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Marta's Micro-Market Mirth - part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 22, 2024 3:11 PM

Comedy in his DNA

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 11, 2024 8:10 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 22, 2023 1:41 PM

Public Trust in Science part 2

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 1, 2023 5:16 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 20, 2023 8:52 PM

Robert Booy - Infectious Diseases

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 13, 2023 11:18 AM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 26, 2023 1:45 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 16, 2023 4:34 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 2, 2023 6:29 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 19, 2022 1:48 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 12, 2022 3:17 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 28, 2022 3:28 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 24, 2022 12:51 PM

2022 Nobel Prizes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 10, 2022 6:00 PM

Autonomous algorithms

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 11, 2022 6:13 PM

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Questioning Science Frontiers - part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 17, 2022 7:06 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 5, 2021 11:17 AM

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2018 Ig Nobel Prizes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 24, 2018 12:05 PM

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 18, 2017 6:00 PM

Terminal decline and Zero emissions

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 4, 2017 8:09 PM

Polarity, courtrooms, chilli and weirdness

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 27, 2017 6:45 PM

Bright Sparks 2017 - part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 20, 2017 8:37 PM

Sound is the next wave

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 13, 2017 1:46 PM

The Science behind the Internet

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 6, 2017 6:05 PM

Expressive Blockchain AI Robots

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 30, 2017 7:02 PM

Face recognition and civil rights

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Australian Government will target asylum seekers from space, Driver's license database plundered for face recognition surveillance. Tim Norton from Digital Rights Watch talks about the new face recognition capability of the Australian Government....

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 9, 2017 3:16 PM

Luna Letters and sub-orbital hops

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

The story of Ruby Payne-Scott part 2

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Space Agency for Australia? by Ian Woolf,, Claire Hooker completes the story of Ruby Payne -Scott, pioneer radio-astronomer. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by Kevin...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 25, 2017 7:53 PM

The story of Ruby Payne-Scott part 1

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Octopolis and DolphinAttack by Ian Woolf, Claire Hooker tells the first part of the story of Ruby Payne -Scott, pioneer radio-astronomer. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 18, 2017 12:21 PM

Rockets and Rejuvenation

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 11, 2017 2:22 PM

Pupils Pulse at Parkes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 4, 2017 7:01 PM

Create UNSW, MakerSpace and Repair Cafe - DIY Day part 2

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 28, 2017 2:51 PM

Cuberider, CubeSat and MathWorks - DIY Day part 1

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 21, 2017 3:32 PM

Run your own Space business

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 14, 2017 6:29 PM

Space students and Mars jars

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') DIY Day, Age control and Vacuum cleaner spying by Ian Woolf, Gavan Huang talks about launching a student satellite, Meow Ludo Meow Meow tells us what's bubbling at the Biofoundry. Production checked by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on July 31, 2017 3:29 PM

Changing the world with Peerism

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 24, 2017 5:17 PM

The five pillars of biohacking

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 17, 2017 2:45 PM

Transport implant

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 10, 2017 1:14 PM

Crooke's radiometer mystery

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

3 parent baby ethics and flavour tripping

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 26, 2017 3:07 PM

Bioethics and the Narcissome

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 19, 2017 8:02 PM

Robonomics, Hyperloop and Autonomous cars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 12, 2017 6:24 PM

Robots and Voxels at CeBIT

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') New Zealand launches a 3D-printed rocket by Ian Woolf, Claude Sammut from UNSW talks about robots at CeBIT, Todd the T1000 by Jonathan Coulton, Gavin Smith from Voxon Photonics talks about 3D displays...

Posted by Ian Woolf on June 5, 2017 11:07 AM

Equal Reality for social intelligence

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 29, 2017 3:50 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

More colours and March for Science part 2

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') See more colours by Ian Woolf, John Hewson talks about science and politicians, Angela Maharaj talks about climate science politics, Ian Woolf speaks with CSIRO scientists marching. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced...

Posted by Ian Woolf on May 1, 2017 5:25 PM

March for Science part 1

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian Woolf speaks with John Hewson, Simon Chapman talks about public health and politics, Ian Woolf speaks with Mike Hall, Jonica Newby talks about appreciating science, Ian Woolf speaks with Angie. Production checked...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 24, 2017 4:55 PM

Voice, micro-algae and CFS

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Chronic Fatigue Syndrome sufferers found to have damaged calcium ion channels and energy generation, by Ian Woolf, Noel Hanna talks about what we know about the voice, George Pappou talks about innovations for...

Posted by Ian Woolf on April 17, 2017 2:11 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?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Uncertainty Village at Confest by Chris Waterguy, Tim Parsons explores whether the space industry in Australia is about to grow rapidly. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Music:...

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

Voice operated!

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Diffusion is a finalist for the Cast Away Awards by Ian Woolf, Patrick Catanzariti talks about Voice recognition and artificial intelligence in the home. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 27, 2017 8:29 PM

Surprizing stories and Quantum computers

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Flashing lights treat Alzheimer's mice by Ian Woolf, Professor Stuart Kauffman reads from The surprizing story of Patrick, Rupert, Sly and Gus - evolutionary niches and complexity. Quantum computing made simple by Ian...

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

Smart grids and Musk's wager

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Elon Musk promises South Australia 100MWh storage installed in 100 days or FREE by Ian Woolf. Dr Nick Engerer talks about integrating solar power and storage into smart electricity grids. Production checked by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on March 13, 2017 12:20 AM

The origin of life - inevitable?

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

Mixed Shared Augmented Virtual Reality

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 27, 2017 11:46 AM

Freeze, wait, reanimate?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Southern Cryonics starts building a facility to freeze people for eventual revival by Ian Woolf. Matt Fisher talks about why you want to be frozen when you die. Production checked by Charles Willock,...

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

Addictive epigenetics

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Kelly Clemens talks about how drugs of abuse alter the brain's epigenetics, From 2015, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick talks about heatwaves - measuring and predicting them, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...

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

After robots take our jobs

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Vampires switch to human blood by Ian Woolf, Paul Mason talks about advancing technology and the future of society. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Paul Mason What...

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

Digging dinosaurs

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Antibody to blood factor prevents brain ageing, Stem cell genes rejuvenate by Ian Woolf, Mitchell Seymour talks to Barry McKay about digging dinsosaurs, Put it To The test by They Might Be Giants,...

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

Zap your genes into space

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Physician zap thyself by Ian Woolf, Paddy Neumann talks about testing his electric rockets on the International Space Station. Nemeses by Jonathan Coulton, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 23, 2017 1:33 PM

Identity cards for Australia again?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') (This show was first broadcast on the 1st of March 2007) ID Card news by Ian Woolf, Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston of the Australian Privacy Foundation about privacy concerns, by Anonymous Voice,...

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

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...

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

Space Law and blood money

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 12, 2016 10:47 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

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

Biohacking longevity and driver-less heroics

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

Oz nuclear dump and virtual biohacking

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Taking a nuclear dump on Australia by Ian Woolf Brennan Hatton talks about biohacking augmented reality Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Brennan Hatton Brennan Hatton's crazy life...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 31, 2016 11:12 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

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Wifi emotions by Ian Woolf, Stewart McPherson travels the world documenting nature - part 2, Bright spark challenge: - Edward Waters, University of Notre Dame – Possums: furry...

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

Rhino horn, mitochondria and GenSpace

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 19, 2016 10:20 PM

Open Source Science Accelerates

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Excel breaks science by Ian Woolf, Matt Todd explains Open Source Malaria research, and the acceleration of science, part 2. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Associate Professor...

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

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Alcohol causes cancer by Ian Woolf, Oron Catts talks about Symbiotica and frog leg steak art, Richard Brophy talks about Innovators Club, Part 2 of Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn on electronic health records. Production...

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

My Health Records -private?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Grow your own rocket fuel, by Ian Woolf Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn talks about privacy problems with Australia's national electronic health records. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dr...

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

Exo-planets - another Earth?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Has another Earth been discovered? by Ian Woolf Chris Tinney talks about exo-planets - what they are, and how we find them. Why is Earth called Earth? by Fred Watson Production checked by...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 15, 2016 3:44 PM

Life, the Universe & Carnivorous plants

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Plants that eat, help you eat wheat by Ian Woolf, Professor Mark Colyvan talks about the fine tuning of the Universe for Life, Science is Real by They Might Be Giants, Produced and...

Posted by Ian Woolf on August 8, 2016 10:48 PM

#Censusfail or Privacy?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') How has privacy been endangered by the Australian Census? by Ian Woolf Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn from the Australian Privacy Foundation talks about the Australian Census 2016. Honest Australian Census advert by The Juice...

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

Retro trivia special

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian has the flu this week, so here's the trivia special from 2009: Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can...

Posted by Ian Woolf on July 25, 2016 12:33 PM

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

Music inspired by Space

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Brains scan bugs by Ian Woolf, Keyna Wilkins talks about creating music inspired by Astronomy, Paul Francis has transcoded radio astronomy signals into haunting sounds. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted...

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

Oz in High Earth Orbit

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') CFS identified by gut, by Ian Woolf, Tom Crosten talks about building a little satellite for QB50, William Crowe starts a business mapping all the asteroids. Why is Uranus upside-down? by Fred Watson...

Posted by Ian Woolf on July 4, 2016 12:20 PM

Science Party Australian Election bonus edition

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Brendan Clarke talks about the National Broadband Network, James Jansson talks about the need for an Australian Space Agency, James Coffey talks about the Science Party's Energy policy. Hosted and produced by Ian...

Posted by Ian Woolf on July 1, 2016 3:49 AM

Swarm intelligence

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Fair go for CSIRO by Ian Woolf, Tanya Latty talks about applying swarm intelligence, Phil Dooley tells a Physics Fairy Tale at Physics in The Pub. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...

Posted by Ian Woolf on June 27, 2016 1:20 AM

Heat shock for longer life and Physics poetry

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Autism treated with good guts by Ian Woolf, Mark Febbraio talks about heat shock proteins and longer life, Heather Catchpole recites physics poems in the pub. Production checked by Charles Willock. Produced and...

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

Cellf - making a musician

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The science policies of seven parties competing in the Australian Federal Election by Ian Woolf, Guy Ben-Ary talks about Cellf - a dish of living neurons that jams with human musicians. Celff in...

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

More Carbs for longer life

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Solar panels reach world record high efficiency, but funding will be cut, Universe expanding faster than predicted by Ian Woolf, David LeCouteur talks about healthier ageing through a high carbohydrate diet. Production checked...

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

Seahorse sex and smart looms

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 30, 2016 11:37 AM

Solar racing and women's ageing part 2

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Australian science has become a political playground by Ian Woolf, Part 2 of Judy Ford talking about slowing women's ageing, Will Green talks about the Sunswift solar racer. Production checked by Charles Willock,...

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

RobotX Carp telepresence

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Carp! by Ian Woolf, A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 2, Jarrah Peddie talks about the RobotX competition and Underwater Autonomous Vehicles at CeBIT, Jake Fountain...

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

Sly Moulds

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 11, 2016 3:31 PM

STEAM through space bubbles

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

Kids 3D print Internet Barbie

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 30, 2016 4:27 PM

AI, smart watches and augmented reality

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 21, 2016 2:34 PM

Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles again

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 14, 2016 1:39 PM

Science Poetry Slam rewind

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

Hackagong and Biofoundry

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 24, 2016 9:43 PM

Fate of the Universe

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Gravitational waves, The Creeping Garden, Glowing waste is the best part? by Ian Woolf Professor John Barrow talks about where the Universe has been, and where its heading. Production checked by Charles Willock,...

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

Plasma rocket science

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 18, 2016 1:05 PM

Star-seeking robots touch language

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

Real Space Cowboys and Star AI

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 4, 2016 1:14 PM

Visual illusions for computer vision

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 28, 2015 9:10 PM

3D printed Jewellery baldness cure

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 14, 2015 11:54 AM

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

Heatwave detecting cancer

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 23, 2015 6:50 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

Life and death of Stars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 12, 2015 9:56 PM

Dynamics of expectation

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

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

Black holes, worm holes and time machines

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 7, 2015 12:59 PM

Warp drive and Antigravity

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

Future work, farmbot and Chiptunes

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 24, 2015 9:43 PM

Biological art and killer robots

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 10, 2015 8:05 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

Vaccination ethics and electricity wars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 20, 2015 11:26 PM

What are you looking at?

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

Urthecast and space lasers

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 29, 2015 2:33 PM

Canada in Space & Google listens

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

Brain nets and Broccoli

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 15, 2015 9:33 PM

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

Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 18, 2015 2:04 PM

Space Biz, Orbital Art and Horses

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 11, 2015 1:57 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

Solar powered racing cars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 6, 2015 10:59 AM

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

Good cop/Bad cop: Cholesterol

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 16, 2015 7:24 PM

DIY Space Exploration

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 9, 2015 3:40 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

Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 26, 2015 5:00 PM

Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway

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

Bitcoin rules soliton waves

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

2015 - The year of the drone

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 4, 2015 1:59 PM

2014 Diffusion news review

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 22, 2014 10:19 AM

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

Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo

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Posted by Ian Woolf on December 1, 2014 5:09 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

3D Printing for Everyone

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Posted by Ian Woolf on November 3, 2014 2:52 PM

Wildlife Forensics and Water Divining

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 27, 2014 3:14 PM

Singing frogs and spliced mice

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

Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen

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Posted by Ian Woolf on October 13, 2014 12:31 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

Astronomy for Life and Toydeath

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 1, 2014 5:47 PM

Drones in the air and underwater

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 25, 2014 5:58 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

Galactic Haloes light walls

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 11, 2014 3:03 PM

Play sub-atomic games in Space!

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 30, 2014 11:41 AM

Giant echidnas drive air conditioned thorium cars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 23, 2014 9:05 PM

Re-using carbon and Biohack Syd

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 16, 2014 3:02 PM

Space law and Bee decisions

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 9, 2014 2:16 PM

Mission to Earth

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 26, 2014 3:39 PM

3D Printing way out West

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 19, 2014 11:57 AM

Infinity and Money part 3

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

Powdered alcohol and Money part 2

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 21, 2014 1:41 PM

Spiderman 2 and Money

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 14, 2014 11:35 PM

Wearable Experiments

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 7, 2014 8:10 PM

Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 31, 2014 7:00 PM

Time, Mars and chocolate

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 24, 2014 1:32 PM

Set Google Glass to Stun

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 10, 2014 11:43 AM

Space Beer, OrbitOz and Launchbox

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 3, 2014 1:13 PM

Aging brains and Ciguatera

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 24, 2014 4:31 PM

Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 17, 2014 9:52 PM

Stem cells for ailing hearts

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 10, 2014 1:40 PM

Phish tales and Zapping mosquito bites

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 6, 2014 12:24 PM

Building Biosensors to detect disease

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 27, 2014 1:12 PM

Where is Ciguatera? Ritalin for CFS

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 24, 2014 4:54 PM

Reshaped eyes and TPP Copyright week

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Sex Evolution and Technological Art

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