Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 1


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Listen to Sam Hosovsky explain to Ian Woolf how uCat is building apps to help paralysed people with Brain-Computer-Interfaces learn to speak using virtual reality and artificial intelligence
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Sam Hosovsky in a black turtleneck jumper

Sam Hosovsky, CE of uCat

An analog-AI chip for energy-efficient speech recognition and transcription

How Artificial Intelligence Gave a Paralyzed Woman Her Voice Back

Neurofeedback Virtual Learning

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Comedy in his DNA


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Sam Dyer talks about doing science stand-up comedy about DNA sequencing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Small Modular Nuclear Reactors AGAIN


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From 2022: Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? The Liberal-National Party want you to think so. News of a vaccine for hair loss,
and a reminder from the original Moon landing.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Lego nuclear reactor - small and modular, glowing with two lego people in yellow hazard suits

toy nuclear power reactor on tabletop with toy cars
toy nuclear power reactor on tabletop with toy figures and a toy truck
fake Lego toy nuclear reactor generated by Stable Diffusion

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?

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Brain spindle dating tips


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From 2009:
What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries;
'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains;
And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists that draw our attention in the latest science news
Presented by Ian Woolf
Co-produced by Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf

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Lord Morton's mare and robotic gutars


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Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers, and non-genetic inheritance in Lord Morton's mare and the quagga.
Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Dr Angela Crean
Sex, flies and sperm count: young scientist's research on male fertility wins award
Flies give another twist in the evolving story of heredity
Equus quagga and Lord Morton's mare

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Luke Coffey


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The Big Misunderstanding


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Listen to John Mattick explain why Junk DNA is the big misunderstanding of molecular biology.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Professor John Mattick
Professor John Mattick

Equus quagga and Lord Morton's mare
Telegony and guitars

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Chocolate fuel, steroids and roomba sumo


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From 2006:
Ian Woolf reports on fuel from waste,
Lachlan Whatmore on the Portuguese Man-of-War,
Matt Clarke on Rommba Sumo,
Lachlan Whatmore explains how steroids work, and how they mess you up,
Ian Woolf reports on magnetic implants,
Lachlan Whatmore reports on a gel that protects against AIDS.
Hosted by Matt Clarke,
Produced by Ian Woolf

diagram of the path from cacao tree, to chocolate waste, to biofuel, to car
Potential Use of Industrial Cocoa Waste in Biofuel Production

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Comedy, housework and sex


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From 2010: Listen to Marc West explain the correlation between sex and housework. Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow. Aaron Cooke reports on starquakes, stroking rats, mosquito attraction,
- and how green tea fights cancer.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf


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2023 Ig Nobel Prizes - part 2


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Part 2 of the Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think, followed by the 24/7 lectures. Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research.

The 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes

Marc Abrahams and Ig Nobel co-hosts sitting in a boat on a river


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2023 Ig Nobel Prizes - part 2


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Part 2 of the Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think, followed by the 24/7 lectures. Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research.

The 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes

Marc Abrahams and Ig Nobel co-hosts sitting in a boat on a river


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2023 Ig Nobel Prizes - part 1


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The Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think! Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research. Part 2 next week

The 33rd First Annual Ig Nobel Prizes

Marc Abrahams and Ig Nobel co-hosts sitting in a boat on a river


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AI has a human alignment problem


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Listen to part 3 of Ian Woolf's chat with Transhumanist Brendan Clarke on how AI is being abused by people who's values are not aligned with society.
The Ignobel Prize 24/7 lectures where a researcher is given 24 seconds to describe their work, and then to explain it in just 7 words that anyone can understand.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Brendan Clarke at a Transhumanist stand at a trade show
Annals of Improbable Research
Transhumanism Australia

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After AI takes jobs


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Listen to part 2 of Ian Woolf's chat with Transhumanist Brendan Clarke on how AI gets smarter, and how to change society to help people who lose their jobs as a result.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Brendan Clarke at a Transhumanist stand at a trade show

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AI needs nurturing


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Listen to Brendan Clarke and Ian Woolf chat about what's happened with artificial intelligence over the last year, and what may happen, and why good parenting is a factor.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Brendan Clarke at a public stand for the Transhuman Coin

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Face transplant and spice for life


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Successful face transplant including eyeball,
News of Cinnamon for longer life and better memory by Ian Woolf,
Face recognition by Gina Sartore
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

man sits in hospital bed, holding a mirror to look at his newly transplanted face, with doctors and family around the bed

https://nyulangone.org/news/nyu-langone-health-performs-worlds-first-whole-eye-partial-face-transplant
NYU Langone Health Performs World’s First Whole-Eye & Partial-Face Transplant

https://www.buckinstitute.org/news/new-drug-like-molecule-extends-lifespan-ameliorates-pathology-in-worms-and-boosts-function-in-mammalian-muscle-cells/ New drug-like molecule extends lifespan, ameliorates pathology in worms and boosts function in mammalian muscle cells
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-023-00524-9 A drug-like molecule engages nuclear hormone receptor DAF-12/FXR to regulate mitophagy and extend lifespan
https://neurosciencenews.com/cinnamon-learning-memory-22444/ Spice of Life: Cinnamon Helps Boost Learning and Memory
https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415X.2023.2166436 “Cinnamon and cognitive function: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical studies”

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Are earthquakes affected by climate change?


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Australian SpIRIT nano-satellite to be launched,
How climate change may cause more volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, and make them more severe.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

lightning striking an erupting volcano

SpIRIT counting down to launch in the US
How do you break Australia’s satellite drought? Hitch a ride with Elon Musk
SpIRIT of science: University of Melbourne-led satellite mission launch countdown begins

Climate change could be triggering more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Here's how
Heavy rain can trigger earthquakes
Note on rain-triggered earthquakes and their dependence on karst geology

Scientists study likely link between climate and earthquakes


Can Climate Affect Earthquakes, Or Are the Connections Shaky?


Fluid-induced aseismic fault slip outpaces pore-fluid migration

We know where the next big earthquakes will happen — but not when
Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains

New Zealand Team to Investigate Impact of Climate Change on Earthquake-Induced Natural Disasters

Does fracking cause earthquakes?
How is hydraulic fracturing related to earthquakes and tremors?
Fracking can cause earthquakes tens of kilometres away – new research
Global review of human-induced earthquakes
Earthquakes triggered by fracking, not just wastewater disposal, study finds
2019: The Year Fracking Earthquakes Turned Deadly
Understanding Earthquakes Caused by Hydraulic Fracturing
Even if Injection of Fracking Wastewater Stops, Quakes Won't
Researchers Find Evidence That Fracking Can Trigger An All-New Type of Earthquake

Carbon capture and storage, geomechanics and induced seismic activity
Underground carbon storage is the future in Canada. But could it cause earthquakes?
Could pumping CO2 under Canada's coast cause earthquakes?
Fault Slip Tendency Analysis for a Deep-Sea Basalt CO2 Injection in the Cascadia Basin
Seismicity induced by geological CO2 storage: A review

A volcano is erupting again in Iceland. Is climate change causing more eruptions?
Volcanoes Can Affect Climate
Climatic control on Icelandic volcanic activity during the mid-Holocene

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Red Cross Blood Bank


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From 2013:
Ian Woolf reports on Vel-negative blood,
What are A, B and O, and what is RH negative and positive? Ian Woolf speaks with with Joe Patkes, Red Cell Serologist at the Red Cross Blood Services centre in Alexandria about blood types, blood processing and transfusions.

Woman standing in a room of big jars of blood in the 1930s
Red Cross Blood Service Transfusion

Red Cross Blood Service Donation

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Woomera blasts off


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From 2015:
Asteroid moons Earth,
Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf
Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range.
Production checked by Charles Willlock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Woomera 3-Bloodhound

Woomera 2

Woomera 4-early missile launch

Woomera 1

Asteroid That Flew Past Earth Has MoonAsteroid That Flew Past Earth Has Moon
Mission to Bennu

Astronomers detect hints of two more planets in our Solar System
Percival Lowell's Quest
The Discovery of Pluto

Venetia Burney: The 11-Year-Old Girl Who Named Pluto

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Don't ignore your symptoms


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New protein causing post-exertional malaise hints at new diagnostic tests and drugs for ME/CFS,
Flaws found by critics in the PACE Trials and Cochrane Review recommending graded exercise therapy and Cognitive behavioural therapy for ME/CFS - the Australian clinical guidelines are based on pseudoscience.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Sigmund Freud wearing a Dunce's cap or Wizard's hat
Sigmund Freud 1895

WASF3 disrupts mitochondrial respiration and may mediate exercise intolerance in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Protein may be linked to exercise intolerance in ME/CFS

An exercise trial for long covid is being criticized by some patients
Ivestigating the parallels between ME/CFS and Long COVID
COVID-19 and post-infectious myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: a narrative review


Conversion disorder: the modern hysteria
Why did Karl Popper criticize Freud's theories?
Karl Popper: The Line Between Science and Pseudoscience
Karl Popper

Protocol for the PACE trial: A randomised controlled trial of adaptive pacing, cognitive behaviour therapy, and graded exercise as supplements to standardised specialist medical care versus standardised specialist medical care alone for patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis or encephalopathy

A randomised trial of adaptive pacing therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise, and specialist medical care for chronic fatigue syndrome (PACE): statistical analysis plan (PACE trial)
Comparison of adaptive pacing therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy, graded exercise therapy, and specialist medical care for chronic fatigue syndrome (PACE): a randomised trial

Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome

Formal complaint of Cochrane Review from Dr Robert Courtney.

Pressure grows on Lancet to review “flawed” PACE trial
The Updated NICE Guidance Exposed the Serious Flaws in CBT and Graded Exercise Therapy Trials for ME/CFS
Rethinking the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome—a reanalysis and evaluation of findings from a recent major trial of graded exercise and CBT

Controversy over exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: Key lessons for clinicians and academics
Graded exercise therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is not effective and unsafe. Re-analysis of a Cochrane review
Treatment Harms To Patients With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Bad science misled millions with chronic fatigue syndrome. Here’s how we fought back
Do graded activity therapies cause harm in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Adverse outcomes in trials of graded exercise therapy for adult patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

2020 NICE reverses advice on exercise therapy for treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome in draft guidance
2021 ME exercise therapy guidance scrapped by health watchdog NICE
Chronic fatigue syndrome advice scraps exercise therapy
2020 NICE backtracks on graded exercise therapy and CBT in draft revision to CFS guidance

Graded exercise therapy does not restore the ability to work in ME/CFS – Rethinking of a Cochrane review

Death in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) – What has it Told Us? The Autopsy Files

ME study: Graded Exercise Therapy ban 'could harm' patients

ME isn’t just ‘exercise phobia’: it’s a physical illness

The Effects Of Graded Exercise Therapy And Positive Thinking On A Young Girl With ME
Five things to know about Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome
When the doctor doesn’t listen
Has Long COVID Always Existed?
No ‘Recovery’ in PACE Trial, New Analysis Finds
The PACE Trial Invalidates the Use of Cognitive Behavioral and Graded Exercise Therapy in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Review
US Centres for Disease Control ME/CFS treatment


TRIAL BY ERROR: The Troubling Case of the PACE Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study (second installment) 2
TRIAL BY ERROR: The Troubling Case of the PACE Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study (final installment) 3
Why myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is nothing like everyday tiredness

UK NHS ME/CFS treatment guidelines

Whoops! Did a GET Study Just Explain Why It DOESN’T Work in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)?
MAYO CLINIC REMOVES GET AND CBT FROM CFS WEBPAGE
Graded exercise therapy 'should no longer be recommended for people with ME'
CDC Removes Reference to Disputed ME/CFS Therapies From Website

Graded exercise therapy for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome is not effective and unsafe. Re-analysis of a Cochrane review
The Cochrane correspondence
GET and CBT are ineffective or cause harm in ME-patients

Anger over exercise advice in chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic fatigue syndrome Clinical practice guidelines for Australia — 2002

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X marks the Auto-immune disease


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Listen to Lachlan Gray talk about how auto-immune diseases affect many more females than males, and his research into how the X chromosome may be the cause.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Lachlan Gray

Lachlan Gray

ResearchBytes podcast feed
ResearchBytes on Spotify
ResearchBytes on Apple Podcasts

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Neurofeedback virtual learning


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Listen to Luke Turner talk about his project to use Neurofeedback and virtual reality to help people learn more things, more easily.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Selfie of Ian Woolf and Luke Turner in front of the lattice-shaped windows of the Engineering and IT faculty at UTS
Luke Turner (right)
Luke Turner's LinkedIn
UCat
The Luke Turner Podcast

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Graphene power


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Graphene antenna for more efficient solar power,
Flanders and Swan, First and Second Law
Controversial graphene circuit claims to extract energy from random heat fluctuations.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Doctoral student Ferdinand Harerimana and Professor Paul Thibado in his lab
Doctoral student Ferdinand Harerimana and Professor Paul Thibado in his lab. Photo by Photo by University Relations, University of Arkansas

Terahertz Rectennas on Flexible Substrates Based on One-Dimensional Metal–Insulator–Graphene Diodes
Graphene-based Micro-rectenna

Thermoelectrically Pumped Light-Emitting Diodes Operating above Unity Efficiency.
LED's efficiency exceeds 100%
Fluctuation-induced current from freestanding graphene
Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene

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Nuclear Australia - pros and cons


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From the 2013 Nuclear Energy For Australia? conference:
Uranium miner Dr Erica Smyth argues for nuclear power for Australia,
Conservationist Professor Ian Lowe argues against nuclear power for Australia
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Uluru with a red mushroom cloud hanging low, with a mutant kangaroo with an extra tail



Dr Erica Smyth at Toro Energy

Long Half-Life The Nuclear Industry in Australia

Why vs Why

Climate Change and the Nuclear Option
The Australian Conservation Foundation

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Assange, Music and the law


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A plea-deal for Julian Assange?
Artists given a second chance to sue AI.
Not A Crime,
Music and Book industries try to shut down the Internet Archive.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Julian Assange dressed as a judge in a court-room, with a gavel playing an old record

Julian Assange

Leak at WikiLeaks A Dispatch Disaster in Six Acts
Assange ruling confirms US prisons' grim record, experts say
Key witness in Assange case admits to lies in indictment
Julian Assange's books and journalism awards
Artists For Assange - list of Julian Assange's journalism awards
Julian Assange unleashed a revolution in journalism
Assange extradition a dangerous assault on international journalism
UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s lifemay be at risk
United Kingdom: UN expert calls for immediate release of Assange after 10 years of arbitrary detention
Julian Assange subjected to psychological torture, UN expert says
How Assange case highlights crime of psychological torture
US Hints at Assange plea deal
The ongoing torture and medical neglect of Julian Assange
Julian Assange Can't Get a New Tooth Because the UK Says So
UN expert on torture sounds alarm again that Julian Assange’s life may be at risk
A new book argues Julian Assange is being tortured. Will our new PM do anything about it?
How Assange case highlights crime of psychological torture
Doctors claim Julian Assange is being 'psychologically tortured'
Julian Assange subjected to psychological torture, UN expert says
USA must drop charges against Julian Assange
Questions remain over Assange's stroke, as he is sent to likely death
Julian Hill: The political persecution of Julian Assange is unconscionable
Australian Parliament Federation Chamber STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS: Assange, Mr Julian
UN Rapporteur on torture: “Julian Assange is a political prisoner.”
Assange ruling confirms US prisons' grim record, experts say
What happens if Julian Assange is tried in the US?
My Life in the Supermax
Assange and the assurances of ‘civilised’ torturers
Certifying Assange’s extradition puts him at great risk and “would pose grave threat to press freedom”
Julian Assange’s Extradition to the United States Would Result in Serious Human Rights Violations
Extraditing Assange Would Be a “Legalized” Rendition to US Torture
Torture in U.S. Prisons
Supermax Prisons: Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading
THE TEN WORST PRISONS IN AMERICA
Assange would not get a fair trial in the US: CIA whistleblower
I Reject Using My Unjust Conviction Against Julian Assange
UN expert says "collective persecution" of Julian Assange must end now
Julian Assange will not face a fair trial in the US
Assange would not get a fair trial in US
Julian Assange - Ultimatums to the Prime Minister, ‘Set Him Free’
A Distant Mirror: American-Style Plea Bargaining Through the Eyes of a Foreign Tribunal
Could there be a plea deal for Julian Assange?

AI lawsuits

US judge finds flaws in artists' lawsuit against AI companies

Internet Archive anti-library lawsuits

Is Classical Music Copyrighted?
Internet Archive: The Fight Continues
Internet Archive Loses First Battle in Publishers’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
The Internet Archive Is a Library
Internet Archive Loses Lawsuit Over E-Book Copyright Infringement. Here’s What to Know
Neil Gaiman, Alok Menon, Naomi Klein, Saul Williams, and 300+ authors pen open letter supporting libraries’ rights in the digital age
Now Is Not The Time For Publishers to Go After Online Libraries: Hachette Book Group, Inc. v. Internet Archive
Revising Section 108: Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
Music labels sue nonprofit Internet Archive for copyright infringement over digitized 78s of Frank Sinatra and other artists
Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection
HBO Max Is Reportedly Removing Content To Save Money: Heres What That Means For You Streaming services are removing tons of movies and shows — it’s not personal, it’s strictly business
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WorldCoin and Rejuventation by dilution


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Scan your eyeball for free money?
Rejuvenation by diluting your blood!
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

picture of a metal orb with a non-human eye looking out
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Get tickets to my 12 September 2023 science comedy performance

Young blood to old – where do the answers to aging lie?

Young Blood and Old Blood
What a blood transfusion experiment in mice can teach us about aging
Parabiosis: the Dilution Solution?
Study shows that diluting blood plasma ‘resets’ aging
Diluting blood plasma rejuvenates tissue, reverses aging in mice

Diluted blood plasma found to reverse aging in mice,/a>
“Old” Blood Found to Contain Factors That Induce Aging in Young Animals
Blood of Young Mice Extends Life in the Old

Old plasma dilution reduces human biological age: a clinical study
Plasma dilution improves cognition and attenuates neuroinflammation in old mice
Multi-omic rejuvenation and life span extension on exposure to youthful circulation
Three Month Heterochronic Parabiosis Has a Deleterious Effect on the Lifespan of Young Animals, Without a Positive Effect for Old Animals
Application of bio-orthogonal proteome labeling to cell transplantation and heterochronic parabiosis
Rejuvenation of three germ layers tissues by exchanging old blood plasma with saline-albumin
Plasma dilution improves cognition and attenuates neuroinflammation in old mice
Old plasma dilution reduces human biological age: a clinical study
Lyfspn pilot clinical trials

Deception, exploited workers, and cash handouts: How Worldcoin recruited its first half a million test users
WorldCoin responses to the MIT Technoogy Review article above
WorldCoin Data collection agreement
Worldcoin asks for user consent collects heartbeat, breathing, and other vital signs
WorldCoin User Terms and Conditions
Edward Snowden talks about WorldCoin on twitter
Worldcoin Promised Free Crypto If They Scanned Their Eyeballs With “The Orb.” Now They Feel Robbed.
Worldcoin, creators of the eyeball scanning orb that promises universal basic income, encounters more difficulties Worldcoin soars despite accusations of fraud
Is Worldcoin Token A Scam?
I Looked Into Sam Altman’s Orb and All I Got Was This Lousy Crypto
France raises concerns over Worldcoin – Why?

The Untold Story of Worldcoin’s Launch: Inside the Orb

Worldcoin Rises, But So Do Privacy Concerns
Free Money for Eyeball Scans? Worldcoin Deep Dive
Worldcoin launch raises eyebrows as WLD price notches a double-digit gain
Worldcoin: The Cryptocurrency That Wants To Scan Your Eyeballs
Sam Altman's Worldcoin Integrates With Identity Management Software Okta as It Pushes Into Germany
Tools For Humanity
WorldCoin Foundation
WorldCoin White Paper
Inside the Orb: The Untold Story of Worldcoin’s Launch


‘Don’t catalogue eyeballs’ is Snowden’s response to Worldcoin
Inside Sam Altman’s Worldcoin and its quest to catalog all humans
WorldCoin Co-Founder letter

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Edward Teller, Isaac Newton and military Robots


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Therese Chen reports on Fairy Wren passwords (2012),
Chris Stewart interviews Sir Isaac Newton (2003)
Tim Baynes reports on fish poison, molecular machines and kidneys, (2003)
Chris Stewart reports on the life and science of Edward Teller,(2003)
Arwen Cross, Julie-Anne Popple and Ian Woolf discuss military walking robots (2012).
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

photo of Edward Teller writing equations on a blackboard

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Cute Beard Slime


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Ian Woolf reports on Cute Science, Beard beer, Alpha Centauri B's planet and HIV milk - with comments from Julie-Anne Popple and Arwen Cross.
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Chris Reid, a biologist from the University of Sydney, about the memory of slime moulds.
Presented by Julie-Anne Popple
Produced by Ian Woolf

baby with a beard and moustache

Chris Reid

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Gravity Maverick - part 1


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Listen to Dr Viv Robinson boldly explain why most physicists have misunderstood Einstein's gravity, and what it means for what the Universe is made of. News of impossibly massive galaxies.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Dr Viv Robinson, against a backdrop of stars and galaxies
'We just discovered the impossible': How giant baby galaxies are shaking up our understanding of the early universe
A population of red candidate massive galaxies ~600 Myr after the Big Bang

Physical explanations of Einstein's gravity

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Augment your memory


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How can we improve our memory? Ian Woolf takes a deep
dive into the ancient art of memory systems.
News of artificial intelligence finding new drugs
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

cartoon of a brain lifting weights
Discovery of senolytics using machine learning
Machine learning algorithm identifies 3 natural anti-aging chemicals
AI algorithms find drugs that could combat ageing

Art Of Memory
How to build a Memory palace

Harry Lorayne

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Killer AI and 2010 Ignobels


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This episode was first broadcast on 2010-10-11:
Hugo DeGaris concludes his warning from 2010 that AI could threaten human existence, with discussion from Marc West. Highlights of the 2010 IgNobel Prizes by Ian Woolf.
Hosted by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Hugo
Hugo de Garis at the Singularitry Summit in Melbourne

Annals of Improbable Research

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Sex and the single geek


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Listen to polymath Matthew Hall and hypnotherapist and counsellor Melinda Hall-King talk about the science of human courtship. Dedicated to the loving memory of Matthew Hall.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

close up photo of Matthew Hall wearing his purple Fedora

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Frontiers of Science part 2


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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

Innoculation Science
Infor Interventions YouTueb channel

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Frontiers of Science part1


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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

Photo of Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Ian Woolf, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli, and Dr David Bishop in a line of chairs at the Frontiers of Science Forum
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

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Parasites, penicillin and protein


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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

2011 IgNobel Prize winners

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Categorification, Not A Crime


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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

portrait photo of Anna Romanov, on stage giving a talk
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.


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Robert Booy - Infectious Diseases


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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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portrait photo of Professor Robert Booy
Professor Robert Booy
Infectious diseases doctor’s message as ATAGI changes COVID-19 vaccine advice
Infectious diseases expert weighs in on school mask advice

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Analysing chemicals and Synthesizing text


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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

Portrait of Associate Professor David Bishop
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

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Modelling to Mars!


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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

Susanna Guatelli standing in front of a tree and building at the University of Wollongong
Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli
Dr Susanna Guatelli
Frontiers of Science Forum 2023


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Australian Computer Museum Society - part 2


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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

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Australian Computer Museum Society - part 1


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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

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Fly Singularity


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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

photo-realistic image of Gregory Benford in the lab surrounded by very big flies

Genescient
Chatbot Wears Down Proponents of Anti-Science Nonsense
Sweet bypass for student finger scanner
Farmers Cope With Roundup-Resistant Weeds

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SETI switch


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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

photo-realistic Gregory Benford standing in front of a SETI radio-telescope dish, that looks a little like a flying saucer, with nebula in the sky

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


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Red dust, smart dogs and twitter


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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

photorealistic image of red dust storm over Sydney Harbour, almost on fire, with Ian Woolf looking to the camera with a grin

Dust storm blankets Sydney as drought bites

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Zapping mosquito bites and phish tales


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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.

photorealistic image of a mosquito being hit by lightning
Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes


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2022 Ig Nobel Prizes


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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

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Sydney Space suits - part 2


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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.

selfie of Kiriti Rambhatla with Ian Woolf, next to a prototype soace suit at Metakosmos
Metakosmos

photo-realistic image of Ian Woolf as an astronaut on Mars
photo-realistic image of Ian Woolf as an astronaut on Mars
photo-realistic image of Ian Woolf in a space suit in an airlock

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Sydney Space suits - part 1


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Meet Kiriti Rambhatla, CEO of Sydney startup Metakosmos, making space suits and related technologies. Part 1.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Kiriti Rambhala posing next to a prototype space suit, with NASA concept travel posters on the wall
Metakosmos

Ian Woolf in a space suit in orbit above the Earth
Ian Woolf in a space suit in orbit above the Earth
Ian Woolf in a space suit in orbit above the Earth, photographed from inside the ship

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Dark Matter Astronaut Training


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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

Pascal Lee in a spacesuit in a red desert that looks like Mars
Pasacal Lee
Professor Joe Silk

photorealistic image of Ian Woolf in a space suit on Mars


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Dishbrain puppeting drones in VR


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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

photo of a brain in a dish with wires coming out

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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

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Tardigrades to the Moon!


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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

A plush tardigrade toy holding a microphoneA realistic tardigrade holding a microphone

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




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Dementia and Artificial Intelligence


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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

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Machines Behaving Badly - part 2


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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


Toby Walsh touching an androids finger, as seen from over the android's shoulder
Toby Walsh


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

painting of Ian Woolf wearing a tan trench coat, holding his arms across his chest holding it tight, with comic book faces in the background
Ian Woolf looking like a comic book Lex Luthor with a clipboard
framed painting of Ian Woolf in a beige trench coat and a black fedora with a skinny brim, looking like he's out of Breaking Bad
deepfake photo of Ian Woolf with blue eyes and a metal mask, looking like a super-villain
Comic style drawing of Ian Woolf, bald, holding a black gadget, with a space station background
comic stle drawing of Ian Woolf, bald, with a futuristic circuitry kind of wall behind him
deepfake photo of older Ian Woolf holding out his Nobel Prize, dressed in a tuxedo, in front of a wall of books

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Machines Behaving Badly - part 1


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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

Professor Toby Walsh touching fingers with a cute humanoid robot
Toby Walsh

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2022 Nobel Prizes


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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

fake photo from Stable Diffusion, of Ian Woolf wearing a tuxedo in a library, displaying his freshly awarded Nobel Prize medal
2022 Nobel Prizes

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Fuctional Super Food


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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
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

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Zwicky Dating Deja Vu


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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


Franz Zwicky sitting at a giant telescope

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GFC - what did we learn?


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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

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Women in Science and Gender-bending


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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

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Small Modular Reactors


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Vaccine for hair loss,
NASA postpones the Moon ,
Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer?
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

toy nuclear power reactor on tabletop with toy cars
toy nuclear power reactor on tabletop with toy figures and a toy truck
fake Lego toy nuclear reactor generated by Stable Diffusion

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?

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Expressly Human - part 2


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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 pointing his finger top the right
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

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Expressly Human - part 1


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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

Dr Mark Changizi presenting a talk in front of a large screen, with his arms outstretched to point to his sides
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

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How safe is your seafood from Ciguatera?


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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
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

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Autonomous algorithms


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Professor Toby Walsh talks about the future of artificial intelligence with Ian Woolf.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

07 Toby Walsh with Baxter the robot
Toby Walsh

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Dorkbot, Putin, Sneezing and Sunlight


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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





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Plants to eat, and plants that eat


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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.

insect eating Nepenthes pudica trap leaves underground and above ground
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)

First record of functional underground traps in a pitcher plant: Nepenthes pudica (Nepenthaceae), a new species from North Kalimantan, Borneo

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!

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Vision Revolutions


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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

Mark Chanizi's blog
O2Amp



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

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Nikola Tesla and Doc Oc


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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


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Emerge Australia


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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.

Zoom screen with Anne Wilson on the left, and Ian Woolf on the right
Emerge Australia

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis what's changed?


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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.....

hands holding signs saying - my = muscle, algic = pain, encephalo= brain, myel = nerve, itis = inflammation

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

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Goats, studs and smart beds


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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.


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The Public Goods game


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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


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Questioning Science Frontiers - part 2


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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
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

NSW and Queensland flooded the same week a major climate report was released. We need to talk about it

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?

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Biology Evolves - part 2


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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 standing in a hallway, leaning on a rail
Professor Johannes le Coutre
Johannes le Coutre, Martina Stebnzel, Ian Woolf, Chris Tisdell, Ben Eggleton - seated
Professor Johannes le Coutre, Professor Martina Stenzel, Ian Woolf, Professor Chris Tisdell, Professor Ben Eggleton at the Frontiers of Science Forum 2022

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Biology Evolves - Part 1


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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

Professor

Professor Johannes le Coutre

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Plato's Compass


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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, with his circle-arc template behind him
Professor Chris Tisdell
Beyond the compass: Exploring geometric constructions via a circle arc template and a straightedge
Mathomat
circle arc template close-up


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Tiny targeted plastic


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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


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Nuclear waste storage


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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)

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Nuclear waste storage


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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)

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Nuclear windmill synaesthesia - in memory of Charles Willock


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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

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The Physics Behind The Internet


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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)

CUDOS Director Professor Benjamin Eggleton - Photo Credit CUDOS

Laser light in an optical fibre - Photo Credit CUDOS
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

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New year new behaviour


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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

portrait o Shelly Laslett
Shelley Laslett
Vitae
Singularity University Australia Summit 2019

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Plagued - part 2 revisited


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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

Dr John Froude wearing a mask that has been pulled down to his chin
Dr John Froude

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

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Plagued - part 1 revisited


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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

Dr John Froude with his arm around a gold statute of a chimpanzee
Dr John Froude

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Ig Nobel Prizes 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


Ig Nobel Prize winners 2021

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Sarcastic Multi-dimensional Octopus


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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


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Gut bugs!


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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

Diffusion logo with oval window looking into magnified gut bacteria in purple

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

Effect of Standardized Grape Powder Consumption on the Gut Microbiome of Healthy Subjects: A Pilot Study

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

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Transhuman and Transhumanitarian


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From 2011: A history of Transhumanism,
From 2013: My Transhumanitarian vision by Ian Woolf
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf sitting at a desk in front of a microphone and laptop, wearing a hat, pointing to the camera
Humanity +
Transhumanism Australia


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Vaccination explanation


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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, Victoria Bond, and Ian Woolf - posed with silly expressions in front of a 1970's wallpaper
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

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Guitar engineering


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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

A grid of six strings with robot actuators playing them - a robotic guitar

Robotic Guitar

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Luke Coffey

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Talking ducks and extra limbs


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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 writing the word
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

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The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 3


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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 giving a big thumbs up to the camera
Steven Hoffman - FoundersSpace

2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

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The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 2


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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

Steven Hoffman standing with his hands framing his vision as he looks to the future
FoundersSpace

2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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The Five Forces That Change Everything - part 1


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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

Split Zoom screen with Steven Hoffman on the left hands gesticulating with a big smile, and Ian Woolf on the right listening with pursed lips in a starry shirt.

FoundersSpace

An army of microrobots can wipe out dental plaque
Catalytic antimicrobial robots for biofilm eradication

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Virtual Augmented Extended Reality


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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 in a Zoom window on the left, wearing a VR headset with a VR background, and Ian Woolf in the Zoom window on the right, wearing a VR headset in his lounge room
Brendan Clarke (on the left)
Transhumanism Australia


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Pick-up lines radio reward


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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


Julianne Popple, Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf, looking thoughtful in front of 1970's style wallpaper
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20 years of Bug-bots


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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

montage of remote controlled cockroaches

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


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Fanny Macleay and Flying Saucers


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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

Water colour painting of  Sydney when St Mary's was building, ca. 1830 / Fanny Macleay
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

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Deception and Proteomics


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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

Ben Herbert
Ben Herbert


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Spread by aerosol - part 2


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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

Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez standing in front of a slatted timber wall
Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez

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Spread by aerosol - part 1


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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

Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez in his office with a wall of books behind him, and a music keyboard on the shelf
Professor Jose-Luis Jimenez

The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill



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Contraceptives and cocktails


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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


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Retro Robot love


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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

sculpture of a robot with open arms, made from old electrical parts

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Plagued - part 2


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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

Dr John Froude wearing a mask that has been pulled down to his chin
Dr John Froude

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

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Plagued - part 1


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Dr John Froude talks about plagues past, present and future - part 1,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Dr John Froude with his arm around a gold statute of a chimpanzee
Dr John Froude

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Life and Toydeath


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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

2014-08-20 17.47.15
Orsola De Marco

Einstein Lecture at the Ultimo Science Festival

2014-08-16 14.37.54
Nick Wishart

2014-08-16 16.16.05
2014-08-16 16.15.56
2014-08-16 12.38.55
Toydeath

Real Vegan Cheese
Real Vegan Cheese - Synthetic Biology Inidiegogo crowd-funding campaign

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Molecular machines magnified


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Professor Antoine van Oijen builds microscopes to watch DNA replicate.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

microscope image of DNA replicating

Professor Antoine van Oijen portrait

Professor Antoine van Oijen
Molecular Horizons
Wollongong Antimicrobial Resistance Research Alliance
Bachelor of Bionanotechnology (Honours)


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Dr Rachie vs the antivaxxers


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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

Dr Rachel Dunlop in the lab looking into a microscope
Dr Rachel Dunlop

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The Polymer Age


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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
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

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Random Lasers


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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 wearing a blue jumper with a scarf
Professor Judith Dawes
MQ Photonics Research Centre

Frontiers of Science Forum 2021 (PDF)

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The Pais Effect


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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

Dr Salvadore Pais standing on a stage with model air craft under each hand

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

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Cancer dust super-tasting


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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

Julie-Anne examines Marc's hair while Ian and Victoria study a tablet


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Dave Sings Sight Scan Science


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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

Dave The Happy Singer sitting in the studio in front of a microphone using Twitter on his phone

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


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To the Moon with fireworks and geckos


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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

fireworks on the Sydney Harbour Bridge

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

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2020 Ig Nobel Prize Awards


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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

Ig Nobel Prize Winners 2020

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SETI giant spiders


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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, with added giant spider crawling on top
Parkes Radio Telescope photo by Catherine Currie

Jill Tartar
Lindsey Gray


Night Terrors in an Adult
Precipitated by Sleep Apnea



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Eugenic multiverses


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Radio astronomer Maria Cunningham talks about genetic selection and multiple universes - part 3,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Dr Maria Cunningham sanding in the desert, she is followed by another Maria, and in front of her is another Maria facing her

Dr Maria Cunningham

Sign the petition to free Julian Assange

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First Contact Time Travel


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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

Maria Cunningham standing in the desert looking into the distance, with a Tardis behind her, and a green inflatable alien in front of her
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

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Little Green Molecules


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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

Maria Cunningham standing in the desert looking into the distance
Dr Maria Cunningham

NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon by SOFIA

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Butt slings for beetles


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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 holding a beetle in a dish, with a magnified beetle on the computer screen behind her
Shasta Henry at Young Tassie Scientists

Shasta Henry holding a clown beetles  kounted in a glass jar
Shasta Henry in front of a computer with many displays of insects in a lab

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Plant genetics and vampires


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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 in her greenhouse with flowering plants
Kelsey Picard - Young Tassie Scientists
That's What I Call Science Podcast

Malignant but not maleficent: acute leukaemia as a possible explanation of disease and death in vampire victims


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Developing brains


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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

Silvia Vicenzi
Young Tassie Scientists - Silvia Vicenzi


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Face Mask Physics


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Ian Bryce applies physics to face masks.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Bryce holding a disposable mask with the words outside showing in one hand and a mask with a valve in the other hand

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Solar explosions and insect minds


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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

NASA photo of the Sun showing a long tendril of flame being ejected

Coronal Mass Ejections
The solar storm of 2012 that almost sent us back to a post-apocalyptic Stone Age

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Breath from salt


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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

Bijal Trivedi professional headshot
Bijal Trivedi

FameLab British Council
Famelab Foundation for Western Australian Museum


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FameLab Australia 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 Australia 2020 logo

FameLab
FameLab Australia 2020 - Foundation for Western Australian Museum

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COVIDFree without COVIDSafe


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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

Mark Andrejevic
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

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Face recognition antagonism


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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

Mark Andrejevic through reflections on a window
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

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C02 Concrete and fun fungi


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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

Professor Vivian Tan

Dr Tim Baynes

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Pasteurised waste water power


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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
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

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The science of podcasts


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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 with headphones
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

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Nano-tech train sets


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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

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Birds and the bees and the bots


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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

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Emerging technology and gender


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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

Yolande Strengers at her desk
Associate Professor Yolande Strengers LinkedIn Twitter
The Smart Wife: Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot

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Editing genetic disease and sports injuries


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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
Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University
Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University
Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University
Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University

Laurence Wilson from CSIRO
Laurence Wilson from CSIRO
Laurence Wilson from CSIRO
Laurence Wilson from CSIRO
Laurence Wilson from CSIRO

Sara Brooker from Science In Public
Sarah Brooker

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

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Electric cars, TB, and mutated whooping cough


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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
Seyedfoad Taghizadeh from Macquarie University

Elinor Hortle
Elinor Hortle from the Centenary Institute

Lawrence Luu with microphone and sparkler
Lawrence Luu from the University of New South Wales

Natalie Twine
Natalie Twine from CSIRO

hostess Sarah Brooker
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

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Trauma, pain, and fish


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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
Joel Hoffman

Lindsay Parker
Lindsay Parker

Laura Michie
Laura Michie

Sarah Brooker
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

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Electronic Nose Math Superhero


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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 with his board game
John Teague

Wentian Zhang with his electronic nose
Wentian Zhang

close up of Anne Griebel
Anne Griebel

David Arnold close-up
David Arnold

Fresh Science NSW

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Neuromorphic social impact


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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 with a Foosball table and neuromorphic camera
Yesh Bethi from the International Institute for Neuromorphic Systems

Nick Ralph with his laptop at CEBIT
Nick Ralph from the International Institute for Neuromorphic Systems

Hervé Harvard and Sophie Ritchie from Rapido
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







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Solar Race Suicide Model Virtual Pain


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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

Western Sydney Solar Team in front of their solar car
Western Sydney Solar Team

Mark Heffernan at CeBIT
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
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?

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Future of Human Needs past


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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

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Ig Nobel Prizes Awards 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

The Annals of Improbable Research

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Social effects of Algorithmic bias


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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 in front of a large screen showing an animated woman's face
Simon Friend of Soul Machines

Singularity University Australia

Alix Rübsaam

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Tesla suit field brain scanner


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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 TeslaSuit
Ian wearing a virtual reality TeslaSuit

Dimitri Mikhalchuk with the TeslaSuit worn by a dummy
Dimitri Mikhalchuk with the TeslaSuit

Chris Levi with brain scan equipment and images
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


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Bop Seabin Mycoreality


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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


Alexandra Ridout with the Seabin Project

The Seabin Project billboard

The Seabin Project

Alicia Dudek from Mycoreality
Soilquest poster
LifeCykel poster with Alicia Dudek
Mycoreality on Facebook

Bop Industries

Singularity University Australia

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Hacking sex and citizen space


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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 on stage with a slide saying babies can now be made in the lab
Kim Hulett (Singularity University South Africa)
Next Biosciences

Stephen Brinks and Venith Raj at the CeBIT Sydney
Citizen Space


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Exponential Energy


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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 on stage
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

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Changing behaviour


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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

portrait o Shelly Laslett
Shelley Laslett
Vitae
Singularity University Australia Summit 2019

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Future Low Energy Electronic Technology


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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

Sam Bladwell standing in front of the ocean with a cruise ship in the background><br />
Samuel Bladwell<br />
<a href=https://www.fleet.org.au/unsw/>FLEET</a></p>

<p><a href=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2019/press-release/>The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019</a><br />
<a href=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2019/press-release/>The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019</a><br />
<a href=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/2019/press-release/ 2019>The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019</a><br />
<a href=https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/statistically-speaking-2019-nobel-prize-lineup-11-men-and-one-woman-was-bound-happen>Statistically speaking, 2019 Nobel Prize lineup of 11 men and one woman was bound to happen</a><br />
<a href=https://theconversation.com/why-dont-more-women-win-science-nobels-125096>Why don’t more women win science Nobels?</a></p>



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Junk DNA extreme weather aphasia


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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


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Baby thoughts, forget to learn


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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

Sculpture by the Sea at Bondi beach, featuring a giant inflated sculpture of a man's head wearing a dive mask that is half-filled with water.


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Plight of the platypus


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Thomas Grant talks about preserving platypuses,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

opera-house yabbie trap with dead platypus
Australian Platypus Conservacy
Thomas Grant in his study
Thomas Grant

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AI - replace, destroy or enhance


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Andrew Despi talks about his vision of an artificial intelligence future,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Andrew Despi wearing a t-shirt that reads Ancient astronaut theorist
Andrew Despi
Akin

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Coral reefs in NSW


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Tracey Ainsworth and Steph Gardner from UNSW talk about NSW coral reefs
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf



Associate Professor Tracey AinsworthDr Stephanie Gardner

From Reef to Harbour: The Hidden Wonder of NSW Corals
Climate change: Marine heatwaves kill coral instantly

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Ignoble Artilect War

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, arms raised,  with text projected on his face as he speaks
Hugo de Garis at the Singularitry Summit in Melbourne

Annals of Improbable Research

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Artilect war and plankton


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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



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Superlative hydrogen


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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

Matthew Laplante in a forest
Matthew Laplante

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

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Scientific journalism and extreme biology


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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

Matthew Laplante standing in a temperate forest
Matthew Laplante

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






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Nanoparticles and twitter peer review


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Twitter peer review by Ian Woolf,
Debora Monego talks about nanoparticles.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Deboar Monego at her desk
Debora Monego

CCR5-∆32 is deleterious in the homozygous state in humans

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Water, Survival and ME/CFS 1999


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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

Ian Woolf 20 years ago in front of old computer

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Robots Recycle Rags


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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
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

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Bio-engineering Innovation Challenge 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

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Home synthetic biology lab


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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 Hastings
JJ Hastings

JJ
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

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Fat viruses and CRISPR kits

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


Alex Kelly at the Australian Innovation Centre

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
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Investing in the Future


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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
Alex Kelly at the Australian Innovation Centre

The Biofoundry

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Gravitational wave generators


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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

Geraint Lewis
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

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Science podcast science and FTL patents


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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 with headphones
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

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Nano Molecular train sets


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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

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Birds, bees and bots


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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

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Discovery - Women, MindSwitch and Quantum computers


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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.

younger

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Axiomatic - Never was a cornflake guy


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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

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Axiomatic weird food and Bronowski


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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

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2018 Ig Nobel Prizes


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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.

Marc Abrahams

Annals of Improbable Research


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Twenty years and Biblical genes


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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.

Diffusion team

Lock's test smile
Diffusion won!
lach-birthday-group

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

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Full automation and Elvis on the Moon


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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.

Elyse Sue - Full unemployment

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

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Transhumanism engineering Cat-girls


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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 Current Technological Feasibility of Creating Cat-girls
Meow with a Cat-girl slide


The researcher who created CRISPR twins defends his work but fails to quell controversy
The Scientist Who Gene-Edited Babies Is Missing

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Planetary Defense and symbiotic drones


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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

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

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Fizzy ice cream and musical planes


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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

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Wings that Sing
Vibrating plane wings may delay stalling

MIT crew churns out ice cream with sizzle

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Absinthe chemistry and Beer froth maths


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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.

lDiffusion team 2002
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

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Coeliac genes and zombies


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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.

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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

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Meow on Mars


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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.

Meow on the surface of Mars

Biofoundry
In vivo reprogramming of wound-resident cells generates skin epithelial tissue
New technique heals wounds with reprogrammed skin cells

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Tickets and power in NSW


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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.

Meow Ludo Meow Meow

Biofoundry

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

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Lightbulb terrariums and biobiz


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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.

Meow holding lightbulb terrarium
Lightbulb Terrarium

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Meow Ludo Meow Meow

Gartner Hype Report 2018

How to build a lightbulb terrarium

Biofoundry

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Hearts, strawberries and water


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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.

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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

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Seaweed science week and memory


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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
Restoring crayweed Phyllospora comosa to South Bondi photo credit by John Turnbull

Dana Leidl
Dana Leidl

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Operation Crayweed


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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
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

NMN Nicotinamide mononucleotide 125mg 30 caps

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Sick supplements and secret gardens


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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.

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Kate Samardzic
Kate Samardzic on twitter

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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

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Funding ME and CFS research


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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.

LIDBURY Brett 14July2011

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


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Grinding your face


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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
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

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Quantum teleportation sexy hello


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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

teleporter

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Science Week special again


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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

Diffususion team 2010

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Nobels and Ig nobels


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from October 2005:
News by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Rubber from fruit flies,
Ultra-violet spiders,
Dumped by SMS,
the Nobel Prize winners with Adam Richardson,
the IgNoble Prize winners with Ian Woolf,
Presented by Matthew Francis
Produced by Chris Stewart
Re-edited by Ian Woolf

Marc Abrams introducing Miss SweetiePoo

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Wound honey and rhythmotron


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Walk fast if you want to live by Ian Woolf,
Daniel Bouzho talks about Manuka honey and bacteria,
Raelene Sommer describes the Rhythmotron and Penrith Observatory.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Daniel Bouzho
Daniel Bouzho

Raelene Sommer
Raelene Sommer with the Rhythomtron and Xronomorph

Xronomorph
XronoMorph | A free new app that helps musicians develop new rhythms

Self-rated walking pace and all-cause, cardiovascular
disease and cancer mortality: individual participant
pooled analysis of 50 225 walkers from 11 population
British cohorts

Walking faster could make you live longer: research

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Bacterial love cleavage virtual observatories


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Hangover cure by Ian Woolf,
Michael Widjaja talks about bacteria using cleavage,
Kate Wilson talks about building the virtual Penrith Observatory.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Michael Widjaja
Michael Widjaja
Cleaving to survive: the complex life of pathogenic bacteria

Kate Wilson
Kate Wilson

A Hepatocyte‐Mimicking Antidote for Alcohol Intoxication
A hangover pill? Tests on drunk mice show promise

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Parasite hacks and computer vision


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Akane Tanaka finds new treatments for auto-immune disorders by studying how parasites hack our immune system,
Quian Wu uses computer vision and machine learning to find your clothing size, and also to track livestock,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Akane Tanaka
Akane Tanaka

Quian Wu
Quian Wu

CeBIT Australia

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Poked plant physics Ant venom


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Live bodiless brains by Ian Woolf,
Toby Hendy talks about the physics of poked plants,
Samira Aili talks about using ant venom to save the world,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Toby Hendy at Famelab
Toby Hendy at Famelab
Tibees - Toby Hendy on YouTube
Toby Hendy on Twitter

Samira Aili with mass spectrometer
Samira Aili in the lab with a mass spectrometer
Samira Aili on Twitter
Spider Man and Ant Woman

Researchers are keeping pig brains alive outside the body
The ethics of experimenting with human brain tissue

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Why You're Not Dead Yet


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Powerless cameras by Ian Woolf,
Dr David Farmer and comedian Jackson Vaarhoor explain Why You're Not Dead Yet,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

WYND-267

Towards Battery-Free HD Video Streaming
Researchers achieve HD video streaming at 10,000 times lower power
Smart glasses could stream video without killing your battery

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March for Science and Prawn plastic


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Computers listen to your imagination by Ian Woolf,
Andrea Leong talks about the March for Science,
At the Biofoundry, Jared Wood talks about plastic for plants from prawns,
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Andrea Leong
Andrea Leong
March for Science Australia
Science Party NSW

Jared Wood
Jared Wood
Biochite
Jared Wood PhD
Inspired magazine


Neural Encoding of Auditory Features during Music Perception and Imagery
Neural Encoding of Auditory Features during Music Perception and Imagery (PDF preprint)
Tune in your head? Mind-reading tech can guess how it sounds

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Milking spiders and interfacing brains


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Headset that listens to your internal voice,
Alex Kelly tells us about the latest Biofoundry projects, and about brain-computer interfaces.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Alex Kelly and the Sydney biohackers

Biofoundry

AlterEgo: A Personalized Wearable Silent Speech Interface
Computer system transcribes words users “speak silently”
Researchers develop device that can 'hear' your internal voice

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Science communication and Quantum transistors


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

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Electronic control of gene expression and cell behaviour in Escherichia coli through redox signalling

New Research Points to a Genetic Switch That Can Let Our Bodies Talk to Electronics

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Noushin Nasiri

Naomi Koh Belic

Famelab Australia

Michelle Simmonds, Centre for Quantum Computing
Award to Michelle Simmons reflects strategic importance of quantum physics for Australia


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Nanotech sensors and Autistic expression


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Neurotypical people shun autistic people by Ian Woolf,
Noushin Nasiri talks about detecting diabetes in your breath with nanotech sensors.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Noushin Nasiri
Noushin Nasiri


FameLab 2016 - Noushin Nasiri from British Council Australia on Vimeo.


Neurotypical Peers are Less Willing to Interact with Those with Autism based on Thin Slice Judgments
Autism and the Burden of Social Reciprocity

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Nanotech sensors and Autistic expression


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Neurotypical people shun autistic people by Ian Woolf,
Noushin Nasiri talks about detecting diabetes in your breath with nanotech sensors.
Fact and sound checking by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Noushin Nasiri
Noushin Nasiri


FameLab 2016 - Noushin Nasiri from British Council Australia on Vimeo.


Neurotypical Peers are Less Willing to Interact with Those with Autism based on Thin Slice Judgments
Autism and the Burden of Social Reciprocity

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Autonomous artificial intelligence algorithms


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Professor Toby Walsh talks about artificial intelligence with Ian Woolf.
Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

07 Toby Walsh with Baxter the robot
Toby Walsh

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The Forgetting Machine - part 1


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

Rodrigo1
Professor Rodrigo Quian Quiroga


Audio
book: The Forgetting Machine: Memory, Perception, and the ''Jennifer Aniston Neuron''


Strawberry extract is secret of popsicles that do not melt
Biotherapy Development Research Centre
Kanazawa Ice
Japan’s ‘Non-Melting’ Soft Serve Stays Solid In The Sun, Can Even Be Lit By Fire
Natural strawberry extract creates non-melting, healthier ice cream Japan has engineered a popsicle that “doesn’t melt”
Polyphenols - What They Are, and Why You Need Them
The Healthy Effects of Strawberry Polyphenols: Which Strategy behind Antioxidant Capacity?
Strawberry polyphenols are equally cytotoxic to tumourigenic and normal human breast and prostate
cell lines.

all polyphenols found in Strawberry, raw
Strawberry Polyphenols Attenuate Ethanol-Induced Gastric Lesions in Rats
by Activation of Antioxidant Enzymes and Attenuation of MDA Increase

Strawberry Polyphenols Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight and
Obese Adults


Strawberry and cranberry polyphenols improve insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant, non-diabetic adults: a parallel, double-blind, controlled and randomised clinical trial



LITTLE RIPPER UAV IN WORLD FIRST RESCUE
A Drone Saves Two Swimmers in Australia


REPORT REVEALS OVERWORKED TRUCK DRIVERS FEAR RAISING SAFETY CONCERNS
NSW Roads Minister Accused Of Floating Electric Shocks For Tired Drivers
Shock remarks from Minister spark debate

Gearbest DIY Building block mini drone kit
$15 DIY Building block mini drone kit

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Telegony and guitars


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Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers, and non-genetic inheritance.
Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar.
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Sex, flies and sperm count: young scientist's research on male fertility wins award
Flies give another twist in the evolving story of heredity
Equus quagga and Lord Morton's mare

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Luke Coffey


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Bright Sparks 2017 - part 3 poetry


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Meltdown, Spectre and Nuclear detonation news by Ian Woolf,
For the final Bright Sparks challenge, the Fresh scientists perform their haiku and limericks, and share the insights they've gained:
Mohamed Tashani on vaccines from The University of Sydney,
Xufeng Lin on digital photo forensics from Charles Sturt University,
Juliano Morimoto on flies, gut bacteria and sex from Macquarie University,
Rebecca Poulos with slip slop slap and slide from the University of New South Wales,
Michael Widjaja with cleavage distration from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Master of Ceremonies Nial Byrne,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Hackers will try to exploit Spectre and Meltdown bugs. What you need to know
Linus Torvalds is not happy about Intel's Meltdown and Spectre mess
Microsoft reinstates Meltdown/Spectre patches for some AMD processors — but which ones?
Apple says all Mac and iOS devices affected by Meltdown and Spectre bugs
Spectre patch in iOS 11.2.2 is slowing down iPhones
Meltdown Hack and Spectre Bug: How it affects Android & Chrome Users
Why Raspberry Pi isn’t vulnerable to Spectre or Meltdown

CDC Radiological and Nuclear Disaster Preparedness (2010)
CDC plans session on ‘preparing for the unthinkable’: a nuclear detonation
The CDC wants to gently prepare people for (an unlikely) nuclear war
Public Health Radiological/Nuclear Preparedness Webinar - August 2017
Public Health Response to a Nuclear Detonation (cached as original has been removed!)


Fresh Science NSW

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Bright Sparks 2017 - part 2


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Fresh Scientists:
Claire Henry - Ovarian cancer targets,
Juliano Morimoto - Fertility and gut bacteria,
Rebecca Poulos - Sunlight and cancer,
Mohamed Tashani – Making pneumonia vaccine more affordable,
and Amy Moss – More chicken with less feed.
Haiku and limericks!
Hosted by Neil Byrne,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Fresh Science NSW

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Ig Nobel Prizes 2017


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Ten Ig Nobel prizes condensed from the full 90 minute ceremony for your listening pleasure. Science that first makes you laugh and then makes you think.
Didgeridoo therapy, twin cognition, cat liquidity, walking backward while not spilling coffee, vampire bats, and more...
Hosted by Marc Abrams of The Annals of Improbable Research.
Sound checked by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Ghost of Xmas 2000


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From the 20kbps Active Streaming File archives:

News by Nick Perkins:
I'm Not Dead Yet gene discovered,
Mobile phone safety,
Big Foot imprint found!

Nick Perkins explains science of the beer gut,
Lachlan Whatmore discusses anthropomorphism,

Gina Satore with weird news from the Fortean Times: Potatoes that glow when they need watering, Why penguins waddle, and illegal Mexican Santas.

Hosted by Adam Mark,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore,
Technical assistance and editing by Ian Woolf.
Sound and fact checked by Charles Willock

2017-12-05 21.36.55


Reduce your risk: new national guidelines for alcohol consumption
Drug Induced Deaths in Australia: A changing story


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Terminal decline and Zero emissions


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This show was originally broadcast in 2011:

Victoria Bond spoke to Prof. Mohammed Khadra about his latest book, Terminal Decline. They also spoke about end of life care, and the strained Australian health budget.
Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss their thoughts on end of life care and euthanasia.
Marc West interviews Petra Liverani from Beyond Zero Emissions Australia, about climate change, science, and policy.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Julianne Popple, Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf

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Polarity, courtrooms, chilli and weirdness


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From the dusty vaults of 2003:
Christine Baker interviews Kip Williams from Macquarie University about courtroom psychology,
Keir Smith looks at retinal displays, and finds his Uncle John's sense of direction,
Adam Mark explains why pain can be a good thing,
Chris Stewart explores the weirdness of Physicists.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Richard Feynman playing the bongos with a friend

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Bright Sparks 2017 - part 1


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Puppeteer fungus by Ian Woolf,
Bright Sparks challenge with Neil Byrne:
Jessica Allen on carbon for batteries from thin air,
Yik Lung Chan about the affect on babies of tobacco use by parents.
Zhengyu Wen on improving nitrogen uptake in plants with less fertiliser.
Rona Chandrawati on Glaucoma treatment implants
Xufeng Linfrom about forensic verification of digital photos and videos.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

2017-11-15 18.41.28
Jessica Allen

2017-11-15 18.44.47
Yik Lung Chan

2017-11-15 18.52.03
Zhengyu Wen

2017-11-15 18.54.33
Rona Chandrawati

2017-11-15 18.56.54
Xufeng Linfrom

Fresh Science NSW

'Zombie ant' brains left intact by fungal parasite
Three-dimensional visualization and a deep-learning model reveal complex fungal parasite networks in behaviorally manipulated ants

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The Science behind the Internet


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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)

CUDOS Director Professor Benjamin Eggleton - Photo Credit CUDOS

Laser light in an optical fibre - Photo Credit CUDOS
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

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Singing Astronaut Again


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Dr Paul Willis from RI Aus TV, and Will Berryman from Hostworks talk about bringing Astronaut Chris Hadfield to 10 000 school-children around Australia at once.
Chris Hadfield answers questions and sings for the children.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Sydney Science Festival
Royal Institution Australia
Paul Willis, Director of RI Aus
Will Berryman at Hostworks


Chris Hadfield's blog: Space Oddity


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


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Bionic bacteria get solar panels to make vinegar while yeast turns Astronaut urine into plastic by Ian Woolf,
Anthony from Create UNSW show the latest student projects,
Anna Lise explains MakerSpace,
Bob invites you to learn to fix your stuff at the Repair Cafe.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

2017-08-19 10.47.59
Anthony from Create UNSW

2017-08-19 10.49.01

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2017-08-19 10.56.07

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Bob from the Bower's Repair Cafe

2017-08-19 12.33.18
Repairing!

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-cyborg-bacteria-outperform-sunlight-compounds.html>Cyborg bacteria outperform plants when turning sunlight into useful compounds
There are microbes that eat and poo nnothing but electricity

Turning human waste into plastic, nutrients could aid long-distance space travel
Researchers Devise Method for Recycling Astronaut Urine to Make 3D Printing Plastics in Space
Urine space and need new parts? Researchers breathe life into space-made objects
(4 mins)
(26 minutes)


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Cuberider, CubeSat and MathWorks - DIY Day part 1


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Stealthy sonar spying on cell phones by Ian Woolf,
Anh Nguyen, Flavia Ching Lu, Jenna Chan and Teresa Tran from Cerdon College develop space face cream with Cuberider data,
Dr Elias Aboutanio from UNSW talks about sending CubeSats into space,
Branka Dijkstra from Mathworks talks to Raspberry Pi and Arduino so you don't have to.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

2017-08-19 11.17.14
Anh Nguyen, Flavia Ching Lu, Jenna Chan and Teresa Tran from Cerdon College

2017-08-19 11.20.01
Cuberider module on Raspberry Pi

2017-08-19 11.06.10
Dr Elias Aboutanio
UNSW QB50 CubeSat

2017-08-19 13.14.47
CubeSat frames

2017-08-19 12.32.22

2017-08-19 12.32.04
Mathworks

2017-08-19 12.22.39

2017-08-19 12.21.59

2017-08-19 12.20.39

2017-08-19 12.20.50

MAAS DIY Day

CovertBand: Activity Information Leakage using Music (PDF)
Covertband: Activity Information Leakage using Music (samples)
Computer scientists use music to covertly track body movements, activity
Smart Devices Can Be Hijacked to Track Your Body Movements And Activities Remotely

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Run your own Space business


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Virus in your virus? by Ian Woolf,
Troy McCann from MoonshotX explains how to make money in Space.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

2017-08-9
Troy McCann
MoonshotX


Computer Security, Privacy, and DNA Sequencing:
Compromising Computers with Synthesized DNA, Privacy Leaks, and More

These Scientists Took Over a Computer by Encoding Malware in DNA
Scientists successfully infiltrate computer using malware coded into DNA


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What good is consciousness?


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Sea fleas and smart drugs by Ian Woolf,
Peter Watts talks about biologically plausible aliens, why only two sexes, and suggests you don't need to be conscious.
In the conversation we name-checked these stories: "Starfish" by Peter Watts, "Ten Monkeys, Ten Minutes" by Peter Watts, "The Gods Themselves" by Isaac Asimov, the "Tales of Known Space: The Universe of Larry Niven", the TV series "Alien Nation", the TV series "Space Above and Beyond", the 1950's "The War of The Worlds" movie, "Rendezvous with Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke, "The Chanur Saga" by C. J. Cherryh, "Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand" by Samuel Delaney, "Probability Moon (The Probability Trilogy)" by Nancy Kress, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by Julian James, "Snow Crash" by Neal Stephenson.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Peter Watts
Rifters
Peter Watt's blog

Museum identifies 'Flesh Eating Creatures'
Flesh-eating bugs at Brighton beach: What really ate Sam and why

Noradrenaline blockade specifically enhances metacognitive performance
Drug that boosts confidence in your own actions may help OCD


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Space students and Mars jars


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DIY Day, Age control and Vacuum cleaner spying by Ian Woolf,
Gavan Huang talks about launching a student satellite,
Meow Ludo Meow Meow tells us what's bubbling at the Biofoundry.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)


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Gavan Huang
PASS
BlueSat

Biofoundry

"Hypothalamic stem cells control ageing speed partly through exosomal miRNAs"
Brain cells found to control aging


Roomba vacuum maker iRobot betting big on the 'smart' home
Roomba's Next Big Step Is Selling Maps Of Your Home To The Highest Bidder
Roombas have been busy mapping our homes, and now that data could be shared
iRobot Privacy policy

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The five pillars of biohacking


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Oz war on mathematics by Ian Woolf,
Meow Ludo Meow Meow explains the five pillars of biohacking,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

2016-02-04 22.41.44
Meow Ludo Meow Meow (Photo copyright 2016 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 record shattered


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Crooke's radiometer mystery


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Virus cures diabetes,
Butterfly power,
Batteries banned,
Cannabis helps aged memories,
Drugs for better hearing,
Oz Govt hacks phones for welfare money.
The mystery of Crooke's radiometer.
Everyday physics - keeping your cool.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Radiometer 9965 Nevit

Researchers cure diabetes in mice without side effects
Beta Cell Formation in vivo Through Cellular Networking, Integration and Processing (CNIP) in Wild Type Adult Mice

Transparent Long-Pass Filter with Short-Wavelength Scattering Based on Morpho Butterfly NanostructuresANU breakthrough: Butterfly effect could boost solar cell efficiency

The new standard that could kill the home battery storage market
Consultation commences on new draft standard for On-Site Battery Systems

A chronic low dose of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) restores cognitive function in old mice
Cannabis reverses aging processes in the brain

Restoring auditory cortex plasticity in adult mice by restricting thalamic adenosine signaling
Old brains can’t hear similar sounds but a drug can change that

Centrelink hacking into fraudsters' phones
Sydney job seekers have far less competition than in the rest of NSW

How does a light-mill work?
SciForums - Crooke's radiometer
The n-Category Café - Light Mills
The Radiometer and how it does not work
Physics Forums - Thermal Transpiration
Cosmoquest fortum -
Random photon question

A Horizontal Vane Radiometer: Experiment, Theory, and Simulation
Rejeev - Crooke's radiometer
Light mill reversal

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3 parent baby ethics and flavour tripping


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No more fillings by Ian Woolf,
Dr Ainsley Newson talks about the bioethics of babies with a third parent,
Miracle berries by Ian Woolf.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by MacLeod

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Mitichondrial donation

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Dr Ainsley Newson

Promotion of natural tooth repair by small molecule GSK3 antagonists
Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer's drug, could revolutionise dental treatments

Miracle berry's sweet secret
How Flavor Tripping Works
Functional expression of the taste-modifying protein, miraculin, in transgenic lettuce
Method for Producing Genetically Modified Plant Expressing Miraculin
Miracle berry lets Japanese dieters get sweet from sour
SUPER LETTUCE TURNS SOUR SWEET
THE OLD SWEET LIME TRICK
Miracle berry tree




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Robonomics, Hyperloop and Autonomous cars


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Cow-free dairy products from GM yeast follow-up by Ian Woolf,
Arjan Rensen talks about the Australian Driverless vehicle Initiative at CeBIT,
Anjelo Fernando talks about VicHyper at CeBIT,
Samir Sinha talks about RobonomicsAI at CeBIT,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.
Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod

2017-05-24 16.42.59
Arjan Rensen from ADVI
Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative

2017-05-24 16.02.56
Anjelo Fernando from VicHyper
VicHyper

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Samir Sinha from RobonomicsAI

RobonomicsAI

Perfect Day foods
Study commissioned by Perfect Day comparing dairy grown milk with bioreactor grown milk
Cows give 3% more milk with slow music

Got 3D printed milk? Perfect Day prints DNA sequences to create animal-free cow's milk


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Robots and Voxels at CeBIT


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New Zealand launches a 3D-printed rocket by Ian Woolf,
Claude Sammut from UNSW talks about robots at CeBIT,
Todd the T1000 by Jonathan Coulton,
Gavin Smith from Voxon Photonics talks about 3D displays at CeBIT.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod

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Professor Claude Sammut from UNSW

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Gavin Smith with Voxon Photonics 3D display


Robotics and Autonomous Systems UNSW

Voxon Photonics


Rocket Lab successfully makes it to space (www.RocketLabUSA.com)
Rocket Lab launches first rocket into space from New Zealand site — will Australia follow?
New Zealand launches into space race with 3D-printed rocket
A 3D printed, carbon fiber rocket flew for the first time in New Zealand
Rocket Lab: Carbon Fiber Rockets Powered by 3D Printing
Rocket Lab to build world's first private satellite launch pad for 3D printed rockets in New Zealand

Jonathan Coulton

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Equal Reality for social intelligence


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Skeleton finger print unlocks phones by Ian Woolf,
Annie Harper and Brennan Hatton talk use virtual reality to raise social intelligence,
Nady Braidy treats alcohol addiction with NAD+,
Lael Lim builds robohand.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf,
Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod


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Annie Harper and Brennan Hatton

Annie Harper 2 - Hololens
Brennan Hatton.2 - Equal Reality

Equal Reality

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Lael Lim with Robohand

MasterPrint: Exploring the Vulnerability of Partial Fingerprint-based Authentication Systems

Zwei Drittel aller Fingerabdrucksensoren lassen sich mit einem (1) Abdruck überlisten
The History of Fingerprints

Centre for healthy brain ageing

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NAD+ and ageing


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Two compounds rejuvenate mice - are humans next? by Ian Woolf,
Nady Braidy talks about NAD+ , ageing, Alzheimer's and treating dementia,
Interview with a marching Diffusion listener,
Interview with Taylor Szyzka about the March for Science.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod

Nady Briady 2
Nady Braidy
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing - University of New South Wales
2017-04-22 11.41.16
Taylor Szyszka
March for Science - meet those who attended - ABC


First human clinical trial for nicotinamide riboside

Nicotinamide riboside is uniquely and orally bioavailable in mice and humans
ChromaDex Clinical Trial Studying NIAGEN® Well Underway, With Eight Additional Collaborative Human Studies Active
Thorne Research Announces Clinical Study to Assess Nicotinamide Riboside on Brain NAD+ in College Football Players
Use of 31P MRS to Assess Brain NAD+ in Healthy Collegiate Football Players

Scientists reverse ageing process in mice; early human trials showing 'promising results' (2014)
The first human clinical study for NMN has started in Japan
UNSW-Harvard scientists unveil a giant leap for anti-ageing
A conserved NAD+ binding pocket that regulates protein-protein interactions during aging
Scientists unveil a giant leap for anti-aging

(4PACK) Certified NMN β- Nicotinamide Mononucleotide 125mg+4mg Astaxanthin NAD+ on eBay


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More colours and March for Science part 2


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See more colours by Ian Woolf,
John Hewson talks about science and politicians,
Angela Maharaj talks about climate science politics,
Ian Woolf speaks with CSIRO scientists marching.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod

Angela Maharaj

John Hewson

Science cuts make me relatively angry

The WIFI password is funding #supportcsiro

March for Science: Meet some of the people who descended on Sydney

Enhancement of human color vision by breaking the binocular redundancy
New Lenses Could Give You Super Color Vision
Java metamer explorer
Why RGB?

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March for Science part 1


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Ian Woolf speaks with John Hewson,
Simon Chapman talks about public health and politics,
Ian Woolf speaks with Mike Hall,
Jonica Newby talks about appreciating science,
Ian Woolf speaks with Angie.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

John Hewson photo
John Hewson

Simon Chapman
Simon Chapman
Mike Hall
Mike Hall

Jonica Newby
Jonica Newby
March for Science Sydney 2017March for Science album on Flickr


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Will Oz space industry take off?


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Uncertainty Village at Confest by Chris Waterguy,
Tim Parsons explores whether the space industry in Australia is about to grow rapidly.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
Music: "Rynos Theme" by Kevin MacLeod

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Tim Parsons
Delta V
OrbitOz meetup

Uncertainty Village

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Voice operated!


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Diffusion is a finalist for the Cast Away Awards by Ian Woolf,
Patrick Catanzariti talks about Voice recognition and artificial intelligence in the home.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

PatCat photoPatrick Catanzariti

Dev Diner

Amazon Echo on Raspberry Pi
Cast Away Awards

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Surprizing stories and Quantum computers


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Flashing lights treat Alzheimer's mice by Ian Woolf,
Professor Stuart Kauffman reads from The surprizing story of Patrick, Rupert, Sly and Gus - evolutionary niches and complexity.
Quantum computing made simple by Ian Woolf.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Professor Stuart Kauffman

THE SURPRISING TRUE STORY OF PATRICK S, RUPERT R. SLY, S. AND GUS
G. PROTOCELLS IN THEIR VERY EARLY YEARS

Unique visual stimulation may be new treatment for Alzheimer’s
Gamma frequency entrainment attenuates amyloidload and modifies microglia

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Smart grids and Musk's wager


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Elon Musk promises South Australia 100MWh storage installed in 100 days or FREE by Ian Woolf.
Dr Nick Engerer talks about integrating solar power and storage into smart electricity grids.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

photo of Dr Nick Engerer
Nick Engerer
Solcast
Solar Citizens


Tesla boss Elon Musk pledges to fix SA's electricity woes in 100 days 'or free'
Tesla boss Elon Musk 'very impressed' after speaking with Jay Weatherill about SA power fix


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Mixed Shared Augmented Virtual Reality


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Rituximab for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf,
Patrick Catanzariti talks about Shared Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Patrick Catanzariti
Dev Diner

B-Lymphocyte
Depletion in Myalgic Encephalopathy/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. An Open-Label Phase II Study with Rituximab Maintenance Treatment

Antibody wipeout found to relieve chronic fatigue syndrome

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Addictive epigenetics


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Kelly Clemens talks about how drugs of abuse alter the brain's epigenetics,
From 2015, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick talks about heatwaves - measuring and predicting them,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Dr Kelly Clemens

Kelly Clemens

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

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After robots take our jobs


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Vampires switch to human blood by Ian Woolf,
Paul Mason talks about advancing technology and the future of society.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Paul Mason



What is for Dinner? First Report of Human Blood in the Diet of the HairyLegged Vampire Bat Diphylla ecaudata
Bird-loving vampire bats develop taste for human blood


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Zap your genes into space


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Physician zap thyself by Ian Woolf,
Paddy Neumann talks about testing his electric rockets on the International Space Station.
Nemeses by Jonathan Coulton,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-11-18 16.29.39

Paddy Neumann
Neumann Space


Human Growth Hormone Therapy for HIV patients
One Man’s Quest to Hack His Own Genes
U.S. Government Starts Test of Zika Vaccine in Humans
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences - Electroporation

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Identity cards for Australia again?


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(This show was first broadcast on the 1st of March 2007)
ID Card news by Ian Woolf,
Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston of the Australian Privacy Foundation about privacy concerns, by Anonymous Voice,
Aras Vaichas speaks with Ian Woolf about RFID cards,
Anonymous Voice interviews Professor Graham Greenleaf about card use and Cyberlaw ,
Presented by Darren Osborne,
Produced by Ian Woolf and Charles Willock

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Senator Pauline Hanson in 2017 is calling for the introduction of an Identity Card for everyone who uses Government services, for the purpose of somehow reducing welfare fraud.

Concealment of identity when exposing fraud and malpractice has long been an issue for whistleblowers. That has partly been resolved by disguising their voice. We experiment with a further level of concealment - concealing the interviewer as well, by replacing their
voice with an anonymous synthetic voice.

We also explore synthesising an interview - using answers from a real interview but splicing them with new questions spoken by an anonymous interviewer voice.
small diagram of program structure
(Click for full visual map)

Acknowledgments

The interview with Anna Johnston was synthesised from a story by Alex Koutts, produced by Erica Vowles and originally broadcast  on 13th February 2007 on The Wire.  
Permission to adapt and rebroadcast that interview is
gratefully acknowledged.


REFERENCES:


Updates: (. . . and developments since the program aired)



[ABC]: Let's kill the Australian identity card zombie once and for all

[Senate]:  Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee report is critical of
many aspects of the Legislation (15th March 2007)


[SMH]:  Government moves quickly to defer legislation for AU$1.1Bn card
"Sydney Morning Herald: Backlash fear sparks ID card rethink"


[ZDNet]:  Minister, Senator Campbell, resigns (on unrelated matter).


[Silicon.com]:  ID card support collapses

[ZDNet]:  Tendering for the card continues!


International and General


[Privacy International]:  Leading surveillance countries around the world


[ABC Radio National]:  Background Briefing. "Getting Smart: the Access card"


[IndyMedia]:  Difference between rejected 1986 ID-card and present proposal


[Spychips]:  Issues about RFID cards


[Privacy.Org]:  Privacy International - National ID Cards


[CNet]:  The Real ID rebellion (a similar proposed card in the US is called Real ID)

Privacy legislation applied to businesses is substantially different
from privacy legislation for government organisations.


[Privacy.gov]:  Australian State and Territory privacy legislation


[Privacy.gov]:  Australian privacy legislation for the Private Sector

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Campaigns and Issues


[ACLU]:  Flash animation of ordering pizza in an Identity card world


[ACLU]:  Flash animation of ID card interaction at airport. "Privacy, Its about Power."


[Privacy.Org]:  Australian Privacy Foundation ID-card Campaign



[Privacy.Org]:  Greenleaf, Graham "Australia's Proposed ID Card: Still Quacking Like a Duck." UNSW Law
Research Paper No. 2007-1 Available at SSRN:


[SSRN]:  G Greenleaf "Access All Areas': Function Creep Guaranteed in
Australia's ID Card Bill (No. 1)", Computer Law and Security Report Vol 23, 2007 (accepted)

[CyberLaw]:  "The Australian Government's Submission is seriously misleading to the
Senate - Supplementary submission to the Inquiry Into the Human
Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007" 2 March 2007


[CyberLaw]:  "Submission to the Inquiry Into the Human Services (Enhanced Service
Delivery) Bill 2007' 25 February 2007"


[EFA]:  Electronic Frontiers Australia


[CyberLaw]:  Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre


[SMH]:  Warning over medical details on national card

[ABC]:  Govt concedes age limit on access card


Need for Identity? - Need for Privacy?


[TheRegister]:  Centrelink database abuse 2006


[AccessCard.gov]:  Access Card and Privacy Taskforce Report


[AccessCard.gov]:  Government response to Taskforce Report


[Wikipedia]:  The Vivian Solon case.

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Blogs


[Here's Why]:  Radio ID Skim Scam



[Here's Why]:  The Card that Accesses You!



[FOI-Privacy.Blogspot]:  Peter Timmins Open and Shut (blog)


Australian Government Websites


[Accesscard.Gov]:  Office of the Access Card


[Accesscard.Gov]:  The Access Card Bill


[Accesscard.Gov]:  Public submissions on the Access Card Bill

[Privacy.Gov]:  Proof of ID required?


[AG.Gov]:  Attorney General: Protecting identity security


[AG.Gov]:  Identity Security strengthened


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[TechNewsWorld]:  Hacking RFID passports

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Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy again


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(This show was first broadcast on the 8th of July 2013)

In Pitt St Mall, Ian Woolf talks to David W Campbell, Pirate Party Senate candidate about the PRISMbreak privacy protest.
At Nerd Nite Sydney, Ian Woolf chats with Dr Peter Jonason about the behavioural ecology of sexual relationships.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Peter Karl (PK) Jonason, Ph.D

Nerd Nite Sydney


David W. Campbell
PRISMbreak2013

Pirate Party Australia
PRISM break
Snowden reveals Australia's links to US spy web
NSA Surveillance of Australia Exposed!
Agreements with private companies protect U.S. access to cables’ data for surveillance



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Sleep, Lasers and Sauce revisted


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This show was first broadcast in 2007

Robot fleas, brain chips, and viral confections by Ian Woolf,
Sarah Blunden gives Darren Osborne. tips on how to get a good nights sleep,
Harald Giessen tells Chris Stewart how lasers will blow your mind and other body parts,
Will eating an Aussie pie protect you from the suns harsh rays by Kachina Allen.
Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.

Dr Sarah Blunden - Australian Centre for Education in Sleep

Professor Harald Giessen
Kachina Allen

An Update on the Health Effects of Tomato Lycopene
Mayo Clinic - Lycopene

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2016 Ig Nobel Prizes


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The 2016 IgNobel prizes condensed from 2 hours down to 27 minutes:

REPRODUCTION PRIZE [EGYPT] — The effects of wearing polyester, cotton, or wool trousers on the sex life of rats, and humans,

ECONOMICS PRIZE [NEW ZEALAND, UK] — Assessing the perceived personalities of rocks, from a sales and marketing perspective.

PHYSICS PRIZE [HUNGARY, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND] Why white-haired horses are the most horsefly-proof horses, and why dragonflies are fatally attracted to black tombstones.

CHEMISTRY PRIZE [GERMANY] — Volkswagen, for solving the problem of excessive automobile pollution emissions by automatically producing fewer emissions whenever the cars are being tested.

MEDICINE PRIZE [GERMANY] If you have an itch on the left side of your body, you can relieve it by looking into a mirror and scratching the right side of your body (and vice versa).

PSYCHOLOGY PRIZE [BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, CANADA, USA] Asking a thousand liars how often they lie, and for deciding whether to believe those answers.

PEACE PRIZE [CANADA, USA] Scholarly study called "On the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Profound Bullshit".

BIOLOGY PRIZE [UK] — Awarded jointly to: Charles Foster, for living in the wild as, at different times, a badger, an otter, a deer, a fox, and a bird; and to Thomas Thwaites, for creating prosthetic extensions of his limbs that allowed him to move in the manner of, and spend time roaming hills in the company of, goats.

LITERATURE PRIZE [SWEDEN] — Fredrik Sjöberg, for his three-volume autobiographical work about the pleasures of collecting flies that are dead, and flies that are not yet dead.

PERCEPTION PRIZE [JAPAN] — Investigating whether things look different when you bend over and view them between your legs.

The Ig Nobel Ceremony was hosted by Marc Abrams.
Diffusion hosted and produced by Ian Woolf,
Production checked by Charles Willock.

The Annals of Improbable Research

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Oz Space law and 2016 in review


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2016 science news in review by Ian Woolf,
Steven Freeland talks about the review of Australian Space Law.
From 2008: Melinda Hall-King talks about deception in the playground.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

LAUNCH SUCCESS FOR AUSSIE SPACE STARTUP CUBERIDER

Cuberider sends Australia's first payload to the International Space Station
Cuberider Launch

Review of the Space Activities Act 1998

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Space Law and blood money


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Money for young blood by Ian Woolf,
Steven Freeland talks about the basics of Space Law,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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Steven Freeland


Young blood antiaging trial raises questions
Young Donor Plasma Transfusion and Age-Related Biomarkers
Peter Thiel Is Very, Very Interested in Young People's Blood
Ambrosia LLC
Young Plasma Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Potential Efficacy and Safety of Human Umbilical Cord Blood and Plasma

The Blood of Young People Won’t Help Peter Thiel Fight Death

Scientists to 'reset' blood proteins in attempt to slow ageing process
Scientists Target Protein Imbalance In Blood To Slow Aging
A single heterochronic blood exchange reveals rapid inhibition of multiple tissues by old blood

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Savannasaurus and teenage blood


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Mice fed human blood get younger by Ian Woolf,
Dr Stephen Poropat talks about Savannasaurus to Barry McKay.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Dr Stephen Poropat preparing to transport Wade skeleton (1)-1

Dr Stephen Poropat

Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum
Stephen Poropat's blog

Ageing research: Blood to blood
Blood from human teens rejuvenates body and brains of old mice
Growth Differentiation Factor 11 Is a Circulating Factor that Reverses Age-Related Cardiac Hypertrophy
Rejuvenation of Regeneration in the Aging Central Nervous System
A single heterochronic blood exchange reveals rapid inhibition of multiple tissues by old blood
Intertissue Control of the Nucleolus via a Myokine-Dependent Longevity Pathway
The ageing systemic milieu negatively regulatesneurogenesis and cognitive function
Young blood reverses age-related impairments in cognitive function and synaptic plasticity in mice
Mice got human blood from teenagers and became younger.

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Seagrasses, Art, and maggots revisted


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No manned space craft for the International Space station rescue by Victoria Bond,
Art meets Science at the Powerhouse Museum by Ian Woolf,
Professor Pinas talks about maggot therapy with Victoria Bond,
Eureka prize nominee Dr Peter Macreadie explains the importance of seagrasses to Ian Woolf,
Presented by Dr Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf


Peter Macreadie

World Seagrass Association
UTS Climate Change Cluster

Maggot Therapy at the University of Sydney

Art-Science Soiree

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Dinosaurs and CSIRO


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CSIRO now allowed to do science for the public good by Ian Woollf,
Barry McKay speaks with Phil Hore about Australia's dinosaurs,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Photo courtesy of Barry McKay

National Dinosaur Museum

Its Time - Barry McKay's music show


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
Government offers hope by telling CSIRO to reinvest in climate research

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Longevity policy undetectable faces


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Fooling facial recognition by Ian Woolf,
Avinash Singh talks about changing Government policy so we all live longer,
Listener's letters,
Annals of Improbable 24/7 Lecture on Jet lag genes.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Avinash Singh

India Future Society
International Longevity Alliance

Annals of Improbable Research 24/7 Lectures 2016

Accessorize to a Crime: Real and Stealthy Attacks on State-of-the-Art Face Recognition
Sharif, Bhagavatula, Bauer, Reiter

Reese2Russ
dodging-glasses
Examples-impersonation
Want to beat facial recognition? Get some funky tortoiseshell glasses
Half of US adults are recorded in police facial recognition databases, study says
Facial recognition: Privacy advocates raise concern over 'creepy' system Government says will enhance national security
The Government's New $18.5 Million Facial Recognition System Will Put A Face To Crime In Australia
Australia's new facial verification system goes live

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Biohacking longevity and driver-less heroics


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Should automated car owners get a free ride? by Ian Woolf
Meow Ludo Meow-Meow talks about biohacking longevity.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-02-04 22.41.44
Meow Ludo Meow-Meow

Biofoundry

The social dilemma of autonomous vehicles (PDF)
Driverless cars: Who gets protected? Study shows public deploys inconsistent ethics on safety issue
Self-Driving Mercedes-Benzes Will Prioritize Occupant Safety over Pedestrians
Driverless cars will have to make 'ethical considerations' in the US
Volvo rolls into Adelaide for driverless car trials
RAC Intellibus
Federal Automated Vehicles Policy (PDF)


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Oz nuclear dump and virtual biohacking


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Taking a nuclear dump on Australia by Ian Woolf
Brennan Hatton talks about biohacking augmented reality
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Brennan Hatton

Brennan Hatton's crazy life
Devika Learning

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Report
Indigenous owners appeal to Minister's 'human side' to shelve proposed nuclear waste site
Hawker locals reject nuclear dump proposed for Wallerberdina station at packed public meeting
A timeline of South Australia's nuclear dump debate
Proposed Flinders Ranges nuclear site identified as pastoral property belonging to former Liberal senator Grant Chapman
Plan for an international nuclear waste dump in Australia (Friends of the Earth)
Australian Map of Nuclear and Uranium Sites


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Diamonds and milk


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Devil milk and cockroach milk by Ian Woolf,
Igor Aharonovich talks about using diamonds for biosensors, communications, computing and research.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-10-24 12.10.05
Igor Aharaonich

Cathelicidins in the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
Scientists say Tasmanian Devils' milk can fight superbugs
Wallaby milk could give premature babies a bounce
How to milk a koala

Structure of a heterogeneous, glycosylated, lipid-bound, in vivo-grown protein crystal at atomic resolution from the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata
Scientists think cockroach milk could be the superfood of the future
Cockroach milk is not the next superfood. It could be a lot more important than that.

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Biomimicry and coral bones


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Ultrasound for younger brains by Ian Woolf,
Krishneel Singh talks about making bone out of stem cells from fat using inspiration from coral.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

The healing power of love handles


Scanning Ultrasound (SUS) Causes No Changes to Neuronal Excitability and Prevents Age-Related Reductions in Hippocampal CA1 Dendritic Structure in Wild-Type Mice

Ultrasound could slow down ageing in healthy brains, new UQ research finds.
Scientists accidentally stumble on possible way to slow brain's ageing process
Could Ultrasound Slow Brain Aging?
Ultrasound is an Alzheimer’s breakthrough

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Photobiomodulation and bees


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Bees teach pulling strings,
Bees count to four,
Fruit fly brain brain ageing reversed with spermadine by Ian Woolf.
Daniel Johnstone uses photobiomodulation to treat neuro-degenerative diseases.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Daniel Johnstone
Daniel Johnstone's publications on ResearchGate


Associative Mechanisms Allow for Social Learning and Cultural Transmission of String Pulling in an Insect
String pulling bees provide insight into spread of culture
Brainy bees learn how to pull strings to get what they want

Evidence for counting in insects
Insect world royalty shows they really count
Honey bees can count to four
Australia scientists say bees can count to four

Spermidine Suppresses Age-Associated Memory Impairment by Preventing Adverse Increase of Presynaptic Active Zone Size and Release
Keeping your synapses sharp: How spermidine reverses age-related memory decline
Sharpening Your Synapses: Spermidine Reverses Age Related Memory Decline
Spermadine Grants Insight into a Mechanism of Age-Related Memory Dysfunction

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Weird pets, possums and blood vessels


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2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine,
Wifi emotions by Ian Woolf,
Stewart McPherson travels the world documenting nature - part 2,
Bright spark challenge:
- Edward Waters, University of Notre Dame – Possums: furry friend or filthy foe?
- Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, UNSW – Blood supply: the missing piece of the bioartificial organ puzzle
Bloodmobile by They Might Be Giants.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

1.Smaller-British Indian Ocean Territory - Coconut Crab (by Simon Vacher)1-1
Tristan da Cunha, The Most Remote Inhabited Island in the World (by Stuart Trowell)Gibraltar - Barbary Macaque (by Jon Slayer) (1)

Stewart McPherson’s books and expeditions

The Britain’s Treasure Islands TV series website (with 42 free online films)


Stewart McPherson’s new KickStarter project (please support if you can!)

Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society
Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (77)
Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (66)
Pitcher Plants of the Old World (37)
Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (20)
Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (28)
Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (76)

Fresh Science Bright Spark Challenge 2016
2016-07-26 18.59.13
Edward Waters

2016-07-26 18.23.40
Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina

2016 Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology
Medicine Nobel for cell recycling work

DETECTING EMOTIONS WITH WIRELESS SIGNALS
How wireless “X-ray vision” could power virtual reality, smart homes, and Hollywood
Could wireless replace wearables?
New Tech Uses WiFi to Read Your Inner Emotions – Accurately, and From Afar

They Might Be Giants

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Save the carnivorous plants


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Oldest computer music restored by Ian Woolf,
Stewart McPherson talks about climbing 300 mountains to research 25 books and films on carnivorous plants part 1.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

06-20 - 5 - Modern Conch Middens off coast of Anegada (127)
British Indian Ocean Territory - Pristine Coral Reefs (by Rohan Holt) (8)South Georgia - Whaling Station whale bones (by Stewart McPherson2

Stewart McPherson’s books and expeditions

The Britain’s Treasure Islands TV series website (with 42 free online films)


Stewart McPherson’s new KickStarter project (please support if you can!)

Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society



Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (76)Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (58)

Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (19)Pitcher Plants of the Old World (22)
Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (41)Glistening Carnivores (19)

Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (27)Sample Imagery from Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats (18)

Restoring the first recording of computer music
Researchers restore the first ever computer-generated music, made in Alan Turing's lab
First recording of computer-generated music – created by Alan Turing – restored

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Rhino horn, mitochondria and GenSpace


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Carnivorous plants fluoresce blue by Ian Woolf,
Fresh Science Bright Sparks Challenge:
Kyle Ewart identifies rhino horn,
Minal Menezes detects mitochondrial diseases,
Dr Ellen Jorgenson talks about GenSpace.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-07-26 18.15.26
2016-07-26 18.17.20
Kyle Ewart

2016-07-26 18.32.49
Minal Menezes

Fresh Science Bright Spark Challenge 2016

Fluorescent prey traps in carnivorous plants
Carnivorous plant species glow blue to lure prey
These Carnivorous Plants Glow Under Ultraviolet Light to Attract Prey
Glowing Nepenthes: “Sabre” and “Song of Melancholy”

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Open Source Science Accelerates


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Excel breaks science by Ian Woolf,
Matt Todd explains Open Source Malaria research, and the acceleration of science, part 2.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Associate Professor Matthew Todd

Open Source malaria Project
Open Source Drug Discovery: Highly Potent Antimalarial Compounds Derived from the Tres Cantos Arylpyrroles
Medicines for Malaria Venture
Making drug development less secretive could lead to quicker, cheaper therapies

Open source malaria research paves way for cheap medicine
Q37C4021

Gene name errors are widespread in the scientific literature
One in five genetics papers contains errors thanks to Microsoft Excel
20% of scientific papers on genes contain gene name conversion errors
caused by Excel

Years of genomics research is riddled with errors thanks to a bunch of botched Excel spreadsheets
An alarming number of scientific papers contain Excel errors
Microsoft Excel blamed for gene study errors
5 of the worst Excel blunders
Stop auto correction and auto formatting (Microsoft forum)


Edited version of my interview with Matt Todd for the PLOS ASAP awards, video by Adrian Tan

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Open Source Malaria


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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is like hibernation? by Ian Woolf,
Associate Professor Mat Todd talks about Open Source malaria research - part 1.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Associate Professor Matthew Todd
Open Source Malaria
Open Source Malaria project head wins Accelerating Science Award

Metabolic features of chronic fatigue syndrome
Naviax's metabolism paper is about as big as you think - MEAction
Blood simple?- A new test may diagnose a mysterious illness, and also help to explain it


Edited version of my interview with Matt Todd for the PLOS ASAP awards, video by Adrian Tan
Q37C4021

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Frog leg steak art Innovation


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Alcohol causes cancer by Ian Woolf,
Oron Catts talks about Symbiotica and frog leg steak art,
Richard Brophy talks about Innovators Club,
Part 2 of Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn on electronic health records.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-08-18 18.44.27
Oron Catts
Symbiotica

MY Health Records - Australian Privacy Foundation
ICIT report outlines ways breaches can ruin patients' lives

The Innovators Club

Alcohol is a direct cause of seven ​​forms of cancer, finds study
Alcohol consumption as a cause of cancer

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My Health Records -private?


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Grow your own rocket fuel, by Ian Woolf
Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn talks about privacy problems with Australia's national electronic health records.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn

Australian Privacy Foundation: My Health Record
My Health Record 'dumb and useless': Australian Privacy Foundation
Australian Government Digital Agency: My Health Record - Managing access, privacy and security
Millions of Health Records Appear for Sale on Dark Web
eHealth record changes raise ire of privacy advocates
Dead people given e-health records in latest bungle for $1 billion government program
Oz e-health privacy: after a breach is too late
Revamped Australian e-health system passes Parliament

E-health record signup boost on back of public hospital push
Opt-out e-health a 'fundamental breach of trust': Victorian regulator

Anammox synthesizes ‘rocket fuel’ hydrazine with special protein
We're a step closer to powering rockets with bacteria
The inner workings of the hydrazine synthase multiprotein complex
Characterization of anammox hydrazine dehydrogenase, a key N2-producing enzyme in the global nitrogen cycle


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Exo-planets - another Earth?


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Has another Earth been discovered? by Ian Woolf
Chris Tinney talks about exo-planets - what they are, and how we find them.
Why is Earth called Earth? by Fred Watson
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Chris Tinney
Exoplanetary Science At UNSW

Earth-like planet around Proxima Centauri discovered

Wissenschaftliche Sensation: Mögliche zweite Erde in unserer Nachbarschaft entdeckt

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Life, the Universe & Carnivorous plants


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Plants that eat, help you eat wheat by Ian Woolf,
Professor Mark Colyvan talks about the fine tuning of the Universe for Life,
Science is Real by They Might Be Giants,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Mark Colyvan


Carnivorous Nutrition in Pitcher Plants (Nepenthes spp.) via an Unusual Complement of Endogenous Enzymes
Enzymes from carnivorous plant could help people digest gluten
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#Censusfail or Privacy?


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How has privacy been endangered by the Australian Census? by Ian Woolf
Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn from the Australian Privacy Foundation talks about the Australian Census 2016.
Honest Australian Census advert by The Juice media
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Bernard Robertson-Dunn

The Problems with the 2016 Census - Australian Privacy Foundation
2016 is census year! But you can stick your census in your ear, you won't get any data here - cartoon
Census 2016 - Electronic Frontiers Australia
#CensusFail
Privacy and the 2016 Census - Bill McLennan
Census scepticism as privacy comes under threat
ABS is behind controversial proposal to axe the 2016 census, not the Abbott government
If you're worried about privacy, you should worry about the 2016 census
Census 2016: Privacy advocates say people's names should not be retained
Australian Bureau of Statistics reports 14 data breaches since 2013
#CensusFail: Why people are worried about the census
Freedom of Information request about uses of Census data - censored by the Australian Government
ABS forced to defend Census website security
Census workers using mobile phone apps - on their own phones
The Australian Census 2016 Controversy
Census chaos feeds pensioner anxiety
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has made a hash of the census
Japan's top court has approved blanket surveillance of the country's Muslims
People Are Completely Flipping Out About The Census And Here’s Why
Pirate Party Calls for Census Boycott Due to Privacy Concerns
Five million Danish ID numbers sent to Chinese firm
What’s wrong with the 2016 Census and what can we do?
IBM wins $9.6m to host eCensus in 2016
SAVE OUR CENSUS - Greens petition
Mark No Religion Census 2016
The consequences of dropping the ball in digital engagement - The ABS and Australian Census 2016
Census Bureau database breached by hackers
Census 2016- the digital Australia Card
How To Dodge Census 2016 To Protect Your Privacy
Hundreds referred for prosecution since 1990 for failure to complete census
Oz stats bureau deploys a bot to harvest Twitter IDs
2015 internal Privacy Impact Statement from the Australian Bureau of Statistics
You share your life on Facebook...and you’re worried about your Government? by Ben Dechrai
ABS quietly drops Census data security claim
Census 2016: Will collecting names result in bad data? - Science Party
Not Home On Census Night? The ABS Will Still Find You
Why I’m taking leave of my Census: a privacy expert’s reluctant boycott
Privacy, confidentiality & security
Why you might want to become a Jedi Knight for this year’s Census
Brenda the civil disobedience penguin stars in census night cage fight!
2016 Census name and address collection: Is it legal?
Privacy, confidentiality & security
DO I HAVE TO PROVIDE MY NAME ON MY CENSUS FORM?
Media coverage of #CensusFail - Little Bird Network
Many People are Very Concerned about the Census of 9 August 2016 - Roger Clarke
Australian Census 2016 - Security myth and function creep
Fake census workers try to trick people into sharing their personal details
Census name generator


Privacy, confidentiality & security


The Juice Media

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Retro trivia special


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Ian has the flu this week, so here's the trivia special from 2009:

Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can you do better than the team?
Produced and Panelled by Marc West
Also starring Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf

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Mr Science Show - Marc West

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Fine tuning for Life


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Rat robot stingrays have heart by Ian Woolf,
Luke Barnes discusses how finely tuned the Universe is for life,
Callisto by the Ephemera Ensemble.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Luke Barnes
Luke Barnes' blog contributions
Letters to Nature blog


Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray

A Cyborg Stingray Made of Rat Muscles and Gold
Synthetic Stingray May Lead To A Better Artificial Heart - NPR interview
This Swimming Stingray Robot Is Powered by Real, Living Rat Cells
This Tiny Robot Stingray Made From Gold And Rat Hearts Can Also Swim
Made of gold, powered by heart cells of rats – meet the robo-ray

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Music inspired by Space


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Brains scan bugs by Ian Woolf,
Keyna Wilkins talks about creating music inspired by Astronomy,
Paul Francis has transcoded radio astronomy signals into haunting sounds.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Ephemera Ensemble

Paul Francis' Sounds of the Universe

Cluster failure: Why fMRI inferences for spatial extent have inflated false-positive rates
IgNobel Prize in Neuroscience: The dead salmon study
Bibliometrics of Cluster Inference
Don’t Be So Quick to Flush 15 Years of Brain Scan Studies
A software bug could render the last 15 years of brain research meaningless


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Oz in High Earth Orbit


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CFS identified by gut, by Ian Woolf,
Tom Crosten talks about building a little satellite for QB50,
William Crowe starts a business mapping all the asteroids.
Why is Uranus upside-down? by Fred Watson
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-25 19.12.15
Tom Crosten

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William Crowe

High Earth Orbit Robotics
2016-06-20 19.58.08
Fred Watson

Reduced diversity and altered composition of the gut microbiome in individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Indicator of chronic fatigue syndrome found in gut bacteria
ME isn’t just ‘exercise phobia’: it’s a physical illness
First official UK death from chronic fatigue syndrome

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Science Party Australian Election bonus edition


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Brendan Clarke talks about the National Broadband Network,
James Jansson talks about the need for an Australian Space Agency,
James Coffey talks about the Science Party's Energy policy.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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James Jansson

2016-06-02 19.51.13
Brendan Clarke

2016-06-02 20.03.09
James Coffey

Science Party

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Swarm intelligence


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Fair go for CSIRO by Ian Woolf,
Tanya Latty talks about applying swarm intelligence,
Phil Dooley tells a Physics Fairy Tale at Physics in The Pub.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Tanya Latty

2016-06-20 21.15.18
Phil Dooley
Phil up on Science

CPSU steps up campaign against CSIRO job cuts
Petition to save CSIRO

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Heat shock for longer life and Physics poetry


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Autism treated with good guts by Ian Woolf,
Mark Febbraio talks about heat shock proteins and longer life,
Heather Catchpole recites physics poems in the pub.
Production checked by Charles Willock.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Mark Febbraio
2016-06-20 20.50.25
Heather Catchpole at Physics in The Pub
Refraction Media

Microbial Reconstitution Reverses Maternal Diet-Induced
Social and Synaptic Deficits in Offspring

Microbial Reconstitution Reverses Maternal Diet-Induced
Social and Synaptic Deficits in Offspring - PDF

A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice - Eureka Alert
A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice - Science Daily
Study Suggests Probiotic Promotes Gastrointestinal Health in Infants
Psychobiotics and the gut–brain axis: in the pursuit of happiness
Gut bacteria found to reverse autism-related social behavior

Maternal Metabolic Conditions and Risk for Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Maternal obesity and increased risk for autism and developmental delay among very preterm infants
The risk of maternal obesity to the long-term health of the offspring
The Association of Maternal Obesity and Diabetes With Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Association Between Maternal Obesity and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Offspring: A Meta-analysis.
Obesity, diabetes in mom increases risk of autism in child
Maternal obesity, diabetes tied to increased autism risk in kids
Maternal metabolic risk factors for autism spectrum disorder—An analysis of electronic medical records and linked birth data
Parental Obesity and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Cellf - making a musician


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The science policies of seven parties competing in the Australian Federal Election by Ian Woolf,
Guy Ben-Ary talks about Cellf - a dish of living neurons that jams with human musicians.
Celff in performance with string trio Jon Rose, Clayton Thomas and Darren Moore.
Production checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-06-11 20.03.53
Guy Ben-Ary's Cellf

A web page table summarising the Science and Technology policies of the Liberals, Nationals, Labor, Greens, Science Party, Arts Party, and Pirates

Liberals
The Coalition's Policy To
Expand Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Through P-TECH Style Pilot Schools

P-TECH Australia
The National Innovation and Science Agenda
Liberal Party of Australia, Our Plan: PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT
Fact check: Science, research and innovation spending cut to 'historic low' - 0.56 per cent of GDP, an equal record low since Treasury started publishing data in the late 1970s
'We need these jobs here': Irish workers pursued for National Broadband Network

Nationals
The Nationals For Regional Australia Policy: INNOVATION AND SCIENCE AGENDA (see Liberal Party website for details)

Labor

POWERING INNOVATION: The third wave of Labor’s innovation reforms

Future SMART: Educating for the jobs of tomorrow
Girls into code
Labor Climate Change Action Plan Policy
Labor To Reverse Government's CSIRO Cuts, Invest $250 Million

Greens
SECURING OUR FUTURE THROUGH R&D: Our plan to increase Australia’s investment in research and innovation to 4% of GDP.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Innovations in science and technology are essential to meeting the challenges of climate change and transitioning to a sustainable society.

REPOWERING OUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES
Clean energy. Clean water. A Healthy Reef.
No nuclear power, weapons or mining. Future generations must not be burdened with toxic nuclear waste for which there is no safe disposal.

Science Party
Science Party Policy: Science and Research
Science Party Policy: Energy
Science Party Policy: Space
Why Nuclear Fusion Is Always 30 Years Away
Thorium skepticism - Diffusion
Thorium cars run on rainbows - Diffusion
Nuclear Power for Australia? part 1 Dr Massimo Salvatores discusses Thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel

Arts Party
Arts Party Policy - Education: STEAM not STEM - AKA (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths)
Arts Party policy - Supporting our creative industries: Creating a Space Industry
Arts Party policy - Improving our Community: Climate Change

Pirate Party
Pirate Party platform: Modernising the patent system
Pirate Party Policy - Education: Develop an Australian Science Plan
Decadal Plan - National Committee for Space Science

PDF of table summarising the Science and Technology policies of the Liberals, Nationals, Labor, Greens, Science Party, Arts Party, and Pirates

2016-06-11 20.49.03

2016-06-11 20.30.25

2016-06-11 20.04.16

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More Carbs for longer life


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Solar panels reach world record high efficiency, but funding will be cut,
Universe expanding faster than predicted by Ian Woolf,
David LeCouteur talks about healthier ageing through a high carbohydrate diet.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-12
David Le Couteur
Charles Perkins Centre - University of Sydney

Solar energy world first in Australia - 40% solar concentrated 2014
Raygen
Milestone in solar cell efficiency by UNSW engineers 2016 unconcentrated solar
Scientists say proposed cuts could “wipe out” solar research in Australia
ARENA backs plan to use solar energy for alumina smelting


Universe is expanding up to 9% faster than we thought, say scientists
Surprise! The Universe Is Expanding Faster Than Scientists Thought

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Seahorse sex and smart looms


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Excitement in the air by Ian Woolf,
Camilla Whittington talks about seahorse sex,
Seahorse by Jonathan Coulton from jonathancoulton.com,
Andrew Whalen talks about Robobuilt smart looms.
Production checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-13
Camilla Whittington

2016-05-04 15.48.23
Andrew Whalen and Jackson Baker

2016-05-04 15.49.39
RoboBuilt


Cinema audiences reproducibly vary the chemical composition of air during films, by broadcasting scene specific emissions on breath
Scientists measure cinema air, know which film you're watching


Jonathan Coulton

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Solar racing and women's ageing part 2


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Australian science has become a political playground by Ian Woolf,
Part 2 of Judy Ford talking about slowing women's ageing,
Will Green talks about the Sunswift solar racer.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-5

2016-05-04 13.28.04
Sunswift solar racing

Dr Judy Ford
Judy Ford's EZ Fertility

CSIROstaffcount
Subtract the 2015 staff headcount from the 2013 staff headcount to get the number of jobs cut from CSIRO during the Abbott/Turnbull Government.

IPA 75 point plan for Australia
CSIRO Annual Reports
Coke trial a sweet start for Data61 spin-off Hivery
CSIRO cuts: Without climate modelling, we won't be able to adapt
Protect Research Rally (Diffusion)
CSIRO Freedom Of Information Log 2015-16
CSIRO cuts were about taking focus off 'public-good research', emails show
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
If the CSIRO won't do research for the public good, who will?
Larry Marshall's reappointment agreed by Turnbull government but not made public
Science and Industry Research Act 1949

Secret recording of CSIRO Chief telling scientists only Governments can determine public good, even when they tell you to find new ways to burn coal - the Government not the public are the customer.
Background Briefing: The inconvenient scientists

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Slowing women's ageing


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Giant black hole announced in Parliament by Ian Woolf,
Judy Ford talks about slowing women's ageing - Part 1,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf


Dr Judy Ford
High-velocity OH megamasers in IRAS 20100-4156: Evidence for a Supermassive Black Hole
Monster black hole 3 billion times the mass of the sun formed by trio of colliding galaxies
ASKAP test finds "monster" black hole

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RobotX Carp telepresence


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Carp! by Ian Woolf,
A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 2,
Jarrah Peddie talks about the RobotX competition and Underwater Autonomous Vehicles at CeBIT,
Jake Fountain returns to talk about Tele-presence and tele-soccer, at CeBIT.
I Feel Fantastic by Jonathan Coulton,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-05-04 12.46.51
Jarrah Peddie

2016-05-5
Jake Fountain

UON RobotX team


Using herpes virus to eradicate feral fish? Carp diem!
National Carp Control Plan


Jonathan Coulton

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Pulsar glitches and biological ageing


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Pulsar glitching and Biological Ageing

A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 1,
Jim Palfreyman talks about glitching pulsar discoveries, part 2.
Checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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The 'glitching' of the Vela pulsar
Temporal Evolution of the Vela Pulsar's Pulse Profile

Australian Biology of Ageing Conference
First Biology of Ageing Conference explores how to prolong life, maintain health

Fertility improved, infertility 'reversed' in mice: promising new research

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Pursuing pulsars, part 1


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Thought texting in development by Ian Woolf,
Part 1 of Jim Palfreyman talking about his research into the Vela pulsar.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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The 'glitching' of the Vela pulsar
Temporal Evolution of the Vela Pulsar's Pulse Profile


Brain-to-text: decoding spoken phrases from phone representations in the brain
Speech Recognition from Brain Activity
‘Brain-to-Text’ system converts speech brainwave patterns to text


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Biohacking baby formula


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Electric gustation by Ian Woolf,
Meow Ludo talks about biohacking baby formula with proteins from breast milk.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-02-04 22.41.44


Biofoundry



Human Augmentation lab

The taste of electric currents part 2
Japan invents electric 'salt-flavoured fork'
Japanese researchers create electric fork that alters the taste of food
No salt, no problem! Japanese Electro Fork zaps flavour into your mouth
This electric fork simulates a salty flabvour by shocking your tongue
Controling saltiness without salt: Evaluation of taste change by applying and releasing cathodal current
Electric Fork Adds Taste to Salt-free Meal
Japanese Researchers Creates Electric Fork That Alters the Taste of Food
Communication by changes in taste (slideshow)
Electric cup changes the way consumers taste drink
Virtual Reality conquers sense of taste

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Sly Moulds


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Robot cars driving blind people, Direct to brain bionic eyes, and lithium for long life by Ian Woolf,
Chris Reid talks about slime mould and their emergent behaviour.
Production checked by Charles Willock.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Chris Reid

Chris Reid

Slime (courtesy Audrey Dussutour)


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Blind man chosen to test Google's driver-less car

Wireless bionic eye trials
Monash Vision Group bionic eye
Success stories in commercialisation: Bionic Eye
Australia's bionic eye

Lithium Promotes Longevity through GSK3/NRF2-Dependent Hormesis
Fruit flies live longer on lithium
Lithium study helps scientists unlock ageing puzzle

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STEAM through space bubbles


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Its raining innovation by Ian Woolf,
Solange Cunin talks about launching QuebRider's STEAM projects,
John Barrow talks about the Eternal Bubble Multiverse,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-03-30 20.19.04

730 Report Turnbull under fire for $10m water deal
Australian Rain Corporation
Paradise Dam Bundaberg Queensland trial 2008 (PDF)
Turnbull pumps $10m into rainmaking gamble
Malcolm Turnbull the rain man who speaks with forked tongue.
Cloud Ionization, Electric Rainmaking, and Laser-guided Weather Modification
WMO DOCUMENTS ON WEATHER MODIFICATION
How ATLANT™ works
Turnbull's $10m for 'rainmakers' with no proof
Clouds form over rainmaking technology
Rainmaking in Middle Eastern Desert: Success or Scam?
Dirty deals?
Australian Academy of Science Statement—Rain making proposal unscientific
Austran Rain trial reports
Malcolm Turnbull’s own $11 million donation/bribery scam comes back to haunt him
No Such Thing As A Free Lunch With Turnbull
Treasurer for sale: Joe Hockey offers privileged access
Malcolm the miracle worker
Contentious rain-making machine tested at Willunga
They've Made It Rain in the Desert -- or Have They?
Expert Team on
Weather Modification

Malcolm Turbull - Rain Man

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Kids 3D print Internet Barbie


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Stem cells seeded on apples to make organs for transplant by Ian Woolf,
Patrick Catanzariti talks about kids 3D printers, the perils of Internet Barbie, and how to develop for emerging techgnologies.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Patrick Catanzariti


A promising way to grow body parts … using an apple
Spiderwort
DIY CO2 Incubator Bioreactor for Mammalian Cell Culture
Scientists Grow Full-Sized, Working Human Hearts From Stem Cells

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AI, smart watches and augmented reality


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New physics may have been seen at LHC by Ian Woolf,
PatCat talks about Artificial Intelligence, Smart watches and Augmented Reality.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

patrick-catanzariti-profile

Patrick Catanzariti DevDiner


Angular analysis of the B 0 → K *0 μ + μ − decay using 3 fb−1 of integrated luminosity
Do we see the trailer for the upcoming blockbuster of LHC?
LHC sees hint of boson heavier than Higgs
Who ordered that?
Hints of new LHC particle get slightly stronger
New Results From CERN Indicate There Is Something Very Wrong With Particle Physics
Simulation of Rare Decay of Bs Meson
Evidence For Fifth Fundamental Force Grows: Latest LHC Results Indicate The Existence Of Mystery Particle

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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles again


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Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf,
Michael Morris spoke with Ian Woolf about investigating the basic science of embryology to find out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
(originally broadcast 2014-02-17)


Michael Morris
Climbing behaviour in extant crocodilians
Crocodilians use tools for hunting




Animal-Borne Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Foraging Behaviors and Diel Activity of a Large-Bodied Apex Predator, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Watch: Alligators' Hunting Secrets Revealed by Crittercams

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Science Poetry Slam rewind


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Urine power news by Ian Woolf.
Highlights from the Science Spoken Word Spectacular from:
Ian Bryce "Ode to the Higgs" and "The Bull's Lament",
Vanessa Hill "When you wish upon a star",
Lou Steer "The Demon Duck of Doom" and "View from a Distant Porthole",
Ricky Pannowitz "Science doesn't rhyme with anything".
Organised by Rebecca Rose, Jack Peck and Ariel Pavez.
Recording by Merran Winchester.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
(originally broadcast 2013-07-22)


Science Poetry poster
Word In hand
Blue Space Poetry! Jam
Australian Science Communicators
All The Best
Harold Park Hotel
Science Poetry on stage
Science Poetry Slam winner!

Army rations rehydrated by urine (2004)
Urine Battery Turns Pee Into Power (2005)
Imagining A Future of Pee Power: Urine the Money (2010)
Mobile phone runs on urine power (2013)
Waste to Real Energy: the first MFC powered mobile phone (2013)

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Physics of Music revisited


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First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf.
Professor Joe Wolfe from the UNSW speaks to Ian Woolf about the Physics of Music and Voice.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Hungry algae may explain how plants became green
A Modern Descendant of Early Green Algal Phagotrophs
Music science at UNSW
PhysClips
Complementarity of speech and music

Joe Wolfe

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Hackagong and Biofoundry


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Water safety scientists sacked, by Ian Woolf,
Travis Wall talks about HackaGong,
Meow Ludo Meow Meow tells us about the Biofoundry's plans for 2016.
24/7 Lecture by Professor Sarah Lewis on Fireflies from the IgNobel Prizes ceremony 2015.
Production checked by Charles Willock.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-02-04 22.04.49
Travis Wall
Hackagong

2016-02-04 22.41.44
Meow Ludo Meow Meow
Biofoundry


Sydney's drinking water at risk if underground coal mine expansion approved in Lake Cataract catchment, scientists say
CSIRO climate programs to halve

NSW water supplier warned about coal mine near catchment
Coal mine expansion could cause 'unacceptable' loss of water from catchment, WaterNSW warns

'Worst thing ... in decades': Fears for Sydney's drinking water

Sydney water quality could be jeopardised by WaterNSW job cuts, Labor says
1998 Sydney water crisis (wikipedia)
Sydney water crisis due to corporatisation

Creeping Garden
Buy tickets to Sydney viewing of Creeping garden


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Fate of the Universe


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Gravitational waves,
The Creeping Garden,
Glowing waste is the best part? by Ian Woolf
Professor John Barrow talks about where the Universe has been, and where its heading.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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John Barrow (Photo courtesy of Michael Gal)

Gravitational waves finally detected at LIGO
Gravitational waves - Australian scientists central role in their discovery
CSIRO hailed contribution to gravitation waves find for work done by axed unit
Australian Centre for Precision Optics

Creeping Garden
Buy tickets to Sydney viewing of Creeping garden

Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Tentative Findings report
Respond to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission Tentative Findings report here
Royal Commission: Nuclear Power Unviable, But Waste Storage Lucrative

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Innovation Engineering


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Climate scientists take to the streets by Ian Woolf,
Rowan Braham talks about Innovation Engineering at Laing O'Rourke.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-02-04 21.42.58
Rowan Braham

CSIRO head Larry Marshall defends climate research cuts as angry scientists protest in Melbourne
Why I turned down a DECRA to work in the United States
CSIRO puts 350 staff on notice in Netflix-style culture revamp
Correcting the Public Record on Changes at CSIRO
Climate science on chopping block as CSIRO braces for shake-up
CSIRO Chief Larry Marshall Silent On Channel Island­s Tax Trust
CSIRO Head Accused Of Misleading And Deceptive Conduct By Shareholders
CSIRO Head Larry Marshal Sued Over Technology Firm Collapse
Killer climate: tens of thousands of flying foxes dead in a day
CSIRO puts 350 staff on notice in Netflix-style culture revamp
CSIRO executives asked to justify deep cuts to climate science
Climate scientists protest CSIRO staff cuts to climate research programs
CSIRO boss Larry Marshall sorry for saying politics of climate 'more like religion than science'
CSIRO chief Larry Marshall points his ship into a scientific storm
CSIRO boss’s failed logic over climate science could waste billions in taxes
Australia to be 'isolated' from global research after CSIRO climate cuts: WMO

Cambodian Flying Foxes
Grey headed Flying fox

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Space Psychology Array


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Electric brains by Ian Woolf,
Adena Silverstein on the psychology of space travel,
Matthew Whiting on processing Big Data from the Australian Square Kilometre Array pathfinder telescope.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2016-01-27 20.51.35
Adena Silverstein

2015-10-28 15.27.24
Matthew Whiting
2015-10-28 15.25.51


Can Neural Activity Propagate by Endogenous Electrical Field?
Brain waves may be spread by weak electrical field
Weak electrical field found to carry information around the brain



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Blockchain Citizen Science


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Venus flytraps can count to five by Ian Woolf,
Decentralise all the things by Ian Woolf,
Clement Epie talks about blockchain Cellabz and La Paillaise biohacking,
Kasek Galgal talks about emerging technologies for developing economies, at the Sydney 2015 Blockchain workshop.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-12-12
Kasek Gulgul

2015-12-10 15.12.49
Plantoid

2015-12-10 15.12.17
Plantoid

2015-12-10 11.06.40

Cellabz - blockchain and beyond


PLANTOID – by PRIMAVERA DE FILIPPI, DAVID BOVILL, VINCENT ROUDAUT AND SARA RENAUD
Plantoid - blockchain based art
Plantoid - the blockchain based art that makes itself

Understanding the blockchain - O'Reilly
Blythe Masters Firm Raises Cash, Wins Australian Contract
The Face Behind Bitcoin (Newsweek 2014)
Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto probably Australian entrepreneur, reports claim
Libor to JP Morgan, Enron to Bernie Madoff: Counting the costs of a world of scandal
LIBOR Scandal: The Crime of the Century?
Banking Blockade
Credit card donations to WikiLeaks restored as Mastercard breaks ranks

The Venus Flytrap Dionaea muscipula Counts Prey-Induced Action Potentials to Induce Sodium Uptake
Some Plants Can Count
Venus flytrap plants can 'count' to five







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Plasma rocket science


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Free speech for kids with autism by Ian Woolf,
Paddy Neumann talks about his plasma rocket engines at OrbitOz,
All about that space by NASA Johnson Space Centre interns,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-11-33
Dr Paddy Neumann
Neumann Space

Alarm at autism doctor shopping for diagnoses by Rick Morton (The Australian)
National Institute Of Mental Health Forsakes the DSM, the Bible Of Psychiatry
DSM-5 Field Trials Discredit the American Psychiatric Association

Even Some Establishment Psychiatrists Embarrassed by New DSM-5 Mental Illnesses—Is It Time to Abolish the Psychiatric Diagnostic Bible?

Autistic boy locked inside cell-like room...again
Photos of cage used to restrain boy with autism at Canberra school become public
Disability minister horrified, families sickened by 'coffin-like' box
Mother accused of chaining up autistic son in Blacktown was 'desperate'
Medicare Items Under the "Helping Children with Autism" Package

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Star-seeking robots touch language


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Eye gazing alters minds by Ian Woolf,
Nuria Lorente talks about her star bug telescopic robots,
Heba Khamis talks about finding the language of touch in the Bright Spark challenge,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-10-30
Nuria Lorente

Starbugs
Australian Astronomical Observatory
Astronomical Data Analysis Software & Systems Conferences

2015-08-31 18.59.31
Heba Khamis

Interpreting the language of touch

Dissociation and hallucinations in dyads engaged through
interpersonal gazing

Weird things start to happen when you stare into someone's eyes for 10 minutes
Staring into someone’s eyes for 10 minutes induces an altered state of consciousness

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Real Space Cowboys and Star AI


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Alien planet in the Goldilocks zone by Ian Woolf,
Ed Buckbee talks about the Real Space Cowboys and Space Camp,
Elise Hampton uses machine learning to crunch astronomical amounts of data.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.


2016-01-05 11.02.59
Ed Buckbee
Space Camp
One Giant Leap


2015-10-28 14.52.53
Elise Hampton

Three planets orbiting Wolf 1061
Discovery: Nearby star hosts closest alien planet in the “habitable zone”
Wolf 1061c: closest planet found orbiting in a star's habitable zone 14 light years from Earth

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Visual illusions for computer vision


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Brain ageing and Alzheimers disease reversed in mice by Ian Woolf,
Astrid Zeman's talk about visual illusions at Ultimo Library,
Astrid Zeman chats about illusions and computer vision.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-11-11 18.07.07

Astrid Zeman
Astrid Zeman on Triple J Unearthed
Akiyoshi's illusion pages


AGING, November 2015, Vol 7 N11 "A comprehensive multiomics approach
toward understanding the relationship between aging
and dementia" (PDF)
Experimental drug targeting Alzheimer's disease shows anti-aging effects - Salk Institute
Experimental drug targeting Alzheimer's disease shows anti-aging effects - Medical Xpress
Alzheimer's drug candidate may be first to prevent disease progression
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows anti-ageing effects, surprising researchers

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Ig Nobel Prizes 2015 special edition


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Diffusion news update by Ian Woolf,
Ig Nobel Prizes ceremony hosted by Marc Abrams, featuring medicinal kissing, unboiling an egg, and natural disaster entrepreneurs.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Annals of Improbable Research
AIR Ig Nobels 2015

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3D printed Jewellery baldness cure


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Bacteria for baldness by Ian Woolf,
3D printed Jewellery with Caitlin Dubler,
Not the news - Melbourne Uni space program, Colourful fish, ads on your phone, CMBP research node, Healing yoga sounds, 7 tips for sunglasses, gender equality in ICT, peek inside a painting with synchrotron, carbon-dated kidney stones, and head-banging Aussie bees by Ian Woolf
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

2015-11-21 16.03.49
Caitlin Dubler
Dubler Design


IGEM Team Technion
Can these Technion students cure baldness?

University of Melbourne Space Program
Colour matters in display of fish aggression
Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics
The Promise of Diversity - Gender Equality in the ICT Profession (pdf)
Frederick McCubbin The North wind
Nuclear technique reveals 'stone age'
Headbanging Aussie bee takes a heavy metal approach to pollination

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IdeasBoom Educating for the Future


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The National Innovation Ideas Boom by Ian Woolf,
Jackie Slaviero talks about educating for the future,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Jackie Slaviero
One Giant Leap

National Innovation and Science Agenda Report
Biomedical Translation Fund
ARC Linkage Projects

We still have a GP co-payment by stealth
CSIRO cuts jobs in rich Wi-Fi division
Unleashing Australia’s innovation potential

'So f**ked': Leading startup mentor Pete Cooper drops a bomb on Malcolm Turnbull's innovation statement

Shhhh, don’t tell Mal, but tech start-ups are a terrible investment

Innovation statement: PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for 'ideas boom' as he unveils $1b vision for Australia's future
CSIRO gets #ideasboom reprieve, but damage already done
Malcolm Turnbull on innovation: 'This is the opportunity of the 21st century'
Destruction of the NBN - analysis
Malcolm Turnball - they vote for you
Carr: CSIRO still worse off than before election
National Innovation and Science Agenda: Turnbull releases $1bn massive list of new policies
Scrimp now, pay later: CSIRO cuts could stifle long-term research

Keep Calm And BOOM: Twitter Gets Innovative With Turnbull's Announcement
Malcolm Turnbull’s #IdeasBoom Triggers Spate Of Truly Terrible/Amazing Ideas
Twitter mocks Malcolm’s Kevin Rudd moment with innovative ideas boom tweets

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Dark matter anyon computing


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A pill to slow ageing by Ian Woolf,
Catherine de Burgh-Day hunts for Dark Matter with gravity lenses,
Robert Pfeiffer computes with exotic matter,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-10-25 15.59.41
Catherine de Burgh-Day

2015-10-25 15.58.42
New trick uses velocity maps to measure weak lensing directly
Direct Shear Mapping: Prospects for Weak Lensing Studies of Individual Galaxy–Galaxy Lensing Systems

2015-08-31 18.51.15
Robert Pfeiffer
2015-08-31 18.51.50
Robert Pfeiffer and Sarah Brooker

Pfeifer group

Can people with type 2 diabetes live longer than those without? A comparison of mortality in people initiated with metformin or sulphonylurea monotherapy and matched, non-diabetic controls
Metformin improves healthspan and lifespan in mice
Metformin promotes
lifespan through mitohormesis via the peroxiredoxin PRDX-2

Study shows type 2 diabetics can live longer than people without the disease
Type 2 diabetics can live longer than people without the disease
Recent Advances in the Use of Metformin: Can Treating Diabetes Prevent Breast Cancer?
Metformin: A Prescription for Longevity?
Drug trial of Metformin to begin, may increase lifespan to 120
No more Alzheimer’s? World’s first anti-aging drug could let you live more than 120 years in good health
World’s first anti-ageing drug could see humans live to 120
10 pence a day drug could help millions live longer
Diabetes Drug, Metformin, May Increase Lifespan Of Non-Diabetics; The Importance Of Controlling Blood Sugar

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Heatwave detecting cancer


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Clean water from thin air by Ian Woolf,
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick talks about heatwaves - measuring and predicting them,
Majid Warkiani talks about developing a blood test for all cancers,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
Scorcher: Heat waves

2015-08-31 18.36.29
Majid Warkiani
Fresh Science 2015


Dutch Rainmaker
Dutch Rainmaker's pilot installation succesfully generates water out of air in Umm Al Himam, Kuwait
Dutch rainmaker: offshore process water
Wind turbine to harvest energy and water from desert air
Flash evaporation

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DNA bitcoin Virtual Astronomy


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Bitcoin encoded DNA by Ian Woolf,
Kai Polsterer and Andre Schaaff talk about astronomical visualisation with Google cardboard at the Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems conference - ADASS,
Better by Jonathan Coulton.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2015-10-25 15.36.34
Andre Schaaf and Kai Polsterer
2015-10-25 16.02.35

Smartphones, Dark Matter & Code – Kai Polsterer @ ADASS in Sydney
Computer Science helps astronomers exploring the sky
Strasbourg Astronomical Data Centre
International Virtual Observatory Alliance

GeneCoin - Make a backup of yourself using bitcoin
GeneCoin FAQ
Genecoin: DNA for the Blockchain
A Mysterious Entity Named Genecoin Wants To Backup Your DNA With Bitcoin
Genecoin offers you digital immortality… via Bitcoin!

Jonathan Coulton

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Virtual Observatory defeating salt


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Asthma drug rejuvenates brains by Ian Woolf,
Yeshe Fenner talks about Virtual Observatories,
Natalie Lister talks about eating potassium to defeat harmful effects of salt in your diet.
Nemeses by Jonathan Coulton.
Production checked by Charles Willock.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-10-28 14.36.25
Yeshe Fenner
AStronomy Australia

2015-08-31 18.30.57
Natalie Lister (note sparkler!)

2015-08-31 18.31.19

Astronomical Data Analysis Software & Systems Conferences
All-Sky Virtual Observatory

Effect Of High Potassium Diet On Endothelial Function
Fresh Science


Structural and functional rejuvenation of the aged brain by an approved anti-asthmatic drug
Asthma drug could rejuvenate ageing brains, study suggests
Asthma drug reverses aging in the brain of mice
Australian Asthma Handbook: Guide to preventers: montelukast
The ageing systemic milieu negatively regulates neurogenesis and cognitive function


Jonathan Coulton

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Antarctic astronomy biofuel catalyst


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Murderous meat by Ian Woolf,
Michael Burton talks about astronomy in Antarctica,
Jessica Stanley talks about her catalyst for converting plant waste into biofuel.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

JessicaStanley
Jessica Stanley
Fresh Science

Astronomy from Antarctica
Star-forming cloud seen from Antarctica

Antarctica Shines as Icy Bastion of Space Science


WHO press release on processed meat and cancer (pdf)
IARC Monographs Questions and Answers
Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat
Processed meats do cause cancer - WHO
Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes – WHO

Meat and tobacco: the difference between risk and strength of evidence


Bacon Causes Cancer? Sort of.Not really.Ish.

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Gene repair, eggs and entropy


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LHC tests Rainbow Gravity,
Daraprim for a dollar by Ian Woolf,
Elizabeth Hinde describes how to see genes repaired for Fresh Science,
John August talks about the Egg and Entropy, part 2.
Production checked by Charles Willock.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2015-08-31 18.25.33-169
Elizabeth Hinde (apologies for the blur, I was too far from the stage)

Fresh Science
Imaging chromatin dynamics during DNA repair by fluctuation analysis (UNSW)
Spatiotemporal regulation of Heterochromatin Protein 1- alpha oligomerization and dynamics in live cells

John August's Permutations

Detection of mini black holes at the LHC could indicate parallel universes in extra dimensions
Extra dimensions, gravitons, and tiny black holes
Detecting black holes with ATLAS (ppt)
Synopsis: No Quantum Black Holes Detected at LHC
Absence of black holes at LHC due to gravity's rainbow
Could scientists soon discover a parallel universe?
Big Bang theory could be debunked by Large Hadron Collider

'Something may come through' dimensional 'doors' at LHC
CERN experiment to test if we can connect to another dimension
Scientists at Large Hadron Collider hope to make contact with PARALLEL UNIVERSE in days
Will The Large Hadron Collider Open Up A Portal To Another Dimension?


Price-Gouging Pharma CEO Fuming As Rival Creates $1 Alternative AIDS Drug
Once a Notorious Short Seller, Martin Shkreli Now Sees a Future in Biotech
That Guy Who Is Price-Gouging AIDS Patients Also Did It to Kids with Kidney Disease

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Lateral, entropy, and the egg


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Anomalies speed around nearby star,
Anomalies block too much light around a distant star by Ian Woolf.
Jack Scanlon talks about Lateral magazine,
John August talks about Entropy and the Egg, part 1.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Jack Scanlon
Jack Scanlon
Lateral magazine
The Pseudoscientists Podcast

John August's Permutations

Fast-Moving Structures in the Debris Disk Around AU Microsc
opii

Unique structures spotted around nearby star: Mysterious ripples found racing through planet-forming disc
A Dusty Mystery Around AU Microscopii
Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch instrument - SPHERE

Planet Hunters X. KIC 8462852 – Where’s the flux?
Search For Intelligent Aliens Near Bizarre Dimming Star Has Begun

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Life and death of Stars


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Sleek Geek Eureka Primary School prizes by Ian Woolf,
Michael Burton explains the life and death of stars,
Why does the Sun really shine by They Might Be Giants,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2015-09-21 14.54.28

#TeamMopra - Save the Mopra Telescope & Map the Milky Way
MOPRA Telescope
Mopra Survey
Mopra Central Molecular Zone survey

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

They Might Be Giants


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Dynamics of expectation


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Nobel prize in Medicine for anti-parasite drugs by Ian Woolf
Dr Casimir MacGregor talks about the sociology of anti-ageing and stem cell tourism,
Glucose, glucose by Science Groove,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-09-18 13.45.57

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2015
Thinking Drinkers: A beginner's guide to absinthe
Elixirs Made To Fight Malaria Still Shine On The Modern Bar
History Of Absinthe
Absinthe Fever: What is wormwood?
Synthetic anti-malarial compound is bad news for artemisia farmers

Our Quantum Future
Galactic Exploration: mapping the molecular clouds of the southern Milky Way

Science Groove (MP3s)

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Crowd-funding Galaxy Exploration


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The Eureka Prizes Secondary School division by Ian Woolf
- The Secret of the Appendix by Paige Bebee,
- Why are Concussions Bad for You? by Luke Cadorin-Taylor,
- Gravity Sucks, by Tom Downie and Harry Bebbington,
Professor Michael Burton crowd-funds MOPRA to map the Delta Quadrant of the Galaxy,
Skullcrusher Mountain by Jonathan Coulton,
Production Checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Michael Burton

#TeamMopra - Save the Mopra Telescope & Map the Milky Way
MOPRA Telescope
Mopra Survey
Mopra Central Molecular Zone survey

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

Jonathan Coulton

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Inclusion soothes your genes


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Daraprim: Profiteering in Big Pharma,
and memorable Ape TV by Ian Woolf,
Professor Steve Cole explains what to do about the effects of isolation and insecurity on the regulation of gene expression,
Steve Trygel talks about the Sydney University Maker Club.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2015-08-19 21.29.42
Professor Steve Cole

2015-08-16 16.47.44
Steve Trygel from Sydney University maker Club

Pharmaceutical Greed Villain Martin Shkreli Will Fight the Whole Internet
Company Acquires Rights To Drug Used By AIDS/Cancer Patients; Immediately Raises Per Pill Price From Under $14 To $750
Martin Shkreli Has One Idea, And It’s a Bad One
Market Exclusivity Is Sometimes Too Much
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals and Their Disgusting Business Strategy

Retrophin CEO Under Fire for Twitter Faux Pas

The Most Unconscionable Drug Price Hike I Have Yet Seen
Generic Drugs: Daraprim
FDA: Frequently Asked Questions on Patents and Exclusivity
Food-borne illness: Toxoplasma

Great Apes Make Anticipatory Looks Based on Long-Term Memory of Single Events
Chimps Like Movies Starring People in Ape Suits
Chimps like watching thriller movies starring people wearing ape suits: study

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Change your genes


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Self-control or memory? by Ian Woolf
Professor Steve Cole explains the influence of personal experience on the regulation of your genes (part 1),
Chris from Create UNSW talks about live Pac man.
Put it to the test by They Might Be Giants,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2015-08-19 21.29.42
Professor Steve Cole

2015-08-16 16.20.44
UNSW Create


Inhibition-Induced Forgetting Results from Resource Competition between Response Inhibition and Memory Encoding Processes
Inhibition-Induced Forgetting: When More Control Leads to Less Memory
Researchers show how self-control can drain your memory banks
Self-control saps memory resources
Willpower is in your mind, not in a sugar cube, say Stanford scholars
Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control


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Black holes, worm holes and time machines


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NICTA is enveloped by CSIRO by Ian Woolf,
Geraint Lewis talks about Black holes, worm holes, time machines and the EM drive,
Fletcher Thompson talks about his 3D printer designed for the classroom,
Red Shirt by Jonathan Coulton,
Production checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Professor Geraint Lewis at the Sydney Institute of Astronomy

2015-08-16 16.37.49
Fletcher Thompson from Me 3D

Sydney Mini Maker Faire


CSIRO Data61
CSIRO Adrian Turner
NICTA now calls CSIRO home
‘I’d write a large cheque’: Atlassian’s proposal to save the Australian Technology Park in Sydney
CSIRO swallows NICTA to form Data61
Jobs for NSW
LinkedIn: David Thoadey
Wikipedia: David Thoadey
Former Telstra chief David Thodey appointed CSIRO chair
Adrian Turner's Blue Sky mining book
CSIRO swallows up NICTA to create Data61
CSIRO and NICTA merger to sprout start-up hubs, but jobs still at risk
Merged CSIRO and NICTA to become ‘Data61’
NICTA no more as CSIRO takes over
Up to 200 jobs could be lost as science bodies NICTA and CSIRO merge
Ex-Telstra chief David Thodey gets a $14.5m pay cheque
Telstra defends CEO's pay packet
Telstra CEO Calls for Shrinking of the Wage Gap
I can't defend my high salary, says Telstra CEO David Thodey


Jonathan Coulton

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Warp drive and Antigravity


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MRI can treat cancer as well as diagnose it by Ian Woolf,
Professor Geraint Lewis talks about how Relativity may allow faster than light travel by space warp, and antigravity,
Edric Hong explains how origami is mathematics,
Nicola O'Brien talks about Code Rangers, where kids control technology,
Carmel Morris talks about paper airplanes.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Geraint Lewis at Sydney Institute of Astronomy

2015-08-15 15.11.28
Nicola O'Brien of Code Rangers

2015-08-15 16.56.51
Edric Hong from Sydney Origami

2015-08-16 17.04.12
Carmel Morris


MRI scanners can steer tumour busting viruses to specific target sites within the body
Directing cell therapy to anatomic target sites in vivo with magnetic resonance targeting
Cancer breakthrough: MRI scanners can rid body of cancerous tumours, scientists claim
MRI scanners help doctors specifically target tumor treatment
MRI scans can deliver cancer therapy

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Future work, farmbot and Chiptunes


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Fearless smart mice created by altering a single gene by Ian Woolf,
Futurist Roger Lawrence talks about the future of work at the Augmented Reality meetup,
Tom D'netto builds a farmbot at the Sydney Mini Maker faire,
Nick Potsianos from the Classroom maker Collective, and
James Laird Wah turns old games into new musical instruments.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Roger Lawrence

2015-08-15 16.39.57
James Laird Wah AKA Professor Abrasive

2015-08-15 11.39.40

2015-08-15 16.15.11
Nick Potsianos is on the far right of the photo
Augmented Reality Sydney meetup
Sydney Mini Maker Faire

Specific Inhibition of Phosphodiesterase-4B Results in Anxiolysis and Facilitates Memory Acquisition.
“Brainy” mice raise hope of better treatments for cognitive disorders
Mice boosted with alteration of a single gene

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Singing Astronaut Special


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Dr Paul Willis from RI Aus TV, and Will Berryman from Hostworks talk about bringing Astronaut Chris Hadfield to 10 000 school-children around Australia at once.
Chris Hadfield answers questions and sings for the children.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Sydney Science Festival
Royal Institution Australia
Paul Willis, Director of RI Aus
Will Berryman at Hostworks


Chris Hadfield's blog: Space Oddity


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Biological art and killer robots


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Beware the robots by Ian Woolf,
Jaden Hastings talks about her art and science at the Biofoundry,
Montgomery Guilhaus talks about virtual reality and 360 degree cameras.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.


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Jaden Hastings

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Montgomery Guilhaus
Triggar

2015-07-31 20.59.02

Autonomous Weapons: an Open Letter from AI & Robotics Researchers
Musk, Wozniak and Hawking urge ban on warfare AI and autonomous weapons
Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Call for Ban on Autonomous Military Robots
Elon Musk: artificial intelligence is our biggest existential threat
Robot Security Guards Cruise Microsoft Campus
Elon Musk donates $10m to keep artificial intelligence good for humanity
Elon Musk says he invested in DeepMind over 'Terminator' fears
Research priorities for robust and beneficial artificial intelligence
Experts including Elon Musk call for research to avoid AI 'pitfalls'
Children Beating Up Robot Inspires New Escape Maneuver System
Samsung Techwin’s SGR-A1 robot
South Korea to field gun-cam robots on DMZ
South Korea deploys robot capable of killing intruders along border with North
Meet Russia's New Killer Robot
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says humans will be robots' pets

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Mind controlled brain art and artificial IQ


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Software beats humans on verbal IQ test by Ian Woolf,
Laura Jade talks about her mind-controlled illuminated brain art,
Sam Gentle explains how he helped make the mind-controlled colour-changing brain come to life.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Laura Jade

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Sam Gentle

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Lux Mentis

Solving Verbal Comprehension Questions in IQ Test by
Knowledge-Powered Word Embedding

A Chinese artificial intelligence program just beat humans in an IQ test
Artificially Intelligent Computer Outperforms Humans on IQ Test

Microsoft Verbal Intelligence test
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
IQ test: 'Artificial intelligence system as smart as a four year-old'
Computer smart as a 4-year-old
No, we didn't just create an AI that’s as smart as a 4-year old

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Falling cats and Stem cell tourism


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Military drones for farmers and cataracts dissolved with eye drops by Ian Woolf,
Dr Ken Silburn talks about falling cats and the dangers of DHMO,
Dr Heather Main talks about Stem Cell Tourism,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Heather Main:

heather main byline

Ken Silburn:

KenSilburnHeadshootHESA
The Einstein Lecture 2015
iSTEM Space Academy

Ninox Robotics
Drones trialled to help reduce billion-dollar invasive pest animal problem
>Drones patrol for feral animals
Ninox Robotics is using drone technology to track feral animals
CASA Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA)
Drone Laws in Australia: Are you flying your UAV / RPA legally?
Photos courtesy of Ninox Robotics:

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IX7A2870
IX7A2942
IX7A3004

Study Finds Cataracts Could Be Dissolved With Eye Drops
Eye drops could dissolve cataracts
Lanosterol reverses protein aggregation in cataracts

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Vaccination ethics and electricity wars


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Sydney Science festival news by Ian Woolf,
2015 Einstein lecturer Dr Ken Silburn talks about vaccination ethics and electricity wars,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

KenSilburnHeadshootHESA
The Einstein Lecture 2015
Sydney Science Festival 2015
Sydney Mini Maker Faire
Invigorating Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
Sydney Mini Maker Faire 2014

Sydney Mini Maker Faire 2013

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What are you looking at?


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Plants put out the bat signal by Ian Woolf,
Tracking your attention with Dan Sovick,
Let them eat coal! by Ian Woolf,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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2015-07-01 20.53.19
2015-07-01 20.53.01

Bats Are Acoustically Attracted to Mutualistic Carnivorous Plants
With acoustic reflector, carnivorous pitcher plants advertise themselves to bats
Carnivorous plant's sound echoes draw bats in
With Sonar-Reflecting Leaves, Plant Lures Bats to Poo in it

Political donations lean heavily towards Liberals
Coal mining industry has more power over Abbott Government than Minister for Agriculture

Liverpool Plains coal mine: Shenhua project will not affect water quality, NSW Premier Mike Baird says
Acland coal mine: Company seeking mine expansion donated $700,000 to LNP, federal Liberal Party
Shenhua coal project may undermine Baird's electoral chances
Explainer: Shenhua's Watermark coal mine in the Liverpool Plains in NSW

Despite slashed incentives, Australian solar won't die
Government pulls the plug on household solar
Wind farm ban will hurt solar, renewable industry says
Abbott government extends renewable energy investment ban to solar power
The Government's War On Wind And Solar Hurts Homes And Businesses
CEFC to expand access to solar PV for households and businesses
Solar bonus scheme
Clean Energy Finance Corporation could have legal grounds to fight wind and solar ban, lawyer says

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Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots


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Mind controlled cockroaches and giant battling robots by Ian Woolf,
Brian Lim talks about tracking pollution from his fleet of hyperspectral satellites,
Todd the T1000 by Jonathan Coulton.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf


Brian Lim
Delta V Space Alliance

SJTUers Realize “Brain Control Cockroach”
Student creates cyborg cockroach that he can control with his THOUGHTS for science competition
Human To Cockroach Brain-Brain Interface Achieved
Cockroach leg controlled by human brain via Emotiv EPOC (video)
Researchers have worked out how to mind control cockroaches
Shanghai master's student controls cockroaches with 'brain link'
Cockroaches to the rescue: 'Cyborg' insects can help save people trapped in earthquakes
Cyborg cockroaches home in on sounds of distress
Cyborg roaches can save your life -- or be your wireless carrier
Robot Cockroaches and Mind-Controlled Robotic Insects Coming Soon Near You
Locomotion control of hybrid cockroach robots

/6600076>Giant human-piloted fighting robots to face off in battle after Japanese firm accepts US challenge



Jonathan Coulton

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Urthecast and space lasers


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Healthy high heels, Vaping for minors, Pluto fly-by, and Space lasers for Canberra by Ian Woolf,
Canada in Space with Marc Beaudry,
Singularity by Paul Rhodes,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Marc LinkedIn (2)
Marc Beaudry

Urthecast: See the planet

Outback station to track space junk that threatens satellites
Australia to prevent 'Gravity' space crash with lasers (Update)
New center for space environmemt management announced in Australia
Move space junk with laser shots
Lasers to nudge space junk out harm's way
Space Environment Research Centre
Research Program 4: Preservation of the Space Environment
Electro Optic Systems
Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra to get $150m centre to combat space junk
New Australian research centre to remove space junk, save satellites and spacecraft
New Australian Space Environment Management Centre
WA space telescope could track Chinese satellites, missiles
Orbital Debris-Debris Collision Avoidance
Electro Optic Systems Defense - What we do

Engineers have designed high heels that you can actually walk in
The high-powered dream team trying to create a stiletto shoe as comfy as a trainer
The Rocket Scientists Making a More Comfortable High Heel

Get ready for New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto
The Path to Pluto: Mission Timeline
The Venetia Burney Student Dust Counter
KBO Hunting: How Hubble Rescued New Horizons
Increasing Variety on Pluto’s Close Approach Hemisphere, and a ‘Dark Pole’ on Charon

Global Drug Survey shows more are vaping e-cigarettes, while NSW laws stall
E-cigarette: NSW Parliament clamps down on electronic cigarettes, but loopholes remain
Simon Chapman: Why is Big Tobacco investing in e-cigarettes?
No butts about it: Cancer Council, cafe owners welcome new anti-smoking laws coming into effect


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Canada in Space & Google listens


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Google listening by Ian Woolf,
Canada's space success can teach Australia by Marc Beaudry,
Does the FIV vaccine prevent FIV? by Mark Westman at Famelab.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Marc LinkedIn (2)

Marc Beaudry
Canadian Space Agency

Debian bug report: chromium: unconditionally downloads binary blob
Google was downloading audio listeners onto computers without consent, say Chromium users - "We don’t know and can’t know what this black box does. But we see reports that the microphone has been activated, and that Chromium considers audio capture permitted"
Google Chrome Listening In To Your Room Shows The Importance Of Privacy Defense In Depth
Opt-out Chrome Hotword Shared Module
Hotword behaviour in chromium v43 (binary blob download)
Did Google spy on Chrome users with secret audio listeners?
Google was downloading audio listeners onto computers without consent, say Chromium users
Google's Chromium on Debian Is Listening In on Your Conversations
Google accused of spying on users with audio listener bundled with Chromium

Chrome Bugs Allow Sites to Listen to Your Private Conversations
Chrome bug allows malicious websites to spy on you

Is your Chrome browser spying on YOU? Expert warns cyber criminals could use Google voice recognition software to listen in on conversations

Malicious intent can turn Chrome speech recognition into spying device

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Brain nets and Broccoli


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Brain nets to catch your thoughts by Ian Woolf,
Astha Singh talks about Glucosinulates in Broccoli
Checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-06-10 18.19.07

Inspiring Australia

Syringe-injectable electronics
Injectable device delivers nano-view of the brain
Injectable brain implant spies on individual neurons
New Injectable Brain Implants Take Us One Step Closer To A Cyborg Future

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Brainwaves and Photonics


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Robot shops the Darknet by Ian Woolf
Ben Eggleton talks about his research into the physics of light,
Genevieve Steiner talks about using brainwaves to help cure Alzheimer's disease.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-03-24 19.50.45
Genevieve Steiner

2015-05-29 18.58.08
Professor Ben Eggleton
International Year Of Light
Frequently Asked Questions about the Darknet
Random Darknet Shopper
Swiss Public Prosecutor seizes and seals work by !Mediengruppe Bitnik
What happens when a software bot goes on a darknet shopping spree?
Here's How a Dark Market Bot Sent Ecstasy to an Art Gallery
Swiss Police Confiscate The Things Purchased Randomly By A Darknet Bot
DELIVERY FOR MR. ASSANGE
Is the Darknet a glimpse into the web of the future?
Shopping list: ecstasy, cloned credit cards, skeleton keys
The Best Things a Random Bot Bought on the Dark Net

An Evening with Ben Eggleton - 12 June 2015

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Photonics and quadcopters


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All you can eat diet for healthy mice by Ian Woolf,
Graphene propelled by light by Ian Woolf,
Ben Eggleton talks about the International Year of Light,
Quadcopter science by Ian Woolf
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-05-29 18.58.08
Professor Ben Eggleton
Pill of super-protective 'heavy' fat may be key to eternal youth
Isotopic reinforcement of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids diminishes nigrostriatal degeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/new-class-of-enhanced-health-supplements-179770
Heavy hydrogen keeps yeast looking good

Isotope-Reinforced Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Protect Yeast Cells from Oxidative Stress
Reactive Oxygen Species, Isotope Effect, Essential Nutrients, and Enhanced Longevity
Biochemists develop new method for preventing oxidative damage to cells


The science behind drones - how do they fly?
Gyro sensors - How they work and what's ahead
What is a MultiCopter and How Does it Work

How does a Quadrotor fly? A journey from physics, mathematics, control systems and computer science towards a "Controllable Flying Object" from Corrado Santoro


An Evening with Ben Eggleton - 12 June 2015

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Kidneys, Hearts and Coal


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Heavy fat for slow aging by Ian Woolf,
Megan Rossi talks about a gut feeling about kidney disease,
Rina Soetanto explains How you mend a broken heart, a big role for small RNAs - at Famelab.
Coal is too valuable to burn by Ian Woolf (from 2007)
Production Checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

IMG_20150324_193849-1Megan Rossi
2015-03-24 19.44.13Rina Soetanto
Famelab Australia

UCLA biochemists develop new method for preventing oxidative damage to cells
Pill of super-protective 'heavy' fat may be key to eternal youth
Isotopic reinforcement of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids diminishes nigrostriatal degeneration in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease
Isotope diet helps worms live longer
Isotope-Reinforced Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Protect Yeast Cells from Oxidative Stress
Heavy hydrogen keeps yeast looking good
Reactive Oxygen Species, Isotope Effect, Essential Nutrients, and Enhanced Longevity
Biochemists develop new method for preventing oxidative damage to cells

ABC Four Corners energy special
4Corners references about renewable energy in Australia

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Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality


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Rubber hand illusions by Ian Woolf,
Tristan Robinson talks about his autonomous robots,
Jake Fountain talks about his virtual realities,
Joseph Wang talks about the Meta augmented reality headset,
Leila Alem talks about her remote mentoring augmented reality service.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

CSIRO develops hands-free technology for mining repairs
ReMoTe

2015-05-06 16.06.05
Tristan Robinson

2015-05-06 16.05.56
2015-05-06 16.47.57
2015-05-06 16.28.06

2015-05-06 21.26.37
Joseph Wang with Meta

2015-05-06 16.39.35Sunswift Solar electric car
2015-05-06 16.36.03Tesla electric Sedan dashboard
2015-05-06 16.34.16Tesla electric Sedan

An alternative to traditional mirror therapy: illusory touch can reduce phantom pain when illusory movement does not.
The Invisible Hand Illusion
Out-of-body experience: Master of illusion
The Third-Hand Illusion
The Quantum Leap effect – creating a body-swapping illusion

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Space Biz, Orbital Art and Horses


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Power suits for bankers by Ian Woolf,
Michael Leslie talks about AU Launch Services,
Toby Knyvvett talks about Orbital Illumination at OrbitOz,
Barbara Padelino talks about horse transport stress at Famelab.
Production Checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-03-24 19.11.53
Barbara Padelino

FameLab
2015-04-29 20.25.54
Michael Leslie

AU Launch Services
2015-04-29 20.44.32
Toby Knyvvett

Toby Knyvvett's website

Robot Suits Will Help Bank Employees Deliver Heavy Cash Stacks
Japanese bankers get exosuits to help move stacks of cash
Cyberdyne's robotic HAL suit marches into Japan hospital trials
Hospitals to test robot suit to help patients walk


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DIY EEG and Rocket Scientist networking


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A cranky review of the week's science news by Ian Woolf,
Sharif Olerin talks about DIY Electrophysiology at Maker's Place,
Jack Yeh and Jackson Delahunt talk about STEMN, the rocket scientist social network at OrbitOz.
The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-04-29 20.13.16
Jackson Delahunt and Jack Yeh

STEMN - social network for rocket scientists
Sharif Olerin

ABC Science News
Congratulations A Warp Field Is Born
The Painful Truth About NASA's Warp Drive Spaceship From A Physicist
Parkes telescope scientists discover 'strange signals' from kitchen microwave


Jonathan Coulton

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Synthetic Biology De-extinction


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Genetically engineered humans by Ian Woolf,
Michael Molitor talks about innovating with synthetic biology,
De-extinction of Thylacines, Mammoths and Neanderthals by Ian Woolf
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-04-09 16.52.21
Michael Molitor

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes
Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos
7 Reasons why we should bring back the Tasmanian Tiger
The Perils of De-extinction
The Woolly Mammoth Genome Project: To Clone Or Not To Clone?
Scientists Aim to Revive the Woolly Mammoth
Regenesis: How synthetic biology will reinvent nature and ourselves
Can Neanderthals br brought back from the dead?
George Church on Neanderthal Clones and Designer Babies
Should we clone and revive the Nanderthals?
Return of the Neanderthals




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Paper engineering city spiders


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Drugs to make you fairer by Ian Woolf,
Jean Kropper talks about engineering paper structures,
Lizzy Lowe talks about urban spiders at Famelab,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-04-19
Jean Kropper

Paper and Pixel


Lizzy Lowe

Lizzy Lowe

Dopamine Modulates Egalitarian Behavior in Humans
Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality (Berkeley press release)
Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality (Science Daily)
Scientists have found a drug that makes people more compassionate
A Pill For Compassion Or Misunderstood Science

Jonathan Coulton

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Famelab: Bacteria, Labeckia and Wellness


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Where does the fat go when you lose weight? by Ian Woolf
Famelab 2015 talks:
Solving bacteria's identity crisis by Sabgeeta Bhatia,
Lebeckia: a perennial for deep sandy soils by Sofie De Meyer,
Measuring health outcomes that are more than the absence of disease by Jennifer Hunter.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Sabgeeta Bhatia

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Sofie De Meyer

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Jennifer Hunter

Famelab
When somebody loses weight, where does the fat go?
When we lose weight, where does the fat go?


Jonathan Coulton

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Solar powered racing cars


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Ciguatera disrupts genes by Ian Woolf,
Rob Ireland talks about the Sunswift solar racing car, ready for commuters?
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Sunswift World Record Attempt album
Sunswift Solar Racing car team

Transcriptomic signatures in whole blood of patients who acquire a chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) following an exposure to the marine toxin ciguatoxin
Transcriptome Fact Sheet

Jonathan Coulton

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Asteroid mining and radioactive waste dumps


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Radioactive waste dump for Australia by Ian Woolf,
Interview with Mark Read about modelling bacteria in your gut,
William Crowe talks about using swarms of small spacecraft to gather data for asteroid mining.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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William Crowe

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Nationbal Radioactive Waste Management Facility
The war on Australia’s first radioactive waste dump at Muckaty station, north of Tennant Creek
Progress on bid for new radioactive waste dump at Muckaty Station
More time needed to plan for nuclear waste dump: councils
Nuclear waste returning to Sydney from France
Environment Minister Simon Corbell says radioactive waste is not welcome in ACT
How France is disposing of its nuclear waste
Australia: mine one day, nuclear dump the next
The Government’s Taking Nominations For Places To Host A Radioactive Waste Dump, In Case You’re Interested
Australia’s first nuclear waste dump in limbo after Muckaty Station ruled out
Controversial radioactive clean-up to go ahead
Sustainable Business Australia (all coal miners) - Nuclear Fuel Leasing Group

2014-09-26 ASRC Presentations.mp4 from ACSER@UNSW on Vimeo.

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Diet, bacteria, and health


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Sounding out Alzheimer's symptoms by Ian Woolf,
Mark Read explains how diet affects the bacteria that influence your health.
Bacteria by Jonathan Coulton.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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Mark Read

Mark Read
Inspiring Australia
Unedited talks by Mark Read and Blake Cochran

Scanning ultrasound removes amyloid-β and restores memory in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model
Alzheimer's breakthrough using ultrasound
New Alzheimer’s treatment fully restores memory function
Health Report with Norman Swan, 16th March 2015

Jonathan Coulton

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Good cop/Bad cop: Cholesterol


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Magnetic nanoparticles stimulate the brain by Ian Woolf,
Good Cop/Bad Cop: Cholesterol talk by Blake Cochran,
Cholesterol interview with Blake Cochran by Ian Woolf.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Blake Cochran

Inspriring Australia

Unedited talks by Blake Cochran and Mark Read with Q and A at the end:

Vibrating magnetic balls stimulate brain wirelessly
Wireless magnetothermal deep brain stimulation (paper)
Magnetic brain stimulation (Pres Release)

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DIY Space Exploration


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Mystery lights on Ceres by Ian Woolf,
Sebastian Chaoui talks about DIY Space Exploration and Quberider,
Interplanetary Cubsats by Ian Woolf
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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QubeRider
Making Community

The Case of the Mysterious Lights on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Dawn Mission: Ion Propulsion System
Mystery of Huge Asteroid Vesta's Formation Deepens
JPL Dawn Journal | March 6

Tiny CubeSats could hitch a ride with ESA mission
ESA offers CubeSats a deep space ride on asteroid mission
Water plumes spark a race to Jupiter moon Europa
INSPIRE - Interplanetary NanoSpacecraft Pathfinder In Relevant Environment
Boxy CubeSats get a propulsion boost in new space race
Join our shoestring mission to find life on Europa (protected by password)
JPL Selects Europa CubeSat Proposals for Study


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Future Day with Aubrey de Grey


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Luminous clouds on Mars by Ian Woolf,
Adam Ford speaks with Aubrey De Grey about SENS and Future Day.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Strategeic Engineering of Negligible Senescence
Future Day

Martian mystery cloud defies explanation
An extremely high-altitude plume seen at Mars’ morning terminator
Mysterious Clouds in Mars’ Atmosphere Baffle Scientists

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Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama


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Spies stole all the mobile phone keys, and
Spies hacked all the hard drives by Ian Woolf
At the NICTA Techfest:
David Gambril talks about Intelligent traffic,
Nick Barnes talks about the Bionic Eye and Vibra-mat,
Chris Cooper talks about Do-arama.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-02-20 13.59.39
Nick Barnes

2015-02-20 14.00.58
VibraMat
How many fingers am I holding up?VibraMat in 1977 as shown in the book Science Fact

NICTA: National Information Communications Technology Australia
Do-arama

The Great SIM Heist: How Spies Stole the Keys to the Encryption Castle
SIM card makers hacked by NSA and GCHQ leaving cell networks wide open
Edward Snowden documents allege SIM card encryption keys stolen from Gemalto by NSA, GCHQ
The NSA has hacked your phone: What you need to know, and how to protect yourself
NSA Australia allies 'spied on US law firm' in Indonesia row
Terror laws clear Senate, enabling entire Australian web to be monitored and whistleblowers to be jailed

Malware infecting hard disk firmware remained hidden for 15 years – but who's responsible?
Equation cyberspies use unrivaled, NSA-style techniques to hit Iran, Russia
Inside TAO: Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit
Russian Researchers Uncover Sophisticated NSA Malware
Kaspersky's report: EQUATION GROUP:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Breakfast robots and TECHmyway


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Zoomable contact lenses by Ian Woolf,
Cameron Clarke explains the connection between robots and breakfast,
Rosie Menzies and Jim Cook talk about innovation, and virtual reality at TECHmyWay.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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Cameron Clarke Contact Cameron Clarke

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Sydney University's TechLab
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Marita Cheng, Cameron Parker and Ashton Kutcher at Lenovo's #TECHMyWay

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Make sure to fast forward to 37:40 when the talks actually start.
Produc engineer Ashton Kutcher - Technology will make us superheroes

Switchable telescopic contact lens
See here now: Telescopic contact lenses and wink-control glasses (PDF Press Release)
Telescopic contact lens lets users zoom with a wink
Telescopic Contact Lenses Are Here
Telescopic contact lens comes into view
See here now: Telescopic contact lenses and wink-control glasses
SUPERHERO vision: The contact lenses that magnify words THREE-FOLD and are controlled by winking

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TV spying and Biohacker stimulation


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TV watches the watchers by Ian Woolf,
Garrick Bercero describes La Paillasse Manila's biohacker group,
Peter Simpson-Young gives us a taste of his brain stimulating device,
production checked by Charles Willock
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2015-02-05 19.23.48

2015-02-05 20.24.40

2015-02-05 19.56.57

2015-02-05 21.05.17



Smart TVs: a risk to your privacy
Researchers: All Smart TVs spy on you, Sony monitors all channel switches
Privacy settings not enough to stop LG Smart TV from spying on users
LG Smart TVs logging USB filenames and viewing info to LG servers
Voice recognition firm Nuance reportedly eyed by Samsung
Nuance Communications, Inc. Privacy Policy
Samsung under fire for recording smart TV voice recognition data

Hands-on: gesture, voice, and the many inputs of Samsung’s smart TV
Samsung TVs Hacked to Remotely Activate Built-In Camera
George Orwell's 1984 Chapter 1
Samsung Global Privacy Policy - SmartTV Supplement
SAMSUNG PRIVACY POLICY HIGHLIGHTS
I’m Terrified of My New TV: Why I’m Scared to Turn This Thing On — And You’d Be, Too

Soon Your TV Will Watch You, Too (AdAge)

Are consumers ready for television watching back?
Breakpoint Day 1: Smart TVs to the digital arms trade
Google Cast Privacy Settings
Unlock Chromecast's incognito mode to keep your browser history clean
LG Australia investigates smart TV spy claims
How I learned to hack my TV (and started worrying about the future)

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Maker's Place Think Differently


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3D printed high rises,
Synthetic milk, and medical tattoos by Ian Woolf,
Mel Fuller talks about Maker's Place,
Bronwyn Milkins from UWA asks Can retraining your thinking improve your sleep?
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2015-01-28 14.45.31
Mel Fuller

Maker's Place
Three Farm

WinSun
Chinese Company Constructs the World’s Tallest 3D Printed Building
WinSun China builds world's first 3D printed villa and tallest 3D printed apartment building

China Has Built a Giant Apartment With a 3D Printer
World's first 3D-printed apartment building constructed in China

Muufri
Milk Grown in a Lab Is Humane and Sustainable. But Can It Catch On?
Real Vegan Cheese


Temporary tattoo offers needle-free way to monitor glucose levels
Tattoo-Based Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

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Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth


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Asteroid moons Earth,
Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf
Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range.
Production checked by Charles Willlock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Woomera 3-Bloodhound

Woomera 2

Woomera 4-early missile launch

Woomera 1

Asteroid That Flew Past Earth Has MoonAsteroid That Flew Past Earth Has Moon
Mission to Bennu

Astronomers detect hints of two more planets in our Solar System
Percival Lowell's Quest
The Discovery of Pluto

Venetia Burney: The 11-Year-Old Girl Who Named Pluto

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Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway


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Asteroid nears Earth on Australia Day by Ian Woolf,
Michael Dance explains the disruptive nature of Bitcoin,
Malcolm Faed discusses his home-made self-balancing Segway-like scooter.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

2014-12-10 21.35.41
Michael Dance

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Malcolm Faed

2015-01-18 15.54.03

2015-01-18 16.05.05

BitCoin Sydney meetup
Easter Suburbs of Sydney Makers meetup
Malcolm Faed's blog

Asteroid to Fly By Earth Safely on January 26
Big asteroid to zoom by Earth on Australia Day
Big Asteroid 2004 BL86 Buzzes Earth on January 26: How to See it in Your Telescope
Big Space Rock Passing Very Close to Earth on Jan. 26
Asteroid 2004 BL86 set for close encounter with Earth in January
Asteroid 2004 BL86 to sweep close on January 26

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Transition waves rideable multicopters


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Balanced bladderworts Ian's script read by David Merriman,
Ridable multicopters by Ian Woolf,
Soliton oscillations by John August,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf


Capture of algae promotes growth and propagation in aquatic Utricularia
A Vegetarian Carnivorous Plant...Wait, What?
Carnivorous Plants Are Going Vegetarian
The Carnivorous Plant FAQ

Volocopter
e-volo
Volocopter: 18-propeller electric helicopter takes flight


AT Black Night Transformer
The Advanced Tactics Black Knight Transformer Successfully Completes First Flights

Aero-X

http://aerofex.com/theaerox>The Aero-X
Is the hoverbike about to become reality?

Malloy HoverBike
Malloy Aeronautic HoverBike
Hoverbike Kickstarter
A closer look at the Malloy Aeronautics Hoverbike href=
This Hoverbike Is A High-Flying Mix Between A Motorcycle And A Helicopter

Airboard
AirBoard - World's smallest manned aircraft

6 kg model helicopters lift 58kg woman

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Bitcoin rules soliton waves


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Medical nanobots treat cancer by Ian Woolf
Jason Williams tells us why Bitcoins rule,
John August explores the history of Solitons.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2014-12-10 20.48.08
Jason Williams
BitCoin Association of Australia
BitCoin Sydney Meetup

John August

DNA robot could kill cancer cells
Ido Bachelet announces 2015 human trial of DNA nanobots to fight cancer and soon to repair spinal cords
The Bachelet lab
nanotechnological research & bio-design

Suiting up for Science
Well Suited To Science
GKT Conference 2014: Dr. Ido Bachelet Kills Cancer With Nanorobots
DNA nanobots coming to your bloodstream

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2015 - The year of the drone


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The news and interviews in this episode were first broadcast on August 25th 2014:

Biohackers modify their vision to see more colours by Ian Woolf.
Ian Lyons explains how to start flying quadcopter drones,
Dominic Fretz talks about OpenROV underwater drones,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

2014-08-17 13.39.31
Ian Lyons

Maker Drone


2014-08-16 11.14.25
Dominic

2014-08-16 11.14.09
OpenROV

Sydney Mini Maker Faire

Can we biologically extend the range of human vision into the near infrared?
Science For The Masses

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2014 Diffusion news review


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A look back at 2014, through the Diffusion news headlines, by Ian Woolf
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

2014-11-06 16.33.00

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Aussie Rockets Worm Lego


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Worms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf,
Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets in Australia before Woomera.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Kerrie Dougherty, courtesy of Valentin Shkolny

Dennett rocket
Dennett rocket being used for a maritime rescue

ARS rocket mail
Actual rocket mail , from one of the early Australian Rocket Society flights

AH Young-ARS
Alan Young of the Australia Rocket Society, with one of his early mail rockets, the Zodiac

Ken Attock's first rocket
Young Ken Attock's first attempt at a mail rocket about to go up in flames! (photo courtesy of W. Holmes)

Open Worm Project
Scientists have put a worm’s brain into a Lego robot’s body - and it works
A Worm's Mind In A Lego Body
We’ve Put a Worm’s Mind in a Lego Robot's Body
Building a digital life form: OpenWorm, Open Source
This Lego robot is controlled entirely by a worm’s brain
Worm ‘Brain’ Uploaded Into Lego Robot
Lego car becomes an avatar for a worm

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Vaping Freematics


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NASA's Orion goes up and down,
Nature pretends to open access by Ian Woolf.
Stanley Huang connects analytics from your car to your phone,
Is Vaping really safe? by Ian Woolf.
3 Minute Thesis by Kelly Sun: "Decoding a word in a plant's vocabulary.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2014-08-17 12.09.57
Stanley Huang

Freematics
2014-08-17 12.10.47


Orion Performance Showcases Exploration Abilities
NASA's Orion Successfully Launched And Here's Why It Matters
Orion Spacecraft Splashes Down After High-Orbit Test
Orion’s computer is basically a radiation-proof G3 iBook
NASA’s Orion spacecraft runs on a 12 year-old single-core processor from the iBook G3<./a>
NASA's Mars capsule Orion launch from Cape Canaveral postponed because of technical problems
NASA’s new Orion spaceship will fly with an ancient skeumorphic UI

Shame On Nature: Academic Journal Demanding Researchers Waive Their Own Open Access Policy

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Guest Blog
Guest Blog
[RSS feeds for Guest Blog]
Commentary invited by editors of Scientific American
Guest Blog HomeAboutContact
1 Percent versus the 99 Percent–A Case for Open Access

Nature Drops Its Paywall... But Replaces It With Insane, Anti-Research Proprietary DRM
Nature promotes read-only sharing by subscribers

Carbonyl Compounds Generated from Electronic Cigarettes
E-cigarettes contain up to 10 times carcinogens: Japan research
Japan to investigate e-cigarette safety after formaldehyde findings
E-cigarettes can contain up to 10 times the carcinogens of cigarettes
E-Cigs and Second-Hand Vaping
Study: Second-hand smoke from e-cigarettes contains toxic metals
'I thought my e-cigarette was a miracle. Turns out, I was smoking the equivalent of 40-a-day'
Nitrosamines and Cancer
Therapeutics Goods Administration - Electronic cigarettes
Viewpoints: should Australia lift its ban on e-cigarettes?
Controversy over e-cigarettes and 'vaping' heats up
Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) impairs indoor air quality and increases FeNO levels of e-cigarette consumers

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Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo


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Diabetes reversed in mice, and CSIRO loses 1000 staff by Ian Woolf,
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
David Vandenberg talks about Solidifier,
John Wulff talks about Ozberry Pi,
Justin Maclean talks about Ozberry Pi and the Internet of Things meetup,
Adrian talks about RoboDojo.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2014-08-17 13.56.36
David Vandenberg

Solidifier
2014-08-17 13.00.05
John Wulff

2014-08-17 12.59.32

2014-08-17 12.59.12

2014-08-17 13.14.11

2014-08-17 13.03.36
Ozberry Pi
Internet of Things Sydney meetup

RoboDoJo

In human clinical trial, UAB to test drug shown to completely reverse diabetes in human islets, mice
Preventing β-Cell Loss and Diabetes With Calcium Channel Blockers
Discovery route: Path to potential diabetes drugs began with a simple question

CSIRO scientists will bear the brunt of funding cuts, analysis shows
Budget cuts force CSIRO to cut 420 jobs by mid-2015

ABC sacks 400 staff and cuts services but The Chaser, Media Watch and Q&A stay

Ron Williams versus the school chaplains
State’s push for National School Chaplaincy Programme to include welfare officers rejected by Federal Government

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Carotenoids - why vegetables are good for you


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Harvard University spying scandals by Ian Woolf,
Chris Cazzonelli talks about carotenoids,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2014-11-05 19.29.54
Chris Cazzonelli

Chris Cazzonelli at UWS
Chris Cazzonelli's full unedited talk, followed by astronomer Vanessa Moss talking about Cosmic scales, and questions and answer with the audience.



Inspiring Australia

Bol Authorized Study that Photographed Faculty, Students in Class without Notice
UC Expresses 'Concern' over Attendance Study
Faculty Tensions I: The Sanctity of the Classroom
Administrators Secretly Searched Resident Deans' Email for Cheating Scandal Leak
Harvard Spies on E-mails
Email Privacy at Harvard
Further Undisclosed E-mail Investigations Revealed at Harvard
Harvard Releases Barron Report on Access to Electronic Communications
An E-privacy Policy
E-mail Encore
Harvard defends e-mail searches, offers limited apology
Pathways to carotenoid synthesis.

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Primate RNA and pocket communicators


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More women linked to less prostate cancer,
Mind-controlled genetically engineered implant for mice by Ian Woolf,
Leonard Lipovich talks about Primate RNA and evolution,
Roche Mathews talks about CreateUNSW,
Shane Morris talks about pocket satellite communicators.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Leonard Lipovich 2014-10-17 14.08.04
Sexual partners, sexually transmitted infections, and prostate cancer risk
Prostate cancer risk reduced by sleeping with many women, but increased with many men
Sleeping with more than 20 women in a lifetime linked to lower prostate cancer risk

UdeM study suggests frequent sex may ward off prostate cancer

Mind-controlled transgene expression by a wireless-powered optogenetic designer cell implant
Controlling genes with your thoughts
Mind-control device lets people alter genes in mice through power of thought
Mind-Controlled Gene Expression
Mind-controlled transgene expression by a wireless-powered optogenetic designer cell implant. Nature Communications, online publication 11 November 2014
Image credit: Folcher M et al. Nature Communications 2014

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Non-coding RNA and hand puppets


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Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf
Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Leonard Lipovich
Leonard Lipovich


Genome database and browser
ENCODE Project
Human Genome
ENCODE Education and Outreach
ENCODE/Roadmap Epigenomics Tutorial
Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium
Identification of a novel non-coding RNA, MIAT, that confers risk of myocardial infarction

A Direct Brain-to-Brain Interface in Humans
UW study shows direct brain interface between humans
Direct Brain To Brain Communication between humans - a pilot study
Telepathy is now possible using current technology

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3D Printing for Everyone


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Brain inflammation and abnormalities in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf,
What do you do after you buy a 3D printer? with Shane Morris,
Ksenia Gnevsheva's 3 Minute Thesis: "Non-native English accents - how malleable are they?"
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

2014-10-17 14.08.04
2014-10-17 14.15.03
2014-10-17 14.01.05
2014-10-17 14.00.59

Toward a clearer diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome
Brain neuroinflammation seen in chronic fatigue syndrome

Some headway on chronic fatigue syndrome: Brain abnormalities pinpointed
Study finds brain abnormalities in chronic fatigue patients
Brain differences linked to chronic fatigue syndrome
MRI identifies brain abnormalities in chronic fatigue syndrome patients
Scientists Find Differences In The Brains Of People With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Smartphone app and specialised clinic for chronic fatigue patients
2013-10-18 12.39.33
Ksenia Gnevsheva

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Wildlife Forensics and Water Divining


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Hover-boards are back, by Ian Woolf,
Dr Greta Frankham from the Centre for Wildlife Genomics solves environmental crimes with wildlife forensics,
Richard Saunders turns a skeptical eye on divining for water,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Dr Greta Frankham

Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics
Inspiring Science
Dr Greta Frankham with Dr Jodi Rowley at the Customs House Library for Inspiring Science

2014-10-27 13.18.59
Richard Saunders

The SketicZone podcast
The Mystery Investigators
The Australian Skeptics
Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
Testing Dowsing



Hendo's Hoverboards Kickstarter
Halbach Array



Building A Magnetic Levitating Quadcopter
Hoverbot
Jelly and Marshmellows projects



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Singing frogs and spliced mice


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Spliced mice and oral HIV vaccines by Ian Woolf,
Dr Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum Research Institute talks about her search for rare amphibians at Inspiring Science,
Gemma Sharp's Three Minute thesis: "Paying for Lip Service",
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Inspiring Science
Dr Greta Frankham and Dr Jodi Rowley (photo by Jackie Randles)

The Australian Museum
Jodi Rowley

Humanized Foxp2 accelerates learning by enhancing transitions from declarative to procedural performance
McGovern neuroscientists identify key role of language gene
Scientists make mice learn tasks faster by splicing human brain gene into their DNA

Mucosal SIV vaccines comprising inactivated virus particles and bacterial adjuvants induce CD8+ T-regulatory cells that suppress SIV-positive CD4+ T-cell activation and prevent SIV infection in the macaque model
More surprises in the development of an HIV vaccine
Scientists have “unexpectedly” found a vaccine that completely blocks HIV infection in monkeys
2013-10-18 13.20.32
Gemma Sharp

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Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen


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The 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf,
From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition:
Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms,
Demi Gow - Building a better bionic ear,
Sharon Savage - Giving words new life in dementia,
Lilly Chang - An eye on Alzheimers disease,
Kelsey Kennedy - Feeling for cancer, an imaging tool to make breast cancer
surgery more effective,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

2013-10-18 12.03.58
Thomas Finn

2013-10-18 10.55.51
Lily Chang

2013 Trans-Tasman 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Trans Tasman 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2013

Trans Tasman 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2013
3 Minute Thesis Competition


2014 Nobel Prize for Medicine
Nobel Prizes: Discoverers of brain's GPS system awarded Nobel Prize for Medicine
2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Super-resolved fluorescence microscopy19.htm
Nobel prize for Chemistry awarded to scientists Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner, who helped develop ultra-powerful microscope
Super-resolved fluorescence microscopy pioneers awarded 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Nobel prize for chemistry awarded to trio for pioneering microscope work
http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/oct/08/chemistry-nobel-awarded-for-super-resolution-microscopy>Trio Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize For Work In Super-Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy
http://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_diffraction_limit_of_light>What is the diffraction limit of light?

2014 Nobel Prize in Physics
There's An Excellent Reason Why A Blue Lightbulb Just Won The Nobel Prize
Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize
White LED lies: It's great, but Nobel physics prize-winning great?
Efficient, useful blue-light LED draws Nobel Prize in physics

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Koalas, robots, and brains


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Cheap flexible solar cells, Randomness chips, and the breaking 2014 Nobel prize for Physics by Ian Woolf,
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Elwin tracks Koalas online,
Gavin has built a robot coffee table,
Alex has built an outdoor autonomous robot.
3 Minute Thesis: Beeps, Burps, and Brains by Shu Yow.
Checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

2014-08-16 11.22.24
Elwin tracking koalas online

2014-08-16 14.44.44
Gavin's robot coffee table

2014-08-16 15.15.09
Alex's fully atonomous outdoor robot


2013-10-18 12.08.59
Shu Yow

LX Group
Track Koalas
Robots and Dinosaurs

Australia Scientists Print Cheap Solar Panels Onto Flexible Plastic
Printable solar panels, developed by CSIRO and Melbourne universities, one step closer to market
CSIRO Photovoltaics
CTRL+P: Printing Australia’s largest solar cells
Q&A: organic photovoltaic printable plastic solar cells
On a roll: CSIRO printing Australia’s largest solar cells
Printable solar cells close to commercialisation: CSIRO
Solar energy cells you can print out catching commercial eye, says CSIRO
Dye-sensitised solar cells: third generation solar technology
Low cost energy, using organic photovoltaics

The Future of Cryptography Is… Outdated Nokia Phones?
Quantum random number generation on a mobile phone

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Invisibility donuts and Mars Direct


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Invisibility doughnuts and wearable drones by Ian Woolf,
A potted history of Martian exploration,
Robert Zubrin talks about Mars Direct and the Case for Mars in 2000.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf



‘Cloaking’ device uses ordinary lenses to hide objects across range of angles

Paraxial Ray Optics Cloaking
Meet The Finalists Of Intel's Make It Wearable Challenge
Intel Make It Wearable Competition
A Wearable Camera That Turns Into a Drone and Flies Off Your Wrist

India's Mangalyaan spacecraft beams back first Mars photos
India Has Sent a Spacecraft Into Mars Orbit

Mars Direct (The Mars Society)
NASA's Journey to Mars
NASA Mars Explorer Rover
NASA Mars Science Laboratory

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2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - Food


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MAVEN orbits Mars by Ian Woolf,
The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes - science that first makes you laugh, then make you think, by Ian Woolf.
Checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf



2014 Ig Nobel Prizes
Stop Nosebleeds With Pork Strips? 'Improbable' Remedy For People With Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Ig Nobel Winner: Using Pork to Stop Nosebleeds
Jonason, P.K. Jones, A., & Lyons, M. (2013). Creatures of the night: Chronotype and the Dark Triad traits. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 538-541 (PDF)

NASA MAVEN reaches Mars Orbit
NASA spacecraft slips into orbit around Mars


Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

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Makers of every generation


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Machine telepathy? by Ian Woolf
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Makers Empire with a system for 5 year olds to make toys with 3D Printers,
Three teen roboticists from First Australia with their robots,
Joy Suiliman from Electrocraft,
Gail Kenning and Cathy Treadway make HandiPockets to stimulate the minds of seniors with dementia.
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

2014-08-16 13.53.26
Maker's Empire

2014-08-16 16.53.11
FIRST Australia Community Robotics competitions

2014-08-16 10.03.43
Electrocraft
Irresistable Learning

2014-08-17 16.45.23
Helping Assist with New Devices for Seniors Hand I pocket

Conscious Brain-to-Brain Communication in Humans Using Non-Invasive Technologies
Hyper-interaction viability experiments
Telepathy or a Painstaking Conversation in Morse Code?
Brain-to-brain 'telepathic' communication achieved for first time
Brain-to-brain verbal communication in humans achieved for the first time
The First Successful Demonstration Of Brain-To-Brain Communication In Humans

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Mood Dress and the End of the World


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Nicaragua got hit! by Ian Woolf,
Orsola De Marco talks about what astronomy tells us about how the world ends,
Andrew and Ashley Stapleton talk about the Mood Dress,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf


2014-08-20 17.47.15
Orsola De Marco

Ultimo Science Festival

2014-08-16 12.06.34
2014-08-16 12.08.54
The Mood Dress


Small meteorite strikes Nicaragua, government says

Did a Meteorite Cause a Crater in Nicaragua?
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Reports of Meteorite Strike in Nicaragua and Update on Asteroid 2014 RC

Meteorite strike in Nicaragua puzzles experts
Meteorite leaves crater in Nicaraguan capital Managua
NASA Raises Doubts About Reports of Nicaraguan Meteorite
Nicaragua Meteorite Impact Theory May Be Meteor-wrong
NASA 'very sceptical' about Nicaragua's meteorite crater

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Astronomy for Life and Toydeath


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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

2014-08-20 17.47.15
Orsola De Marco

Einstein Lecture at the Ultimo Science Festival

2014-08-16 14.37.54
Nick Wishart

2014-08-16 16.16.05
2014-08-16 16.15.56
2014-08-16 12.38.55
Toydeath

Real Vegan Cheese
Real Vegan Cheese - Synthetic Biology Inidiegogo crowd-funding campaign

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Drones in the air and underwater


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See like a fish by changing vitamins by Ian Woolf,
Ian Lyons talks about flying quadcopters,
Dominic talks about DIY underwater remotely operated vehicles for exploration and education,
at the Sydney Mini Maker Faire,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

2014-08-17 13.39.31
Ian Lyons

Maker Drone

2014-08-16 11.14.25
Dominic

2014-08-16 11.14.09
OpenROV

Sydney Mini Maker Faire

Can we biologically extend the range of human vision into the near infrared?
Science For The Masses

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Social context and Electric cars


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Fruit flies rolled by magnets by Ian Woolf,
Ian Sharpe talks about social context, leadership and solving problems for NASA,
Mark Taylor talks about Electric cars at the Mini Maker Faire,
Production checked by Charles Willock,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

Ian-Sharpe-headshot-1-WEB
Ian Sharpe

The Fifth Force: (team) Social Context
The Australian Institute of Project Management

2014-08-16 11.52.14
2014-08-16 11.53.53
2014-08-16 11.54.00
2014-08-16 11.54.45
Australian Electric Vehicle Association
Sydney Mini Maker Faire

Roll Control in Fruit Flies
Researchers Make Fruit Flies Perform Aerobatics Like Spitfire Pilots - arxiv blog
Researchers Make Fruit Flies Perform Aerobatics Like Spitfire Pilots- Slashdot

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FundScience, Albatross, LoVid


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Recovering the world's oldest sound recordings, and DIY Flone drones by Ian Woolf.
Maria Oh talks about crowd-funding science on FundScience,
John August explains how Albatrosses fly,
Tali and Kyle discuss artwork involving analog synthesizers, arduino controllers, ceramics and dancers, at Dorkbot.
Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

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FundScience
2014-07-31
Tali, Kyle, LoVid

LoVid


Optical Imaging Study of the 1878 St. Louis Edison Tinfoil Recording from the miSci (museum of innovation and science) Schenectady, New York
Sound Reproduction R & D Home Page

Oldest Ever Recorded Voice Sings Again

Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville's Phonautograms
Bell and Tainter improve the phonograph
Restoring the 1878 "St Louis" Edison Tinfoil Recording(pdf)
Mechanical Sound Carriers
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/The-sounds-of-science-3981255.php>st known recording of voice, music

Flone Instructable
Phone Drone Flone

Dronestagram
Eagle shot wins drone photography competition
Sydney Mini Maker Faire
Dorkbot

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Megaphones and Microfluidics


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Sound reconstructed from video vibrations by Ian Woolf,
Microfluidics by Meow Ludo Meow Meow,
Jenny "Kit" Alaca uses her Listening Voice to tell Ian Woolf about her artful megaphones.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

2014-07-28 22.10.12
Kit

Dorkbot Sydney
Kit's Facebook: Makers and laggers
Kit's Soundcloud: Makers and Laggers

The Visual Microphone: Passive Recovery of Sound from Video
Extracting audio from visual information
The visual microphone: passive recovery of sound from video

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Semaphore and legal Biohacking


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3D printed ice cream, solar cheaper than coal, Sydney Mini Maker Faire and a contradicting study for women's smell choice by Ian Woolf.
Meow Ludo Meow Meow talks about how Biohacking is regulated in Australia,
Sam Bruce talks about Flagging, where Frances Barrett's semaphore is interpreted by a kinect-powered computer to make music.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Samuel Bruce
3D printing with ice cream? MIT students create a 3D ice cream printer

MIT students make 3D-printed ice cream

MELT Icepops: 3D Printing an Ice Cream of Your Own Face
MELT Icepops



Sydney Mini Maker Faire

Queenslanders continue to chase the rooftop solar dream
Stanwell blames solar for decline in fossil fuel baseload
Solar sends energy prices below zero – in middle of day
Solar has won. Even if coal were free to burn, power stations couldn't compete
First Dog on the Moon on ... the end of coal
Solar blamed for pushing down power prices in Qld
Solar vs Coal: Australia’s Changing Energy Profile

Absence of Evidence for MHC–Dependent Mate Selection within HapMap Populations

BioHack Sydney facebook
Office of Gene Technology Regulation

Black Math
Frances Barret - Flagging
Samuel Bruce
Dorbot Sydney

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Fact or Fiction Implants


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Remote controlled contraceptrives could lead to altered choices by Ian Woolf,
Rod Dowler from ANSTO talks about the Fact or Fiction show with Marc West,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Ants by the sea 6
ANSTO Fact or Fiction?

A Contraceptive Implant with Remote Control
Why this remote-controlled birth control will be the next big thing
Remote-controlled contraceptive chip that lasts for 16 years to go on sale 'by 2018'
Questions over wireless-controlled contraceptives
The Gates Foundation is developing a remote-control contraceptive
Coming soon — a contraceptive that lasts 16 years!


The Pill Makes Women Pick Bad Mates
Are Birth Control Pills Changing the Mating Game?
Has the pill changed the rules of sexual attraction?
Scent of A man
Birth Control Pills Affect Women's Taste in Men
Contraceptive Pills: The "Cancer-Causing Convenience" All Women Should Avoid

Sniff Out Your Sweetheart

Does the contraceptive pill alter mate choice in humans?
Major histocompatibility complex genes, symmetry, and body scent attractiveness in men and women
A theory of mate choice based on heterozygosity
MHC-correlated odour preferences in humans and the use of oral contraceptives
MHC-dependent mate preferences in humans.

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Neural Knitworks


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Writing beats typing for lecture notes by Ian Woolf,
Pat Pillai yarns about knitting neurons for brain health.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

2014-07-10 16.50.44
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Keyboard
To remember a lecture better, take notes by hand
Neural Knitworks
National Science Week
Your Brain Health
Inspiring Australia

Created with flickr badge.

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Galactic Haloes light walls


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Vibrating plants defend themselves, and reflux medicine can cause vitamin B12 deficiency by Ian Woolf,
Vanessa Moss explains the halo around the Milky Way Galaxy,
Rory McKay talks about projecting light art.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

caastro_usyd-1
Vanessa Moss

Centre of Excellence for All-sky Astrophysics

Hearing danger: predator vibrations trigger plant chemical defenses
Plants respond to leaf vibrations caused by insect herbivore chewing

Proton Pump Inhibitor and Histamine 2 Receptor Antagonist Use and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Prilosec, Nexium and other heartburn drugs cause vitamin B12 deficienc

Rory Mckay
Semaphor3
2014-06-26 20.32.24
2014-06-26 20.31.42
2014-06-26 20.34.34


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Play sub-atomic games in Space!


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Pill to help immune system defeat all cancers,
and mechanical 3D printer without electricity by Ian Woolf,
Paul Sztajer talks about his game of sub-atomic physics - Particulars,
Tim Nelson talks about the Delta-V Space Start-up accelerator,
and Christie McMonigal talks about how to become a science communicator.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

Paul Sztajer
Paul Sztajer


See-Through Studios
Particulars

Tim Parsons
Tim Parsons

Delta-V Space Hub

Christie McMonigal-A bit of magicChristie McMonigal (photo courtesy of the Australian Institute of Physics)
The Australian Institute of Physics
Cancer pill fights disease and gives lifelong protection
Leukaemia drug found to stimulate immunity against many cancer types
Inactivation of PI(3)K p110δ breaks regulatory T-cell-mediated immune tolerance to cancer

World’s First Analog 3D Printer – Requires no computers, software or electricity
Daniel de Bruin


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Giant echidnas drive air conditioned thorium cars


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Giant echidnas may still live in WA by Ian Woolf,
Vahid Vkiloroaya talks abut solar absorber air conditioning,
Thorium cars run on rainbows by Ian Woolf.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Vahid Vakiloroaya
Solar Absorption Air Conditioning
This Car Runs For 100 Years Without Refuelling – The Thorium Car
This Radioactive Element Could Power the Planet
In Which I Use Scientific Reasoning to Doubt the Thorium-Powered Car
Proposal for a Nuclear Gamma-Ray Laser of Optical Range
The Mythology of the Thorium Car, Thorium Plasma Batteries, and More!
Laser Power Systems
Cadillac’s World Thorium Fuel Concept

U.S. Researcher Preparing Prototype Cars Powered by Heavy-Metal Thorium

Towards an alternative nuclear future - Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactor
Electron Model of Many Applications



Museum specimen sparks hope of echidna survival in Australia
Extinct or not? Scientists search for giant echidna

Long-beakedEchidna.jpg
"Long-beakedEchidna" by User:Jaganath - Transferred form English Wikipedia.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.


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Re-using carbon and Biohack Syd


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Sydney Mini Maker Faire returns, and NASA's mission to Charon by Ian Woolf,
Mouse vampire retractions by Ian Woolf,
Matt speaks with Ian Woolf about Biohack Syd,
Ken Richards talks about his Consensus Greentech award-winning Leaf Energy agricultural waste into carbon technology
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

Ken Richards
2013-11-24 11.26.45

Leaf Energy
Biohack Syd facebook group
Blood protein rejuvenates brain and muscle in old mice
Elixir of youth lurks in blood of conjoined mice
Hope for aging brains, skeletal muscle
Can Compounds in Young Blood Fix Aging?
RESTORING SYSTEMIC GDF11 LEVELS REVERSES AGE-RELATED DYSFUNCTION IN MOUSE SKELETAL MUSCLE
VASCULAR AND NEUROGENIC REJUVENATION OF THE AGING MOUSE BRAIN BY YOUNG SYSTEMIC FACTORS
Growth Differentiation Factor 11 Is a Circulating Factor that Reverses Age-Related Cardiac Hypertrophy
Stem-cell papers under suspicion
Systemic signals regulate ageing and rejuvenation of blood stem cell niches
Series of retractions from Amy Wagers’ stem cell lab
3 Harvard Researchers Retract a Claim on the Aging of Stem Cells
Harvard stem cell researcher retracts two papers
Harvard Stem Cell Study Retracted
Another Harvard paper retracted – post-doc’s research suspect
Harvard researchers retract stem cell rejuvenation article
Young blood reverses age-related impairments in cognitive function and synaptic plasticity in mice
Research on Rejuvenating Effect of Young Blood Retracted
In a retraction’s wake: Postdoc Shane Mayack, dismissed from Amy Wagers’ stem cell lab, speaks out
ORI finds Harvard stem cell lab post-doc Mayack manipulated images
Blood retracts stem cell paper from Amy Wagers’ Harvard lab after 14 months of concern
Sydney Mini Maker Faire
We'll PROBE Pluto's MOON CRACKS for mystery ocean – NASA
Pluto’s 5th Moon
New Horizons
New Horizons bMultimedia
New Horizons spacecraft
New Horizons news
New Horizons JPL
Where is New Horizons?
NASA Hubble to Begin Search Beyond Pluto for a New Horizons Mission Target

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Space law and Bee decisions


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Stem cell exhaustion by Ian Woolf.
Sara Langston talks about Space law at OrbitOz,
Matthew Baker reverse engineers microbe flagella,
James Mackinson analyses honeybee decision-making.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

Dr Sara M. Langston
FameLab NSW
FameLab NSW
Matthew Baker


James Mackinson

OrbitOz meetup
Somatic mutations found in the healthy blood compartment of a 115-yr-old woman demonstrate oligoclonal hematopoiesis
Blood of world's oldest woman hints at limits of life
Blood Of Oldest Woman In The World Reveals Secrets Of Longevity, Suggests We Can Live Longer

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Biohacking Citizen Science


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Epidermal electronics and Lego Atomic Force Microscopes by Ian Woolf,
Andreas Siagian talk about his Indonesian Citizen Science Initiative and Hackteria,
Andrew Tuckwell talks about hacking synthetic biology competitions, IGEM and BIOMOD.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

MC10 Stretchable electronics - Biotattoo
Lego2Nano Summer School
UCL students build low-cost, Arduino-powered, Lego atomic force microscope
First visualisation of the DNA double helix in water
Make Block
Toy AFM made from Lego to teach how they work

Dorkbot Sydney
Hackteria
LifePatch
Andraes Siagian's blog

IGEM Synthetic Biology based on standard parts
BIOMOD molecular design competition

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Mission to Earth


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Wild animals love exercise wheels,
New dwarf planet discovered, and
Venus Express takes a dive by Ian Woolf
George Dyke speaks with Ian Woolf about Earth Observation satellites and drones at OrbitOz.

George Dyke

Wheel running in the wild
When wild animals encounter an exercise wheel
Mice really do like to run in wheels

Mice wheel-y do love running! Wild rodents enjoy using exercise wheels just as much as caged pets

Why do animals like running on wheels?


A Sedna-like body with a perihelion of 80 astronomical units
New world found at solar system's edge
Venus probe will dive to its death
ESA Venus Express Objectives

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3D Printing way out West


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The Australian Federal budget for science, and Virtual reality meets Kinect by Ian Woolf,
Stuart Grover talks about his new 3D printing studio in Parramatta.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Stuart Grover | 3D Printing | TEDxManly 2014
Stuart Grover
3D Printing Studios
3D Video Capture with Three Kinects

Budget cuts to CSIRO are short-sighted and destructive
Budget 2014 - Millions cut from research
Budget lacks 'strategic vision' for science

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Infinity and Money part 3


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Fixing broken hearts and adding new letters to the DNA alphabet by Ian Woolf,
Marcus Schappi talks to Ian Woolf about building the Internet of things with Microview micro-controllers at Dorkbot,
Infinity - take a trip to Hilbert's hotel by Ian Woolf,
The third and final installment of Money - science or alchemy? with Joffre Balce.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

IMGP2481
Joffre portrait
Association for Good Government

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER THE HEART CAN REGENERATE ITSELF
Heart cells have 'preteen' growth spurt
Sydney scientists show young hearts can mend
Clinical review: Thyroid hormone replacement in children after cardiac surgery – is it worth a try?
A semi-synthetic organism with an expanded genetic alphabet
Scientists Add Letters to DNA’s Alphabet, Raising Hope and Fear

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Geo-engineering Art


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An introduction to popular geoengineering methods by Ian Woolf,
Josh Wodak speaks with Ian Woolf about Climate change, geo-engineering and art.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf


Illegal Iron Dumping Spawns Huge Algal Bloom Seen from Space

World's biggest geoengineering experiment 'violates' UN rules
Changing Earth: 7 Ideas to Geoengineer Our Planet
5 Insane Geoengineering Ideas That Won't Save The Planet--Just Make Things Worse
Iron Fertilization Develops a New Wrinkle
Did Russ George's Geoengineering experiment actually work?
Russ George
Lateline: Live from Perth, Clive Palmer and Ross Garnaut

archAngle
more of Josh Wodak's videos from archAngle

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Mapping Robots and printed houses


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China, the Netherlands and the US print houses by Ian Woolf,
Josh Harle speaks to Ian Woolf about mapping robots and graffiti for art.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

Josh Harle
Tactical Space



3D printers print ten houses in 24 hours
China is 3D-Printing Tiny Houses for $5,000 Each
China: Firm 3D prints 10 full-sized houses in a day
Chinese Release New Images Of 3D Printed Houses
Chinese company 3D prints 10 houses in a day from recycled material
3D printed houses built in Shanghai from fiber reinforced cement
The 3D printer that can build a house in 24 hours

Architect explains how he will 3D print a "whole building in one go"

Contour Crafting
Smart Building
The 3D printer that can build a house in 24 hours
The 3D printed HOUSE: Technology is being used to construct an entire building - including the furniture - in Amsterdam
Work begins on the world's first 3D-printed house
D-shape
Architect Plans to 3D Print a 2-story Home in Minnesota Using a Homemade Cement Printer





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Powdered alcohol and Money part 2


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Glucosamine for longer life,
Powdered alcohol,
Solar thermal fuel by Ian Woolf
Bitcoin Mining with James Nichols,
Money part 2 with Joffre Balce.
Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

D-Glucosamine supplementation extends life span of nematodes and of ageing mice
Supplement linked to longer life in mice
Instant beer: The birth of a notion
Powdered Alcohol is Coming to a Liquor Store Near You
A review on cyclodextrin encapsulation of essential oils and volatiles
Just add water - students invent alcohol powder
Powdered Alcohol: Three Important Things You Should Know
Experts Warn About Powdered Alcohol
SUBYOU BE TRUE - BLOOD ORANGE VODKA
Insta-beer
A molecular approach to solar power
Templated assembly of photoswitches significantly increases the energy-storage capacity of solar thermal fuels
Azobenzene-on-carbon nanotube method to increase energy storage capacity of solar thermal fuels
Researchers produce new materials to harness solar power in the dark
World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant With Storage Comes Online
Solar Power When the Sun Don’t Shine
Solar storage plant Gemasolar sets 36-day record for 24/7 output

DrillBit Systems

Dorkbot Sydney
The Association for Good Government

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Spiderman 2 and Money


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Social media censorship for Australia - DIBP DIBP DIBP, Dob, dob, dob?
More CSIRO job cuts,
#Australiansforcoal trends on twitter by Ian Woolf,
Review of the science of SpiderMan 2 by Ian Woolf,
Money - Science or Alchemy? Part 1 of an interview with economist Joffre Balce,
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf


Association for Good Government
Remove ‘offensive remark’ or else: Immigration Dept
Social media: government sees and hears all
Government cyber snoops scouring social media
Public service's leaked guide to dobbing on colleagues is now 'secret'
Immigration Department worker sacked over tweets loses bid to keep job
Public servant loses fight over Twitter attack on government
Asylum seeker reports department to federal police over 'punitive' transfer
Immigration Department data lapse reveals asylum seekers' personal details
CSIRO braces for budget cut of up to $150 million
CSIRO job cuts will reduce science agency by almost 10%, says union
CSIRO achievements
Australians for Coal campaign fires up protesters instead of supporters
#AustraliansForCoal is the latest sign of an industry in values freefall
Minerals Council launches 'Australians for coal' website


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Wearable Experiments


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Suspended animation to be trialled,
Changing fonts to save money by Ian Woolf,
Ben Moir of Wearable Experiments talks about Fundawear, Navigate jacket, and Fan jersey.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf


Wearable Experiments
Gunshot victims to be suspended between life and death
A Simple Printing Solution to Aid Deficit Reduction
The effect of font type on a school's ink cost



(beware of the jumpy camera)

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Pet CSI, treasure maps and cartilage


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Spies in your eyes, Mouse muscle gets younger, and Whaling science by Ian Woolf.
From FameLab NSW:

Vince Polito talks about the psychology of Agency,
Al Fathi talks about healing cartilage with new materials,
Lydia Tong talks about Pet Forensics,
and Andrew Merdith shares his treasure map.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

Researchers rejuvenate stem cell population from elderly mice, enabling muscle recovery
Google Glass hacked with malicious QR code to yield its pictures and video
Researchers' Google Glass Spyware Sees What You See

FameLab Australia

Dr Vince Polito

Ali Fathi

Dr Lydia Tong

Andrew Merdith


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Time, Mars and chocolate


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Australia and India go to Mars,
How dark chocolate saves your heart,
Job cuts to the CSIRO staff who earned half a billion dollars,
and uncanny robots, by Ian Woolf,
About Time by Ian Woolf
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf


Time for philosophers (The Philosopher's Zone)
The new great time war (The Philosopher's Zone)
The precise reason for the health benefits of dark chocolate: mystery solved
Arkaroola Mars Robot Challenge Spaceward Bound Expedition
The science of efficiency: CSIRO cuts are worse than you think

Coalition confirms 600 jobs to go from CSIRO
Razor taken to CSIRO
CSIRO support staff next to face 1600 job cuts
CSIRO support staff face huge job cuts

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Skyrmions and Eternal September


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Mind reading apps for Google glass,
Alcohol without the harm? by Ian Woolf
Skyrmions explained by John August,
Tales of the internet before the web by Ian Woolf
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Twisted magnetic fields in a knot (Nature)
Controlling skyrmions for better electronics
Alcohol without the hangover? It's closer than you think
NSW Australia Bans Synthetic Highs
Eternal September lives on
Synthetic alcohol substitute could eliminate health risks – and hangovers
Can David Nutt wean us off the demon drink with his alcohol substitute?






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Set Google Glass to Stun


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Earclip-type wearable PC by Ian Woolf,
Google Glass hands on first impressions by Ian Woolf,
Rob Manson from BuildAR.com talks about developing for Google Glass,
Part 3 of my interview with Dr Nady Braidy about Ciguatera and aging.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



Wearable Device database
BuildAR

Google Glass
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Space Beer, OrbitOz and Launchbox


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Make your phone compute while you sleep with Power To Give, by Ian Woolf,
Brian Lim speaks with Ian Woolf about OrbitOz, and his company Launchbox,
Justin Held spoke with Ian Woolf about Saber Astronautics, Space Beer, satellite engineering and the business of Space,
Part 2 of my interview with Nady Braidy about his research into reversing aging and treating Ciguatera,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



Brian Lim, OrbitOz and Launchbox
HTC Power to Give
World Community Grid
BOINC software
SETI @ Home
OrbitOz Space Entrepreneur meetup
Launchbox
Saber Astronautics
Space Beer
Dr Nady Braidy





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Aging brains and Ciguatera


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Fukushima reactor spills radioactive water yet again by Ian Woolf,
Dr Nady Braidy talks about toxins causing neuro-degenerative age-related brain diseases, and Ciguatera Fish Poison.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



How ciguatoxins reach humans to cause Ciguatera fish poisoning


How BMAA causes ALS

How Saxitoxins reach humans

How harmful algal blooms can introduce neurotoxins to humans

Save Japan's homeless from over-exposure to radiation!
TEPCO discovers 100-tonne radioactive water leak at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan (ABC)
Worst Spill in 6 Months Is Reported at Fukushima (NYT)
SPECIAL REPORT- Japan's homeless recruited for murky Fukushima clean-up (Reuters)
Homeless Fukushima Cleanup Workers Scammed out of Wages
Japan's homeless 'recruited' for cleaning up Fukushima nuclear plant
Homeless in Japan hired to clean up Fukushima nuclear radiation
Tell Japan to End Mob Exploitation of Homeless Workers in Fukushima Cleanup


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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles


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Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf,
Michael Morris spoke with Ian Woolf about investigating the basic science of embryology to find out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Michael Morris
Climbing behaviour in extant crocodilians
Crocodilians use tools for hunting




Animal-Borne Imaging Reveals Novel Insights into the Foraging Behaviors and Diel Activity of a Large-Bodied Apex Predator, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Watch: Alligators' Hunting Secrets Revealed by Crittercams

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Stem cells for ailing hearts


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Flying snakes by Ian Woolf
Dr Alexis Bosman speaks with Ian Woolf about creating stem cells to understand inherited heart disease.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Dr Alexis Bosman
Cell Reprogramming Australia
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

Patient fibroblasts (skin cells) in culture before being induced into stem cells from Victor Chang Cardiac Institute


an induced pluripotent stem cell colony from Victor Chang Cardiac Institute

a single cardiomyocyte (heart cell) derived from differentiated induced pluripotent stem cells stained with a fluorescent marker showing the expression of a structural protein associated with cellular contraction, cardiac troponin T from Victor Chang Cardiac Institute
Aerodynamics of the flying snake Chrysopelea paradisi: how a bluff body cross-sectional shape contributes to gliding performance

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Phish tales and Zapping mosquito bites


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Sperm can smell by Ian Woolf,
Mosquito bite zapping by Ian Woolf,
Phishing tales by Ian Woolf,
presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Odorant receptor-mediated sperm activation in disease vector mosquitoes


Zanza-Click
Portable device for treating insect bites and the like (patent)
Study of a Device to Relieve Mosquito Bite Itching
HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK TREATMENT FOR SNAKE BITE
Primitive Electrocleansing - A World Wide Phenomenon
Histamine-induced itch and its relationship with pain
Cutaneous mechanisms in pruritus induction


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Building Biosensors to detect disease


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Placebos for sleep, exercise and vision by Ian Woolf,
Dr Olivier Laczka speaks with Ian Woolf about designing biosensors for marine pathogens, Indigo V open source science, and detecting HIV.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Olivier Laczka

biosensors
Olivier Laczka

You Can Get Placebo Sleep
Placebo Sleep Affects Cognitive Functioning
Mind-set matters:
Exercise and the placebo effect

Believing is seeing: using mindlessness (mindfully) to improve visual acuity

Indigo V Citizen Science

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Where is Ciguatera? Ritalin for CFS


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Genetically engineering green glowing eggs to reduce cruelty to chicks,
Trial of Ritalin and nutrients to treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf.
Associate Professor Shauna Murray and Gurjeet Singh Kohli explain how to track the microalgae that cause Ciguatera,
John August gives his views on Intellectual property, and the TPP.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf





UTS C3: Sustainable Aquaculture group
Explainer: what is ciguatera fish poisoning?
The Synergy Trial: Methylphenidate Plus a CFS-Specific Nutrient Formula as a Treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Stanford Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) Initiative
K-Pax: The Synergy Trial
The Synergy Trial
Would you prefer to eat genetically modified eggs, or see day-old chicks destroyed?

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Reshaped eyes and TPP Copyright week


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Tiny turbines, and myco-diesel by Ian Woolf.
Professor Helen Swarbrick speaks with Ian Woolf about Orthokeratology for correcting short-sightedness without surgery or wearing lenses,
Copyright week and the Trans-Pacific-partnership agreement.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Professor Helen Swarbrick
Research in Orthokeratology (ROK) group at the University of New South Wales
Orthokeratology Society of Oceania

Technology uses micro-windmills to recharge cell phones

MSU-led team finds new type of fuel in Patagonia fungus
Sandia researchers tailoring fungi-based biofuels to meet the needs of current, advanced combustion engines
Genomic Analysis of the Hydrocarbon-Producing, Cellulolytic, Endophytic Fungus Ascocoryne sarcoides
The production of myco-diesel hydrocarbons and their derivatives by the endophytic fungus Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50072).
Volatile organic compound production by organisms in the genus Ascocoryne and a re-evaluation of myco-diesel production by NRRL 50072.
Modulation of volatile organic compound formation in the Mycodiesel-producing endophyte Hypoxylon sp. CI-4.
Rainforest fungus makes diesel

Copyright Week: Taking Copyright Back
Copyright week
DFAT defends TPP secrecy
Copyright Week: Why Hollywood And The USTR Hate Transparency
Copyright Week: Our Lost Culture: What We Lose From Having Killed The Public Domain


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Plasticised brains, tea, and pain


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News of Black tea blocks herpes, and fermentable fibre helps asthma, by Ian Woolf.
Brains restored to the speed learning of childhood with a pill, by Ian Woolf,
Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss placebo mechanism and pain, and contraceptive news from 2009.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Inhibition of herpes simplex virus infection by tannins and related compounds
Effect of black tea extract on herpes simplex virus-1 infection of cultured cells
Gut microbiota metabolism of dietary fiber influences allergic airway disease and hematopoiesis
High-fibre diet may protect against allergic asthma
The potential of HDAC inhibitors as cognitive enhancers.
HDAC inhibition modulates hippocampus-dependent long-term memory for object location in a CBP-dependent manner.
Valproate reopens critical-period learning of absolute pitch
NPR interview - Want Perfect Pitch? You Might Be Able To Pop A Pill For That

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Artificial arguments and alcohol messages


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News of male contraception and LCD contact lenses, by Ian Woolf.
Alcoholic text messages from across the room by Ian Woolf,
Automated arguments online by Ian Woolf,
3 Second Theses by Ian Woolf,
The Demon Duck of Doom by Lou Steer.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Text messages direct to your contact lens
Terminator Eyes: Hi-tech contact lenses show texts and maps
Tabletop Molecular Communication: Text Messages through Chemical Signals
What are they drinking? Text message sent using...vodka
Male contraception via simultaneous knockout of α1A-adrenoceptors and P2X1-purinoceptors in mice
'Chemical vasectomy' shows promise in mice
Chatbot Wears Down Proponents of Anti-Science Nonsense
Lol My Thesis


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Rat Park and Chromatic Composer


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News of mice rejuvenated with B3 extract, by Ian Woolf.
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire,Susana Alarcon demonstrated a machine that draws music,
The tale of Rat Park - how socially connected rats don't like drugs by Ian Woolf,
John August interviews Dr Matthew Rimmer about the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Sydney Mini Maker Faire
Susana Alarcon
Declining NAD+ Induces a Pseudohypoxic State Disrupting Nuclear-Mitochondrial Communication during Aging
University of NSW research finds compound that can reverse ageing
Australian and US scientists reverse ageing in mice, humans could be next

The effect of housing and gender on morphine self-administration in rats
Effect of early and later colony housing on oral ingestion of morphine in rats
Stuart McMillen's Rat Park comic
A bustle in the cage-row: the making of Rat Park
Globalization of Addiction: the post-Rat Park research of Bruce Alexander
Drug addiction: The complex truth
Socially Isolated Rats are More Vulnerable to Addiction, Report Researchers
Bruce Alexander's Globalization of Addiction Website
Associate Professor Matthew Rimmer

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Stem cells fight HIV and Biohacking


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News of Fibromyalgic pain explained, and
Dream images identified by computer, by Ian Woolf.
Associate Professor Geoff Symonds talks with Ian Woolf about using HIV to modify stem cells to fight HIV,
From the Sydney Mini Maker faire, Meow Ludo Meow Meow and Kyo Dempski talk about some of the projects of Biohack Sydney.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Excessive peptidergic sensory innervation of cutaneous arteriole-venule shunts (AVS) in the palmar glabrous skin of fibromyalgia patients: implications for widespread deep tissue pain and fatigue.
Researchers discover a rational biological source of pain in the skin of patients with fibromyalgia
Scientists Pinpoint Physical Cause of Fibromyalgia Pain
Neural Decoding of Visual Imagery During Sleep
Japanese neuroscientists decode human dreams

Scientists reconstruct visual stimuli by reading brain activity
Scientists use brain imaging to reveal the movies in our mind

CalImmune stem cell research

Sydney Mini Maker Faire - Powerhouse Museum
Biohack Sydney
2013-11-24 11.26.38
2013-11-24 11.26.45
2013-11-24 11.38.05
2013-11-24 11.38.22
2013-11-24 11.38.27

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Healing corneas and building robots


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News of: DARPA brain implants,
Sony smart wigs,
and prosthetic hands that feel, by Ian Woolf.
Professor Stephanie Watson spoke with Ian Woolf about how she heals corneas with stem cells,
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Pete from Robogirls teaches schoolgirls to build lego robots,
Stephen Martin from BotBits talks about building combat robots from kits,
Diarmid Herath from Robological has a platform for you to design your own robots
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Restoring Active Memory - DARPA
DARPA wants to fix broken brains
DARPA seeks to develop implantable device to help brain-injured people regain their memories
Wearable Computing Device (Sony patent)
Is Sony's 'smart wig' even more absurd than Google Glass?
Sony's SmartWig patent is a real head-scratcher
An Artificial Hand with Real Feelings
Sydney Mini Maker Faire - Powerhouse Museum
RoboGals
Bot Bitz combat robot kits
Robo Wars
Robological Ro-buddy
2013-11-24 12.23.37
2013-11-24 12.14.44

2013-11-24 12.23.30
Robological Ro-buddy
2013-11-24 11.44.07
2013-11-24 11.46.54

Clinical Professor Stephanie Watson from the Save Sight Institute

Stem Cells for Eye repair on the New Inventors (video)
Corneal Stem Cells on Catalyst (video)

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Valves, rockets and Doctor Who


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From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Steve Price talks about making Valve amplifiers,
Lester talks about popup 3D printer workshops,
George talks about launching your own rockets
Ian Woolf revisits the science of Doctor Who - Sonic Screwdrivers and the TARDIS
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Sydney Mini Maker Faire - Powerhouse Museum
TubeSound AmpCamp
2013-11-24 11.25.58
2013-11-24 11.26.10
FourZeroPlus 3D printing workshops
2013-11-24 10.50.43
2013-11-24 10.51.02
NSW Rocketry Association
2013-11-24 12.51.282013-11-24 12.41.04
2013-11-24 12.52.14

The Fourth Dimension and How to Get There by Rudy Rucker
Sonotweezers
BBC Doctor Who Sound files
Carbon-Nanotube Optoacoustic Lens for Focused Ultrasound Generation and High-Precision Targeted Therapy
Guo Research Group
Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel
Mechanical Evidence of the Orbital Angular Momentum to Energy Ratio of Vortex Beams
Coke cans focus sound waves beyond the diffraction limit
Focus: Focusing Sound without a Lens

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Mini Maker Faire and Google You


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NBN petition delivered to Australian MPs by Ian Woolf,
Google You by Ian Woolf,
From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Julian talks about 3D modelling,
Chris Ferman talks about his 3D printed android,
Stuart Bartlett talks about BlueSat,
Janelle talks about making 3D printed Jewelery,
Gavin talks about Robots and Dinosaurs
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

FTTP NBN supporters lobby Turnbull

A large collection of experiences with Telstra's copper network
Howard and Switkowski allowed U.S. to commence spying on Telstra customers from 29 November 2001 onwards
The Liberal Party of Australia: Reconsider your plan for a 'FTTN' NBN in favour of a superior 'FTTH' NBN

Automated generation of suggestions for personalized reactions in a social network
Automatic generation of content recommendations weighted by social network context
US 8091032 B2

Google patents robot help for social media burnout
Tired of social media? Why not have Google tweet for you


International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance

Sydney Mini Maker Faire blog - Powerhouse Museum
2013-11-24 11.46.54
Julian

2013-11-24 10.38.13

In Moov 3D printed Robot project
2013-11-24 12.31.45
UNSW BlueSat project
2013-11-25
Unellenu 3D printed Jewellery
2013-11-24 13.12.35
Robots and Dinosaurs Hackerspace


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Mechanical stem cells and Origin catalysts


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The Trans-Pacific-Partnership, patents and copyrights by Ian Woolf,
Professor Melissa Knothe Tate speaks with Ian Woolf about Mechanical stem cells,
John August investigates the role of catalysts in the Origin of Life.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Regenerative Junction video (public television)

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations (dfat.gov.au)
Secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
Enforcement in the TPP - Australian analysis of the leaked IP chapter
Don't Trade it Away!
Trans-Pacific Partnership secretly trading away rights
THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
YOUR GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT IN THE TPP


The Trans-Pacific Partnership Explained In Under Five Minutes

TPP: The Biggest Global Threat To The Internet Since ACTA
Is Monsanto killing our bees?

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BrainChips and artificial intelligence


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Australia cuts a quarter of CSIRO jobs by Ian Woolf,
Peter Van De Made talks with Ian Woolf about his Brainchip and the nature of intelligence.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Prime Minister Abbott denies responsibility for government-ordered CSIRO job cuts
$200m spend as 1400 CSIRO jobs face crunch
Latest CSIRO job cuts threaten next generation of Aussie innovation
CSIRO job cuts out of place in lucky country: WWF president
Australia Hates Science: CSIRO Staffers Axed In New Government Cuts
Job fears for CSIRO workers amid public service hiring freeze

Higher Intelligence

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Stem Cell Revolutions and HIV protein


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Hearing restored to deaf mice, and
Breast milk protects against HIV by Ian Woolf
Clare Blackburn speaks to Ian Woolf about the film "Stem Cell Revolutions",
Kate Doherty spoke to Ian Woolf about Stem Cell communication and games,
John August reports on HIV proteins and West Nile virus.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Stem Cell Revolutions
Kate Doherty and Clare Blackburn

Stem Cell Revolutions

Kate Doherty, , Nick Di Girolamo, Clare Blackburn, Alexis Bosman, Michael Morris and Uli Schmidt

Notch Inhibition Induces Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration and Recovery of Hearing after Acoustic Trauma
Regenerative disorders: Notching up hearing
Scientists discover possible cure for noise-induced hearing loss

Tenascin-C is an innate broad-spectrum, HIV-1–neutralizing protein in breast milk
Breast milk protein may be key to protecting babies from HIV infection
HIV and mothers’ milk
As luck would have it

Scientists Uncover Breast Milk's Potential Secret Weapon Against HIV
Breast milk protein protects babies from HIV: Study

Stem Cell Revolutions

Euro Stem Cell
Stem Cell Revolutions


HIV protein


Small-Molecule Antagonists of CCR5 and CXCR4: A Promising New Class of Anti-HIV-1 Drugs
HIV-1 infection in individuals with the CCR5-Delta32/Delta32 genotype: acquisition of syncytium-inducing virus at seroconversion
HIV Immunity
The Evolving Genetics of HIV
A common mechanism of clinical HIV-1 resistance to the CCR5 antagonist maraviroc despite divergent resistance levels and lack of common gp120 resistance mutations
The Δccr5 Mutation Conferring Protection Against HIV-1 in Caucasian Populations Has a Single and Recent Origin in Northeastern Europe

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Shadow profiles and eating babies


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Why you want to eat babies by Ian Woolf,
Facebook shadow profiles by Ian Woolf
The Singularity by Paul Rhodes,
The Placebo effect and faith by Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Maternal status regulates cortical responses to the body odor of newborns

Anger mounts after Facebook's 'shadow profiles' leak in bug
Europe versus Facebook
24 year old student lights match: Europe versus Facebook
What's a Facebook shadow profile, and should you be worried about it?
Facebook Is Building Shadow Profiles of Non-Users
Firm: Facebook's shadow profiles are 'frightening' dossiers on everyone
Facebook Shadow Profiles: What You Need to Know
Facebook Bug Exposed Personal Details Of 6 Million Accounts
Facebook Shadow Profiles: You Probably Have One Too
WHAT’S A FACEBOOK SHADOW PROFILE, AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

Oakland PD Harassing Activist and Got Him Fired
Activist protesting police militarization exercise says police used surveillance footage to get him fired
Facebook Data Scientists Know Who Your Lover Is
Facebook's dubious social missionl
New Facebook Policies Sell Your Face And Whatever It Infers
Facebook Is Using You
New privacy fears as Facebook begins selling personal access to companies to boost ailing profits
Why Does Privacy Matter? One Scholar's Answer
What Privacy Is For


Universal Placebos
Meet the Ethical Placebo: A Story that Heals
Placebos Work Even if You Know They’re Fake: But How?
Placebos help, even when patients know about them
The Placebo Effect: Usage, Mechanisms, and Legality
11 Surprising Facts About Placebo
Inside the Placebo Effect
Placebo effects on human μ-opioid activity during pain
Neurobiological Mechanisms of the Placebo Effect
Direct Evidence for Spinal Cord Involvement in Placebo Analgesia
How Placebos Change the Patient's Brain
Open-label use of placebos in the treatment of ADHD: a pilot study
Placebo Effects and the Common Cold: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Placebo effect works even if patients know they're getting a sham drug

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Thorium Trans-Tasman 3MT competition


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Poverty uses up more brain power by Ian Woolf
Thorium SkeptiCamp presentation by Ian Woolf,
Ian Woolf attended the Trans-Tasman 3 minute thesis competition and spoke to"
Kelsey Kennedy about winning the Trans-Tasman 3MT competition 2013,
3MT finalist Kimberly Mercuri, who spoke about how heroin users think,
3MT finalist Kanvar Nayer, who is developing Age Mate for people suffering Alzheimer's disease,
Cassily Charles and Lisa Mclean - the organisers of an online interactive 3MT competition based at Charles Stuart University.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Poverty Impedes Cognitive Function
Poor concentration: Poverty reduces brainpower needed for navigating other areas of life
Study finds poverty reduces brain power

Uranium 233
Thorium Fuel Cycle
Is the "Superfuel" Thorium Riskier Than We Thought?
Nuclear energy: Thorium fuel has risks (Nature)
Sydney SkeptiCamp 2013

Trans Tasman 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2013
3 Minute Thesis Competition
2013 Trans-Tasman 3 Minute Thesis Competition
2013-10-18 11.59.17
2013-10-20


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SkeptiCamp, Life and HackerSpace


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3D Printed toothbrushes and nuclear fusion creeps nearer by Ian Woolf.
Robin Hilliard talks to Ian Woolf about Conway's Game of Life,
Alistair D'Silva explains to Ian Woolf how to make a bike jacket with turn signals.
Taryn Chalmers presents her 3 Minute Thesis about the connection between heart disease, depression and professional driving in Australia.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

3D printed toothbrush
Blizzident
Laser fusion experiment yields record energy at Lawrence Livermore's National Ignition Facility
Scoop it: Laser fusion record: "yield was
NIF responds to fusion 'deadline' expiry
So Far Unfruitful, Fusion Project Faces a Frugal Congress

Skepticamp Sydney 2013
Rocketboots
Golly - Conway's Game of Life

Make Hack Void
Hackerspaces
Assessing Cardiovascular Associations to Affective  Disorders in Professional Drivers of Australia

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RbutR rebuttals and mosquito fans


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Fans for mosquitoes! by Ian Woolf
Shane Greenup, founder of rbutr.com speaks with Ian Woolf about the online critical thinking tool.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Reassessment of the role and utility of wind in suppression of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) host finding: stimulus dilution supported over flight limitation
A Low-Tech Mosquito Deterrent
the American Mosquito Control Association
A Simple Way to Repel Mosquitoes: Try a Fan

RbutR

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2013 Ig Nobels and Willpower


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Bitcoin for the homeless, Tricorders for food, and willpower never runs out, by Ian Woolf
The 2013 Ig Nobel Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think, by Ian Woolf,
Jennifer Clarke presents her 3 Minute Thesis - "Living on the Edge: Climate Stress in Intertidal Macroalga"
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Homeless, Unemployed, and Surviving on Bitcoins
BitCoinGet
Gyft - converting BitCoin to gift cards
Sean's Outpost - Pensacola charity that accepts BitCoin
Making homelessness illegal in Pensacola
Beliefs about willpower determine the impact of glucose on self-control
Study indicates willpower not depleted by use nor replenished by food
Mobile Material Analysis by NIR Spectrometer in Sugar Cube Format
What's for dinner? Just check the spectrometer

The 2013 Ig® Nobel Prize Ceremony & Lectures


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BitCoin mining and Panspermia


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Panspermia and the stratosphere by Ian Woolf
James Nichols speaks with Ian Woolf about building BitCoin mining computers at Dorkbot,
The hundred dollar 3D printer from Peachy Printers,
James Hitchcock presents his 3 Minute Thesis: "Freshwater Inflows to Estuaries: Rivers, carbon and Coastal Food Webs"
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Scientists find life coming to Earth from space (Press Release)
ISOLATION OF A DIATOM FRUSTULE FRAGMENT FROM THE LOWER
STRATOSPHERE (22-27Km)-EVIDENCE FOR A COSMIC ORIGIN


DrillBit Systems

Dorkbot Sydney

Peachy Printer - $100 3D Printer
Peachy Printer Kickstarter project
Peachy Printer Indigogo project

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30 IQ points more, and BitCoin


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The Bionic Eye is successfully tested, and the new Government closes down the Science Ministry.
Trans-humanitarianism - Feeding and educating people to bring about the Singularity.
Bitcoin for beginners by Chard Core and Dee.
Joshua Condran presents his 3 Minute Thesis on Real Time Microscopy of Surface Chemical Reactions
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Joshua Condran-3MT-slide

Delight in Bionic Sight
Coalition to slash funding for top technology institution NICTA
Abbott's Ministry of Merit built on rickety ideas
Govt ministry announced: men the 95% in Abbott cabinet
Liberal backbencher Dennis Jensen hits out at science 'confusion' in new ministry
No Science Minister In New Abbott Government
Australian Pub to serve beer in return for BitCoin
Worker's radio show on Radio Skid Row 88.9FM
Introduction to Transhumanism
Democratic Transhumanism
Extropy Institute

Upgrade your memory by learning a Mnemonic system
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Bionic eye is a treat (The Age)

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4D printing and Caring for carers


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World Suicide Prevention day news by Ian Woolf,
Interview with Stuart Grover about the future of 3D printing by Ian Woolf.
Ty Lees presents his 3 Minute Thesis: "Who Cares for our Carers?"
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


3D Printing Studio
3D Scanner

Caring for carers

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Asteroids, Nanowires and Llamas


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Llamas treat diarrhea, and jetpacks take off in New Zealand, by Ian Woolf.
Chard Core interviews David Faber of Deep Space Industries about mining in space,
Laingchen Zhu presents his 3 Minute Thesis on Nanowires.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Rice-based oral antibody fragment prophylaxis and therapy against rotavirus infection


Martin Jetpack


Deep Space Industries

Liangchen Zhu-3MT-slide.jpg

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3D Paper and Identity theft


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Pandora archive news by Ian Woolf
Connor Moore discusses about printing 3D objects with paper, with Ian Woolf,
Joanna Spasojevic presents Morphometric Face Analysis: A Potential Solution for Identity Theft at Australia's Borders
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

PANDORA web archive
Australia's Web Archives blog
DGS 3D - durable photo-realistic colour 3D printing using A4 paper
printed orange
Printed Orange

Geoff Hancock
Geoff Hancock next to the MCor Iris 3D printer

Conner Moore
Connor Moore with his mini-Me scanned on a Kinect and printed on the Iris




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Gambling addiction and Big Data


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Forever fertilser news by Ian Woolf
Indonesian nuclear power by Ian Woolf
Interview with Alex Blaszczynksi, about gambling addiction,
Marianne Menictas presents her 3 Minute Thesis: Fast Data Analysis.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Gambling treatment
Professor Alex Blaszczynski, Director of the Sydney University Gambling Treatment Clinic

World changing technology enables crops to take nitrogen from the air

An Analysis and Visualization of the Risk Associated
with the Potential Failure of Indonesian Nuclear Reactors


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Sydney Maker Culture


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Australian National Security Enquiry needs a time machine by Ian Woolf,
Daniel Green plans the Sydney Mini Maker Faire.
Adam Farrow-palmer describes his electronic shirt,
Iain Chalmers talks about MooresCloud networked lights,
Manuel Betancort remotely controls cockroaches at Dorkbot.
Gwenael Cadiou presents his 3 Minute Thesis: "A Fish Journey: Where, When, and ...Why?"
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Sydney Mini Maker Faire
Daniel Green, Project Officer for the Sydney Mini Maker Faire at the powerhouse Museum, Sydney
Daniel Green

Photo: Marinco Kojdanovski. Reproduced courtesy of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.
The Sydney Mini Maker Faire stakeholder meeting
Sydney Mini Maker faire planning meeting

MooresCloud Festival lights at Dorkbot
Festival at Dorkbot
Government shelves controversial data retention scheme (June 2013)
Inquiry into potential reforms of National Security Legislation
Data Retention Details (Pirate Party wiki)
Data retention plan useful for security but could threaten privacy: parliamentary committee
Telstra’s deal with the devil: FBI access to its undersea cables (July 2013)
WikiLeaks Party demands answers from Telstra
WikiLeaks Party calls on Privacy Commissioner to investigate secret Telstra FBI deal
WikiLeaks Party Wants Answers from Telstra Group on Tempora-like Snooping
Telstra storing data on behalf of US government
Maker Faire
Dorkbot Sydney
Instructables
MooresCloud
Backyard Brains


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Nuclear power for Australia? part 2


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Mind controlled rat news by Ian Woolf,
Concluding Why Nuclear Australia?
Howard Eastwood from New England Nuclear Energy speaks on endless clean energy,
and Emeritus Professor Ian Lowe, explains why nuclear's not needed for Australia.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Non-Invasive Brain-to-Brain Interface (BBI): Establishing Functional Links between Two Brains


New England Nuclear Energy

Why VS Why Nuclear Power by Professor Ian Lowe and Professor Barry Brook

The Australian Conservation Foundation

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Nuclear power for Australia? part 1


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Wearable computing news by Ian Woolf.
Ian Woolf attends the Nuclear Energy For Australia? conference and speaks with:
Dr Erica Smyth argues for nuclear power for Australia,
Dr Timos Aikas explains how nuclear waste is handled in Finland,
Dr Massimo Salvatores discusses Thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel.
Johanna Howes delivers her 3 Minute Thesis: "Hungry For Change- maintaining balance on the Great Barrier Reef"

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Johanna Howse's slide from her 3 Minute Thesis "Hungry For Change- maintaining balance on the Great Barrier Reef"

Slideshows for speaker presentations at Nuclear Energy For Australia? (ATSE)
Dr Erica Smyth at Toro Energy
Dr Timos Aikas' slideshow about nuclear waste management (PDF)
Dr Massimo Salvatores slideshow about the Thorium fuel cycle and Small Modular Reactors (PDF)
Three Minute Thesis (homepage)
GlassUp

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Science Spoken Word Spectacular


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Urine power news by Ian Woolf.
Highlights from the Science Spoken Word Spectacular from:
Ian Bryce "Ode to the Higgs" and "The Bull's Lament",
Vanessa Hill "When you wish upon a star",
Lou Steer "The Demon Duck of Doom" and "View from a Distant Porthole",
Ricky Pannowitz "Science doesn't rhyme with anything".
Organised by Rebecca Rose, Jack Peck and Ariel Pavez.
Recording by Merran Winchester.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Science Poetry poster
Word In hand
Blue Space Poetry! Jam
Australian Science Communicators
All The Best
Harold Park Hotel
Science Poetry on stage
Science Poetry Slam winner!

Army rations rehydrated by urine (2004)
Urine Battery Turns Pee Into Power (2005)
Imagining A Future of Pee Power: Urine the Money (2010)
Mobile phone runs on urine power (2013)
Waste to Real Energy: the first MFC powered mobile phone (2013)

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Trolling science and throat singing


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Send your own mini-spaceship to the Moon, and
Protect your mobile phone privacy reported by Ian Woolf.
Tuvan throat singing by Noel Hanna,
Trolling science by Ian Woolf,
The Beard Plague by Ian Woolf
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Send your own Pocket Spacecraft on a Mission to the Moon!

Hemlis - trust the Pirate Bay if you don't trust the NSA


Trolling in asynchronous computer-mediated communication: From user discussions to academic definitions
"'Uh....not to be nitpicky,,,,,but...the past tense of drag is dragged, not drug.": An overview of trolling strategies.'
Expert’s research ‘nothing new’
The Psychology of Trolling and Lurking: The Role of Defriending and Gamification for Increasing Participation in Online Communities Using Seductive Narratives
Militant Non-smoking: A Modest Proposal
Twitter troll's u-turn after users threaten to tell his mum

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Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy


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In Pitt St Mall, Ian Woolf talks to David W Campbell, Pirate Party Senate candidate about the PRISMbreak privacy protest.
At Nerd Nite Sydney, Ian Woolf chats with Dr Peter Jonason about the behavioral ecology of sexual relationships.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Peter Karl (PK) Jonason, Ph.D

Nerd Nite Sydney


David W. Campbell
PRISMbreak2013

Pirate Party Australia
PRISM break
Snowden reveals Australia's links to US spy web
NSA Surveillance of Australia Exposed!
Agreements with private companies protect U.S. access to cables’ data for surveillance



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Physics of Music special


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First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf.
Professor Joe Wolfe from the UNSW speaks to Ian Woolf about the Physics of Music and Voice.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Hungry algae may explain how plants became green
A Modern Descendant of Early Green Algal Phagotrophs
Music science at UNSW
PhysClips
Complementarity of speech and music

Joe Wolfe

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We Reveal Crimes and squirrels


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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

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Hypercolour vision and soap


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Do GM crops upset pigs? by Ian Woolf
Hypercolour vision by Ian Woolf
Scurvy by Chris Stewart
Soap Science by Ian Woolf
produced and presented by Ian Woolf

A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (GM) soy and GM maize diet( full paper)
A long-term toxicology study on pigs fed a combined genetically modified (GM) soy and GM maize diet (Abstract)
Study questions feeding GM food to farm animals
Debate over GM feed affecting pig's health
GM pig feed and stomach inflammation
expert reaction to new study on GM pig feed and stomach inflammation
GM feeding study in pigs – experts respond
The Humans With Super Human Vision
Ultra Violet Color Glow after Cataract Surgery with Crystalens
Cataract Surgery with Crystalens - My Experience
Ask Slashdot: How to Exploit Post-Cataract Ultraviolet Vision?
Followup: Ultraviolet Vision After Cataract Surgery
BIRD'S-EYE VIEW
Color Blindness
Guy's eye surgery accidentally gives him strange super vision
Making Soap
How to Make Soap from Ashes
Making Lye water
How to Make Natural Soap with Vegetable Oil and Lye

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Magnetic bacteria and chilli


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Ian Woolf reports on rapid aging from fish oil, Podcasting threatened by patents, and paper 3D printers.
Tim Baynes investigates magnetically sensitive animals,
Christine Baker speaks with Lara Farrell about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder,
Adam Mark explores what makes chilli hot.
presented and produced by Ian Woolf

System for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence
US Patent 8112504 B2

DISSEMINATING MEDIA CONTENT REPRESENTING EPISODES Issued Patent - PRIOR ART REQUEST
Help Save Podcasting!
Podcasting Community Faces Patent Troll Threat; EFF Wants to Help
Planet Money: When Patents Hit the Podcast
This American Life: When Patents Attack... Part Two!
A look at the patent on distributing podcasts, and EFF's plan to fight it
Long-term intake of fish oil increases oxidative stress and decreases lifespan in senescence-accelerated mice
Full-colour Paper 3D Printing Competition!
Scoville Scale for chilli

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Chocolate robots


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Ian Woolf reports on asteroids with moons, and squeezing breast cancer.
At CeBIT 2013 Ian Woolf spoke to Fred Pauling about Telepresence robots,
to Cindy Huang about ThunderDownUnder's robot trophy,
to Dalton Tandulka about digital masks that mirror your facial expressions.
At Eat The Collection Ian Woolf spoke with Chris Bamborough about designing for 3D printers that use chocolate ink.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

3D Chocolate printer photo set
Thunder Down Under robot with Cindy Huang
Breast cancer cells growing in 3D-matrix revert to normal
NASA Radar Reveals Asteroid Has Its Own Moon
Telepresence robot for museums
FIRST Australia
Thunder Down Under robot competition team
CSIRO Face tracking and expression transfer
Supermanoevre
Eat The Collection


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Microfactories and synthetic food


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Angus Deveson spoke with Ian Woolf about Microfactories and 3D printing
Ian Woolf explores synthetic food, from lab grown hamburgers, to food printers, and the man who is just a social eater.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Entrepreneur
Sydney 3D Printers Meetup
uFactory - Micro scale Manufacturing in the Heart of Sydney

Cultured meat:
Fake meat: is science fiction on the verge of becoming fact?
Use of Fetal calf serum
Can Designer Foods Sell The Public On Lab-Grown Meat?
Lab Grown Meat
In-Vitro meat: $325,000 lab-grown hamburger 'tastes reasonably good'
Would you eat a burger grown in a laboratory?
Building a $325, 000 Burger
Modern Meadow
Laboratory Leather: Company to Mass Produce Tissue-Engineered Animal Hides within Five Years
Modern Meadow aims to print raw meat using bioprinter
Lab meat Limerick
3D food printers
3D Printing: Food in Space
The audacious plan to end hunger with 3-D printed food
NASA Bites On 3D-Printed Food: Automatic Pizza Assembly Machine Could Fuel Astronauts To Mars
How 3D Printers Could Reinvent NASA Space Food
Soylent
Soylent - Free Your Body
What's in Soylent?
In Defense of New Food
Soylent Corporation prepares to DEFEAT FOOD


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Young blood RoboWars


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Ian Woolf reports on Wind powered nuclear weapons, Google Glass, and turtle freezing genomes.
Angus Deveson spoke with Ian Woolf about RoboWars Sydney,
Glowing mouse draculas return to heal aged hearts - Ian Woolf explains.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

RoboWars
RoboWars Sydney 2013 Pozible crowd-funding
The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage
NNSA Awards Contract for Largest Federal Wind Farm to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc.
Growth Differentiation Factor 11 Is a Circulating Factor that Reverses Age-Related Cardiac Hypertrophy
Skin hunger and mouse draculas
Blood protein Rejuvenates Aging Heart
Heterochronic parabiosis: historical perspective and methodological considerations for studies of aging and longevity
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Future silkmoth tricycle games


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Ian Woolf reports on Harvard University flies robot bees.
Janine Cahill speaks with Ian Woolf about improving the future with games.
Silkmoths ride robot tricycles cruising for sexy females in Japan, for science! Ian Woolf explains.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Odour-tracking capability of a silkmoth driving a mobile robot with turning bias and time delay
Remote control of a cyborg moth using carbon nanotube-enhanced flexible neuroprosthetic probe
Steering control of a mobile robot using insect antennae
Cockroaches Transcend
Cockroach Controlled Mobile Robot:
Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine by
Garnet Hertz

Researchers create robot exoskeleton that is controlled by a moth running on a trackball
Moth takes the driver's seat in smell-tracking robot
Moths That Drive Cars (Really)
Living robotic tongue installation

CSI: Creative Science Investigation game
FISH@6 Xmas giving game
FutureJourneys Game Lab
Game Jam Third Life
Gameworlds as learning space

Harvard Mirco-robotics Lab


Cyborg moth driving a helium balloon


Siamese fighting fish controlling robot arms to move through space

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Baby talk, Naughties, and the web


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Ian Woolf gives a brief history of the world wide web,
and reports on faces sculpted from DNA data.
Gina Sartore tells us about 19th Century astronomer Maria Mitchell.
Dr Uté Vollmer-Conna from the University of New South Wales spoke to Marian Curruthers about why Baby Talk is so strange.
Michael Archer from the University of NSW spoke with Ian Woolf and Marian Curruthers about gene sharing between species.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Heather Dewey-Hagborg
Stranger Visions
Creepy or cool
The Mother of All Demos 1968 highlights



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SpaceApps and Spider silk


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Lachlan Whatmore explores the spiders web,
Ed Pollitt speaks with Sean Herron about the NASA Hack-a-thon.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


spaceappschallenge.org

data.nasa.gov
code.nasa.gov
open.nasa.gov
github.com/nasa

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Diffusion cut from 2SER

The Diffusion science show has been cut by 2SER, to make room for new
shows by new volunteers.

After 19 years on air, and 15 years of contributions from me, its the
final Diffusion Science Radio broadcast from 2SER tonight at 6:30pm,
after that you will only be able to hear the show by subscribing to the
podcast at www.diffusionradio.com, listening on one of the 14 stations
on the Community Radio Network that broadcast us around Australia, on
the National Science Foundation's Science360 internet radio station in
the USA, and on Astronomy.FM in the UK.

Diffusion has 700 weekly subscribers to the podcast, with 10 000
downloads every month.

Its the end of an era of funny, quirky, weird and wonderful science that
started in 1995. Over 50 volunteers have broadcast more than 180
interviews as captured by the podcast at www.diffusionradio.com, along
with well researched reports, panel discussions, book reviews, science
songs, trivia games and radio plays.

Diffusion has been an institution where volunteers were trained by
fellow volunteers to do all the jobs of producing a radio show, from
operating the panel, conducting interviews, presenting, script writing,
editing and producing.

In 2005 the Discovery show was asked by a cable Science network to
change its name, due to similarities.

In 2011 astronomer Matt Dawson named a planetoid "VictoriaBond". The
Minor Planet Ephemeris Service says:
"Victoria Bond is the name of the popular Australian science show
presenter of "Diffusion Science Radio". Her catchphrase "Planetoid! I
love that word!" and accurate astronomy coverage have endeared her to
listeners worldwide". Ironically, the voice saying the phrase in our
theme music actually belongs to Jacqui Hayes.

Later in 2011, Diffusion won the 2SER Best Talk Show award.

Then in 2012 Diffusion was granted $10 000 for content development from
the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

Our tiny team will continue podcasting our passion for science.

Join me for Farewell to 2SER drinks tonight at 8:30pm at the Bar Broadway.

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Steve Mann, qBits, and goodbye 2SER


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Ian Woolf showcases the wearable computers of Steve Mann.
Ed Pollitt reports on the invention of silicon quantum bits.
Ian Woolf delves into the history of Diffusion as told by our theme music across time.


An historical account of the `WearComp' and `WearCam' inventions developed for applications in `Personal Imaging'
Definition of "Wearable Computer"
One on One: Steve Mann, Wearable Computing Pioneer
Cyborg Luddite Steve Mann on Singularity 1 on 1: Technology That Masters Nature is Not Sustainable
Wearable Computers Are the Next Big Devices
Olympus and Apple Join Google With Wearable Computing
InterAxon thought controlled computing
Cyborg: Digital Destiny and Human Possibility in the Age of the Wearable Computer
Google Glass gets a sleeker, Japanese competitor
Google Glass tech specs revealed
The LifeBoat Foundation
Professor Mann's University of Toronto page

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Kid-friendly science and emulsions


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The Lyrid meteor shower report by Ian Woolf
Emulsion science interview with Ann Evans by Ian Woolf
Time travel by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt
Interview with Mike Pollitt about building a ridable hovercraft and taking kids to the Double Helix science club by Ed Pollit
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


CSIRO Double Helix Club
Build a Hovercraft you can ride


The constellation Lyra the Harp, as seen from Australia (Sydney Observatory)


2012 Lyrid shower video from NASA

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Sonic Screwdrivers and ingenuity awards


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Ed Pollit reports on Dental Anxiety, Heart modelling and the Chinese moon mission.
Ian Woolf investigates the Science of Doctor Who,
The Rolex Awards for Enterprize by Ed Pollitt,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

The Fourth Dimension and How to Get There by Rudy Rucker
With the right amount of passion, anyone can change everything
Sonotweezers
BBC Doctor Who Sound files
Carbon-Nanotube Optoacoustic Lens for Focused Ultrasound Generation and High-Precision Targeted Therapy
Guo Research Group
Super-fine sound beam could one day be an invisible scalpel
Mechanical Evidence of the Orbital Angular Momentum to Energy Ratio of Vortex Beams
Coke cans focus sound waves beyond the diffraction limit
Focus: Focusing Sound without a Lens


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Head, heart and galaxy


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Heartened Mummies by Therese Chen,
Facebook Science by Ed Pollitt,
Get Into Your Head Space interviews with Thomas Fath, Christine Froud, and Bridget Murphy by Ian Woolf,
Discussion of Galaxy Zoo by Ed Pollitt and Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Galaxy Zoo
I Freaking Love Science
Museum of Human Disease
Brain Awareness Week 2013

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Red Cross Blood Science Special


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Ian Woolf reports on Vel-negative blood,
What are A, B and O, and what is RH negative and positive? Ian Woolf speaks with with Joe Patkes, Red Cell Serologist at the Red Cross Blood Services centre in Alexandria about blood types, blood processing and transfusions.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Red Cross Blood Service Transfusion

Red Cross Blood Service Donation

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Pond scum and ALS


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In a Brain Awareness week special, Dr Rachel Dunlop explains her research exploring the connection between blue-green algae and motor neurone disease, and how Gulf War veterans are coming down with ALS.
Therese Chen reports on glue that works under water, inspired by mussels.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


A large bloom of cyanobacteria in Lake Atitlán

A large bloom of cyanobacteria in Lake Atitlán (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Cognitive Reserve and Solar max


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Penguins, planetary engineering, and introverted charges by Deanna Coleman,
Cognitive Reserve by Ian Woolf,
Craniometry by Lachlan Whatmore,
Tim Baynes looks into the Sun.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Education and Dementia in the Context of the Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses and Qualitative Analyses
Cognitive Reserve and Lifestyle
Build Your Cognitive Reserve - Yaakov Stern
Should Grandma Join Facebook? It May Give Her a Cognitive Boost, Study Finds
How to Build and Maintain Cognitive Reserve
A savings account for your brain
Staying Sharp: Can You Prevent Alzheimer's Disease?
Can You Delay Dementia?
The latest advice in avoiding Alzheimer's
Losing your self

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Plutonium credit and IQ


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Ian Woolf reports on wired rats,
Therese Chen reports on electric bees,
Ian Woolf reports on publicly available research.
From 1999, Carol Oliver reports on credit and nuclear physics, and
Lachlan Whatmore reports on the history of the IQ test.
produced and presented by Ian Woolf


More rat videos from Nicolelis Lab
A Brain-to-Brain Interface for Real-Time Sharing of Sensorimotor Information

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Spooky worms and animal farms


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Animal special from 2007
'Spooky Worms' by Lachlan Whatmore
'Dr Pet and Medicine Farms' by Patrick Rubie
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie


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Meteors and publishing


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A meteor explodes over Russia, harming a thousand people.
Science publishing, politics, profits, Aaron Swartz, Richard O'Dwyer, Garry Mackinnon and Julian Assange.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Why science doesn't belong to everyone yet - Upulie Divisekera and Adam G Dunn in Crikey
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - wikipedia
Open Journal Systems,
JSTOR
Rebooting Computer Crime law - EFF
Game Over - Jon Ronson interviews Garry MacKinnon for the Guardian
1984 CFAA law - First post
Academic publishers have become the enemies of science - The Guardian
Around the Web: Some posts on The Research Works Act - Confessions of a Science Librarian
Lunch and dinner with Julian Assange in prison - The Conversation
What do we know about the Russian meteor? - Scientific American
Meteor hits Russian Urals - Russia Today
FAQ on the Chelyabinsk Asteroid Impact - B612 Foundation




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Extremophiles and The Vision Revolution


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From 2000, Tim Baynes interviews Professor Rick Cavicchioli from UNSW about bacteria that thrive in extreme conditions,
Derek Muller sings about electricity,
From 2010, Ian Woolf reviews The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi
Presented and produced by Ian 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

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Colour evolution and Darwin part 6


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Do fish feel pain? by Ian Woolf
Ian Woolf interviews Mark Changizi about the evolution of colour vision, O2Amp and more.
The sixth and final part of Natural Selection, a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore.
Presented and produced by 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

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Fecal transplants and Darwin part 5


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Ian Woolf reports on Fecal microbiota transplantation and in 1999 interviewed Professor Thomas Borody who pioneered the field.
Part 5 of Natural Selection, the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, a radio-play by Lachlan Whatmore.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Professor Thomas Borody at the Centre for Digestive Diseases

Clostridium difficileClostridium difficile (Photo credit: AJC1)

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Crab torture and Darwin part 4


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Pained crabs, Australia's heatwave, and
Bionic eyes open around the world by Ian Woolf
Natural Selection part 4, a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Horizontal genes and Darwin part 3


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Natural genetic modified cows,
The Little Prince saves the world,
and deaf mice regain their hearing by Ian Woolf,
Natural Selection part 3, a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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Octopus bush and Darwin part2


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News by Ian Woolf: 3D printing becomes recyclable, 3D printing of huts and satellites, and walk-in 3D print studios. Wearable cameras take photos all day.
Natural Selection part 2 - a radio play by Lachlan Whatmore,
Octopus bush treatment for Ciguatera Fish Poisoning by Ian Woolf
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Tilting at windmills, Natural Selection


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Ian Woolf reports on viral heart-beats, and bee venom wrinkle remover.
Natural Selection, the life of Charles Darwin - part 1 of a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore.
Charles Willock explains how your breadth of perception determines whether windmills distress you.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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Reindeer and Mistletoe science


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Marc West tells the tale of reindeer science and spreading the joy of Diffusion.
Patrick Rubie explores mistletoe science and why Santa needs to shape up to save lives.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf





Learn more about NASA
Learn more about the International Space Station
Learn About The Students Who Created "NASA Johnson Style"
Special thanks to astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Mike Massimino and Clay Anderson
Special thanks to Mr. Mike Coats, Dr. Ellen Ochoa, and all supporting senior staff members


"We're NASA and We Know It"
Performed by David Hudson [http://twitter.com/dubhud]
Executive Producer: Alexander JL Theoharis [http://twitter.com/Satire]
Director: Forest Gibson [http://twitter.com/ForestGibson]
Editors: Cinesaurus [http://twitter.com/cinesaurus], Steven Hudson [http://twitter.com/HudsonFilm] & David Hudson [http://twitter.com/DubHud]
Written by Rob Whitehead [http://twitter.com/RobCWhitehead]
Prop Designer: Christopher Parker [http://twitter.com/chrstphrprkr]
Costumer: Jared Cheshier [http://twitter.com/JaredMonkey]
Camera Operator: Forest Gibson, Steven Hudson, Jon Sim
Cast: Steven Hudson, Tara Theoharis [http://twitter.com/geekyhostess], Zac Cohn [http://twitter.com/zaccohn], Danielle Sparks [http://twitter.com/dannysparky], Kevin Lane [http://twitter.com/_kevin_lane_], Monica Houston, Anne Ketola, Tim Uomoto [http://twitter.com/FRockClothing], Brendan Uomoto, Alexander JL Theoharis
Promotional Support: Zac Cohn and Tara Theoharis

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Privacy, burning cold and cosmic rays


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Dissolving nanofibre condoms,
Burning cold of Ciguatera explained,
Galactic cosmic rays and world changing,
Ben Dechrai talks about owning your data at the Open Source Developer's Conference.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf




Open Source Developers' Conference


The George Center for music therapy

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Open Source Cryptoparty


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Arwen Cross reports on life under the ice,
Therese Chen reports on Tasmanian Devil tumours
Ian Woolf speaks with Ben Dechrai about Open Source software, and about Cryptoparties at the Open Source Developers' Conference.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


Open Source Developers' Conference

Cryptoparty

The George Center for music therapy

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The Singularity and Nuclear Medicine


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(This show was first broadcast on 2011-02-28)

What is the technological Singularity? by Ian Woolf
I'm Atoms by Derek Muller
Can medical radioisotopes be made without reactors and without uranium? by Ian Woolf
I am the very model of a modern Singularitarian by Charlie Cam
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Robots, Newton, Teller and Fugu


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Therese Chen reports on Fairy Wren passwords,
Chris Stewart interviews Sir Isaac Newton (2003)
Tim Baynes reports on fish poison, molecular machines and kidneys, (2003)
Chris Stewart reports on the life and science of Edward Teller,(2003)
Arwen Cross, Julie-Anne Popple and Ian Woolf discuss military walking robots.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Algae oil and CFS


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Brian Lennon spoke with Ian Woolf about vegetable oil powered cars and the algae oil revolution(2008)
Charles Willock and Ian Woolf discuss the algae oil revolution,
Christine Baker reports on the personal side of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, with Keir Smith (2004),
Dr Steven Graves spoke with Ian Woolf about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference in Cambridge (2008),
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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Fukushima stresses Europe, Petrol from air


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Therese Chen reports LED researchers are learning from fireflies. Charles Willock reports on how Europe is learning to be ready for Fukushima style emergencies, Ian Woolf reports on the production of petrol from air. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Crown of thorns, and Single cell science


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James Millar reports on self-healing concrete and organ rhythms,
Ian Woolf reports on Smart highways and hurricane prevention.
Arwen Crossexplains the imortance of studying single cell science,
Oliver Featherston interviews Dr Hugh Sweatman about the Crown of Thorns starfish and the Great Barrier Reef.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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Roulette, Nobels, Rocking Science


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Therese Chen reports on profiting from the physics of Roulette.
Ian Woolf reviews "The Eudaemonic Pie" by Thomas Bass about a group of physicists winning at roulette with shoe computers in the 1970's.
Ian Woolf reports on Disney's patent for an interactive cake.
Ian Woolf reports on Drones that are printed in 3D including the electronics.
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Darren Vogrig about making Science Rock with Ologism.
Ian Woolf reports on the Nobel prizes in Chemistry, Medicine and Physics for 2012.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


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Cute science, Smart slime and Beard beer


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Ian Woolf reports on Cute Science, Beard beer, Alpha Centauri B's planet and HIV milk - with comments from Julie-Anne Popple and Arwen Cross.
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Chris Reid, a biologist from the University of Sydney, about the memory of slime moulds.
Presented by Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf



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Singing mice, Ig Nobles, MooresCloud


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Live special edition of Diffusion! Julie-Anne Popple reports on DNA half-life with expert comments from Dr Simon Ho from the University of Sydney, and on singing mice. Arwen Cross, Oliver Featherstone, Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple discuss the Ignobel awards for 2012. We re-play our favourite "In the name of science" interview for 2012, with Dave McElroy talking about seastar sex and global warming. Ian Woolf interviews Mark Pesce about devices that talk with you. Presented and produced by Julie-Anne Popple with technical assistance from Miles Martignoni.

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Hybrids, Healing Fat, Snap tentacles


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Arwen Cross reports on how climate change is leading to Grizzly bear and Polar bear hybrids,
Ian Woolf reports on how stem cells from fat is being sold to treat osteoarthritis,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on a carnivorous plant with tentacles that catapult insects,
Ian Woolf reports on using mobile phone to track traffic congestion, and you.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Snail snorkels and authentic science


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Therese Chen reports on Eunuchs and tooth patches,
Ian Woolf reports on chocolate memories for pond snails.
Oliver Featherston speaks with Michael Kasumovic about his prize-winning research into male sexual strategies,
Ian Woolf speaks with Professor Gabriela Weaver about enaging undergrad students in authentic ongoing scientific research CASPiE
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


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Voyager 1 and the Multiverses


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Twitter history and the police by Ian Woolf
Atomic imaging by James Millar,
Oliver Featherston speaks with Associate Professor Fred Menck about Voyager 1's journey,
A parallel guide to the Multiverses by Ian Woolf
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf

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Misleading science and carnivorous pineapples


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Ian Woolf reports on vegetables that eat prey, and bats who live inside them.
Nathan Sinclair explains why most published research is wrong.
Ian Woolf reports on vitamin D and baldness.
Oliver Featherston speaks with Catriona Bonfiglioli about Science journalism.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Beware, that potato may bite back - The Age 1981

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Frozen memories and sex tentacles!


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In the science news Therese Chen reports on the Tassie Devil Facial Tunour Disease and gobies with a Napolean Complex.
Ian Woolf interviews Phillip Rhoades about freezing brains to store memories,
Dr James Gilbert joins Julie-Anne Popple in studio to talk about kinky bush cricket sex.



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The Tassie Devil's Dilemma and the Big Chill!


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In this week's science news: singing gibbons, (nearly) toothles rats, mars curiousity in space and angry birds!
Dr Beata Ujvari speaks to Julie-Anne Popple about the plight of the tasmanian devil. Therese Chen reports on the Big Chill theory challenging the Big Bang.



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Dragons, astronauts and surveillance


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Ian Woolf reports on zombies, quantum computers, and DNA data storage.
Ian Woolf reports on the life and death of Neil Armstrong,
Julie-Anne Popple spoke to Dr Beata Ujvarti about the impact of cane toads on goanna and Komodo dragon populations.
Ian Woolf reports on the new data retention laws making their way around the world.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf




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Wallaby, damaged doubt, rat pilots


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Julie-Anne Popple discusses the foraging behaviour of swamp wallabies with Miguel Bedoya-Perez.
Ian Woolf finds out how damage to your brain can reduce your ability to doubt your beliefs.
Julie-Anne Popple reports on dog shaking, cave spiders and denting diamonds.
Ian Woolf reports on rat brains that fly planes.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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Belief updating kiwi


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Part 2 of How To Change Your Mind by Nathan Sinclair,
Lindsey Gray talks about Kiwis with Julie-Anne Popple,
Therese Chen reports on:
- Curiosity
- Attenborough's Goblin
- dolphin subcluture
- oldest insect fossil
James Millar reports on the ITER fusion reactor project
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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How to change your mind, snakes on a plane


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Nathan Sinclair explains How to change your mind,
Professor Mike Thompson spoke with Julie-Anne Popple about the time he got a snake on a plane,
Ian Woolf reports on the lack of Dark Matter,
James Millar reports on the accelerating Universe,
Ian Woolf reports on permanent sexual side-effects to a hair loss treatment,
Julie-Anne reports on suspicions of salty oceans on Titan,
Ian Woolf reports on rat-jellyfish cyborgs,
Ian Woolf reports on the attack on Professor Steve Mann's cybernetic visual aide in a Paris McDonalds.
Presented by James Millar,
Produced by Ian Woolf



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Frogs, wallabies and troubled turtles


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Julie-Anne delivers the science news: sexy dumpling squid, holy mars and space gopher.

Julie-Anne Popple interviews Miguel Bedoya-Perez about finding rare frogs and swamp wallabies. Professor Mike Thompson speaks to Julie-Anne about the plight of turtles in the Murray River.



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Sizzled intelligence retention


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Julie-Anne Popple reports on the global warming comedy Sizzle with a hot issues discussion
panel of Randy Olsen, Dr Rod Lamberts, Professor Lesley Hughes, and Professor Tim Flannery.
Ian Woolf reports on: license to crime, artificial intelligence finds cats on youtube, mind-controlled robot avatars, and milk chasers make you stronger.
Observations from James Millar, and Nathan Sinclair


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Higgs tastes dark tendrils


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Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the discovery by the team at the large hadron Collider,
Victoria Bond reports on Dark Tendrils,
Ian Woolf reports on how taste affects judgements, the speechjammer, and activating your immune system to save people from fatal flu.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf





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Sick prawns and sleep rehearsal


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Julie-Anne Popple reports on Turtle death mysteries,
spray on batteries, and Hot dinosaurs.
Ian Woolf reports on Sleep rehearsal,Vortex data streams
Hiccupops, Shoes for efficient running,
record Solar power,,Alcohol and caffeine sprays.
Bonnie Yiu reports on pesticide pollution in the Hawkesbury River, with eco-toxicologist Dr Ben Kefford.
Ian Woolf zaps his food.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



Vortex data references:
Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing
Vortex radio waves could boost wireless capacity “infinitely”
Infinite-capacity wireless vortex beams carry 2.5 terabits per second



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Species Invasion and Burritobot


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Ian Woolf reports on a spider-man backpack,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on a molesting mosquito,
Ian Woolf reports on the Burritobot,
Ian Woolf reports on Cosmetic nuclear medicine,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on erotic fossils,
Ian Woolf reports on Social reading enhancing glasses,
Victoria Bond speaks with Dr Simon Pooley about invasive ecologies.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Burritob0t.net prototype - Kickstarter rough cut from Marko Manriquez on Vimeo.


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Extreme Science Experience special


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At the Extreme Science Experience, 250 year 10 students met the Australian Academy of Science Technology and Engineering Clunies Ross innovator's award winners:
Dr Gideon Chitombo spoke to Ian Woolf about mining research,
Professor Stuart Crozier spoke to Ian Woolf about Magnetic Resonance Imaging esearch,
Several Central Coast students described their impressions of the day,
Professor Peter Blamey spoke to Ian Woolf about his bionic research and the damage to hearing from noise exposure (apologies for unavoidable background noises).
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


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From 2007: ID Card special


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Is Big Brother Stalking You?

In March 2007 this special edition examined in depth issues of identity and privacy raised by the proposed introduction of a card to identify everyone using Government services.

Presented by Darren Osborne,
Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston about privacy concerns,
Aras Vaichas speaks with Ian Woolf about RFID,
Interview with Professor Graham Greenleaf about Access and Cyberlaw
Produced by Ian Woolf and Charles Willock
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Too smart phones, Venus and Science


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Therese Chen reports on Balding Wombats,
Ian Woolf reports on too smart phones,
and the SpaceX Dragon returns triumphant,
Victoria Bond speaks with Kathryn Ticehurst and James Bond about what Science is,
Victoria Bond and Kathryn Ticehurst discuss the Transit of Venus.
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf


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Gigabit wires and 3D Printers


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In the news: Wikileaks on trial without charges,
Fan Ng tells Ian Woolf how his invention makes plain old telephone wires carry gigabit broadband,
Bruce Jackson and Dale Nichols from 3D Printer Systems talk with Ian Woolf about hot glue guns on steroids,
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


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The Seven Deadly Things


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Therese Chen reports on flatulent dinosaurs and Ian Woolf looks at treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Aubrey De Grey talks about the 'Seven Deadly Things' of ageing and Ian Woolf interviews him on curing the diseases of ageing. Presented and Produced by Julie-Anne Popple




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Teleportation and Quack Physics!


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In this weeks Science News, Julie-Anne Popple reports on high heels helping prosthetic design, Ian Woolf discusses Harvard's journal boycott and Therese Chen looks at Harry Potter style blood testing. Dr Boob ponders the ethical and technological implication of teleportation and Ian Woolf looks at the physics of the duck's quack.

Hosted and produced by Julie-Anne Popple.


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Pokemon thrips, and Night at the disease museum


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Ian Woolf reports on plasma jets and migraine shock therapy.
Therese Chen reports on developments Nano-medicine to treat Cerebral Palsy.
Julie-Anne Popple speaks to Dr James Gilbert about 'pokemon' thrips and David Cutting about making modern day mummies.
Finally, Julie-Anne Popple reports on her night at the Museum of Human Disease.



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Hot locusts and digital contact lenses


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Patrick Rubie reports the news:
- left handed sports
- zebra fish heart stem cells
- adventurers matched with scientists
Ian Woolf reports on Augmented Reality contact lenses and the EyeRing,
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr Fiona Clissold about temperature and metabolism in insects
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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Digging for Cicadas, Glow-worms and Life on Mars


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Therese Chen reports on the intelligence gene and life on mars.
On "Creature Features" Julie-Anne Popple talks about glow-worms and their brightly glowing bottoms.
For this weeks "In the name of science" Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr Lindsay Popple about Digging for Cicadas.

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Smart Sand, Video Glasses, Electric Universe


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Larissa Savvas reports on Smart sand and breast cancer detection.
Julie-Anne Popple reports on the Royal Society's Science and the Media Forum.
Ian Woolf reports on the emergence of wearable cameras and computers from science fiction to reality,
Ian Woolf spoke with Wallace Thornhill about his Electric Universe paradigm.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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Starfish and talking corn


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Therese Chen reports on zooplankton resistance, talking corn,
Ian Woolf reports on fracking versus carbon capture.
Ian Woolf speaks with Max Ott from NICTA about mobile video,
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dave McElroy about sea star sperm and climate change.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
"Gravity" written and sung by Derek Muller,
"I am the very model of a Singularitarian" written and sung by Charlie Kam


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Super Vaccines, Meat Ice-cream & Bees!


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Victoria Bond reports on a super vaccine against cancer.
Julie-Anne Popple reports on meat ice-cream and Free-loving Flipper.
On this weeks 'In the name of science', Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr Trevor Wilson about staring at plant genitals.
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr Jerome Buhl of the University of Sydney about the plight of the humble bee.


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MMORPGs, fattening air & prostates


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Therese Chen reports on fattening air,and deep voices,
Ian Woolf reports on baldness, prostate protection, and hard games.
Ian Woolf speaks with Geoff Batty of NICTA about peer to peer research into Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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Trusted computing and ant beauticians


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Julie-Anne Popple reports on new humans, Dr Frog, and Lego bones.
Ian Woolf interviews Kevin Elphinstone and Gerwin Klein from the Validated computing
project at NICTA,
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Jerome Buhl of the University of Sydney about ants and make-up.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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Coral Art Life Science TV Eyes


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Julie-Anne Popple visits the Coral Art Life Science Exhibition at he University of Sydney and speaks with:
science inspired artist Carmel Wallance, and
Dr Adrienne Grant about her research into copper and corals.
Ian Woolf continues his series from the NICTA research group, speaking with:
Nick Grant about software for the Bionic Eye that shows what's important,
Geoff Wang about the N.TV social television project that will bring the shows you like to your TV.
Music: A Little Bit by MJ Hibbert and the Validators
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Phone fears, eco-kids and DNA nanopores


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Larissa Savvas reports on nerve regeneration,
Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Maia Sauren about mobile phone safety,
Julie-Anne Popple asks Melissa Slarp about teaching kindergarten science,
Ian Woolf spoke with Geoff MacIntyre about DNA reading chips at the NICTA techfest.
A Little Bit, by MJ Hibbert and the Validators
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf,
with technical support from Julie-Anne Popple

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Kind meat, ant war and Techfest2012


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Julie-Anne Popple talks about when ants go to war,
Larissa Savass vtalks about kindly cultured burgers,
Ian Woolf reports on the NICTA Techfest 2012, interviewing:
James Laird about electronic pain management,
Leif Hamlen about health data mining,
Leonid Ryzhyk about software writing software to control hardware
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Rick Shine about snake fishing.
Presented by Larissa Savvas,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Julie-Anne Popple

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Freeze, wait, reanimate!


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In this Cryonics special edition Ian Woolf speaks with immortalist Matt Fisher about freezing people after death for future resuscitation, and the state of Cryonics in Australia.
"Our Cryonic World" written and sung by Charlie Kam.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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E-Cat, bionic bugs and 3 parents


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Larissa Savvas reports on the prospect of having 3 parents,
Therese Chen reports on the suggestion of introducing megafauna to Australia,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on Cybernetics in the service of insect spies and augmenting people,
Ian Woolf interviews Ian Bryce about his Skeptical inquiries into Rossi's E-Cat power generator.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Australian Skeptics

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Boycotts, Tricorders and Everything


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Larrissa Savas reports on Rett's Sydnrome,
Ian Woolf reports on the Tricorder X Prize,
Victoria Bond and Marc West discuss the History of Nearly Everything,
and the scientific boycott of Elsevier publications.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Pigs in Cyberspace!


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Ian Woolf and Therese Chen discuss:
Pigs and humans collaborating in the virtual world,
Birds eaving illusions,
Robot farmers,
Google memory disorders,
Chocolate nuteceuticals,
Solar storms blow a good wind,
Pills to give you the benefits of strict diets.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Pigs in Cyberspace!


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Ian Woolf and Therese Chen discuss:
Pigs and humans collaborating in the virtual world,
Birds eaving illusions,
Robot farmers,
Google memory disorders,
Chocolate nuteceuticals,
Solar storms blow a good wind,
Pills to give you the benefits of strict diets.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Exercise, censorship and mobiles


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Ian Woolf , Julie-Anne Popple and Therese Chen discuss: Hormones that give the weight-loss benefits of exercise, the internet blackout protest, what is the youngest age for owning a mobile phone? presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Polarity, courtrooms, chilli and weirdness


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From the dusty vaults of 2003:
Christine Baker interviews Kip Williams from Macquarie University about courtroom psychology,
Keir Smith looks at retinal displays, and finds his Uncle John's sense of direction,
Adam Mark explains why pain can be a good thing,
Chris Stewart explores the weirdness of Physicists.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Brain magnets, junk DNA and nymphomania


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Tim Baynes speaks to Eva Feredoes about using brain magnets to switch off HIS brain functions, during the interview,
Amanda Hamilton interviews Dr Malcolm Simons about patenting junk DNA,
Adam Mark investigates what happens when people become addicted to sex,
Chris Stewart explains the psychology of MP3s.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Grave chemistry, anti-gravity, attractive armpits and rising sap!


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Memory pill research from 2011 by Ian Woolf
Unearthed from 2003 are:
Tim Baynes reporting on the strange tale of Anti-gravity and the disappearing researchers,
an interview by Tim Baynes with Dr Boyd Dent about his 2003 PhD into the geochemistry of cemeteries,
An investigation from Marian Curruthers on the role of the male armpit in human sexual attraction,
Keir Smith explores the mystery of how sap reaches the tops of trees.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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The 2005 science trivia special fresh from Alaska


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The ghost of Diffusions Xmas past! Listen to a classic from the vaults: the 2005 Christmas special!

It was an eventful time - we were served a "Cease and Desist order" from using the name "Discovery", and we discovered we had an audience in an Alaskan community radio station.

Quiz-master Chris Stewart plays the Schroedinger Cats against the Pavlov's dogs, with everything to win in a game of science trivia.
Playing are: Ian Woolf, Noel Hannah, Natalie Staib, Matt Clarke, Phil Dooley, Jacqui Hayes, Jacqui Pfeffer, Matt Francis and Adam Richardson.

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People puppets and molecular synthesis


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Ian Woolf asks Dr Andrew McDonagh about making molecules,
Ian Woolf reports on the latest presentation of people doing strange things with electricity,
Therese Chen describes abusive boobies,
Ian Woolf reports on hacking your brain with light.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Cricket balls and Climate Fix Flicks


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Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr James Gilbert about cricket testicles,
Ian Woolf speaks with Professor Ann Henderson-Sellers about the Climate Fix Flicks competition,
News by Larissa Savvas and Julie-Anne Popple:
- Solar paint
- Wasp to know
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Corpse power and blood pressure genes


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Brigid Mullane interviews Professor Brian Morris about the genes for Hypertension,
Larissa Savvas explores human corpses as renewable energy,
Julie-Anne Popple talks timed turtles,
Ian Woolf reports on printed bones and wireless sperm.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

3D printer printing bone scaffolding

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Cockroaches, crabs and kindness


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Larissa Savvas reports on how we detect people with the kindness gene, and how crabs sense danger despite being only able to see blobs,
Patrick Rubie reports on how promiscuous sparrows have less fit chicks,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on Orb weaver pest control.
Wendy Zukcer tells a story about cockroaches at home.
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Meat, and 200 million year old art


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Victoria Bond, Ian Woolf and Therese Chen discuss:
How much meat can an Eco-citizen eat?
The LHC may explain why there is more matter than ant-matter,
200 hundred million year old art may be from a 30 metre squid,
The human genome may be smaller than we thought,
The Fukushima nuclear disaster not as bad as feared.
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Sexy Smells and parasite overlords


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Martin Faccini reports on the dopamine brain control mechanisms of our parasite overlords,
Patrick Rubie reports on the science of sexy perfumes,
News by Ian Woolf:
- test tube artificial brain passes quiz
- Airdrop brings water from thin air
- aging in cells of children suffering Progeria is reversed
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Sunstones, chocolate and rain-making


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Patrick Rubie reports on the ancient crystal navigation technology of the Vikings,
Ian Woolf reports on anti-cancer and chocolate therapies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Mic Cavazzini interviews Scott Peak from Australian Rain Technologies.
Discussion from Therese Chen.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Disgusting politics and drought resistance


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Ian Woolf explains the neuropolitics of left and right wing brains,
Mic Cavazzini interviews Professor Jim Hasselof about the consequences of genetically engineering drought resistant crops,
News by Ian Woolf:
- red plumage vanishing from Chernobyl
- Global Handwashing Day
- Backup crows
- mushrooms opening minds
- nice patients hurt less
- Tasmanian tigers didn't eat sheep
- Immigration delay disorder
- OCD romance
- Roller coaster therapy
- Muzak kills the cold
- Dog fleas jump higher
- Onion power
- Dandelion rubber
Presented by Dr Julie-Anne Popple.
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Malaria vaccine and photosynthesis


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Dr Victoria Bond reports on the new Malaria vaccine,
Dr Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr Min Chen about photosynthesis,
News by Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf
- parrot's names
- IQ changes in adolescence
- Your brain doesn't tell you everything it knows
- temperature targets in trouble
- fork size matters when you eat out
- Denmark taxes rich food
- snails travel by being eaten
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Dr Victoria Bond, with technical support from Ian Woolf.
Dr Min Chen

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Protein, penicillin and parasites


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The Ignobel prizes reported by Ian Woolf, discussion from Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple.
Victoria Bond talks penicillin shortages with Professor Robert Bhoy,
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Alsion Gosby about the protein hypothesis for obesity,
Jams Bourne introduces mind altering parasites, and Ian Woolf explains the brain pathways they use to manipulate their hosts,
Hosted LIVE by Dr Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Labile languages and remembering Steve Jobs


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Patrick Rubie discusses an immunological breakthrough in organ transplant technology. Victoria Bond commemorates Steve Jobs.

Patrick Rubie and Victoria Bond speak to John Olstad, of the University of Newcastle, about his work in the fields of linguistics and cognitive anthropology in Papua New Guinea, and the mathematical models used to better understand them.

Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond



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Stelarc and Artificial Brains


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Therese Chen reports on Faster Than Light Neutrinos, and cats that shine in nightclubs.
From the Singularity Summit Australia, Ian Woolf speaks to Artifical Brain builder Colin Hales,
and the amazing transhuman performance artist Stelarc.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Axis of eating and Secrets of Chocolate


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Lindsey Gray reports on the Axis of Internal Well-being,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on being locked up with plants,
Ian Woolf interviews Galit Segev about the Secrets of Chocolate,
Victoria Bond interviews Dorothee Bond about managing Heath care in the Republic of Congo
Presented by Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical support by Therese Chen

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Artificial Intelligence and windy assassins


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Dr Julie-Anne Popple reports on the assassin bug's windy tricks,
Ian Woolf discusses a 13 year old boy's solar invention with Victoria Bond,
and the release of genetically modified mosquitoes with Dr Julie-Anne Popple
Ian Woolf interviews Dr Ben Goertzal at the Singularity Summit Australia about his research into Artificial Intelligence and the Singularity,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf with technical support by Therese Chen

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Synthetic organisms and cloud-busting


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Ian Woolf and Victoria Bond discuss this week's news: infectious disease and IQ variations, laser cloud busting, and electronic temporary tattoos.
Dr. Mic Cavazzini is back, and he asks Prof. Haslehof of Cambridge University about designing synthetic organisms.

Paneled by Therese Chen, hosted and produced by Victoria Bond

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Seagrasses, Art and Maggots


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No manned space craft for the International Space station rescue by Victoria Bond
Art meets Science at the Powerhouse Museum by Ian Woolf,
Professor Pinas talks about maggot therapy with Victoria Bond,
Eureka prize nominee Dr Peter Macreadie explains the importance of seagrasses,
Presented by Dr Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf


Seagrass Inc

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Hormoned beef and fracked farming


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Patrick Rubie chimes in with this week's news: bacteria as a solution to dengue fever, and harnessing kinetic energy to power up your mobile phone.
Victoria Bond and Martin Facini discuss the potential and hazards in coal seam gas mining.
Finally, Brigid Mullane interviews Ian Lean about hormones in beef: why do we use them?

Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond


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A Social Experiment


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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

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Bones, Devils and Mind Control


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Ian Woolf talks to Professor Bruce Milthorpe about tissue engineering using coral,
Mic Cavazzini chats with Dr Janine Deakin about immunity in Tasmanian devils, and James Bourne takes a look at the latest news on the mind controlling parastie, Toxoplasma gondii.

Presented by Dr Julianne Popple
Produced by James Bourne

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Lizard babies and exploding stars


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Dr Julie-Anne Popple interviews Brigid Murphy about her discovery that lizards live births illuminate the evolution of cancer,
Ian Woolf speaks to Dr Martin van Kerkwijk about his research in new types of supernovas and neutron stars,
News by Therese Chen, Victoria Bond, Mic Cavazzini and Ian Woolf
Glassing research for better forsensics,
Gasland film showing in Sydney,
Synthetic Biology lecture in Sydney,
Live Futures Festival in Sydney,
Robot Wars in Sydney
Presented by Mic Cavazzini,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Enquiry based learning and Hendra


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Associate Professor Les Kirkup spoke to Ian Woolf about how to make lab classes more interesting,
James Bourne, Mic Cavazzini and Ian Woolf discuss the Hendra virus news.
Presented by James Bourne,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Inquiry-oriented learning in science: transforming practice through forging new partnerships and perspectives

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I love that word, Meltdown


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Ian Woolf tells us about the latest and greatest in stem cell organ transplant.
Victoria Bond, Ian Woolf, and Martin Faccini speak to to Matt Dawson, the amateur astronomer who named the recently discovered planetoid "255073: victoriabond".
Martin Faccini gives us an update on the Fukushima meltdown.

Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond.


Minor Planet Ephemeris Service
: Query Results
Below are the results of your request from the Minor Planet Center's Minor Planet Ephemeris Service. Ephemerides are for the geocenter.

(255073) Victoriabond

Display all designations for this object / Show naming citation / # of variant orbits available = 3

Perturbed ephemeris below is based on 6-opp elements from MPO 184828. Last observed on 2010 Dec. 13.

Discovery date : 2005 10 30
Discovery site : Cote de Meuse
Discoverer(s) : Dawson, M.
Citation for (255073)
The following citation is from MPC 75550:

(255073) Victoriabond = 2005 UR8
Victoria Bond is the popular Australian science radio presenter of
"Diffusion Science Radio". Her catchphrase "Planetoid! I love that
word!" and accurate astronomy coverage have endeared her to listeners
worldwide.


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Lactating insects and handy fish


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Dr Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr James Gilbert about insects that look after their young,
News by Therese Chen
- tool use by fish
- magpies kill other magpies chicks
- warm blooded dinosaurs
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Expanding Universe, Zombie ladybugs


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Professor Robert Kirshner speaks to Ian Woolf about supernovas and the accelerating expanding universe,
News by Dr Popple and Therese Chan:
- Greenhouse wallabies
- giant wombats
- horny bugs are loud
- zombie ladybugs
Presented by Therese Chan,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Monster

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Anatomical anomalies and Cane toads


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Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Robert Quinby about his discovery of a third type of supernova,
Victoria Bond speaks with Dr Adam Freeman about Anatomical variations,
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Professor Rick Shine about cane toad research,
News by Victoria Bond and Julie-Anne Popple:
- Ocean acidification report released
- Surge in QLD turtle deaths
- Tau day?
- Pig Poo Pond Power
Presented by Victoria Bond
Produced by Ian Woolf


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Birds and the bees and mint


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Julie-Anne Popple, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf speak with Botanist Dr Trevor Wilson about pollenation and mint,
Julie-Anne Popple reports the news:
- Cervical cancer vaccination
- Greenhouse data shared by CSIRO online
- new CSIRO solar hot air power station opened
- sensory hairs help bats fly more precisely
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Let's talk about X... and exits


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Victoria Bond speaks to Dr. Jacqui McPhee about her experiences in ICU and palliative care, and end of life care,
Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss Terry Pratchet's endorsement of euthanasia,
Mic Cavazzini speaks to Professor Jenny Graves of the Australian National University about marsupials, and what they can tell us about our own genome.
Hosted by Ian Woolf, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond
Terry Pratchett and Garth Nix

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Terminal Decline and Zero Emissions


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Victoria Bond spoke to Prof. Mohammed Khadra about his latest book, Terminal Decline. They also spoke about end of life care, and the strained Australian health budget.
Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss their thoughts on end of life care and euthanasia.
Marc West interviews Beyond Zero Emissions Australia, about climate change, science, and policy.
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond

Picture: The Gemasolar baseload solar power tower in Spain.

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Phone cancer and giant cuttlefish


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Ian Woolf, Julianne Popple, and Victoria Bond discuss mobile phones' upgrade in carcinogenicity category by the WHO.
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie talk about all the threats against giant cuttlefish.

Panelled, hosted, and produced by Victoria Bond


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Darwinius and Zombie Fish


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Everyone on the team was either sick or away this week, so we bring you the May 25th show from 2009:

Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Ciguatera zombie fish poison,
Darwinius, science and the media by Victoria Bond, with discussion from Kalvin Ng and Ian Woolf,
News by Kalvin Ng
- territory disputes over underwater minerals
- tortured mocking birds
- showering ducks
News by Victoria Bond
- Getting Down with cancer
- asthma can be caused by eczema
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Fear pathways and vampire allergies


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Mic Cavazzini interviews Dr Tim Bredy from the Queensland Brain Institute about post traumatic stress disorder,
Patrick Rubie reports:
- Peanuts eaten by donors can hurt blood transfusion recipients,
- Planets without stars observed by gravitational micro-lensing,
- Coal seam gas drilling for residential Sydney,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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HIV vaccine, Sponge music, casual sex


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Victoria Bond reports on the latest HIV Vaccines,
Ian Woolf interviews Martin Marier about his sponge musical instrument at Dorkbot,
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss research into casual sex,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Sponge music
musical sponge

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Circadian rhythms and sperm teasing


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Victoria Bond interviews Professor Ian Hickie about circadian rhythms and depression,
Patrick Rubie reports on:
- Sperm teasing
- big tobacco cures starvation
- asteroid dust and the origins of life
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Bionic Eyes and Synthetic Biology


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Associate Professor Gregg Suaning shares his Bionic Vision with Ian Woolf,
Ian Woolf explores Synthetic Biology, and would he would do with access to a wet printer.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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Driver Fatigue and Ury's Night


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Victoria Bond celebrates 50 years of human space travel,
Ian Woolf interviews Dr Sara Lal and Diarmuid Kavanagh about stopping tiredness killing people,
News by Patrick Rubie:
- safe injecting cuts overdoses
- premature pregnancy evolves
- NASA finds medicines stored in space become inactive
Presented by Victoria Bond,
produced by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf

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Protect Research Rally and 3 blind mice


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Ian Woolf visits the protest rally against proposed medical research budget cuts, and interviews:
Bettina Arndt, Bill Ferris, Judy Black, and Andrea MacFarland.
Patrick Rubie with the latest medical research news: Blindness, Schizophrenia and Depression.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf


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Fukushima special!


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Victoria Bond asks Ian Woolf to explain what radiation is, anyway.
Martin Faccini cuts through the spook to get down to the bottom of health risks surrounding the meltdown.
Finally, a Diffusion panel discussion about levels of exposure and radiation hormesis.
Paneled by Ian Woolf, produced by Victoria Bond.

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Handwashing, meltdown and nanocooling


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Victoria Bond gets the scoop from Ian Woolf on the nuclear reactor situation in Japan and asks, what is a meltdown, exactly?

Victoria Bond speaks to Adam Freeman about why surgeons get so passionate about hand hygiene.

Ian Woolf speaks to Geoff Smith about nanophotonics, and cooling.
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond,
with technical support from Ian Woolf

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Smart Windows and Morton's Demon


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Peter Bowditch, of ratbags.com, discusses "Confirmation bias, denialism and
Morton's Demon".
Professor Geoff Smith spoke to Ian Woolf about how nano-photonics
can be used for smart clothes and smart windows.

Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Victoria Bond


Geoff Smith

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TB Day and CSIRO Vacations


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Kate Barnard speaks to students in the CSIRO Vacation Scholarship Program,
Victoria Bond talks about World Tuberculosis Day,
Ian Woolf interviews Professor Geoff Smith about the importance of Nanophotonics to environmental energy flows,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



Bryan Huang (pics at http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/mediarelease/mr11-08.html):
Follow that blimp! Bryan Huang has built a doughnut shaped blimp to guide people from reception to meeting rooms in the CSIRO building in Pullenvale, Queensland. Check out this YouTube video to see how it works.

Nice to tweet you! Cassie Hill has been working on finding communities within groups of Twitter users.


Tarek Elgindy is working on a computer program that automatically analyses mammogram images to classify breast density; women with higher density breasts are at a higher risk of breast cancer and are also more prone to misdiagnosis.


Some of the Sydney-based CSIRO vacation students can’t contain their enthusiasm for all things technological, astronomical and mathematical

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First computers and Radio mashups


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Peter Bowditch describes Australia's first computer science,
Smooth by Derek Muller,
Ian Woolf talks with Balint Seeber about radio-frequency mashups,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Balint's main website: http://spench.net/
Balint's Radio-frequency map: http://maps.spench.net/rf/



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Smart Bras and cheesey pickup lines


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Smart Bras and cheesey pickup lines

Phillipe Perez interviews Dr Timothy C. Nielsen about the Smart Bra
News by Ian Woolf
-BBC saved by Bit Torrent,
-Electro-shock body armour,
-Mulchable PC cases,
-Solar roads,
-Singularity Summit Australia 2011,
-Jurassic Lounge,
-Cheesey pickup lines have a purpose
Gravity by Derek Muller,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Nuclear medicine and the Singularity


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What is the technological Singularity?
I'm Atoms by Derek Muller
Can medical radioisotopes be made without reactors and without Uranium?
Singularitarian by Charlie Cam
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf



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Unfair reporting and DNA Poetry


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Free internet for everyone by Ian Woolf
Electronic glasses by Ian Woolf
DNA poetry by Ian Woolf,
How not to be fair and balanced, and why never to debate, by Peter Bowditch
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Fire and Transhumanism


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Invisibility - all done with mirrors by Ian Woolf,
Kate Grimwood talks with Ian Woolf about her science of Fire Investigation PhD,
An introduction to Transhumanism by Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Death by Chocolate!


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What is the lethal dose of chocolate?
Prayer and the neurology of scepticism,
Seduction while you sleep,
Caffeine makes you suggestible,
DNA altered by the mind,
Elderly made young by accident,
Does a duck's quack echo?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


Death By Chocolate

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Science of Romance special


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Matthew Hall and Melinda Hall King discuss the psychology of human courtship,
Ian Woolf reports how women can unconsciously read an attractive man's face,
Matthew and Melinda discuss the psychology of the first kiss and compliments.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Full attention and half-sunglasses


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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
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Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots from Auger-Loizeau on Vimeo.

Carnivorous Domestic Entertainment Robots

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Skin hunger and mouse Draculas


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Matthew Hall and Melinda Hall King explain to Ian Woolf why men in our culture suffer from skin hunger,
Ian Woolf explores research rejuvenating old mice with the blood of young glowing mice,
Professor Joe Silk talks to Ian Woolf about the search for Dark matter, and why invisible things are important.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


(image via Life, craftiness and everything else)

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Mating dance, Vitamin C and Coal


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Matthew Hall and Melinda Hall-King share their wisdom on the human mating dance,
Ian Woolf revisits the link between vitamins and sexual behaviour,
and revisits how the coal industry could be saved by solar power.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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Lifelogging and fake meat


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Record your life with life-logging. Do you care about privacy on the
internet? Would you eat fake meat?
Discussion by Ollie Barrand, Catherine Beahag, Marc West and Aaron Cook.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Sperm Wars and Santa Science


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Marc West and Bianca Nogrady revisit the Science of Santa from 2009,
Ian Woolf discusses Robin Baker's Sperm Wars with Aaron Cooke and Daniel Keogh
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Tsunami warning and Greentech awards


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Ian Woolf interviews Marianne Menictas about her tsunami warning modelling to save the most people for the least cost.
from 2006 Matt Clarke talks about semen allergies with out-takes,
from 2006 Marc West explains cricket psychology,
Ian Woolf reports from the Consensus Greentech Awards
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Marianne Menictas

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Younger mice and spider invasions


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Marc West speaks to Dr Cor Vink about the invasion of foreign spiders to New Zealand
Ian Woolf reports on the reversal of aging in Harvard lab mice,
News from MX read by Ian Woolf:
- private company reaches orbit
- Japanese spacecraft misses Venus, but will try again
- stem cells repair spinal injury in small monkey
- One flu jab for life
- facebook page leads to brain surgery
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Neutron bombs, GM apples and Zanzibar


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Lachlan Whatmore looks back over the history of neutron bombs,
Victoria Bond reports on apples genetically modified to hide spoilage,
discussion from Marc West, Peta Waller-Bryant, Ian Woolf, Phillipe Perez, Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore.
News by Phillipe Perez
- more stars means less dark matter
- US builds flying transformer trucks
Presented by Marc West
Produced by Ian Woolf,
buttons pressed by Victoria Bond

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Real Doctors eat Breakfast


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Victoria Bond checks in with some new evidence of a Universe before
the Big Bang.

Marc West interviews Kylie Smith on a recently published study which
outlines possible long term risks involved in skipping your daily
breakfast.

Lachlan Whatmore spoke to Dr. Cassandra Meirs, and Dr. William
Halford, on the trials and tribulations of obtaining a PhD.


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Addict detention and child enhancement


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Ian Woolf summarises Robert Sparrow's talk "The Not-so-New Eugenics: The Harsh Logic of human enhancement", about the ethics of child enhancing technology, from the Singularity Summit, Australia,
Victoria Bond interviews Dr Fisher from Nepean hospital about the ethics of psychiatrically detaining drug addicts,
News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
- LHC makes antimatter
- Bacterial glue heals buildings
Presented by Phillipe Perez
Produced by Ian Woolf,
with technical support from Victoria Bond


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Genescient Healthy old age


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Ian Woolf reports from the Singularity Summit on Gregory Benford's Genescient research into preventing the diseases of old age using genomics and artificial intelligence to produce evolutionary nutrigenomics that may allow a healthy old age, with discussion from Marc West and Charles Willock.
News by Ian Woolf
- Gummi bear hacking,
- Chatbots argue on twitter,
- evolving weeds beat Monsanto
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

IGregory Benford's Genescient presentation

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Herpes, Dengue fever and Marijuana


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Lachlan Whatmore interviews Bill Halford of
Southern Illinois University about his cutting edge research on the
upcoming Herpes vaccine.
In a similar vein, Victoria Bond tracks Robert Booy down to discuss
the ongoing development on the Dengue Fever vaccine, and the impact of
this disease worldwide.
Finally, Victoria Bond speaks to Maree Teesson of the National Drug and
Alcohol Centre about the relationship between cannabis and
schizophrenia.

Hosted by Lachlan Whatmore. <br/>Paneled and produced by Victoria Bond.

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Amniotic eggs and Surpizing technologies


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On this edition of Diffusion, Ian Woolf brings back surprizing tidings from
the Singularity Summit in Melbourne, Australia.
Newly uncle'd Lachlan Whatmore delves into the evolutionary marvel
that are amniotic eggs.

Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond, with support from
Patrick Rubie.

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Of madness, love, and melted space ships


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Victoria Bond covers this week's news.
Victoria Bond interviews Professor Anthony Harris on attachment theory
and the development of healthy relationships.
Marc West keeps slugging through Science Week questions, namely: how
close does a space ship have to be to the sun to melt?

Hosted and paneled by Marc West, produced by Victoria Bond.

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Oxytocin, love and sex


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Subscriber drive 2010!
Victoria Bond discusses oxytocin with Dr. Champion.
Marc West trolls bars for opinions on love and sex.
Ian Woolf voices in on antidepressant chemicals found in semen,
Presented by Marc West. Panelled by Ian Woolf. Produced by Victoria Bond.

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SETI Live Subscriber Drive


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You get two Diffusion shows for the price of one this week! This is the live 2SER subscriber drive edition, where we ask listeners to kick in a few dollars to help 2SER keep broadcasting.

Marc West discusses Gliese 581 and its prospects for life, and the text messages sent last year from Earth, with Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf.

Ian Woolf explains James Benford's way of rethinking the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence based on thinking about how an alien would build a beacon and what it would look like, 50 years after we started looking. Discussion with Victoria and Marc.
Presented by Marc West. Panelled by Ian Woolf. Produced by Victoria Bond.

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Ig Nobels 2010 and Artilects 3


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This is the pre-recorded version of Diffusion that was broadcast on the Community Radio Network. There is a second live subscriber drive edition for this date.

Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss the Ig Nobels awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research,
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. Discussion with Marc West.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Plankton and the Artilect War


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Ian Woolf speaks 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


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Gene modified salmon and Sexy dancing


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Victoria Bond reports on the legalisation of genetically modified salmon and its Frankenfish implications, leading a panel discussion with Marc West, Phillipe Perez and Ian Woolf.
Ian Woolf describes the male dance moves that sexually attract women, and discusses the science with Melinda Hall King and Matthew Hall.
Presented by Phillipe Perez, and produced by Ian Woolf.

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BSD Sex and Beady-Eyed Agents


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Lachlan Whatmore reports on the chocolate genome
Marc West and Darren Osborne discuss the science of sex in the pub,
Ian Woolf interviews Dr Michael Georgeff about Rational Artificial Intelligence, at the Singularity Summit Australia
Presented by Bonnie Yiu
Produced by Ian Woolf


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Sports at altitude and Jacob Bronowski


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Victoria Bond presents this week's news.
Marc West interviews Chris Gore about why athletes train at high altitude.
Lachlan Whatmore commemorates the late, great Jacob Bronowski.
Hosted by Marc West, produced by Victoria Bond


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Wave energy and the Coming Famine


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Victoria Bond covers this week's news: helium shortages, revolutionary tuberculosis testing and a suggestion to take a walk and leave the ipod at home.
Joel Werner investigates the newest contender for green energy: wave power!
Victoria Bond spoke to Julian Cribb about his newest book, the Coming Famine, and he explains why we are heading for major food crises within the next 50 years.
Hosted and produced by Victoria Bond, paneled by Jesus Tarbay.

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DIY EMP, Putin and Sunlight


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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
News
- President Putin's views on the science of whaling and climate change by Lachlan Whatmore
- How Grapefruit could make you pregnant by Ian Woolf
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf






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Photic sneezing and a naked scientist


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Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf cover this week's news.
Marc West spoke to Dr. Louis Ptacek for even more about photic sneezing.
Lachlan Whatmore gets down to the bottom of what a breed is, exactly.
Bonnie Yu interviews Chris "The Naked Scientist" Smith about climate
change and its impact on Australia.
Hosted, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond.

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Science Week special 2010


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The Diffusion Science Week special, coming to you from the Ultimo Science Festival. We tackle the questions you have asked us over the last few weeks.
Why do I sneeze at the Sun?
What would something look like if it was traveling 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

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Brown science, Solar cells, horse tale


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Aaron Cook presents this weekâs juicy news.
Lachlan Whatmore finishes off his trilogy tribute to horse evolution. Marc West grills Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Green Party, about his partyâs stand on science in the upcoming election, and Brigid Mullane interviews Rod Seares about the cost effectiveness of solar pannels in Australia.
Panneled, presented and produced by Victoria Bond in the studios of 2SER in Sydney.


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Power tool orchestra, self attraction?


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Ian Woolf speaks to Fred Rodrigues with his power tools orchestra at Dorkbot Sydney,
Lachlan Whatmore brings us part 2 of the evolution of the horse,
News by Victoria Bond
- Dogs can't help imitating people
- Social networks help you live longer
- are people most attracted to those that look like themselves?
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond


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Rare Earth, Horses, Nano-wires


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Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Matthew James about rare earth minerals from mines to electronics,
Lachlan Whatmore begins part 1 of the evolution of the horse,
Ian Woolf interviews Professor Matthew Phillips about nano-wires and LEDs
Presented and panelled by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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55My Hyracotherium

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Female physicists and belly button dynamics


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Victoria Bond spoke to Aileen Woo about gender equity at the University of NSW's physics department,
Lachlan Whatmore explores the underwater Hudson Canyon,
Victoria Bond spoke to Robert Booy about the importance of vaccine compliance, and the downfall of the AVN.
News by Ian Woolf, Marc West, and Victoria Bond
Produced, panelled and presented by Victoria Bond

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Beauty and the Geek, and Homeopathy


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Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore speak to the Australian Beauty and the Geek reality TV show,
Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the UK de-funding of Homeopathic hospitals,
News By Victoria Bond
- bird brains are like ours
- cold, cold antimatter
- addictive romantic rejection
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf
Panelled by Marc West

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Sexual selection and the bionic eye


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Marc West continues his interview with Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution,
The latest Bionic Eye development is explained to Ian Woolf by Nianjun Liu and Paullette Lieby of NICTA
Presented and panelled by Ian Woolf
Produced by Marc West



The output of the bionic eye which can be seen on the screen on the top right corner. The output is a 32x32 grid with the intensity of each pixel giving depth, ie, closer is brighter.

(Credit: Chris Duckett/ZDNet.com.au)

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Sex Evolution and Technological Art


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Marc West interviews Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution.
Ian Woolf participates in a technological art workshop to build an interactive sculpture with artist Ian Burns, and talks with participants Neil McGann, Bharti Patel, Liz O'Reilly and Julie Ashcroft.
Cognitive Bias song by Brad Wray
Presented and panelled by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Cognitive Load and Vision Revolution


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Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Bo Yin about how your voice can betray to software how hard you are concentrating,
The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi reviewed by Ian Woolf with commentary by Aaron Cooke and Daniel Keogh,
News by Marc West
- Obesity ruins your sexual health
- Whales are carbon negative
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Solar racing and toxoplasma


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Alexandra Bulgakov talks with Ian Woolf about the UNSW Solar powered racing car,
Victoria Bond talk about Toxoplasmosis Gondii,
News by Victoria Bond,
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Victoria Bond

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Trigeneration and Sports networks


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Aaron Cooke reports on Sydney Council's plan for 85% efficient gas trigeneration power plants for Sydney,
Ian Woolf speaks with Lief Hamlin about sports networks from NICTA,
News by Marc West
- Pacific Islands unihabitable but above water in 100 years
- Caffeine alertness is an illusion of addiction
- soil bacteria makes you temporarily smarter
- ultrasound blast to the testicles for contraception
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

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R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix


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Diffusion remembers the wondrous Martin Gardner and his contribution to science education.
Aaron Cook commemorates Rover Phoenix after a long slog on Mars.
News by Aaron Cook, Marc West, and Victoria Bond.
Presented by Sarah Bartlett, produced by Victoria Bond.


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Sexy Greys and Super-planes


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Ian Woolf, Dan Keogh and Aaron Cook examine:
- super planes that use 50% less fuel
- how male antelopes fake predator warnings to keep females nearby,
- the $100 tablet computer,
- choosing sexually attractive grey human body shapes for science at the UNSW online http://bodylab.biz
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Rising seas and the oil crises


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Ian Woolf interviews Melissa Neighbour about Project Survival Pacific and disappearing landmass in the Pacific islands
Aaron Cook talks about the link between singing and cricket balls
Jon Bale breathes new life in the science of sighs
Victoria Bond discusses the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and peak oil
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond



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Electric spaceships and domesticating dogs


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Marc West interviews Alan Wilton about the history of dog domestification.
Aaron Cooke reports
- how dementia caring puts carers at risk of dementia,
- how some countries will be uninhabitable by humans in 2100.
Jon Bale tells us about
- NASA's electric spaceships,
- how HIV immunity works,
- killer whales are actually three different species
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Pill's 50th twitter box office hits


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Jon Bale covers the news with water-recycling cacti
Marc West interviews Sitaram Asur about predicting box office hits on Twitter
Victoria Bond celebrates the Pill's very special 50th birthday

Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

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Quolls, laser planes, anosmic flies


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Jon Bale discusses glow in the dark sperm (because who doesn't love glow in the dark sperm?), Victoria Bond talks geriatric dieting fruit flies, and Ian Woolf gets excited about laser-propelled paper planes.

Marc West gets to the bottom of why anyone would train quolls to avoid eating cane toads, with an interview with Jonathan Webb.
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond



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Dwarf planets and cooperating rats


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Pluto demoted again? It's been some fall from grace for Pluto. This week sees a possible new definition of dwarf-planet, and it seems Pluto is hardly special at all. interview by Marc West
Ian Woolf tackles grey hair and baldness, and rats solving the long-standing mathematical conundrum, the prisoners' dilemma.
Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

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Doc Oc, Element 117, and Nikola Tesla


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Aaron Cook reports on Element 117-- Ununseptium
Marc West speaks with "Doctor Boob" about villain Doc Oc
Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the life and legend of Nikola Tesla
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Victoria Bond,
with technical support by Ian Woolf

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Australian Pirate Party, and LHC restarted


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The Australian Pirate Party's Simon Frew explains how the party is for online civil liberties to Ian Woolf. Victoria Bond reports that the Large Hadron Collider didn't destroy the world, the brain has a moral centre that can be switched off with giant magnets, and the courts rule that human genes can't be patented. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.


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Glowing sperm and syphilis handshakes


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Aaron Cook talks glow in the dark sperm with Scott Pitnick
Marc West and Victoria Bond demonstrate how to check for syphilis
Iam Woolf discusses Man Flu
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond,
with technical help from Ian Woolf

Sailor's Handshake

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Inside the Earth, pharmacogenomics


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Aaron Cooke asks Geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalcic whats happening inside the Earth,
Ollie Barrand, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss Pharmacogenomics and Gattaca,
Ian Woolf and Aaron Cooke discuss forbidden words and the healing powers of marmite.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


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Solar Gem, and Wolverine bones


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

Hosted and produced by Marc Wes

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GAY MUMS, TELOMERES, TRANSSEXUAL CLOWNFISH


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Special International Women's Day edition!

Victoria Bond talks about transsexuality in clownfish

Catherine Beehag explains the science behind nobel-prize winning telomeres

News by Victoria Bond and Catherine Beehag
Presented by Catherine Beehag;
Produced by Victoria Bond

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G-spot, wealth and nanotechnology


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Can we vaccinate cows against producing methane?
Is the G-spot a myth? by Ollie Barrand.
The correlation between wealth and orgasms By Marc West.
Nanotechnology hypothetical reported by Ian Woolf and discussed by Marc West and Ollie Barrand.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Luna Park, ant martyrs, drugged bees rave


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Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew bring us part 2 of Wolverine science,
Ant martyrs by Victoria Bond
Hot stuff at the RHIC with Olli Barrand
King Tut's diagnosis by Catherine Beehag
CSIRO's fleck nano tags your stuff by Catherine Beehag
Bees dance to bee dopamine in lab raves by Ollie Barrand
Lunar reserve created to protect the lunar landing site by Ollie Barrand
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho


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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

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Safflower insulin, and sperm spit protons


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Sperm fire proton torpedoes by Aaron Cooke
News by Victoria Bond
- SIDS and serotonin,
- Iran launches animals to space
- Primordial soup challenged a
- spray-on on liquid glass,
- insulin from safflower seeds,
- the last link between vaccination and autism is withdrawn,
and the author is charged with unethical behaviour



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Earworms and cultured meat


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ver had a song that you just can't get out of your head? Patrick Rubie explains Earworms,
News by Ian Woolf
- Cultured meat
- 2 million years without sex
- Cola powered phones
Presented by Aaron Cooke,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Wolverine, snails of steel, and you


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Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew try to recreate Wolverine in the lab.
Marc West, Aaron Cooke and Ian Woolf discuss the science of superheroes.
Ian Woolf challenges you to read his mind in a Diffusion listener experiment!
Be ready to email your result to diffusion@2ser.com
News by Aaron Cooke;
- Snails of steel
- sun disinfection
- sticky cookware
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Housework, sex and comedy


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Marc West examines the correlation between sex and housework,
Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow,
News by. Aaron Cooke
- starquakes,
- stroking rats,
- mosquito attraction,
- how green tea fights cancer.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Drinking with Aliens


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The Ordinary Guy (from the Brains Matter podcast) talks to Dr Ali Ford from Monash University , Australia about life in space,
Patrick Rubie talks to Joe Duncan, co-owner of the Bowral Brewing Company and Pigs Fly Beer, and Graduate in Wine Science from Charles Sturt University , Australia about the science of beer and wine
News by Patrick Rubie
- Oldest DNA
- Recreating light
- Sneaky plant viruses
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Brains Matter Podcast: http://www.brainsmatter.com

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Cancer alternative and Santa's role


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Alternative Cancer by John August,
Santa sets a bad role model by Patrick Rubie
News by Ian Woolf
- kanagaroo cream to prevent skin cancer
- testosterone does not produce aggression in humans
- Methuselah Foundation's top 5 longevity discoveries for 2009
Presented by Patric Rubie
Produced by Ian Woolf

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The ghost of Diffusion past - Xmas 2000


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The ghost of Diffusion past - the Xmas show from 2000 sampled at 20kbps:
Myths and facts of the great Aussie Beer Gut by Nick Perkins
Anthropomorphisation by Lachlan Whatmore
Weird science by Gina Sartore
- GM Potato glows when it needs water
- why penguins waddle
- Santa suits banned in Mexico
News by Nick Perkins
- I'm Not Dead Yet gene doubles lifespan
- Cell phones don't cause brain cancer
- Big backside print may prove Big Foot?
Presented by Adam Mark
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled by Ian Woolf

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Lung flutes, leg growing and Science circuses


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Pahia Cooper picks her favourite inventions of 2009: the Lung flute, greensulate mushroom packaging, and the Mindflex;
Aaron Cook interviews Pahia Cooper about her experiences travelling in the Questacon Science Circus;
News by Aaron Cook
- how to grow a new leg,
- an 8 legged handy-man,
- What is the scientific speed to pull off band-aids?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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ET, choice mathematics and farts on Mars


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'ET won't go home' by Marc West and Darren Osborne, 'the beer drinking scientists'
'Science of Choice' Ian Woolf interviews Dr Stephen Bush of the Centre for the Study of Choice, the University of Technology, Sydney.
News by Aaron Cook
- More Hadron Collider
- Massive Iceberg heads for Oz
- Whoâs been farting on Mars?
Presented by Ian Woolf
Panelled and produced by Patrick Rubie

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Portable forensics, and ET in the pub


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Portable forensics, sexual revolutions and ET in the pub! Dr Alsion Beavis talks to Ian Woolf about portable crime scene investigation labs.
Marc West and Darren Osborne talk to pub-goers about Extra-Terrestrials. Aaron Cook reports on Kiwis in space, crustaceans combat climate change, and contraceptive hormones for men.

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Global Warming's Evil Twin


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Global warming's evil twin! Dr Ross Hill explains to Ian Woolf how the acidification of the oceans is causing osteoporosis in tropical reefs.
Lachlan Whatmore reports on Apple's lemon, and the mangrove invasion of fresh-water wetlands. Ian Woolf reports on Locked-in syndrome
and facilitated communication, chemical sensors and microscope attachments for phones.

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Rad Cooling, SETI and Augmented Reality


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Use the cold of space to cool your home with Angus Gentle and Ian Woolf. Search for alien life and Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Carol Oliver and Marc West.
Visits Bondi Beach with Ian Woolf, to explore the futuristic cybernetic world of Augmented Reality with pioneers Rob Manson and Chris Betcha.
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Mars, Myopia, Mesoglea, Mildred Cohn


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achlan Whatmore gets squishy on ya with immortal jellyfish.
Victoria Bond eulogises the Mars rovers,
Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss new understandings about short-sightedness,
Ian Woolf and Pat Rubie collide with bread and hadrons
Lachlan Whatmore eulogises mighty biochemist Mildred Cohn.
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore,
and panelled by Patrick Rubie

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Hot Maths and Disintermediation


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Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Michael Cavanagh about new software to help teach Maths at school,
Ian Woolf talks with Futurist Janine Cahill about the paradigm shift from Traditional to New Media, Mobile Banking, Serious Games and Disintermediation. The future will be challenging!
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution


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Marc West asks Dr Chris Pettigrew how X-men character Mystique's super-powers might really work,
Charles Willock reports on the distribution of sin in the USA,
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the lesser known side effects of the contraceptive pill
News by Victoria Bond
- protons re-introduced to the LHC
- Swine flu is nothing to sneeze at
- rebuilding glaciers
- electric field therapy kills cancer
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Primes, codes and entanglement


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Prime numbers, secret messages and quantum teleportation!
Marc West explore prime numbers and speaks to Terrance Tao.
Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss Quantum technology - quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation.
News by Marc West
-Mobile phones make you vague,
-relax for IVF,
-why we like drinks that fizz,
-batteries made from salty paper.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

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Deadly worms and pig orgasms


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"Worms worms worms" by Lachlan Whatmore
"Science Trivia" hosted by Victoria Bond. Contributors are Lachlan Whatmore, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie
"The number 30" by Patrick Rubie
News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
-Evolutionary Leap
-Hadron Collider
-Placebo Effects
-Global Melting
Music:
Tom Glazer - "What makes the weather
"It's a Scientific Fact"
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Vaccination special!


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All you need to know about vaccinations!
Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf talk about how
vaccines are made, how they work, the biochemistry behind
vaccines, the controversies, and even a little maths!

Hosted by Ian Woolf
Produced by Marc West
Vaccine expert Victoria Bond

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Dating science, brains and bacterial art


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What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries;
'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains;
And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists that draw our attention in the latest science news

Presented by Ian Woolf
Co-produced by Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf

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Dust, smart dogs and rats on twitter


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Marc West explains the new dust storms that have hit Australia,
Marc and Ian Woolf discuss whether the internet is addictive,
and just how smart are dogs really?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Dark Energy, Vacuum and Casimir forces


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Ian Woolf reports on Lawrence Karuss's talk on Dark Energy at the Powerhouse Museum, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss the expansion of the Universe, and harnessing Casimir forces from quantum vacuum energy.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Music and Viruses


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Fighting HIV' Patrick Rubie interviews Andrew Low from the Centre for Excellence in Medical Research, the University of British Columbia about the newest weapons to fight HIV.

Lachlan Whatmore presents Part 2 of his tribute to Les Paul, honouring a man of musical genius

News by Patrick Rubie
- Faster Brains
- Bushwalking Invasion

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Coffee and Guitar science


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We get you up with the science of coffee, take you on a journey of musical genius with guitarist Les Paul, and generally squeeze so much science out of your stomach that you'll need a gastric bi-pass.

Lachlan Whatmore talks about the musical genius of Les Paul,
Marc West tackles the science of coffee,
Hosted by Victoria Bond, Panelled and Produced by Marc West.

The final song is "Dark Mathematics" by Emergency Calls (used with permission on podcast)

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Power, art and cocktails


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Marc West talks with Jon Lomberg about sending art to aliens on the Voyager space probe,
Ian Woolf speaks with Brian Lennon about smal, cheap and locally owned Geothermal Power plants and the Emissions Trading Scheme,
Marc West drinks to the science of cocktails with celebrity chef Manuel Terron.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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10daysofscience and marijuana science


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Caitlin Howlett interviews Kate Hennessy, editor of www.10daysofscience.com about the Ultimo Science Festival,
Victoria Bond celebrates 400 years of Galilean astronomy,
Dan Keogh and Caitlin Howlett lead a discussion on the science of marijuana with Celine Steinfield, Victoria Bond, Kate Hennessy and Ian Woolf - is Marijuana addictive?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Emailing aliens, and Future Festivals


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Marc West talks with Jacqui Hayes about the HelloFromEarth.net project,
From the Live Futures Festival, Dr Zheng asks us about what it should be like to live in cities in the future,
Natalie Rowland talks to Ian Woolf about the Live Local project at Live Futures,
News by Caitlin Howlett,
- face reading differs across cultures
- why people need different amounts of sleep
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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The Diffusion Science Show Trivia Special!


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Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can you do better than the team?
Produced and Panelled by Marc West
Also starring Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf

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Karaoke science, stock superstitions


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Australian uranium, the weapons makers who own it, and the new weapons in our region by Ian Woolf,
Karaoke therapy to help sufferers of mild aphasia regain their voice by Ian Woolf,
Superstition and the stock market by Marc West.
News by Kalvin Ng,
- sea levels to rise by up to 79 centimtres
- Touvalu goes for 100% green electricity
- Saturn has a longer day
- are women more detail oriented than men?
- swinging is more efficient
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Designer thinking and coral reefs 101


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Deborah Kneeshaw
Ian Woolf speaks to Deborah Kneeshaw about using Design thinking to solve the world's problems,
Lachaln Whatmore explains the nature of coral reefs to Marc West,
News by Ian Woolf
- unseen giant object crashes into Jupiter
- circumcising men doesn't protect women from HIV
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Moon landings and Whalesong


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Ian Woolf informs us on 10 Apollo 11 facts that will surprise you, Ian and Marc West chat the science and politics of moon landings, and we feature some out-of-this-world music.

And just for balance, we come back to Earth and under the ocean to talk to Scott Portelli about whales!

Produced by Marc West
Contributors: Marc West, Ian Woolf

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Newly possible futures


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Futurist Janine Cahill interviewed by Ian Woolf about how we are living in an era where the impossible is becoming possible,
News by Ian Woolf
- Photographic memory pills,
- Caffeine may reverse Alzheimers
- zapping brains
- Urine powered cars
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Wildlife, sperm, cricket and elections


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Caitlin Howlett explores wildlife corridors,
Marc West looks for the correlations between cricket and weather,
Ian Woolf investigates a lack of randomness in the Iranian election statistics,
News by Caitlin Howlett
- Eco race,
- shrinking sheep,
- pulsars,
- black holes
- improving sperm
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Ritzian physics and imaginary friends


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Did you have an imaginary friend? Do you think the scientific establishment is suppressing alternative theories? Caitlin Howlett discusses giraffe evolution and Saturn's moons, and the benefits of imaginary conversations. John August debates the Ritzian alternative to Einstein's relativity with Ian Woolf. Marc West looks at the correlation between zombies, vampires and elections. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

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Space colonies, sustainable science and giant sperm


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

Produced and Presented by Patrick Rubie

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Blindsight, deja vu, and male contraception


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

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Spiders save lives and going to Mars


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Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about his research into how poisons from spiders can stop insects spreading disease and eating our food,
and talks with Dr Pascal Lee about the NASA mission to send humans to Mars.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

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Old dust, biometrics and can you really recycle condoms?


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Darren Osborne talks to Dr Henner Busemann from the University of
Manchester about dust older than the solar system.
Marc West talks to Associate Professor Stephanie Schuckers from Clarkson University talks to Marc West about identifying people through their biometrics.
Marc West and Victoria Bond tackle the modern topic of recycling condoms - can it be
done?
News by Victoria Bond
- fluorescent primates
- wooden plastic
Presented and produced by Marc West

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Zombie fish and evolving Darwinius


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Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Ciguatera zombie fish poison,
Darwinius, science and the media by Victoria Bond, with discussion from Kalvin Ng and Ian Woolf,
News by Kalvin Ng
- territory disputes over underwater minerals
- tortured mocking birds
- showering ducks
News by Victoria Bond
- Getting Down with cancer
- asthma can be caused by eczema
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Economics and lithium in our water


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'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

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Designer Genes, Musical Intelligence and Tornadoes


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

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Vaccination consternation, alien genes


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Martin Faccinni talks about why you should vaccinate,
and how to protect yourself against all flu infections with Marc West and Ian Woolf,
Marc West interviews Dr Katerina Mickac about the invasion of alien species,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

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CSIRO Wi-Fi win and Dunbar's number


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Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about alternative Energy and Australia,
News by Ian Woolf, with discussion from Marc West and John August
- CSIRO win their patent battle against 14 US Giants,
- A hard limit on your social network size proved with Xmas cards and the Church of England?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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GFC economics and climate policy


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Ian Woolf interviews economist Joffre Bolce about the Global Financial Crisis,
Marc West speaks with Dr Ben McNeil about Climate change policy,
News by Victoria Bond
- solar power from space for Fresno,
- National Ignition Facility tries laser fusion
- Earthquakes predicted by clouds, for Iran
- sponges without biofilms fight disease
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Salk, Sabin and Twitter


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Lachlan Whatmore decribes the history of the Polio vaccine,
Lachlan, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss if Twitter is just for twits,
News by Ian Woolf
- Mitsubishi electric cars for Oz?
- Nano-batteries
- virus build batteries
- hot drink alert
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Earth Hour and Carnivorous plants


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Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about Climate Change science and policy,
Ian Woolf talks about Carnivorous plants,
News by Ian Woolf
- Solar cycle could get noisy
- Strangers make better mates
- Genes diversify in hard times
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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Mad cows, stem cells and Dark aliens


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

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LOLcat censorship and Future Journeys


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Futurist Janine Cahill tells Ian Woolf what "gentle whispers" from the Future are telling us about future trends,
Ian Woolf reports from Saturday's March in March protest against internet censorship in Australia:
- Google Guru Jim Stewart discusses the ACMA black-list of forbidden material and what it means for Australians,
- Protestors report on the banning of funny cat pictures, and businesses falsely accusing rivals of naughty material to get them banned,
- Colin Jacobs from Electronic Frontiers Australia explains that Internet censorship is a political problem, not a technical one.
News by Kalvin Ng
- underwater eruptions
- self-healing cars
- ID for tigers
- teenage space balloons
Presented by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Bats and sharks, correlated?


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Nick Evershed interviews Dr. Lindy Lumsden about Pipistrelle bats near extinction,
Ian Woolf gives his view of the New Scientist interview assertion that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is "almost all in the mind" because you "think yourself sick",
Marc West examines correlation and causation,
News by Jacqui Hayes
- Older parents statistically have less intelligent children
- Stem cell policy change
- DNA confirms Tsar's children died with the Tsar
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf
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MEA responds to article in ‘New Scientist’
Mind over body

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Gender, Curie, Franklin, and Carson


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International Women's 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

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Space, babies and pregnant fish


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Marc West talks to Bianca Nogrady from New Scientist Magazine about the last 3 unknown facts of our solar system.
Lachlan Whatmore pays a tribute to a special lady called Ruby and explains why babies are so warm.
Patrick Rubie will change the way you think about fish…forever
News by Patrick Rubie
- Migrating Planets
- Mutated HIV
- Bilirubin in plants
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Brains, Space and medical tattoos


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Patrick Rubie sees a green comet,
meningitis in disguise,
and beta blocks memories.
Ian Woolf looks at medical tattoos,
with commentary from Drew Shobbrook.
Marc West interviews Bianca Nogrady about the mysteries of our solar system.
Presented by Patrick Rubie and produced by Ian Woolf

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Cassowary are you?


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Tilly Boleyn, Chris Stewart and Jacqui Hayes have the latest news about fetal alcohol syndrome, the FAST telescope in China, spray-on solar panels and they ask, "Cassowary are you?" Produced by Jacqui Hayes, panelled by Tilly Boleyn.

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Walking tree, smart mobile, bad chickens

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

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Green contraception, Fifth grade science

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When getting cosy with your partner of choice, have you ever wondered what form of contraception is better for the environment? Sarah Wood has, and the answer will surprise you.

Plus, Caitlin Howlett has a brain-busting quiz covering your 5th grade science knowledge - how will you stack up?

And in the news this week find out where happy Australians are living and why we yawn.
Presented by Sarah Wood and produced by Jacqui Hayes.

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Cancer, dust and super-tasters

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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

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Science in Namibia, Magnificent Maths

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Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia.

Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008.

News by Kalvin Ng
- New climate change advisers for Obama
- Energy sources ranked
- Oestradiol causes affairs

Presented by Jacquie Hayes
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Unhealthy Santa and Roo for You

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

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Reading brains, Dave sings science

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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

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2008 Kisses, tantrums and infections

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It’s the last show of 2008 so there’s plenty of love, tears and infection spreading! 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.
And in our last news of 2008 Marc West reveals Santa’s secrets!

Presented by Darren Osborne
Produced by Patrick Rubie
Panelled by Ian Woolf
“The mistletoe: naughty or nice?” by Patrick Rubie
“Otto the kranky octopus” by Ian Woolf
“Who am I – infectious diseases” by Victoria Bond and Jamie Leclerc
News by Marc West – “Infectious Happiness” and “Santa’s Secrets”

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Christmas 2008 special

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Marc West interviews Hayley Birch organiser
of the Geek Pop Festival,
Marc West and Darren Osborne reflect on the science that made the news in 2008,
news on Santa dealing with global warming and the
global financial crisis, Reindeer science
Produced and Presented by Marc West

Posted by iwoolf

Internet censorship protest special

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Ian Woolf speaks with Sam, organiser of the protest,
Fiona Patten convenor of the Australian Sex Party,
and finally Dave the Happy Singer and Percy from the Digital Liberty Coalition.
News by Kalvin Ng
- dying coral reefs,
- relating to artificial people,
- ancient cannabis in China.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

Maths, hot leaves, and body swapping

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Marc West talks with Jamos McAlister and Marcus Findlay about teaching kids that "calculations are the spelling of maths, not the story",
Ian Woolf talks to Dr Andrea Leigh at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Technology about the science of hot leaves,
News by Kalvin Ng and Monica Sharma, and Ian Woolf
- body swapping
- digital beautification
- heart attacks prevent heart attacks
- Internet censorship rally around Australia on December 13th 2008
Presented by Kalvin Ng, and produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

Parasite Wisdom, warming, space sugar

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Marc West extends last week's report on global warming and the next ice age, explains how wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, about dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue, how wind farms may create weather, and Monday night's crescent moon, along with Venus and Jupiter will show a celestial smiley face!

Ian Woolf talks parasite wisdom with Professor John Dalton, director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, UTS, who researches how to exploit parasite's knowledge of our immune system to cure diseases.

Caitlin Howlett tell us about sugar in space, which may point at life, and how water is a greenhouse gas.

Ian Woolf reports on solar powered sea slugs on the sea floor that can make food from sunlight.

Monica Sharma updates us on the fate of the spiders in space, and how a brain implant is giving a paralysed man the power of speech,

Caitlin Howlett reports on how turtles evolved their shells.

Presented by Monica Sharma, produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms

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

Cyling scientist Chris Lauf describes his 7 month science education adventure around Queensland to Caitlin Howlett,
Cart washes with Kalvin Ng,
Spiders and butterflys in space by Monica Sharma,
Global warming prevents an Ice Age by Patrick Rubie,
and CNN and Telstra "holograms" with Ian Woolf,
Presented by Caitlin Howlett, and produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Censorship, broken and fixed hearts

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Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the Australian Government's plan to censor the internet.
Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers, and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions,
Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of whales versus the US Navy,
Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf.

Read Stilgherrian's blog: Stilgherrian or follow him on twitter
Electronic Frontiers Australia: No Clean Feed
Electronic Frontiers Australia: Protecting and promoting online civil liberties
Digital Liberty Coalition: No Censorship
Twitter hastags: #nocleanfeed
Laurel Papwoth: No Clean Feeds video
Irene Graham: The Net Labelling Delusion Saviour or Devil
OverClockers Australia:Wiki page collating media articles & other info on the debate
New Matilda: Conroy's Web ABC Unleashed: PG Nation
ABC Unleashed: How the cold creeps as the fire dies at length
Get UP: Save The Net
Paul Sheehan SMH: A piddling offence and much worse
Syd Walker: Clive Hamilton & I: Getting Personal about Sex, Lies, Hate & Censorship
Richard Baker & Nick Mackenzie SMH: Police hire private spies to snoop online
Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre UNSW: Forum: Internet filtering and censorship proposals
Glenn Milne, in The Sunday Times: Rudd will need a stiff upper lip
Liam Tung, ZDNet.com.au: NSW calls Conroy on Euro filter fudge

Posted by iwoolf

Forest water, PhD dances, bird flu

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Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate.
Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from Cork University in Ireland to find out how to apply for the American Association for the Advancement of Science PhD interprative dance competition.
Kalvin Ng bring us the latest news about bird flu.
Presented by Kalvin Ng and produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Vampire moth, ghosts, and vasty deeps

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Halloween special!

Android Amy Bullen hunts the ghost-hunters,
Lycanthrope Ian Woolf explores Immortal radiation-eating bacteria,
Murderous Marc West warns us about Vampire Moths,
UTS Geologist Greg Skilbeck explains to Ian Woolf how sediment from the sea floor tells the tale of climates long past, and may give clues to our future.
Presented by Murderous Marc West,
produced by Lyncanthrope Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Nanotech, doctoral dancing and pubs

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Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles,
Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London,
News by Marc West and Ian Woolf
- a competition for interprative dances based on PhD theses,
- factors to make your brain grow
Presented by Nick Evershed,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

Radio rewards pick-up lines

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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

Posted by iwoolf

Quantum teleportation and a sexy hello

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Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space in-between,
Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Medical Chocolate from Mars,
- Fertile greetings from females
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

Proteomics and close relatives

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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

Posted by iwoolf

Bleaching coral and androids

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Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Ralph about global warming modelling, from coral bleaching to Antarctic algae,
Patrick Rubie examines the issue, are robots better than androids - R2D2 or CP30?
News by Victoria Bond, read by Dean Procter:
- Personal genetic screening
- Mothballs and life
- LHC melts down
- blindness cured by gene therapy
- human clones in Sydney
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Posted by iwoolf

Blood and Space Volcanoes

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Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions.
Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space.
Ian Woolf, Patrick Rubie and Sam Conyngham review the latest scientific news, from Cubans in space to health-conscious computer geeks.
Presented and produced by Patrick Rubie

Posted by iwoolf

Conspiracy and LHC

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News by Victoria Bond
- familiarity breeds contempt
- gentler needles from mosquitoes,
- listeners predict how sentences will finish
The Large Hadron Collider switch-on discussed by Victoria Bond, Patrick Rubie, and Ian Woolf,
Jason Heimaster brings a critical eye to Conspiracy Theories,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Patrick Rubie.

Posted by iwoolf

Hypnosis and scepticism

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John August sends a Postcard from Britain in the 1870's.
Ian Woolf speaks with Melinda Hall King about hynotherapy,
Melinda and Ian talk about the Science festival, Scepticism and the Placebo effect.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Bionic soldiers and unlimited power

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Jacqui Hayes brings the week in review:
- Landmine tobacco
- Tree-man
- Cow compasses
- cognitive magic
Muhsin Karim explores the bionic soldier and Brain Computer Interfaces,
Ian Woolf has the last word with Brian Lennon from the Live Futures 2020 festival about the
opportunities offered by large amounts of cheap, clean alternative power.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Future Fab Labs and Fish and Chip cars

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In this special edition from the Live Futures 2020 Festival, Brian Lennon speaks to Ian Woolf about the Fab Lab that could make anything with 3D printers and cars that run on used vegetable oil left over from fish and chip shops. Jacqui Hayes reviews elephants who count, and how to read men's faces.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Steam work and giant wallabies

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Lachlan Whatmore puts steam to work,
Jacqui Hayes and Caitlin Howlett review the week in science
- happiness science,
- giant wallabies in Tasmania
- confirmation that contraceptive pills reverse attraction
- vaccination against alcoholic pleasure
Amy Bullen examines the ultimate cheating drug - the placebo,
News by Ian Woolf
- synthetic telepathy
- anti-aging drugs keep your cells clean
- chilli heat not just an illusion
- cannabis and opium to prevent addiction
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

Smashing atoms and nanotechnology

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Victoria Bond finds out if the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world,
Ian Woolf talks to Professor Mike Cortie about zapping gold nanoparticles in your body with lasers to cure mind-control parasites,
News by Patrick Rubie
- King Tut's foetuses
- solar power at night
- smart bricks
- dandelion rubber
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf

Alpine Kat https://www.msu.edu/~mcalpin9/lhc_rap/largehadron.html

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Invisible illness and exploding spacecraft

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Ian Woolf reports the latest in the war on aging,
the Live Futures Festival to be held simultaneously in Newtown and Second Life on August 17th,
and The doomed attempt of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 1 spacecraft to launch over the weekend.

Dr Stephen Graves talks to Ian about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference in Cambridge. What is Chronic fatigue Syndrome? What are the causes and what is it like to be struck down by the illness? Why is it still the invisible illness so many years after its discovery in the 1980's?
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by diffusion

Vaccination and Autism?

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Martin Faccini investigates the controversy over whether the Mumps Measles and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination causes austism in children,
Panel discussion of vaccination as a civil liberty issue by Martin Faccini and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Viagra for depressed women
- lasers for youth
- urine on your mind
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf

Posted by diffusion

Clones, Steam Hero and Mind Control

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Cloning by Michelle Kovacevic,
Steam engines and Hero of Alexandria by Lachlan Whatmore,
Emotiv Mind Control interview with Tan Le by Daz Chandler,
News by Ian Woolf
- Wooden nuclear power plant accident in Vermont,
- Moon race goes underground at NASA
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by diffusion

BioUtopia and draft Garnaut

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Heading towards a BioUtopia by Richard Hindmarsh, reviewed by Muhsin Karim,
Panel discussion of Ross Garnaut's draft report on climate change for the Australian government by Lachlan Whatmore, Patrick Rubie, Vicky Saunders, Adrian Saunders, and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf
- Chimps play to their audience,
- Real snail mail,
- plastic conductors,
- magic half-time oranges,
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Chiptunes, see-through batteries and syphilis

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Syphilis in Australian history by John August,
Interview with Professor Christopher Fairley by John August,
News by Ian Woolf
- Migraine zapping
- Transparent, bendy batteries,
- The world's oldest computer generated music
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by iwoolf

Diffusion moves to Monday 6:30pm tonight!

We'll no longer be heard on Thursday mornings in Sydney. Diffusion broadcasts tonight in its new Monday 6:30pm timeslot on 2SER 107.3FM for the first time.
Posted by iwoolf

Holistic medicine and ancient engines

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Lachlan Whatmore looks at waterwheels and other ancient machines,
Patrick Rubie talks to the president of the Sydney University Holistic Society,
News by Ian Woolf,
- solar powered solar power
- neurology of cinema
- erasable printing paper
produced by Lachlan Whatmore

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Bad weather, appropedia, wet Mars

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Lachlan Whatmore talks to Dr Helen Reed from the Metereology Bureau about La Nina,
Ian talks to Chris Watkins about sustainable technology and Appropedia,
News by Victoria Bond,
News by Victoria Bond
- coffee good for you
- cone of silence
- white stuff on Mars
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore.

Posted by diffusion

Fanny Macleay and talking dolphins

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News by Patrick Rubie
- electric flying saucers
- personal networks sewn into clothes
- fake urine used by miners
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.

Posted by diffusion

Growing fat and shrinking brains

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Cannabis: shrinking brains or fighting fear? by Patrick Rubie


Epigenetics by Tilly Boleyn and Jacqui Hayes
(taken from 2SERâs Friday Daily 06/06/08)

Less money, more fat by Patrick Rubie

News prepared by Ian Woolf and read by Patrick Rubie
- Fruits for power
- Old inside, young outside

Presented and Produced by Patrick Rubie

Outro

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Grassroots OLPC and Martian red skies

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Martin Facini explores Mars with the Phoenix lander,
Ian Woolf talks with Professor Barry Vercoe about the One Laptop Per Child Foundation in Australia,
Is space exploration worth it? Discussion by Patrick Rubie, Martin Facini and Ian Woolf,
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

Posted by diffusion

Brain cells and water wells

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Inside your brain with Muhsin Karim,
Watching the Water: Interview by Amy Bullen with Clunies Ross Award winner Iven Mareels,
News by Jacqui Hayes,
- Panda's survive the Chinese Earthquake,
- Interplanetary locust robots,
- Bubonic plague's secret weakness
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Music: "The Best Imitation of Myself by Ben Fold"

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'Popular and polarising science'

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'Rock radar and solar cells' (The ATSE Clunies Ross Awards: part 1) - Amy Bullen interviews two award-winning scientists, David Noon and Stuart Wenham on their inventions
'A tribute to David Attenborough' by Victoria Bond and Martin Facini
Discussion forum on Richard Dawkins''Enemy of Reason'
News by Ian Woolf
- Safe sex science
- Design your own phone

Presented and Produced by Patrick Rubie

Sample of 'It's a scientific fact' by Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans in outro

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Flores Hobbits and Stinging Jellyfish

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Amy Bullen and Chris Rehberg interview Professor Mike Morwood about the Hobbits of Flores,
Lachlan Whatmore talks about the stinging Irukandji jellyfish of Australia,
News by Ian Woolf,
It takes two people to trick the masses,
Solar electric cars for cities
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Music: Upside Down by Jack Johnson from the Curious George soundtrack CD

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Global cool space engineers chocolate

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Ian Woolf looks at chocolate physiology,
John August continues his battle with syphilis and the world,
and Lachlan talks to space engineer George Graves.
News by Patrick Rubie,
Presented and produced by Lachlan Whatmore.

Posted by diffusion

Quolls and Quokka dreaming

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Quokka and Quolls with Chris Rehberg,
Lucid Dreamer Amy Bullen,
News by Ian Woolf
- peering phones
- Chicken X prize
- pig plastic
Presented by Amy Bullen,
Produced by Ian Woolf.
Ponderous by 2NU2

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Tasmanian Tiger bosses spy syphilis


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Tasmanian Tigers on the mainland by Chris Rehberg,
Syphilis dose 2 by John August,
Policing at work and school by Ian Woolf,
News by Victoria Bond
- mineral deficiency delayed evolution,
- fertilisation fighting malaria,
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf


Policing at Work by Ian Woolf

So Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced that companies need to be able to read employee's email whenever they want, in order to prevent emails being used to commit massive crimes like breaking essential services. This means repealing the Telecommunications (Interception) Act, 1997 which says that only ASIO can intercept emails, and only if they have a warrant from the Attorney-General. In this they went further than other liberal democracies where a warrant from a judge is required, instead of just a government minister.

Since companies are fictional people, who are the bosses that will have greater powers than ASIO? What will separate the police from the policed? Will it be managing one employee? Managing five? There will be national outcry that bosses shouldn't be doing this, and bosses will say they need police to do this. Does it make sense for managers to have more policing powers than ASIO? So the government can back off and just give ASIO and the Federal Police these powers to wiretap without a warrant, and the public will feel they've been saved from the evil spying bosses. Certainly if a MacDonalds supervisor can read our emails, then ineveitably ASIO and the Federal Police will have equal powers.

At present if ASIO makes a horrible mistake using its email interception powers, the responsibility lies with the minister who granted the warrant. If this law is changed, then the government has no responsibility for anything that goes wrong.

Of course if you were to read your boss's email and blow the whistle on criminal plans, then you would be the one to go to gaol.

Technically there are two ways that bosses could read your email. Either they set up a system where they hire people to read all incoming and outgoing emails, in the same way as a country at war. This means a special internal police force. This slows down email traffic and costs a lot of money. Its not going to happen.

The other is to give bosses the power to search your inbox and sent mail folders whenever they want. They will inevitably use Outlook which by default automatically executes macros embedded in emails and automatically opens attachments. This is how viruses are spread. The bosses will spread more viruses this way. It would be simpler to have software anonymously filter emails for attachments before they reach the employee - without anyone reading them.

We are told we need to protect essential services that are in private hands from electronic attack. The only known case of an essential service going down due to abuse of a private network is the rolling black-outs caused in california. However the criminals were not the employees, but the executives of Enron. The executives criminally caused blackouts to generate a fake demand for electricity that allowed them to justify increasing the cost of power. Giving email reading power to the executives is like giving the keys to the henhouse to the fox.

Perhaps emails could be sent to or by employees using code. If so, it would require ASIO or Federal POlice to crack the code, not bosses. When the dust settles, we may be expected to welcome ASIO and the Federal Police being given these overkill powers over email, just to stop the bosses from getting them.

In reality, an electronic attack on a company is more likely to come from a Denial Of Service Attack. This is usally done by saturating the computer with so many requests for service, whether that be a web page or a credit card authentication, that the computer has no time left over to service legitimate requests. The email equivalent is spam. So is the Deputy Prime Minister proposing to classify email spam as a terror crime?

Tapes Show Enron Arranged Plant Shutdown

Denial of Service Attack

Electronic Spam

Science Puts Enron E-Mail to Use

Planned ASIO surveillance laws under fire

Spy laws track mobile phones

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Big pox big cats remotely lie

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John August gives us Syphilis,
Chris Rehberg chases Singleton Big Cats,
News by Patrick Rubie and Victoria Bond,
- remote lie detection
- two faced girl
- spinal healing with nano-polymers
- piezoelectric nano-fibres rub up some power

Multilingual dyslexia and super-powerful lasers by Patrick Rubie,
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Reducible Evolution Special

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Thermoregulation with Frank Seebacher interviewed by Jesse Silverman
The irreducibly complex Michael Behe by Alex Jordan
News by Jesse Silverman
- life from space
- hobbits
- Ancient sea monsters
- AIDS resistance
- Antarctic giants
Presented by Carla Avolio
Produced by Ian Woolf
We Come From Monkeys by Emerald Rose

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Silky spiders with wireless chips

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Fast, cheap and wireless by Ian Woolf
Silky spidery secretions' by Lachlan Whatmore with discussion by Patrick Rubie, Ian Woolf and Victoria Bond
News by Victoria Bond
- bacteria fighting bacteria
- iodine-deficient cavemen
- cancer-killing viruses

Presented by Patrick Rubie
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Songs:
'Big Scary Monsters' by Sar Friedman
'The Spider' by Flanders and Swan
Sample of 'Technologic' by Daft Punk

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Galileo fish count quantum secrets

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Space probe Galileo by Lachlan Whatmore
Quantum cryptography by Amy Bullen
News by Ian Woolf,
- Superconductors,
- Nanowires
- Counting Fish
Presented by Amy Bullen
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore

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Space probes Borderless housing


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Space Probes by Lachlan Whatmore
Sustainable housing interview with Vaugh Gray of Engineers without Borders by Amy Bullen,
News by Patrick Rubie
short people are more jealous,
self-healing artificial joints
butterflys remember their childhood

Presented and produced by Lachlan Whatmore

Posted by iwoolf

Echinoderms, illusions and your brain


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Lachlan Whatmore explores the mysterious world of echinoderms,
Ian Woolf reveals the illusion of scarcity,
and the panel discusses the latest brain research:
gaming gadgets,
memory goggles,
brain entrainers,
happy genes,
and why puberty is so difficult.
Presented by Amy Bullen,
and produced by Jacqui Hayes.

Posted by iwoolf

Power-dressing giant frogs with ID cards

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ID card pensions by Ian Woolf
Synaesthesia by Charles Willock
Power-dressing giant frogs by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro
News by Patrick Rubie
- Wild winter viruses
- snake jaws sailing sound waves
- solving a 140 year old equation

Song '"A Thumbnail 160 -Atomic Energy"
Outro contains a sample of "It's a Scientific Fact"

Presented by Lara Davies
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Religion, Spineless sex, and faces

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Religion versus Science by Michelle Kovacevic,
Sex bypasses the spine for the injured by Ian Woolf,
Facing up to automatic ID recognition by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro,
Calculating your caffeine by Ian Woolf,

News by Ian Woolf
- artificial sweeteners make you fat
- G-spot imaged

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Posted by iwoolf

War goats, rat studs, and smart beds

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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.

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'Plug into your Prius, replicate with RepRap'

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'Self-replicating 3-D printers' by Ian Woolf
'Plug-in batteries for hybrid cars' by Brigid Mullane
'DNA taxis' by Patrick Rubie, Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf
News by Patrick Rubie
- Black Strings
- Stem cells give birth to a jaw
- Threesome IVF

Outro contains a sample of 'Love will tear us apart again' by Yha Khut

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Good Vs Bad radiation, Hep C treatments and more....

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News and views by Tilly Boleyn (speaking with Evan Shapiro)
New Hepatitis C treatment by John August
Good and Bad Radiation by Michelle Kovacevic
Presented by the ever elegant Lindsey Gray
Technical assistance by Ian Woolf
Additional contribution by Joanne Chang
Edited by Tilly Boleyn

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Zombie Sex Change Lizard Medical Myth

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Free will or zombie-hood explored by Amy Bullen,
Medical myths dispelled by Michelle Kovacevic,
Hot sex changing lizards get cool with Jacqui Hayes,
Michelle Kovacevic, Amy Bullen, and Patrick Rubie.
News by Patrick Rubie:
- Virgin Galactic spaceship 2,
- Upsizing dimensions with Artificial Intelligence,
- Searching and rewarding the searching and rewarding area of the brain
- Aztecs sacrificed young boys

Presented by Jacqui Hayes,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Crude oil and cruder monkeys

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News and views by Jacqui Hayes.
Lindsey Gray with a slick coverage of the competing crude oil formation theories.
Matt Clarke couldn't help but tell us about monkey prostitution and pornography.
Intelligent musings from Michelle Kovacevic.
Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.

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Parasitic Koels and space robots

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Koels of summer by Lindsey Gray,
Kayuga probes the moon by Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Glowing mind parasites get jammed,
- Magnetic nano-medicines,
Presented by Derek Williamson,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Stone calendars, obsolete units of biofuel

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

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Peruvians online and exercising flab

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Patrick Rubie with exercise science,
Ian Woolf with Peruvian children's first experiences online, One Laptop Per Child Videos
Fat discussion by Joanne Chang, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie,
News By Joanne Change, James Foster and Ian Woolf.
Presented by Lindee Wong,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical assistance by Patrick Rubie

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'Fly me to the moon with love and fireworks'

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'Mining the moon' by Ian Woolf
'The chemistry of love' by Joanne Chang
'Fireworks frenzy' by Patrick Rubie
Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie
Music outro: Sample of Aerodynamic by Daft Punk
Presented by Lara Davis
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Coelacanth, Xmas trees Stand pregnant

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The Science of Xmas Trees by Patrick Rubie,
Coelacanths fishy resurrection by Rabia Khan,
News by Ian Woolf
- Scary time
- Flipping coins
- Fearless mice
Stand to be Pregnant and BBQ cancer by Jacqui Hayes and Ian Woolf,
Presented by Jacqui Hayes,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Ancient chocolate bioweapon bugs moon

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A Shirtload of Units by Lachlan Whatmore,
Squirming, creeping and feeling by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro,
Termite class war by Ian Woolf
Ancient Chocolate by Derek Williamson,
Endangered new species by Rabia Khan,
News by Patrick Rubie
- Memorable Chimps
- Free internet on aircraft
- Moon rocks
- Seeing red over the Red Sea Dam
- Ancient Hittite bioweapons
Presented by Rabia Khan,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Menstrual stem cells smallpox extinct

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Stem cells from Menstrual blood by Ian Woolf,
Smallpox extinction by John August,
News by Patrick Rubie,
Presented by Joanne Chang,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore

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Evidence kills smallpox placebo

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Evidence based medicine by Erin Passmore
Smallpox and vaccination by John August
Evidence, smallpox and placebo discussed by Rabia Khan, Patrick Rubie, John August, Joanne Chang, Linda Wang and Ian Woolf
News by Patrick Rubie
- climate
- telescopes
- stem cells
- giant scorpians
Presented by Rabia Khan
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Robot Love, Nuclear Power, Safe?

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A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special (Part II).
Instead of looking only at CO2, we look at the
other important issues surrounding nuclear power
generation. This week: the risks of proliferation.

Special Guests Dr Sue Wareham OAM of the Medical
Association for the Prevention of War, and A/Prof
Tilman Ruff, Australian Chair of the International
Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons talk with
Charles Willock about nuclear proliferation.

Jaroon Descartes is Jacqui Pfeffer's Special Guest
in Part II of "Relationships with Robots".

Presented by: Lachlan Whatmore
News: Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf
Panelled by: Ian Woolf

Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf

Musical Clips:
Randy Newman: Political Science ("Let's drop the big one now")
Tom Lehrer: That Was The Year That Was ("Who's_Next?").

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Nuclear Waste: Safe for 240,000 years?

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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)

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Robots, baby birds and free internet

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Jacqui Pfeffer discusses Robot Relationships with Hugh Durrant White
Ian Woolf interviews Lachlan Hardy about freeing the net http://lachstock.com.au
Charles Willock looks at the life of baby birds
News by Ian Woolf
Presented by Lara Davis
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Diffusion Animal Special: Spooky Worms, Dr Pet and Medicine Farms

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'Spooky Worms' by Lachlan Whatmore
'Dr Pet and Medicine Farms' by Patrick Rubie
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled/Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells

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

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Sound barrier, Virgin green

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Aviation special
60th Anniversary of the first supersonic flight by Lachlan Whatmore,
Virgin Blue goes green by Emily Fearn,
News by Erin Passmore,
- Suicidal genetics
- Of moose and man
- Urine as fertiliser,
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore

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'Science, Politics and the Nuclear Meltdown'

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'Science in Poltics' and 'Nuclear Meltdown' by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie

News by Ed Politt
Presented by Ian Woolf
Panelled and Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Dino-bird, Scientists miscast, Sputnik

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News by Emily Fearn and Jo Dessman
- Velociraptor possibly had feathers
- Hearing problems in the classroom
- Scientists angry at being miscast in doco
50th Anniversary of Sputnik by Lachlan Whatmore
Presented and Produced by Ed Pollitt

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'Loneliness, Hair and Red Blood Cells'

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'Loneliness and Hair' by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro
'Riding the Red' by Patrick Rubie
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Charles Willock
Panelled and Produced by Patrick Rubie

Music: Lenny Kravitz - 'Are you gonna go my way?'
Miss Bessie Music/EMI Virgin Music
P 1993 Virgin Records America Inc

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Sea grass neurological morals

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Sea Grass by Lachlan Whatmore,
Neurology of Ethics interview by John August,
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Ian Woolf and Lachlan Whatmore

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The Art of Science

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'The Art of Science', interview with Boo Chapple by Ian Woolf
News by Ed Politt
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

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Zero Point Energy, Sex/Sport, Toy Boys

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Focussing zero point energy by Ian Woolf
Sex before sport by Marc West
Toy-boys and Trophy wives by Kachina Allen
News by Patrick Rubie
- Swiss Cheese universe
- Atomic-size computers
- Long-lived bacteria
- Relationship maths
Presented and produced by Ed Pollitt

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Dark matter and alternative medicine

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

Professor Joe Silk' is the author of books and articles such as "The Left Hand of Creation", "The Big Bang", "A Short History of the Universe" and "The Infinite Cosmos". His website is at http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/people/silk.shtml

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Diffusion Medical Special

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News by Ed Pollitt
- toys recalled for lead and magnets
- sexy slug pheromone orgies
- immune system recognizes fats
The Evolution of Medicine by Emily Fearn
Presented by Erin Passmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Puke-ray, Marriage, Expanding Universe

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News by Ian Woolf
- Iced Germs
- Puke-ray
- Mega sugar-rush
Marriage Science by Kachina Allen
Expanding Universe by Patrick Rubie
Presented and produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: Lies Are Much More Fun by The Grates, Galaxy Song by Eric Idle

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Genetic Peas Uncomplimentary Medicine

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Mendel's Peas by Lachlan Whatmore,
Uncomplimentary complementary medicine by Ian Woolf,
Blood chips by Matt Francis,
News by Matt Francis
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

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Asperger's adventure Nuclear shutdown

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Asperger's Adventures by Patrick Rubie,
Nuclear shutdown by Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf
- Paper aircraft
- Neurological guardian angel
The Science of Niceness presented by Bre Bunce
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

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Global Swindle, Snow Science, E-voting

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News by Ian Woolf
- Australian Audiovisual Archive
- Caffeine Thinking
- Gesture Control
- Micro Movers
- Early Altruism
Global Warming Swindle Review by John August
Snow Science by Patrick Rubie
E-voting by Ian Woolf
Presented by Emily Fearn
Produced by Ed Pollitt

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Brain music and Smelly science

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Mind Listening to the Mind Listening by Ian Woolf,
Smells like Science by Patrick Rubie,
News by Patrick Rubie - taking the urine,
- holograph testing
- synthetic life
- jellyfish cosmetics
- ancient chilli
Presented by Ed Pollitt,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Icelandic Science, Heart Brain, Robots

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News by Patrick Rubie
- Hubble sees new stars
- energy generator using vibrations
- rat-brained robot
- Aesop's fable tested
- gut parasites from the ocean
- largest bird's secret of flight
Science of Iceland by Marc West
Heart Rates and the Brain by Tilly Boleyn
Presented by Erin Passmore
Produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: 'Vaka' by Sigur Ros, 'Kobol's Last Gleaming' by Bear McCreary

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Carbon Praise, Internet Goes Sideways

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Wonderful Carbon by Lachlan Whatmore,
Meshing the Internet by Ian Woolf,
News by Patrick Rubie:
- Space weather
- Microwaved plastic
- Colour evolution
- Artificial skin
- Giant penguins
Presented by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf.
Music: Carbon is a Girl's Best Friend by Lynda Williams The Physics Chanteuse - from her Cosmic Cabaret album,
http://www.scientainment.com/songs.html
DJ Ted Stevens Techno Remix: "A Series of Tubes" by 13tongimp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOoQFa5ug8

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Greenwich Mean Time, Chookosaur, Bees

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News by Patrick Ruby
- Liquid Telescopes
- Arctic Spring
- Fresh Air
- Nano-squids
- Bad news for girls
- Picky-eating kids
- Pygmy pandas
Greenwich Mean Time by Marc West
Chookosaur & Queen Bees by Tilly Boleyn
Presented by Ed Pollitt
Produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: "Greenwich Mean Time Machine" by Mark Mitchell, "Space" by James Singer

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The Sciencegasm, Ice Skating, Vegemite

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News by Erin Passmore
- Smoking
- Sticky gecko feet
- Familial plants
- Cold pain
The Science of Orgasm by Tisha Dejmanee
Ice Skating Science by Celine Steinfeld and Jeffrey Heaton
Southern Directions and Vegemite by Celine Steinfeld
Presented by Emily Fearn
Produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: "Science Is Golden" by The Grates, "The Scientist" by Coldplay

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Killer Robots, Google Streetview, Ants

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- Killer robots
- Stainless stem cells
- Gait madness
Marching Ants and the best Patents by Tilly Boleyn and Vanessa Gardoz
Google Streetview discussion with Erin Passmore, Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt
Presented by Erin Passmore
Produced by Ed Pollitt

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Oil free, Low fat cows, Green goes red

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Darren Osborne interviews Dr David Lamb about Fuels of the Future,
Tilly Boleyn and Vanessa Gardoz discuss:
- Workchoice treadmills,
- Nominative determinism,
- lonely albatross,
- red-stained windmills,

News by Erin passmore and Ed Pollitt,
- Energetic astronomy,
- Black holes,
- Wood fired reverse speakers for alternative energy,
- Low fat cows
Presented by Ed Pollitt,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Robots in traffic, What attracts you?

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Dr Will Uther talks to Ian Woolf about robots that drive in traffic,
Patrick Rubie takes to the streets to find out what people find attractive,
Presented by Charles Willock,
News by Ed Pollitt
-Nobel Peace,
-Yoga and GABA,
-Salt Savvy,
-Ward Awarded,
Produced by Ian Woolf

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Oil, hair, heads and science

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News by Ed Pollitt.
Hair, heads and hard-times discussion lead by Jacqui Hayes.
Interview with science film-maker Sonya Pemberton by Tilly Boleyn.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
It's Alright by Rand & Holland
23 by Blonde Redhead

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Nanotech cancer and super-duper-novas

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Nanotechnology and cancer treatment by Pat Rubie;
Super-duper-nova by Chris Stewart;
news by Ed Pollitt.
Produced and presented by Chris Stewart

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Synchrotron and phone spam

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

Music
Hang me up to dry by Cold War Kids
+81 by Deerhoof

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Cricket science+not so new discoveries

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News read by Catherine Beehag.
The science of cricket by Marc West.
Not-so-new discoveries by Tilly Boleyn (and a gaggle of delightful volunteers).
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer.
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
Misread by Kings of convenience.
Mishaps Happening by Quantic.

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Cloned and Dressed for Success

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This week's Diffusion casts aside vanity and looks at how healthy those belts, braces and bras really are when we try to dress up. The beer drinking scientists ask your opinion on cloning, life in general and the appeal of your own mini-me. Plus in Diffusion News, we look at an insect which has rediscovered the joys of sex after millions of years of celibacy.
Presented by Emily Fearn. "Dressed for Success" and "Eye Colour" by Kachina Allen, "The Beer Drinking Scientists: Cloning" by Marc West and Darren Osborne, News by Patrick Rubie. Panelled by Celine Steinfeld. Produced by Celine Steinfeld and Patrick Rubie.

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Da Vinci, Climate-Fried Fish, the Pope


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Discover Da Vinci's workshop full of flying machines, theatrical contraptions and submarines. Take a splash with the frenzied fish that are migrating across our warming ocean. But where does the Pope fit into all this? Find out this week on Diffusion.



Presented by Ed Pollitt and Emily Fearn

News by Patrick Rubie

Climate Fried Seafood by Darren Osborne

Da Vinci's Inventions by Chris Stewart

Produced by Celine Steinfeld

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The science of sleep, lasers and sauce!


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News and views by Ian Woolf.

Scientific tips on how to get a good nights sleep from Darren Osborne.

Lasers that will blow your mind and other body parts by Chris Stewart.

Will eating an aussie pie protect you from the suns harsh rays by Kachina Allen.

Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.



Music

Let me go home by Camera Obscura.

Happy Kid by Nada Surf.


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Solar saves coal, Green your home

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Coal is too valuable to burn, by Ian Woolf,
Angus Kell explains water and energy efficient home renovation to Patrick Rubie, Mark West shares his election fever,
Presented by Jacqueline Hayes,
Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support by Tilly Boleyn.

Music:
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
by They Might Be Giants (Severe Tire Damage Album - Restless Records)

Stretched Out and Rollin by Pat Webb

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Magical mushrooms and so much more!

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Scientific news and views by Ed Pollitt.
Magical mushroom tour by Celine Steinfeld.
Science Communication interview and lowdown by Catherine Beehag.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
We will become silhouettes - The Postal Service
Phantom Limb - The Shins

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Science chats+wine-a perfect combo!

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Scientific news and views by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld.
The genetics of grapes by Darren Osbourne.
Questacon outreach interview by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld.
Presented and musically enhanced by Marc West.
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Pubic lice, fishy & diesel science


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


Medicating Mr Faithful, Green Senator Kerry Nettle and the Women behind Science



Let's celebrate all those XX chromosomes out there! On Diffusion this week, we will have a chat with the Greens Senator and environmental scientist, Kerry Nettle. We will also take a bite of the "commitment pill" - a medication for creating Mr Faithful. Plus, we uncover two female scientists who were buried in history. Don't miss this weeks Diffusion special!

Presented by Celine Steinfeld
News by Emily Fearn
Medicating Mr Faithful by Tisha Dejmanee
Uncovering Women in Science by Catherine Beehag
Interview with Senator Kerry Nettle by Celine Steinfeld
Produced by Celine Steinfeld

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ID Card - Is Big Brother Stalking You?

This is a special edition of the Diffusion Science Radio show looking at a controversial application of science and technology: the proposed card to identify everyone accessing Australian government services.

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Program Summary

Developments in "smart-card" technology have resulted in a push by governments world-wide to identify people (eg Real ID in the US, and the Access Card in Australia) - ostensibly to reduce fraud by those who use their services. Unfortunately, extensive collection of personal details could lead to abuse and suppression of dissent.

Will the Access Card Bill be passed and effectively become a National Identity Card?

We speak with Professor Graham Greenleaf of the University of New South Wales and former New South Wales Deputy Privacy Commissioner Anna Johnston, now of the Australian Privacy Foundation. They explore the issue of function creep by which the access card would become a de facto national identity card and the risks that involves.

Engineer Aras Vaichas explains the workings of possible smart card technologies, and how they might be made secure.

Concealment of identity when exposing fraud and malpractice has long been an issue for whistleblowers. That has partly been resolved by disguising their voice. We experiment with a further level of concealment - concealing the inteviewer as well, by replacing their voice with an anonymous synthetic voice.

We also explore synthesising an interview - using answers from a real interview but splicing them with new questions spoken by an anonymous interviewer voice.

The show was presented by Darren Osborne and produced by Ian Woolf and Charles Willock from the Diffusion Science Radio team at 2SER Sydney.

Is it now possible to ensure complete anonymity for both interviewer and interviewee?
What steps are required to eliminate all clues to identity?
What are the as-yet-undisclosed "commercial benefits" of the card.


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Credits


Acknowledgments

The interview with Anna Johnston was synthesised from a story by Alex Koutts, produced by Erica Vowles and originally broadcast  on 13th February 2007 by 2SER on The Wire.   Permission to adapt and rebroadcast that interview is gratefully acknowledged.


Podcasts


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REFERENCES:

Links used in preparing the Big Brother special program are listed below. It is worth noting that while most pages remain constant, some government web sites, changed on an almost daily basis).


Updates: (. . . and developments since the program aired)

[Senate]:  Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee report is critical of many aspects of the Legislation (15th March 2007)
[SMH]:  Government moves quickly to defer legislation for AU$1.1Bn card "Sydney Morning Herald: Backlash fear sparks ID card rethink"
[ZDNet]:  Minister, Senator Campbell, resigns (on unrelated matter).
[Silicon.com]:  ID card support collapses
[ZDNet]:  Tendering for the card continues!

International and General

[Privacy International]:  Leading surveillance countries around the world
[ABC Radio National]:  Background Briefing. "Getting Smart: the Access card"
[IndyMedia]:  Difference between rejected 1986 ID-card and present proposal
[Spychips]:  Issues about RFID cards
[Privacy.Org]:  Privacy International - National ID Cards
[CNet]:  The Real ID rebellion (a similar proposed card in the US is called Real ID)

Privacy legislation applied to businesses is substantially different from privacy legislation for government organisations.

[Privacy.gov]:  Australian State and Territory privacy legislation
[Privacy.gov]:  Australian privacy legislation for the Private Sector

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Campaigns and Issues

[ACLU]:  Flash animation of ordering pizza in an Identity card world
[ACLU]:  Flash animation of ID card interaction at airport. "Privacy, Its about Power."
[Privacy.Org]:  Australian Privacy Foundation ID-card Campaign
[Privacy.Org]:  Greenleaf, Graham "Australia's Proposed ID Card: Still Quacking Like a Duck." UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2007-1 Available at SSRN:
[SSRN]:  G Greenleaf "Access All Areas': Function Creep Guaranteed in Australia's ID Card Bill (No. 1)", Computer Law and Security Report Vol 23, 2007 (accepted)
[CyberLaw]:  "The Australian Government's Submission is seriously misleading to the Senate - Supplementary submission to the Inquiry Into the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007" 2 March 2007
[CyberLaw]:  "Submission to the Inquiry Into the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007' 25 February 2007"
[EFA]:  Electronic Frontiers Australia
[CyberLaw]:  Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
[SMH]:  Warning over medical details on national card
[ABC]:  Govt concedes age limit on access card

Need for Identity? - Need for Privacy?

[TheRegister]:  Centrelink database abuse 2006
[AccessCard.gov]:  Access Card and Privacy Taskforce Report
[AccessCard.gov]:  Government response to Taskforce Report
[Wikipedia]:  The Vivian Solon case.

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Blogs

[Here's Why]:  Radio ID Skim Scam
[Here's Why]:  The Card that Accesses You!
[FOI-Privacy.Blogspot]:  Peter Timmins Open and Shut (blog)

Australian Government Websites

[Accesscard.Gov]:  Office of the Access Card
[Accesscard.Gov]:  The Access Card Bill
[Accesscard.Gov]:  Public submissions on the Access Card Bill
[Privacy.Gov]:  Proof of ID required?
[AG.Gov]:  Attorney General: Protecting identity security
[AG.Gov]:  Identity Security strengthened
[AG.Gov]:  Identity Theft Kit
[Senate]:  Access Card questions with notice in Parliament (Australia)

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Technology Sites

[Wikipedia]:  Radio Frequency Identification techology (Wikipedia)
[The-Gold-Blog]:  Are your credit cards safe?
[RFIDProductNews]:  Applications of RFID cards
[Bruce Shneier]:  Skimming RFID Credit cards
[TechNewsWorld]:  Hacking RFID passports
[RPI-Polymath]:  How to make your wallet safe from RFID attack with Duct Tape
[Wikipedia]:  Model 204 database
[ACEvents]:  Australian RFID Summit
[SMH]:  E-tags are another example of surveillance by stealth

Business Issues

The Australian government's push for an "access" card is supported by a business model which is claimed to justify the billion-dollar expenditure.

Unfortunately, the relevant sections in government publications are inaccessible "for commercial reasons" or are labelled "government in confidence".

At the same time businesses appear to be directly resisting attempts for more open access by shareholders, or - more indirectly - via a shift to "private equity" funding.

[SMH]:  "Business needs to keep its secrets"
[AccessCard.Gov]:  KPMG Access card Business Case to Australian Government 2006
[McCombs.Utexas.]:  1998 KPMG White Paper on Smart cards
[RFIDNews]:  KPMG sell biometric radio computer cards to the Department of Defense
[KPMG]:  KPMG report on the benefits of Radio Frequency computer chipped cards

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Turbulent mile high chemical cocktails

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Ever wanted to join the mile high club? Want to put strange things into your body? This week, the Diffusion Team tackles the science of things that go bump in the air - well turbulence anyway - and what goes into food additives. And somehow, we pack in the latest news and views in science and a couple of top songs into our 30 minute slot. I'm not sure how we do it!

Producer / Paneller: Marc West
Presenter: Darren Osborne
Food additives by Emily Fearn, Celine Steinfeld
Turbulence by Marc West
News by Emily Fearn, Celine Steinfeld and Jack Cotterill

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Natural asbestos and Carbon Trading

Asbestos interview with Mark Hendrickxs by Darren Osborne,
Carbon Trading by Patrick Rubie,
News by Emily Fearn, Jack Cotterell, Celine Steinfeld, Patrick Rubie and Chris Stewart,
Produced and Presented by Chris Stewart.

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Worst sounds ever and cleaning science


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

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Chocolate,H2O+penguins but not all at once.


Top science stories of 2006 by Marc West.
Weird water by Kachina Allen.
Chocolate-y goodness by Kachina Allen.
Penguins discussion by Catherine Beehag and Sacha Seilter.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
Friend by Bob Evans
Condition by Supergrass

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Caffeine and Doomsday

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Caffeine in Soft Drinks by Darren Osborne,
5 minutes to Doomsday by Chris Stewart,
The 2006 top-10 science stories by Marc West,
Science News by Ian Woolf,
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Produced by Chris Stewart.

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Scientifically drinking water and beer


Marc West and Darren Osborne talk all things science in the first ever feature of "The beer drinking scientists".
Kachina Allen takes a look into the weird and wonderful world of water.
Presented by Emily Fearn and Celine Steinfeld.
Produced by Marc West.

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Warming Coral and the Herpes Vaccine

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Darren Osborne talks with Associate Professor John Pandolfi about Coral Warming, Lachlan Whatmore talks in depth with Dr Bill Halford about his new Herpes vaccine, Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, Produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf

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Evolution, retrocausality, sperm wars


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Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.
Science News by Ian Woolf.
Human evolution by Marc West.
Retrocausality by Tim Baynes.
Sperm wars by Darren Osbourne.
Science in 2007 predictions.

Tantalising tidbits from Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag and the lovely Jacqui Hayes, who also provided technical assistance.

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Gift giving and genetic engineering

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We sum up the science that defined 2006 with Jacqui Hayes and Sacha Stelzer,
Ian Woolf reveals a plan to create bearded babies and hairless men,
Gifts for your scientist by Chris Stewart,
and a morbid look at killer presents with Ian Woolf and the panel.

Presented by Marc West, produced by Jacqui Hayes, additional commentary from Catherine Beehag and Lachlan Whatmore.

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Diffusion Christmas Quiz 2006

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The Diffusion Christmas Quiz:
Schrodinger's Cats vs Pavlov's Dogs
in a Winner-Takes-All contest.
Hosted by Chris Stewart,
with Tilly Boleyn, Vanessa Gardos,
Shona Blair, Catherine Beehag,
Celine Steinfeld, Jacqui Pfeffer,
Jacqui Hayes, Ian Woolf, Darren Osbourne,
Derek Muller, Charles Willock.
Produced by Chris Stewart, research by Tilly Boleyn.

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Hearing URLs, Pasteur, Zapping food

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News by Jacqui Hayes,
Synaesthesia by Charles Willock,
The life of Louis Pasteur by Lachlan Whatmore,
How to play with your food, by Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

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Rock Power, Sci teamwork and Blackness

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Hosted by Sasha Steltzer
Hot Rock Power by Darren Osborne
Science Cooperation with Europe by Tilly Boleyn
Carbon Credits for your wedding by Marc West, Charles Willock, Tilly Boleyn and Sasha Steltzer.

Produced and Panelled by Marc West with much help from Tilly Boleyn

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Adopting Microbes Missing Reptile link


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Link between Dinosaurs and Birds - Lachlan Whatmore
Adopt a Microbe - Daz Chandler
News - Marc West

Presenter - Jacqui Pfeffer
Producer - Matt Clarke

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Stargazing, Craniometry and Cricket

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Presented by Tilly Boleyn.
Science News by Matt Clarke.
Stargazing from Antarctica by Darren Osbourne.
Lachlan Whatmore delves in Craniometry.
Cricket critique by Marc West.
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Vegemite-gate, Largest Nuclear Bomb

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Presented by Marc West.
Science news by Vanessa Gardos.
Vegemite scandal questioned by Ian Woolf.
The World's Largest Nuclear Bomb by Charles Willock.
Also contains wise words from Jacqui Pfeffer and Tilly Boleyn.

Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Beers, Bellies and Moustaches. Oh MY!

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How good is Beer!!! - Kachina Allen
Getting rid of your Beer Belly - Matt Clarke
Mo-vember madness - Marc West
News by Ian Woolf
Presented by Jacquie Hayes
Produced by Matt Clarke

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Halloween Lycanthropy and Hallucigenia

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Presented by Vanessa Gardos,
News by Marc West,
Werewolves by Lachlan Whatmore,
Hallucigenia by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Radiothon, Showers, Stephen Hawking

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Life and Times of Stephen Hawking by Marc West
How dangerous is my shower by Kachina Allen
Produced by Christ Stewart
Presented by Marc West
Expert commentary by Vanessa Gardoss and Tilly Boleyn

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Nobel laureates and Boxing Kangaroos

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What it takes to win a Nobel prize for Physics - Chris Stewart
Animal Olympics and boxing with Kangaroos - Jacqui Hayes
News by Marc West,
Presented by Matt Clarke,
Produced by Matt Clarke with technical support from Jacqui Pfeffer

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Evolution, Ventriloquism and Hiccups

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Lachlan Whatmore explains Convergent Evolution,
Kachina Allen explores Ventriloquism,
Marc West announces two of this years Ig Nobel prizes
News by Ian Woolf,
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Produced by Matt Clarke

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Travel bugs, Language and Speed dating

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Travel sickness by Marc West,
Language and children's brains: interview with Stephen Crain by Brigid Mullane,
The science of speed dating by Vanessa Gardos, Marc West, Justin Zeltzer and Ian Woolf
News by Justin Zeltzer,
Presented by Vanessa Gardos,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Quack echoes, and Mood memory

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

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Hall of Mirror Neurons, and Tiger Moths

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Reading minds and self-knowledge by Ian Woolf,
History of the Tiger Moth by Lachlan Whatmore,
Presented by Marc West,
Science news by Vanessa Gardos,
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music this week - A Minha Menina - The Bees, Where it's at - Beck, It's a fact, so deal with that - Sam Greenwood.

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Brain Fingerprinting and Electric Cars

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

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Pluto's demotion and an inconvenient truth

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Pluto's demotion and an inconvenient truth are debated in this weeks show.

Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Science news by Ian Woolf,
Jacqui Hayes reveals an inconvenient truth,
Marc West give us all the low down on Pluto,
Vanessa Gardos provides wise words throughout,
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Sex, vitamins and music... Oh my

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Magical musical tour by Marc West,
Vitamins and sex by Ian Woolf,
Science news by Matt Clarke and Catherine Beehag,
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Phylogeny, and the Y of X

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Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
News by Ian Woolf,
Phylogeny by Lachlan Whatmore,
The difference between the X and Y chromosomes by Marc West,
Produced by Matt Clarke.

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Marijuana debate and Pirated Soy sauce

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Jacqui Pfeffer looks at Marijuana use during Australian National Science Week! Ian Woolf brings us a disturbing story on Soy sauce made from Human Hair collected from corpses... I taste dead people! Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News by Vanessa Gardos, Produced by Matt Clarke.

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Global Consciousness, the man from CERN

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

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Ultimo Science Festival, and nuclear waste

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The Ultimo Science Festival in Sydney, interview by Tilly Boleyn. Warnings to the future about radioactive waste, by Adam Richardson. News by Jacqui Pfeffer and Chris Stewart. Presented by Chris Stewart. Produced by Chris Stewart.

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Egyptian Tombs and the Eureka Prizes

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Ancient Egyptian Tomb Art and the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes. Presented by Matt Clarke, Science News by Jacqui Hayes, Egyptian Tomb Art discoveries by Bridget Mullane, Australian Museum Eureka Prizes chats by Tilly Boleyn, with extra witty repartee from Matt Clarke and Vanessa Gardos. Produced by Tilly Boleyn, Technical Assistance by Vanessa Gardos.

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Not bored at Oz National Science Week

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The science of boredom, and a sneak peak into the most exciting week for Australian science - National Science Week. Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer Science news by Vanessa Gardos The science of boredom by Marc West Science Week highlights by Tilly Boleyn Produced by Tilly Boleyn Technical support by Matt Clarke

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Vacuum cups, Gender, Light Pollution

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The "relaxing" proceedure of vacuum cupping, and an investigation into possible innate differences between men and women in maths and science. Vacuum cupping by Marc West The gender divide in science by Jacqui Hayes Light Pollution and the Sydney Observatory by David Harcourt Presented by David Harcourt News by Jacqui Pfeffer Produced by Jacqui Hayes

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Nuclear Fusion and the movies

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Fusion - the other nuclear energy, Diffusion goes to the Movies, and lots and lots of science news. Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer. Fusion by Chris Stewart. Movies by Marc West. News by David Harcourt, Chris, Marc and Jacqui. Produced by Chris Stewart.

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Nuclear power and its alternatives

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how Nuclear power is generated, how it's waste is managed and also a few alternatives. On board: Jacqui Hayes, Marc West, David Harcourt, and Matthew Clarke. Produced by Matthew Clarke

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Invisibility and Whale Hunting

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This week the Diffusion Team investigate the facts and future of research into invisibility and dive into the controversy surrounding the recent decision by the International Whaling Commission. Presented by Tilly Boleyn, Science news by Jacqui Pfeffer, Invisibility - how close are we to becoming real X-Men? by Marc West, Not such a whale of a time - by Chris Stewart, Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Man-O-War, Steroids, Magnets and AIDS

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Presented by Matthew Clarke, News by Ian Woolf, Bluebottles by Lachlan Whatmore, Anabolic Steroids by Lachlan Whatmore, Magnetic body modification by Ian Woolf, Anti-AIDS Gel by Lachlan Whatmore, Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Women Know, the Golden Ratio, and Nuclear expense

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An all guy episode this week. So what better topic than chicks. Why do they like us (why wouldn't they!?) and why do they keep us around for a long time or just a good time? Presented by Matt Clarke, Women Know, by Ian Woolf, Looking good with the Golden Ratio, by Marc West, Nuclear expense, by Ian Woolf and Matt Clarke, Produced by Matt Clarke.

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Ghosts, Blimps, and maybe mermaids

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This week the diffusion team has gone searching for the little mermaid, ghostbusting and cruisin' the skies. Presented by Marc West, News by Matt Clarke, Living on the sea floor, by Lachlan Whatmore, A call for scientific investigation of ghosts, by Jacqui Pfeffer, Heavier than air blimps, by Matt Clarke, Produced by Jacqui Hayes.

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Hair Science, and Echinoderm World

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This week the fantabulous Diffusion team investigate the science of hair and reveal everything you have always wanted to know about echinoderms. How do we manage to pack all that AND your weekly science news into 30mins? Download this weeks show to find out! Presented by Tilly Boleyn, Science news by Jacqui Pfeffer, The science of hair by Lindsey Gray, The world of echinoderms by Lachlan Whatmore, Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Toads, Flying cars and Monkey Mating

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This week was a bit of a lazy one for Team Diffusion. We lAughed at convention and just talked about what ever we wanted to. Science News? Who needs it? Scripts? I think not. Science Radio by the seat of our pants. Have a listen to hear what we thought about evolving Cane Toads, Flying cars, Mating with Monkeys and what ever else came to mind. Warming the seats were Richard Couts Christ Stewart Matt Clarke

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Parrot Environment, Rutherford part 2

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Part 2 of the life of the amazing Kiwi scientist Ernest Rutherford, who made possible nuclear "fussion" and silican "chups". The two latest media love birds are the Environment Minister Ian Campbell and the orange-bellied parrot - why it won't last. Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News by Ian Woolf, Ernest Rutherford- Part 2 by Lachlan Whatmore, The relationship between the Orange-Bellied Parrot and Australia's Environment Minister, by Lindsey Gray, Produced by Jacqui Hayes.

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No Petrol, Nose Picking and Asteroids

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Presenter Tilly Boleyn, News by Chris Stewart, Alternatives to petrol in the future by Matt Clarke, The healthy side of nose picking by Jacqui Pfeffer, Asteroids heading towards Earth by Chris Stewart, Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

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Glow worms, Rutherford part1, Wallaby

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Alluring bioluminescent backsides, Particle Man Rutherford, and Wallaby milk. Presented by Lachlan Whatmore, News by Richard Couts, Glow Worms by Lindsey Gray, Ernest Rutherford - Quantum Revolutionary part 1 by Lachlan Whatmore, Wallaby antibiotics open mike discussion, Produced by Ian Woolf.

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Slippery Ice, Misdirected Science


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Presenter Jacqui Pfeffer,
News by Tilly Boleyn,
Ice science - why is ice slippery? by Adam Richardson,
Deception and misdirection in science reporting by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Tilly Boleyn

Prolonged Illness after Infectious Mononucleosis
Is Associated with Altered Immunity
but Not with Increased Viral Load (PDF)

Hit-and-run injury to the brain UNSW Press release
Brain injury may cause chronic fatigue (ABC News)

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Diffusion 20th Apr 2006

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Substance use and mental health, Tim Baynes interviews Amanda George from the Centre for Mental Health Research, March of the Penguins, a review by Phil Dooley A substitute for alcohol? Hunting animals over the internet? by Matt Clarke Presenter Matt Clarke News by Richard Coutts Produced by Jacqui Hayes

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Diffusion 13th April 2006

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Space exploration, do cocaine and alcohol mix and how many magnets can you safely swallow? Presenter: Jacqui Pfeffer, News: Richard Coutts, Feature on Space exploration: Jacqui Hayes, Feature on Obvious science: Matt Clarke, Produced by Tilly Boleyn

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Diffusion 6th April 2006

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Wireless cars, the science of happiness and wonky breasts. Presented by Ian Woolf, News by Matt Francis, Networked cars by Matt Clarke, Happiness by Jacqui Hayes, Wonky Breasts by Tilly Boleyn. Produced by Matt Clarke with technical support by Tilly Boleyn.

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Diffusion 30th March 2006

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WMAP Space probes give big bang for the buck, and the rise and rise of Hepatitus-C . Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Chris Stewart, Matt Francis talks WMAP, Tilly Boleyn documents Hepatitus-C, Produced by Matt Clarke

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Diffusion 23rd March 2006

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Skin cream goes nanotech and home appliances fight to the death. Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Tilly Boleyn, Nano technology in skin cream by Chris Stewart, Roomba Cockfighting by Matt Clarke

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Common colds, and chimps


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The Common Cold -- not so cold, and not so common -- could save us all from bird flu;
what makes us so different from chimps?;
and all the latest science news.
Presented by Jacqui Hayes, News by Matt Clarke, Colds by Chris Stewart, Chimps by Jacqui Hayes, other content by Tilly Boleyn, Produced by Chris Stewart.
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Diffusion 9th March 2006

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Is semen addictive? Sharks become secret agents. News by Jacqui Hayes, Why semen makes women happy by Ian Woolf, Matt Clarke plays with Remote control Sharks, Presented and produced by Matt Clarke

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Diffusion 2nd March 2006

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Cat parasites control your brain, and science conspiracy theories. Producer and Presenter Matt Clarke, News by Adam Richardson, Science conspiracy theories by Matt Francis, Parasites may change the way you think by Ian Woolf, Drugs to stay awake longer by Ian Woolf

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Diffusion 23rd February 2006

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Rocket cars racing in the suburbs, secret science sounds, and all the latest science news. Rocket cars by Ian Woolf, Secret Sounds by Adam Richardson, News by Matt Francis, Presented by Chris Stewart, Produced by Chris Stewart, Technical Support by Jacqui Hayes.

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Not Discovery 16th February 2006

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Superstring unstrung, Lost Worlds and forensic songbirds, Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Adam Richardson, String theory by Chris Stewart, Lost Worlds by Matt Francis, CSI 2SER by Adam Richardson, Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Jacqui Hayes

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Not Discovery 9th February 2006

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Space rage, Pluto's identity problems, and What Eats Wasps, Produced by Matt Clarke, Presented by Matthew Francis, News with Jacqui Hayes, Adam Richardson with Space Rage, Pluto's identity crisis discussion by Matt Francis, Jacqui Hayes reviews the book "Does Anything Eat Wasps? and 100 other questions"

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UnDiscovered 26th January 2006

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Science in Summer Mode, celebrating Australia Day with Australian science and inventions. Produced and presented by Chris Stewart, with Jacqui Pfeffer, Jacqui Hayes and Matt Clarke.

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UnDiscovered 19th January 2006

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Science in Summer Mode - Ian Woolf, Matt Francis, Adam Richardson and Jacqui Pfeffer, talking through the science of the week. Presented by Ian Woolf, produced by Chris Stewart, technical assistance from Matt Francis.

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UnDiscovered 12th January 2006

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Science in Summer Mode: Chris Stewart and Jacqui Hayes kick back on the beanbags, discussing the year in science that was 2005, the year ahead in 2006 and all the cool science that's happening right now. Produced by Chris Stewart. 29:24 minutes

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UnDiscovered 29th December 2005

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Jacqui Hayes explores Virgin Galactic and rival commercial spaceships, Natalie Staib looks into ancient footprints in Australia, Noel Hannah explains the bizarre thinking inside the Hollow Earth theory, News by Ian Woolf, Presented by Noel Hannah, Produced by Ian Woolf

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A Very Disco Xmas

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the annual Christmas Science Quiz. Quiz master Chris Stewart plays the Schroedinger Cats against the Pavlov's dogs, with everything to win in a game of science trivia. Playing are: Ian Woolf, Noel Hannah, Natalie Staib, Matt Clarke, Phil Dooley, Jacqui Hayes, Jacqui Pfeffer, Matt Francis and Adam Richardson.

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Undiscovered 15th December 2005

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Martian magnetism by Nat Staib, Face Transplants by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Matt Clarke, Produced by Chris Stewart and Noel Hanna, Presenter Matt Francis

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Diffusion 11th December 2001

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Presented by Adam Mark. News by Adam Mark. Chris Stewart concludes his series on the Problems with Neutrinos. Coriolis effect explained by Lachlan Whatmore. Late news by Chris Stewart. Produced by Adam mark with technical assistance by Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 8th December 2005

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How to search for ETs: an Interview with SETI Master Dr Jill Tarter, death by online gaming and all the latest science news. Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Adam Richardson, SETI by Chris Stewart, Gaming Death by Noel Hanna, Produced by Matt Clarke.

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Throat singing, plants and clones


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Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
News by Ian Woolf,
Tuvan Throat Singing by Noel Hannah,
Plants in Space by Tim Baynes,
Cloning Ethics by Matt Francis,
Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Matt Francis

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Diffusion 24th November 2005

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Presented by Adam Richardson, News by Matt Francis, Caffeine Free ain't so hot, Phil Dooley - Indigenous Intelligence, Produced by Matt Clarke, with Technical support by Matt Francis

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Diffusion 17th November 2005

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The painful world of non-lethal weapons, the Universe's ultimate perpetual motion machine, and all the latest science news. Produced by Chris Stewart, presented by Matt Clarke, 'Perpetual Motion' by Matt Francis, 'Non-Lethal Weapons' by Matt Clarke, News by Sam McOnie.

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Diffusion 10th November 2005

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The Optical Future of Super-fast Broadband, and The Ins and Outs of Podcasting. Presented by Matt Francis, Science News by Noel Hanna, Super-broadband by Chris Stewart, Podcasting by Ian Woolf. Production and technical support by Jacqui Pfeffer.

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Diffusion 3rd November 2005

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Presented by Chris Stewart, News by Ian Woolf, The Laserprinter conspiracy by Matt Clarke, Nano-cars with Chris Stewart, Dolphin Terrorists explained by Ian Woolf, Produced by Matt Clarke, with technical support from Jacqui Pfeffer

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Diffusion 27th October 2005

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Produced and presented by Matt Clarke, News by Matt Clarke, The science of lAughter by Jacqui Pfeffer, Cryptobiology by Sam MacOnie

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Diffusion 20th October 2005

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Presented by Matthew Francis, News by Jacqui Pfeffer, the Nobel Prize winners with Adam Richardson, the IgNoble Prize winners with Ian Woolf, Produced by Chris Stewart

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Diffusion 6th October 2005

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Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer, News by Adam Richardson, Book review of "Tasmanian Devil: a unique and threatened animal" by Matt Francis, Discussion of the melting polar ice caps by Chris Stewart, Some startling news of really big squid by Adam Richardson, Production and Technical Support by Chris Stewart

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Coriolis and the Flu


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Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
News by Sam McOnie,
Hurricanes, bathtubs and the Coriolis effect by Chris Stewart;
Cure the flu! by Ian Woolf,
Pannel discussion with Matt Francis, Chris Stewart and Ian Woolf,
Produced and panelled by Matt Clarke

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27th July 2005

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Presented by Matt ClarkeNews by Ian WoolfPhil Dooley interviews Professor Rod Cross about the Physics of sportTaylor Bildstein interviews Martin Richard George about indoor astronomy

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Diffusion 14th July 2005

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Produced and presented by David Huang, News by David Huang, David Huang looks at saving money and petrol with hybrid vehicles, Taylor Bildstein takes a geology tour of Tasmania

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Diffusion 7th July 2005

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Presented by Marian Curruthers, News by Ian Woolf, Jacqui Hayes reports how psychedelic Ibogaine may help treat drug addiction, Keir Smith explores the world of snow flakes, Sixty second science, Produced and panelled by Marian Curruthers

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Discovery 30th June 2005

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Produced by David Huang, Presented by Marian Carruthers, News by Marian Carruthers, Matt Clarke talks about spacecraft propelled by the solar wind, Helen Sim revisits the Deep Impact comet mission

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Diffusion 22nd September 2005

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Presented by Noel Hanna, News by Adam Richardson, Dark Matters by Matt Francis, Gamma-ray bursts with Chris Stewart, Produced by Matt Clarke with technical support from Jacqui Pfeffer.

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Diffusion 15th September 2005

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Presented by Noel Hanna, News by Sam McOnie, Genetic crop improvement by Jacqui Pfeffer, Butterfly-inspired Photonics by Jacqui Hayes, Vampire Catfish with special powers by Chris Rayberg, Produced by Matt Clarke

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Diffusion 1st September 2005

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Presented by Keir Smith, News by Noel Hannah, Keir discusses scientific fallability with Phil Dooley, Noel and Michael Sun, Jacqui Pfeffer with great moments in science history, Time Travel by swinging heavy stuff around with George Pap, Produced by Matt Clarke

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18th August 2005

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Presented and produced by Matt ClarkeNews by Jacqui PfefferHi-tech Snow Gear by Keir SmithLachlan Whatmore presents the life of scientist Fanny MacleayOpen mike chat about vitamin-enriched GM "super rice", and the trouble-free space shuttle mission and Sydney Water propaganda

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11th August 2005

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Presented by Matthew ClarkeNews by Jacqui PfefferEvolution of alien life on Earth by MattTaylor Bildstein interviews Keith Sainsbury about sustainable fisheriesOpen mike science chat about the new solar planet, remote manipulation of moving sperm, lunar soil and Earth's magnetic fields

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4th August 2005

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Presented by Phil DooleyNews by Jacqui PfefferPhysics of Tennis interview with Professor Rod Cross by Phil DooleyTaylor Bildstein interviews Dr Jane Sargassen about the fluid dynamic engineeringScience chat about eating Kangaroo and Possum meat, with Matt, Phil, and JacquiProduced and panelled by Matt Clarke

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Diffusion 20th July 2005


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Produced and presented by Marian Curruthers.
News by Marian.
Eternal youth explored by Ian Woolf followed by panel discussion with Keir Smith and Marian.
Solars flares with Taylor Bildstein.

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Altruism and Solistalgia


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News by Marian Curruthers,
Producer and Presenter Matt Clarke,
Jacqui Hayes investigates the evolution of altruism,
Ian Woolf interviews Gina Sartore about Solistalgia

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Robot Cockroaches and Comets


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Produced and presented by Keir Smith.
News by Matt Clarke,
Robot Cockroaches by Ian Woolf,
Deep Impact on Comets, interview with Dr. Rob Sharp by David Huang And introducing David Low and Mark Branson

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ANSTO, Gamma Rays and patent theft


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Presented by Helen Sims,
Produced by Chris Stewart,
News by Marian Curruthers,
ANSTO tour by Ian Woolf,
Helen Sim interviews astronomer Dr Melanie Johnston-Hollitt about Gamma Ray bursts,
Panel discussion about Australian patents not being paid for by American companies

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Bleeping cow robot reproduction


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Produced and panelled by David Huang,
News by Helen Sim,
Movie review of What The Bleep Do We Know? by Ian Woolf,
David Huang with computer software tackling cow diseases,
Robot reproduction with Chris Stewart

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Diffusion 12th May 2005

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Produced, panelled and presented by Chris Stewart, News by Brigid Mullane, Australian Innovator haikus and limericks supplied by David Huang, Catherine Beehag reveals Stanley Millgram proved 60% of people are nasty, Helen Sims reads Clone poetry, Phil Dooley limerick, Matt Clarke sheds light on global dimming

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Diffusion 5th May 2005

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Presented by Matt Clarke,News By Chris Stewart,David Huang with Iron nanoparticles interview,Christine Baker interviews David Suzuki

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Diffusion 28th April 2005

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Presented by Ian WoolfNews by Matt ClarkeDavid Huang reports on the science of smellChris Stewart talks about atom smashing at the Relativistic Heavy Ion ColliderKeir Smith explains digital watermarkingProduced and panelled by Chris

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Diffusion 21st April 2005

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Presenter Matthew Clarke, News by Catherine Beehag, How to Live Forever by Marian Curruthers, Taylor Bielstein interviews Dr Hilary Kane about Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun, Chris Stewart interviews New Age "Quantum" Surgeon Dr Mike Ellis about his opinion of the film "What the Bleep Do We Know"

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Diffusion 11th April 2005

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Presenter Matthew Clarke, News by Catherine Beehag, Jaquie Hayes about the first human to leave Earth - Urys Night,National Conservation Strategies Taylor Bielstein interviews Dr Bob Mesibov about Tasmanian insects, How to deal with unwanted email - SPAM filtering by Matthew Clarke, Produced by David Huang

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Maths, language and Giant Spiders


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Presented by Ian Woolf,
News by Helen Sims,
Tim Baynes talks about paradigm shifts in the evolution of maths and language,
Ian Woolf offers an explanation for Alien abductions and Giant spiders, Produced by David Huang.

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Diffusion 2nd July 2002

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Presented by Chris Stewart. Tim Baynes interviews Dr Virgina Shepherd about Fungi. Gina Sartore reports on research on methamphetamines and the immune system of cats, and the effect on the researcher, and then opens the microphone to discussion on the subject with Tim and Chris. Produced by Tim, and panelled by Gina.

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Diffusion 16th July 2002

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Presented by Chris Stewart. Tim Baynes reports on the Flu. Lachlan Whatmore reports on Animal weaponry. News by Branwen Morgan and Chris Stewart. Produced by Tim Baynes, with technical assistance from Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 9th July 2002

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Presented by Branwen Morgan. News by Chris Stewart. Science and the military - the good, the bad, and the ugly - by Lachlan Whatmore.Groundswell team join in the discussion on miltary research. Produced by Tim Baynes with technical support from Panel Goddess Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 25th June 2002

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News by Dr Branwen Morgan. Presented by Gina Sartore. Adam Mark talk about the latest on Spina Bifida. Tim Baynes discusses the scientific debate on Global warming, and talks with people in Katoomba street at the Blue Mountains annual Winter Solstice festival. Produced by Tim Baynes with technical support by Lachlan Whatmore.

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Diffusion 11th June 2002

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Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Tim. Gina Sartore reports from the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, and how life events affect health. Lachlan Whatmore gives a guided tour of the insides and outsides of sea sponges. Produced by Lachlan Whatmore with technical support by Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 4th June 2002

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Presented by Tim Baynes. News by Gina Sartore. Tim explains Bioluminescence. Lachlan Whatmore talks about the military uses of bioluminescence, and the latest global warming sceptical research. Kangaroo leather with Dr Jacinta Poole of CSIRO. Dinosaur stampede in Queensland with Dr Alex Cooke. of CSIRO Produced by Lachlan Whatmore with technical support by Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 19th February 2002


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Presented by Tim Baynes.
News by Gina Sartore.
Cameron from Monday Brekky speaks with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (edited by Ian Woolf).
Lachlan Whatmore reports on communication via pheromones.
Stephen Pratt of CSIRO talks about the politics and technology of publishing of scientific papers.
Produced by Chris Stewart with technical support by Lachlan Whatmore.

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Diffusion 9th October 2001

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Presented by Gina Sartore. News by Ian Woolf. Chris Stewart investigates the 2001 Noble and Ig-noble Awards. Gina Sartore reviews Kim Stelrony: Dawkins versus Gould - survival of the fittest, about the big debatesin evolutionary science. Produced by Lachlan Whatmore who also hit the buttons and switches.

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Faster Than Light, Japanese Encephalitus

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Presented by Melissa Hulbert.
News by Angelique Hutchison.
Communicating Mozarts 40th Symphony Faster Than Light by Ian Woolf.
Tony Curtis of CSIRO talks with Dr Williams about a test for Japanese Encephalitis.
Late news by Melissa Hulbert and Angelique Hutchison.
Produced by Christine Brown
with technical support by Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 30th January 2001

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Presented by Melissa Hulbert. News by Angelique Hutchison. Communicating Mozarts 40th Symphony Faster Than Light by Ian Woolf. Tony Curtis of CSIRO talks with Dr Williams about a test for Japanese Encephalitis. Late news by Melissa Hulbert and Angelique Hutchison. Produced by Christine Brown with technical support by Gina Sartore.

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Diffusion 11th September 2001

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Tim Baynes talks about normal pure maths and PI. Gina Sartore presents the DAughter of Time, about Admiral Grace Hopper and computer bugs. News by Chris Stewart. Presented by Ian Woolf. Produced by Chris Stewart with technical assistance from Gina and a little help from Lachlan Whatmore.

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Diffusion 4th September 2001

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Presented by Angelique Hutchison. News by Tim Baynes. Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Watts about biologically plausible aliens, First Contact, and alien sex. Parasitic computing explained by Chris Stewart. Produced by Gina Sartore with technical assistance by Lachlan Whatmore.

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Diffusion 1st May 2001


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Presented by Angelique Hutchison.
News by Ian Woolf.
Tim Baynes interviews Robert Walsh about the Sun.
Clean nuclear power using lithium fusion by Ian Woolf.
Produced by Tim Baynes with technical assistance from Lachlan Whatmore.

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Diffusion 20th March 2001

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Professor Jack Carmody interview by Nick Perkins. Lachlan Whatmore presents Louis Pasteur, Repressed memories by Gina Sartore. News by Angelique Hutchison. Presented by Adam Mark. Produced by Melissa Hulbert and Chris Brown with technical assistance by Lachlan Whatmore.

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30th January 2001

Presented by Melissa Hulbert. News by Angelique Hutchison. Communicating Mozart's 40th Symphony Faster Than Light by Ian Woolf. Tony Curtis of CSIRO talks with Dr Williams about a test for Japanese Encephalitis. Late news by Melissa Hulbert and Angelique Hutchison. Produced by Christine Brown with technical support by Gina Sartore.
Discovery 30th January 2001 (mp3)
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Skulls, balls, bees, noses and lekking


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Craniometry by Lachlan Whatmore,
How to catch Cricket Balls by Adam Mark,
Australian native stingless honey bees by Gina Sartore,
Male Mobile phone lekking by Tim Baynes,
Electronic noses by Gina Sartore,
News by Adam Mark
vaccine therapy for Alzheimers
zero gravity beer membranes
artifical DJs

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf,
with technical support by Gina Sartore
recorded at 20kbps

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Diffusion 31st October 2000


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Halloween special:
Presented by Ian Woolf, Animal Mythology by Lachlan Whatmore,
How to Make A Real Zombie by Ian Woolf,
Interview with Dr Stephen Juan about severed heads by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf,
technical assistance by Lachlan Whatmore,
co-produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf.

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Diffusion 31st October 2000


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Halloween special:
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Animal Mythology by Lachlan Whatmore,
How to Make A Real Zombie by Ian Woolf,
Interview with Dr Stephen Juan about severed heads by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf,
technical assistance by Lachlan Whatmore,
co-produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf.

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Axiomatic

Axiomatic
18th January 2000

Ian Woolf explains why he Never Was a
Cornflake Guy.
Open mike discussion with Ian Woolf, Lachlan Whatmore
and Sophie Kalavidas about what women think about circumcision and men .
Lachlan Whatmore presents a tribute to Dr Jacob Bronowski.
Sophie Kalevitas drops a marble through the centre of the Earth.
Co-produced and co-presented by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf with
technical support from Gina Sartore.

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Quantum Computer, Women, MindSwitch


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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.
News by David Blank.
Produced by Ian Woolf,
with technical support by Lucas Koellen.

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