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

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

2014 science news review 22.12.2014

A look back at 2014, through the lens of the Diffusion news headlines of the year, by Ian Woolf. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a donation

Aussie Rockets Worm Lego 15.12.2014

Worms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets in Australia before Woomera. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Vaping Freematics 08.12.2014

NASA's Orion goes up and down, Nature pretends to open access by Ian Woolf. Stanley Huang connects analytics from your car to your phone, Is vaping safe? by Ian Woolf. 3 Minute Thesis by Kelly Sun: "Decoding a word in a plant's vocabulary. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/scie...

Solidifier, Ozberry Pi and RoboDojo 01.12.2014

Diabetes reversed in mice, and CSIRO loses 1000 staff by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: David Vandenberg talks about Solidifier, John Wulff talks about Ozberry Pi, Justin Maclean talks about Ozberry Pi and the Internet of Things meetup, Adrian talks about RoboDojo and robot nerf guns. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloa...

Carotenoids - why vegetables are good for you 24.11.2014

Harvard spying scandals by Ian Woolf, Chris Cazzonelli talks about carotenoids, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Primate RNA and pocket communicators 17.11.2014

More women linked to less prostate cancer, Mind-controlled genetically engineered implant for mice by Ian Woolf, Leonard Lipovich talks about Primate RNA and evolution, Roche Mathews talks about CreateUNSW, Shane Morris talks about pocket satellite communicators. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://w...

Non-coding RNA and hand puppets 10.11.2014

Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

3D Printing for the rest of us 03.11.2014

Brain inflammation and abnormalities in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Ian Woolf, What do you do after you buy a 3D printer? with Shane Morris, Ksenia Gnevsheva's 3 Minute Thesis: Non-native English accents - how malleable are they? Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Wildlife Forensics and Water Divining 27.10.2014

Hover-boards are back, by Ian Woolf, Dr Greta Frankham from the Centre for Wildlife Genomics solves environmental crimes with wildlife forensics, Richard Saunders turns a skeptical eye on divining for water, Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Singing frogs and spliced mice 20.10.2014

Spliced mice and oral HIV vaccines by Ian Woolf, Dr Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum Research Institute talks about her search for rare amphibians at Inspiring Science, Gemma Sharp's Three Minute thesis: "Paying for Lip Service", Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by downloading a free audio book from http://www.audibletrial.com/science

Cancer, Alzheimers, hearing and oxygen 13.10.2014

The 2014 Nobel prizes for Medicine, Chemistry and Physics by Ian Woolf, From the 2013 Trans-Tasman Three Minute Thesis Competition: Thomas Fin: Oxygen - a double edged sword for lifeforms, Demi Gow - Building a better bionic ear, Sharon Savage - Giving words new life in dementia, Lilly Chang - An eye on Alzheimers disease, Kelsey Kennedy - Feeling for cancer, an imaging tool to make breast cancer...

Koalas, robots and brains 06.10.2014

Cheap flexible solar cells, Randomness chips, and the breaking 2014 Nobel prize for Physics by Ian Woolf, From the Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Elwin tracks Koalas online, Gavin has built a robot coffee table, Alex has built an outdoor autonomous robot. 3 Minute Thesis: Beeps, Burps, and Brains by Shu Yow. Production checked by Charles Willock, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by dow...

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