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Chocolate fuel, steroids and roomba sumo

download MP3 From 2006: Ian Woolf reports on fuel from waste, Lachlan Whatmore on the Portuguese Man-of-War, Matt Clarke on Rommba Sumo, Lachlan Whatmore explains how steroids work, and how they mess you up, Ian Woolf reports on magnetic implants,...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 29, 2024 2:13 PM

Aussie Space Mail

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Worms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets delivering mail in Australia before Woomera. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Kerrie Dougherty, courtesy of Valentin Shkolny Dennett rocket...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 16, 2023 3:41 PM

Robot guide dogs and Killer AI

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 5, 2023 1:45 PM

Tardigrades to the Moon!

MP3 A deep dive into the science of tardigrades - the tiny water bears or moss piglets that can withstand extremes of cold, heat, dryness, pressure, and vacuum, by going into suspended animation and then revitalising when its safe again...

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

Machines Behaving Badly - part 1

MP3 Professor Toby Walsh talks about the ethical dilemmas around Artificial Intelligence and how they affect us, and his new book "Machines Behaving Badly" - part 1 Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Toby Walsh...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 17, 2022 10:00 PM

Superworm and fake human meat

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

Autonomous algorithms

MP3 Professor Toby Walsh talks about the future of artificial intelligence with Ian Woolf. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Toby Walsh...

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

Retro Robot love

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 26, 2021 12:37 PM

Pheromones and robot noses

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 13, 2020 2:45 PM

Haiku and Limericks

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 24, 2020 4:25 PM

The Woolf-Pulfrich Effect

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 28, 2019 1:37 PM

Autonomous artificial intelligence algorithms

MP3 Professor Toby Walsh talks about artificial intelligence with Ian Woolf. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Toby Walsh...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 26, 2018 3:14 PM

Asteroid mining and virtual power

MP3 Giant batteries make a profit, and Virtual power to the people by Ian Woolf, William Crowe talks about mining asteroids that come to Earth, Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf High Earth...

Posted by Ian Woolf on February 5, 2018 9:23 PM

Expressive Blockchain AI Robots

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

Robots and Voxels at CeBIT

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

RobotX Carp telepresence

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

Sly Moulds

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Robot cars driving blind people, Direct to brain bionic eyes, and lithium for long life by Ian Woolf, Chris Reid talks about slime mould and their emergent behaviour. Production checked by Charles Willock....

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

Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots

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

Brainwaves and Photonics

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

Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality

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

Aussie Rockets Worm Lego

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

Future silkmoth tricycle games

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 14, 2013 10:30 PM

Full attention and half-sunglasses

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 24, 2011 5:01 PM

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...

Posted by Diffusion on November 22, 2007 12:09 AM