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Sleep learning and smell-o-vision - part 3

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 15, 2024 1:31 PM

Unsimulated mint longevity

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 15, 2023 5:26 PM

Trustworthy fakes and edited hamsters

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 23, 2022 11:43 PM

Life and Toydeath

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

Cuddling animal DNA data

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 28, 2020 4:22 PM

Synthetic chemical adventures

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 21, 2020 11:20 AM

Smell-o-vision and explosive bees

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 20, 2020 12:01 AM

Synthetic biology and Future Science

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 30, 2019 12:58 PM

Home synthetic biology lab

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

Native bees and Biological computers

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 26, 2018 12:33 PM

The Forgetting Machine - part 2

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Posted by Ian Woolf on January 29, 2018 4:18 PM

Identity cards for Australia again?

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

Fine tuning for Life

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Posted by Ian Woolf on July 18, 2016 1:14 PM

Dynamics of expectation

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

Synthetic Biology De-extinction

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Posted by Ian Woolf on April 27, 2015 1:06 PM

Maker's Place Think Differently

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Posted by Ian Woolf on February 2, 2015 9:43 PM

Astronomy for Life and Toydeath

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

Biohacking Citizen Science

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

Infinity and Money part 3

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

Skyrmions and Eternal September

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Posted by Ian Woolf on March 17, 2014 9:21 PM

Microfactories and synthetic food

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 27, 2013 9:59 AM

From 2007: ID Card special

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Posted by Ian Woolf on June 11, 2012 12:40 AM

Synthetic organisms and cloud-busting

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Posted by Ian Woolf on September 12, 2011 6:33 PM

Lizard babies and exploding stars

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 8, 2011 5:56 PM

Bionic Eyes and Synthetic Biology

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Posted by Ian Woolf on May 2, 2011 3:08 PM

Steam work and giant wallabies

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Posted by Ian Woolf on August 18, 2008 6:30 PM

Brain music and Smelly science

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Posted by Diffusion on July 19, 2007 9:00 AM

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...

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