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Marta's Micro-Market Mirth - part 1
MP3 download Listen to Marta Khomyn talk about financial markets, data science and comedy school, with news of optic nerve restoration. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Marta Khomyn Marta Khomyn YouTube channel Vision rescue via chemically engineered endogenous retinal...
Sleep learning and smell-o-vision - part 3
MP3 download From 2020: Synthetic smells and Sleep smelling memories by Ian Woolf James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 3, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr James Hayes UNSW Odour Laboratory Manipulating synthetic optogenetic odors reveals...
Brain Writing
download MP3 Brain writing with bidirectional Brain-Computer-Interfaces, with news of spots before your eyes mapped at Monash, and stimulated in Toronto. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Spatial Resolution of Phosphenes within the VisualField using Non-Invasive Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulations...
Don't ignore your symptoms
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') New protein causing post-exertional malaise hints at new diagnostic tests and drugs for ME/CFS, Flaws found by critics in the PACE Trials and Cochrane Review recommending graded exercise therapy and Cognitive behavioural therapy...
Douglas Engelbart - Inventing the 21st Century
MP3 download Douglas Engelbart invented the 21st Century! In 1968 his Mother of All Demos showed how together work in social networks, using computer screens with graphic user interface, mouse, word processors, hyperlinks, online document sharing and video-conferencing, as part...
Stable Diffusion?
MP3 How does AI art software work? Ian Woolf attempts a clear explanation in plain English. News of AI software showing what your brain saw. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Reconstructed movie showing animal view of world proves scientists...
Spinal Fusion
MP3 Dr Ashish Diwan, Professor Ganga Prusty and Dr Xiaopeng Li talk about coming together to make spinal fusion surgery work for patients with new materials, and new techniques in their new company Sentonix. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf...
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
MP3 Pleading the fourth - suing the CIA by Ian Woolf, Dr Mark Chanizi talks about what we said before language was invented - part 1. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Mark Changizi Expressly Human interview part 2 The...
Vision Revolutions
download MP3 From 2010: Ian Woolf reviews The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi, about the evolution of human vision and our unrecognised super-powers, with commentary from Aaron Cook and Daniel Keogh, From 2013: Ian Woolf interviews Mark Changizi about his...
Transhuman and Transhumanitarian
MP3 download From 2011: A history of Transhumanism, From 2013: My Transhumanitarian vision by Ian Woolf Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Humanity + Transhumanism Australia...
The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 2
MP3 download 2021 Nobel Prize in Medicine for touch and heat receptors by Ian Woolf, Steven Hoffman, author of The Five Forces That Change Everything talks about irresistibly intelligent assistants, biohackers and new species of humans - part 2 Hosted...
Earworm throat singing regeneration
MP3 download Rejuvenation regeneration by Ian Woolf, Earworms by Patrick Rubie, Tuvan Throat singing by Noel Hannah, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Reprogramming to recover youthful epigenetic information and restore vision Reversal of biological clock restores vision in old...
Smell-o-vision and explosive bees
MP3 download Synthetic smells and Sleep smelling memories by Ian Woolf James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 3, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Dr James Hayes UNSW Odour Laboratory Manipulating synthetic optogenetic odors reveals the coding...
Brainwave generation
MP3 download Microsoft body mining, Seeing what you see, by Ian Woolf, R Douglas Fields talks about how the brain generates brainwaves, Catherine Beehag talks about Brainwave fingerprinting, with panel discussion from Lachlan Whatmore, Marc West and Ian Woolf. Produced...
COVIDSafe Brainwaves
MP3 download The broken promises of COVIDSafe by Ian Woolf R Douglas Fields talks about the Electric Brain part 1, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf R. Douglas Fields Tracing the challenges of COVIDSafe Interactive COVIDSafe simulator (Digital Rights Watch)...
Birds and the bees and the bots
MP3 download This show first broadcast in February 2019: Professor Srinivasan talks about how flying animals navigate, and applying their methods to aircraft. Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Professor Srinivasan The Poladian Project Neuroscience...
Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough
MP3 download David Sinclair cures blind mice and makes them young again, Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Maquarie University designed a intelligent car charger, Elinor Hortle from the Centenary Institute fights Tuberculosis with aspirin, Laurence Luu from University of New South Wales,...
AI - replace, destroy or enhance
MP3 download Andrew Despi talks about his vision of an artificial intelligence future, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Andrew Despi Akin...
Ignoble Artilect War
This episode was first broadcast on 2010-10-11: MP3 download Ian Woolf reports the 2010 Ig Nobel prizes, Ian Woolf concludes his interview with Hugo De Garis about his vision of the impending war between those who would build massively intelligent...
Investigating Sight
MP3 download Blood test for ME/CFS, Safe alcohol replacement drink by Ian Woolf Calvin Eiber investigates the basic science of vision Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Calvin Eiber A nanoelectronics-blood-based diagnostic biomarker for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) Biomarker...
Birds, bees and bots
MP3 download Professor Srinivasan talks about how flying animals navigate, and applying their methods to aircraft. Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Professor Srinivasan The Poladian Project Neuroscience of vision and aerial robotics Youtube channel...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Visual illusions for computer vision
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Brain ageing and Alzheimers disease reversed in mice by Ian Woolf, Astrid Zeman's talk about visual illusions at Ultimo Library, Astrid Zeman chats about illusions and computer vision. Production checked by Charles Willock,...
IdeasBoom Educating for the Future
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The National Innovation Ideas Boom by Ian Woolf, Jackie Slaviero talks about educating for the future, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Jackie Slaviero One Giant Leap National...
Crowd-funding Galaxy Exploration
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The Eureka Prizes Secondary School division by Ian Woolf - The Secret of the Appendix by Paige Bebee, - Why are Concussions Bad for You? by Luke Cadorin-Taylor, - Gravity Sucks, by Tom...
Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Spies stole all the mobile phone keys, and Spies hacked all the hard drives by Ian Woolf At the NICTA Techfest: David Gambril talks about Intelligent traffic, Nick Barnes talks about the Bionic...
Breakfast robots and TECHmyway
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Zoomable contact lenses by Ian Woolf, Cameron Clarke explains the connection between robots and breakfast, Rosie Menzies and Jim Cook talk about innovation, and virtual reality at TECHmyWay. Production checked by Charles Willock,...
TV spying and Biohacker stimulation
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') TV watches the watchers by Ian Woolf, Garrick Bercero describes La Paillasse Manila's biohacker group, Peter Simpson-Young gives us a taste of his brain stimulating device, production checked by Charles Willock Produced and...
2015 - The year of the drone
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The news and interviews in this episode were first broadcast on August 25th 2014: Biohackers modify their vision to see more colours by Ian Woolf. Ian Lyons explains how to start flying quadcopter...
Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition: Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms, Demi Gow -...
Drones in the air and underwater
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') See like a fish by changing vitamins by Ian Woolf, Ian Lyons talks about flying quadcopters, Dominic talks about DIY underwater remotely operated vehicles for exploration and education, at the Sydney Mini Maker...
3D Printing way out West
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The Australian Federal budget for science, and Virtual reality meets Kinect by Ian Woolf, Stuart Grover talks about his new 3D printing studio in Parramatta. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Stuart Grover...
Building Biosensors to detect disease
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Placebos for sleep, exercise and vision by Ian Woolf, Dr Olivier Laczka speaks with Ian Woolf about designing biosensors for marine pathogens, Indigo V open source science, and detecting HIV. Presented and produced...
Mechanical stem cells and Origin catalysts
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') The Trans-Pacific-Partnership, patents and copyrights by Ian Woolf, Professor Melissa Knothe Tate speaks with Ian Woolf about Mechanical stem cells, John August investigates the role of catalysts in the Origin of Life. Presented...
Hypercolour vision and soap
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Do GM crops upset pigs? by Ian Woolf Hypercolour vision by Ian Woolf Scurvy by Chris Stewart Soap Science by Ian Woolf produced and presented by Ian Woolf A long-term toxicology study on...
Baby talk, Naughties, and the web
download MP3 (right-click and select 'save as') Ian Woolf gives a brief history of the world wide web, and reports on faces sculpted from DNA data. Gina Sartore tells us about 19th Century astronomer Maria Mitchell. Dr Uté Vollmer-Conna from...
Extremophiles and The Vision Revolution
download MP3 From 2000, Tim Baynes interviews Professor Rick Cavicchioli from UNSW about bacteria that thrive in extreme conditions, Derek Muller sings about electricity, From 2010, Ian Woolf reviews The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi Presented and produced by Ian...
Colour evolution and Darwin part 6
download MP3 Do fish feel pain? by Ian Woolf Ian Woolf interviews Mark Changizi about the evolution of colour vision, O2Amp and more. The sixth and final part of Natural Selection, a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore. Presented and produced by...
Coral Art Life Science TV Eyes
download MP3 Julie-Anne Popple visits the Coral Art Life Science Exhibition at he University of Sydney and speaks with: science inspired artist Carmel Wallance, and Dr Adrienne Grant about her research into copper and corals. Ian Woolf continues his series...
Bionic Eyes and Synthetic Biology
MP3 download Associate Professor Gregg Suaning shares his Bionic Vision with Ian Woolf, Ian Woolf explores Synthetic Biology, and would he would do with access to a wet printer. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf...
Ig Nobels 2010 and Artilects 3
MP3 download This is the pre-recorded version of Diffusion that was broadcast on the Community Radio Network. There is a second live subscriber drive edition for this date. Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss the Ig Nobels awarded by the...
Cognitive Load and Vision Revolution
MP3 download Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Bo Yin about how your voice can betray to software how hard you are concentrating, The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi reviewed by Ian Woolf with commentary by Aaron Cooke and Daniel Keogh,...
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...
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