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

Trolling science and throat singing 15.07.2013

Send your own mini-spaceship to the Moon, and Protect your mobile phone privacy reported by Ian Woolf. Tuvan throat singing by Noel Hanna, Trolling science by Ian Woolf, The Beard Plague by Ian Woolf Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Sexual ecology and Pirate privacy 08.07.2013

In Pitt St Mall, Ian Woolf talks to David W Campbell, Pirate Party Senate candidate about the PRISMbreak privacy protest. At Nerd Nite Sydney, Ian Woolf chats with Dr Peter Jonason about the behavioural ecology of sexual relationships. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Physics Of Music special edition 01.07.2013

First plants were carnivorous by Ian Woolf. Professor Joe Wolfe from the UNSW speaks to Ian Woolf about the Physics of Music and Voice. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

We Reveal Crimes and squirrels 24.06.2013

Crowd-funded SETI, brightness, creativity and aliens, and the final frontier reported by Ian Woolf. Review of the film "We Steal Secrets - the story of WikiLeaks" by Ian Woolf Tim Baynes talks about the wonders of hibernation. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Hypercolour vision and soap 17.06.2013

Do GM crops upset pigs? by Ian Woolf Hypercolour vision by Ian Woolf Scurvy by Chris Stewart Soap Science by Ian Woolf Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Magnetic bacteria and chilli 10.06.2013

Ian Woolf reports on the rapid aging from fish oil, Podcasting threatened by patents, and paper 3D printers. Tim Baynes investigates magnetically sensitive animals, Christine Baker speaks with Lara Farrell about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Adam Mark explores what makes chilli hot. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Chocolate robots 03.06.2013

Ian Woolf reports on asteroids with moons, and squeezing breast cancer. At CeBIT 2013 Ian Woolf spoke to Fred Paulson about Telepresence robots, to Cindy Huang about ThunderDownUnder's robot trophy, to Dalton Tandulka about digital masks that mirror your facial expressions. At Eat The Collection Ian Woolf spoke with Chris Bamborough about designing for 3D printers that use chocolate ink. Produced...

Microfactories and synthetic food 27.05.2013

Angus Deveson spoke with Ian Woolf about Microfactories and 3D printing Ian Woolf explores synthetic food, from lab grown hamburgers, to food printers, and replacing eating altogether. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Young blood RoboWars 20.05.2013

Ian Woolf reports on Wind powered nuclear weapons, Google Glass, and turtle freezing genomes. Angus Deveson spoke with Ian Woolf about RoboWars Sydney, Glowing Mouse draculas return to heal aged hearts - Ian Woolf explains. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Future silkmoth tricycle games 13.05.2013

Ian Woolf reports how Harvard robot bees hover. Janine Cahill speaks with Ian Woolf about improving the future with games. Silkmoths ride robot tricycles cruising for sexy females in Japan, for science! Ian Woolf explains. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Baby talk, Naughties, and the web 06.05.2013

Ian Woolf gives a brief history of the world wide web, and reports on faces sculpted from DNA data. Gina Sartore tells us about 19th Century astronomer Maria Mitchell. Dr Uté Vollmer-Conna from the University of New South Wales spoke to Marian Curruthers about why Baby Talk is so strange, Michael Archer from the University of NSW spoke with Ian Woolf and Marian Curruthers about gene sharing betwee...

SpaceApps and Spider silk 29.04.2013

Lachlan Whatmore explores the spiders web, Ed Pollitt speaks with Sean Herron about the NASA Hack-a-thon. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Goodbye 2SER, Steve Mann and qBits 22.04.2013

Ian Woolf showcases the wearable computers of Steve Mann. Ed Pollitt reports on the invention of silicon quantum bits. Ian Woolf delves into the history of Diffusion as told by our theme music across time, as we say goodbye to 2SER. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Kid-friendly science and emulsions 15.04.2013

The Lyrid meteor shower report by Ian Woolf Emulsion science interview with Ann Evans by Ian Woolf Time travel by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt Interview with Mike Pollitt about building a ridable hovercraft, and taking kids to the Double Helix science club by Ed Pollit Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Sonic Screwdrivers and ingenuity awards 08.04.2013

Ed Pollitt reports on Dental Anxiety, Heart modelling and the Chinese moon mission. Ian Woolf investigates the Science of Doctor Who, The Rolex Awards for Enterprize by Ed Pollitt, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Head, heart and galaxy 01.04.2013

Heartened Mummies by Therese Chen, Facebook Science by Ed Pollitt, Get Into Your Head Space interviews with Thomas Fath, Christine Froud, and Bridget Murphy by Ian Woolf, Discussion of Galaxy Zoo by Ed Pollitt and Ian Woolf, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Red Cross Blood Science Special 25.03.2013

Ian Woolf reports on Vel-negative blood, What are A, B and O, and what is RH negati ve and positive? Ian Woolf speaks with with Joe Patkes, Red Cell Serologist at the Red Cross Blood Services centre in Alexandria about blood types, blood processing and transfusions. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Pond scum and ALS 18.03.2013

In a Brain Awareness week special, Dr Rachel Dunlop explains her research exploring the connection between blue-green algae and motor neurone disease, and how Gulf War veterans are coming down with ALS. Therese Chen reports on glue that works under water, inspired by mussels. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Cognitive Reserve and Solar max 11.03.2013

Deanna Coleman reportson Penguins, planetary engineering, and introverted charges. Cognitive Reserve by Ian Woolf , Craniometry by Lachlan Whatmore, Tim Baynes looks into the Sun. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Plutonium credit and IQ 04.03.2013

Wired rats by Ian Woolf , Eelectric bees by Therese Chen, Publicly available research memo by Ian Woolf . From 1999, Carol Oliver reports on credit and nuclear physics, and Lachlan Whatmore reports on the history of the IQ test. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Spooky worms and animal farms 25.02.2013

'Spooky Worms' by Lachlan Whatmore 'Dr Pet and Medicine Farms' by Patrick Rubie News by Patrick Rubie Presented by Lachlan Whatmore Panelled/Produced by Patrick Rubie

Meteors and publishing 18.02.2013

A meteor explodes over Russia, harming a thousand people, what's next? Science publishing, politics and profit - Aaron Swartz, Richard O'Dwyer, Garry Mackinnon and Julian Assange. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Extremophiles and The Vision Revolution 11.02.2013

From 2000, Tim Baynes interviews Professor Rick Cavicchioli from UNSW about bacteria that thrive in extreme conditions, Derek Muller sings about electricity, and from 2010, Ian Woolf reviews The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Colour evolution and Darwin part 6 04.02.2013

Do fish feel pain? by Ian Woolf Ian Woolf interviews Mark Changizi about the evolution of colour vision. The sixth and final part of Natural Selection, a radioplay by Lachlan Whatmore. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Fecal transplants and Darwin part 5 28.01.2013

Ian Woolf reports on Fecal microbiota transplantation - in 1999 he interviewed Professor Thomas Borody who pioneered the field. Part 5 of Natural Selection, the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, a radio-play by Lachlan Whatmore. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

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