Diffusion Science radio

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, 04 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)

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?").