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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Bionic Eyes and Synthetic Biology
02/05/2011Associate Professor Gregg Suaning shares his Bionic Vision with Ian Woolf, Ian Woolf explores Synthetic Biology, and would he would do with access to a wet printer. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Driver Fatigue and Ury's Night
25/04/2011Victoria Bond celebrates 50 years of human space travel, Ian Woolf interviews Dr Sara Lal and Diarmuid Kavanagh about stopping tiredness killing people, News by Patrick Rubie: - safe injecting cuts overdoses - premature pregnancy evolves - NASA finds medicines stored in space become inactive Presented by Victoria Bond, produced by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
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Protect Research Rally and 3 blind mice
18/04/2011Ian Woolf visits the protest rally against proposed medical research budget cuts, and interviews: Bettina Arndt, Bill Ferris, Judy Black, and Andrea MacFarland. Patrick Rubie with the latest medical research news: Blindness, Schizophrenia and Depression. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
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Fukushima special!
11/04/2011Victoria Bond asks Ian Woolf to explain what radiation is, anyway. Martin Faccini cuts through the spook to get down to the bottom of health risks surrounding the meltdown. Finally, a Diffusion panel discussion about levels of exposure and radiation hormesis. Paneled by Ian Woolf, produced by Victoria Bond.
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Handwashing, meltdown and nanocooling
04/04/2011Victoria Bond gets the scoop from Ian Woolf on the nuclear reactor situation in Japan and asks, what is a meltdown, exactly? Victoria Bond speaks to Adam Freeman about why surgeons get so passionate about hand hygiene. Ian Woolf speaks to Geoff Smith about nanophotonics, and cooling. Presented and produced by Victoria Bond, with technical support by Ian Woolf
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Smart windows and Morton's Demon'
28/03/2011"Confirmation bias, denialism and Morton's Demon" by Peter Bowditch, Professor Geoff Smith spoke to Ian Woolf about how nano-photonics can be used for smart clothes and smart windows Presented by Ian Woolf, Produced by Victoria Bond
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TB Day and CSIRO vacations
21/03/2011Kate Barnard speaks to students in the CSIRO Vacation Scholarship Program, Victoria Bond talks about World Tuberculosis Day, Ian Woolf interviews Professor Geoff Smith about the importance of Nanophotonics to environmental energy flows, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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First computers and Radio mashups
14/03/2011Peter Bowditch describes Australia's first computer science, Smooth by Derek Muller, Ian Woolf talks with Balint Seeber about radio-frequency mashups, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Smart Bras and cheesey pickup lines
07/03/2011Phillipe Perez interviews Dr Timothy C. Nielsen about the Smart Bra News by Ian Woolf -BBC saved by Bit Torrent, -Electro-shock body armour, -Mulchable PC cases, -Solar roads, -Singularity Summit Australia 2011, -Jurassic Lounge, -Cheesey pickup lines have a purpose Gravity by Derek Muller, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Nuclear medicine and the Singularity
28/02/2011Singularitarian by Charlie Cam, The technological Singularity by Ian Woolf, I'm Atoms by Derek Muller, Reactor-free nuclear medicine by Ian Woolf Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Unfair reporting and DNA Poetry
21/02/2011Free internet for everyone by Ian Woolf Electronic glasses by Ian Woolf DNA poetry by Ian Woolf, How not to be fair and balanced, and why never to debate, by Peter Bowditch Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Fire and Transhumanism
14/02/2011Invisibility - all done with mirrors by Ian Woolf, Kate Grimwood talks with Ian Woolf about her science of Fire Investigation PhD, An introduction to Transhumanism by Ian Woolf, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Death by Chocolate!
07/02/2011What is the lethal dose of chocolate? Prayer and the neurology of scepticism, Seduction while you sleep, Caffeine makes you suggestible, DNA altered by the mind, Elderly made young by accident, Does a duck's quack echo? Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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The Science of Romance
31/01/2011Matthew Hall and Melinda Hall King discuss the psychology of human courtship, Ian Woolf reports how women can unconsciously read an attractive man's face, Matthew and Melinda discuss the psychology of the first kiss and compliments. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Attention and Woolf-Pulfrich effect
24/01/2011Ian Woolf reports on whistling caterpillars, carnivorous domestic entertainment robots, fluoridated water can hurt children's teeth, Profiling everybody at Gotham partners, Peer Review by the Peer Review Players, Paying attention can lose you weight and make you happy, The Woolf-Pulfrich effect - 3D and antidepressant! Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Skin hunger and mouse Draculas
17/01/2011Matthew Hall and Melinda Hall King explain to Ian Woolf why men in our culture suffer from skin hunger, Ian Woolf explores research rejuvenating old mice with the blood of young glowing mice, Professor Joe Silk talks to Ian Woolf about the search for Dark matter, and why invisible things are important. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Mating dance, Vitamin C and Coal
10/01/2011Matthew Hall and Melinda Hall-King share their wisdom on the human mating dance, Ian Woolf revisits the link between vitamins and sexual behaviour, and revisits how the coal industry could be saved by solar power. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
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Lifelogging and fake meat
03/01/2011Record your life with life-logging. Do you care about privacy on the internet? Would you eat fake meat? Discussion by Ollie Barrand, Catherine Beahag, Marc West and Aaron Cook. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Sperm Wars and Santa science
27/12/2010Marc West and Bianca Nogrady revisit the Science of Santa from 2009, Ian Woolf discusses Robin Baker's Sperm Wars with Aaron Cooke and Daniel Keogh Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
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Tsunami warning and Greentech awards
20/12/2010Ian Woolf interviews Marianne Menictas about her tsunami warning modelling to save the most people for the least cost. Matt Clarke in 2006 talks about semen allergies with out-takes, Marc West in 2006 explains cricket psychology, Ian Woolf reports from the Consensus Greentech Awards Presented and produced by Ian Woolf