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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Diet, bacteria and health
23/03/2015Sounding 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, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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Good cop/Bad cop: Cholesterol
16/03/2015Magnetic 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution
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DIY Space Exploration
09/03/2015Mystery 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Future Day with Aubrey de Grey
02/03/2015Luminous 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama
23/02/2015Spies 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Breakfast robots and TECHmyway
16/02/2015Zoomable 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, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
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TV spying and Biohacker stimulation
09/02/2015TV watches the watchers by Ian Woolf, Garrick Bercero describes La Pallaise 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Maker's Place Think Differently
02/02/20153D 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth
26/01/2015Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway
19/01/2015Asteroid 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Rideable multicopters transition waves
12/01/2015Balanced 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Bitcoin rules soliton waves
05/01/2015Medical 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 Support Diffusion by making a donation
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2015 - The year of the drone
29/12/2014The 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, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
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2014 science news review
22/12/2014A look back at 2014, through the lens of the Diffusion news headlines of the year, by Ian Woolf. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation
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Aussie Rockets Worm Lego
15/12/2014Worms 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 Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
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Vaping Freematics
08/12/2014NASA'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 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 Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
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Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo
01/12/2014Diabetes 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 and robot nerf guns. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
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Carotenoids - why vegetables are good for you
24/11/2014Harvard spying scandals by Ian Woolf, Chris Cazzonelli talks about carotenoids, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
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Primate RNA and pocket communicators
17/11/2014More 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 Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science
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Non-coding RNA and hand puppets
10/11/2014Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science