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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Slowing women's ageing
16/05/2016Giant black hole discovered - 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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RobotX Carp telepresence
09/05/2016Carp! 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 talks 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Pulsar glitching 2 and Biological Ageing
02/05/2016A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference, part 1 by Ian Woolf, Jim Palfreyman talks about glitching pulsar discoveries, part 2. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Pursuing pulsars, part 1
25/04/2016Thought 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Biohacking baby formula
18/04/2016Electric 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Sly Mould
11/04/2016Robot 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, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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STEAM through space bubbles
04/04/2016Its raining innovation by Ian Woolf, Solange Cunin talks about launching QuebRider's STEAM projects, John Barrow talks about Eternal Bubble Multiverses, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Kids 3D print internet Barbie
28/03/2016Stem 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 technologies. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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AI, Smart watches and augmented reality
21/03/2016New 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Science Poetry Slam rewind
14/03/2016This time for sure! Urine power news by Ian Woolf. Highlights from the Science Spoken Word Spectacular: 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. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf (first broadcast 2013-07-22) Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles redux
07/03/2016Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf, Michael Morris talks about finding out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf (first broadcast 2013-07-22) Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Physics of Music revisted
26/02/2016First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf. Professor Joe Wolfe talks about the Physics of Music and Voice. (first broadcast 2013-07-01) Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Hackagong and Biofoundry
22/02/2016Water safety scientists sacked by Ian Woolf The Creeping Garden, 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Fate of the Universe
15/02/2016Gravitational 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 going. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Innovation Engineering
08/02/2016Climate scientists protest on 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Space Psychology Array
01/02/2016Electric 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Blockchain Citizen Science
25/01/2016Venus 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 Gulgul talks about emerging technologies for developing economies, at the Sydney 2015 Blockchain workshop. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Plasma Rocket Science
18/01/2016Free 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Star-seeking robots touch language
11/01/2016Eye 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Real Space Cowboys and Star AI
04/01/2016Alien 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution