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

Nuclear Australia - pros and cons 21.08.2023

From the 2013 Nuclear Energy For Australia? conference: Uranium miner Dr Erica Smyth argues for nuclear power for Australia, Conservationist Professor Ian Lowe argues against nuclear power for Australia Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Assange, music and the Law 15.08.2023

A plea-deal for Julian Assange? Artists given a second chance to sue AI. Not A Crime, Music and Book industries try to shut down the Internet Archive. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

WorldCoin and Dilution rejuvenation 08.08.2023

Scan your eyeball for free money? Rejuvenation by diluting your blood! Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Edward Teller, Isaac Newton and military Robots 31.07.2023

Therese Chen reports on Fairy Wren passwords (2012),v Chris Stewart interviews Sir Isaac Newton (2003) Tim Baynes reports on fish poison, molecular machines and kidneys, (2003) Chris Stewart reports on the life and science of Edward Teller,(2003) Arwen Cross, Julie-Anne Popple and Ian Woolf discuss military walking robots (2012) Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contri...

Multi-agent AI TV shows 24.07.2023

Walking around a multi-agent simulation to tell the non-player characters that they are in the Matrix, A Multi-agent simulator using ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion to generate complete South Park episodes on demand. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Cute Beard Slime 18.07.2023

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 talks to Chris Reid, a biologist from the University of Sydney, about the memory of slime moulds. Presented by Julie-Anne Popple, Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate...

Gravity Maverick - part 2 10.07.2023

Listen to Dr Viv Robinson boldly explain why the Universe isn't expanding and the Big bang never happened. News of new kind of renewable energy, and preventing long COVID. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Gravity Maverick - part 1 03.07.2023

Listen to Dr Viv Robinson boldly explain why most physicists have misunderstood Einstein's gravity, and what it means for what the Universe is made of. News of impossibly massive galaxies. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Augment your memory 26.06.2023

How can we improve our memory? Ian Woolf takes a deep dive into the ancient art of memory systems. News of artificial intelligence finding new drugs Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Douglas Engelbart - Inventing the 21st Century 19.06.2023

Douglas Engelbart invented the 21st Century! In 1968 his Mother of All Demos showed how together work in social networks, using computer screens with graphic user interface, mouse, word processors, hyperlinks, online document sharing and video-conferencing, as part of his plan to Augment Human Intelligence. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Killer AI and 2010 Ignobles 12.06.2023

Hugo DeGaris concludes his warning from 2010 that AI could threaten human existence, with discussion from Marc West. Highlights of the 2010 IgNobel Prizes. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Robot guide dogs and Killer AI 05.06.2023

Hugo DeGaris warned us in 2010 that AI could threaten human existence, and news of brainfog and robot guide dogs. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Unsimulated mint longevity 15.05.2023

Listen to the quantum experiment that proves we're not in a computer simulation, news of Mint for Minds, and Slowing the ageing clocks, with Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

Public Trust in Science part 2 08.05.2023

Listen to the second part of Professor Nick Dirks talking about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI clone wars. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Public Trust in Science part 1 01.05.2023

Listen to the first part of Professor Nick Dirks talk about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI helping people speak their mind. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

The Long-Term Threat 24.04.2023

The Long-Term Threat - the open letter to pause AI research, and who wrote it, News of plagiarising anti-plagiarism anti-Ai AI by Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Waluigi Alignment 23.04.2023

The Waluigi Effect and The Alignment Problem, News of AI Copyright Shenanigans by Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

2023 Frontiers of Science part 2 10.04.2023

Listen to part 2 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop. News of prebunking propaganda Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

2023 Frontiers of Science part 1 03.04.2023

Listen to part 1 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop. News of energy from thin air Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Parasites, penicillin and protein 27.03.2023

2011 Ignobel prizes reported by Ian Woolf, discussion from Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple. Victoria Bond talks 2011 penicillin shortages with Professor Robert Bhoy, Julie-Anne Popple interviews Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Alsion Gosby about the protein hypothesis for obesity, Jams Bourne introduces mind altering parasites, and Ian Woolf explains the brain pathways they use to manipulate the...

Categorification, Not A Crime 20.03.2023

Anna Romanov talks about what equals means - when is a knot not a knot? Pure maths in the everyday world. Dave The Happy Singer sings Not A Crime, (lyrics by Ian Woolf, music by Dave The Happy Singer) Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Robert Booy - Infectious Diseases 13.03.2023

Professor Robert Booy talks about infectious diseases, vaccines, epidemics and pandemics. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Analysing chemicals and Synthesizing text 06.03.2023

David Bishop explains how labs identify poisons diseases and minerals with mass spectrometers. Ian Woolf explains how ChatGPT works, and how to put it to work. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Modelling to Mars! 27.02.2023

Susanna Guatelli uses models to shield astronauts from radiation on their way to Mars, and during their stay on the Moon. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Stable Diffusion Litigation 20.02.2023

AI Art controversy and lawsuits. Can you sue for what someone might be able to do in the future? Can images be compressed to half a byte and reproduced at will? Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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