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

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Author

Ian Woolf

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.diffusionradio.com

Latest episode

Oct 4, 2026

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Episodes

Change your genes 14.09.2015

Self-control or memory? by Ian Woolf Professor Steve Cole explains the influence of personal experience on the regulation of your genes (part 1), Chris from Create UNSW talks about live Pac man. Put it to the test by They Might Be Giants, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Black holes, worm holes and time machines 07.09.2015

NICTA is enveloped by CSIRO by Ian Woolf, Geraint Lewis talks about Black hoiles, worm holes, time machines and the EM drive, Fletcher Thompson talks about his 3D printer designed for the classroom, Red Shirt by Jonathan Coulton, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Warp drive and Antigravity 31.08.2015

MRI can treat cancer as well as diagnose it by Ian Woolf, Professor Geraint Lewis talks about how Relativity may allow faster than light travel by space warp, and antigravity, Edric Hong explains how origami is mathematics, Nicola O'Brien talks about Code Rangers, where kids control technology, Carmel Morris talks about paper airplanes. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by...

Future work, farmbot and Chiptunes 24.08.2015

Futurist Roger Lawrence talks about the future of work at the Augmented Reality meetup, Tom D'netto builds a farmbot at the Sydney Mini Maker faire, and James Laird Wah turns old games into new musical instruments. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Singing Astronaut Special 17.08.2015

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. Colonel Chris Hadfield answers questions and sings for the children. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Biological art and killer robots 10.08.2015

Beware the robots by Ian Woolf, Jaden Hastings talks about her art and science at the Biofoundry, Montgomery Gilhouse talks about virtual reality and 360 degree cameras. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Mind controlled brains, artificial IQ 03.08.2015

Software beats humans on verbal IQ test by Ian Woolf, Laura Jade talks about her mind-controlled illuminated brain art, Sam Gentle explains how he helped make the mind-controlled colour-changing brain come to life. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Falling cats and Stem cell tourism 27.07.2015

Military drones for farmers and cataracts dissolved with eye drops by Ian Woolf, Dr Ken Silburn talks about falling cats and the dangers of DHMO, Dr Heather Main talks about Stem Cell Tourism, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Vaccination ethics and electricity wars 20.07.2015

Sydney Science festival news by Ian Woolf, 2015 Einstein lecturer Dr Ken Silburn talks about vaccination ethics and electricity wars, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

What are you looking at? 13.07.2015

Plants put out the bat signal by Ian Woolf, Tracking your attention with Dan Sovick, Let them eat coal! by Ian Woolf, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Hyperspectral fleet and Giant robots 06.07.2015

Mind controlled cockroaches and giant battling robots by Ian Woolf, Brian Lim talks about tracking pollution from his fleet of hyperspectral satellites, Todd the T1000 by Jonathan Coulton. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Urthecast and space lasers 29.06.2015

Healthy high heels, Vaping for minors, Pluto fly-by, and Space lasers for Canberra by Ian Woolf, Canada in Space with Marc Beaudry, Singularity by Paul Rhodes, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Canada in Space, Google listens 22.06.2015

Google listening by Ian Woolf, Canada's space success can teach Australia by Marc Beaudry, Does the FIV vaccine prevent FIV? by Mark Westman at Famelab. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

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

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