Diffusion Science radio

Ritzian physics and imaginary friends

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 29 June 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Did you have an imaginary friend? Do you think the scientific establishment is suppressing alternative theories? Caitlin Howlett discusses giraffe evolution and Saturn's moons, and the benefits of imaginary conversations. John August debates the Ritzian alternative to Einstein's relativity with Ian Woolf. Marc West looks at the correlation between zombies, vampires and elections. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Space colonies, foresight, giant sperm

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 22 June 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the recent Foresight Innovation Sustainability Hothouse (FISH@6) forum on renewable energy and waste management. John August talks about the concept of space colonies and social escapism. Plus the news from sun spots to giant sperm.

Produced and Presented by Patrick Rubie

Blindsight, deja vu, and contraception

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 15 June 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss Using blindSight to find your keys, deja Vu, bacteria taught to count, male contraception in China, deja vu and a new element for the table. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Spiders save lives and going to Mars

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 08 June 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about his research into how poisons from spiders can stop insects spreading disease and eating our food,
and talks to Dr Pascal Lee about the NASA mission to send humans to Mars.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Old dust, biometrics, recycled condoms

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 01 June 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Darren Osborne talks to Dr Henner Busemann from the University of Manchester about dust older than the solar system.
Marc West talks to Associate Professor Stephanie Schuckers from Clarkson University talks to Marc West about identifying people through their biometrics.
And Marc West and Victoria Bond tackle the modern topic of recycling condoms - can it be done?
News by Victoria Bond
- fluorescent primates
- wooden plastic
Presented and produced by Marc West

Zombie fish and evolving Darwinius

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 25 May 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Cigutera zombie fish poison,
Darwinius, science and the media by Victoria Bond, with discussion from Kalvin Ng and Ian Woolf,
News by Kalvin Ng
- territory disputes over underwater minerals
- tortured mocking birds
- showering ducks
News by Victoria Bond
- Getting Down with cancer
- asthma can be caused by eczema
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Economics and lithium in our water

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:30:00 +1100

'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the current Global Economic Crisis,

Panel Discussion: Lithium in drinking water, man-made swine flu and exciting electronics by Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore and Patrick Rubie,

News by Patrick Rubie
- office work a pain in the neck
- sea cucumbers mop up CO2

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Designer Genes, Music and Tornadoes

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West joins Dr Luke Hunter for a beer and a chat about designing
organic molecules. John August gets swept away by tornadoes, and is
there really a link between music preference and intelligence?
Produced by Marc West, presented and panelled by Ian Woolf

Vaccination consternation, alien genes

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Martin Faccinni talks about why you should vaccinate,
and how to protect yourself against all flu infections with Marc West and Ian Woolf,
Marc West interviews Dr Katerina Mickac about the invasion of alien species,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

CSIRO Wi-Fi win and Dunbar's number

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about alternative Energy and Australia,
News by Ian Woolf, with discussion from Marc West and John August
- CSIRO win their patent battle against 14 US Giants,
- A hard limit on your social network size proved with Xmas cards and the Church of England?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

GFC economics and climate policy

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews economist Joffre Bolce about the Global Financial Crisis,
Marc West speaks with Dr Ben McNeil about Climate change policy,
News by Victoria Bond
- solar power from space for Fresno,
- National Ignition Facility tries laser fusion
- Earthquakes predicted by clouds, for Iran
- sponges without biofilms fight disease
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Salk, Sabin and Twitter

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore decribes the history of the Polio vaccine,
Lachlan, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss if Twitter is just for twits,
News by Ian Woolf
- Mitsubishi electric cars for Oz?
- Nano-batteries
- virus build batteries
- hot drink alert
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Earth hour and Carnivorous plants

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about Climate Change science and policy,
Ian Woolf feeds his Carnivorous plants,
News by Ian Woolf
- Solar cycle could get noisy
- Strangers make better mates
- Genes diversify in hard times
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Mad cows, stem cells and Dark aliens

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Muhsin Karim explains the big issues of tiny stem cells,
Ian Woolf looks for Dark aliens,
News by Ian Woolf
- Twin paradox in DNA profiling
- Mad cows come unstuck
- Diabetic sugar
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

LOLcat censorship and Future Journeys

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Futurist Janine Cahill explains to Ian Woolf how to listen to gentle whispers,
Google Guru Jim Stewart discusses the ACMA black-list of material censored in Australia,
Protesters puzzled by banning of funny cat pictures and witch-hunting,
Colin Jacobs from Electronic Frontiers Australia explains why Internet censorship is a political problem, not a technical problem.
News by Kalvin Ng
- underwater eruption
- self-healing cars
- Tiger ID
- teenage space balloon
Presented by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Bats and sharks and CFS, correlated?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Nick Evershed interviews Dr. Lindy Lumsden about Pipistrelle bats near extinction on Christmas Island,
Ian Woolf gives his view of the New Scientist interview assertion that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is "almost all in the mind",
Marc West examines correlation and causation,
News by Jacqui Hayes
- Older parents statistically have less intelligent children
- Stem cell policy change
- DNA confirms Tsar's children died with the Tsar
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Gender, Curie, Franklin, and Carson

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +1100

International Women's Day 2009 with Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf,
Gender bending stories:
- phthalates feminise boys
- half boy half girl bird brain
- sixth sense switches mice gender
- gender gene identified
- Gender and sex identity development
- gender development disorders
- Turner sydnrome
- Kleinfelter syndrome
- hermaphroditism and gender assignment
- testosterone receptor insensitivity
Women in Science:
Marie Curie,
Rosalind Franklin,
Rachel Carson
Presented by Victoria Bond, Produced by Ian Woolf

Space, babies and pregnant fish

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West talks to Bianca Nogrady from New Scientist Magazine about the last 3 unknown facts of our solar system.
Lachlan Whatmore pays a tribute to a special lady called Ruby and explains why babies are so warm.
Patrick Rubie will change the way you think about fish…forever
News by Patrick Rubie
- Migrating Planets
- Mutated HIV
- Bilirubin in plants
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore, Produced by Patrick Rubie

Brains, Space and medical tattoos

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Patrick Rubie sees a green comet,
meningitis in disguise,
and beta blocks memories.
Ian Woolf looks at medical tattoos,
with commentary from Drew Shobbrook.
Marc West interviews Bianca Nogrady about the mysteries of our solar system.
Presented by Patrick Rubie and produced by Ian Woolf

Cassowary are you?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Tilly Boleyn, Chris Stewart and Jacqui Hayes have the latest news about fetal alcohol syndrome, the FAST telescope in China, spray-on solar panels and they ask, "Cassowary are you?" Produced by Jacqui Hayes, panelled by Tilly Boleyn.

Walking tree, smart mobile, bad chick

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Drew Shobbrook explains how to be smart about being electronically mobile,
Patrick Rubie sights land whales,
Walking trees cross Ian Woolf's path,
while unhealthy chickens get peckish,
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Green contraception, Fifth grade science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Sarah Wood investigates which contraception is better for the environment - the pill or condoms?
Caitlin Howlett has a brain-busting quiz.
News by Jacqui Hayes
-where happy Australians are living
-why we yawn
Presented by Sarah Wood
Produced by Jacqui Hayes

Cancer, Dust and Super-tasters

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +1100

John August explains the causes of cancer,
Amy Bullen explores dust,
Jaqui Hayes, Monica Sharma, Derek Muller and Ian Woolf discuss super-tasters.
News by Ian Woolf
- generate power from water flowing in buildings
- the cloak of invisibility is now tunable
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Science in Namibia, Magnificent Maths

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia.
Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008.
News by Kalvin Ng
- New climate change advisers for Obama
- Energy sources ranked
- Oestradiol causes affairs
Presented by Jacquie Hayes
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Unhealthy Santa, and Roo for You

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West consults Bianca Nogrady about Santa's gut,
Patrick Rubie tucks into kangaroo for science,
News by Patrick Rubie
- Consumer electronics show
- adolescent baldness
- tasmanian devil sailing
Presented by Derek Muller and produced by Ian Woolf

Reading brains, Dave sings science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye with a scanner,
commentary by Charles Willock,
Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff,
Kalvin Ng shows the world was warmer than you thought,
Dave the Happy Singer reviews the news in impromptu song,
Dave Sings Monty Python's Universe song,
Presented by Marc West
Produced by Ian Woolf

2008 Kisses, tantrums and infections

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +1100

For the last show of 2008, plenty of love, tears and infection spreading!
Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe.
Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases.
Ian Woolf tells a tale of eight-tentacled fury at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany.
And in our last news of 2008 Marc West reveals secrets of Santa!
Presented by Darren Osborne
Produced by Patrick Rubie
Panelled by Ian Woolf
The mistletoe: naughty or nice\? by Patrick Rubie
Otto the kranky octopus by Ian Woolf
Guess the infectious diseases with Victoria Bond and Jamie Leclerc
News by Marc West – Infectious Happiness and secrets of Santa

Christmas 2008 special

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West interviews Hayley Birch organiser of the Geek Pop Festival,
Marc West and Darren Osborne reflect on the science that made the news in 2008,
news on Santa dealing with global warming and the
global financial crisis, Reindeer science
Produced and Presented by Marc West

Internet censorship protest special

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks with Sam, organiser of the protest,
Fiona Patten convenor of the Australian Sex Party,
and finally Dave the Happy Singer and Percy from the Digital Liberty Coalition,
News by Kalvin Ng
- dying coral reefs,
- relating to artificial people,
- ancient cannabis in China.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Maths, hot leaves, and body swapping

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West talks with Jamos McAlister and Marcus Findlay about teaching kids that "calculations are the spelling of maths, not the story",
Ian Woolf talks to Dr Andrea Leigh at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney about the science of hot leaves,
News by Kalvin Ng and Monica Sharma,
- body swapping
- software to make you statistically beautiful,
- heart attacks prevent heart attacks,
Ian Woolf rallies the Internet censorship protest around Australia on December 13th 2008
Presented by Kalvin Ng, and produced by Ian Woolf

Parasite Wisdom, warming, space sugar

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:30:00 +1100

News by Marc West
- global warming and the next ice age,
- wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels,
- dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue,
- wind farms may create weather,
- celestial smiley face
Ian Woolf talks parasite wisdom with Professor John Dalton, director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, UTS, who researches how to exploit parasite's knowledge of our immune system to cure diseases.
Caitlin Howlett tell us about sugar in space, which may point at life, and how water is a greenhouse gas.
Ian Woolf reports on solar powered sea slugs on the sea floor that can make food from sunlight.
Monica Sharma updates us on the fate of the spiders in space, and how a brain implant is giving a paralysed man the power of speech,
Caitlin Howlett reports on how turtles evolved their shells,
Presented by Monica Sharma, produced by Ian Woolf

Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:30:00 +1100

PhD student Phoebe Peters talks with Ian Woolf about how life itself really works and how cells reproduce.
Cyling scientist Chris Lauf describes his 7 month science education adventure around Queensland to Caitlin Howlett.
Cart washes with Kalvin Ng,
Spiders and butterflys in space by Monica Sharma,
Global warming prevents an Ice Age by Patrick Rubie,
and CNN and Telstra "holograms" with Ian Woolf,
Presented by Caitlin Howlett, and produced by Ian Woolf.

Censorship, broken and fixed hearts

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the Australian Government's plan to censor the internet.
Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers,
and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions,
Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of the whales versus the US Navy,
Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf.

Isotopic water, PhD dances, bird flu

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate.
Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from Cork University in Ireland to find out how to apply for the American Association for the Advancement of Science PhD interprative dance competition.
Kalvin Ng bring us the latest news about bird flu.
Presented by Kalvin Ng and produced by Ian Woolf.

Vampire moths, ghosts, and vasty deeps

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ghost-hunting by Android Amy Bullen,
the Living Dead bacteria by Lyncanthropic Ian Woolf,
Greg Skilbeck explains how sediment from the sea bed tells the tale of climates past,
News by Murderous Marc West,
- Vampire Moths
Presented by Murderous Marc West,
Produced by Lyncanthrope Ian Woolf

Nanotech, doctoral dancing and pubs

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles,
Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London.
News by Marc West and Ian Woolf
- a competition for interprative dances based on PhD theses,
- factors to make your brain grow
Presented by Nick Evershed,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Radio rewards pickup lines

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie,
118118 challenge by Marc West,
The brain's reward by Amy Bullen,
News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie,
- obesity and pleasure
- internet surfing keeps your brain young
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Quantum teleportation, and a sexy hello

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space in-between,
Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Medical Chocolate from Mars,
- Fertile greetings from females
Music: Pi Man by Unicron's Revenge (Sydney band)
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Proteomics and close relatives

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Our closest relatives are all of us,
You can learn to change the way genes are expressed in your body,
Ben Herbert explains proteomics,
Melinda Hall King explains childhood deception,
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Bleaching coral and androids

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Ralph about global warming modelling, from coral bleaching to Antarctic algae,
Patrick Rubie examines the issue, are robots better than androids? R2D2 or CP30?
News by Victoria Bond, read by Dean Procter:
- Personal genetic screening
- Mothballs and life
- LHC melts down
- blindness cured by gene therapy
- human clones in Sydney
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Blood and Space Volcanoes

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions,
Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space,
the latest scientific news, from Cubans in space to health-conscious computer geeks reviewed by Ian Woolf, Patrick Rubie and Sam Conyngham
Presented and produced by Patrick Rubie

Conspiracy and LHC

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +1100

The Large Hadron Collider switch-on discussed by Victoria Bond, Patrick Rubie, and Ian Woolf,
Jason Heimaster brings a critical eye to Conspiracy Theories,
News by Victoria Bond
- familiarity breeds contempt
- gentler needles from mosquitoes,
- listener auto-complete sentences
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Patrick Rubie.

Hypnosis and scepticism

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +1100

John August sends a Postcard from Britain in the 1870's.
Ian Woolf speaks with Melinda Hall King about hynotherapy,
Melinda and Ian talk about the Science festival, Scepticism and the Placebo effect.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.

Bionic soldiers and unlimited power

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Muhsin Karim explores the bionic soldier and Brain Computer Interfaces,
Ian Woolf has the last word with Brian Lennon from the Live Futures 2020 festival about the
opportunities offered by large amounts of cheap, clean alternative power.
Jacqui Hayes brings the week in review:
- Landmine tobacco
- Tree-man
- Cow compasses
- cognitive magic
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Future Fab Lab and Fish and Chip powered cars

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:30:00 +1100

In this special edition from the Live Futures 2020 Festival,
Brian Lennon speaks to Ian Woolf about the Fab Lab that could make anything with 3D printers,
and cars that run on used vegetable oil left over from fish and chip shops.
Jacqui Hayes reviews elephants who count, and how to read men's faces.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Steam work and giant wallabies

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore puts steam to work,
Jacqui Hayes and Caitlin Howlett review the week in science
- happiness science,
- giant wallabies in Tasmania
- confirmation that contraceptive pills reverse attraction
- vaccination against alcoholic pleasure
Amy Bullen examines the ultimate cheating drug - the placebo,
News by Ian Woolf
- synthetic telepathy
- anti-aging drugs keep your cells clean
- chilli heat not just an illusion
- cannabis and opium to prevent addiction
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Smashing atoms and nanotechnology

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond finds out if the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world,
Ian Woolf talks to Professor Mike Cortie about zapping gold nanoparticles in your body with lasers to cure mind-control parasites,
News by Patrick Rubie
- King Tut's foetuses
- solar power at night
- smart bricks
- dandelion rubber
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf

Invisible illness and exploding spacecraft

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf reports the latest in the war on aging,
the Live Futures Festival to be held simultaneously in Newtown and Second Life on August 17th,
and The doomed attempt of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 1 spacecraft to launch over the weekend.

Dr Stephen Graves talks to Ian about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference in Cambridge. What is Chronic fatigue Syndrome? What are the causes and what is it like to be struck down by the illness? Why is it still the invisible illness so many years after its discovery in the 1980's?
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Vaccination and Autism?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Martin Faccini investigates the controversy over whether the Mumps Measles and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination causes austism in children,
Panel discussion of vaccination as a civil liberty issue by Martin Faccini and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Viagra for depressed women
- lasers for youth
- urine on your mind
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf

Clones, Steam Hero, Mind Control

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Cloning by Michelle Kovacevic,
Steam engines and Hero of Alexandria by Lachlan Whatmore,
Emotiv Mind Control interview with Tan Le by Daz Chandler,
News by Ian Woolf
- Wooden nuclear power plant accident in Vermont,
- Moon race goes underground at NASA
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

BioUtopia and draft Garnaut

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Heading towards a BioUtopia by Richard Hindmarsh, reviewed by Muhsin Karim,
Panel discussion of Ross Garnaut's draft report on climate change for the Australian government by Lachlan Whatmore, Patrick Rubie, Vicky Saunders, Adrian Saunders, and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf
- Chimps play to their audience,
- Real snail mail,
- plastic conductors,
- magic half-time oranges,
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Chiptunes, see-thru batteries and syphilis

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:30:00 +1100

Syphilis in Australia by John August,
Interview with Professor Christopher
Fairley by John August,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Migraine zapping,
- see-through, bendy batteries,
- World's oldest computer music
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Holistic medicine and ancient engines

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore looks at waterwheels and other ancient machines,
Patrick Rubie talks to the president of the Sydney University Holistic Society,
News by Ian Woolf,
- solar powered solar power
- neurology of cinema
- erasable printing paper
produced by Lachlan Whatmore

Bad weather, appropedia, white Mars

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore talks to Dr Helen Reed from the Metereology Bureau about La Nina,
Ian talks to Chris Watkins about appropriate technology and Appropedia,
News by Victoria Bond
- coffee good for you
- cone of silence invented
- white stuff on Mars
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore.

Fanny Macleay and talking dolphins

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1100

News by Patrick Rubie
- electric flying saucers
- personal networks sewn into clothes
- fake urine used by miners
Nineteenth Century naturalist Fanny Macleay by Lachlan Whatmore,
Discussion of the news, staying young by staying with the young, and the portable hug with Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie,
Can Dolphins Talk? by Ian Woolf,
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf.

Growing fat and shrinking brains

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Cannabis: shrinking brains or fighting fear? by Patrick Rubie

Epigenetics by Tilly Boleyn and Jacqui Hayes
(taken from 2SERs Friday Daily 06/06/08)

Less money, more fat by Patrick Rubie

News prepared by Ian Woolf and read by Patrick Rubie
- Fruits for power
- Old inside, young outside

Presented and Produced by Patrick Rubie

Grassroots OLPC and Martian red skies

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Martin Facini explores Mars with the Phoenix lander,
Ian Woolf talks with Professor Barry Vercoe about the One Laptop Per Child Foundation in Australia,
Is space exploration worth it? Discussion by Patrick Rubie, Martin Facini and Ian Woolf,
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

Brain cells and water wells

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Inside your brain with Muhsin Karim,
Watching the Water: Interview by Amy Bullen with Clunies Ross Award winner Iven Mareels,
News by Jacqui Hayes,
- Panda's survive the Chinese Earthquake,
- Interplanetary locust robots,
- Bubonic plague's secret weakness
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Music: "The Best Imitation of Myself by Ben Fold"

'Popular and polarising science'

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:00:00 +1100

'Rock radar and solar cells' (The ATSE Clunies Ross Awards: part 1) - Amy Bullen interviews two award-winning scientists, David Noon and Stuart Wenham on their inventions
'A tribute to David Attenborough' by Victoria Bond and Martin Facini
Discussion forum on Richard Dawkins''Enemy of Reason'
News by Ian Woolf
- Safe sex science
- Design your own phone

Presented and Produced by Patrick Rubie

Sample of 'It's a scientific fact' by Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans in outro

Flores Hobbits and Stinging Jellyfish

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Amy Bullen and Chris Rehberg interview Professor Mike Morwood about the Hobbits of Flores,
Lachlan Whatmore talks about the stinging Irukandji jellyfish of Australia,
News by Ian Woolf,
It takes two people to trick the masses,
Solar electric cars for cities
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Music: Upside Down by Jack Johnson from the Curious George soundtrack CD

Global cool space engineers chocolate

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Ian Woolf looks at chocolate physiology,
John August continues his battle with syphilis and the world,
and Lachlan talks to space engineer George Graves.
News by Patrick Rubie,
Presented and produced by Lachlan Whatmore.

Quolls and Quokka dreaming

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Almost extinct animals with Chris Rehberg,
Lucid Dreamer Amy Bullen,
News by Ian Woolf
- peering phones
- Chicken X prize
- pig plastic
Presented by Amy Bullen,
Produced by Ian Woolf.
This Ponderous by 2NU2

Tasmanian Tiger bosses spy syphilis

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Tasmanian Tigers on the mainland by Chris Rehberg,
Syphilis dose 2 by John August,
Policing at work and school by Ian Woolf,
News by Victoria Bond
- mineral deficiency delayed evolution,
- fertilisation fighting malaria,
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Big pox big cats remotely lie

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +1100

John August gives us Syphilis,
Chris Rehberg chases Singleton Big Cats,
News by Patrick Rubie and Victoria Bond,
- remote lie detection
- two faced girl
- spinal healing with nano-polymers
- piezoelectric nano-fibres rub up some power

Multilingual dyslexia and super-powerful lasers by Patrick Rubie,
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Reducible Evolution Special

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Thermoregulation with Frank Seebacher interviewed by Jesse Silverman
The irreducibly complex Michael Behe by Alex Jordan
News by Jesse Silverman
- life from space
- hobbits
- Ancient sea monsters
- AIDS resistance
- Antarctic giants
Presented by Carla Avolio
Produced by Ian Woolf
We Come From Monkeys by Emerald Rose

Silky spiders with wireless chips

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Fast, cheap and wireless by Ian Woolf
Silky spidery secretions' by Lachlan Whatmore with discussion by Patrick Rubie, Ian Woolf and Victoria Bond
News by Victoria Bond
- bacteria fighting bacteria
- iodine-deficient cavemen
- cancer-killing viruses

Presented by Patrick Rubie
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Songs:
'Big Scary Monsters' by Sar Friedman
'The Spider' by Flanders and Swan
Sample of 'Technologic' by Daft Punk

Galileo fish count quantum secrets

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Space probe Galileo by Lachlan Whatmore
Quantum cryptography by Amy Bullen
News by Ian Woolf,
- Superconductors,
- Nanowires
- Counting Fish
Presented by Amy Bullen
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore

Space probes Borderless housing

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Space probes by Lachlan Whatmore

Sustainable housing interview with Vaughn Gray of Engineers without Borders by Amy Bullen,
News by Patrick Rubie
short people are more jealous, self-healing artificial joints butterflys remember their childhood Presented and produced by Lachlan Whatmore

Echinoderms, illusions and your brain

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore explores the mysterious world of echinoderms, Ian Woolf reveals the illusion of scarcity, and the panel discusses the latest brain research, including gaming gadgets and why puberty is so difficult. Presented by Amy Bullen and produced by Jacqui Hayes.

Power-dressing giant frogs with ID cards

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:00:00 +1100

'ID card pensions' by Ian Woolf
'Synaesthesia' by Charles Willock
'Power-dressing giant frogs' by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro
News by Patrick Rubie
- Wild winter viruses
- snake jaws sailing sound waves
- solving a 140 year old equation

Presented by Lara Davis
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Song 'Thumbnail 160 -Atomic Energy'
Outro contains a sample of 'It's a Scientific Fact'

Religion, Spineless sex, and faces

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Religion versus Science by Michelle Kovacevic,
Sex bypasses the spine for the injured by Ian Woolf,
Facing up to automatic ID recognition by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro,
Calculating your caffeine by Ian Woolf,

News by Ian Woolf
- artificial sweeteners make you fat
- G-spot imaged

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

War goats, rat studs, and smart beds

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Goat sacrifices of the military by Ian Woolf,
Wired Beds by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro,
Junk DNA points the way by Patrick Rubie,
Female rats prefer males with recent sexual experience by Patrick Rubie,
Jacqui Hayes interviews Chris Lauf of the Cycling Scientists and their travelling energy show,
http://www.cyclingscientists.com
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

'Plug into your Prius, replicate with RepRap'

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +1100

'Self-replicating 3-D printers' by Ian Woolf
'Plug-in batteries for hybrid cars' by Brigid Mullane
'DNA taxis' by Patrick Rubie, Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf
News by Patrick Rubie

Outro contains a sample of 'Love will tear us apart again' by Yha Khut

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Good Vs Bad radiation, Hep C treatments...

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:00:00 +1100

News and views by Tilly Boleyn (speaking with Evan Shapiro)
New Hepatitis C treatment by John August
Good and Bad Radiation by Michelle Kovacevic
Presented by the ever elegant Lindsey Gray
Technical assistance by Ian Woolf
Additional contribution by Joanne Chang
Edited by Tilly Boleyn

Zombie Sex Change Lizard Medical Myth

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Free will or zombie-hood explored by Amy Bullen,
Medical myths dispelled by Michelle Kovacevic,
Hot sex changing lizards get cool with Jacqui Hayes,
Michelle Kovacevic, Amy Bullen, and Patrick Rubie.
News by Patrick Rubie:
- Virgin Galactic spaceship 2,
- Upsizing dimensions with Artificial Intelligence,
- Searching and rewarding the searching and rewarding area of the brain
- Aztecs sacrificed young boys

Presented by Jacqui Hayes,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

Crude oil and cruder monkeys

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:00:00 +1100

News and views by Jacqui Hayes.
Lindsey Gray with a slick coverage of the competing crude oil formation theories.
Matt Clarke couldn't help but tell us about monkey prostitution and pornography.
Intelligent musings from Michelle Kovacevic.
Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.

Parasitic Koels and space robots

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Koels of summer by Lindsey Gray,
Kayuga probes the moon by Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Glowing mind parasites get jammed,
- Magnetic nano-medicines,
Presented by Derek Williamson,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Stone calendars, obsolete units of biofuel

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:00:00 +1100

We take the measure of strange obsolete units with Lachlan Whatmore,
and look at ancient astronomy with John August and Steve Maxwell,
Charles Willock looks at the downside of biofuels.
News by Patrick Rubie,
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore with technical support from Ian Woolf

Peruvians online and festive flab

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:00:00 +1100

Patrick Rubie with exercise science,
Ian Woolf with Peruvian children's first experiences online,
Fat discussion by Joanne Chang, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie,
News By Joanne Chang, James Foster and Ian Woolf.
Presented by Lindee Wong,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical assistance by Patrick Rubie

'Fly me to the moon with love and fireworks'

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +1100

'Mining the moon' by Ian Woolf
'The chemistry of love' by Joanne Chang
'Fireworks frenzy' by Patrick Rubie
Fireworks discussion by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf, Joanne Chang, Lara Davis and Patrick Rubie
Music outro: Sample of Aerodynamic by Daft Punk
Presented by Lara Davis
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Coelacanth Xmas trees Stand pregnant

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +1100

The Science of Xmas Trees by Patrick Rubie,
Coelacanths fishy resurrection by Rabia Khan,
News by Ian Woolf
- Scary time
- Flipping coins
- Fearless mice
Stand to be Pregnant and BBQ cancer by Jacqui Hayes and Ian Woolf,
Presented by Jacqui Hayes,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Ancient chocolate bioweapon bugs moon

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +1100

A shirtload of Units by Lachlan Whatmore,
Squirming, creeping and feeling by Tilly Boleyn and Evan Shapiro,
Termite class war by Ian Woolf
Ancient Chocolate by Derek Williamson,
Endangered new species by Rabia Khan,
News by Patrick Rubie
- Memorable Chimps
- Free internet on aircraft
- Moon rocks
- Seeing red over the Red Sea Dam
- Ancient Hittite bioweapons
Presented by Rabia Khan,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Menstrual stem cells smallpox extinct

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Stem cells from Menstrual blood by Ian Woolf,
Smallpox extinction by John August,
News by Patrick Rubie,
Presented by Joanne Chang,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore

Evidence kills smallpox placebo

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Evidence based medicine by Erin Passmore
Smallpox and vaccination by John August
Evidence, smallpox and placebo discussed by Rabia Khan, Patrick Rubie, John August, Joanne Chang, Linda Wang and Ian Woolf
News by Patrick Rubie
- climate
- telescopes
- stem cells
- giant scorpians
Presented by Rabia Khan
Produced by Ian Woolf

Robot Love, Nuclear Power, Safe?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100

A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special (Part II).
Instead of looking only at CO2, we look at the
other important issues surrounding nuclear power
generation. This week: the risks of proliferation.

Special Guests Dr Sue Wareham OAM of the Medical
Association for the Prevention of War, and A/Prof
Tilman Ruff, Australian Chair of the International
Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons talk with
Charles Willock about nuclear proliferation.

Jaroon Descartes is Jacqui Pfeffer's Special Guest
in Part II of "Relationships with Robots".

Presented by: Lachlan Whatmore
News: Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf
Panelled by: Ian Woolf

Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf

Musical Clips:
Randy Newman: Political Science ("Let's drop the big one now")
Tom Lehrer: That Was The Year That Was ("Who's_Next?").

Nuclear Waste: Safe for 240,000 years?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100

A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of
nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems
associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site.

Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to Charles Willock about
possibly significant errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times.
Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about
the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga.

Presented by: Emily Fearn
Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld

Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf
assisted by Patrick Rubie

Music:
"The Elements" Tom Lehrer/Sir Arthur Sullivan
"It's a scientific fact" Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans
(by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer)

Robots, baby birds and free internet

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Jacqui Pfeffer discusses Robot Relationships with Hugh Durrant White
Ian Woolf interviews Lachlan Hardy about freeing the net http://lachstock.com.au
Charles Willock looks at the life of baby birds
News by Ian Woolf
Presented by Lara Davis
Produced by Ian Woolf

Spooky Worms, Dr Pet and Medicine Farms

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Diffusion Animal Special:

'Spooky Worms' by Lachlan Whatmore
'Dr Pet and Medicine Farms' by Patrick Rubie
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled/Produced by Patrick Rubie

Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +1100

News by Emily Fearn
- drop in ocean pH harms snail defences
- ancient evidence of modern behaviour
Apt Apertures by Charles Willock
DIY Beer Power with Microbial Fuel Cells by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt

Sound barrier, Virgin green

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Aviation special
60th Anniversary of the first supersonic flight by Lachlan Whatmore,
Virgin Blue goes green by Emily Fearn,
News by Erin Passmore,
- Suicidal genetics
- Of moose and man
- Urine as fertiliser,
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore

Science, Politics, Nuclear Meltdown

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Political science and Nuclear Meltdown by Charles Willock, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie

News by Ed Politt
Presented by Ian Woolf
Panelled and Produced by Patrick Rubie

Dino-bird, Scientists miscast, Sputnik

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +1100

News by Emily Fearn and Jo Dessman
- Velociraptor possibly had feathers
- Hearing problems in the classroom
- Scientists angry at being miscast in doco
50th Anniversary of Sputnik by Lachlan Whatmore
Presented and Produced by Ed Pollitt

The Art of Science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +1100

'The Art of Science', interview with Boo Chapple by Ian Woolf
News by Ed Politt
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Space warps, sex for sport, toy-boys

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Focussing zero point energy by Ian Woolf
Sex before sport by Marc West
Toy-boys and Trophy wives by Kachina Allen
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented and produced by Ed Pollitt

Dark matter and alternative medicine

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:00:00 +1100

'The Dark Side of the Cosmos' - Professor Joe Silk interviewed by Ian Woolf
'What's the alternative?' by Patrick Rubie
News by Patrick Rubie
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Diffusion Medical Special

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:00:00 +1100

The Evolution of Medicine by Emily Fearn
News by Ed Pollitt
- toys recalled for lead and magnets
- sexy slug pheromone orgies
- immune system recognizes fats

Presented by Erin Passmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Puke-ray, Marriage, Expanding Universe

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Marriage Science by Kachina Allen
Expanding Universe by Patrick Rubie
News by Ian Woolf
- Iced Germs
- Puke-ray
- Mega sugar-rush
Presented and produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: Lies Are Much More Fun by The Grates, Galaxy Song by Eric Idle

Genetic Peas Uncomplimentary medicine

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Mendel's Peas by Lachlan Whatmore,
Uncomplimentary complementary medicine by Ian Woolf,
Blood chips by Matt Francis,
News by Matt Francis
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Asperger's adventure Nuclear shutdown

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Asperger's Adventures by Patrick Rubie,
Nuclear shutdown by Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf
- Paper aircraft
- Neurological guardian angel
Science of Niceness presented by Bre Bunce
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Global Swindle, Snow Science, E-voting

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Global Warming Swindle Review by John August
Snow Science by Patrick Rubie
E-voting by Ian Woolf
News by Ian Woolf
- Australian Audiovisual Archive
- Caffeine Thinking
- Gesture Control
- Micro Movers
- Early Altruism

Presented by Emily Fearn
Produced by Ed Pollitt

Brain music and Smelly science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Mind Listening to the Mind Listening by Ian Woolf,
Smells like Science by Patrick Rubie,
News by Patrick Rubie - taking the urine,
- holograph testing
- synthetic life
- jellyfish cosmetics
- ancient chilli
Presented by Ed Pollitt,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Icelandic Science, Heart Rates, News

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Science of Iceland by Marc West
Heart Rates and the Brain by Tilly Boleyn
News by Patrick Rubie
- Hubble sees new stars
- energy generator using vibrations
- rat-brained robot
- Aesop's fable tested
- gut parasites from the ocean
- largest bird's secret of flight

Presented by Erin Passmore
Produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: 'Vaka' by Sigur Ros, 'Kobol's Last Gleaming' by Bear McCreary

Carbon Praise, Internet Goes Sideways

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Wonderful Carbon by Lachlan Whatmore,
Meshing the Internet by Ian Woolf,
News by Patrick Rubie:
- Space weather
- Microwaved plastic
- Colour evolution
- Artificial skin
- Giant penguins
Presented by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf.
Music: Carbon is a Girl's Best Friend by Lynda Williams The Physics Chanteuse - from her Cosmic Cabaret album,
http://www.scientainment.com/songs.html
DJ Ted Stevens Techno Remix: "A Series of Tubes" by 13tongimp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOoQFa5ug8

Greenwich Mean Time, Chookosaur, Bees

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Greenwich Mean Time by Marc West
Chookosaur & Queen Bees by Tilly Boleyn
News by Patrick Ruby
- Liquid Telescopes
- Arctic Spring
- Fresh Air
- Nano-squids
- Bad news for girls
- Picky-eating kids
- Pygmy pandas

Presented by Ed Pollitt
Produced by Ed Pollitt & Tilly Boleyn
Music: "Greenwich Mean Time Machine" by Mark Mitchell, "Space" by James Singer

The Sciencegasm, Ice Skating, Vegemite

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 09:00:00 +1100

The Science of Orgasm by Tisha Dejmanee
Ice Skating Science by Celine Steinfeld and Jeffrey Heaton
Southern Directions and Vegemite by Celine Steinfeld
News by Erin Passmore
- Smoking
- Sticky gecko feet
- Familial plants
- Cold pain

Presented by Emily Fearn
Produced by Ed Pollitt
Music: "Science Is Golden" by The Grates, "The Scientist" by Coldplay

Killer Robots, Google Streetview, Ants

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Marching Ants and the best Patents by Tilly Boleyn and Vanessa Gardoz
Google Streetview discussion with Erin Passmore, Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt
News by Ian Woolf
- Killer robots
- Stainless stem cells
- Gait madness

Presented by Erin Passmore
Produced by Ed Pollitt

Oil free, Low fat cows, Green goes red

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Darren Osborne interviews Dr David Lamb about Fuels of the Future,
Tilly Boleyn and Vanessa Gardoz discuss:
- Workchoice treadmills,
- Nominative determinism,
- lonely albatross,
- red-stained windmills,

News by Erin passmore and Ed Pollitt,
- Energetic astronomy,
- Black holes,
- Wood fired reverse speakers for alternative energy,
- Low fat cows
Presented by Ed Pollitt,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Robots in traffic, What attracts you?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 31 May 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Dr Will Uther talks to Ian Woolf about robots that drive in traffic,
Patrick Rubie takes to the streets to find out what people find attractive,
Presented by Charles Willock,
News by Ed Pollitt
-Nobel Peace,
-Yoga and GABA,
-Salt Savvy,
-Ward Awarded,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Oil, hair, heads and science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Hair, heads and hard-times discussion lead by Jacqui Hayes.
Interview with science film-maker Sonya Pemberton by Tilly Boleyn.
News by Ed Pollitt.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
It's Alright by Rand & Holland
23 by Blonde Redhead

Nanotech cancer and super-duper-novas

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Nanotechnology and cancer treatment by Pat Rubie;
Super-duper-nova by Chris Stewart;
news by Ed Pollitt.
Produced and presented by Chris Stewart

Synchrotron and phone spam

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 10 May 2007 09:00:00 +1100

News by Catherine Beehag.
Spunky Synchrotron Science by Ed Pollitt.
News extra and Do-not-call discussion lead by Ian Woolf.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
Hang me up to dry by Cold War Kids
+81 by Deerhoof

Cricket science+not so new discoveries

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 03 May 2007 09:00:00 +1100

News read by Catherine Beehag.
The science of cricket by Marc West.
Not-so-new discoveries by Tilly Boleyn (and a gaggle of delightful volunteers).
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer.
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
Misread by Kings of convenience.
Mishaps Happening by Quantic.

Cloned and Dressed for Success

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:00:00 +1100

This week's Diffusion casts aside vanity and looks at how healthy those belts, braces and bras really are when we try to dress up. The beer drinking scientists ask your opinion on cloning, life in general and the appeal of your own mini-me. Plus in Diffusion News, we look at an insect which has rediscovered the joys of sex after millions of years of celibacy.
Presented by Emily Fearn. "Dressed for Success" and "Eye Colour" by Kachina Allen, "The Beer Drinking Scientists: Cloning" by Marc West and Darren Osborne, News by Patrick Rubie. Panelled by Celine Steinfeld. Produced by Celine Steinfeld and Patrick Rubie.

Da Vinci Inventions, Climate-Fried Seafood and the Pope

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Discover Da Vinci's workshop full of flying machines, theatrical contraptions and submarines. Take a splash with the frenzied fish that are migrating across our warming ocean. But where does the Pope fit into all this? Find out this week on Diffusion.

Presented by Ed Pollitt and Emily Fearn
News by Patrick Rubie
Climate Fried Seafood by Darren Osborne
Da Vinci's Inventions by Chris Stewart
Produced by Celine Steinfeld

The science of sleep, lasers and sauce!

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:00:00 +1100

News and views by Ian Woolf.
Scientific tips on how to get a good nights sleep from Darren Osborne.
Lasers that will blow your mind and other body parts by Chris Stewart.
Will eating an aussie pie protect you from the suns harsh rays by Kachina Allen.
Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
Let me go home by Camera Obscura.
Happy Kid by Nada Surf.

Solar saves coal, Green your home

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Coal is too valuable to burn, by Ian Woolf,
Angus Kell explains water and energy efficient home renovation to Patrick Rubie, Mark West shares his election fever,
Presented by Jacqueline Hayes,
Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support by Tilly Boleyn.

Music:
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
by They Might Be Giants (Severe Tire Damage Album - Restless Records)

Stretched Out and Rollin by Pat Webb (http://www.archive.org/details/PatWebbStretchedOutandRollin)

Magical mushrooms and so much more!

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Scientific news and views by Ed Pollitt.
Magical mushroom tour by Celine Steinfeld.
Science Communication interview and lowdown by Catherine Beehag.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
We will become silhouettes - The Postal Service
Phantom Limb - The Shins

Science chats+wine-a perfect combo!

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Scientific news and views by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld.
The genetics of grapes by Darren Osbourne.
Questacon outreach interview by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld.
Presented and musically enhanced by Marc West.
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Pubic lice, fishy & diesel science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Diffusion's Marc West reports on diesel from his stranded car and Patrick Rubie taunts us with a fish science paradox. Vanessa Gardos manages to tell us all about pubic lice, pregnant lizards and Diffusion on wikipedia!

Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

International Women's Day Special

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Medicating Mr Faithful, Green Senator Kerry Nettle and the Women behind Science

Let's celebrate all those XX chromosomes out there! On Diffusion this week, we will have a chat with the Greens Senator and environmental scientist, Kerry Nettle. We will also take a bite of the "commitment pill" - a medication for creating Mr Faithful. Plus, we uncover two female scientists who were buried in history. Don't miss this weeks Diffusion special!

Presented by Celine Steinfeld
News by Emily Fearn
Medicating Mr Faithful by Tisha Dejmanee
Uncovering Women in Science by Catherine Beehag
Interview with Senator Kerry Nettle by Celine Steinfeld
Produced by Celine Steinfeld

ID Card - is Big Brother stalking you?

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Identity Card Special Edition
Presented by Darren Osborne,
Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston about privacy concerns,
Aras Vaichas speaks with Ian Woolf about RFID,
Interview with Professor Graham Greenleaf about Access and Cyberlaw
Produced by Ian Woolf and Charles Willock

Turbulent mile high chemical cocktails

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Ever wanted to join the mile high club? Want to put strange things into your body? This week, the Diffusion Team tackles the science of things that go bump in the air - well turbulence anyway - and what goes into food additives. And somehow, we pack in the latest news and views in science and a couple of top songs into our 30 minute slot. I'm not sure how we do it!

Producer / Paneller: Marc West
Presenter: Darren Osborne
Food additives by Emily Fearn, Celine Steinfeld
Turbulence by Marc West
News by Emily Fearn, Celine Steinfeld and Jack Cotterill

Natural asbestos and Carbon Trading

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Asbestos interview with Mark Hendricxs by Darren Obsorne,
Carbon Trading by Patrick Rubie,
News by Emily Fearn, Jack Cotterell, Celine Steinfeld, Patrick Rubie and Chris Stewart,
Produced and Presented by Chris Stewart.

Worst sounds ever and cleaning science

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Scientific news and views by Matt Clarke.
Top ten hideous sounds by Vanessa Gardos.
Microfiber cleaning cloths by Celine Steinfeld.
Expert commentary by Charles Willock and Patrick Rubie.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Chocolate,H2O+penguins but not all at once.

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Top science stories of 2006 by Marc West.
Weird water by Kachina Allen.
Chocolate-y goodness by Kachina Allen.
Penguins discussion by Catherine Beehag and Celine Steinfeld.
Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Music
Friend by Bob Evans
Condition by Supergrass

Caffeine and Doomsday

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Caffeine in Soft Drinks by Darren Osborne,
5 minutes to Doomsday by Chris Stewart,
The 2006 top-10 science stories by Marc West,
Science News by Ian Woolf,
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Produced by Chris Stewart.

Scientifically drinking water and beer

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Marc West and Darren Osborne talk all things science in the first ever feature of "The beer drinking scientists".
Kachina Allen takes a look into the weird and wonderful world of water.
Presented by Emily Fearn and Celine Steinfeld.
Produced by Marc West.

Warming Coral and the Herpes Vaccine

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Darren Osborne talks with Associate Professor John Pandolfi about Coral Warming,
Lachlan Whatmore talks in depth with Dr Bill Halford about his new Herpes vaccine,
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf

Evolution, retrocausality & sperm wars

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 09:00:00 +1100

Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn.
Science News by Ian Woolf.
Human evolution by Marc West.
Retrocausality by Tim Baynes.
Sperm wars by Darren Osborne.
Science in 2007 predictions.

Tantalising tidbits from Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag and the lovely Jacqui Hayes, who also provided technical assistance.

Gift giving and genetic engineering

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 09:00:00 +1100

We sum up the science that defined 2006 with Jacqui Hayes and Sacha Stelzer, Ian Woolf reveals a plan to create bearded babies and hairless men, Gifts for your scientist by Chris Stewart, and a morbid look at killer presents with Ian Woolf and the panel.
Presented by Marc West, produced by Jacqui Hayes, additional commentary from Catherine Beehag and Lachlan Whatmore.

Diffusion Christmas Quiz 2006

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:00:00 +1100

The Diffusion Christmas Quiz:
Schrodinger's Cats vs Pavlov's Dogs
in a Winner-Takes-All contest.
Hosted by Chris Stewart,
with Tilly Boleyn, Vanessa Gardos,
Shona Blair, Catherine Beehag,
Celine Steinfeld, Jacqui Pfeffer,
Jacqui Hayes, Ian Woolf, Darren Osborne,
Derek Muller, Charles Willock.
Produced by Chris Stewart, research by Tilly Boleyn.

Hearing URLs, Pasteur, Zapping food

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:00:00 +1100

News by Jacqui Hayes,
Synaesthesia by Charles Willock,
The life of Louis Pasteur by Lachlan Whatmore,
How to play with your food by Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Rock Power, Sci teamwork and Blackness

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:00:00 +1100

Hosted by Sasha Steltzer
Hot Rock Power by Darren Osborne
Science Cooperation with Europe by Tilly Boleyn
Carbon Credits for your wedding by Marc West, Charles Willock, Tilly Boleyn and Sasha Steltzer.

Produced and Panelled by Marc West with much help from Tilly Boleyn

Adopting Microbes Missing Reptile link

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +1000

Link between Dinosaurs and Birds - Lachlan Whatmore
Adopt a Microbe - Daz Chandler
News - Marc West

Presenter - Jacqui Pfeffer
Producer - Matt Clarke

Stargazing, Craniometry and Cricket

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +1000

Presented by Tilly Boleyn.
Science News by Matt Clarke.
Stargazing from Antarctica by Darren Osborne.
Lachlan Whatmore delves in Craniometry.
Cricket critique by Marc West.
Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Vegemite-gate, nuclear power exposed

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +1000

Presented by Marc West.
Science news by Vanessa Gardos.
Vegemite scandal questioned by Ian Woolf.
Nuclear power play by Charles Willock.
Also contains wise words from Jacqui Pfeffer and Tilly Boleyn.

Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Beers, Bellies and Moustaches. Oh MY!

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:00:38 +1000

How good is Beer!!! - Kachina Allen
Getting rid of your Beer Belly - Matt Clarke
Mo-vember madness - Marc West
News by Ian Woolf
Presented by Jacquie Hayes
Produced by Matt Clarke

Halloween Lycanthropy and Hallucigenia

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Presented by Vanessa Gardos,
News by Marc West,
Werewolves by Lachlan Whatmore,
Hallucigenia by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

Radiothon, Showers, Stephen Hawking

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Life and Times of Stephen Hawking by Marc West
How dangerous is my shower by Kachina Allen
Produced by Christ Stewart
Presented by Marc West
Expert commentary by Vanessa Gardoss and Tilly Boleyn

Nobel laureates and Boxing Kangaroos

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:00:38 +1000

What it takes to win a Nobel prize for Physics - Chris Stewart
Animal Olympics and boxing with Kangaroos - Jacqui Hayes
News by Marc West,
Presented by Matt Clarke,
Produced by Matt Clarke with technical support from Jacqui Pfeffer

Evolution, Ventriloquism and Hiccups

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Lachlan Whatmore explains Convergent Evolution,
Kachina Allen explores Ventriloquism,
Marc West announces two of this years Ig Nobel prizes
News by Ian Woolf,
Presented by Jacqui Pfeffer,
Produced by Matt Clarke

Travel bugs, Language and Speed dating

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Travel sickness by Marc West,
Language and children's brains: interview with Stephen Crain by Brigid Mullane,
The science of speed dating by Vanessa Gardos, Marc West, Justin Zeltzer and Ian Woolf
News by Justin Zeltzer,
Presented by Vanessa Gardos,
Produced by Ian Woolf.

Quack echoes, and Mood memory

diffusion@2ser.com (The 2SER Diffusion Science Team) — Thu, 5 Oct 2006 09:00:38 +1000

Ian Woolf looks up the illusory Duck's Quack,
Catherine Beehag shows us how being drunk can help your memory,
Justin Zeltzer reads Old Skool science news from 1926,
produced by Matt Clarke.