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Therese Chen reports on profiting from the physics of Roulette. Ian Woolf reviews "The Eudaemonic Pie" by Thomas Bass about a group of physicists winning at roulette with shoe computers in the 1970's. Ian Woolf reports on Disney's patent for an interactive cake. Ian Woolf reports on Drones that are printed in 3D including the electronics. Julie-Anne Popple interviews Darren Vogrig about making Sci...

Second Live special edition of Diffusion! Ian Woolf reports on Cute Science, Beard beer, Alpha Centauri B's planet and HIV milk - with comments from Julie-Anne Popple and Arwen Cross. Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Chris Reid, a biologist from the University of Sydney, about the memory of slime moulds. Presented by Julie-Anne Popple , Produced by Ian Woolf

Live special edition of Diffusion! Julie-Anne Popple reports on DNA half-life with expert comments from Dr Simon Ho from the University of Sydney, and on singing mice. Arwen Cross, Oliver Featherstone, Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple discuss the Ignobel awards for 2012. We re-play our favourite "In the name of science" interview for 2012, with Dave McElroy talking about seastar sex and global w...

Arwen Cross reports on how climate change is leading to Grizzly bear and Polar bear hybrids, Ian Woolf reports on how stem cells from fat is being sold to treat osteoarthritis, Julie-Anne Popple reports on a carnivorous plant with tentacles that catapult insects, Ian Woolf reports on using mobile phone to track traffic congestion, and you. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Therese Chen reports on Eunuchs and tooth patches, Ian Woolf reports on chocolate memories for pond snails. Oliver Featherston speaks with Michael Kasumovic about his prize-winning research into male sexual strategies, Ian Woolf speaks with Professor Gabriella Weaver about enaging undergrad students in authentic ongoing scientific research . Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Twitter history and the police by Ian Woolf Atomic imaging by James Millar, Oliver Featherston speaks with Associate Professor Fred Menck about Voyager 1's journey, A parallel guide to the Multiverses by Ian Woolf Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf reports on vegetables that eat prey, and bats who live inside them. Nathan Sinclair explains why most published research is wrong. Ian Woolf reports on vitamin D and baldness. Oliver Featherston speaks with Catriona Bonfiglioli about Science journalism. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

In the science news Therese Chen reports on the Tassie Devil Facial Tunour Disease and gobies with a Napolean Complex. Ian Woolf interviews Phillip Rhoades about freezing brains to store memories , Dr James Gilbert joins Julie-Anne Popple in studio to talk about kinky bush cricket sex.

In this week's science news: singing gibbons, (nearly) toothles rats, mars curiousity in space and angry birds! Dr Beata Ujvari speaks to Julie-Anne Popple about the plight of the tasmanian devil. Therese Chen reports on the Big Chill theory challenging the Big Bang. Produced and presented by Julie-Anne Popple

Ian Woolf reports on zombies, quantum computers, and DNA data storage. Ian Woolf reports on the life and death of Neil Armstrong, Julie-Anne Popple spoke to Dr Beata Ujvarti about the impact of cane toads on goanna and Komodo dragon populations. Ian Woolf reports on the new data retention laws making their way around the world. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Julie-Anne Popple discusses the foraging behaviour of swamp wallabies with Miguel Bedoya-Perez. Ian Woolf finds out how damage to your brain can reduce your ability to doubt your beliefs. Julie-Anne Popple reports on dog shaking, cave spiders and denting diamonds. Ian Woolf reports on rat brains that fly planes Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Part 2 of How To Change Your Mind by Nathan Sinclair, Lindsey Gray talks about Kiwis with Julie-Anne Popple, Therese Chen reports on: - Curiosity - Attenborough's Goblin - dolphin subcluture - oldest insect fossil James Millar reports on the ITER fusion reactor project Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Nathan Sinclair explains How to change your mind, Professor Mike Thompson spoke with Julie-Anne Popple about the time he got a snake on a plane, Ian Woolf reports on the lack of Dark Matter, James Millar reports on the accelerating Universe, Ian Woolf reports on permanent sexual side-effects to a hair loss treatment, Julie-Anne reports on suspicions of salty oceans on Titan, Ian Woolf reports on r...

Julie-Anne delivers the science news: sexy dumpling squid, holy mars and space gopher. Julie-Anne Popple interviews Miguel Bedoya-Perez about finding rare frogs and swamp wallabies. Professor Mike Thompson speaks to Julie-Anne about the plight of turtles in the Murray River. Presented and produced by Julie-Anne Popple

Julie-Anne Popple reports on the global warming comedy Sizzle with a hot issues discussion panel of Randy Olsen, Dr Rod Lamberts, Professor Lesley Hughes, and Professor Tim Flannery. Ian Woolf reports on: license to crime, artificial intelligence finds cats on youtube, mind-controlled robot avatars, and milk chasers make you stronger. Observations from James Millar, and Nathan Sinclair Presented a...

Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the discovery by the team at the Large Hadron Collider, Victoria Bond reports on Dark Tendrils, Ian Woolf reports on how taste affects judgements, the speechjammer, and activating your immune system to save people from fatal flu. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Julie-Anne Popple reports on Turtle death mysteries, spray on batteries, and Hot dinosaurs. Ian Woolf reports on Sleep rehearsal,Vortex data streams Hiccupops, Shoes for efficient running, record Solar power,,Alcohol and caffeine sprays. Bonnie Yiu reports on pesticide pollution in the Hawkesbury River, with eco-toxicologist Dr Ben Kefford. Ian Woolf zaps his food. Presented and produced by Ian Wo...

Ian Woolf reports on a spider-man backpack, Julie-Anne Popple reports on a molesting mosquito, Ian Woolf reports on the Burritobot, Ian Woolf reports on Cosmetic nuclear medicine, Julie-Anne Popple reports on erotic fossils, Ian Woolf reports on Social reading enhancing glasses, Victoria Bond speaks with Dr Simon Pooley about invasive ecologies. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

At the Extreme Science Experience, 250 high school students met the Australian Academy of Science Technology and Engineering Clunies Ross innovator's award winners and spoke to Ian Woolf: Dr Gideon Chitombo spoke about mining research, Professor Stuart Crozier spoke about Magnetic Resonance Imaging esearch, Several Central Coast students described their impressions of the day, Professor Peter Blam...

In March 2007 this special edition examined in depth issues of identity and privacy raised by the proposed introduction of a card to identify everyone using Government services. Presented by Darren Osborne, Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston about privacy concerns, Aras Vaichas speaks with Ian Woolf about RFID, Interview with Professor Graham Greenleaf about the Access Card and Cyberlaw Produc...

Therese Chen reports on Balding Wombats, Ian Woolf reports on too smart phones, and the SpaceX Dragon returns triumphant, Victoria Bond speaks with Kathryn Ticehurst and James Bond about what Science is, Victoria Bond and Kathryn Ticehurst discuss the Transit of Venus. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

In the news: Wikileaks on trial without charges. Fan Ng tells Ian Woolf how his invention makes plain old telephone wires carry gigabit broadband, Bruce Jackson and Dale Nichols from 3D Printer Systems talk with Ian Woolf about hot glue guns on steroids. Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Therese Chen reports on flatulent dinosaurs, and Ian Woolf looks at treatment for Alzheimer's disease. Aubrey De Grey talks about the 'Seven Deadly Things' of ageing, and Ian Woolf interviews him on curing the diseases of ageing. Presented and Produced by Julie-Anne Popple

Julie-Anne Popple reports on high heels helping prosthetic design, Ian Woolf discusses Harvard's journal boycott and Therese Chen looks at Harry Potter style blood testing. Dr Boob ponders the ethical and technological implication of teleportation, and Ian Woolf looks at the physics of the duck's quack. Produced and presented by Julie-Anne Popple

Ian Woolf reports on plasma jets and migraine shock therapy. Therese Chen reports on developments Nano-medicine to treat Cerebral Palsy. Julie-Anne Popple speaks to Dr James Gilbert about 'pokemon' thrips and David Cutting about making modern day mummies. Finally, Julie-Anne Popple reports on her night at the Museum of Human Disease. Presented by Ian Woolf, Produced by Julie-Anne Popple