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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 br...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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 prod...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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

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...

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

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

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 What...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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"