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

Seahorse sex and smart looms 30.05.2016

Excitement in the air by Ian Woolf, Camilla Whittington talks about seahorse sex, Seahorse by Jonathan Coulton from jonathancoulton.com, Andrew Whalen talks about Robobuilt smart looms. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Solar racing and women's ageing part 2 23.05.2016

Australian science has become a political playground by Ian Woolf, Part 2 of Judy Ford talking about slowing women's ageing, Will Green talks abouyt the Sunswift solar racer. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Slowing women's ageing 16.05.2016

Giant black hole discovered - announced in Parliament by Ian Woolf, Judy Ford talks about slowing women's ageing part 1, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

RobotX Carp telepresence 09.05.2016

Carp! by Ian Woolf, A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference by Ian Woolf - part 2, Jarrah Peddie talks about the RobotX competition and Underwater Autonomous Vehicles at CeBIT, Jake Fountain returns to talks about Tele-presence and tele-soccer, at CeBIT. I Feel Fantastic by Jonathan Coulton, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion...

Pulsar glitching 2 and Biological Ageing 02.05.2016

A round-up of the Australian Biological Ageing Conference, part 1 by Ian Woolf, Jim Palfreyman talks about glitching pulsar discoveries, part 2. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Pursuing pulsars, part 1 25.04.2016

Thought texting in development by Ian Woolf, Part 1 of Jim Palfreyman talking about his research into the Vela pulsar. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Biohacking baby formula 18.04.2016

Electric gustation by Ian Woolf, Meow Ludo talks about biohacking baby formula with proteins from breast milk. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Sly Mould 11.04.2016

Robot cars driving blind people, direct to brain bionic eyes, and lithium for long life by Ian Woolf, Chris Reid talks about slime mould and their emergent behaviour. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

STEAM through space bubbles 04.04.2016

Its raining innovation by Ian Woolf, Solange Cunin talks about launching QuebRider's STEAM projects, John Barrow talks about Eternal Bubble Multiverses, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Kids 3D print internet Barbie 28.03.2016

Stem cells seeded on apples to make organs for transplant by Ian Woolf, Patrick Catanzariti talks about kids 3D printers, the perils of Internet Barbie, and how to develop for emerging technologies. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

AI, Smart watches and augmented reality 21.03.2016

New physics may have been seen at LHC by Ian Woolf, PatCat talks about Artificial Intelligence, Smart watches and Augmented Reality. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Science Poetry Slam rewind 14.03.2016

This time for sure! Urine power news by Ian Woolf. Highlights from the Science Spoken Word Spectacular: Ian Bryce "Ode to the Higgs" and "The Bull's Lament", Vanessa Hill "When you wish upon a star", Lou Steer "The Demon Duck of Doom" and "View from a Distant Porthole", Ricky Pannowitz "Science doesn't rhyme with anything". Organised by Rebecca Rose, Jack Peck and Ariel Pavez. Recording by Merran...

Embryonic stem cells and crocodiles redux 07.03.2016

Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video by Ian Woolf, Michael Morris talks about finding out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf (first broadcast 2013-07-22) Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Physics of Music revisted 26.02.2016

First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf. Professor Joe Wolfe talks about the Physics of Music and Voice. (first broadcast 2013-07-01) Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Hackagong and Biofoundry 22.02.2016

Water safety scientists sacked by Ian Woolf The Creeping Garden, by Ian Woolf Travis Wall talks about Hackagong, Meow Ludo Meow Meow tells us about the Biofoundry's plans for 2016. 24/7 Lecture by Professor Sarah Lewis on Fireflies from the IgNobel Prizes ceremony 2015. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Fate of the Universe 15.02.2016

Gravitational waves, The Creeping Garden, Glowing waste is the best part? by Ian Woolf Professor John Barrow talks about where the Universe has been and where its going. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Innovation Engineering 08.02.2016

Climate scientists protest on the streets by Ian Woolf, Rowan Braham talks about Innovation Engineering at Laing O'Rourke. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Space Psychology Array 01.02.2016

Electric brains by Ian Woolf, Adena Silverstein on the psychology of space travel, Matthew Whiting on processing Big Data from the Australian Square Kilometre Array pathfinder telescope. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Blockchain Citizen Science 25.01.2016

Venus flytraps can count to five by Ian Woolf, Decentralise all the things by Ian Woolf, Clement Epie talks about blockchain Cellabz and La Paillaise biohacking, Kasek Gulgul talks about emerging technologies for developing economies, at the Sydney 2015 Blockchain workshop. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Plasma Rocket Science 18.01.2016

Free speech for kids with autism by Ian Woolf, Paddy Neumann talks about his plasma rocket engines at OrbitOz, All about that space by NASA Johnson Space Centre interns, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Star-seeking robots touch language 11.01.2016

Eye gazing alters minds by Ian Woolf, Nuria Lorente talks about her star bug telescopic robots, Heba Khamis talks about finding the language of touch in the Bright Spark challenge, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Real Space Cowboys and Star AI 04.01.2016

Alien planet in the Goldilocks zone by Ian Woolf, Ed Buckbee talks about the Real Space Cowboys and Space Camp, Elise Hampton uses machine learning to crunch astronomical amounts of data. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Visual illusions for computer vision 28.12.2015

Brain ageing and Alzheimers disease reversed in mice by Ian Woolf, Astrid Zeman's talk about visual illusions at Ultimo Library, Astrid Zeman chats about illusions and computer vision. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Ig Nobels 2015 special edition 21.12.2015

Diffusion news update by Ian Woolf, Ig Noble Prizes ceremony hosted by Marc Abrams, featuring medicinal kissing, unboiling an egg, and natural disaster entrepreneurs. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

3D printed Jewelery baldness cure 14.12.2015

Bacteria for baldness by Ian Woolf, 3D printed Jewelery with Caitlin Dubler, Not the news - Melbourne Uni space program, Colourful fish, ads on your phone, CMBP research node, Healing yoga sounds, 7 tips for sunglasses, gender equality in ICT, peek inside a painting with synchrotron, carbon-dated kidney stones, and head-banging Aussie bees by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produc...

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