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

Brain nets and Broccoli 15.06.2015

Brain nets to catch your thoughts by Ian Woolf, Astha Singh talks about Glucosinulates in Broccoli Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Brainwaves and Photonics 08.06.2015

Robot shops the Darknet by Ian Woolf Ben Eggleton talks about his research into the physics of light, Genevieve Steiner talks about using brainwaves to help cure Alzheimer's disease. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Photonics and quadcopters 01.06.2015

All you can eat diet for healthy mice by Ian Woolf, Graphene propelled by light by Ian Woolf, Ben Eggleton talks about the International Year of Light, Quadcopter science by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Kidneys, Hearts and Coal 25.05.2015

Heavy fat for slow aging by Ian Woolf, Megan Rossi talks about a gut feeling about kidney disease, Rina Soetanto explains How you mend a broken heart, a big role for small RNAs - at Famelab. Coal is too valuable to burn by Ian Woolf (from 2007) Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Virtual, Augmented and Robot Reality 18.05.2015

Rubber hand illusions by Ian Woolf, Tristan Robinson talks about his autonomous robots, Jake Fountain talks about his virtual realities, Joseph Wang talks about the Meta augmented reality headset, Leila Alem talks about her remote mentoring augmented reality service. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Space Biz, Orbital Art and Horses 11.05.2015

Power suits for bankers by Ian Woolf, Michael Leslie talks about AU Launch Services, Toby Knyvvett talks about Orbital Illumination at OrbitOz, Barbara Padelino talks about horse transport stress at Famelab. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

DIY EEG and Rocket Science networking 04.05.2015

A cranky review of the week's science news by Ian Woolf, Sharif Olerin talks about DIY Electrophysiology at Maker's Place, Jack Yeh and Jackson Delahunt talk about STEMN, the rocket scientist social network at OrbitOz. The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Synthetic Biology De-extinction 27.04.2015

Genetically engineered humans by Ian Woolf, Michael Molitor talks about innovating with synthetic biology, De-extinction of Thylacines, Mammoths and Neanderthals by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Paper engineering city spiders 20.04.2015

Drugs to make you fairer by Ian Woolf, Jean Kropper talks about engineering paper structures, Lizzy Lowe talks about urban spiders at Famelab, I Feel Fantastic by Jonathan Coulton, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

FAMELAB 2015: Bacteria, Labeckia, and Wellness 13.04.2015

Where does the fat go when you lose weight? by Ian Woolf Famelab 2015 talks: Solving bacteria's identity crisis by Sabgeeta Bhatia, Lebeckia: a perennial for deep sandy soils by Sofie De Meyer, Measuring health outcomes that are more than the absence of disease by Jennifer Hunter. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton Support Diffus...

Solar powered racing cars 06.04.2015

Ciguatera disrupts genes by Ian Woolf, Rob Ireland talks about the Sunswift solar racing car, ready for commuters? Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Code Monkey by Jonathan Coulton Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Asteroid mining and radioactive waste dumps 30.03.2015

Radioactive waste dump for Australia by Ian Woolf, Interview with Mark Read about modelling bacteria in your gut, William Crowe talks about using swarms of small spacecraft to gather data for asteroid mining. Bacteria by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Diet, bacteria and health 23.03.2015

Sounding out Alzheimer's symptoms by Ian Woolf, Mark Read explains how diet affects the bacteria that influence your health. Bacteria by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Good cop/Bad cop: Cholesterol 16.03.2015

Magnetic nanoparticles stimulate the brain by Ian Woolf, Good Cop/Bad Cop: Cholesterol talk by Blake Cochran, Cholesterol interview with Blake Cochran by Ian Woolf. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

DIY Space Exploration 09.03.2015

Mystery lights on Ceres by Ian Woolf, Sebastian Chaoui talks about DIY Space Exploration and Quberider, Interplanetary Cubsats by Ian Woolf Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Future Day with Aubrey de Grey 02.03.2015

Luminous clouds on Mars by Ian Woolf, Adam Ford speaks with Aubrey De Grey about SENS and Future Day. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Bionic eyes traffic and Do-arama 23.02.2015

Spies stole all the mobile phone keys, and Spies hacked all the hard drives by Ian Woolf At the NICTA Techfest: David Gambril talks about Intelligent traffic, Nick Barnes talks about the Bionic Eye and Vibra-mat, Chris Cooper talks about Do-arama. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Breakfast robots and TECHmyway 16.02.2015

Zoomable contact lenses by Ian Woolf, Cameron Clarke explains the connection between robots and breakfast, Rosie Menzies and Jim Cook talk about innovation, and virtual reality at TECHmyWay. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

TV spying and Biohacker stimulation 09.02.2015

TV watches the watchers by Ian Woolf, Garrick Bercero describes La Pallaise Manila's biohacker group, Peter Simpson-Young gives us a taste of his brain stimulating device, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Maker's Place Think Differently 02.02.2015

3D printed high rises, Synthetic milk, and medical tattoos by Ian Woolf, Mel Fuller talks about Maker's Place, Bronwyn Milkins from UWA asks Can retraining your thinking improve your sleep? Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Woomera blasts off, Asteroid moons Earth 26.01.2015

Asteroid moons Earth, Invisible planets sought by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty describes the beginnings of the Woomera Rocket Range. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Bitcoin disrupts home-made Segway 19.01.2015

Asteroid nears Earth on Australia Day by Ian Woolf, Michael Dance explains the disruptive nature of Bitcoin, Malcolm Faed discusses his home-made self-balancing Segway-like scooter. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Rideable multicopters transition waves 12.01.2015

Balanced bladderworts Ian's script read by David Merriman, Ridable multicopters by Ian Woolf, Soliton oscillations by John August, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Bitcoin rules soliton waves 05.01.2015

Medical nanobots treat cancer by Ian Woolf Jason Williams tells us why Bitcoins rule, John August explores the history of Solitons. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

2015 - The year of the drone 29.12.2014

The news and interviews in this episode were first broadcast on August 25th 2014: Biohackers modify their vision to see more colours by Ian Woolf. Ian Lyons explains how to start flying quadcopter drones, Dominic Fretz talks about OpenROV underwater drones, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

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