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Sleep learning and smell-o-vision - part 3

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Robot noses and pheromones

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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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Brain spindle dating tips

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Lord Morton's mare and robotic gutars

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The Big Misunderstanding

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Nanoparticle breath on analogue Mars

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Choice Blindness

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Music for moral equations

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AI has a human alignment problem

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Face transplant and spice for life

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Are earthquakes affected by climate change?

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Woomera blasts off

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Aussie Space Mail

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Levitating worms, 2023 Nobel Prizes

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Don't ignore your symptoms

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X marks the Auto-immune disease

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Non-coding RNA Puppets

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Graphene power

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Brain Fog Therapy

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Nuclear Australia - pros and cons

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Assange, Music and the law

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WorldCoin and Rejuventation by dilution

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Multi-agent AI TV shows

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Cute Beard Slime

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Gravity Maverick - part 2

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Gravity Maverick - part 1

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Douglas Engelbart - Inventing the 21st Century

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Robot guide dogs and Killer AI

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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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Categorification, Not A Crime

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Modelling to Mars!

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Stable Diffusion Litigation

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Stable Diffusion?

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Australian Computer Museum Society - part 2

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Australian Computer Museum Society - part 1

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Fly Singularity

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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 2

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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...

Dementia and Artificial Intelligence

MP3 Memory prosthesis for dementia by Ian Woolf, Tanya Petrovich from Dementia Australia, and Andrew Vouliotis from Deakin University's Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute talks about their AI training system for carers of people with dementia - Talk with Ted! Produced...

The Talking Dead

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Spinal Fusion

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Machines Behaving Badly - part 2

MP3 Artificial Intelligence software used to find a 25000 times faster shortcut for quantum physics by Ian Woolf, Professor Toby Walsh talks about autonomous weapons and rights for machines in Machines Behaving badly part 2, Ian Woolf plays with the...

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...

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

MP3 Vaccine for hair loss, NASA postpones the Moon , Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Can you hit rewind on hair loss? Sinclair Dermatology Hair Trials Alopecia Areata Gets FDA-Approved Drug Demonstration...

Expressly Human - part 2

MP3 Computing pioneer Kathleen Booth reaches 100 by Ian Woolf, Dr Mark Changizi talks about how emotional expression evolved - part 2. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Mark Changizi Expressly Human interview part 1 The Vision Revolution book review...

Expressly Human - part 1

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How safe is your seafood from Ciguatera?

MP3 Protesters hit with bail conditions that ban them from modern technology for not protesting, Professor Shauna Murray finds how marine micro-organisms move around Australia's coast, to keep seafood safe from Ciguatera poison. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Professor...

Superworm and fake human meat

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Balancing Medical Censorship

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Autonomous algorithms

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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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Summon Pompeo - banish EBV

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Nikola Tesla and Doc Oc

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Emerge Australia

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Goats, studs and smart beds

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What Science Policy?

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The Public Goods game

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Questioning Science Frontiers - part 2

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Questioning Science Frontiers - part 1

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Biology Evolves - part 2

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Biology Evolves - Part 1

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Creating the Future

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Plato's Compass

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Tiny targeted plastic

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Variants, printed livers and woven TVs

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When viruses collude

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Desiderosmia

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Nuclear waste storage

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The Physics Behind The Internet

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New year new behaviour

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Plagued - part 1 revisited

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Precognition Revolution

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2021 Trivia special

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The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 3

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The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 2

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The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 1

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Horizontal Memory Transfer

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Virtual Augmented Extended Reality

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The Right To Repair - part 1

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Ventilation stops the spread

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Census and Privacy 2021 - part 2

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Census and Privacy 2021 - part 1

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Vaccines and surveillance

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20 years of Bug-bots

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Witness Against Assange Lied

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Intellectual Property and Medicine - part 2

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Spread by aerosol - part 2

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Glow worm quiz immunity

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Plagued - part 1

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Life and Toydeath

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Venus Flytrap Science

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Molecular machines magnified

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Dr Rachie vs the antivaxxers

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Strange Geometry in Antiquity - part 2

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Strange geometry in Antiquity - part 1

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Dave Sings Sight Scan Science

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Google experiments space volcanoes

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Assange Extradition Decision

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Science Week special again

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Wound honey and rhythmotron

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Walk fast if you want to live by Ian Woolf, Daniel Bouzho talks about Manuka honey and bacteria, Raelene Sommer describes the Rhythmotron and Penrith Observatory. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,...

Bacterial love cleavage virtual observatories

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Hangover cure by Ian Woolf, Michael Widjaja talks about bacteria using cleavage, Kate Wilson talks about building the virtual Penrith Observatory. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian...

Parasite hacks and computer vision

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Akane Tanaka finds new treatments for auto-immune disorders by studying how parasites hack our immune system, Quian Wu uses computer vision and machine learning to find your clothing size, and also to track...

Brain upgrades

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Memory prosthetic by Ian Woolf, Brain Computer Interfaces for augmentation by Avinash Singh. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. UTS Computational Intelligence and Brain Computer Interface...

Poked plant physics Ant venom

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Live bodiless brains by Ian Woolf, Toby Hendy talks about the physics of poked plants, Samira Aili talks about using ant venom to save the world, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,...

Honey therapy and emotional helmets

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') China surveils emotions? by Ian Woolf, Nural Cokcetin talks about the therapeutic properties of honey, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Nural Cokcetin Nural Cokcetin on...

Why You're Not Dead Yet

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Powerless cameras by Ian Woolf, Dr David Farmer and comedian Jackson Vaarhoor explain Why You're Not Dead Yet, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Towards Battery-Free...

March for Science and Prawn plastic

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Computers listen to your imagination by Ian Woolf, Andrea Leong talks about the March for Science, At the Biofoundry, Jared Wood talks about plastic for plants from prawns, Fact and sound checking by...

Milking spiders and interfacing brains

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Headset that listens to your internal voice, Alex Kelly tells us about the latest Biofoundry projects, and about brain-computer interfaces. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf....

Sneaky SpaceBees

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Exploring the Sun by Ian Woolf, Sneaky satellite launches and the law with Steven Freeland, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Steven Freeland FCC Accuses Stealthy...

Native bees and Biological computers

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Human cell computers by Ian Woolf, Kit Prendergast talks about native bees, Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Bees in the 'burbs in a biodiversity hotspot...

Science communication and Quantum transistors

MP3 News of bacteria engineered with an electronic switch, Naomi Koh Belic and Noushin Nasiri talk about science communication, Michelle Simmonds explores how transistors work at the quantum level in 2002, Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...

Nanotech sensors and Autistic expression

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Women's Day, Stem cells, and Multiple Sclerosis

MP3 Women in Science, Confident women, and delivery drones by Ian Woolf, Naomi Koh Belic talks about modelling Multiple Sclerosis with stem cells. Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Naomi Koh Belic The...

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...

Brain hacking and chocolate

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Insulin DISCO crypto-jacking

MP3 Crypto-jacking by Ian Woolf, Alex Kelly talks about the Open Source Insulin project. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Alex Kelly Open Insulin project at the Biofoundry Open Insulin Project Now even...

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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...

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

MP3 Slow ice cream, drone rescue and shocking work conditions by Ian Woolf, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga talks about our brain as The Forgetting Machine - part 1 Professor Aleksandra Przegalinska's 24/7 lecture on the topic: Bots. Sound checked by Charles...

Telegony and guitars

MP3 Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers, and non-genetic inheritance. Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar. Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Dr Angela Crean Sex, flies and sperm count: young scientist's research...

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...

Bright Sparks 2017 - part 2

MP3 Fresh Scientists: Claire Henry - Ovarian cancer targets, Juliano Morimoto - Fertility and gut bacteria, Rebecca Poulos - Sunlight and cancer, Mohamed Tashani – Making pneumonia vaccine more affordable, and Amy Moss – More chicken with less feed. Haiku...

Ig Nobel Prizes 2017

MP3 Ten Ig Nobel prizes condensed from the full 90 minute ceremony for your listening pleasure. Science that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. Didgeridoo therapy, twin cognition, cat liquidity, walking backward while not spilling coffee, vampire...

Ghost of Xmas 2000

MP3 From the 20kbps Active Streaming File archives: News by Nick Perkins: I'm Not Dead Yet gene discovered, Mobile phone safety, Big Foot imprint found! Nick Perkins explains science of the beer gut, Lachlan Whatmore discusses anthropomorphism, Gina Satore with...

Head transplant HEAVEN?

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Polarity, courtrooms, chilli and weirdness

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Bright Sparks 2017 - part 1

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Puppeteer fungus by Ian Woolf, Bright Sparks challenge with Neil Byrne: Jessica Allen on carbon for batteries from thin air, Yik Lung Chan about the affect on babies of tobacco use by parents....

Sound is the next wave

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Australian Government wants you to post nude photos by Ian Woolf, Professor Ben Eggleton explains how sound is the next wave in cutting edge communications technology. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and...

The Science behind the Internet

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Nuclear diamond batteries by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton explains the science behind the internet. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Centre...

Expressive Blockchain AI Robots

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Dubai takes to the air, by Ian Woolf, Ben Goertzal talks about his blockchain Artificial Intelligence platform and emotionally expressive robot Sophia, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf...

Head transplant HEAVEN

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Stephen Juan talks with Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf about keeping a severed head alive , Head transplants - HEAVEN? by Ian Woolf, RE: Your brains by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles...

Singing Astronaut Again

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Dr Paul Willis from RI Aus TV, and Will Berryman from Hostworks talk about bringing Astronaut Chris Hadfield to 10 000 school-children around Australia at once. Chris Hadfield answers questions and sings for...

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....

Luna Letters and sub-orbital hops

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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...

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...

Rockets and Rejuvenation

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Pupils Pulse at Parkes

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

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Bionic bacteria get solar panels to make vinegar while yeast turns Astronaut urine into plastic by Ian Woolf, Anthony from Create UNSW show the latest student projects, Anna Lise explains MakerSpace, Bob invites...

Cuberider, CubeSat and MathWorks - DIY Day part 1

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Stealthy sonar spying on cell phones by Ian Woolf, Anh Nguyen, Flavia Ching Lu, Jenna Chan and Teresa Tran from Cerdon College develop space face cream with Cuberider data, Dr Elias Aboutanio from...

Run your own Space business

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Virus in your virus? by Ian Woolf, Troy McCann from MoonshotX explains how to make money in Space. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod...

What good is consciousness?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Sea fleas and smart drugs by Ian Woolf, Peter Watts talks about biologically plausible aliens, why only two sexes, and suggests you don't need to be conscious. In the conversation we name-checked these...

Space students and Mars jars

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Changing the world with Peerism

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The five pillars of biohacking

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Oz war on mathematics by Ian Woolf, Meow Ludo Meow Meow explains the five pillars of biohacking, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian Woolf Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com) Meow Ludo...

Transport implant

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Crooke's radiometer mystery

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3 parent baby ethics and flavour tripping

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Bioethics and the Narcissome

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Gut bacteria for longer life by Ian Woolf, Dr Ainsley Newson talks about bioethics and personal genomics. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod...

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...

Equal Reality for social intelligence

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Skeleton finger print unlocks phones by Ian Woolf, Annie Harper and Brennan Hatton talk use virtual reality to raise social intelligence, Nady Braidy treats alcohol addiction with NAD+, Lael Lim builds robohand. Production...

NAD+ and Ciguatera Fish Poison

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Rosmarinic acid for your spinal injury, and aged brain by Ian Woolf, Nady Braidy talks about Ciguatera, Chronic Faqtigue Syndrome and NAD+, Ian Woolf reports the latest from the Louis Mallard Institute's research...

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

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...

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...

The Internet of Hackable Things & OzSpace part 2

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Will Oz space industry take off?

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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...

The origin of life - inevitable?

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Weight lifting is good for your brain by Ian Woolf, Stuart Kauffman talks about the origin of life. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Stuart Kauffman PDF Slideshow...

Mixed Shared Augmented Virtual Reality

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Rituximab for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf, Patrick Catanzariti talks about Shared Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Patrick Catanzariti Dev Diner B-Lymphocyte...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Sleep, Lasers and Sauce revisted

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') This show was first broadcast in 2007 Robot fleas, brain chips, and viral confections by Ian Woolf, Sarah Blunden gives Darren Osborne. tips on how to get a good nights sleep, Harald Giessen...

2016 Ig Nobel Prizes

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The 2016 IgNobel prizes condensed from 2 hours down to 27 minutes: REPRODUCTION PRIZE [EGYPT] — The effects of wearing polyester, cotton, or wool trousers on the sex life of rats, and humans,...

Oz Space law and 2016 in review

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') 2016 science news in review by Ian Woolf, Steven Freeland talks about the review of Australian Space Law. From 2008: Melinda Hall-King talks about deception in the playground. Production checked by Charles Willock,...

Space Law and blood money

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Money for young blood by Ian Woolf, Steven Freeland talks about the basics of Space Law, Production checked by Charles Willock, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Steven Freeland Young blood antiaging trial...

Savannasaurus and teenage blood

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Seagrasses, Art, and maggots revisted

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') No manned space craft for the International Space station rescue by Victoria Bond, Art meets Science at the Powerhouse Museum by Ian Woolf, Professor Pinas talks about maggot therapy with Victoria Bond, Eureka...

Dinosaurs and CSIRO

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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...

Biohacking longevity and driver-less heroics

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Should automated car owners get a free ride? by Ian Woolf Meow Ludo Meow-Meow talks about biohacking longevity. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Meow Ludo Meow-Meow Biofoundry...

Diamonds and milk

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Biomimicry and coral bones

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ultrasound for younger brains by Ian Woolf, Krishneel Singh talks about making bone out of stem cells from fat using inspiration from coral. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian...

Photobiomodulation and bees

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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...

Save the carnivorous plants

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Oldest computer music restored by Ian Woolf, Stewart McPherson talks about climbing 300 mountains to research 25 books and films on carnivorous plants part 1. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted...

Rhino horn, mitochondria and GenSpace

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Carnivorous plants fluoresce blue by Ian Woolf, Fresh Science Bright Sparks Challenge: Kyle Ewart identifies rhino horn, Minal Menezes detects mitochondrial diseases, Dr Ellen Jorgenson talks about GenSpace. Production checked by Charles Willock,...

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...

Frog leg steak art Innovation

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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...

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...

Life, the Universe & Carnivorous plants

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#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...

Fine tuning for Life

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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...

Oz in High Earth Orbit

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Swarm intelligence

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Heat shock for longer life and Physics poetry

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Cellf - making a musician

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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...

Solar racing and women's ageing part 2

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Slowing women's ageing

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RobotX Carp telepresence

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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...

Biohacking baby formula

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Sly Moulds

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STEAM through space bubbles

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AI, smart watches and augmented reality

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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles again

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Science Poetry Slam rewind

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Physics of Music revisited

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Hackagong and Biofoundry

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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,...

Innovation Engineering

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Space Psychology Array

download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Electric brains by Ian Woolf, Adena Silverstein on the psychology of space travel, Matthew Whiting on processing Big Data from the Australian Square Kilometre Array pathfinder telescope. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced...

Blockchain Citizen Science

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Plasma rocket science

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Real Space Cowboys and Star AI

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Visual illusions for computer vision

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Ig Nobel Prizes 2015 special edition

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3D printed Jewellery baldness cure

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IdeasBoom Educating for the Future

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Dark matter anyon computing

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Heatwave detecting cancer

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Virtual Observatory defeating salt

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Antarctic astronomy biofuel catalyst

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Gene repair, eggs and entropy

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Lateral, entropy, and the egg

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Life and death of Stars

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Dynamics of expectation

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Crowd-funding Galaxy Exploration

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Inclusion soothes your genes

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Change your genes

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Black holes, worm holes and time machines

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Future work, farmbot and Chiptunes

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Singing Astronaut Special

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Biological art and killer robots

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Falling cats and Stem cell tourism

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What are you looking at?

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Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots

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Urthecast and space lasers

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Canada in Space & Google listens

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Brainwaves and Photonics

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Photonics and quadcopters

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Kidneys, Hearts and Coal

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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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Paper engineering city spiders

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Famelab: Bacteria, Labeckia and Wellness

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Solar powered racing cars

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Asteroid mining and radioactive waste dumps

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Diet, bacteria, and health

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Good cop/Bad cop: Cholesterol

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DIY Space Exploration

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Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama

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Breakfast robots and TECHmyway

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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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Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway

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Transition waves rideable multicopters

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Bitcoin rules soliton waves

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2015 - The year of the drone

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Aussie Rockets Worm Lego

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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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Koalas, robots, and brains

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Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct

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2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - Food

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Makers of every generation

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Mood Dress and the End of the World

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Astronomy for Life and Toydeath

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Drones in the air and underwater

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FundScience, Albatross, LoVid

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Megaphones and Microfluidics

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Semaphore and legal Biohacking

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Fact or Fiction Implants

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Neural Knitworks

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Galactic Haloes light walls

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Play sub-atomic games in Space!

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Giant echidnas drive air conditioned thorium cars

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Re-using carbon and Biohack Syd

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Space law and Bee decisions

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Mission to Earth

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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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Wearable Experiments

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Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage

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Time, Mars and chocolate

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Set Google Glass to Stun

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Space Beer, OrbitOz and Launchbox

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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles

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Stem cells for ailing hearts

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Building Biosensors to detect disease

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Where is Ciguatera? Ritalin for CFS

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Reshaped eyes and TPP Copyright week

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Plasticised brains, tea, and pain

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Artificial arguments and alcohol messages

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Rat Park and Chromatic Composer

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Stem cells fight HIV and Biohacking

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Healing corneas and building robots

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Valves, rockets and Doctor Who

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Mini Maker Faire and Google You

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Mechanical stem cells and Origin catalysts

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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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SkeptiCamp, Life and HackerSpace

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RbutR rebuttals and mosquito fans

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2013 Ig Nobels and Willpower

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BitCoin mining and Panspermia

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30 IQ points more, and BitCoin

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Gambling addiction and Big Data

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Sydney Maker Culture

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Nuclear power for Australia? part 2

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Nuclear power for Australia? part 1

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Science Spoken Word Spectacular

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Trolling science and throat singing

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Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy

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Physics of Music special

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We Reveal Crimes and squirrels

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Hypercolour vision and soap

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Diffusion cut from 2SER

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A Social Experiment

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Amniotic eggs and Surpizing technologies

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Science Week special 2010

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Brown science, Solar cells, horse tale

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R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix

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Sexy Greys and Super-planes

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Rising seas and the oil crises

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Electric spaceships and domesticating dogs

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Quolls, laser planes, anosmic flies

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Dwarf planets and cooperating rats

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Doc Oc, Element 117, and Nikola Tesla

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Australian Pirate Party, and LHC restarted

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Inside the Earth, pharmacogenomics

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Solar Gem, and Wolverine bones

MP3 download Ian Woolf interviews Khimji Vaghjiani of Solar Gem about saving the world with affordable solar powered lighting, Marc West interviews Dr Chris Pettigrew about splicing metal to Wolverine's bones, and Marc's correlation of the week: are aetheists and...

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

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Luna Park, ant martyrs, drugged bees rave

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Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho

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Safflower insulin, and sperm spit protons

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Earworms and cultured meat

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Wolverine, snails of steel, and you

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Housework, sex and comedy

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Drinking with Aliens

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Cancer alternative and Santa's role

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The ghost of Diffusion past - Xmas 2000

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Lung flutes, leg growing and Science circuses

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ET, choice mathematics and farts on Mars

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Portable forensics, and ET in the pub

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Global Warming's Evil Twin

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Rad Cooling, SETI and Augmented Reality

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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

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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

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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

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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...

Space colonies, sustainable science and giant sperm

MP3 Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the recent Foresight Innovation Sustainability Hothouse (FISH@6) forum on renewable energy and waste management. John August talks about the concept of space colonies and social escapism. Plus the news from sun spots to...

Blindsight, deja vu, and male contraception

MP3 Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss Using blindSight to find your keys, deja Vu, bacteria taught to count, male contraception in China, deja vu and a new element for the table. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf....

Old dust, biometrics and can you really recycle condoms?

MP3 Darren Osborne talks to Dr Henner Busemann from the University of Manchester about dust older than the solar system. Marc West talks to Associate Professor Stephanie Schuckers from Clarkson University talks to Marc West about identifying people through their...

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 -...

Designer Genes, Musical Intelligence and Tornadoes

MP3 Marc West joins Dr Luke Hunter for a beer and a chat about designing organic molecules, John August gets swept away by tornadoes, Marc West asks, is there really a link between music preference and intelligence? Produced by Marc...

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...

Mad cows, stem cells and Dark aliens

MP3 Muhsin Karim explains the big issues of tiny stem cells, Ian Woolf looks for Dark aliens, News by Ian Woolf Twin paradox in DNA profiling Mad cows come unstuck Diabetic sugar Presented and produced by Ian Woolf...

LOLcat censorship and Future Journeys

MP3 Futurist Janine Cahill tells Ian Woolf what "gentle whispers" from the Future are telling us about future trends, Ian Woolf reports from Saturday's March in March protest against internet censorship in Australia: - Google Guru Jim Stewart discusses the...

Space, babies and pregnant fish

MP3 Marc West talks to Bianca Nogrady from New Scientist Magazine about the last 3 unknown facts of our solar system. Lachlan Whatmore pays a tribute to a special lady called Ruby and explains why babies are so warm. Patrick...

Walking tree, smart mobile, bad chickens

MP3 Drew Shobbrook explains how to be smart about being elctronically mobile, Patrick Rubie sights land whales, Walking trees cross Ian Woolf's path, while unhealthy chickens get peckish. Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf...

Cancer, dust and super-tasters

MP3 John August explains the causes of cancer, Amy Bullen explores dust, Jaqui Hayes, Monica Sharma, Derek Muller and Ian Woolf discuss super-tasters. News by Ian Woolf - generate power from water flowing in buildings - the cloak of invisibility...

Science in Namibia, Magnificent Maths

MP3 Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia. Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008. News by Kalvin...

Unhealthy Santa and Roo for You

MP3 Marc West consults Bianca Nogrady about Santa's gut, Patrick Rubie tucks into kangaroo for science, News by Patrick Rubie - Consumer electronics show - adolescent baldness - tasmanian devil sailing Presented by Derek Muller and produced by Ian Woolf...

Reading brains, Dave sings science

MP3 Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye to see what you see, with a scanner, commentary by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff, Kalvin Ng shows the world was warmer than you thought, Dave...

Maths, hot leaves, and body swapping

MP3 Marc West talks with Jamos McAlister and Marcus Findlay about teaching kids that "calculations are the spelling of maths, not the story", Ian Woolf talks to Dr Andrea Leigh at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of...

Parasite Wisdom, warming, space sugar

MP3 Marc West extends last week's report on global warming and the next ice age, explains how wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, about dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue, how wind farms may create weather,...

Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms

MP3 PhD student Phoebe Peters is conducting research at the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, she speaks to Ian Woolf about the role of proteins in the surprisingly complex mechanism of bacterial cell division. Cyling scientist Chris Lauf...

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...

Vampire moth, ghosts, and vasty deeps

MP3 Halloween special! Android Amy Bullen hunts the ghost-hunters, Lycanthrope Ian Woolf explores Immortal radiation-eating bacteria, Murderous Marc West warns us about Vampire Moths, UTS Geologist Greg Skilbeck explains to Ian Woolf how sediment from the sea floor tells the...

Radio rewards pick-up lines

MP3 Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, 118118 Information hotline challenge by Marc West, The brain's reward by Amy Bullen, News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, - obesity and pleasure - internet surfing keeps your brain...

Quantum teleportation and a sexy hello

MP3 Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space in-between, Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio, News by Ian...

Writing News items

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Blood and Space Volcanoes

MP3 Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions. Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space. Ian Woolf, Patrick...

Bionic soldiers and unlimited power

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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

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Clones, Steam Hero and Mind Control

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BioUtopia and draft Garnaut

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Chiptunes, see-through batteries and syphilis

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Holistic medicine and ancient engines

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Fanny Macleay and talking dolphins

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Growing fat and shrinking brains

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Grassroots OLPC and Martian red skies

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Brain cells and water wells

play nowInside your brain with Muhsin Karim,Watching the Water: Interview by Amy Bullen with Clunies Ross Award winner Iven Mareels,News by Jacqui Hayes, - Panda's survive the Chinese Earthquake, - Interplanetary locust robots, - Bubonic plague's secret weaknessPresented and...

'Popular and polarising science'

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Flores Hobbits and Stinging Jellyfish

play nowAmy Bullen and Chris Rehberg interview Professor Mike Morwood about the Hobbits of Flores,Lachlan Whatmore talks about the stinging Irukandji jellyfish of Australia,News by Ian Woolf, It takes two people to trick the masses, Solar electric cars for...

Tasmanian Tiger bosses spy syphilis

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Silky spiders with wireless chips

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Galileo fish count quantum secrets

play nowSpace probe Galileo by Lachlan WhatmoreQuantum cryptography by Amy BullenNews by Ian Woolf, - Superconductors, - Nanowires - Counting FishPresented by Amy BullenProduced by Lachlan Whatmore...

Power-dressing giant frogs with ID cards

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War goats, rat studs, and smart beds

MP3 Goat sacrifices of the military by Ian Woolf, Wired Beds by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro, Junk DNA points the way by Patrick Rubie, Female rats prefer males with recent sexual experience by Patrick Rubie, Jacqui Hayes interviews Chris...

Zombie Sex Change Lizard Medical Myth

play now Free will or zombie-hood explored by Amy Bullen, Medical myths dispelled by Michelle Kovacevic, Hot sex changing lizards get cool with Jacqui Hayes, Michelle Kovacevic, Amy Bullen, and Patrick Rubie. News by Patrick Rubie: - Virgin Galactic...

Stone calendars, obsolete units of biofuel

MP3 We take the measure of strange obsolete units with Lachlan Whatmore, and look at ancient astronomy with John August and Steve Maxwell, Charles Willock looks at the downside of biofuels. News by Patrick Rubie, Presented by Lachlan Whatmore...

'Fly me to the moon with love and fireworks'

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Ancient chocolate bioweapon bugs moon

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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...

Nuclear Waste: Safe for 240,000 years?

play now A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site. Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to...

Sound barrier, Virgin green

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Zero Point Energy, Sex/Sport, Toy Boys

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Dark matter and alternative medicine

play now 'The Dark Side of the Cosmos' - Professor Joe Silk interviewed by Ian Woolf 'What's the alternative?' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Ian Woolf Produced by Patrick Rubie Professor Joe Silk' is the...

Diffusion Medical Special

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Puke-ray, Marriage, Expanding Universe

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Genetic Peas Uncomplimentary Medicine

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Asperger's adventure Nuclear shutdown

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Synchrotron and phone spam

play now News by Catherine Beehag. Spunky Synchrotron Science by Ed Pollitt. Beer Power, Micro-Wind power and Military brain-scanning by Ian Woolf. Do-Not-Call (DNC) registry discussion lead by Ian Woolf. Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn. Music Hang me...

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....

The science of sleep, lasers and sauce!

play now News and views by Ian Woolf. Scientific tips on how to get a good nights sleep from Darren Osborne. Lasers that will blow your mind and other body parts by Chris Stewart. Will eating an aussie pie...

Solar saves coal, Green your home

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Magical mushrooms and so much more!

play now Scientific news and views by Ed Pollitt. Magical mushroom tour by Celine Steinfeld. Science Communication interview and lowdown by Catherine Beehag. Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn. Music We will become silhouettes - The Postal Service Phantom...

Pubic lice, fishy & diesel science

Diffusion's Marc West reports on diesel from his stranded car, and Patrick Rubie taunts us with a fish science paradox. Vanessa Gardos manages to tell us all about pubic lice, pregnant lizards and Diffusion on wikipedia! Presented and Produced...

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...

Worst sounds ever and cleaning science

Scientific news and views by Matt Clarke. Top ten hideous sounds by Vanessa Gardos. Microfiber cleaning cloths by Celine Steinfeld. Expert commentary by Charles Willock and Patrick Rubie. Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn....

Gina Sartore

Gina Sartore is simultaneously hiding from her thesis supervisor, teaching science to rural uni students, and communing with a bunch of alpaca (her favourite country-type animal). She is an occasional contributor, but is having trouble finding a tin can with...

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...

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Evolution, Ventriloquism and Hiccups

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Quack echoes, and Mood memory

Play Now Ian Woolf looks up the illusory Duck's Quack, Catherine Beehag shows us how being drunk can help your memory, Justin Zeltzer reads Old Skool science news from 1926, produced by Matt Clarke....

Brain Fingerprinting and Electric Cars

Play Now Reading Minds and Catching Criminals with Catherine Beehag, "Fast, green and cheap to run - Cruising the electric hotrod" by Ian Woolf, Presented by Lachlan Whatmore, News by Marc West, Produced by Jacqui Hayes with technical support...

Global Consciousness, the man from CERN

Play Now The Global Consciousness Project run by Princeton University. The man from CERN. Presenter: Ian Woolf, News: Marian Carruthers, Matt Clarke asks - Can your mood effect the outcome of random number generators?, Tilly chats to Dr. Brian...

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,...

Women Know, the Golden Ratio, and Nuclear expense

Play Now An all guy episode this week. So what better topic than chicks. Why do they like us (why wouldn't they!?) and why do they keep us around for a long time or just a good time? Presented...

Slippery Ice, Misdirected Science

Play Now Presenter Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Tilly Boleyn, Ice science - why is ice slippery? by Adam Richardson, Deception and misdirection in science reporting by Ian Woolf, Produced by Tilly Boleyn Prolonged Illness after Infectious Mononucleosis Is Associated...

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...

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...

Chris Stewart

In a past life, Chris spent five years studying the physics of quarks, the tiny particles that sit at the heart of protons and neutrons, which in turn make up the nucleus of the atom. After a while, he realised...

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 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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 -...

Dr David Huang

David is a theoretical chemist and occasional journalist, editor and world traveller. Pathologically afraid of the real world, he has wasted ... spent 10 years studying at uni and has no immediate plans of leaving....

Dr David Huang

David is a theoretical chemist and occasional journalist, editor and world traveller. Pathologically afraid of the real world, he has wasted ... spent 10 years studying at uni and has no immediate plans of leaving....

Simulated Nightclubs

Remember when American soldiers given amphetamine "GO pills" accidentally dropped a laser-guided bomb on Canadian and British soldiers during the invasion of Afghanistan? Now American soldiers traumatised by their war experiences are being asked to volunteer for simulated nightclubs, where...

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...

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...

Gina Sartore

Gina Sartore is simultaneously hiding from her thesis supervisor, teaching science to rural uni students, and communing with a bunch of alpaca (her favourite country-type animal). She is an occasional contributor, but is having trouble finding a tin can with...

Matthew Clarke

Learn more at Matt's HouseHunsband Diaries...

7th June 2004

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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...

Bird Pollution

And finally, some nightingales have fallen foul of noise pollution laws in Europe. An ornithologist at the Free University of Berlin in Germany measured the calls of nightingales in busy urban areas and found that they increase the volume of...

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...

2nd June 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....

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...

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...

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...

14 August 2001

Radiothon show with panel discussion about Privacy in the 21st Century with Gina Sartore, Tim Baynes, Lachlan Whatmore, Chris Stewart and Ian Woolf. Produced by Lachlan Whatmore who also punched the buttons....

26 June 2001

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19 June 2001

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12 June 2001

Tim Baynes talks about the scientific research into Homeopathy. Adam Mark talks about the science of smell. Lachlan Whatmore talks about Sexual Selection. News by Branwen Morgan. Presented by Gina Sartore. Produced by Adam Mark with Technical assistance from...

5 June 2001

Interview with Dr Simon Dennis about computer understanding of human languages by Ian Woolf. David Blank reviews a book about Eternity and the five ages of the Cosmos. Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Angelique Hutchison. Produced by Angelique Hutchison...

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....

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...

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