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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Future Low Energy Electronic Technology
21/10/2019The 2019 Nobel Prizes for Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, Samuel Bladwell explains Future Low Energy Electronic Technology, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Junk DNA extreme weather aphasia
14/10/2019Baby 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Baby thoughts,forget to learn
07/10/2019Brain slices, green rain, weird dentistry, 9000 year old city, dried plum preserves, 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Synthetic biology and future science
30/09/2019Nano-capsules for lower weight and longer life by Ian Woolf, Claudia Vickers talks about synthetic biology and the CSIRO future science platform Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Plight of the platypus
23/09/2019Thomas Grant talks about preserving the platypus Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Platypus science
16/09/20195G wrecks weather forecasting by Ian Woolf, Thomas Grant talks about Platypus Science, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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AI - replace, destroy, or enhance?
09/09/2019Andrew Despi talks about his vision of an artificial intelligence future, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Kinder, gentler,transhumanism
02/09/2019Small modular nuclear reactors by Ian Woolf, Andrew Despi talks about a kinder, gentler Transhumanism, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Searching for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
26/08/2019Invisible in water by Ian Woolf, Franck Marchis from the SETI Institute and Unistellar, talks about the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligence, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Launching Arlula
19/08/2019Aftermath of the big radioactive explosion in Russia, Singing fish by Ian Woolf, Sebastian Chaoui and Arran Salerno talk about their space image business Arlula, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Tales from feather and quill
13/08/2019Big radioactive explosion in Russia by Ian Woolf, Kate Brandis talk how wetland bird feathers tell tales, Gina Sartore's The Daughter of Time about Grace Hopper, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Coral Reefs in NSW
05/08/2019Tracey Ainsworth and Steph Gardner talk about NSW coral reefs, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Nuclear waste dump Australia
29/07/2019Australian national nuclear dump by Ian Woolf, Sex in space by Ian Woolf, Daughter of Time by Gina Sartore, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Romance Scam Detective
22/07/2019Second guessing science by Ian Woolf, Selina Co talks about her book "I'm an IT Romance Scam Detective", Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Ignoble Artilect war
15/07/2019This show was originally broadcast on 2010-10-11: 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Hugo de Garis bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Artilect war and Plankton
08/07/2019This show was originally broadcast on 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. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Hugo de Garis bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Quantum dots
01/07/2019ANSTO workers hurt again by Ian Woolf, Alison Campbell puts quantum dots under the microscope. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Alison Campbell bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Superlative hydrogen
24/06/2019Hydrogen hijinks, by Ian Woolf, Matthew Laplante talks about his book Superlative: The biology of extremes, Part 2 Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Matthew Laplante bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Scientific journalism
17/06/2019Journalism is not a crime, by Ian Woolf, Matthew Laplante talks about his book Superlative: The biology of extremes, Part 1. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Matthew Laplante bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395
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Nanoparticles and twitter peer review
10/06/2019Twitter peer review by Ian Woolf, Debora Monego talks about nanoparticles. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Debora Monego bitcoin: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 ether: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395