Diffusion Science radio

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.

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 Ia...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, Produc...

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

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 back...

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 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

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