Synopsis
If you like a good, broad mix of Science - new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and very silly science, listen to Diffusion.
Episodes
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Emerging technoloy and gender
09/03/2020Soap kills coronavirus by Ian Woolf, Associate Professor Yolande Strengers talks about emerging technology and gender equity. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Solar quantum dots
02/03/2020Corvid-19 treatment, Pandemic police state, Goodbye winter, and Assange silenced by Ian Woolf, Yang Bai wins the Scopus award for his Solar powered quantum dots Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Haiku and Limericks
24/02/2020Rodent operated vehicles and Assange in court by Ian Woolf, 11 early career scientists explain their research in Haiku and limerick! Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying science shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Editing genetic disease and sports injuries
17/02/2020Nuclear 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying science shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Electric cars, TB and mutated whooping cough
10/02/2020David 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying science shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Trauma, pain, and fish
03/02/2020Dump 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying astronomy shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Electronic Nose Math Superhero
27/01/2020John 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying astronomy shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Neuromorphic social impact
20/01/2020Face 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. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying astronomy shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Solar race suicide model virtual pain
13/01/2020Over a billion animals dead in the Australian 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying astronomy shirts through affiliate links bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Little Ice Ages and Future Housing
06/01/2020This show was first broadcast 2019-02-11: Will the Sun cool the Earth? by Ian Woolf, Nathan Waters looks to the future of work and housing needs- part 2, Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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The Future of Human Needs past
30/12/2019This show was first broadcast 2019-02-04: 3D printed steaks, One cheap pill to cure 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Ig Nobel Prizes 2019
23/12/2019A 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. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Social effects of algorithmic bias
16/12/2019The 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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TeslaSuit Field Brain Scanner
09/12/2019Invisible man from Canada by Ian Woolf, From Singularity Australia Summit 2019: Dimitri Mikhalchuk fits me for a TeslaSuit, Professor Chris Levi develops a field brain scanner for strokes. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Bop Seabin Mycoreality
02/12/2019From Singularity University 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Hacking sex and citizen space
25/11/2019From Singularity 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Exponential Energy
18/11/2019Cooling without power by Ian Woolf, First and Second Law by Flanders and Swan, From the Singularity University Summit 2019: Ramez Naam talks about exponential energy Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Technology and social justice
11/11/2019The cashless debit card by Ian Woolf, Class Welfare Card by The Juice Media, From the Singularity University Summit 2019: Dr Niraj Lal talks about technology, and social justice. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Changing behaviour
04/11/2019From the Singularity University Summit 2019: Shelley Laslett talks about the neuroscience of changing your behaviour, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Spins and valleys
28/10/2019Internet turns 50, Quantum batteries by Ian Woolf, Samuel Bladwell explains spintronics and valley technology, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395