male Mobile phone lekking by Tim Baynes, Electronic noses by Gina Sartore, News by Adam Mark vaccine therapy...
5 dec 2000
Interview with Candice Webb about the Fijian Crested Iguana by Adam Mark, Panel discussion about the Federal government attack on the ABC....
21 November 2000
Features on Pythagoras by Gina Sartore, interview with Brian Wynne about "Democratic Science" by Matt Whitfort, feature on tiny organic switches by Tim Baynes. Produced by Gina Sartore with technical support from Ian Woolf....
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....
Diffusion 31st October 2000
Play Now Halloween special: Presented by Ian Woolf, Animal Mythology by Lachlan Whatmore, How to Make A Real Zombie by Ian Woolf, Interview with Dr Stephen Juan about severed heads by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf, technical assistance by...
Diffusion 31st October 2000
Play Now Halloween special: Presented by Ian Woolf, Animal Mythology by Lachlan Whatmore, How to Make A Real Zombie by Ian Woolf, Interview with Dr Stephen Juan about severed heads by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf, technical assistance by...
31 Oct 2000
Discovery Halloween special - broadcast on 31st October 2000 (6 Meg mp3) Presented by Ian Woolf. Animal Mythology by Lachlan Whatmore, How to Make A Real Zombie by Ian Woolf. Interview with Dr Stephen Juan about severed heads by Lachlan...
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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