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Horizontal Memory Transfer

MP3 download The bizarre story of horizontal memory transfer in worms by Ian Woolf, The Ig Nobel 24/7 lectures by Marc Abrams. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Annals of Improbable Research The effects of regeneration upon retention of a...

Posted by Ian Woolf on September 13, 2021 5:11 PM

Snail snorkels and authentic science

download MP3 Therese Chen reports on Eunuchs and tooth patches, Ian Woolf reports on chocolate memories for pond snails. Oliver Featherston speaks with Michael Kasumovic about his prize-winning research into male sexual strategies, Ian Woolf speaks with Professor Gabriela Weaver...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 1, 2012 6:39 PM

Malaria vaccine and photosynthesis

download MP3 Dr Victoria Bond reports on the new Malaria vaccine, Dr Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr Min Chen about photosynthesis, News by Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf - parrot's names - IQ changes in adolescence - Your brain...

Posted by Ian Woolf on October 24, 2011 3:37 PM

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!...

Posted by Ian Woolf on January 25, 2010 10:04 PM

BioUtopia and draft Garnaut

play nowHeading towards a BioUtopia by Richard Hindmarsh, reviewed by Muhsin Karim,Panel discussion of Ross Garnaut's draft report on climate change for the Australian government by Lachlan Whatmore, Patrick Rubie, Vicky Saunders, Adrian Saunders, and Ian Woolf,News by Ian...

Posted by Diffusion on July 14, 2008 12:18 AM

Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells

play now News by Emily Fearn - drop in ocean pH harms snail defences - ancient evidence of modern behaviour Apt Apertures by Charles Willock DIY Beer Power with Microbial Fuel Cells by Patrick Rubie Presented by Ian Woolf...

Posted by Diffusion on October 25, 2007 12:09 AM