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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Biological art and killer robots
10/08/2015Beware the robots by Ian Woolf, Jaden Hastings talks about her art and science at the Biofoundry, Montgomery Gilhouse talks about virtual reality and 360 degree cameras. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Mind controlled brains, artificial IQ
03/08/2015Software 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Falling cats and Stem cell tourism
27/07/2015Military 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Vaccination ethics and electricity wars
20/07/2015Sydney 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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What are you looking at?
13/07/2015Plants 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots
06/07/2015Mind 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Urthecast and space lasers
29/06/2015Healthy 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Canada in Space, Google listens
22/06/2015Google 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Brain nets and Broccoli
15/06/2015Brain nets to catch your thoughts by Ian Woolf, Astha Singh talks about Glucosinulates in Broccoli Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Brainwaves and Photonics
08/06/2015Robot 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Photonics and quadcopters
01/06/2015All 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Kidneys, Hearts and Coal
25/05/2015Heavy 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality
18/05/2015Rubber 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Space Biz, Orbital Art and Horses
11/05/2015Power 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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DIY EEG and Rocket Science networking
04/05/2015A 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Synthetic Biology De-extinction
27/04/2015Genetically 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Paper engineering city spiders
20/04/2015Drugs to make you fairer by Ian Woolf, Jean Kropper talks about engineering paper structures, Lizzy Lowe talks about urban spiders at Famelab, 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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FAMELAB 2015: Bacteria, Labeckia, and Wellness
13/04/2015Where 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 Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Solar powered racing cars
06/04/2015Ciguatera 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 Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Asteroid mining and radioactive waste dumps
30/03/2015Radioactive 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. Bacteria by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution