Ian Woolf

Diffusion Science radio

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If you like a good, broad mix of Science - new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and very silly science, listen to Diffusion. Broadcast from Sydney, Australia every Monday 6:30pm. Hosted by Ian Woolf. email: science@diffusionradio.com

Author

Ian Woolf

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.diffusionradio.com

Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

Longevity policy undetectable faces 14.11.2016

Fooling facial recognition by Ian Woolf, Avinash Singh talks about changing Government policy so we all live longer, Listener's letters, Annals of Improbable Research 24/7 Lecture on Jet lag genes. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Biohacking longevity automated heroics 07.11.2016

Should automated car owners get a free ride? by Ian Woolf Meow Ludo Meow-Meow talks about biohacking longevity. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Oz nuclear dump and virtual biohacking 31.10.2016

Taking a nuclear dump on Australia by Ian Woolf Brennan Hatton talks about biohacking augmented reality Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Diamonds and milk 24.10.2016

Devil milk and cockroach milk by Ian Woolf, Igor Aharonovich talks about using diamonds for biosensors, communications, computing and research. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Biomimicry and coral bones 17.10.2016

Ultrasound for younger brains by Ian Woolf, Krishneel Singh talks about making bone out of stem cells from fat using inspiration from coral. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Photobiomodulation and bees 10.10.2016

Bees teach pulling strings, Bees count to four, Fruit fly brain ageing reversed with spermadine by Ian Woolf. Daniel Johnstone uses photo-bio-modulation to treat neuro-degenerative diseases. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Weird pets, possums and blood vessels 03.10.2016

2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Wifi emotions by Ian Woolf, Stewart McPherson travels the world documenting nature - part 2, Bright spark challenge: - Edward Waters, University of Notre Dame – Possums: furry friend or filthy foe? - Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina, UNSW – Blood supply: the missing piece of the bioartificial organ puzzle Bloodmobile by They Might Be Giants. Production checked by Charles Willock...

Save the carnivorous plants 26.09.2016

Oldest computer music restored by Ian Woolf, Stewart McPherson talks about climbing 300 mountains to research 25 books and films on carnivorous plants and their conservation - part 1. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Rhino horn, mitochondria and GenSpace 19.09.2016

Carnivorous plants fluoresce blue by Ian Woolf, Fresh Science Bright Sparks Challenge: Kyle Ewart identifies rhino horn, Minal Menezes detects mitonchondrial diseases, Dr Ellen Jorgenson talks about GenSpace. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Open Source Science Accelerates 12.09.2016

Microsoft Excel breaks science by Ian Woolf, Matt Todd explains Open Source Science for Malaria research, part 2. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Open Source Malaria 05.09.2016

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is like hibernation? by Ian Woolf, Associate Professor Mat Todd talks about Open Source Malaria research - part 1. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Frog leg steak art Innovation 29.08.2016

Alcohol causes cancer by Ian Woolf, Oron Catts talks about Symbiotica and frog leg steak art, Richard Brophy talks about Innocators Club, Part 2 of Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn on electronic health records. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

My Health Record - private? 22.08.2016

Grow your own rocket fuel, by Ian Woolf Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn talks about privacy problems with Australia's national electronic health records. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Exo-planets - another Earth? 15.08.2016

Has another Earth been discovered? by Ian Woolf Chris Tinney talks about exo-planets - what they are, and how we find them. Why is Earth called Earth? by Fred Watson Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Life, the Universe and Carnivorous plants 08.08.2016

Plants that eat, help you eat wheat by Ian Woolf, Professor Mark Colyvn talks about the fine tuning of the Universe for Life, Science is Real by They Might Be Giants, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Cenusfail or Privacy? 01.08.2016

Census or privacy? Why can't we have both? by Ian Woolf Dr Bernard Robertson-Dunn from the Australian Privacy Foundation talks about the Australian Census. Honest Australian Census advert by The Juice media Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Retro trivia special 25.07.2016

Ian has the flu, so from 2009: 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Fine tuning for life 18.07.2016

Rat robot stingrays have heart by Ian Woolf, Luke Barnes discusses how finely tuned the Universe is for life, Callisto by the Ephemera Ensemble. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Music inspired by Space 11.07.2016

Brain scan bugs by Ian Woolf, Keyna Wilkins talks about creating music inspired by Astronomy, Paul Francis has transcoded radio astronomy signals into haunting sounds. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Oz in High Earth Orbit 04.07.2016

CFS identified by gut by Ian Woolf, Tom Crosten talks about building a little satellite for QB50, William Crowe starts a business mapping all the asteroids. Why is Uranus Upside-down? by Fred Watson Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Science Party Election bonus edition 01.07.2016

Brendan Clarke talks about why Australia needs the best technology for a National Broadband Network, James Jansson talks about why Australia needs a Space Agency, James Coffey talks about the Energy Policy of the Science Party. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Swarm Intelligence 27.06.2016

Fair go for CSIRO by Ian Woolf, Tanya Latty talks about applying swarm intelligence, Phil Dooley tells a Physics Fairy Tale at Physics in The Pub. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Heat shock physics poetry 20.06.2016

Autism treated with good guts by Ian Woolf, Mark Febbraio talks about heat shock proteins for longer life, Heather Catchpole recites physics poems in the pub. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Cellf - Making a musician 13.06.2016

The science policies of seven parties competing in the Australian Federal Election by Ian Woolf - table , Guy Ben-Ary talks about Cellf - a dish of living neurons that jams with human musicians. Cellf in performance with string trio Jon Rose, Clayton Thomas and Darren Moore. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

More Carbs for longer life 06.06.2016

Solar panels reach record high efficiency, but funding will be cut, Universe expanding faster than predicted by Ian Woolf, David LeCouteur talks about healthier ageing through a high carbohydrate diet. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

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