

Diffusion Science radio
Ian Woolf
If you like a good, broad mix of Science - new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and very silly science, listen to Diffusion.
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Dec 8, 2024 • 0sec
Space Force and Llama Flu
From 2018:
Llamas fight flu by Ian Woolf,
Steven Freeland talks about the US Space Force
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Dec 1, 2024 • 0sec
Anti-Privacy again
From 2018:
Lizzie O'Shea talks about the anti-privacy Assistance and Access Bill,
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Nov 24, 2024 • 0sec
Social Media Ban - part 2
Listen to Dr Alexia Maddox talk about the planned ban on Australians under 16 using social media - part 2
News of childrens human rights being violated by a social media ban
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Nov 17, 2024 • 0sec
Social Media Ban - part 1
Listen to Dr Alexia Maddox talk about the planned ban on Australians under 16 using social media - part 1
Stewart Baker, former General Counsel of the NSA talking about the Cycle of Moral Panics.
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Nov 10, 2024 • 0sec
Engineering Cat-girls
From 2018:
CRISPR babies update by Ian Woolf,
Transhumanism and emerging technologies by Peter Xing,
Engineering Cat-girls by Meow Ludo Meow Meow.
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Nov 3, 2024 • 0sec
Why You're (still) Not Dead Yet
From 2018:
Powerless cameras by Ian Woolf,
Dr David Farmer and comedian Jackson Vaarhoor explain Why You're Not Dead Yet,
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Oct 27, 2024 • 0sec
Stem Cells and the Organoids
From 2014 listen to Professor Michael Morris on investigating the basic science of embryology to find out how embryonic stem cells become all other cells.
2024 news of the Internet Archive is down, and AI clones report the news with unexpected Organoids.
From 2014 Crocodiles climb, and use tools, while alligators make video
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Oct 20, 2024 • 0sec
Healing corneas and making robots
From 2014: Sony smart wigs, DARPA brain impants for memory,
and prosthetic hands that feel by Ian Woolf.
Professor Stephanie Watson spoke with Ian Woolf about how she heals corneas with stem cells,
From the 2014 Sydney Mini Maker Faire:
Pete from Robogirls teaches schoolgirls to build lego robots,
Stephen Martin from BotBits talks about building kit combat robots
Diarmid Herath from Robological has a platform for you to design your own robots
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Oct 13, 2024 • 0sec
2024 Nobel Prizes
Listen to The Physiology or Medicine prize for micro-RNA , the Physics Prize for machine learning software, the Chemistry Prize for the use of machine learning to identify the shape of proteins, and the use of machine learning to create new proteins.
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Oct 6, 2024 • 0sec
Obsolete Cyborgs
Listen to NotebookLM AI voices discover they are an artificial intelligence, and news of obsolete cyborgs.
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