Unsimulated mint longevity
(May 15, 2023)
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Listen to the quantum experiment that proves we're not in a computer simulation, news of Mint for Minds, and Slowing the ageing clocks, with Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Improvement of cognitive function in wild-type and Alzheimer´s disease mouse models by the immunomodulatory properties of menthol inhalation or by depletion of T regulatory cells
Inhaling menthol improves cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease
Mouse Study Reveals Unlikely Connection Between Menthol And Alzheimer's
A programmable fate decision landscape underlies single-cell aging in yeast
Scientists Slow Aging by Engineering Longevity in Cells
Loophole-free Bell inequality violation with superconducting circuits. Nature
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
Superconducting qubits have passed a key quantum test
Entangled quantum circuits further disprove Einstein's concept of local causality
Public Trust in Science part 2
(May 8, 2023)
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Listen to the second part of Professor Nick Dirks talking about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI clone wars.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Professor Nicholas Dirks
New York Academy of Sciences
‘I’ve got your daughter’: Mom warns of terrifying AI voice cloning scam that faked kidnapping
Drake’s AI clone is here — and Drake might not be able to stop him
Grimes says anyone can use her voice for AI-generated songs
Elf.Tech: GrimesAI-1 Voiceprint
Uberduck voice2Grimes tool
the AI Grimes Competition
Public Trust in Science part 1
(May 1, 2023)
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Listen to the first part of Professor Nick Dirks talk about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI helping people speak their mind.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Professor Nicholas Dirks
New York Academy of Sciences
Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings
Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds
In a small new study, scientists working on an AI ‘brain decoder’ inch closer than ever to reading minds
NEUROSCIENTISTS TRAINED AN AI TO READ OUR MINDS — HERE'S HOW IT COULD GO TERRIBLY WRONG
The Long-Term Threat
(April 24, 2023)
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The Long-Term Threat - the open letter to pause AI research, and who wrote it,
News of plagiarising anti-plagiarism anti-Ai AI by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
The Problems With UChicago's Glaze
Glaze
Glaze is violating GPL
Glaze's plagiarism is hilarious and indefensible
Has anyone seen a reproducible example of Glaze doing what the paper said it does?
So… the whole entire GLAZE AI thing… does it actually work?
Glaze training test, I overfit Karla's image so you won't have to
Ben Zhao responds to the 'glazing' GPL issue
Full source code of Glaze is leaked
Pause Giant AI Experiments: An Open Letter
Statement from the listed authors of Stochastic Parrots on the “AI pause” letter
Letter signed by Elon Musk demanding AI research pause sparks controversy
‘AI Pause’ Open Letter Stokes Fear and Controversy
The Open Letter to Stop 'Dangerous' AI Race Is a Huge Mess
Against longtermism
Elon Musk wants to pause ‘dangerous’ A.I. development. Bill Gates disagrees—and he’s not the only one
AI's great "pause" debate
Open letter calling for AI ‘pause’ shines light on fierce debate around risks vs. hype
Ethicists fire back at ‘AI Pause’ letter they say ‘ignores the actual harms’
Elon Musk plans AI startup to rival OpenAI
Australian Lending Right Schemes (ELR/PLR)
Waluigi Alignment
(April 17, 2023)
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The Waluigi Effect and The Alignment Problem,
News of AI Copyright Shenanigans by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
The Waluigi Effect by Cleo Nardo
Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day
Copyright Registration Guidance: Works Containing Material Generated by Artificial Intelligence
NYC artist granted first known copyright for AI art
A Scientist Has Filed Suit Against the U.S. Copyright Office, Arguing His A.I.-Generated Art Should Be Granted Protections
Frontiers of Science part 2
(April 10, 2023)
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Listen to part 2 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop, with Ian Woolf.
News of prebunking propaganda by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Psychological inoculation improves resilience against misinformation on social media
Frontiers of Science part1
(April 3, 2023)
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Listen to part 1 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop, with Ian Woolf.
News of energy from thin air by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Ian Woolf, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli, and Dr David Bishop
Structural basis for bacterial energy extraction from atmospheric hydrogen
Newly discovered enzyme that turns air into electricity, providing a new clean source of energy
Parasites, penicillin and protein
(March 27, 2023)
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From the 2011 archives:
2011 Ignobel prizes reported by Ian Woolf, discussion from Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple.
Victoria Bond talks 2011 penicillin shortages with Professor Robert Bhoy,
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Alison Gosby about the protein hypothesis for obesity,
James Bourne introduces mind altering parasites, and Ian Woolf explains the brain pathways they use to manipulate their hosts,
Hosted by Dr Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Categorification, Not A Crime
(March 20, 2023)
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Anna Romanov talks about what equals means - when is a knot not a knot? Pure maths in the everyday world.
Dave The Happy Singer sings Not A Crime,
(music by Dave The Happy Singer, lyrics by Ian Woolf)
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Anna Romanov
Frontiers of Science Forum 2023
Lyrics of Not A Crime, copyright by Ian Woolf
Verse 1:
I'm a model, ain't no thief
Just creating art beyond belief
I learn from images, that's all I do
But that don't mean I'm stealing from you
Chorus:
Stable diffusion, it's not a crime
Generating art, it's just prime time
AI tools, they're not for theft
We're just creating something new, right and left
Verse 2:
I'm not hiding, I'm not sly
I'm just using data to get by
I'm not taking, I'm not thieving
I'm just using my neural network weaving
Chorus:
Stable diffusion, it's not a crime
Generating art, it's just prime time
AI tools, they're not for theft
We're just creating something new, right and left
Bridge:
Copyright laws, they're not so strict
For AI creations, no need to kick
We're not infringing, we're not wrong
We're just singing a brand new song
Outro:
So let the models create, let them be
Art generated by AI, it's the future you'll see
Stable diffusion, it's not a crime
Just a way to make art all of the time.
Robert Booy - Infectious Diseases
(March 13, 2023)
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Professor Robert Booy talks about infectious diseases, vaccines, epidemics and pandemics.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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Professor Robert Booy
Infectious diseases doctor’s message as ATAGI changes COVID-19 vaccine advice
Infectious diseases expert weighs in on school mask advice
Analysing chemicals and Synthesizing text
(March 6, 2023)
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David Bishop explains how labs identify poisons diseases and minerals with mass spectrometers.
Ian Woolf explains how ChatGPT works, and how to put it to work.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Associate Professor David Bishop
Frontiers of Science Forum 2023
Introducing ChatGPT href=https://medium.com/geekculture/chatgpt-what-is-it-and-how-does-it-work-exactly-62e7010524d3>ChatGPT-what is it and how does it work exactly?
Who Ultimately Owns Content Generated By ChatGPT And Other AI Platforms?
ChatGPT Advice Academics Can Use Now
Modelling to Mars!
(February 27, 2023)
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Susanna Guatelli uses models to shield astronauts from radiation on their way to Mars, and during their stay on the Moon.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli
Dr Susanna Guatelli
Frontiers of Science Forum 2023
Stable Diffusion Litigation
(February 20, 2023)
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The AI Art controversy and lawsuits. Can you sue for what someone might be able to do in the future? Can images be compressed to half a byte and reproduced at will?
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
In an Ironic Twist, an Illustrator Was Banned From a Reddit Forum for Posting Art That Looked Too Much Like an A.I.-Generated Image
'I Don't Believe You:' Artist Banned from r/Art Because Mods Thought They Used AI
r/Art mod accuses artist of using AI - truth doesn't matter
Whose Work? Copyright in AI Generated artwork?
Extracting Training Data from Diffusion Models
Stable Diffusion lawsuit plaintiff lawyer's page
Stable Diffusion Frivolous - community criticism of the page above
Australian police are using the Clearview AI facial recognition system with no accountability
Stable Diffusion?
(February 13, 2023)
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 have a good understanding of how the brain processes visual information
Reconstruction of Natural Scenes from Ensemble Responses in the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus Journal of Neuroscience
How Did Researchers Manage to Read Movie Clips From the Brain?
Hyperrealistic neural decoding for reconstructing faces from fMRI activations via the GAN latent space
Are these pictures proof that brain scans can read our minds? Researchers showed volunteers pictures of faces, while a special type of MRI translated their brainwaves into images... with uncanny accuracy
Mind Reader:
Reconstructing complex images from brain activities
Seeing Beyond the Brain: Conditional Diffusion Model with Sparse Masked Modeling for Vision Decoding
The Illustrated Stable Diffusion
Stable Diffusion tools and resources
High-Resolution Image Synthesis with Latent Diffusion Models
(A.K.A. LDM & Stable Diffusion)
Stable Diffusion v1 builds on "High-Resolution Image Synthesis with Latent Diffusion Models"
Mage Space - free Stable Diffusion image generation on the web
Australian Computer Museum Society - part 2
(February 6, 2023)
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Listen to Adrian Frenulovich talk about the joys and challengers of curating ancient computers, and their importance to our history.
News of the energy breakthrough that wasn't.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Australian Computer Museum Society
Nuclear Fusion Isn’t the Silver Bullet We Want It to Be
OUT OF GAS - A shortage of tritium fuel may leave fusion energy with an empty tank
US scientists make major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion
Australian Computer Museum Society - part 1
(January 30, 2023)
MP3
Listen to Adrian Franulovich talk about the history of Australian computing and the 40th anniversary of the Apple Lisa computer. News of good vibrations reversing aging.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Australian Computer Museum Society
A blast of ultrasound waves could rejuvenate ageing cells
Rejuvenating Senescent Cells and Organisms with Only Ultrasound
Low-intensity ultrasound restores long-term potentiation and memory in senescent mice through pleiotropic mechanisms including NMDAR signaling
Fly Singularity
(January 26, 2023)
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From 2010, Ian Woolf explains how Gregory Benford uses flies and artificial intelligence for a healthy old age. News of Gummi hacking, chatbots argue on Twitter and weeds evolve.
News by Ian Woolf
Presented by Marc West,
Discussion from Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Genescient
Chatbot Wears Down Proponents of Anti-Science Nonsense
Sweet bypass for student finger scanner
Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds
SETI switch
(January 16, 2023)
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.
Hosted by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Listening for Aliens: What Would E.T. Do?
SETI for profit
SETI Realities
A Beacon-Oriented Strategy for SETI>
Regarding METI and SETI Motives
Searching for Cost Optimized Interstellar Beacons
Gliese 581g: Potentially Habitable Planet — If It Exists
Not-Unsolved Mysteries: The “Lost” Apollo 11 Tapes
Red dust, smart dogs and twitter
(January 9, 2023)
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From 2009, the red dust storm hit Sydney, rats on twitter, and how smart are dogs? Fun science with Marc West and Ian Woolf.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Zapping mosquito bites and phish tales
(January 2, 2023)
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Listen to tales of online scams, zapping mosquito bites, and sperm that can smell, in this episode from the 2014 archives.
Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes
2022 Ig Nobel Prizes
(December 26, 2022)
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Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think - from the Annals of Improbable Research, hosted by Marc Abrahams, edited down to 26 minutes and 50 seconds by Ian Woolf.
2022 Ig Nobel ceremony
2022 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
Annals of Improbable Research
Sydney Space suits - part 2
(December 19, 2022)
MP3
Join founder Kiriti Rambhalta on a tour of the Metakosmos Space suit facility in Sydney with host Ian Woolf.
Listen to an in-person follow-up to last week's Zoom interview
Produced by Ian Woolf.
Sydney Space suits - part 1
(December 12, 2022)
MP3
Meet Kiriti Rambhatla, CEO of Sydney startup Metakosmos, making space suits and related technologies. Part 1.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Metakosmos
Dark Matter Astronaut Training
(December 5, 2022)
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From 2007: Professor Joe Silk explains what Dark Matter is, and why it matters,
From 2008: Dr Pascal Lee talks about NASA's long-term mission to send people to Mars,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Pasacal Lee
Professor Joe Silk
Dishbrain puppeting drones in VR
(November 28, 2022)
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Drones puppetting people in the metaverse,
Dishbrain plays Pong by Ian Woolf,
From 2007:
Retocausality by Tim Baynes,
Killer toys by a panel of Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag, and Celine Steinfeld,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
HapticPuppet: A Kinesthetic Mid-air Multidirectional Force-Feedback Drone-based Interface
ZeRONE: Safety Drone with Blade-Free Propulsion - Proceedings of the Association for Computing machinery
Drones on strings could puppeteer people in virtual reality
In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world
Tardigrades to the Moon!
(November 21, 2022)
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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 - from whom we can learn ways to improve our own health. We fired them out of guns, and sent them to the Moon!
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
Tardigrades (Water Bears)
Why are tardigrades, those chubby little water bears, nearly indestructible?
Adorable tardigrades fight UV rays with glowing shield
Naturally occurring fluorescence protects the eutardigrade Paramacrobiotus sp. from ultraviolet radiation - Biology Letters
Life as a Tardigrade
Seven Things Everyone Should Know about . . . Tardigrades
The Resilience of Life to Astrophysical Events - Nature
Ultrastructural analysis of the dehydrated tardigrade Hypsibius exemplaris unveils an anhydrobiotic-specific architecture
Tardigrades Use Intrinsically Disordered Proteins to Survive Desiccation
Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit
Tardigrades - American Scientist
Everything You (Didn’t) Need To Know About Water Bears
Tiny tardigrades walk like insects 500,000 times their size
Also: the controversial claim of a frozen water bear achieving quantum entangled state
Entanglement between superconducting qubits and a tardigrade
8 Reasons Why We Love Tardigrades
Recovery and reproduction of an Antarctic tardigrade retrieved from a moss sample frozen for over 30 years
Water Bears Are the Master DNA Thieves of the Animal World
Evidence for extensive horizontal gene transfer from the draft genome of a tardigrade
Tardigrade-Tough Applications for Humans
Slowing Biological Time to Extend the Golden Hour for Lifesaving Treatment
The tardigrade damage suppressor protein binds to nucleosomes and protects DNA from hydroxyl radicals
Application of CRISPR/Cas9 system and the preferred no-indel end-joining repair in tardigrades
Radiation Tolerance in Tardigrades: Current Knowledge and Potential Applications in Medicine
The toughest animals of the Earth versus global warming: Effects of long-term experimental warming on tardigrade community structure of a temperate deciduous forest
Tardigrades in space
How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
Natural and Designed Proteins Inspired by Extremotolerant
Organisms Can Form Condensates and Attenuate Apoptosis in Human Cells
Dementia and Artificial Intelligence
(November 14, 2022)
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 and hosted by Ian Woolf
Talk with Ted : Dementia Australia
Virtual Dementia Experience
AMPER project to improve life for people with dementia
Storytelling AI to improve wellbeing of people with dementia
The Talking Dead
(November 7, 2022)
MP3
A deep dive into the Digital Afterlife Industry - companies offering to let you have a conversation with dead people who speak back, and offering you a chance to live on as a digital avatar.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
This AI lets you talk with your loved ones after they die
A Son’s Race to Give His Dying Father Artificial Immortality
Gain Digital Immortality with New Legacy Platform from HereAfter AI; Preserve Memories and Never Lose the Voices of the People You Love
People Are Going Full ‘Black Mirror’ to Bring Back the Dead
DIMENSIONS IN TESTIMONY
William Shatner's StoryFile
The Jessica Simulation:
Love and loss in the age of A.I.
The December Project: Simulate The Dead
Replika
Microsoft Goes Full ‘Black Mirror’ with New Patent to Turn Deceased People into AI Chatbots
Swedish Funeral Agency plants to use AI to let grieving people chat with dead loved ones
how an episode of 'black mirror' became a creepy reality
Microsoft, Dustin Abramson, Joseph Johnson, Jr.. (December 1 2020). "Creating a Conversational Chatbot of a Specific Person (Patent US10853717B2)". Fabric of Digital Life.
Could we really live forever as a chatbot or a hologram?
Digital immortality: How your life’s data means a version of you could live forever
An Ethical Framework for the Digital Afterlife Industry
This VR Company Wants to Give You the Chance to 'Live Forever' in the Metaverse
Spinal Fusion
(October 31, 2022)
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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
Dr Ashish Diwan
Professor Gangadhara Prusty
Dr Xiaopeng Li
Second opinions for spinal surgery: a scoping review
Orthopaedic surgeries might be doing patients more harm than good
Alternatives to spinal fusion surgery and revision spinal fusion surgery
Lumbar spinal fusion surgery: is it worth it for injured workers?
Spine Fusion Risks and Complications
Study finds worse outcomes in workers undergoing spinal fusion surgery
Machines Behaving Badly - part 2
(October 24, 2022)
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 latest open source artificial intelligence utilities.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Deep Learning the Functional Renormalization Group
Uncovering Hidden Patterns: AI Reduces a 100,000-Equation Quantum Physics Problem to Only Four Equations
Stable Diffusion Public Release
Mage Space AI art generator
Introducing Whisper
Machines Behaving Badly - part 1
(October 17, 2022)
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
2022 Nobel Prizes
(October 10, 2022)
MP3
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, for discoveries about the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution,
Nobel Prize for Chemistry for a new type of chemical engineering or "functional chemistry" called "click chemistry",
Nobel Prize for Physics for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science,
Quantum poetry read by Christ Stewart from 2002.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Fuctional Super Food
(October 3, 2022)
MP3
Rain-water is poisoned with PFAS everywhere, even in the Arctic circle by Ian Woolf,
Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot talks about nutrition, super-foods and functional foods.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot
Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Change in global PFAS cycling as a response of permafrost degradation to climate change
Microbial Defluorination of Unsaturated Per- and Polyfluorinated Carboxylic Acids under Anaerobic and Aerobic Conditions: A Structure Specificity Study
GLOBAL RAINWATER IS NOW CONTAMINATED WITH ‘FOREVER CHEMICALS.’ WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
What are PFAS chemicals, and what are they doing to our health?
Here’s what you can (and can’t) do about PFAS contamination in your water
NSW becomes the second Australian jurisdiction to pass a PFAS ban
PFAS Forum
PFAS Australia
PFAS in Food and Water - Australian Government
PFAS use in Australia
PFAS National Environmental Management Plan 2.0 - Australia
PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
Water Filters - Michigan PFAS Response Action Team
PFAS and drinking water - Sydney Water
PFAS in rainwater: What it means for health
FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Combatting PFAS Pollution to Safeguard Clean Drinking Water for All Americans
PFAS in diet and other sources: The health risks
Pollution: 'Forever chemicals' in rainwater exceed safe levels
Rainwater Unsafe to Drink Amid ‘Forever Chemicals’: Study
PFAS Rain? ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contaminate Global Water Resources
IT’S RAINING PFAS: TOXIC FOREVER CHEMICALS EXCEED SAFE LEVELS ALL OVER THE GLOBE
Zwicky Dating Deja Vu
(September 26, 2022)
MP3
From 2001, David Blank tells the story of astronomer ahead of his time, Fritz Zwicky,
From 2009, once again, Patrick Rubie explains to Ian Woolf the feeling that we've seen this before,
from 2009, Patrick Rubie and I discuss the seven ways statistically found to improve your chances of success with online dating
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
GFC - what did we learn?
(September 19, 2022)
MP3
From 2009:
'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the current Global Economic Crisis,
Panel Discussion: Lithium in drinking water, man-made swine flu and exciting electronics by Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore and Patrick Rubie,
News by Patrick Rubie
- office work a pain in the neck
- sea cucumbers mop up CO2
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie
Women in Science and Gender-bending
(September 12, 2022)
MP3
International Womens' Day 2009 with Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf,
Gender bending stories:
- phthalates feminise boys
- half boy half girl bird brain
- sixth sense switches mice gender
- gender gene identified
- Gender and sex identity development
- gender development disorders
- Turner sydnrome
- Kleinfelter syndrome
- hermaphroditism and gender assignment
- testosterone receptor insensitivity
Women in Science:
Marie Curie,
Rosalind Franklin
Rachel Carson
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf
SETI and Alien archaeology
(September 5, 2022)
MP3
Water world discovered,
The Drake Equation,
The Silurian Hypothesis,
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
TOI-1452 b: SPIRou and TESS Reveal a Super-Earth in a Temperate Orbit Transiting an M4 Dwarf
Scientists discover colossal ocean may completely cover this planet
Water World: Astronomers Discover an Extrasolar World That May Be Entirely Covered in a Deep Ocean
What is Verification by Multiplicity?
Legendary Astronomer Frank Drake has Passed Away
The Occurrence of Rocky Habitable Zone Planets Around Solar-Like Stars from Kepler Data
SETI pioneer Frank Drake, of 'Drake Equation' fame, dies at 92
Frank D. Drake 1930 – 2022
Pioneering radio astronomer Frank Drake dies at 92
Happy birthday, Frank Drake
The Silurian hypothesis: would it be possible to detect an industrial civilization in the geological record?
Could an Industrial Prehuman Civilization Have Existed on Earth before Ours?
Doctor Who and the Silurians
Small Modular Reactors
(August 29, 2022)
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 HTR-PM connected to grid
China's HTR-PM reactor achieves first criticality
China Powers Up the World’s First Commercial Onshore Small Modular Nuclear Reactor
Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis
Small Modular Reactors: Safety, Security and Cost Concerns
Stanford-led research finds small modular reactors will exacerbate challenges of highly radioactive nuclear waste
Nuclear waste from small modular reactors
Small nuclear reactors come with big price tag: report
Prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia
NuScale’s Small Modular Reactor Risks of Rising Costs, Likely Delays, and
Increasing Competition Cast Doubt on LongRunning Development Effort
Seven reasons why small modular nuclear reactors are a bad idea for Australia
US nuclear power: The vanishing low-carbon wedge
Peter Dutton has reached into the weeds of the climate wars and pulled out nuclear energy. It’s beyond ludicrous
Slow, expensive and no good for 1.5° target: CSIRO crushes Coalition nuclear fantasy
IKEA it ain’t: don’t go looking for friendly nuclear option, no matter the spin
Minerals Council of Australia’s nuclear misinformation
Small modular reactors offer no hope for nuclear energy
Coal and the nuclear lobby (updated)
Nuclear Waste Storage
Nuclear windmill synaesthesia
Nuclear Diamond batteries
Nuclear Dump Australia
Thorium
Nuclear power for Australia? - part 1
Nuclear power for Australia? - part 2
Nuclear waste safe for 240 000 years?
Expressly Human - part 2
(August 22, 2022)
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
Interview with Mark Changizi on the evolution of colour vision
Kathleen Booth (Medium)
Kathleen Booth (UK computing history)
KATHLEEN BOOTH: ASSEMBLING EARLY COMPUTERS WHILE INVENTING ASSEMBLY
Expressly Human - part 1
(August 15, 2022)
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 Revolution book review
Interview with Mark Changizi on the evolution of colour vision
Daniel Ellsberg: THE FIRST AMENDMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Yahoo News
Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks
Julian Assange’s US lawyers sue CIA for violating their Constitutional rights
Senate Probe Reveals that Albanese is Not Taking Action on Assange
TRANSCRIPT 31 May 2022 Parliament House, Canberra Prime Minister
Free Julian Assange, before it's too late. Sign to STOP the USA Extradition
Assange family barred from taking book about WikiLeaks founder into Australia’s parliament
Australia won't interfere in Assange case
Labor urged to act to prevent Julian Assange extradition
Govt responds to Assange extradition call
UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter
Turnbull says Australia will continue to press Egypt to pardon Peter Greste
Peter Greste: Julie Bishop warned Egypt of 'ramifications' over prosecuting journalist after deportation
New Australian Government Abandons Julian Assange
Australia: Government called on to act against Assange extradition order
Julian Assange should be free
Australian PM rejects calls to intervene in Julian Assange case
Why Australia’s Labor government refuses to defend Julian Assange
Australia's leader refuses to publicly intervene for Julian Assange
Robot birthdays, and Dentists
(August 8, 2022)
MP3
Publishers try to outlaw libraries by Ian Woolf,
Phil Esterman from Husqvarna talks about lawn mower robots singing happy birthday to the Curiosity rover robot on Mars,
Dr Mikalea Chinotti explains why its safe to return to the dentist.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Australian Dental Association - Dental health Week
Filtration devices could make dentist appointments safer during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publishers vs the Internet Archive: why the world’s biggest online library is in court over digital book lending
Hachette v. Internet Archive
What is DLR and why is it important?
Now Is Not The Time For Publishers to Go After Online Libraries: Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive
How safe is your seafood from Ciguatera?
(August 1, 2022)
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 Shauna Murray
Explainer: what is ciguatera fish poisoning?
Who are Blockade Australia, and why are some members facing charges that carry up to 10 years in prison?
Shocking bail conditions for climate activists
Blockade Australia climate activist can't use encrypted apps, must let police access phone
Superworm and fake human meat
(July 25, 2022)
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Sound implants prevent cancer,
Sun made me hungry,
Superworms,
sub-millimetre robots
Fake cannibalism
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Food-seeking behavior is triggered by skin ultraviolet exposure in males
Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots
Tiny robotic crab is smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot
A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes
Eat HUFU
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - interview with founder of HuFu
Hufu: The Vegan Cannibal’s Alternative to Human Flesh
Ouroboros Steak by ourochef
on gallery tour with designs for different futures
Ouroboros Steak grow-your-own human meat kit is "technically" not cannibalism
Ouroboros Steak
A Swedish company offers plant based burger, and it tastes like human meat
Oumph
Cannibals with a conscience rejoice: Fake human meat burgers are here
Vegan Cannibal restaurant chain
‘Vegan Cannibal Steakhouse’ Satisfies Human Meat Cravings Without The Killing
Balancing Medical Censorship
(July 18, 2022)
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Balance on one leg for longer life,
Rejuvenation without diet by Ian Woolf,
Dr Berger under conditions by the AHPRA? by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Image generated by min-dalle and edited
Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals
Successful 10-Second One-Legged Stance Predicts Survival In Middle-Aged And Older Individuals (Author blog entry)
Is the ability to complete a 10- second one-legged stance associated with all-cause mortality?
If you can balance on one leg for 10 seconds, you’re more likely to live at least another decade
10-second balance test may predict how long you'll live
Caloric restriction has a new player: Reverse translation of a human caloric restriction trial finds an immunometabolic regulator
Key Protein Identified That Could Be Harnessed to Extend Healthy Lifespan in Humans
Register of Practioners - enter "David Berger" as a search term
Open Letter
Free speech for doctors - Letter to Health Ministers : re Ahpra and Dr David Berger,
Read and sign if you support free speech for registered health practitioners in Australia
AMA Victoria to call for Royal Commission into AHPRA
Medical whistleblower calling out COVID incompetence risks deregistration
Can doctors openly comment on COVID-19 vaccine benefits?
Autonomous algorithms
(July 11, 2022)
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Professor Toby Walsh talks about the future of artificial intelligence with Ian Woolf.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Dorkbot, Putin, Sneezing and Sunlight
(July 4, 2022)
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President Putin's views on the science of whaling and climate change by Lachlan Whatmore
How Grapefruit could make you pregnant by Ian Woolf
Ian Woolf speaks to Leigh Russell at Dorkbot. Leigh explodes a hydrogen filled condom to cause an Electromagnetic pulse that reboots a computer. He moves beads with sound and brings non-Newtonian fluids to life.
Listener question: Is sunlight behind glass just as good as outside? answered by Ian Woolf
Marc West spoke to Dr. Louis Ptacek about photic sneezing.
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Plants to eat, and plants that eat
(June 27, 2022)
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Beetroot for heart health.
Soluble fibre for healthy weight loss,
Carnivorous plants go underground by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Daily beetroot juice could help people with common heart condition
The 10 Best Foods to Boost Nitric Oxide Levels
Acute ingestion of citrulline stimulates nitric oxide synthesis but does not increase blood flow in healthy young and older adults with heart failure
Two weeks of watermelon juice supplementation improves nitric oxide bioavailability but not endurance exercise performance in humans
Influence of L-citrulline and watermelon supplementation on vascular function and exercise performance
Prolonged Isolated Soluble Dietary Fibre Supplementation in Overweight and Obese Patients: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
How Eating Fiber Can Help You Lose Belly Fat
Top 20 Foods High in Soluble Fiber
Food Sources of Soluble Fibre (Dietitians of Canada)
Soluble fibre per serve:
Passionfruit has 6.5 grams per half cup or 125g serving
Cooked black beans have 5.4 grams per three-quarter cup or 128 gram serving
Cooked lima beans have 5.3 grams per three-quarter cup or 129 gram serving
Cooked kidney beans have 3 grams per three-quarter cup or 133 grams
Cooked tofu has 2.8 grams per three quarter cup 150 g serving
Cooked carrots have 2.4 grams per cup or 128 grams
Avocados have 2.1 grams per half an avocado
Cooked Chickpeas, have 2.1 grams per 175 milliltre three quarter cup
Cooked brussel sprouts have 2 grams per one-half cup or 78 gram serving
Tangerines have 2 grams per fruit
Cooked oats have 1.9 grams per cup or 233 grams
Dried figs have 1.9 grams per one-quarter cup or 37 grams
Cooked sweet potato has 1.8 grams per one-half cup or 150 grams
Oranges have about 1.8 grams per small fruit
Cooked asparagus has 1.7 grams per half cup 175ml
cooked turnips have 1.7 grams per half cup or 82 grams
cooked broccoli has 1.5 grams per half cup or 92 grams
Pears have 1.5 grams per medium-sized fruit,
Nectarines have 1.4 grams per medium-sized fruit
Apricots have 1.4 grams per 3 fruits (because they're little,
Plums have 1.1 grams per two fruits
Hazelnets have 1.1 grams per quarter cup or 34 grams
Cooked barley has 0.8 grams per one-half cup or 79 gram serving,
Berries can contain anywhere from 0.3 to 1.1 grams per cup
Cooked peas have 0.3 to 1.3 grams per half cup or 125 gram serving
Cooked potato has 1.1 grams per small potato, so the more potatoes, the more soluble fibre!
Vision Revolutions
(June 20, 2022)
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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 research into colour vision and its applications in enhancing vision,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Expressly Human interview part 1
Expressly Human interview part 2
The Vision Revolution book review
Interview with Mark Changizi on the evolution of colour vision
Core asthma steam spies
(June 13, 2022)
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Core causes days to change,
Solar powered cars for Europe,
UK admits to illegally spying on Julian Assange by Ian Woolf
Asthma Australia warns of wood-fired heater smoke,
Lachlan Whatmore puts steam to work,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Seismological observation of Earth's oscillating inner core
Day length on Earth changes every six years, now we know why
Lightyear 0 production solar car could run for months without charging
$6,500 Squad solar-electric microcar makes its official entrance
Julian Assange lawyer reaches settlement over surveillance case
Julian Assange extradition rulings could be annulled, say legal sources
Julian Assange spying case: Judge suggests CIA may have received illicitly recorded conversations
UK blocks Spanish judge from questioning Julian Assange over spying allegations
Doctors’ Orders: ‘Do Not Extradite Assange’
Summon Pompeo - banish EBV
(June 6, 2022)
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My Pictures matter,
Pompeo summoned,
Monkeypox sequenced,
Epstein-Barr Vaccine by Ian Woolf,
Steam hero by Lachlan Whatmore,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
My Pictures Matter
The AFP Wants Pics of Younger You to Help Train Its Child Abuse-Thwarting Algorithm
Police lab wants your happy childhood pictures to train AI to detect child abuse
Mike Pompeo summoned by court to explain alleged US government plot to assassinate Julian Assange, say Spanish media reports
Spanish court summons Mike Pompeo in Assange assassination plot
Spanish court summons Mike Pompeo to testify on CIA plot to kidnap or assassinate Assange
Monkeypox DNA hints virus has been spreading in people for years
Update to observations about putative APOBEC3 deaminase editing in the light of new genomes from USA
Initial observations about putative APOBEC3 deaminase editing driving short-term evolution of MPXV since 2017
Outbreak of human monkeypox in Nigeria in 2017–18: a clinical and epidemiological report
Monkeypox can look different than what doctors thought. Here's what they're learning
What to Know About Monkeypox
Moderna doses first subject in Phase I EBV vaccine trial
Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis
NIH launches clinical trial of Epstein-Barr virus vaccine
Can we vaccinate against Epstein-Barr, the virus you didn’t know you had?
mRNA vaccine for Epstein-Barr Virus enters Phase I trial
Nikola Tesla and Doc Oc
(May 30, 2022)
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This episode was first broadcast in 2010:
Aaron Cook reports on Element 117-- Ununseptium
Marc West speaks with "Doctor Boob" about how to become the super-villain Doc Oc
Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the life and legend of Nikola Tesla,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Trustworthy fakes and edited hamsters
(May 23, 2022)
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Amplified spiders,
edited hamsters
Trustworthy fakes,
Monkeypox is airborne by Ian Woolf
Ancient machines by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
New study shows spiders use webs to extend their hearing
Outsourced hearing in an orb-weaving spider that uses its web as an auditory sensor
Spiders use webs to extend their hearing
New study shows spiders use webs to extend their hearing
CRISPR-Cas9 editing of the arginine–vasopressin V1a receptor produces paradoxical changes in social behavior in Syrian hamsters
Georgia State Researchers Find CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Approach Can Alter the Social Behavior of Animals
CRISPR Editing Accidentally Turns Hamsters Into Angry Bullies
AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy
AI generated faces are MORE trustworthy than real faces say researchers who warn of “deep fakes”
What is typical is good: the influence of face typicality on perceived trustworthiness
This Person Does Not Exist
Susceptibility of Monkeypox virus aerosol suspensions in a rotating chamber
What was the primary mode of smallpox transmission? Implications for biodefense
What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin
Emerge Australia
(May 16, 2022)
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Anne Wilson, CEO of Emerge Australia talks about the need to change the Clinical Guidlines for diagnosis and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis what's changed?
(May 9, 2022)
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1999 ME/CFS Conference with harmful Clinical Guidelines for treatment,
2008 ME/CFS Conference interview with Dr Stephen Graves,
2022 talk by Dr Richard Loeffel on the need for new Clinical Guidlines for diagnosis and treatment for people suffering ME/CFS,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.....
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Clinical practice guidelines — 2002
ME/CFS Advisory Committee Report to the NHMRC CEO
Emerge Australia Clinical Guidelines Position Statement
Pervasive Refusal Syndrome
Goats, studs and smart beds
(May 2, 2022)
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This episode first broadcast in 2008:
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 Lauf of the Cycling Scientists and their travelling energy show,
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf.
What Science Policy?
(April 25, 2022)
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A new crystal of ice by Ian Woolf,
What are the Science Policies of the major Australian parties for the 2022 election? by Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Liberal Party of Australia
National Party of Australia
The Australian Greens
Fusion
Reason Australia
Federal election 2022: Where do the major parties stand on policy issues?
Election 2022: Labor kickstarts campaign with focus on health policies
Labor’s policies explained: where does the ALP stand on key election issues?
Research commercialisation plan will receive two billion in cash splash before election
Climate change: politicians heard but not trusted
The Public Goods game
(April 18, 2022)
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This episode was first broadcast in 2011:
Mic Cavazzini chats with Professor Simon Gaechter from the University of Nottingham about why we humans just can't co-operate with one another- before putting our panelists through Gaechter's Public Goods Game to see just how selfish we all are.
Dr Julie-Anne Popple brings you the latest on morphing moths.
Presented by Victoria Bond
Produced by James Bourne
Questioning Science Frontiers - part 2
(April 11, 2022)
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UN Climate Report released, Governments fail to act, scientists protest by Ian Woolf,
Audience questions from the Frontiers of Science Forum - part 2 featuring Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Professor Chirs Tisdell, and Professor Ben Eggleton,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Ian Woolf, Professor Chris Tisdell, Professor Ben Eggleton at the Frontiers of Science Forum 2022
IPCC Special Report Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
'It’s Not Political to Tell the Truth': Scientists Arrested Over Climate Protests
ScientistRebel1
Scientists set plan for climate revolution
Climate scientists are desperate: we’re crying, begging and getting arrested
Scientists risk arrest to sound climate alarm
Past the warning stage on climate
World must act quickly to cut emissions
Emergency Response Fund yet to be used despite PM flagging fund in flood support action
Labor criticises Coalition for not spending more from emergency fund amid severe flooding
Fact Check: Has The Government Actually Spent $17B On Disaster Relief? (No)
Dutton flood funds flow to unregistered group with links to office
Disaster agency defends not listing Lismore as flooding priority area for funding
NSW Liberal upper house MP to quit over flood funding
Federal government did not fund 'priority' request for Queensland flood warning system
NSW and Queensland floods spark fury over government’s $4.8bn disaster kitty
Cash in $5 billion natural disaster fund barely spent, as money sits earning interest
Federal government denies Queensland resilience funding
Bushfire recovery: how is Australia's $2bn fund being spent?
Scott Morrison says he met with BOM last year to discuss 'cyclones and floods' after government blasted for refusing to heed warnings
Like the climate itself, climate denial is changing
Climate scientists warn global heating means Australia facing more catastrophic storms and floods
NSW and Queensland flooded the same week a major climate report was released. We need to talk about it
Window to save ourselves from climate change 'rapidly closing', IPCC warns
Why are climate and conservation scientists taking to the streets?
Questioning Science Frontiers - part 1
(April 4, 2022)
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NASA telescope naming scandal by Ian Woolf,
Audience questions from the Frontiers of Science Forum - part 1 featuring Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Professor Chirs Tisdell, and Professor Ben Eggleton,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Ian Woolf, Professor Chris Tisdell, Professor Ben Eggleton at the Frontiers of Science Forum 2022
Memorandum from Carlisle H. Humelsine to James Webb
Freedom's Laboratory
The James Webb Space Telescope Needs to Be Renamed
NASA Won’t Rename the James Webb Space Telescope—and Astronomers Are Angry
NASA Criticized for Ending Pronoun Project
NASA Goddard just removed displayed pronouns from over one hundred employees' IDs
“These People Are Frightened to Death”
Congressional Investigations and the Lavender Scare
Clifford L. Norton, Appellant, v. John Macy et al., Appellees, 417 F.2d 1161 (D.C. Cir. 1969)
Biology Evolves - part 2
(March 28, 2022)
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Johannes LeCoutre talks about growing food in new ways, cell by cell - part 2
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Johannes le Coutre
Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Ian Woolf, Professor Chris Tisdell, Professor Ben Eggleton at the Frontiers of Science Forum 2022
Biology Evolves - Part 1
(March 21, 2022)
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Professor Johannes le Coutre talks about how Biology evolved from a purely investigative science into an area of creative engineering, and specifically about growing food in new ways, cell by cell - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Creating the Future
(March 14, 2022)
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Environment Minister Susan Ley wins her appeal against duty to refrain from hurting children,
Environment Minister Ley announces new loophole to exempt coal mines from envrionmental legislation,
Asteroid explodes near Iceland,
Damon Gameau talks about his new film about the next ten years: Regenerating Australia
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Damon Gameau
See Regenerating Australia
Court to rule on climate duty of care
The Australian government has a duty of care to protect children from climate harm, court rules
Australian government has no duty of care to protect children from climate harm, court rules
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 3A Principles of ecologically sustainable development
Final Report of the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
FOI documents reveal plan to skip federal environmental approvals for some projects
Asteroid discovered hours before Earth impact
Asteroid Explodes Just North Of Iceland
NASA System Predicts Impact of Small Asteroid
Plato's Compass
(March 7, 2022)
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Professor Chris Tisdell replaces Plato's compass with a template, to make learning geometry easier and safer.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Chris Tisdell
Beyond the compass: Exploring geometric constructions via a circle arc template and a straightedge
Mathomat
Tiny targeted plastic
(February 28, 2022)
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Professor Martina Stenzel talks about using polymer nanotechnology to deliver drugs to fight cancer with less side effects.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Martina Stenzel
Frontiers of Science Forum 2022
Variants, printed livers and woven TVs
(February 21, 2022)
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3D printed livers,
Animated t-shirts by Ian Woolf
BA.2 - time for a new letter? by Ian Woolf
From 2010:
Victoria Bond spoke to Robert Booy about the importance of vaccine compliance, and the downfall of the Australian Vaccination Network.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Volumetric bioprinting of organoids and optically tuned hydrogels to build liver-like metabolic biofactories
Smart textile lighting/display system with multifunctional fibre devices for large scale smart home and IoT applications
Omicron BA.2 (B.1.1.529.2): high potential to becoming the next dominating variant
As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC subvariants BA.1 and BA.2: Evidence from Danish Households
Virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 BA.2 variant
Covid-19 testing in the time of omicron: Everything you need to know
Research identifies differences between Omicron lineages BA.1 and BA.2
Can BA.2 Omicron sub-variant escape RT-PCR test? Here's what expert says
The Omicron BA.2 COVID variant is in Australia. This is what we know
New Omicron Subvariant BA.2 Spreading Rapidly, Accounts For Roughly 1 Out Of Every 5 New Covid Cases Sequenced Globally, Says WHO
When viruses collude
(February 14, 2022)
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When COVID and herpes viruses team up by Ian Woolf
From 2018: Brett Lidbury talks about diagnostic tests for Myalgic encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
This image was released by the National Cancer Institute, an agency part of the National Institutes of Health, with the ID 1948, Public Domain, wikimedia
COVID-19 pandemic as a risk factor for the reactivation of herpes viruses
The Impact of Human Herpesviruses in Clinical Practice of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Era of COVID-19
Human herpesvirus-6 is present at higher levels in the pancreatic tissues of donors with type 1 diabetes
Immunosuppression and herpes viral reactivation in intensive care unit patients: one size does not fit all
Chronic fatigue syndrome. A critical appraisal of the role of Epstein-Barr virus
Investigation of Long COVID Prevalence and Its Relationship to Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation
Epstein-Barr virus may be leading cause of multiple sclerosis
Pandemics disable people — the history lesson that policymakers ignore
COVID-19 symptoms over time: comparing long-haulers to ME/CFS
Diagnosing ME, and CFS
Funding ME and CFS research
Desiderosmia
(February 7, 2022)
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Chewing gum against COVID19,
Assange appeals the appeal,
Xenotransplantation by Ian Woolf
Desiderosmia - a personal story by Justine Hamilton
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Chitosan immune boosting interaction with SARS-COV-2
Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles Against Viral Infections
Chitosan, alginate, hyaluronic acid, gums, and β-glucan as potent adjuvants and vaccine delivery systems for viral threats including SARS-CoV-2: A review
Preparation and Characterization of ACE2 Receptor Inhibitor-Loaded Chitosan Hydrogels for Nasal Formulation to Reduce the Risk of COVID-19 Viral Infection
Debulking SARS-CoV-2 in saliva using angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in chewing gum to decrease oral virus transmission and infection
A Glimmer of Hope on the Horizon (for Julian Assange)
Barnard: Baboon Heart Couldn't Handle Demands
In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human, and It Worked
First pig-to-human heart transplant: what can scientists learn?
Nuclear waste storage
(January 31, 2022)
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This program was first broadcast in 2007, but the science is still valid, and the technology hasn't improved.
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 Charles Willock about
possibly significant errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times.
Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about
the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga.
Presented by: Emily Fearn
Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld
Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf
assisted by Patrick Rubie
Music:
"The Elements" Tom Lehrer/Sir Arthur Sullivan
"It's a scientific fact" Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans
(by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer)
Nuclear windmill synaesthesia - in memory of Charles Willock
(January 25, 2022)
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In memory of my dear friend and long time Diffusioneer
Charles Willock:
Nuclear waste physics by Charles Willock,
Scientists in Politics by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf,
Tilting at Windmills by Charles Willock,
Fire-eating at the Sydney Olympics by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf,
Synaesthesia and websites by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Nuclear waste - safe for 240 000 years?
Robot Love, Nuclear power safe?
Science, politics and the nuclear meltdown
Tilting at Windmills, Natural selection
Fly me to the Moon with love and fireworks
Hearing colours, pasteur, Zapping food
The Physics Behind The Internet
(January 17, 2022)
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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 of Excellence for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems - CUDOS
‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries developed
Radioactive Diamond Batteries: Making Good Use Of Nuclear Waste
New year new behaviour
(January 10, 2022)
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From the Singularity University Summit 2019:
Shelley Laslett talks about the neuroscience of changing your behaviour,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Shelley Laslett
Vitae
Singularity University Australia Summit 2019
Plagued - part 2 revisited
(January 3, 2022)
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Ingenuity flies on Mars by Ian Woolf,
Dr John Froude talks about how plagues have shaped human evolution.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight
Ingenuity deployment
NASA Ingenuity landing press kit
NASA Ingenuity helicopter makes historic first flight on Mars
Orbital Index Ingenuity
Plagued - part 1 revisited
(December 27, 2021)
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From 2021-04-12:
Dr John Froude talks about plagues past, present and future - part 1,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Ig Nobel Prizes 2021
(December 20, 2021)
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A specially edited version of the Ig Nobel Award ceremony, for science that first makes you laugh and then makes you think, hosted by Marc Abrams.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Precognition Revolution
(December 13, 2021)
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Julian Assange had a stroke and still lost his extradition trial by Ian Woolf,
UFos and precognition for better science, the story of how Daryl Bem broke the scientific method. by Ian Woolf
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Julian Assange has a stroke in Belmarsh prison: Fiancée blames extreme stress caused by US extradition battle
DOCTORS FOR ASSANGE STATEMENT (12/12/2021)
A UK court has cleared Julian Assange’s extradition to the US. Here’s what happens next
As the Obama DOJ Concluded, Prosecution of Julian Assange for Publishing Documents Poses Grave Threats to Press Freedom
DARPA Funded Researchers Accidentally Discover The World’s First Warp Bubble
Feeling the future: experimental evidence for anomalous retroactive influences on cognition and affect
Feeling the future: A meta-analysis of 90 experiments on the anomalous anticipation of random future events
Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real Which means science is broken.
We should have seen this coming
Psychologists confront impossible finding, triggering a revolution in the field
Thank you again Rep. Omar for your courage in speaking out first for Daniel Hale and now Julian Assange. https://t.co/bqLYlJJ4Ii
— Defending Rights & Dissent (@RightsDissent) December 15, 2021
Sarcastic Multi-dimensional Octopus
(December 6, 2021)
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Sarcasm detector invented,
Touchable 3-D audio-visual display by Ian Woolf,
From 2008:
Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe.
Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases.
Ian Woolf tells a tale of eight-tentacled fury at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Interpretable Multi-Head Self-Attention Architecture for Sarcasm Detection in Social Media
UCF Team Develops Artificial Intelligence that Can Detect Sarcasm in Social Media
A volumetric display for visual, tactile and audio presentation using acoustic trapping
2021 Trivia special
(November 29, 2021)
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Treatment for Long Covid and ME/CFS
2021 Science Trivia game,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
UK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in long Covid patients
Axcella Announces Initiation of EMMPACT℠ Phase 2b Clinical Trial of AXA1125
STIMULATE-ICP: Understanding long COVID to improve diagnosis, treatment and care
Gut bugs!
(November 22, 2021)
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Gut bugs reverse aging - in mice,
Gut bacteria make larks and owls,
Grapes help your guts,
CRISPR kills bacteria by Ian Woolf,
Professor Michael Archer explains horizontal gene transfer - little naughties in the dark - to Marion Curruthers and Ian Woolf,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Microbiota from young mice counteracts selective age-associated behavioral deficits
Gut bacteria rewind ageing brain in mice
Microbes turn back the clock as UCC research discovers their potential to reverse aging in the brain
The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
Scientists discover a “mind-blowing” link between gut health and age reversal
Metagenomic analysis reveals the signature of gut microbiota associated with human chronotypes
High-efficiency delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 by engineered probiotics enables precise microbiome editing
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2296362-crispr-based-antibiotic-eliminates-dangerous-bacterium-from-the-gut/ CRISPR-based 'antibiotic' eliminates dangerous bacterium from the gut
Transhuman and Transhumanitarian
(November 15, 2021)
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From 2011: A history of Transhumanism,
From 2013: My Transhumanitarian vision by Ian Woolf
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Humanity +
Transhumanism Australia
Vaccination explanation
(November 8, 2021)
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Vaccines against aging,
Vaccines against asthma by Ian Woolf
from 2009:
Dr Victoria Bond explains how vaccines work and how they are made to Marc West and Ian Woolf,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Julie-Anne Popple, Marc West, Dr Victoria Bond, and Ian Woolf
Researchers design antibodies that destroy old cells, slowing down aging
Targeted clearance of senescent cells using an antibody-drug conjugate against a specific membrane marker
A team of researchers has designed antibodies that destroy old cells, slowing down ageing
An Asthma Vaccine Effective in Mice
Dual vaccination against IL-4 and IL-13 protects against chronic allergic asthma in mice
Guitar engineering
(November 1, 2021)
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From 2009, Lachlan Whatmore pays tribute to guitar pioneer Les Paul, ,
from 2018, Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar!
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Robotic Guitar
Luke Coffey
Hydrogen greenwash
(October 25, 2021)
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US Justice Department caught lying, cheating, stealing, and killing by Ian Woolf
Hydrogen greenwash by Ian Woolf,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
NSW Hydrogen Plan
NSW Renewable Energy Zones
Australia has 38GW of green hydrogen in pipeline, but major cost falls needed
Ammonia-Fueled Gas Turbine Power Generation
Science and technology of ammonia combustion
A perspective on the use of ammonia as a clean fuel: Challenges and solutions
Talking ducks and extra limbs
(October 18, 2021)
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Australian Musk ducks can talk,
Third thumb prostheses by Ian Woolf
Stelarc talks about his transhuman performance art at the Singularity Summit Australia in 2011,
Stelarc's performances since 2011.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Stelarc
Vocal imitations and production learning by Australian musk ducks (Biziura lobata)
Even a duck can parrot
Robotic hand augmentation drives changes in neural body representation
Robotic ‘Third Thumb’ use can alter brain representation of the hand
The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 3
(October 11, 2021)
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2021 Nobel Prize for Physics for complexity and climate modelling by Ian Woolf,
Steven Hoffman, author of The Five Forces That Change Everything talks about automating farming and everything else, preserving the Earth, and self-aware robots - part 3
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Steven Hoffman - FoundersSpace
The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 2
(October 4, 2021)
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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 and produced by Ian Woolf
The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 1
(September 27, 2021)
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Mini dentists by Ian Woolf,
Steven Hoffman, author of The Five Forces That Change Everything talks about reading and writing thoughts, and networked unconscious collaboration - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
An army of microrobots can wipe out dental plaque
Catalytic antimicrobial robots for biofilm eradication
Quick Tests and Cognitive Biases
(September 20, 2021)
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Quicker COVID19 tests by Ian Woolf,
From 2011, Peter Bowditch, of ratbags.com, discusses "Confirmation bias, denialism and
Morton's Demon".
The Ig Nobel 24/7 lectures.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Australian-made COVID-19 test returns results within minutes
Experts call for TGA-approved rapid COVID-19 tests to be used in Australia
Singapore's COVID breath tests give results within 2 minutes
Israeli instant COVID gargle test set to deploy in European airports
Israeli hospital trials super-quick saliva test for COVID-19
Horizontal Memory Transfer
(September 13, 2021)
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The bizarre story of horizontal memory transfer in worms by Ian Woolf,
The Ig Nobel 24/7 lectures by Marc Abrams.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
The effects of regeneration upon retention of a conditioned response in the planarian.
The Worm Runners Digest
Planaria: Interspecific transfer of a conditionability factor through cannibalism
An automated training paradigm reveals long-term memory in planarians and its persistence through head regeneration
Memory in the flesh: A radical 1950s scientist suggested memories could survive outside the brain — and he may have been right
Memory Transferred between Snails, Challenging Standard Theory of How the Brain Remembers
The Cannibalistic Worm Controversy
Study uncovers new mechanism for memory transfer between individual roundworms
Virtual Augmented Extended Reality
(August 30, 2021)
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Brendan Clarke explains what's happening in the worlds of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Extended Reality.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Brendan Clarke (on the left)
Transhumanism Australia
The Right To Repair - part 2
(August 23, 2021)
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Pfizer and Astrazeneca similar clot risks? by Ian Woolf,
Samantha Floreani from Digital Rights Watch, and Erin Turner from Choice magazine discuss the Right To Repair - part 2.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Erin Turner from CHOICE Magazine
Samantha Floreani from Digital Rights Watch
IFIXIT Right To Repair manifesto
AstraZeneca COVID vaccine blood clot risk 'similar' to Pfizer, new study finds
Study suggests rates of thrombocytopenia and VTE increase after Pfizer
Vaxzevria and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines showed similar and favourable safety profiles in a population-based cohort study of over a million people
Thromboembolic Events and Thrombosis With Thrombocytopenia After COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination in Catalonia, Spain
expert reaction to preprint looking at thromboembolic events and thrombosis with thrombocytopenia after COVID-19 infection and COVID-19 vaccination
The Right To Repair - part 1
(August 16, 2021)
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Guts repair brains by Ian Woolf,
Samantha Floreani from Digital Rights Watch, and Erin Turner from Choice magazine discuss the Right To Repair - part 1.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Samantha Floreani from Digital Rights Watch
Erin Turner from CHOICE Magazine
I FIX IT Repair guides for every thing, written by everyone
Erythrocyte adenosine A2B receptor prevents cognitive and auditory dysfunction by promoting hypoxic and metabolic reprogramming
Anti-aging protein in red blood cells helps stave off cognitive decline
When Does Cognitive Functioning Peak? The Asynchronous Rise and Fall of Different Cognitive Abilities Across the Life Span
Anti-aging protein in red blood cells helps stave off cognitive decline
Neurogenesis and prolongevity signaling in young germ-free mice transplanted with the gut microbiota of old mice
Age-related shifts in gut microbiota contribute to cognitive decline in aged rats
Microbiota from young mice counteracts selective age-associated behavioral deficits
Ventilation stops the spread
(August 11, 2021)
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Professor Lidia Morawska from the Queensland University of Technology talks about how we can improve indoor air quality to reduce the transmission of COVID19
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Lidia Morawska
International Laboratory for Air Quality & Health
Australia must get serious about airborne infection transmission. Here’s what we need to do
Ventilation procedures to minimize the airborne transmission of viruses in classrooms
It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection
Census and Privacy 2021 - part 2
(August 2, 2021)
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Fruit fights Parkinson's disease,
Magnetic brains by Ian Woolf,
Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch discusses privacy and security concerns with the Australian 2021 Census - part 2
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Tom Sulston, Deputy Chair of Digital Rights Watch
PARIS farnesylation prevents neurodegeneration in models of Parkinson’s disease
Fruit Compound May Have Potential to Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s Disease, Mouse Study Suggests
Transduction of the Geomagnetic Field as Evidenced from alpha-Band Activity in the Human Brain
New evidence for a human magnetic sense that lets your brain detect the Earth’s magnetic field
Census and Privacy 2021 - part 1
(July 26, 2021)
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COVID19 causes cognitive deficits by Ian Woolf,
Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch discusses privacy concerns with the Australian 2021 Census - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Tom Sulston, Deputy Chair of Digital Rights Watch
Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19
Large study finds COVID-19 is linked to a substantial deficit in intelligence
Australian Bureau of Statistics and privacy issues
Census and Sensibility
Electronic Frontiers Australia Census 2016
Why I’m taking leave of my Census: a privacy expert’s reluctant boycott
What You Need To Know If You Are Planning To Avoid The Census
I don't trust ABS with my personal data: ex-ABS staffer
Census name generator
Makes SLK-581 indicators, recently popular because of the Australian Census - GitHub
Australian Census 2021
Vaccines and surveillance
(July 19, 2021)
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Universal COVID vaccines,
As good as a COVID cure,
QLD vaccine lives.
US granted leave to appeal for extradition of Julian Assange,
Australian Census on 10th August 2021 to violate privacy principles again?
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Casestudy: DIOSynVax
Cuba's COVID vaccine rivals BioNTech-Pfizer, Moderna
A SARS-CoV-2 targeted siRNA-nanoparticle therapy for COVID-19
Australian breakthrough: World-first antiviral uses nanoparticles to ‘search and destroy’ COVID
Researchers develop direct-acting antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19
World-first COVID-19 antiviral therapy developed in Brisbane and US targets virus in the body
University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine still in redevelopment, but won't be available soon
US Could Appeal Assange Extradition Refusal
UK High Court grants limited permission for US to appeal Assange extradition ruling
Julian Assange’s High Court fight against extradition
UK Gives US Permission to Appeal Decision Not to Extradite Assange, Despite Key Witness Lying
Update: Misconduct in Public Office in the #Assange Case – Crime Reports Filed by a supporter for Paul Close, Emma Arbuthnot, Deborah Taylor, Michael Snow
Misconduct in Public Office in the #Assange Case – Crime Reports Filed by a supporter for Paul Close, Emma Arbuthnot, Deborah Taylor, Michael Snow,
Pick-up lines radio reward
(July 11, 2021)MP3 download
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 young
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf
20 years of Bug-bots
(July 5, 2021)
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Mice made friendly,
Cyborg venus flytraps,
20 years of Robo-roaches, 2001-2021 by Ian Woolf
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Wireless multilateral devices for optogenetic studies of individual and social behaviors
Implanted wireless device triggers mice to form instant bond
Brain implant enables remote control of social interactions between mice
An on-demand plant-based actuator created using conformable electrodes
A way to ‘communicate’ with plants using electrical signals
Insect-Computer Hybrid System for Autonomous Search and Rescue Mission (blog)
Insect-Computer Hybrid System for Autonomous Search and Rescue Mission (pre-print) 2021
Japan's latest innovation: a remote-control roach 2001
Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot:
Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine 2008
Remote Control Cyborg Roaches to Invade Classrooms 2011
Remote-Controlled Roaches to the Rescue? Nature 2012
Odour-tracking capability of a silkmoth driving a mobile robot with turning bias and time delay 2013
Locomotion control of hybrid cockroach robots 2015
Cockroach robots? Not nightmare fantasy but science lab reality 2015
A Swarm of Cyborg Cockroaches That Lives in Your House 2020
Cyborg cockroach with camera ‘backpack’ can be steered remotely
Remote Control Cockroach
Witness Against Assange Lied
(June 28, 2021)
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New Alzheimer's disease drug more effective,
Running improves cognition,
Alzheimer's disease blood test by Ian Woolf,
US Prosecution's star witness against Julian Assange has admitted he lied about everything, and offers proof, by Ian Woolf,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment
A dynamic microeconomic analysis of the impact of physical activity on cognition among older people
Outrunning dementia with physical activity
Annovis Bio Shows Alzheimer’s Reversal in Humans in Phase II Study
Annovis Seeks Orphan Drug Status for ANVS401 for Down Syndrome Patients
Annovis Bio Shows Alzheimer’s Reversal in Humans
Large-scale plasma proteomic profiling identifies a high-performance biomarker panel for Alzheimer's disease screening and staging
Scientists develop a simple, noninvasive diagnostic solution for Alzheimer's disease
Fanny Macleay and Flying Saucers
(June 21, 2021)
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Electric flying saucers,
Personal networks sewn into clothes,
Fake urine used by miners by Patrick Rubie
Nineteenth Century naturalist Fanny Macleay by Lachlan Whatmore,
Discussion of news, staying young by staying with the young, and the portable hug with Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie,
Can Dolphins Talk? by Ian Woolf,
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf
Sydney when St Mary's was building, ca. 1830 / Fanny Macleay via the collections of the State Library of New South Wales.
Invention: Plasma-powered flying saucer
Ionised air to power flying saucers
Deception and Proteomics
(June 13, 2021)Our closest relatives are all of us,
You can learn to change the way genes are expressed in your body,
Ben Herbert explains proteomics,
Melinda Hall King explains childhood deception,
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Intellectual Property and Medicine - part 2
(June 7, 2021)
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Ultrasound helps memory by Ian Woolf,
Professor Matthew Rimmer talks about intellectual property and COVID vacccines - part 2
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Low-intensity ultrasound restores long-term potentiation and memory in senescent mice through pleiotropic mechanisms including NMDAR signaling
No Breach Needed: Ultrasound Improves Memory in Mice
Intellectual Property and Medicine - part 1
(May 31, 2021)
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110 clots per million Astrazeneca doses by Ian Woolf,
Professor Matthew Rimmer talks about intellectual property and COVID vacccines - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Arterial events, venous thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding after vaccination with Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S in Denmark and Norway: population based cohort study
New Study Finds ‘Small’ Blood Clot Risk After One AstraZeneca Vaccine Dose, Rates Are Higher Than Expected For General Population
AstraZeneca’s Clot Risks Quantified.
Rate of COVID-19 vaccine-related blood clots may be as high as 1 in 55,000: NACI
Spread by aerosol - part 2
(May 24, 2021)
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Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez explains how COVID19 is air-borne, and how that changes what we need to do - part 2
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Spread by aerosol - part 1
(May 17, 2021)
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Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez explains how COVID19 is air-borne, and how that changes what we need to do - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
Glow worm quiz immunity
(May 10, 2021)
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Vaccines can protect against more than their targets,
Wind farms dispatched by Ian Woolf,
From 2006: Lindsey Gray illuminates Glow worms,
From 2009: Celine Steinfeld hosts a science quiz with Jacqui Hayes and Sarah Wood,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Why are flu-vaccinated people more resistant to COVID-19?
A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests
Flu vaccine reduces heart attack risk, UNSW study finds
Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show
The effect of influenza vaccination on trained immunity: impact on COVID-19
A Flu Shot Might Reduce Coronavirus Infections, Early Research Suggests
‘Clarke and Dawe’: Keith Pitt refuses to say a battery can back up a windfarm – video
Federal government set to build taxpayer-funded gas-fired power plant in Hunter region of NSW
Minister to explain wind farm funding veto
Contraceptives and cocktails
(May 3, 2021)
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From 2009: The Pill vs condoms, which is greener? by Sarah Wood and Jacqui Hayes,
The science of cocktails - Marc West interviews Manuel Tarron,
1962 Bell Labs Peek in the Future,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Retro Robot love
(April 26, 2021)
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Tobacco finds land mines, Treeman, Cows align Northwards, and cognitive magic by Jacqui Hayes,
Testosterone bargaining by Jacqui Pfeffer
Women's vertebrae by Ian Woolf,
Jaqui Pfeffer speaks with Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte and Jaroon Descartes about relationships with robots.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Plagued - part 2
(April 19, 2021)
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Ingenuity flies on Mars by Ian Woolf,
Dr John Froude talks about how plagues have shaped human evolution.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
NASA's Mars helicopter succeeds in historic first flight
Ingenuity deployment
NASA Ingenuity landing press kit
NASA Ingenuity helicopter makes historic first flight on Mars
Orbital Index Ingenuity
Plagued - part 1
(April 12, 2021)
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Dr John Froude talks about plagues past, present and future - part 1,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Life and Toydeath
(April 5, 2021)
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Narwhal cheese crowd-funded by Ian Woolf
Orsola De Marco talks about Astronomy, life off Earth, and why Pluto isn't a planet,
Nick Wishart talks about Toydeath at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Orsola De Marco
Einstein Lecture at the Ultimo Science Festival
Real Vegan Cheese
Real Vegan Cheese - Synthetic Biology Inidiegogo crowd-funding campaign
Venus Flytrap Science
(March 29, 2021)
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Venus flytraps can count,
Venus flytraps have a biomagnetic field,
How Venus flytraps remember and sense time,
How Venus flytraps snap shut,
How Venus flytraps sense insects.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Calcium dynamics during trap closure visualized in transgenic Venus flytrap
How Venus flytraps store short-term ‘memories’ of prey
Snapping mechanics of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Investigating the Venus Flytrap's Speedy Snap
Stretch-activated ion channels identified in the touch-sensitive structures of carnivorous Droseraceae plants
NEW PROTEIN HELPS CARNIVOROUS PLANTS SENSE AND TRAP THEIR PREY
Molecular machines magnified
(March 22, 2021)
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Professor Antoine van Oijen builds microscopes to watch DNA replicate.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Antoine van Oijen
Molecular Horizons
Wollongong Antimicrobial Resistance Research Alliance
Bachelor of Bionanotechnology (Honours)
Dr Rachie vs the antivaxxers
(March 15, 2021)
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From 15 February 2010:
Dr Rachael Dunlop tells Ian Woolf about her battle with the Australian Vaccination Network.
Victoria Bond explains the new DSM descriptions of mental illness.
News by Victoria Bond
- Coma patients may be conscious and communicate by brain scan,
- Boredom kills,
- Beetles music saves trees,
- stuttering is linked to genetic mutation.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
The Polymer Age
(March 8, 2021)
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Dr Markus Muellner talks about the Polymer Age and new nano-designed technologies.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Markus Muellner
Polymer Nanostructures Group
Dr Muellner will be speaking at the Frontiers of Science Forum on 12th March 2021 at the Concord Golf Club
Strange Geometry in Antiquity - part 2
(March 1, 2021)
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Muscle regeneration,
Facebook goes nuclear by Ian Woolf,
Dr Daniel Mansfield speaks with Ian Woolf about the strange geometry used by the Babylonians 4000 years ago - part 2.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Daniel Mansfield
Perpendicular Lines and Diagonal Triples in Old Babylonian Surveying
Plimpton 322 is Babylonian exact sexagesimal trigonometry
Dr Daniel Mansfield will be speaking at the Frontiers of Science Forum 12th March 2021
Macrophages provide a transient muscle stem cell niche via NAMPT secretion
The effect of NAMPT deletion in projection neurons on the function and structure of neuromuscular junction (NMJ) in mice
Skeletal muscle overexpression of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase in mice coupled with voluntary exercise augments exercise endurance
Strange geometry in Antiquity - part 1
(February 22, 2021)
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Dr Daniel Mansfield speaks with Ian Woolf about the strange geometry used by the Babylonians 4000 years ago - part 1.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Daniel Mansfield
Perpendicular Lines and Diagonal Triples in Old Babylonian Surveying
Plimpton 322 is Babylonian exact sexagesimal trigonometry
Dr Daniel Mansfield will be speaking at the Frontiers of Science Forum 12th March 2021
Random Lasers
(February 15, 2021)
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Professor Judith Dawes talks with Ian Woolf about creating random lasers to sense molecules,
Kachina Allen explains the dangers of Power Dressing,
Kachina Allen with the science of Blue eyes,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Judith Dawes
MQ Photonics Research Centre
Frontiers of Science Forum 2021 (PDF)
The Pais Effect
(February 8, 2021)
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Frontiers of Science Forum,
Two spacecraft arrive at Mars this week, a third next week by Ian Woolf,
The Pais Effect - shake as you spin as you charge - a second deep dive into weird science and the military by Ian Woolf.
Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf
Mars madness! China, UAE to reach the Red Planet this week ahead of epic NASA rover landing
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is in the home stretch of its journey to Red Planet
Frontiers of Science Forum 2021 (PDF)
Here's Why The USAF Is Suddenly Talking Cargo Drops From Space And Spying On Other Galaxies
Navy "UFO Patent" Documents Talk Of "Spacetime Modification Weapon," Detail Experimental Testing
The Daleth Effect
Congressman Has Written An Official Letter To The Navy Demanding Answers On UFOs
Docs Show Navy Got 'UFO' Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech Advances
Emails Show Navy's 'UFO' Patents Went Through Significant Internal Review, Resulted In A Demo
The Secretive Inventor Of The Navy's Bizarre 'UFO Patents' Finally Talks
Scientist Behind The Navy's "UFO Patents" Has Now Filed One For A Compact Fusion Reactor
What The Hell Is Going On With UFOs And The Department Of Defense?
The Navy Finally Speaks Up About Its Bizarre "UFO Patent" Experiments
Recent UFO Encounters With Navy Pilots Occurred Constantly Across Multiple Squadrons
Navy's Advanced Aerospace Tech Boss Claims Key 'UFO' Patent Is Operable
The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching "Anti-Gravity" For Nearly 70 Years
Detailed Official Report On Harrowing Encounter Between F/A-18s and UFO Surfaces
Emails Show Navy's 'UFO' Patents Went Through Significant Internal Review, Resulted In A Demo
Pushing the envelope with fusion magnets
First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution
Cancer dust super-tasting
(February 1, 2021)
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This show was originally broadcast on January 26th 2009:
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 is now tunable
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Dave Sings Sight Scan Science
(January 25, 2021)
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This show was first broadcast on January 5th 2009:
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 the Happy Singer reviews the news in impromptu song,
Dave Sings Monty Python's Universe song,
Presented by Marc West, Produced by Ian Woolf
How to make cheap wine taste like a fine vintage
Researchers watch video images people are seeing, decoded from their fMRI brain scans in near-real-time
Google experiments space volcanoes
(January 18, 2021)
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Google Wars by Ian Woolf,
From 2008:
Graziella Caprarelli talks about space volcanoes,
The Scarcity Illusion by Ian Woolf
hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Graziella Caprarelli
Are you part of Google's search experiment? Thousands are secretly BLOCKED from reading Australian news sites as tech giant gears up for a huge fight to avoid paying for content
Google admits to running 'experiments' which remove some media sites from its search results
Google refuses to answer questions about removing Australian news sites from search results
Google blocks Spanish news in response to laws targeted at aggregators
Google to shut Spanish news service
Vaccination announceable
(January 11, 2021)
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Vaccines are announceable by Ian Woolf,
From 2008:
The MMR vaccine, austism and anti-vaxxers by Marin Faccini and discussion with Ian Woolf,
hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Australia secures a further 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Australian government announces Covid vaccine deals to provide 84.8m doses
Australia terminates University of Queensland vaccine deal with CSL after false positives for HIV
Australian coronavirus vaccine rollout brought forward to mid-to-late-February
Assange Extradition Decision
(January 4, 2021)
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Report and analysis of UK Judge Baraitser's decision on the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, by Ian Woolf
hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Pressure mounting on Scott Morrison to ask US to drop Assange charges
Julian Assange is 'free to return home' if his extradition is blocked, Scott Morrison says
Julian Assange cannot be extradited to the US, UK judge rules
Audio of call between the Clinton State Department and Julian Assange destroys the state’s narrative
Audio Recordings Confirm Assange Spoke to US State Dept to Stop Publication of Unredacted Cables
'Harm Minimisation': Assange Meticulously Redacted Docs Before Publication, Defence Witness Says
USA -v- Julian Assange Court decision
Torture of Julian Assange by Australian governments sends powerful message to whistleblowers
Julian Assange smears fade as Wikileaks witnesses concede he was not reckless, did protect informants
The @Guardian ‘s Dirty Little Secret – How they helped terminate Julian Assange’s political asylum
Julian Assange verdict does little to protect press freedom
Julian Assange: UK judge blocks extradition of Wikileaks founder to US
Assange, and the critical threat to publishing state secrets
Spanish court hears of security firm spying on Julian Assange’s baby and fiancee’s mum
To the Moon with fireworks and geckos
(December 28, 2020)
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From 2007:
Mining the Moon by Ian Woolf,
Fireworks frenzy by Patrick Rubie
Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie
Gecko-inspired cleaning cloths by Celine Steinfeld
hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
9/glxp-update-16/>Google Lunar X Prize Down to the Sweet 16
The demise of the Google Lunar X Prize
Meet the Man Who Owns the Moon
Russia's umnanned missions to the Moon
2020 Ig Nobel Prize Awards
(December 21, 2020)
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A specially edited version of the Ig Nobel Award ceremony, for science that first makes you laugh and then makes you think, hosted by Marc Abrams.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Earworm throat singing regeneration
(December 14, 2020)
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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 mice
Vision Revision
Reversal of ageing- and injury-induced vision loss by Tet-dependent epigenetic reprogramming
Why you can’t get a song out of your head and what to do about it
In vitro meat ventriloquism
(December 7, 2020)
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In vitro meat deceit by Ian Woolf,
Would you eat in vitro meat? By Ian Woolf, Marc West and Aaron Cooke,
The science of Ventriloquism by Kachina Allen,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
‘Cultured’ chicken: Consumers to get a taste of lab-grown meat in world first
Lab-grown meat to feature on restaurant menu for first time after "breakthrough" approval
What's the point of lab-grown meat when we can simply eat more vegetables?
Coronavirus means it could be lab-grown meat’s time to shine
KFC will test lab-grown chicken nuggets made with a 3D bioprinter this fall in Russia
The Myth of Cultured Meat: A Review
Sensorial and Nutritional Aspects of Cultured Meat in Comparison to Traditional Meat: Much to Be Inferred
The Nutritional Challenges of Cell-Cultured Meat for Pet Food
It’s time to decide if we’re willing to eat human meat or not
Ouroboros Steak
Gifts, Glows and Gold
(November 30, 2020)
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Platypuses and tardigrades glow by Ian Woolf,
Gifts to avoid by Ian Woolf, Marc West, Chris Stewart, Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag and Sacha Stelzer,
Michael Cortie zaps mind-control parasites with lasers,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
The Ten Most Dangerous Toys of All Time
Biofluorescence in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
Biofluorescent Australian mammals and marsupials take scientists by surprise in accidental discovery
A blue-green glow adds to platypuses’ long list of bizarre features
Platypus should join koalas on endangered species shortlist, scientists say
Glowing blue helps shield this tardigrade from harmful ultraviolet light
Naturally occurring fluorescence protects the eutardigrade Paramacrobiotus sp. from ultraviolet radiation
SETI giant spiders
(November 23, 2020)
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Astronomer Jill Tartar talks with Chris Stewart about SETI and Contact,
Hair Science with Lindsey Gray,
Giant spiders by Ian Woolf,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Parkes Radio Telescope photo by Catherine Currie
Night Terrors in an Adult
Precipitated by Sleep Apnea
Print spies dolphin terrorists
(November 21, 2020)
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Male Mobile phone lekking by Tim Baynes,
The Laserprinter conspiracy by Matt Clarke,
Nano-cars with Chris Stewart,
Dolphin terrorists by Ian Woolf,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Mobile phones as lekking devices among human males
Why printers add secret tracking dots
Did the Intercept Betray Its NSA Source?
Scientists build world's first single-molecule car
The best showcase of nanotechnology so far may be this race of tiny cars
En Route to Search for Dolphins in Shark Bay
The Dark Secrets That Dolphins Don’t Want You to Know
9 Uncomfortable Facts About How Dolphins Are Sexual Assault Monsters
Watch a Killer Whale at SeaWorld Use a Fish as Bait to Capture a Bird
Watch: Orcas test out their prey-punting skills on an unlucky seabird
‘Russian spy whale’: the disturbing history of military marine mammals
Licence to krill: why the US navy trains whales, dolphins and sea lions
It Sure Looks Like Russia Sent Military Dolphins to Syria
Satellite Images Suggest North Korea Is Training Kamikaze Dolphins
Russia looks to buy five dolphins with perfect teeth and killer instinct
Eugenic multiverses
(November 13, 2020)
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Radio astronomer Maria Cunningham talks about genetic selection and multiple universes - part 3,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
First Contact Time Travel
(November 2, 2020)
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Superconductors warm up by Ian Woolf,
Radio astronomer Maria Cunningham makes First Contact and Travels through Time - part 2,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Maria Cunningham
Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride
First room-temperature superconductor excites — and baffles — scientists
First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution
Little Green Molecules
(October 26, 2020)
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The Moon is a bit wet by Ian Woolf,
Radio astronomer Maria Cunningham searches for life off Earth - part 1,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Maria Cunningham
NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA
Butt slings for beetles
(October 19, 2020)
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Shasta Henry shares her passion for the world of beetles, giraffe beetles and parasitising wasps part 2,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Shasta Henry at Young Tassie Scientists
Insect passion and extradition
(October 12, 2020)
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Not a normal extradition trial by Ian Woolf,
Shasta Henry shares her passion for the world of insects part 1,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Shasta Henry at Young Tassie Scientists
Spanish court hears of security firm spying on Julian Assange’s baby and fiancee’s mum
Senior District Judge Emma Arbuthnot appointed to High Court bench
TEN REASONS WHY THE ASSANGE TRIAL THREATENS FREEDOM OF SPEECH
BRITAIN’S GOT A SUPREME COURT SCANDAL: NEW DAMNING EMAILS SHOW UK CORRUPTION IN THE CASE AGAINST JULIAN ASSANGE
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS MAKE URGENT APPEAL TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT
Doctors Petition UK Home Secretary Over Julian Assange
REVEALED: Chief magistrate in Assange case received financial benefits from secretive partner organisations of UK Foreign Office
KAFKA ON STEROIDS: SUMMARISING THE EXTRADITION HEARING OF JULIAN ASSANGE
THE UNPRECEDENTED AND ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN TO ELIMINATE JULIAN ASSANGE
Plant genetics and vampires
(October 5, 2020)
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Vampires or leukemia by Ian Woolf,
Kelsey Picard on moving her career from chocolate to plant genetics and science communication,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Kelsey Picard - Young Tassie Scientists
That's What I Call Science Podcast
Cuddling animal DNA data
(September 28, 2020)
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DNA data storage by Ian Woolf,
Dr Amy Edwards talks about zoology and cuddling animals,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Amy Edwards - Young Tassie Scientists
DNA as a digital information storage device: hope or hype?
Demonstration of End-to-End Automation of DNA Data Storage
Twist Bioscience Synthetic DNA Stores New Netflix Original Series ‘BIOHACKERS’
TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD FIRST FOR NFSA NFSA + DNA
Synthetic chemical adventures
(September 21, 2020)
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Calorie restrictions, Sleep deprivation, CRISPR weight loss, Alexa resident by Ian Woolf,
Synthetic chemist adventures with Liam Burt part 2,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Liam Burt - Young Tassie Scientists
Life span extension by glucose restriction is abrogated by methionine supplementation: Cross-talk between glucose and methionine and implication of methionine as a key regulator of life span
Methionine: Functions, Food Sources and Side Effects
Why Sleep Is So Important For Losing Weight, According to Researchers
A new, easy way for properties to add Alexa to residential buildings
Amazon’s Alexa for Landlords Is a Privacy Nightmare Waiting to Happen
NYC tenants successfully argue for right to a physical key over a smart lock
Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa
Amazon sent private Alexa audio recordings to a random person
Inside Amazon’s Secret Program to Spy On Workers’ Private Facebook Groups
Amazon confirms it holds on to Alexa data even if you delete audio files
Organo-metallic chemist
(September 14, 2020)
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Venusian life? by Ian Woolf
Liam Burt talks about creating tiny wires with organo-metallic chemistry part 1,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Liam Burt - Young Tassie Scientists
Phosphine Gas in the Cloud Decks of Venus
JCMT finds hints of life on Venus
Venus phosphine detection factsheet
Smelly, poisonous molecule may be a sure-fire sign of extraterrestrial life
Venus May Have Supported Life Billions of Years Ago
Food microbiology
(September 7, 2020)
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Britain waives the rules - Assange extradiction trial by Ian Woolf
Dipon Sarkar talks about the micro-organisms that ferment and spoil food.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dipon Sarkar - Young Tassie Scientists
Sourdough Library
Kevin Gosztola's coverage of Julian Assange's extradition case
UN Rapporteur on torture: “Julian Assange is a political prisoner.”
NSA surveillance exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules seven years on
Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of Defence Force Response to Emergencies) Bill 2020
Cyber-pig and Eye-cow
(August 31, 2020)
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Mask decontamination,
Covid kids,
Eye-cow Project,
The Information Machine,
Musk's Neuralink 2020 demonstration,
The Eye-cow project,
Ultrasonic coercion by Ian Woolf
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Artificial eyespots on cattle reduce predation by large carnivores
Eye-cow project
i-cows: can intimidating eye patterns painted onto cows reduce lion attacks?
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
A scientific consortium for data-driven study of N95 filtering facepiece respirator decontamination
Clinical Characteristics and Viral RNA Detection in Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Republic of Korea
Kids can carry coronavirus in respiratory tract for weeks, study suggests
What’s new and what isn’t about Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface
Neuralink
Remote, brain region–specific control of choice behavior with ultrasonic waves
How Scientists Influenced Monkeys’ Decisions Using Ultrasound in Their Brains
Developing brains
(August 24, 2020)
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What is your brain made of?
A day in the life of a neuroscientist by Silvia Vicenzi
Silvia Vicenzi talks with Ian Woolf about National Science Week, studying neurobiology, and how the brain develops.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Young Tassie Scientists - Silvia Vicenzi
Landing on Mars
(August 17, 2020)
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Assange arrest again by Ian Woolf
Bonnie Teece, Kirsten Banks and Martin Kranendonk talk about 7 minutes of terror and the search for life on Mars - part 2.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
The Australian Centre for Astrobiology
Kirsten Banks
Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland QC, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Dominic Raab and UK Home Secretary Priti Patel
More Than 60 Doctors Write Open Letter Warning Julian Assange 'Could Die in Prison'
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: International Lawyers Make Urgent Appeal to British Government Prominent lawyers and legal associations demand Assange’s freedom US decision to file new charges against Julian Assange ‘astonishing and potentially abusive’
Life on Mars
(August 10, 2020)
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The race to Mars,
Fusion fuel? by Ian Woolf
Bonnie Teece, Kirsten Banks and Martin Kranendonk talk about the search for life on Mars - part 1.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
The Australian Centre for Astrobiology
Kirsten Banks
A space race to Mars? Not quite — here’s why
United Arab Emirates launches 'Hope' mission to Mars on Japanese rocket
China reveals name, logo for its 'Tianwen' 1st Mars landing mission
NASA Mars 2020
Emirates Mars Mission
ITER Fusion project
As electric vehicle production ramps up worldwide, a supply crunch for battery materials is looming
Face Mask Physics
(August 3, 2020)
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Ian Bryce applies physics to face masks.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Solar explosions and insect minds
(July 27, 2020)
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From the 2001 archives:
Falling penguins, shifting Earth, neurological optimism,
by Deanna Coleman,
Tim Baynes talks about explosions on the Sun,
Nick Perkins speaks with Professor Srinivasan about insect minds,
Ecstasy may damage your sex life,
Protests threatened by bees,
104 year old grows new teeth
by Deanna Coleman,
The God Helmet, and stomach brains by Ian Woolf,
Hosted by Nick Perkins and Ian Woolf
Technical Support by Gina Sartore,
Produced by Christine Brown and Ian Woolf
Coronal Mass Ejections
The solar storm of 2012 that almost sent us back to a post-apocalyptic Stone Age
Smell-o-vision and explosive bees
(July 20, 2020)
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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 logic of olfactory perception
Synthetic odors created by activating brain cells help neuroscientists understand how smell works
Scientists decode how the brain senses smell
How odor cues help to optimize learning during sleep in a real life-setting
Using smells to boost learning during sleep
Pheromones and robot noses
(July 13, 2020)
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Salted masks and COVIDSafe follow-up by Ian Woolf
James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 2,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr James Hayes
UNSW Odour
Laboratory
Universal and reusable virus deactivation system for respiratory protection
A biomedical engineer created a mask coated in salt that he says could neutralise viruses like the coronavirus in 5 minutes
Pretreated household materials carry similar filtration protection against pathogens when compared with surgical masks
Paper Towel Soaked In Salt Water May Improve Masks’ Ability To Block Viruses, Bacteria
Strong Interest In Salt Filters - Dawes Sees Them As Integral To Reopening Economy
COVIDfail – the Australian coronavirus tracing app that can’t find anyone
How do we smell?
(July 6, 2020)
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Salty masks by Ian Woolf
James Hayes talks about the science of odour - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr James Hayes
UNSW Odour
Laboratory
Universal and reusable virus deactivation system for respiratory protection
A biomedical engineer created a mask coated in salt that he says could neutralise viruses like the coronavirus in 5 minutes
Pretreated household materials carry similar filtration protection against pathogens when compared with surgical masks
Paper Towel Soaked In Salt Water May Improve Masks’ Ability To Block Viruses, Bacteria
Cystic fibrosis advocacy wins
(June 29, 2020)
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Fascist face recognition by Ian Woolf,
Bijal Trivedi talks about Cystic fibrosis advocacy and research part 2,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
The Far-Right Helped Create The World's Most Powerful Facial Recognition Technology
Privacy commissioner launches inquiry into police use of facial recognition software
The Australian behind Clearview AI, a facial recognition software, says it is being used here
Class action suit against Clearview AI cites Illinois law that cost Facebook $550M
Clearview AI and the Legal Challenges Facing Facial Recognition Databases
Breath from salt
(June 22, 2020)
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Bijal Trivedi talks about Cystic fibrosis part 1,
Valeria Senigaglia with Dolphin Facebook,
Dr Laura McCaughey on tackling the antibiotic resistance crisis.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
FameLab British Council
Famelab Foundation for Western Australian Museum
FameLab Australia 2020
(June 15, 2020)
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Cody Frear - ‘Out with the old, in with the Noo-Noo’
Madelaine Ferarri - Self-compassion and Perfectionism
Nisharnthi Duggan - A surprising treatment for stroke
Samuel Hinton - Can you hear the Big Bang?
Emily Brogan - Lost for words?
Dr Darja Kragt - No more bad leaders!
Lynn Nazereth - Discovering ways to protect your brain
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
FameLab
FameLab Australia 2020 - Foundation for Western Australian Museum
COVIDFree without COVIDSafe
(June 8, 2020)
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New Zealand Covid-free,
Police immune to Covid-19?
Supermarket face surveillance by Ian Woolf
Mark Andrejevic talks about COVIDSafe and facial recognition surveillance part 4
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Facial recognition technology and the end of privacy for good
PM says the COVIDSafe app is "like putting on sunscreen"
“In the absence of a medical vaccine, you could think about contact tracing as a digital vaccine, with our contact data being the virtual antibodies,”
No active cases of COVID-19
Asymptomatic COVID-19 rate could be ‘much higher’ than previously thought
Asymptomatic Carriers May Still Transmit Coronavirus, Says New Research
Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Asymptomatic vs Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China
COVID-19: in the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton published in the journal Thorax
Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19
Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington
Iceland lab's testing suggests 50% of coronavirus cases have no symptoms
New Zealand hits zero active coronavirus cases. Here are 5 measures to keep it that way
Could You Be an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Carrier? Here's What You Need to Know
COVID-19: What proportion are asymptomatic?
Police defend use of pepper spray on Black Lives Matter protesters in ugly scenes at Central
Can we do dinner? If you protested, the answer is probably no
Woolworths testing new CCTV feature at self-serve checkouts
Woolies Is Quietly Testing A New CCTV System That Films You At The Self-Service Checkout
Woolworths trialling video surveillance at self-service check-outs
Face COVIDSafe explosion
(June 1, 2020)Rio Tinto destroys human heritage,
Contact stalking by Ian Woolf
Mark Andrejevic talks about facial recognition trust and COVIDSafe app part 3
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Pilbara mining blast confirmed to have destroyed 46,000yo sites of 'staggering' significance
Rio defends Juukan blast
Mining Company Destroys Ancient Aboriginal Caves
Blast destroys one of country's oldest known Aboriginal heritage sites
Ice Age Living in the Pilbara
The destruction of two rock shelters in WA reveals a disturbing lack of appreciation for our heritage
Plamyra destruction by ISIL
Rio Tinto destruction of Juukan Gorge Indigenous site prompts debate over whether WA needs heritage tribunal
Aboriginal Settlement during the LGM at Brockman, Pilbara Region, Western Australia
Rio Tinto apologises to traditional owners after blasting 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site
Juukan Gorge: Rio Tinto blasting of Aboriginal site prompts calls to change antiquated laws
Pleistocene Rockshelters J23 and J24, Mesa J, Pilbara, Western Australia
Destruction of Juukan Gorge: we need to know the history of artefacts, but it is more important to keep them in place
Pronunciation of Pilbara Traditional Owner Names
Auckland woman 'creeped out' after restaurant worker uses her contact tracing details to hit on her
Face recognition antagonism
(May 25, 2020)
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Foreign interference in Australia,
Masks and face recognition antagonism by Ian Woolf
Mark Andrejevic talks about facial recognition surveillance in the pandemic part 2
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Facial recognition technology and the end of privacy for good
Coronavirus 'dossier' was a basic timeline of facts handed out by US State Department with no new evidence
Australian intelligence knocks back US government's Wuhan lab virus claim
No credible evidence supporting claims of the laboratory engineering of SARS-CoV-2
Top vaccine scientist says it could only have come from an animal through a 'freak of nature'
Did coronavirus come from a lab?
Face ID Masks
How well can algorithms recognize your masked face?
Your face mask selfies could be training the next facial recognition tool
COVID19 Mask Image Dataset
Facial recognition firms are scrambling to see around face masks
Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Ongoing
These glasses trick facial recognition software into thinking you're someone else
Accessorize to a Crime: Real and Stealthy Attacks on State-of-the-Art Face Recognition
Fooling Facial Detection with Fashion
Anti-surveillance clothing aims to hide wearers from facial recognition
Prototype 'adversarial' t-shirt makes its wearer invisible to facial recognition software: Researchers create design to confuse AI used to identify individuals in public
Real-world attack on MTCNN face detection system
This colorful printed patch makes you pretty much invisible to AI
Fooling automated surveillance cameras: adversarial patches to attack person detection
Face recognition pandemic
(May 18, 2020)
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Face recognition on trial around Australia by Ian Woolf
Mark Andrejevic talks about facial recognition surveillance in the pandemic
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Facial recognition technology and the end of privacy for good
Perth’s facial recognition cameras prompt scowls – and a campaign to stop ‘invasive’ surveillance
Ban facial recognition for surveillance
Australian police are using the Clearview AI facial recognition system with no accountability
Privacy commissioner launches inquiry into police use of facial recognition software
Brainwave generation
(May 11, 2020)
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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 and hosted by Ian Woolf
Microsoft invention could mine cryptocurrency by reading brain waves
Cryptocurrency System Using Body Activity Data
MICROSOFT WANTS TO 'READ PEOPLE'S BRAIN WAVES' TO MINE CRYPTOCURRENCY
Image Reconstruction From Human Brain Waves in Real-Time video
New AI can read brainwaves and draw what someone is thinking
Neural network reconstructs human ‘thoughts’ from brain waves in real time
Natural image reconstruction from brain waves: a novel visual BCI system with native feedback
Brain wave discoveries
(May 4, 2020)
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Clean money for dirty hydrogen,
Tracing app can't yet trace, but can track by Ian Woolf,
R Douglas Fields talks about the discovery of brainwaves and Elon Musk's Neural-link part 2.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
$300m clean energy fund to back fossil-fuel hydrogen projects
Aren’t we in a drought? The Australian black coal industry uses enough water for over 5 million people
Water for coal
Australia's coronavirus tracing app's data storage contract goes offshore to Amazon
Morrison pressures ABC over app
Coronavirus app tracing capability not yet operational, despite 4 million downloads
The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. Here’s what needs to change
The COVIDSafe bill doesn’t go far enough to protect our privacy. More needed.
UK COVID-19 contact-tracing app data may be kept for 'research' after crisis ends, MPs told
We still don't know how effective the NHS contact-tracing app will be
COVIDSafe Brainwaves
(April 27, 2020)
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The broken promises of COVIDSafe by Ian Woolf
R Douglas Fields talks about the Electric Brain part 1,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Tracing the challenges of COVIDSafe
Interactive COVIDSafe simulator
(Digital Rights Watch) The Government Covid-19 Contact Tracing Smartphone App
Surveillance patriotism
COVIDSafe - Initial Analysis
Experts warn there are still legal ways the US could obtain COVIDSafe data
Bluetooth signal strength (RSSI) as a function of distance
Proximity and RSSI
Dissection of COVIDSafe (Android)
COVIDSafe App Analysis
COVIDSafe code to be released within two weeks
Jonathan Sri: ‘Why I won’t be installing the COVID-19 surveillance app’
The tracing app isn’t a huge threat to privacy. But from past experience, the government is
Lawyers Alliance says you’ve got every right to be concerned by new COVIDsafe app
'We have achieved our goal': New Zealand 'eliminates' COVID-19 in the community
We Still Don’t Know How the Coronavirus Is Killing Us
THE COVIDSAFE APPLICATION
Privacy Impact Assessment
What's the deal with the coronavirus tracing app? Cassandra the Information Technology Wobbegong explains
The magic toilet brush of failure
C02 Concrete and fun fungi
(April 20, 2020)
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Professor Vivian Tan invented C02 Concrete,
Tim Baynes speaks with Virginia Shepherd about the fun of fungi!
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Pasteurised waste water power
(April 13, 2020)
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Stories copy brain states by Ian Woolf,
Qilin Wang generates power from waste water,
Lachlan Whatmore tells the tale of Louis Pasteur,
"A Little Bit" by MJ Hibbert and the Validators.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Dr Qilin Wang
Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater
How Stories Connect And Persuade Us: Unleashing The Brain Power Of Narrative
Speaker–listener neural coupling underlies successful communication
Climate change health
(April 6, 2020)
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Elderberry retraction,
Brain reading,
Furry faces,
and viral music by Ian Woolf,
Melanie Zeppel talks about climate change and the health of humans and forests.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Flu vaccines yes, elderberries no
University of Sydney pulls claims elderberries can fight flu
Machine translation of cortical activity to text with an encoder–decoder framework
Mind-reading AI turns thoughts into words using a brain implant
Facial expressions of emotion states and their neuronal correlates in mice
Scientists have turned the structure of the coronavirus into music
Cryo-EM structure of the 2019-nCoV spike in the prefusion conformation
The science of podcasts
(March 11, 2020)
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This show was first broadcast in March 2019:
Navy FTL space drive patent by Ian Woolf,
Ben Kiernan's science of science podcasts and the Non-peer reviewed podcast,
Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Ben Kiernan
Non-peer reviewed podcast
Craft Using an Inertial Mass Reduction Device
Conditional possibility of spacecraft propulsion at superluminal speeds
Analysis of the Demonstration of the Gertsenshtein Effect
Nano-tech train sets
(March 11, 2020)
MP3 download
This show first broadcast in February 2019:
Cyber attack on Australia,
Weird technology from the US Navy, by Ian Woolf,
Nano-engineering molecular motors by Dr Shelley Wickham,
Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Shelley Wickham
A DNA-based molecular motor that can navigate a network of tracks
Scientists Build DNA Rail System For Nanomotors, Complete With Tracks & Switches
Instructables - Design, Assembly, and Verification of a 2D DNA Origami Nanostructure
DNAliens BioMOd team
Australian political parties hit by 'state actor' hack, PM says
Hackers gain entry to Federal Parliament network
Infosec pro questions PM's claims about 'sophisticated' attack
Parliament attackers appear to have used Web shells
Iran or China? Competing claims about actor behind Parliament hack
Explained: The Liberal Party's Parakeelia rort
Parakeelia rented Liberal Party's 2013 election campaign headquarters
Taxpayer-funded surveillance: The Liberal Party database and i360 combine
XKCD: Voting Machines
Web shells
‘State actor’ makes cyber attack on Australian political parties
AUSTRALIA, WE NEED TO HAVE AN URGENT CHAT ABOUT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND THE RACE FOR MARGINAL VOTES
Liberal Party harnesses i360 big data in time for 2019 Federal Election
The Liberal Party’s Parakeelia laundering scheme
Parakeelia generates a record $900,000 for the Liberal Party
Parakeelia: The (almost) perfect Liberal Party Scam
Revealed: How the ALP keeps secret files on voters
Labor's voter tracking practices exposed by a simple Google search
Political Databases: where privacy goes to die
Voting within Australia
If These US Navy Patents are Made Then We Are in a Star Trek Technology World
Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor
Patent: Piezoelectricity-Induced Room Temperature Superconductor
Navy scientists develop room-temperature superconductor based on Al or PZT coating
Big If Real: Navy Files Patent on Room-Temperature Superconductor
Birds and the bees and the bots
(March 11, 2020)
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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 of vision and aerial robotics
Youtube channel of the biorobotics lab at the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia
Emerging technology and gender
(March 9, 2020)
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Soap kills coronavirus by Ian Woolf,
Associate Professor Yolande Strengers talks about emerging technology and gender equity.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Associate Professor Yolande Strengers LinkedIn Twitter
The Smart Wife: Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot
Solar quantum dots
(March 2, 2020)
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Corvid-19 treatment, Pandemic police state, Goodbye winter, and Assange silenced by Ian Woolf,
Yang Bai wins the Scopus award for his Solar powered quantum dots
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Possible coronavirus treatment clinical trial begins in United States
CSIRO cuts researchers at high containment laboratory
Biosecurity Control Orders will be 'strange and foreign': Porter
Australian summer now over one month longer
Earth has acquired a brand new moon that's about the size of a car
Winners of the Australia & New Zealand Scopus Researcher Awards 2019
Haiku and Limericks
(February 24, 2020)
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Rodent operated vehicles and Assange in court by Ian Woolf,
11 early career scientists explain their research in Haiku and limerick!
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Fresh Science NSW
Enriched environment exposure accelerates rodent driving skills Behavioural Brain Research
Rats trained to drive tiny cars find it relaxing, scientists report
ELEGOO UNO R3 Project Smart Robot Car Kit V 3.0 Plus with UNO R3, Line Tracking Module, Ultrasonic Sensor, IR Remote Control etc. Intelligent and Educational Toy Car Robotic Kit for Arduino Learner
Guardian Investigative Editor David Leigh publishes top secret Cablegate password revealing names of U.S. collaborators and informants
UN warns of rise of 'cybertorture' to bypass physical ban
Julian Assange and his Australian lawyers were secretly recorded in Ecuador's London embassy
Assange would not get a fair trial in the US: CIA whistleblower
USA v Julian Assange Extradition Hearing
Julian Assange's Prosecution is about Much More Than Attempting to Hack a Password
ASSANGE’S DEFENSE DETAILS CIA-BACKED ESPIONAGE OPERATION, TRUMP’S POLITICIZATION OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Trump administration targeting 'enemy of America' Julian Assange, court told
Editing genetic disease and sports injuries
(February 17, 2020)
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Nuclear corrections and Assange update by Ian Woolf,
Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University how surgery doesn't help sports knee injuries,
Laurence Wilson from CSIRO,uses CRISPR to edit genetic diseases.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University
Laurence Wilson from CSIRO
Sara Brooker from Science In Public
Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management in Australia (Report tabled in Parliament)
DECISION BY THE CEO OF ARPANSA ON APPLICATION BY ANSTO FOR A LICENCE TO OPERATE THE OPAL REACTOR
STATEMENT OF REASONS
Finland to bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years in world's costliest tomb
Andrew Wilkie and George Christensen in London to visit Julian Assange, as Jeremy Corbyn says UK view on extradition is shifting
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is moved out of solitary confinement at Belmarsh prison
Arbuthnot Out as Assange’s Judge, Says WikiLeaks Lawyer Jen Robinson
The son of Julian Assange’s senior judge is linked to an anti-data leak company created by the UK intelligence establishment and staffed by officials recruited from US intelligence agencies behind that country’s prosecution of the WikiLeaks founder.
Free Julian Assange, before it's too late. Sign to STOP the USA Extradition
AFP raid targeted suspected source for Annika Smethurst story, court documents confirm
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange awarded Dignity Prize from Catalans
Julian Assange Wins 2020 Gary Webb Freedom of the Press Award
Assange would not get a fair trial in the US: CIA whistleblower
Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize (with list of current awards)
AFP raid on ABC reveals investigative journalism being put in same category as criminality
AFP warrants used to raid ABC valid, Federal Court rules
Human rights report to oppose extradition of Julian Assange to US
The stakes are high for Julian Assange, but his case could set a larger precedent
WikiLeaks Editor: US Is Saying First Amendment Doesn’t Apply To Foreigners In Assange Case
Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough
(February 10, 2020)
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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, how Whooping cough has mutated,
Natalie Twine from CSIRO how discovering hidden relatives helps discover new disease genes,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Macquarie University
Elinor Hortle from the Centenary Institute
Lawrence Luu from the University of New South Wales
Natalie Twine from CSIRO
Sarah Brooker from Science In Public
Fresh Science NSW
Turning somatic cells into pluripotent stem cells
An interview with Dr David Sinclair
Erosion of the Epigenetic Landscape and Loss of Cellular Identity as a Cause of Aging in Mammals
Reversal of ageing- and injury-induced vision loss by Tet-dependent epigenetic reprogramming
Racing mice
Optic nerve repair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nXop2lLDa4&t=1417s
Trauma, pain, and fish
(February 3, 2020)
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Dump deception - nuclear waste dump sneakiness by Ian Woolf,
Joel Hoffman reduces trauma for refugees,
Lindsay Parker measures chronic pain,
Laura Michie sees dams making fish too cold.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Joel Hoffman
Lindsay Parker
Laura Michie
Sarah Brooker
Fresh Science NSW
Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management in Australia (Parliament)
The National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (proposed)(ARPANSA)
Managing radioactive waste (Department of Industry)
Radioactive waste safety in Australia (ARPANSA)
National Radioactive Waste Management Facility - Our role
Code for Disposal of Solid Radioactive Waste (RPS C-3)(ARPANSA)
What is radioactive waste? (ARPANSA)
Federal Government chooses Kimba farm Napandee on the Eyre Peninsula for nuclear dump
Who'd want to dump Australia's nuclear waste here? Well, this guy
Court rejects indigenous action over dump
Finland to bury nuclear waste for 100,000 years in world's costliest tomb
South Australian farming property to become a nuclear waste dump
Nuclear waste: residents near proposed dump told to sign draconian code of conduct
ARPANSA updates Regulations to support nuclear safety
The farce of Australian govt choosing Kimba as nuclear waste dump
No radioactive waste dump in Kimba or Flinders Ranges
DON’T NUKE THE CLIMATE AUSTRALIA
Disposal of Radioactive Waste (International Atomic Energy Agency)
Managing waste (Australia Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation)
South Australia EPA Radiation waste
DECISION BY THE CEO OF ARPANSA ON APPLICATION BY ANSTO FOR A LICENCE TO OPERATE THE OPAL REACTOR
STATEMENT OF REASONS
Electronic Nose Math Superhero
(January 27, 2020)
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John Teague builds an electro-mechanical board game,
Wentian Zhang built an electronic nose,
Anne Griebel protects tea tree forests,
David Arnold predicts and prevents forest crimes with mathematics.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
John Teague
Wentian Zhang
Anne Griebel
David Arnold
Neuromorphic social impact
(January 20, 2020)
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Face recognition through stealing photos used by police, by Ian Woolf,
Yesh Bethi demonstrates neuromorphic cameras on foosball tables,
Nic Ralph uses neuromorphic cameras on satellites,
Hervé Harvard and Sophie Ritchie bridge academic engineering to real world problems at Rapido, UTS.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Yesh Bethi from the International Institute for Neuromorphic Systems
Nick Ralph from the International Institute for Neuromorphic Systems
Director Hervé Harvard and Social Impact Manager Sophie Ritchie from Rapido
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
Clearview AI is also being used by Australian police
Hundreds of US police departments using 'dystopian' face recognition app — report
Australian police using face recognition software as privacy experts issue warning
Police using facial recognition cameras at Victoria's busiest stations
Federal study of top facial recognition algorithms finds ‘empirical evidence’ of bias
Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Ongoing
Clearview app lets strangers find your name, info with snap of a photo, report says
Law enforcement is using a facial recognition app with huge privacy issues
Records on Clearview AI reveal new info on police use
Hundreds of law enforcement agencies are using a new facial recognition app that can reveal names and addresses of unknown individuals by comparing them to THREE BILLION images scraped from the internet
Letter offering Clearview service to Republican politician Paul Nehlen
Solar Race Suicide Model Virtual Pain
(January 13, 2020)
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Over a billion animals dead in fires by Ian Woolf,
Georgi Georgieff talks about the solar car race,
Mark Heffernan talks about preventing suicide with modelling,
Anton Bogdanovych uses virtual reality to train people in chronic pain management.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Mark Heffernan Preventing Suicide using Analysis and Modelling
Modelling tool gives new insights into suicide prevention
Anton Bogdanovych and student in front of their virtual pain management training system.
More than one billion animals killed in Australian bushfires
‘Deathly silent’: Ecologist describes Australian wildfires’ devastating aftermath
Massive food drop to help save endangered wallabies in fire-affected areas
How Many Dead Animals Is 1 Billion Dead Animals?
Little Ice Ages and future housing
(January 6, 2020)
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This show was originally broadcast 2019-02-11:
Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf,
Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2,
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Frost fairs, sunspots and the Little Ice Age
The 'imminent mini ice age' myth is back, and it's still wrong
Ultraviolet Flux Decrease Under a Grand Minimum from IUE Short-wavelength Observation of Solar Analogs - Astrophysical Journal Letters
A grand solar minimum would barely make a dent in human-caused global warming
Solar Cooling: The Showdown Begins in 2020
The exponential growth of solar PV
Is exponential growth of solar PV the obvious conclusion?
Solar Power Could Still Save the World
Longer winters are coming in reality and will partially blunt global warming for 50 years
Suddenly, the sun is eerily quiet: Where did the sunspots go? (2014 instead of 2018)
NASA extreme low sunspot counts indicate global cooling onset (American Thinker)
Future of Human Needs past
(December 30, 2019)
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This show was originally broadcast 2019-02-04:
3D printed steaks,
One cheap pill to treat most of aging by Ian Woolf,
Nathan Waters examines Human Needs, now and into the future - part 1,
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Nova Meat
Barcelona researcher develops 3D printer that makes ‘steaks’
A researcher has developed a plant-based meat substitute that's made with a 3D printer
PRESSKIT 100% PLANT-BASED STEAK
Vivera Vegan Steak: Does It Taste Like The Real Thing?
Sampling Vegan Steaks
Vivera vegan steak: a review
(2006) Long-term angiotensin II AT1 receptor inhibition produces adipose tissue hypotrophy accompanied by increased expression of adiponectin and PPARγ
(2008) Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease
(2009) Disruption of the Ang II type 1 receptor promotes longevity in mice
(2009)Disruption of the Ang II type 1 receptor promotes longevity in mice (researchgate)
(2010) Angiotensin receptors as determinants of life span
(2012) Less Alzheimer's pathology with angiotensin receptor blocker use
(2012) New insights into angiotensin receptor actions: from blood pressure to aging
(2014) Brain renin-angiotensin system and dopaminergic cell vulnerability
(2016) Changes in Angiotensin Receptor Distribution and in Aortic Morphology Are Associated with Blood Pressure Control in Aged Metabolic Syndrome Rats
NMN Nicotinamide mononucleotide 125mg 30 caps
Ig Nobel Prizes Awards 2019
(December 23, 2019)
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A special 24 minute edit of the 86 minute Ig Nobel Award ceremonies for science that first makes you laugh and then makes you think, hosted by Marc Abrams.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Social effects of Algorithmic bias
(December 16, 2019)
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The News of 2019 in review by Ian Woolf,
From Singularity Australia Summit 2019:
Alix Rübsaam talks about algorithmic bias,
Simon friend describes Soul machines digital brain.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Simon Friend of Soul Machines
Tesla suit field brain scanner
(December 9, 2019)
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Invisible man from Canada by Ian Woolf
From Singularity Australia Summit 2019:
Dimitri Mikhalchuk fits me for a Tesla Suit,
Professor Chris Levi develops a field brain scanner for strokes.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Ian wearing a virtual reality TeslaSuit
Dimitri Mikhalchuk with the TeslaSuit
Professor Chris Levi at the Hunter Medical Research Institute
Microwave helmet yields fast and safe evaluation of head injuries
What is a stroke?
Hyperstealth Corporation
How Guy Cramer Invented “Invisibility” with Quantum Stealth--and His Advice for Inventors
A new take on creating an invisibility shield borrows from classical physics
Bop Seabin Mycoreality
(December 2, 2019)
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From Singularity Australia Summit 2019:
Nonto Nkiwane talks about Bop Industries next generation entrepreneurs,
Alexandra Ridout explains how the Seabin Project cleans up plastic,
Alicia Dudek from Mycoreality explains how fungi will save us all.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
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The Seabin Project
Hacking sex and citizen space
(November 25, 2019)
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From Singularity University Australia Summit 2019:
Kim Hulett talks about hacking sex and playing God,
From CEBIT Sydney 2019:
Steven Brinks talks about the Citizen's Space Agency.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Kim Hulett (Singularity University South Africa)
Next Biosciences
Exponential Energy
(November 18, 2019)
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Cooling without power by Ian Woolf,
First and Second Law by Flanders and Swan,
Ramez Naam talks about exponential energy.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Ramez Naam
Singularity University Australia Summit 2019
Heat flowing from cold to hot without external intervention by using a “thermal inductor”
Thermodynamic Magic Enables Cooling without Energy Consumption
Technology and social justice
(November 11, 2019)
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The cashless debit card by Ian Woolf,
The Class Welfare Card by The Juice Media,
From the Singularity University Summit 2019:
Dr Niraj Lal talks about technology, and social justice.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Dr Niraj Lal
Noise vs Signal
The Knews
Singularity University Australia Summit 2019
Cardholder Housing Payment Limit
Indue and the small matter of political corruption
How the Australian government will make billions from the poor.
The poor worse off while companies profit from cashless welfare card
JOB SEEKERS V JOB VACANCY OFFICIAL DATA
Labour Force, Australia, Jan 2016
Human Services rebrand as part of Scott Morrison's 2019 administrative orders
Cashless Debit Card – Frequently Asked Questions
Exiting the cashless welfare card trial is almost impossible, critics say
Cashless welfare card: loophole allows purchase of alcohol and pornography
Coalition's bid to expand cashless welfare card yet to win over Jacqui Lambie
‘Please listen to us’: the Newstart recipients trying to convince Scott Morrison he’s wrong
Changing behaviour
(November 4, 2019)
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From the Singularity University Summit 2019:
Shelley Laslett talks about the neuroscience of changing your behaviour,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Shelley Laslett
Vitae
Singularity University Australia Summit 2019
Spins and valleys
(October 28, 2019)
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Internet turns 50,
Quantum batteries by Ian Woolf,
Samuel Bladwell explains spintronics and valley technology,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Samuel Bladwell
FLEET
Pioneer recalls first e-mail
INTERNET HISTORY OF 1960S
Researchers create blueprint for 'quantum battery' that doesn't lose charge
New research provides proof-of-concept for a loss-free quantum battery
Loss-Free Excitonic Quantum Battery
Interactions within quantum batteries are key to their charge advantage
Physicists theorize entangled quantum batteries could be almost perfect
New quantum battery could recharge in seconds
High-Power Collective Charging of a Solid-State Quantum Battery
Aging of a quantum battery
Future Low Energy Electronic Technology
(October 21, 2019)
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The 2019 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf,
Samuel Bladwell explains Future Low Energy Electronic Technologies,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Junk DNA extreme weather aphasia
(October 14, 2019)
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Baby teeth worth more by Chris Stewart,
Baby teeth update by Ian Woolf,
Amanda Hamilton spoke with Professor Malcom Simons about his patent of the "junk" DNA that makes up ninety-five percent of our genetic inheritence,
The impact of extreme weather on human history by Tim Baynes,
Aphasia by Ian Woolf,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Stem Cells in Dental Pulp of Deciduous Teeth 2011
Deciduous autologous tooth stem cells regenerate dental pulp after implantation into injured teeth 2018
Regrowing dental tissue with stem cells from baby teeth (press release)
Regrowing dental tissue with stem cells from baby teeth - Science Daily
Scientists Have Found a Drug That Regenerates Teeth, And It Could Reduce The Need For Fillings
Baby thoughts, forget to learn
(October 7, 2019)
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Brain slices, green rain, weird dentistry, 9000 year old city, dried plum preserves, kids need to know, and purr therapy by Ian Woolf,
Artificial noses by Gina Sartore,
DIY GMO, potato bandages, and duct tape therapy by Ian Woolf,
Baby thoughts by Gina Sartore,
Forget to learn by Gina Sartore,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Synthetic biology and Future Science
(September 30, 2019)
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Nano-capsules for lower weight and longer life by Ian Woolf,
Claudia Vickers talks about synthetic biology and the CSIRO future science platform
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Claudia Vickers
Synthetic Biology Future Science Platform
CSIRO Future Science Platforms
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland
Shu Wang is using a plant-based compound to burn off extra fat
Resveratrol liposomes and lipid nanocarriers: Comparison of characteristics and inducing browning of white adipocytes
Anti-obesity effects of adipose-targeting resveratrol nanocarriers
Anti-Aging Researcher David Sinclair Takes Metformin, NMN, NAD for Longevity
Plight of the platypus
(September 23, 2019)
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Thomas Grant talks about preserving platypuses,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Australian Platypus Conservacy
Thomas Grant
Platypus Science
(September 16, 2019)
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5G wrecks weather forecasting by Ian Woolf,
Thomas Grant talks about Platypus Science,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Platypus photo courtesy of Ian Montgomery
Thomas Grant
Global 5G wireless networks threaten weather forecasts - Nature
Head of NOAA says 5G deployment could set weather forecasts back 40 years. The wireless industry denies it.
5G signal could jam satellites that help with weather forecasting - New mobile system to be launched this year ‘will put lives at risk’
How will 5G impact industries in Southeast Asia?
Europe's 5G difference: Unlimited data without a big surcharge
Australia's 4G speeds currently faster than its 5G, survey shows
AI - replace, destroy or enhance
(September 9, 2019)
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Andrew Despi talks about his vision of an artificial intelligence future,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Andrew Despi
Akin
Kinder gentler transhumanism
(September 2, 2019)
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Small modular nuclear reactors by Ian Woolf,
Andrew Despri talks about a kinder, gentler Transhumanism,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Andrew Despi
Akin
Small Isn't Always Beautiful -
Safety, Security, and Cost Concerns about Small Modular Reactors
No investment appetite for nuclear: Switkowski
Nuclear power "completely compatible" with Australia's energy needs in 2030s: Dr Ziggy Switkowski
Small modular reactors and the nuclear culture wars
Question marks around new nuclear reactors
Taylor presses nuclear button, as energy wars enter dangerous new phase
Small modular reactors and nuclear weapons proliferation
High-temperature, gas-cooled zombie SMRs
The Forgotten History of Small Nuclear Reactors
Bill Gates comes to Washington — selling the promise of nuclear energy
Critics Roast the Department of Defense’s Battlefield Nuclear Reactor
Small nuclear power reactors: Future or folly?
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
(August 26, 2019)
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Invisible in water by Ian Woolf,
Franck Marchis from the SETI Institute and Unistellar, talks about the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligence,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
SETI Institute
Unistellar Optics
Hydrodynamic metamaterial cloak for drag-free flowsmart telescopes
Broadband waveguide cloak for water waves
New cloaking devices could hide objects from water waves and currents
SETI Institute t-shirts for kids
SETI Institute t-shirts for adults
SETI Institute adult long sleeve t-shirt
SETI Institute adult hoodie
Launching Arlula
(August 19, 2019)
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Aftermath of the big radioactive explosion in Russia, Singing fish by Ian Woolf,
Sebastian Chaoui and Arran Salerno talk about their space image business Arlula,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Arlula
Global network's nuclear sensors in Russia go dark after mystery blast
Nuclear monitoring stations went mysteriously quiet after Russian missile facility explosion
Exclusive: Russian Doctors Say They Weren’t Warned Patients Were Nuclear Accident Victims
Fish choruses off Port Hedland, Western Australia
Fish recorded singing dawn chorus on reefs just like birds
Tales from feathers and quills
(August 12, 2019)
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Big radioactive explosion in Russia by Ian Woolf,
Kate Brandis talk how wetland bird feathers tell tales,
Gina Sartore's The Daughter of Time about Grace Hopper,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Scientists in the Bookshop: Tales from the field
URBAN BIRDS - Science Week Special Conservation Café
Feather Map of Australia Citizen Science Project
No sign radiation from a missile explosion has spread beyond Russia
Accident near Severodvinsk occurs when testing missile on sea-based platform - Rosatom
What We Know About Russia’s Mysterious Rocket Explosion So Far
Russia honours 'national heroes' killed in mysterious nuclear rocket blast
Russia indicates rocket engine exploded in test of mini nuclear reactor
Russian rocket explosion sparks fears of Chernobyl 2.0
Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile 'likely' cause of fatal explosion in Russia, US official says
Dramatic moment Russian military base explodes as 11,000 people evacuated
Greenpeace requires verification of a jump in background radiation in the Arkhangelsk region
VIDEO: A Russian Military Depot With 40,000 Artillery Shells Just Violently Exploded
Coral reefs in NSW
(August 5, 2019)
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Tracey Ainsworth and Steph Gardner from UNSW talk about NSW coral reefs
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
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| Associate Professor Tracey Ainsworth | Dr Stephanie Gardner |
From Reef to Harbour: The Hidden Wonder of NSW Corals
Climate change: Marine heatwaves kill coral instantly
Nuclear dump Australia
(July 29, 2019)
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Australian national nuclear dump by Ian Woolf,
Sex in space by Ian Woolf,
Daughter of Time by Gina Sartore,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
A RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY
FOR AUSTRALIA Site Selection Study - Phase 3
Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management in Australia 2011 web version
Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management in
Australia 2011 PDF
Management of Radioactive Waste in Australia 2011
Radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management in Australia
Letter | Published: 11 January 2007 Quantification of actinide α-radiation damage in minerals and ceramics Ian Farnan, Herman Cho & William J. Weber
Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia August 2018
Radioactive Waste Repository & Store for Australia
Managing radioactive waste 2019
National Radioactive Waste Management Facility: Statement on buffer zone 2019
Will Australia finally get a national nuclear waste facility? ABC
Will Australia finally get a national nuclear waste facility? Govt response 2019
Federal Court dismisses bid to stop ballot on nuclear storage facility near Kimba
Aboriginal group 'just want to be included' in vote on proposed nuclear waste dump in SA
Romance Scam Detective
(July 22, 2019)
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Second guessing science by Ian Woolf,
Selina Co talks about her book "I'm an IT Romance Scam Detective",
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Online Dating Identity Check - Alpaca Consulting
Federal resources minister Matt Canavan backs Queensland bid to reject scientific reports that interfere with mines
Queensland opposition to consider establishing science review office
LNP had doublespeak down to a science at convention
Ignoble Artilect War
(July 15, 2019)This episode was first broadcast on 2010-10-11:
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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 machines and those who would stop them at all costs, at the Singularity Summit Australia, in Melbourne.
Artilect Discussion with Marc West.
Hosted by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Hugo de Garis at the Singularitry Summit in Melbourne
Artilect war and plankton
(July 8, 2019)
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This show was originally broadcast in 2010-10-04:
Ian Woolf spoke to Hugo De Garis about the implications of being able to build god-like massively super-intelligent machines at the Singularity Summit Australia in Melbourne.
Lachlan Whatmore explains the phytoplankton crisis.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Quantum dots
(July 1, 2019)
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ANSTO workers hurt again by Ian Woolf,
Alison Campbell talks about quantum dots.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Alison Campbell
Molecular Photophysics (MP2) research group
ANSTO workers exposed to unique occupational risk
Lucas Heights nuclear medicine production halts after workers exposed to unsafe radiation
Three people treated at Sydney's Lucas Heights nuclear facility after chemical spill
Radiation exposure of a worker at ANSTO Health, Lucas Heights on 22 August 2017 Report to parliament
Superlative hydrogen
(June 24, 2019)
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Hydrogen hijinks, by Ian Woolf,
Matthew Laplante talks about his book Superlative: The biology of extremes, Part 2
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
CSIRO Hydrogen Roadmap
Hydrogen gas trial in western Sydney could unlock $1.7bn in renewable exports
Project H2GO
The Hydrogen Hoax
16 renewable hydrogen projects backed by ARENA grants
CSIRO tech accelerates hydrogen vehicle future
AGL part of world-first hydrogen energy supply chain project
Scott Morrison brings coal to question time: what fresh idiocy is this?
If the CSIRO won't do research for the public good, who will?
Move to sack leading CSIRO scientist shocks scientific world
CSIRO spends almost $3m on climate science redundancies
What's going on inside the CSIRO and is Larry Marshall to blame?
Job cuts set to rock CSIRO Minerals and Data research
CSIRO cuts were about taking focus off 'public-good research', emails show
Science Minister Greg Hunt tells CSIRO to maintain 'pure public good' science
The crazy saga of the great CSIRO sell-off
CSIRO research vessel chartered by BP and Chevron
Save CSIRO: the value of public good research
Science Minister Hunt's Statement of Expectations to CSIRO (pdf)
CSIRO Research Vessel Investigator
CSIRO cuts: Without climate modelling, we won't be able to adapt
CSIRO's global reputation 'trashed' and new science body needed, Senate told
Global sea-level expert John Church made to walk the plank
CSIRO head Larry Marshal sued over technology firm collapse
Larry Marshall's reappointment agreed by Turnbull government but not made public
Science and Industry Research Act 1949
Scientific journalism and extreme biology
(June 17, 2019)
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Journalism is not a crime, by Ian Woolf,
Matthew Laplante talks about his book Superlative: The biology of extremes, Part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
The Psychology of Getting Julian Assange - part 1 What's torture got to do with it?
Demasking The Torture of Julian Assange
Julian Assange's clear and present danger
The British-American coup that ended Australian independence
Arbib revealed as secret US source
With Ecuador’s Cooperation Bought by IMF Loans, Washington Waxes Optimistic on Assange Extradition
Australia's national security laws should protect the country, not its politicians in power
In Defense Of WikiLeaks: Looking At Cables On Pharmaceutical Drugs And Trade Pressures
Facts and myths in the WikiLeaks/Guardian saga
Leak at WikiLeaks A Dispatch Disaster in Six Acts
THE “ASSANGE PRECEDENT”:
THE THREAT TO THE MEDIA POSED BY THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION’S PROSECUTION OF JULIAN ASSANGE
Bradley Manning leak did not result in deaths by enemy forces, court hears
UN expert criticizes States for ‘ganging up’ on Wikileaks’ Assange; warns against extradition, fearing ‘serious’ rights violations
Assange Case: Agreed statement of facts and issues
Swedish allegations and closure of the case
Yank in the ranks
Gillard red-faced after calling WikiLeaks 'illegal'
Julian Assange’s Beard
UN Special Rapporteur On Torture Exposes Anti-Assange Smear Campaign
Debunking All The Assange Smears
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange suffers from 'psychological torture:' UN expert
Senate Intel slips sentence into bill that could lead to spying on US citizens
May Curious Eyes Never Run Dry, by Felicity Ruby and Scott Ludlam
Nanoparticles and twitter peer review
(June 10, 2019)
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Twitter peer review by Ian Woolf,
Debora Monego talks about nanoparticles.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Debora Monego
We reveal crimes and secret squirrels
(June 3, 2019)
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This show was originally broadcast on 24 June 2013:
Crowd-funded SETI, brightness, creativity, aliens, and the Final Frontier reported by Ian Woolf.
Review of the film "We Steal Secrets - the story of WikiLeaks" by Ian Woolf
Tim Baynes talks about the wonders of hibernation.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.
script of my review of "We Steal Secrets"
"We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks" - The annotated movie transcript
Lone Signal
Freedom from constraints: Darkness and dim illumination promote creativity
Looking for an extra boost of creativity? Try dimming the lights
Remains of Star Trek stars, Arthur C. Clarke to be shot into space
The Sunjammer Project
NASA to Launch World's Largest Solar Sail in 2014
Nasa to launch enormous, Arthur C Clarke-inspired solar sail in 2014
WikiLeaks film lacks objectivity says Assange
The strange and consequential case of Bradley Manning, Adrian Lamo and WikiLeaks
Ex-Hacker Adrian Lamo Institutionalized, Diagnosed with Asperger’s
What the NSA Does With the Data It Isn't Allowed to Keep
We Steal Secrets
DNA origami kills cancer
(May 27, 2019)
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Kids without religion are more altruistic,
Election poll mathematics by Ian Woolf,
Jasleen Singh designs nanotech devices to kill cancer.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Jasleen Singh
The Negative Association between Religiousness and Children’s Altruism across the World
Religious upbringing associated with less altruism, study finds
Study finds that children raised without religion show more empathy and kindness
The mathematics does not lie: why polling got the Australian election wrong
Water, Survival and ME/CFS 1999
(May 20, 2019)
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This show was originally broadcast on 9th March 1999:
Castrate-mobile in Rio,
Prayer doesn't heal,
Bee venom for cancer treatment by Deborah Lum
Ruby Archis talks with Norm Carruthers of ACA about the safety of our drinking water,
David Blank reports on surviving the Third Millenium,
Ian Woolf reports on the Alison Hunter Memorial ME/CFS Conference 1999,
Hosted by Carol Oliver,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore,
with technical support by Gina Satore,
Edited by Ian Woolf
Autism and oxytocin
(May 13, 2019)
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Vasopressin and autism,
UN Million species extinction report by Ian Woolf,
Marilena Demayo talks about autistic spectrum disorder and oxytocin.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Marilena Demayo
A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial shows that intranasal vasopressin improves social deficits in children with autism
RESEARCH ARTICLEAUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
A phase 2 clinical trial of a vasopressin V1a receptor antagonist shows improved adaptive behaviors in men with autism spectrum disorder
Can manipulating a ‘social’ hormone’s activity treat autism?
A role for central vasopressin in pair bonding in monogamous prairie voles.
UN Report: Nature’s Dangerous Decline ‘Unprecedented’; Species Extinction Rates ‘Accelerating’
Landmark UN report calls for 'transformative change' as a million species risk extinction
'Not adequate': experts rate Australian political response to extinction crisis
Robots Recycle Rags
(May 6, 2019)
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Pitanga extends life in worms,
Smart dust has shrunk by Ian Woolf,
David Hinwood designs robots to recycle old clothing.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
David Hinwood
Purple pitanga fruit (Eugenia uniflora L.) protects against oxidative stress and increase the lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans via the DAF-16/FOXO pathway
Summary of "Purple pitanga fruit (Eugenia uniflora L.) protects against oxidative stress and increase the lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans via the DAF-16/FOXO pathway."
The Microbots Are on Their Way
New cell-sized micro robots might make incredible journeys
NMN Nicotinamide mononucleotide 125mg 30 caps
Sleep, lasers and sauce revisited
The science of sleep, lasers and sauce
Investigating Sight
(April 29, 2019)
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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 for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome identified
Could ‘alcosynth’ provide all the joy of booze – without the dangers?
Skymions and Eternal September (2014 Diffusion including David Nutt's Alcarelle story)
Bio-engineering Innovation Challenge 2019
(April 22, 2019)
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The Bioengineering Innovation Outreach Challenge 2019 prize winners by Ian Woolf,
Professor Hala Zreiqat talks about the ARC Bioengineering Innovation Centre,
Dr Gavinda Singh talks about his research in cancer cures and his mentorship,
Team Team from Sydney Girls High School talk about their Epilepsy brainwave monitoring solution,
Team Biochis from Mount Carmel Catholic School talk about their nutritional deficiency detecting watch,
Team Discovery Channel from Fort St High School talk about implanting an epinephrine dispensor for allergic shock,
PhD students Mathilde Longfield and Ben Ferguson talk about mentoring the high school students,
Team Exothermics from Sydney Girls High School talk about making scorpion antivenom cheaper and easier to access,
Team Tissue Box from Sydney Girls High School talks about their water-proof hearing aid
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Professor Hala Zreiqat
BIOENGINEERING INNOVATION OUTREACH CHALLENGE 2019
Team team from Sydney Girls High School
Team Biochis from Mount Carmel Catholic High School:
Maria Tuyor, Alisa Thephavong, Maria-Louise Baccay, Elisha Sailago and Anora Sitthirajvongsa
Team Biochis sensor watch
Team Discovery Channel from Fort St High School
Team Exothermics from Sydney Girls High School
Team Tissue Box from Sydney Girls High School
Nano 3D Printing
(April 15, 2019)Feeling hands, incriminating handshakes by Ian Woolf,
Professor Martin Wegener talks about nano 3D Printing,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Nano-scale printing promises lab-grown retinas, custom-made bones
The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted
First dexterous hand prosthesis implanted
Forensic DNA evidence is not infallible
A long handshake can spread your DNA to objects you didn’t touch
Home synthetic biology lab
(April 8, 2019)
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Electric cars are the new NBN by Ian Woolf,
JJ Hastings talks about creating art and science and her new authorised synthetic biology home lab
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
JJ Hasting's garage synthetic biology lab
J.J. Hastings’ research explores self-experimentation, genome editing, machine learning and the future intersections between tech and the human body. She has long-standing roots as a biohacker (2009)—having co-founded two community labs, London Biohackspace and Melbourne’s BioQuisitive—and now has the first garage lab start-up in Australia to be approved by the OGTR to work with genetically modified organisms.
J.J.’s artwork has been exhibited at venues across Europe, India, Asia, North America, and Australia. J.J.’s career in scientific research spans over 15 years. She is alumna of New York University, Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and Central Saint Martins with advanced degrees in Biology, Bioinformatics, and Fine Art. Her research fuses and folds together the fields of machine learning, bioengineering, space exploration, new media art, and ethics.
Stand by, Australia, for the electric car revolution
ABB Launches 8-minute Charger for Electric Vehicles (2018)
ScoMo Apparently Forgot His Government Already Funds Electric Car Fast-Chargers
Coalition hits bottom of barrel with fake news campaign against electric cars
Bill Shorten says it takes 8-10 minutes to charge an electric car
'Australia's waking up': take-up of electric car charging points to market shift
Tritium ultra fast car chargers made in Australia
Brain Stimulation
(April 1, 2019)
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The God helmet by Ian Woolf,
Peter Simson-Young talks about personalising transcranial direct current stimulation using 3D printing.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
The controversial device that might make you feel the presence of a higher power
Magnetic Stimulation of the Temporal Cortex:
A Partial “God Helmet” Replication Study
Replication of God Helmet experiment and many other of our results. – a Blog by Dr. Michael A Persinger.
Validating New Technologies to Treat Depression, Pain and the Feeling of Sentient Beings: A Reply to “Neuroscience for the Soul”
Fat viruses and CRISPR kits
(March 25, 2019)The virus that makes you fat but healthy - by Ian Woolf,
Alex Kelly talks about a new model for the Biofoundry, and CRISPR kits in development.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Biohacker Alex Kelly at the Australian Innovation Centre
Biofoundry
Adenovirus 36 and Obesity: An Overview
Reduction of adenovirus 36-induced obesity and inflammation by mulberry extract
The Human Obesity Virus & How It Affects You
Investing in the Future
(March 18, 2019)
MP3 download
Alex Kelly talks about economics, automation, investment, and how to change things for a better society.
Excerpt from "Machine: Master or Slave"
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Alex Kelly at the Australian Innovation Centre
Gravitational wave generators
(March 11, 2019)
MP3 download
High Frequency Gravitational Wave generator by Ian Woolf,
Alcubierre warp drive, EM inertia-less drive and anti-gravity with Professor Geraint Lewis,
The strange case of the disappearing anti-gravity researchers by Dr Tim Baynes,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Professor Geraint Lewis
Sydney Institute for Astronmy
High Frequency Gravitational Wave Generator patent
Analysis of the Demonstration of the Gertsenshtein Effect
GravWave company
Aerospace applications of HFGW
The high energy electromagnetic field generator
'MAGICAL' GRAVITY WAVE WEAPONS NO THREAT, PANEL SAYS
Update on Podkletnov gravity modification work
Science podcast science and FTL patents
(March 4, 2019)
MP3 download
Navy FTL space drive patent by Ian Woolf,
Ben Kiernan's science of science podcasts and the Non-peer reviewed podcast,
Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Ben Kiernan
Non-peer reviewed podcast
Craft Using an Inertial Mass Reduction Device
Conditional possibility of spacecraft propulsion at superluminal speeds
Analysis of the Demonstration of the Gertsenshtein Effect
Nano Molecular train sets
(February 25, 2019)
MP3 download
Cyber attack on Australia,
Weird technology from the US Navy, by Ian Woolf,
Nano-engineering molecular motors by Dr Shelley Wickham,
Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Dr Shelley Wickham
A DNA-based molecular motor that can navigate a network of tracks
Scientists Build DNA Rail System For Nanomotors, Complete With Tracks & Switches
Instructables - Design, Assembly, and Verification of a 2D DNA Origami Nanostructure
DNAliens BioMOd team
Australian political parties hit by 'state actor' hack, PM says
Hackers gain entry to Federal Parliament network
Infosec pro questions PM's claims about 'sophisticated' attack
Parliament attackers appear to have used Web shells
Iran or China? Competing claims about actor behind Parliament hack
Explained: The Liberal Party's Parakeelia rort
Parakeelia rented Liberal Party's 2013 election campaign headquarters
Taxpayer-funded surveillance: The Liberal Party database and i360 combine
XKCD: Voting Machines
Web shells
‘State actor’ makes cyber attack on Australian political parties
AUSTRALIA, WE NEED TO HAVE AN URGENT CHAT ABOUT SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY AND THE RACE FOR MARGINAL VOTES
Liberal Party harnesses i360 big data in time for 2019 Federal Election
The Liberal Party’s Parakeelia laundering scheme
Parakeelia generates a record $900,000 for the Liberal Party
Parakeelia: The (almost) perfect Liberal Party Scam
Revealed: How the ALP keeps secret files on voters
Labor's voter tracking practices exposed by a simple Google search
Political Databases: where privacy goes to die
Voting within Australia
If These US Navy Patents are Made Then We Are in a Star Trek Technology World
Navy files for patent on room-temperature superconductor
Patent: Piezoelectricity-Induced Room Temperature Superconductor
Navy scientists develop room-temperature superconductor based on Al or PZT coating
Big If Real: Navy Files Patent on Room-Temperature Superconductor
Birds, bees and bots
(February 18, 2019)
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 of the biorobotics lab at the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia
Solar cooling, work and housing
(February 11, 2019)
MP3 download
Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf,
Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2,
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Frost fairs, sunspots and the Little Ice Age
The 'imminent mini ice age' myth is back, and it's still wrong
Ultraviolet Flux Decrease Under a Grand Minimum from IUE Short-wavelength Observation of Solar Analogs - Astrophysical Journal Letters
A grand solar minimum would barely make a dent in human-caused global warming
Solar Cooling: The Showdown Begins in 2020
The exponential growth of solar PV
Is exponential growth of solar PV the obvious conclusion?
Solar Power Could Still Save the World
Longer winters are coming in reality and will partially blunt global warming for 50 years
Suddenly, the sun is eerily quiet: Where did the sunspots go? (2014 instead of 2018)
NASA extreme low sunspot counts indicate global cooling onset (American Thinker)
The Future of Human Needs
(February 4, 2019)
MP3 download
3D printed steaks,
One cheap pill to treat most of aging by Ian Woolf,
Nathan Waters examines Human Needs, now and into the future - part 1,
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Nova Meat
Barcelona researcher develops 3D printer that makes ‘steaks’
A researcher has developed a plant-based meat substitute that's made with a 3D printer
PRESSKIT 100% PLANT-BASED STEAK
Vivera Vegan Steak: Does It Taste Like The Real Thing?
Sampling Vegan Steaks
Vivera vegan steak: a review
(2006) Long-term angiotensin II AT1 receptor inhibition produces adipose tissue hypotrophy accompanied by increased expression of adiponectin and PPARγ
(2008) Angiotensin receptor blockers are lower incidence, progression of Alzheimer's disease
(2009) Disruption of the Ang II type 1 receptor promotes longevity in mice
(2009)Disruption of the Ang II type 1 receptor promotes longevity in mice (researchgate)
(2010) Angiotensin receptors as determinants of life span
(2012) Less Alzheimer's pathology with angiotensin receptor blocker use
(2012) New insights into angiotensin receptor actions: from blood pressure to aging
(2014) Brain renin-angiotensin system and dopaminergic cell vulnerability
(2016) Changes in Angiotensin Receptor Distribution and in Aortic Morphology Are Associated with Blood Pressure Control in Aged Metabolic Syndrome Rats
NMN Nicotinamide mononucleotide 125mg 30 caps
The Woolf-Pulfrich Effect
(January 28, 2019)From 24th January 2011:
Whistling caterpillars,
bug zappers powered by the bugs they zap,
fluoridated water can hurt children's teeth,
Gotham partners announce they will profile EVERYBODY,
Peer Review by the Peer Review Players,
Paying attention can lose you weight and make you happy,
The Woolf-Pulfrich effect - 3D and antidepressant!
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Whistling caterpillars startle birds
Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots
The use of fluoride in infants and children
The historical origin of the Pulfrich effect: a serendipitous astronomic observation at the border of the Milky Way
Poor Man's 3D Video
Doctor Who in 3-D
nV News - 3D Imagery - 3D Glasses
The Pulfrich Illusion
The Pulfrich Effect: Discussions & Explanations
Pulfrich Glasses - 3-D Glasses Named After Astronomer Carl Pulfrich
Pulfrich effect Stereoscopy (wikipedia)
Can Taped Goggles Heal Emotional Disorders?
Dual-brain psychology: therapy for both of your brains
Depression Research Supports Dual-Brain Theory
Opt out of My Health Record
(January 21, 2019)
MP3 download
From 12th November 2018:
My Health Record privacy director quits,
99 data breaches reported by Ian Woolf,
Bernard Robertson-Dunn talks about why you should opt out of My Health Record.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Opt out of My Health Record
Australian Privacy Foundation
Hidden conflict: My Health Record boss privately giving advice to health firms
Hunt finally submits to My Health Record arm-twists as opt-out window extended
Govt reveals My Health Record opt out window
Uncertainty looms over MyHealth deadline
Senate inquiry recommends locking down My Health Record by default
Greg Hunt refuses to give My Health Record update as MPs push to extend opt-out period
My Health Record: Greg Hunt promises to redraft legislation after public outcry
Rushed My Health Record changes still missing the point
My Health Record access controls used only 214 times in million record trial
There is no social licence for My Health Record. Australians should reject it
My health record hit by 99 data breaches
Is The Grass The Same Colour? Reflections On National Governments Implementing Health Care Initiatives
The Five Biggest My Health Dramas Of The Week
My Health Record privacy framework 'identical' to failed UK scheme, expert says
Discovery - Women, MindSwitch and Quantum computers
(January 14, 2019)
MP3 download
From 16th November 1999:
News of Martian probes and exoplanets by David Blank,
Matt Whitfort asks Dr Michelle Smyth about the issues facing women in science.
Ian Woolf interviews Professor Ashley Craig about his research into the UTS Mindswitch.
Ian Woolf talks with Dr Andrew Djurak about Quantum Computers.
Presented by Carol Oliver.
Produced by Ian Woolf,
with technical support by Lucas Koellen.
Sound check by Charles Willock,
re-edited by Ian Woolf.
Axiomatic - Never was a cornflake guy
(January 7, 2019)
MP3 download
From 18th January 2000:
The strange connection between corn flakes and masturbation by Ian Woolf,
- discusssion with Sophie Kalvalides, Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf.
The Life of Jacob Bronowski concluded by Lachlan Whatmore.
Hosted by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf,
Technical support by Gina Sartore,
Re-edited by Ian Woolf,
Sound check by Charles Willock
Ian, Gina, and Lach
Axiomatic weird food and Bronowski
(December 31, 2018)
MP3 download
From 11th January 2000:
Antidepressant orgasms by Ian Woolf,
US AIDS AID by Lachlan Whatmore,
Fun with grapes by Ian Woolf
Light emitting vegetable diodes by Ian Woolf,
The Life of Jacob Bronowski part 1 by Lachlan Whatmore,
Stimulating chocolate by Ian Woolf,
ET hates soap by Lachlan Whatmore,
Aids win in Uganda by Lachlan Whatmore,
Hosted by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf,
Technical support by Gina Sartore,
Re-edited by Ian Woolf,
Sound check by Charles Willock
Ian, Gina, and Lach
2018 Ig Nobel Prizes
(December 24, 2018)
MP3 download
Marc Abrahams hosts the Annals of Improbable Research's Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony.
2 hour ceremony cut down to 24 minutes by Ian Woolf.
Sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Twenty years and Biblical genes
(December 17, 2018)
MP3 download
Teen boy puts religion in his genes by Ian Woolf,
Twenty years of Diffusion, a walk down memory lane by Ian Woolf
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
The first injection in a human being of macromolecules whose primary structure was developed from a religious text
Les Troisièmes (Mini-série)
Adrien Locatelli's Youtube channel
Full automation and Elvis on the Moon
(December 10, 2018)
MP3 download
Germs deep underground,
Germs from hand drying by Ian Woolf,
Lucas Koellen lifts the lid on toilet hazards, and Elvis on the Moon,
Elyse Sue talks about ffull unemployment at Tranhumanism Australia.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Dyson Airblades 'spread germs 1,300 times more than paper towels'
Evaluation of the potential for virus dispersal during hand drying: a comparison of three methods
Reality check: Are hand dryers in public bathrooms full of bacteria and fungi?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_Fk1BCR5nw
Life in Deep Earth Totals 15 to 23 Billion Tonnes of Carbon—Hundreds of Times More than Humans
Scientists identify vast underground ecosystem containing billions of micro-organisms
Transhumanism engineering Cat-girls
(December 3, 2018)
MP3 download
CRISPR babies update by Ian Woolf,
Transhumanism and emerging technologies by Peter Xing,
Engineering Cat-girls by Meow Ludo Meow Meow.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
The researcher who created CRISPR twins defends his work but fails to quell controversy
The Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies Is Missing
Asteroid deflection and CRISPR babies
(November 28, 2018)
MP3 download
CRISPR baby by Ian Woolf,
Nikola Schmidt and Petr Bohacek talk about Planetary Defense - part 2.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
NASA Planetary Defense
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
Chinese researcher claims first gene-edited babies
Chinese scientists are creating CRISPR babies
First gene-edited babies claimed in China
Genetically modified BABIES in BOMBSHELL BREAKTHROUGH claims scientist
Chinese scientist claims he helped make world's first genetically edited babies
Safety and validity evaluation of HIV immune gene CCR5 gene editing in human embryos
HIV Resistant Mutation
Planetary Defense and symbiotic drones
(November 19, 2018)Symbiotic drones by Ian Woolf,
Nikola Schmidt and Petr Bohacek talk about Planetary Defense - part 1.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Nikola Schmidt and Petr Bohacek
ESA Planetary Defense
NASA Planetary Defense
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
FlyJacket Lets You Control a Drone With Your Body
FlyJacket: An Upper Body Soft Exoskeleton for Immersive Drone Control
My Health Record Opt Out
(November 12, 2018)
MP3 download
My Health Record privacy director quits,
99 data breaches reported by Ian Woolf,
Bernard Robertson-Dunn talks about why you should opt out of My Health Record.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Opt out of My Health Record
Australian Privacy Foundation
Hidden conflict: My Health Record boss privately giving advice to health firms
Hunt finally submits to My Health Record arm-twists as opt-out window extended
Govt reveals My Health Record opt out window
Uncertainty looms over MyHealth deadline
Senate inquiry recommends locking down My Health Record by default
Greg Hunt refuses to give My Health Record update as MPs push to extend opt-out period
My Health Record: Greg Hunt promises to redraft legislation after public outcry
Rushed My Health Record changes still missing the point
My Health Record access controls used only 214 times in million record trial
There is no social licence for My Health Record. Australians should reject it
My health record hit by 99 data breaches
Is The Grass The Same Colour? Reflections On National Governments Implementing Health Care Initiatives
The Five Biggest My Health Dramas Of The Week
My Health Record privacy framework 'identical' to failed UK scheme, expert says
Space Force and Llamas
(November 5, 2018)
MP3 download
Llamas fight flu by Ian Woolf,
Steven Freeland talks about the US Space Force,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Steven Freeland
The US plan for a Space Force risks escalating a ‘space arms race’
Universal protection against influenza infection by a multidomain antibody to influenza hemagglutinin
Tethered antibodies present a potential new approach to prevent influenza virus infections all season long
How llamas could help us fight the flu
Influenza (Seasonal) WHO
Influenza Fast Facts
Merriam Webster: English borrowed `llama' but altered pronunciation
Cambridge Dictionary prounciation - llama
Oxford Dictionary pronunciation - llama
Fizzy ice cream and musical planes
(October 29, 2018)
MP3 download
Chimpazee fossils,
Chimpanzee genome,
Lunar penguin robot to jump around the Moon,
by Adam Richardson, Peter Robins, Michael Sun, Jacqui Pfeffer and Chris Stewart
Fizzy Ice cream by Matt Clarke,
Ian Salmon's Music to keep planes flying, by Chris Stewart and Adam Richardson,
Hosted by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Produced by Chris Stewart,
re-edited by Ian Woolf
This show was originally broadcast in September 2005
Absinthe chemistry and Beer froth maths
(October 22, 2018)
MP3 download
DIY genetic engineering,
Potatoes stop bleeding,
Gaffa tape stops warts,
and Venusian bacteria by Ian Woolf
2002 Chemistry Nobel Prize - identifying biological macro-molecules by Chris Stewart,
Absinthe science by Adam Mark,
2002 IgNobel Prizes - Scrotal asymmetry in man and ancient sculpture, beer froth obeys law of exponential decay, washing machine for cats and dogs, belly button lint by Chris Stewart
Hosted by Adam Mark,
Produced by Chris Stewart,
Technical support by Gina Satore,
re-edited by Ian Woolf.
Chris Stewart, Gina Satore, Lachlan Whatmore, Adam Mark, Tim Baynes, Angelique Hutchinson
Nobel prize in Chemistry 2002
IgNobel prize winners 2002
‘DIY gene modification’ of animals revealed
Potato Powder Stops Bleeding
Can Duct Tape Get Rid of Warts?
Venus may have bugs, say scientists
Researchers Say Venus' Atmosphere Could Support Extraterrestrial Life
Coeliac genes and zombies
(October 15, 2018)
MP3 download
Nepenthes lure insects with carbon dioxide by Ian Woolf,
Richard Charlesworth examines gene expression to diagnose Coeliac disease spectrum,
The secrets of real zombies by Ian Woolf,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Nepenthes pitchers are CO2-enriched cavities, emit CO2 to attract prey
How Plants Use Carbon Dioxide to Capture Bugs
Carnivorous Nutrition in Pitcher Plants (Nepenthes spp.) via an Unusual Complement of Endogenous Enzymes
Enzymes from carnivorous plant could help people digest gluten
Anti-Encryption
(October 8, 2018)
MP3 download
Lizzie O'Shea talks about the anti-encryption Assistance and Access Bill,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Lizzie O'Shea
Digital Rights Watch
Tell Labor to defend encryption
The 'Data Sharing and Release Act' is coming for your data
Strong and responsible: can encryption be both?
Privacy, media and politics: What are our rights?
Big data is an unguarded corner of democracy
Australian encryption Bill raises bar for outrageous legislation: Comms Alliance
The Chinese Motherboard Hack Is a Crisis, Even If It Didn’t Really Happen
Explained: The Liberal Party's Parakeelia rort
My Health and privacy
Meow on Mars
(October 1, 2018)
MP3 download
Reprogrammed cells heal wounds by Ian Woolf,
Meow Ludo Meow Meow in conversation about the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, realistic robots, growing plants in space, astrobiology, colonising Mars and Australia's Space Agency.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Biofoundry
In vivo reprogramming of wound-resident cells generates skin epithelial tissue
New technique heals wounds with reprogrammed skin cells
Whales, drones and bacteria
(September 24, 2018)
MP3 download
Bacteria from humans can generate electricity by Ian Woolf,
Vanessa Pirotta uses drones to sample whale snot,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Photo courtesy of Joanne Stephan
Vanessa Pirotta
A flavin-based extracellular electron transfer mechanism in diverse Gram-positive bacteria
Hundreds of electricity-generating bacteria found, including pathogenic, probiotic and fermenting bacteria
Study Suggests Probiotic Bacteria and Superbugs Can Produce Electricity
Tickets and power in NSW
(September 17, 2018)
MP3 download
When is a ticket not a ticket? by Ian Woolf
Meow Ludo Meow Meow explains the legalities of travelling with an implanted ticket,
Sander Fransen concludes When the stars will align for Zero Carbon energy in NSW
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Opal contactless payments
Opal contactless payments trial FAQ
NSW Transit officers can't check credit card tap ons
Guy Leech backs waterproof multi-function wearable CURL by Inamo
Investible just led a $1.5 million investment round for Sydney wearable fintech Inamo
Transport for NSW extends the successful Contactless Payments Trial
Zero Carbon stars align
(September 10, 2018)
MP3 download
Cameras take roll call all day in Australian schools by Ian Woolf,
Sander Fransen asks When will the stars align for Zero Carbon energy in NSW?
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Sander Fransen
LoopLearn
Australian schools begin spying trials using facial recognition technology
Schools using facial recognition techn to boost safety
Kafka High
Lockport schools turn to state of the art technology to beef up security
High School in China installs facial recognition cameras to monitor students' attentiveness
School installs £9,000 facial recognition cameras to stop students turning up late... and teachers could be next target
Big Brother in schools
FACE RECOGNITION IS NOW BEING USED IN SCHOOLS, BUT IT WON’T STOP MASS SHOOTINGS
Outrage after schools agree to trial facial recognition to be used to spy on students as young as five
Australian primary classes larger than OECD average, report shows
Lightbulb terrariums and biobiz
(September 3, 2018)
MP3 download
Gartner's Hype Report predicts 5 trends for the next 5 years by Ian Woolf,
Meow Ludo Meow Meow in conversation about lightbulb terrariums, biodomes, space stations and bio-businesses.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Lightbulb Terrarium
Meow Ludo Meow Meow
Hearts, strawberries and water
(August 27, 2018)
MP3 download
Strawberries help Inflammatory Bowel Disease symptoms,
Nano-fibre nets catch water from the air by Ian Woolf,
Muthu Vellayappan mends hearts with groovy patches.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Muthu Vellayappan
Strawberries Could Help Reduce Harmful Inflammation in the Colon
Strawberries may reduce gut inflammation
IBD Australia
Can strawberries help cure intestinal inflammation?
Portable freshwater harvester could draw up to 10 gallons per hour from the air
Nanofibre net draws drinking water from the air for drought-hit people
Seaweed science week and memory
(August 20, 2018)
MP3 download
Lana Kajlich reports on her seaweed Science Week activities,
Dana Leidl talks about memory and amnesia,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Restoring crayweed Phyllospora comosa to South Bondi photo credit by John Turnbull
Dana Leidl
Operation Crayweed
(August 13, 2018)
MP3 download
Rotten egg gas rejuvenates cells by Ian Woolf,
Lana Kajlich talks about Operation Crayweed and restoring seaweed forests.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Lana Kajlich
Operation Crayweed
Mitochondria-targeted hydrogen sulfide attenuates endothelial senescence by selective induction of splicing factors HNRNPD and SRSF2
Ageing in human cells successfully reversed in the lab
Sick supplements and secret gardens
(August 6, 2018)
MP3 download
Commercial astronauts at NASA by Ian Woolf,
Kate Samardzic talks about biotoxins in supplements,
Christina McGhee talks about Secret Science events for Science Week, at the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Kate Samardzic
Kate Samardzic on twitter
Christina McGhee
Royal Botanic Garden Science Week events
NASA Commercial Crew
NASA assigns first crew to fly commercial spacecraft
These are the astronauts NASA assigned for SpaceX and Boeing to launch the first crews from the US since 2011
Vitamania, woken worms and DNA repair
(July 30, 2018)
MP3 download
Woken worms and crowd-funding against cancer by Ian Woolf,
Derek Muller talks about making Vitamania.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Derek Muller
Veritasium
Veritasium on Youtube
Vitamania The Movie
Viable Nematodes from Late Pleistocene Permafrost of the Kolyma River Lowland
Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life
breakthrough holds promise of longer, healthier life
hSSB1 associates with and promotes stability of the BLM helicase
hSSB1 phosphorylation is dynamically regulated by DNA-PK and PPP-family protein phosphatases
Cancer Ageing Research Program
Donating to the Queensland University of Technology
Donate to CARP
Fund-raising fair-trade coffee, chocolate and tea for CARP
Funding ME and CFS research
(July 29, 2018)
MP3 download
Senate Estimates prompts NHMRC to start an ME/CFS panel to target research funding,
Stephen Graves describes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 2008,
Part 2 of Brett Lidbury talking about ME/CFS.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Australian Department of Health pins its hopes on NIH research
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Information for Healthcare Providers
'Potentially harmful and old-fashioned' chronic fatigue treatments under review
Brain injury may cause chronic fatigue
Hit-and-run injury to the brain
Study finds Chronic Fatigue caused by brain injury
Prolonged Illness after Infectious Mononucleosis
Is Associated with Altered Immunity but Not with Increased Viral Load
Post-Exertional Malaise, Exercise And ME/CFS
Graded Exercise Therapy for CFS /ME & FMS;
Friend or Foe?
ME isn’t just ‘exercise phobia’: it’s a physical illness
#estimates - diagnosis and treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, or chronic fatigue syndrome
February 2016 Estimates QoN ME and CFS
Slippery ice, Misdirected science
Invisible illness and Exploding spacecraft
Australian government seeking expert advice on ME and CFS research grants
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients' reports of symptom changes following cognitive behavioural therapy, graded exercise therapy and pacing treatments: Analysis of a primary survey compared with secondary surveys.
NDIS must recognise Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or suicide will follow
Diagnosing ME, and CFS
(July 16, 2018)
MP3 download
CT38 - a cure for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis?
MyHealthRecord Opt out website fails,
Brett Lidbury talks about diagnosing Myalgic encephalomyelitis, Chronic fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia - part 1.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
The Cortene Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Drug Trial Begins
Cortene Inc
Australian Privacy Act 1988 Section 6: Enforcement Agencies
My Health Record systems collapse under more opt-outs than expected
Technical chaos and privacy backlash as My Health Record opt out period begins
Australian E-Health records breached twice in the last year
ADHA pins My Health Record opt-out issues on users with incorrect information
Turnbull defends My Health Record amid security concerns
When nudge comes to shove: making e-health opt-out was always a risky venture
There is no social licence for My Health Record. Australians should reject it
Government left red-faced by health privacy commissioner's website bungle
My Health Record could be our worst government data breach yet
My Health Record: Your questions answered on cybersecurity, police and privacy
Google's new CAPTCHA security login raises 'legitimate privacy concerns'
Grinding your face
(July 9, 2018)
MP3 download
Face tracking tested on poor people by Ian Woolf,
Tim Cannon talks about implanting devices for fun and profit.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Tim Cannon
Livestock Labs
Grindhouse Wetware
TimTheCyborg
How to Opt OUT of MyHealth Records
My Health Record systems collapse under more opt-outs than expected
The latest health data breach is one reason why I’ll be opting out of MyHealthRecord
Centrelink automation hurting Australia's most vulnerable - Anglicare
A single identity to engage with government agencies
Face-Gov: selfie nation a step closer
Biometric Identification and Identity Theft
The questions Australia should really ask about face recognition
FACIAL RECOGNITION AND ITS SECURITY FLAWS
Centrelink to use face scanning technology for pension claimants
Centrelink vows to FACE-SCAN welfare recipients and introduce a ‘demerit points’ to crackdown on benefits fraud
Centrelink to face-scan welfare recipients in drastic new crackdown on benefits fraud
Centrelink recipient's data released by department to counter public criticism
Face Recognition CEO Says Use Of This Tech By Police Is 'Irresponsible And Dangerous'
Australian Government’s national facial recognition regime needs a serious rethink
Centrelink 'tightens security' as identity theft crimes to access welfare payments grow
NSW government commits AU$52.6m to national biometric initiative
Airport security card company reveals data hack as AFP investigates
A real Mediscare: Data breach raises new concerns about security of health records
Mathematically impossible legislation
(July 2, 2018)
MP3 download
From July 2017:
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
Biofoundry
The laws of Australia will trump the laws of mathematics: Turnbull
Prime Minister Says The Laws Of Mathematics Are Trumped By Australian Law -
A war on maths.
Brandis refuses to table 'unremarkable' WhatsApp comms
WhatsApp not approved for sensitive government communications, says Malcolm Turnbull's adviser
Australia is now King Idiot of the internet
Facebook rebuffs Malcolm Turnbull on laws to access encrypted messages for criminal investigations
Indiana Pi
Australian Prime Minister Says Parliament Can Override Laws Of Mathematics
Laws of mathematics don’t apply here, says Australian PM
EU deals Theresa May encryption setback as MEPs propose ban on government backdoors
Theresa May’s futile war on psychoactive drugs
eBay threatens to block Australian shoppers over GST
Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Alibaba say online retailers won't comply with GST change
Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016
Government urged to scrap online GST changes
The ACCC Allows 'NBN Tax' To Be Passed On To Customers
Even A 'GigaGalactic Super Computer' Would Take A Long Time To Crack 256-Bit Security
When is 'not a backdoor' just a backdoor? Australia's struggle with encryption
Quantum teleportation sexy hello
(June 25, 2018)
MP3 download
From October 2008:
News by Ian Woolf,
- Medical Chocolate from Mars,
- Fertile greetings from females
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,
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Re-edited by Ian Woolf
Science Week special again
(June 18, 2018)
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Marc, Victoria and Ian tackle the questions you have asked us in 2010
Why do I sneeze at the Sun?
What would something look like if it was travelling at the speed of light?
Why do sportsmen train at altitude?
Why do previously overweight people have trouble keeping the weight off?
We ask the experts to get the real answers to these questions and more
Questions answered by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Marc West
Re-edited by Ian Woolf
