Diffusion Science Radio

Photosynthesis and the Malaria vaccine

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Victoria Bond reports on the new Malaria vaccine,
Dr Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr Min Chen about photosynthesis,
News by Dr Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf
- parrot's names - IQ changes in adolescence
- Your brain doesn't tell you everything it knows
- temperature targets in trouble
- fork size matters when you eat out
- Denmark taxes rich food
- snails travel by being eaten
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Dr Victoria Bond, with technical support from Ian Woolf.

Protein, penicillin and parasites

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:30:00 +1100

The Ignobel prizes reported by Ian Woolf, discussion from Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple.
Victoria Bond talks Penicillin shortages with Professor Robert Bhoy,
Julie-Anne Popple interviews Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Alsion Gosby about the protein hypothesis for obesity.
Jams Bourne introduces mind altering parasites, and Ian Woolf explains the brain pathways they use to manipulate their hosts.

Labile languages and remembering Steve Jobs

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Patrick Rubie discusses an immunological breakthrough in organ transplant technology. Victoria Bond commemorates Steve Jobs. Patrick Rubie and Victoria Bond speak to John Olstad, of the University of Newcastle, about his work in the fields of linguistics and cognitive anthropology in Papua New Guinea, and the mathematical models used to better understand them. Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond

Stelarc and Artificial Brains

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Therese Chen reports on Faster Than Light Neutrinos, and cats that shine in nightclubs.
From the Singularity Summit Australia, Ian Woolf speaks to Artifical Brain builder Colin Hales,
and the amazing transhuman performance artist Stelarc.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Axis of Eating, Secrets of Chocolate

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Lindsey Gray reports on the Axis of Internal Well-being,
Julie-Anne Popple reports on being locked up with plants,
Ian Woolf interviews Galit Segev about the Secrets of Chocolate,
Victoria Bond interviews Dorothee Bond about managing Heath care in the Republic of Congo
Presented by Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical support by Therese Chen

Artificial Intelligence and windy assassins

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Julie-Anne Popple reports on the assassin bug's windy tricks,
Ian Woolf discusses a 13 year old boy's solar invention with Victoria Bond,
and the release of genetically modified mosquitoes with Dr Julie-Anne Popple
Ian Woolf interviews Dr Ben Goertzal at the Singularity Summit Australia about his research into Artificial Intelligence and the Singularity,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support by Therese Chen

Synthetic biology and cloud-busting

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf and Victoria Bond discuss this week's news: infectious disease and IQ variations, laser cloud busting, and electronic temporary tattoos.
Dr. Mic Cavazzini is back, and he asks Prof. Haslehof of Cambridge University about designing synthetic organisms.
Paneled by Therese Chen, hosted and produced by Victoria Bond

Seagrass, Art, and Maggots

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:30:00 +1100

No manned space craft for the International Space station rescue by Victoria Bond
Art meets Science at the Powerhouse Museum by Ian Woolf,
Professor Pinas talks about maggot therapy with Victoria Bond,
Eureka prize nominee Dr Peter Macreadie explains the importance of seagrasses,
Presented by Dr Julie-Anne Popple,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Hormoned beef and fracked farming

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Patrick Rubie reports: bacteria as a solution to dengue fever, and harnessing kinetic energy to power up your mobile phone.
Victoria Bond and Martin Facini discuss the potential and hazards in coal seam gas mining.
Finally, Brigid Mullane interviews Ian Lean about hormones in beef: why do we use them?
Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond

A Social Experiment

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Mic Cavazzini chats with Professor Simon Gaechter from the University of Nottingham about why we humans just can't co-operate with one another- before putting our panelists through Gaechter's Public Goods Game to see just how selfish we all are.
Dr Julie-Anne Popple brings you the latest on morphing moths.
Produced by James Bourne

Bones, Tassie Devils and Mind Control

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf talks to Professor Bruce Milthorpe about tissue engineering using coral.
Mic Cavazzini chats with Professor Jenny Graves about immunity in Tasmanian devils.
James Bourne takes a look at the latest news on the mind controlling parastie, Toxoplasma gondii.
Presented by Dr Julie-Anne Popple, produced by James Bourne.

Lizard babies and exploding stars

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Julie-Anne Popple interviews Brigid Murphy about her discovery that lizards live births illuminate the evolution of cancer,
Ian Woolf speaks to Dr Martin van Kerwijk about his research in new types of supernovas and neutron stars,
News by Therese Chen, Victoria Bond, Mic Cavazzini and Ian Woolf
Glassing research for better forsensics,
Gasland film showing in Sydney,
Synthetic Biology lecture in Sydney,
Live Futures Festival in Sydney,
Robot Wars in Sydney
Presented by Mic Cavazzini,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Enquiry based learning and Hendra

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Associate Professor Les Kirkup spoke to Ian Woolf about how to make lab classes more interesting,
James Bourne, Mic Cavazzini and Ian Woolf discuss the Hendra virus news.
Presented by James Bourne,
Produced by Ian Woolf

I love that word, Meltdown

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf tells us about the latest and greatest in stem cell organ transplant.
Victoria Bond, Ian Woolf, and Martin Faccini speak to to Matt Dawson, the amateur astronomer who named the recently discovered planetoid "255073: victoriabond".
Martin Faccini gives us an update on the Fukushima meltdown.
Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond.

Lactating insects and handy fish

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Julie-Anne Popple interviews Dr James Gilbert about insects that look after their young,
News by Therese Chen
- tool use by fish
- magpies kill other magpies chicks
- warm blooded dinosaurs
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Expanding Universe, Zombie ladybugs

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Professor Robert Kirshner speaks to Ian Woolf about supernovas and the accelerating expanding universe,
News by Dr Popple and Therese Chan:
- Greenhouse wallabies
- giant wombats
- horny bugs are loud
- zombie ladybugs
Presented by Therese Chan,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Anatomical anomalies and Cane toads

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Robert Quinby about his discovery of a third type of supernova,
Victoria Bond speaks with Dr Adam Freeman about Anatomical variations,
Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Professor Rick Shine about cane toad research,
News by Victoria Bond and Julie-Anne Popple:
- Ocean acidification report released
- Surge in QLD turtle deaths
- Tau day
- Pig Poo Pond Power
Presented by Victoria Bond
Produced by Ian Woolf

The birds and the bees and mint

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Julie-Anne Popple, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf speak with Botanist Dr Trevor Wilson about pollenation and mint,
Julie-Anne Popple reports the news:
- Cervical cancer vaccination
- Greenhouse data shared by CSIRO online
- new CSIRO solar hot air power station opened
- sensory hairs help bats fly more precisely
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Let's talk about X... and exits

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond speaks to Dr. Jacqui McPhee about her experiences in ICU and palliative care, and end of life care.
Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss Terry Pratchet's endorsement of euthanasia.
After an interlude from Monty Python, Mic Cavazzini speaks to Professor Jenny Graves of the Australian National University about marsupials, and what they can tell us about our own genome.

Hosted by Ian Woolf, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond

Terminal Decline and Zero Emissions

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond spoke to Prof. Mohammed Khadra about his latest book, Terminal Decline. They also spoke about end of life care, and the strained Australian health budget.
Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss their thoughts on end of life care and euthanasia.
Marc West interviews Beyond Zero Emissions Australia, about climate change, science, and policy. Pesented and produced by Victoria Bond

Phone cancer and giant cuttlefish

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf, Julianne Popple, and Victoria Bond discuss mobile phones' ugrade in carcinogenecity category by the WHO.
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie talk about all the threats to giant cuttlefish.
Paneled, hosted, and produced by Victoria Bond

Zombie fish and evolving Darwinius

Mon, 30 May 2011 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

Fear pathways and vampire allergies

Mon, 23 May 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Mic Cavazzini interviews Dr Tim Bredy from the Queensland Brain Institute about post traumatic stress disorder,
Patrick Rubie reports:
- Peanuts eaten by donors can hurt blood transfusion recipients,
- Planets without stars observed by gravitational micro-lensing,
- Coal seam gas drilling for residential Sydney,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

HIV vaccine, Sponge music, casual sex

Mon, 16 May 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond reports on the latest HIV Vaccines,
Ian Woolf interviews Martin Marier about his musical sponge instrument at Dorkbot Sydney,
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss research into casual sex,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Circadian rhythms and sperm teasing

Mon, 09 May 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond interviews Professor Ian Hickie about circadian rhythms and depression,
Patrick Rubie reports on:
- Sperm teasing
- big tobacco cures starvation
- asteroid dust and the origins of life
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Bionic Eyes and Synthetic Biology

Mon, 02 May 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Associate 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

Driver Fatigue and Ury's Night

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria 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

Protect Research Rally and 3 blind mice

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian 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

Fukushima special!

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria 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.

Handwashing, meltdown and nanocooling

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria 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

Smart windows and Morton's Demon'

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:30:00 +1100

"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

TB Day and CSIRO vacations

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Kate 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

First computers and Radio mashups

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Peter 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

Smart Bras and cheesey pickup lines

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Phillipe 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

Nuclear medicine and the Singularity

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Singularitarian 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

Unfair reporting and DNA Poetry

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Free 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

Fire and Transhumanism

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Invisibility - 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

Death by Chocolate!

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:30:00 +1100

What 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

The Science of Romance

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Matthew 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

Attention and Woolf-Pulfrich effect

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Ian 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

Skin hunger and mouse Draculas

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Matthew 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

Mating dance, Vitamin C and Coal

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Matthew 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

Lifelogging and fake meat

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:30:00 +1100

Record 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

Sperm Wars and Santa science

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc 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

Tsunami warning and Greentech awards

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian 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

Younger mice and spider invasions

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West speaks to Dr Cor Vink about the invasion of foreign spiders to New Zealand
Ian Woolf reports on the reversal of aging in Harvard lab mice,
News from MX read by Ian Woolf:
- private company reaches orbit
- Japanese spacecraft misses Venus, but will try again
- stem cells repair spinal injury in small monkey
- One flu jab for life
- facebook page leads to brain surgery
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Neutron bombs, GM apples and Zanzibar

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Lachlan What more looks back over the history of neutron bombs,
Victoria Bond reports on apples genetically modified to hide spoilage,
discussion from Marc West, Peta Waller-Bryant, Ian Woolf, Phillipe Perez, Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore.
News by Phillipe Perez
- more stars means less dark matter
- US builds flying transformer trucks
Presented by Marc West
Produced by Ian Woolf,
buttons pressed by Victoria Bond

Real Doctors eat Breakfast

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond checks in with some new evidence of a Universe before the Big Bang.
Marc West interviews Kylie Smith on a recently published study which outlines possible long term risks involved in skipping your daily breakfast.
Lachlan Whatmore spoke to Dr. Cassandra Meirs, and Dr. William Halford, on the trials and tribulations of obtaining a PhD.

Ethics of addict detention and enhanced children

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf summarises Robert Sparrow's talk "The Not-so-New Eugenics: The Harsh Logic of human enhancement", about the ethics of child enhancing technology, from the Singularity Summit, Australia,
Victoria Bond interviews Dr Fisher from Nepean hospital about the ethics of psychiatrically detaining drug addicts,
News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
- LHC makes antimatter
- Bacterial glue heals buildings
Presented by Phillipe Perez
Produced by Ian Woolf,
with technical support from Victoria Bond

Healthy Old Age

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf reports from the Singularity Summit on Gregory Benford's Genescient research into preventing the diseases of old age using genomics and artifical intelligence to produce nutraceuticals that may allow a healthy old age, with discussion from Marc West and Charles Willock.
News by Marc West, Ian Woolf, and Charles Willock
- Gummi bear finger-print hack
- weeds out-evolve Monsanto
- Chatbot argues with climate deniers on twitter
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Herpes, Dengue fever and Marijuana

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore interviews Bill Halford of Southern Illinois University about his cutting edge research on the upcoming Herpes vaccine.
In a similar vein, Victoria Bond tracks Robert Booy down to discuss the ongoing development on the Dengue Fever vaccine, and the impact of this disease worldwide.
Finally, Victoria Bond speaks to Maree Teesson of the National Drug and Alcohol Centre about the relationship between cannabis and schizophrenia.
Hosted by Lachlan Whatmore.
Paneled and produced by Victoria Bond.

Amniotic eggs and SETI doomed by AI

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:30:00 +1100

On this edition of Diffusion, Ian Woolf brings back grim tidings from the Singularity Summit in Melbourne, Australia.
Newly uncle'd Lachlan Whatmore delves into the evolutionary marvel that are amniotic eggs.
Hosted, paneled, and produced by Victoria Bond, with support from Patrick Rubie.

Of madness, love, and melted space ships

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond covers this week's news.
Victoria Bond interviews Professor Anthony Harris on attachment theory and the development of healthy relationships.
Marc West keeps slugging through Science Week questions, namely: how close does a space ship have to be to the sun to melt? Hosted and paneled by Marc West, produced by Victoria Bond.

SETI special: our friends in space

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:30:00 +1100

This is the pre-recorded version of Diffusion that was broadcast on the Community Radio Network. There is a second live 2SER subscriber drive edition for this date.

Marc West discusses Gliese 581 and its prospects for life, and the text messages sent last year from Earth, with Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf.
Ian Woolf explains James Benford's way of rethinking the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence based on thinking about how an alien would build a beacon and what it would look like, 50 years after we started looking. Discussion with Victoria and Marc.
Presented by Marc West. Panelled by Ian Woolf. Produced by Victoria Bond.

Ig Nobels 2010 and Artilects 3

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:30:00 +1100

This is the pre-recorded version of Diffusion that was broadcast on the Community Radio Network. There is a second live 2SER subscriber drive edition for this date.

Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss the Ig Nobels awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research,
Ian Woolf concludes his interview with Hugo De Garis about his vision of the impending war between those who would build massively intelligent machines and those who would stop them at all costs, at the Singularity Summit Australia, in Melbourne. Discussion with Marc West.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Plankton and the Artilect War

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks to Hugo De Garis about the implications of being able to build god-like massively super-intelligent machines at the Singularity Summit Australia in Melbourne.
Lachlan Whatmore explains the phytoplankton crisis.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Gene modified salmon and Sexy dancing

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Victoria Bond reports on the legalisation of genetically modified salmon and its Frankenfish implications, leading a panel discussion with Marc West, Phillipe Perez and Ian Woolf.
Ian Woolf describes the male dance moves that sexually attract women, and discusses the science with Melinda Hall King and Matthew Hall.
Presented by Phillipe Perez, and produced by Ian Woolf.

BSD Sex and Beady-Eyed Agents

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore reports on the chocolate genome
Marc West and Darren Osborne discuss the science of sex in the pub,
Ian Woolf interviews Dr Michael Georgeff about Rational agents,
Presented by Bonnie Yiu,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Sports at altitude and Jacob Bronowski

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Victoria Bond presents this week's news.
Marc West interviews Chris Gore about why athletes train at high altitude.
Lachlan Whatmore commemorates the late, great Jacob Bronowski.
Hosted by Marc West, produced by Victoria Bond

Wave energy and the Coming Famine

Mon, 6 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Victoria Bond coverâs this week's news: helium shortages, revolutionary tuberculosis testing and a suggestion to take a walk and leave the ipod at home.
Joel Werner investigates the newest contender for green energy: wave power!
Victoria Bond spoke to Julian Cribb about his newest book, the Coming Famine, and he explains why we are heading for major food crises within the next 50 years.
Hosted and produced by Victoria Bond, paneled by Jesus Tarbay.

DIY EMP, Putin and Sunlight

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks to Leigh Russell at Dorkbot. Leigh explodes a hydrogen filled condom to cause an Electromagnetic pulse that reboots a computer. He moves beads with sound and brings non-Newtonian fluids to life.
Listener question: Is sunlight behind glass just as good as outside? answered by Ian Woolf
News
- President Putin's views on the science of whaling and climate change by Lachlan Whatmore
- How Grapefruit could make you pregnant by Ian Woolf
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Photic sneezing and a naked scientist

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf cover this week's news.
Marc West spoke to Dr. Louis Ptacek for even more about photic sneezing.
Lachlan Whatmore gets down to the bottom of what a breed is, exactly.
Bonnie Yu interviews Chris "The Naked Scientist" Smith about climate
change and its impact on Australia.
Hosted, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond.

2010 Science Festival special

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1100

The Diffusion Science Week special, coming to you from the Ultimo Science Festival. We tackle the questions you have asked us over the last few weeks.
Why do I sneeze at the Sun?
What would something look like if it was travelling at the speed of light?
Why do sportsmen train at altitude?
Why do previously overweight people have trouble keeping the weight off?
We ask the experts to get the real answers to these questions and more!
Questions answered by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
Produced and hosted by Marc West

Brown science, Solar cells, horse tale

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Aaron Cook presents this week's juicy news.
Lachlan Whatmore finishes off his trilogy tribute to horse evolution.
Marc West grills Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Green Party, about his party's stand on science in the upcoming election,
Brigid Mullane interviews Rod Seares about the cost effectiveness of solar pannels in Australia.
Panneled, presented and produced by Victoria Bond

Power tool orchestra, self-attraction?

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks to Fred Rodrigues with his power tools orchestra at Dorkbot Sydney,
Lachlan Whatmore brings us part 2 of the evolution of the horse,
News by Victoria Bond
- Dogs can't help imitating people
- Social networks help you live longer
- are people most attracted to those that look like themselves?
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Rare Earth, Horses, Nano-wires

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:00 +1100

Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Matthew James about rare earth minerals from mines to mobiles,
Lachlan Whatmore begins part 1 of the evolution of the horse,
Ian Woolf interviews Professor Matthew Phillips about nano-wires and LEDs
Presented and panelled by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Female physicists and belly button dynamics

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond spoke to Aileen Woo about gender equity at the University of NSW's physics department,
Lachlan Whatmore explores the underwater Hudson Canyon,
Victoria Bond spoke to Robert Booy about the importance of vaccine
compliance, and the downfall of the AVN.
News by Ian Woolf, Marc West, and Victoria Bond
Produced, panelled and presented by Victoria Bond

Beauty and the Geek, and Homeopathy

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore speak to the Australian Beauty and the Geek reality TV show,
Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the UK de-funding of Homeopathic hospitals,
News By Victoria Bond
- bird brains are like ours
- cold, cold antimatter
- addictive romantic rejection
Presented by Ian Woolf
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf
Panelled by Marc West

Sexual selection and the bionic eye

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West continues his interview with Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution.
The latest Bionic Eye development is explained to Ian Woolf by Nanjian Liu and Paulette Lieby of NICTA
Presented and panelled by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Marc West

Sex Evolution and Technological Art

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West interviews Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution.
Ian Woolf participates in a technological art workshop to build an
interactive sculpture with artist Ian Burns, and talks with participants
Neil McGann, Bharti Patel, Liz O'Reilly and Julie Ashcroft.
Cognitive Bias song by Brad Wray
Presented and panelled by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Cognitive Load and Vision Revolution

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Bo Yin about how your voice can betray to software how hard you are concentrating,
The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi reviewed by Ian Woolf with commentary by Aaron Cooke and Daniel Keogh,
News by Marc West
- Obesity ruins your sexual health
- Whales are carbon negative
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Solar racing and toxoplasma

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Alexandra Bulgakov talks with Ian Woolf about the UNSW Solar powered racing car,
Victoria Bond talk about Toxoplasmosis Gondii,
News by Victoria Bond,
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Victoria Bond

Trigeneration and Sports networks

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Aaron Cooke reports on Sydney Council's plan for 85% efficient gas trigeneration power plants for Sydney,
Ian Woolf speaks with Lief Hamlin about sports networks from NICTA,
News by Marc West
- Pacific Islands unihabitable but above water in 100 years
- Caffeine alertness is an illusion of addiction
- soil bacteria makes you temporarily smarter
- ultrasound blast to the testicles for contraception
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix

Mon, 31 May 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Diffusion remembers the wondrous Martin Gardner and his contribution to science education.
Aaron Cook commemorates Rover Phoenix after a long slog on Mars.
News by Aaron Cook, Marc West, and Victoria Bond.
Presented by Sarah Bartlett, produced by Victoria Bond.

Sexy Greys and super-planes

Mon, 24 May 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf, Dan Keogh and Aaron Cook discuss: - 3G planes that take advantage of physics to save 50% fuel by Aaron Cook, - Male Topy antelopes decieve females into staying by faking predator warnings by Aaron Cook, - the $100 tablet PC and its consequences by Ian Woolf, - choosing sexually attractive human body shapes for science at the UNSW online bodylab by Ian Woolf, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Trigeneration and Sports networks

Mon, 17 May 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews Melissa Neighbor about Project Survival Pacific and disappearing landmass in the Pacific islands
Aaron Cook talks about the link between singing and cricket balls
Jon Bale breathes new life in the science of sighs
Victoria Bond discusses the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and peak oil
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond

Electric spaceships and domesticating dogs

Mon, 10 May 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West interviews Alan Wilton about the history of dog domestification
Aaron Cooke reports
- how dementia caring puts carers at risk of dementia,
- how some countries will be uninhabitable by humans in 2100
Jon Bale tells us about
- NASA's electric spaceships,
- how HIV immunity works,
- killer whales are actually three different species
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Pill's 50th twitter box office hits

Mon, 03 May 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Jon Bale covers the news with water-recycling cacti
Marc West interviews Sitaram Asur about predicting box office hits on Twitter
Victoria Bond celebrates the Pill's very special 50th birthday
Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

Quolls,laser planes, anosmic flies

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Pluto demoted again? It's been some fall from grace for Pluto. This week sees a possible new definition of dwarf-planet, and it seems Pluto is hardly special at all. Charles Lineweaver explains to Marc West
Ian Woolf tackles grey hair and baldness, and rats solving the long-standing mathematical conundrum, the prisoners' dilemma.
Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

Dwarf planets and cooperating rats

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Doc Oc, Element 117, and Nikola Tesla

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Aaron Cook reports on Element 117-- Ununseptium
Marc West speaks with "Doctor Boob" about super-villain Doc Oc
Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the life and legend of Nikola Tesla
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Victoria Bond,
with technical support by Ian Woolf

Australian Pirate Party, and LHC restarted

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:30:00 +1100

The Australian Pirate Party's Simon Frew explains how the party is for online civil liberties to Ian Woolf.
Victoria Bond reports that the Large Hadron Collider didn't destroy the world,
the brain has a moral centre that can be switched off with giant magnets,
and the courts rule that human genes can't be patented.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Glowing sperm and syphilis handshakes

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Aaron Cook talks glow in the dark sperm with Scott Pitnick
Marc West and Victoria Bond demonstrate how to check for syphilis
Iam Woolf discusses Man Flu
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond, with technical help from Ian Woolf

Beneath your feet, pharmacegemnomics

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Aaron Cooke asks Geophysicist Hrvoje Tkalcic whats happening inside the Earth,
Ollie Barrand, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss Pharmacogenomics and Gattaca,
Ian Woolf and Aaron Cooke discuss forbidden words and the healing powers of marmite.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Solar Gem, and Wolverine bones

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf interviews Khimji Vaghjiani of Solar Gem about affordable solar powered lighting,
Marc West interviews Dr Chris Pettigrew about splicing metal to Wolverine's bones,
and Marc's correlation of the week: are aetheists and liberals smarter than everyone else?
Hosted by Marc West
Produced by Marc West

GAY MUMS, TELOMERES, TRANSSEXUAL CLOWNFISH

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Special International Women's Day edition!
Victoria Bond talks about transsexuality in clownfish
Catherine Beehag explains the science behind nobel-prize winning telomeres
News by Victoria Bond and Catherine Beehag
Presented by Catherine Beehag,
Produced by Victoria Bond

G-spot, wealth and nanotechnology

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Can we vaccinate cows against producing methane?
Is the G-spot a myth? by Ollie Barrand.
The correlation between wealth and orgasms By Marc West.
Nanotechnology hypothetical reported by Ian Woolf and discussed by Marc West and Ollie Barrand.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Luna Park, ant martyrs, dopamine bees rave

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew bring us part 2 of Wolverine science,
Ant martyrs by Victoria Bond
Hot stuff at the RHIC with Olli Barrand
King Tut's diagnosis by Catherine Beehag
CSIRO's fleck nano tags your stuff by Catherine Beehag
Bees dance to bee dopamine in lab raves by Ollie Barrand
Lunar reserve created to protect the lunar landing site by Ollie Barrand
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Rachel Dunlop tells Ian Woolf about her battle with the Australian Vaccination Network
Victoria Bond explains the new DSM descriptions of mental illness
News by Victoria Bond
- Coma patients may be conscious and communicate by brain scan
- Boredom kills
- Beetles music saves trees
- stuttering is linked to genetic mutation
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Safflower insulin, and sperm spit protons

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Sperm fire proton torpedoes by Aaron Cooke
News by Victoria Bond
- SIDS and serotonin,
- Iran launches animals to space
- Primordial soup challenged
- spray-on on liquid glass,
- insulin from safflower seeds,
- the last link between vaccination and autism is withdrawn,
and the author is charged with unethical behaviour
Presented by Ian Woolf
Panelled by Marc West
Produced by Victoria Bond

Earworms and cultured meat

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Ever had a song that you just can't get out of your head? Patrick Rubie explains Earworms,
News by Ian Woolf
- Cultured meat
- 2 million years without sex
- Cola powered phones
Presented by Aaron Cooke,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Wolverine, snails of steel, and you

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew try to recreate Wolverine in the lab.
Marc West, Aaron Cooke and Ian Woolf discuss the science of superheroes.
Ian Woolf challenges you to read his mind in a Diffusion listener experiment!
Be ready to email your result to diffusion@2ser.com
News by Aaron Cooke
- Snails of steel
- sun disinfection
- sticky cookware
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Housework, sex and comedy

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West examines the correlation between sex and housework,
Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow,
News by. Aaron Cooke
- starquakes
- stroking rats
- mosquito attraction
- how green tea fights cancer
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Drinking with Aliens

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:30:00 +1100

The ordinary guy talks to Dr Ali Ford from Monash University , Australia about life in space,
Patrick Rubie talks to Joe Duncan, co-owner of the Bowral Brewing Company and Pigs Fly Beer, and Graduate in Wine Science from Charles Sturt University , Australia about the science of beer and wine
News by Patrick Rubie
- Oldest DNA
- Recreating light
- Sneaky plant viruses
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Cancer alternative and Santa's role

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:00 +1100

Cancer Alternative by John August,
Santa sets a bad role model by Patrick Rubie
News by Ian Woolf
- kanagaroo cream to prevent skin cancer
- testosterone does not produce aggression in humans
- Methuselah Foundation's top 5 longevity discoveries for 2009
Presented by Patric Rubie
Produced by Ian Woolf

Diffusion from ten years ago in 2000

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +1100

The ghost of Diffusion past - the Xmas show from 2000 in 20Kbs:
Myths and facts of the great Aussie Beer Gut by Nick Perkins,
Anthropomorphisation by Lachlan Whatmore,
Weird science by Gina Sartore
- GM Potato glows when it needs water
- why penguins waddle
- Santa suits banned in Mexico News by Nick Perkins
- I'm Not Dead Yet gene doubles lifespan
- Cell phones don't cause brain cancer
- Big backside print may prove Big Foot?
Presented by Adam Mark,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled by Ian Woolf

Lung flutes, leg growing and Science circuses

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Pahia Cooper picks her favourite inventions of 2009: the Lung flute, greensulate mushroom packaging, and the Mindflex.
Aaron Cook interviews Pahia Cooper about her experiences travelling in the Questacon Science Circus.
News by Aaron Cook
- how to grow a new leg,
- an 8 legged handy-man,
- What is the scientific speed to pull off band-aids?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

ET, choice mathematics and farts on Mars

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +1100

ET won't go home by Marc West and Darren Osborne, the beer drinking scientists,
The Science of Choice is explored as Ian Woolf interviews Dr Stephen Bush of the Centre for the Study of Choice, at the University of Technology, Sydney.
News by Aaron Cook
- More Hadron Collider
- Massive Iceberg heads for Oz
- Whoâs been farting on Mars?
Presented by Ian Woolf
Panelled and produced by Patrick Rubie

Portable forensics and ET in the pub

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Alsion Beavis talks to Ian Woolf about portable crime scene investigation labs,
Marc West and Darren Osborne talk to pub-goers about Extra-Terrestrials,
Aaron Cook reports on Kiwis in space, crustaceans combat climate change, and male contraceptive hormones.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Global Warming's Evil Twin

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Dr Ross Hill explains to Ian Woolf how the acidification of the oceans is causing osteoporosis in tropical reefs.
Lachlan Whatmore reports on Apple's lemon, and the mangrove invasion of fresh-water wetlands.
Ian Woolf reports on Locked-in syndrome and facilitated communication, chemical sensors and microscope attachments for phones.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Rad Cooling, SETI and Augmented Reality

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Use the cold of space to cool your home with Angus Gentle and Ian Woolf.
Search for alien life and Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Carol Oliver and Marc West.
Visits Bondi Beach with Ian Woolf, to explore the futuristic cybernetic world of Augmented Reality with pioneers Rob Manson and Chris Betcha.
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Mars, Myopia, Mesoglea, Mildred Cohn

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Lachlan Whatmore gets squishy on ya with immortal jellyfish.
Victoria Bond eulogises the Mars rovers,
Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss new understandings about short-sightedness,
Ian Woolf and Pat Rubie collide with bread and hadrons
Lachlan Whatmore eulogises mighty biochemist Mildred Cohn. Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore,
and panelled by Patrick Rubie

Hot Maths and Disintermediation

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Michael Cavanagh about new software to help teach Maths at school.
Ian Woolf talks with Futurist Janine Cahill about the paradigm shift from Traditional to New Media, Mobile Banking, Serious Games and Disintermediation. The future will be challenging!
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West asks Dr Chris Pettigrew how X-men character Mystique's super-powers might really work.
Charles Willock reports on the distribution of sin in the USA.
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the lesser known side effects of the contraceptive pill.
News by Victoria Bond
- protons re-introduced to the LHC
- Swine flu is nothing to sneeze at
- rebuilding glaciers
- electric field therapy kills cancer
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Primes, codes and entanglement

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Prime numbers, secret messages and quantum teleportation!
Marc West explore prime numbers and speaks to Terrance Tao.
Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss Quantum technology - quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation. News by Marc West
-Mobile phones make you vague,
-relax for IVF,
-why we like drinks that fizz,
-batteries made from salty paper.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

Deadly worms and pig orgasms

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:30:00 +1100

"Worms worms worms" by Lachlan Whatmore
"Science Trivia" hosted by Victoria Bond. Contributors are Lachlan Whatmore, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie
"The number 30" by Patrick Rubie
News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
-Evolutionary Leap
-Hadron Collider
-Placebo Effects
-Global Melting
Music:
Tom Glazer - "What makes the weather"
"It's a Scientific Fact"
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Vaccination special

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:30:00 +1100

All you need to know about vaccinations! Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf talk about how
vaccines are made, how they work, the biochemistry behind vaccines, the controversies, and even a little maths!
Hosted by Ian Woolf
Produced by Marc West
Vaccine expert Victoria Bond

Dating science, brains and bacterial art

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:30:00 +1100

What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries
'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains.
And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists that draw our attention in the latest science news
Presented by Ian Woolf
Co-produced by Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf

Dust, smart dogs and rats on twitter

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West explains the new dust storms that have hit Australia,
Marc and Ian Woolf discuss whether the internet is addictive,
and just how smart are dogs really?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Dark Energy, Vacuum and Casimir forces

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf reports on Lawrence Karuss's talk on Dark Energy at the Powerhouse Museum,
Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss the expansion of the Universe, and harnessing Casimir forces from quantum vacuum energy.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Music and Viruses

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Fighting HIV' Patrick Rubie interviews Andrew Low from the Centre for Excellence in Medical Research, the University of British Columbia about the newest weapons to fight HIV.

Lachlan Whatmore presents Part 2 of his tribute to Les Paul, honouring a man of musical genius

News by Patrick Rubie
- Faster Brains
- Bushwalking Invasion

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

Coffee and Guitar science

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:30:00 +1100

We get you up with the science of coffee, take you on a journey of musical genius with guitarist Les Paul, and generally squeeze so much science out of your stomach that you'll need a gastric bi-pass.

Lachlan Whatmore talks about the musical genius of Les Paul
Marc West tackles the science of coffee
Hosted by Victoria Bond, Panelled and Produced by Marc West.
The final song is "Dark Mathematics" by Emergency Calls (used with permission on podcast)

Power, art and cocktails

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West interviews astronomical artist Jon Lomberg about sending art to aliens on the Voyager space probe,
The science of cocktails! Is there really such a thing? Marc West investigates at the Ultimo Science Festival with celebrity chef Manuel Terron,
Ian Woolf interviews Brian Lennon at the Live Futures festival about a power source that is cheap, clean and local - geothermal power from hot rocks under our feet, and the Emissions Trading Scheme - will it work?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

10daysofscience and marijuana science

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Caitlin Howlett interviews Kate Hennessy, editor of 10daysofscience.com about the Ultimo Science Festival,
Victoria Bond celebrates 400 years of Galilean astronomy,
Dan Keogh and Caitlin Howlett lead a discussion on the science of marijuana with
Celine Steinfield, Victoria Bond, Kate Hennessy and Ian Woolf - it really addictive?,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Emailing aliens, and Future Festivals

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Marc West talks with Jacqui Hayes about the HelloFromEarth.net project,
From the Live Futures Festival, Dr Zheng asks us about what it should be like to live in cities in the future,
Natalie Roland talks to Ian Woolf about the Live Local project at Live Futures,
News by Caitlin Howlett,
- face reading differs across cultures
- why people need different amounts of sleep
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Diffusion Science Show Trivia Special

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can you do better than the team?
Produced and Panelled by Marc West
Also starring Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf

Karaoke science, stock superstitions

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Australian uranium, the weapons makers who own it, and the new weapons in our region by Ian Woolf,
Karaoke therapy helping people suffering mild aphasia to speak more clearly by Ian Woolf,
Superstition and the stock market by Marc West,
News by Kalvin Ng,
- sea levels to rise by up to 79 centimetres
- Touvalu goes for 100% green electricity
- Saturn has a longer day
- are women more detail oriented than men?
- swinging is more efficient
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Designer thinking and coral reefs 101

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf speaks to Deborah Kneeshaw about using Design thinking to solve the world's problems,
Lachaln Whatmore explains the nature of coral reefs to Marc West,
News by Ian Woolf
- unseen giant object crashes into Jupiter
- circumcising men doesn't protect women from HIV
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Moon landings and whalesong

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Ian Woolf informs us on 10 Apollo 11 facts that will surprise you,
Ian and Marc West chat the science and politics of moon landings, and we
feature some out-of-this-world music.

And just for balance, we come back to Earth and under the ocean to talk to Scott Portelli about whales!

Produced by Marc West
Contributors: Marc West, Ian Woolf

Newly possible futures

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Futurist Janine Cahill interviewed by Ian Woolf about how we are living in an era where the impossible is becoming possible, News by Ian Woolf
- Photographic memory pills,
- Caffeine may reverse Alzheimers
- zapping brains for awareness
- Urine powered cars
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Wildlife, sperm, cricket and elections

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Caitlin Howlett explores wildlife corridors,
Marc West looks for the correlations between cricket and weather,
Ian Woolf looks at a lack of randomness in the Iranian election statistics,
News by Caitlin Howlett
- Eco race,
- shrinking sheep,
- pulsars,
- black holes,
- improving sperm
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Ritzian physics and imaginary friends

Mon, 29 Jun 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

Mon, 22 Jun 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

Mon, 15 Jun 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

Mon, 08 Jun 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

Mon, 01 Jun 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

Mon, 25 May 2009 18:30:00 +1100

Economics and lithium in our water

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

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

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

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

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

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