Diffusion Science radio

Driver-less crash, Military plants and Crypto loyalty by Ian Woolf, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga on the brain as a forgetting machine, part 2. Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Slow ice cream, drone rescue and shocking work conditions by Ian Woolf, Rodrigo Quian Quiroga talks about our brain as The Forgetting Machine - part 1, Professor Aleksandra Przegalinska's Ig Nobel 24/7 lecture on the topic: Bots Sound and facts checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2...

Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers and non-genetic inheritance, Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar. Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

For the final Bright Sparks challenge, the Fresh scientists perform their haiku and limericks, and share the insights they've gained. Mohamed Tashani on vaccines from The University of Sydney Xufeng Lin on digital photo forensics from Charles Sturt University Juliano Morimoto on flies, gut bacteria and sex from Macquarie University Rebecca Poulos with slip slop slap and slide from the University o...

Fresh Science: Claire Henry - Ovarian cancer targets, Juliano Morimoto - Fertility and gut bacteria, Rebecca Poulos - Sunlight and cancer, Mohamed Tashani – Making pneumonia vaccine more affordable, and Amy Moss – More chicken with less feed. Haiku and limericks! Hosted by Nial Byrne, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution...

Ten Ig Nobel prizes condensed from the full 90 minute ceremony for your listening pleasure. Science that first makes you laugh and then makes you think. Hosted by Marc Abrams of www.improbable.com. Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

News by Nick Perkins: I'm Not Dead Yet gene discovered, Mobile phone safety, Big Foot imprint found! Nick Perkins explains science of the beer gut, Lachlan Whatmore discusses anthropomorphism, Gina Satore with weird news from the Fortean Times: Potatoes that glow when they need watering, Why penguins waddle, and illegal Mexican Santas. Hosted by Adam Mark, Produced by Lachlan Whatmore, Technical a...

Stephen Juan talks with Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf about keeping a severed head alive, Head transplants - HEAVEN? by Ian Woolf, RE: Your brains by Jonathan Coulton. Sound and fact checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

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 Petra Liverani from Beyond Zero Emissions Australia, about climate change, science, and policy. Sound checked by Charles...

From the dusty vaults of 2003: Christine Baker interviews Kip Williams from Macquarie University about courtroom psychology, Keir Smith looks at retinal displays, and finds his Uncle John's sense of direction, Adam Mark explains why pain can be a good thing, Chris Stewart explores the weirdness of Physicists. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Sound checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented...

Puppeteer fungus by Ian Woolf, Bright Sparks challenge with Nial Byrne: Jessica Allen on carbon for batteries from thin air, Yik Lung Chan about the affect on babies of tobacco use by parents. Zhengyu Wen on improving nitrogen uptake in plants using less fertiliser. Rona Chandrawati on Glaucoma treatment implants Xufeng Linfrom about forensic verification of digital photos and videos. Produced and...

Australian Government wants you to post nude photos by Ian Woolf, Professor Ben Eggleton explains how how sound is the next wave in cutting edge communications technology. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Nuclear diamond batteries by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton explains the science behind the internet. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Dubai takes to the air, by Ian Woolf, Ben Goertzal talks about his blockchain Artificial Intelligence platform and emotionally expressive robot Sophia, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Stephen Juan talks with Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf about keeping a severed head alive, Head transplants - HEAVEN? by Ian Woolf, RE: Your brains by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

This show was originally broadcast on 17th August 2015. Dr Paul Willis from RI Aus TV, and Will Berryman from Hostworks talk about bringing Astronaut Chris Hadfield to 10 000 school-children around Australia at once. Chris Hadfield answers questions and sings for the children. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion...

Australian Government will target asylum seekers from space, Driver's license database plundered for face recognition surveillance. Tim Norton from Digital Rights Watch talks about the new face recognition capability of the Australian Government. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1...

NASA and RosCosmos to build moon station, SpaceX to launch two passengers around the Moon in 2018, SpaceX to use Mars spacecraft for sub-orbital hops around Earth by Ian Woolf, Taofiq Huq is sending your time capsule to the Moon. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31...

Space Agency for Australia? by Ian Woolf, Claire Hooker tells the final part of the story of Ruby Payne -Scott, pioneer radio-astronomer. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Octopolis and DolphinAttack by Ian Woolf, Claire Hooker tells the first part of the story of Ruby Payne -Scott, pioneer radio-astronomer. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Fish and flies young again by Ian Woolf, Patrick Wang talks rocket science with SpaceOps Australia. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

SETI signals and Encoded E. coli by Ian Woolf, Rob Hollow talks about Pulse at Parkes for pupils at CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2 eth: 0x45d2cd591ff7865af248a09dc908aec261168395

Bionic bacteria get solar panels to make vinegar while yeast turns Astronaut urine into plastic by Ian Woolf, Anthony from Create UNSW show the latest student projects, Anna Lise explains MakerSpace, Bob invites you to learn to fix your stuff at the Bower's Repair Cafe. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by maki...

Stealthy sonar spying on cell phones by Ian Woolf, Anh Nguyen, Flavia Ching Lu, Jenna Chan and Teresa Tran from Cerdon College develop space face cream with Cuberider data, Dr Elias Aboutanio from UNSW talks about sending CubeSats into space, Mathworks talks to Raspberry Pi and Arduino so you don't have to. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented...

Virus in your virus? by Ian Woolf, Troy McCann from MoonshotX explains how to make money in Space. Rynos Theme by Kevin MacLeod Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution btc: 1AEnJC8r9apyXb2N31P1ScYJZUhqkYWdU2