

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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Oct 29, 2012 • 0sec
Roulette, Nobels, Rocking Science
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 Science Rock with Ologism.
Ologism perform DHA Trip mix.
Ian Woolf reports on the Nobel prizes in Chemistry, Medicine and Physics for 2012.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Oct 22, 2012 • 0sec
Cute science, Smart slime and Beard beer
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

Oct 15, 2012 • 0sec
Singing mice, Ig Nobles and MooresCloud
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 warming.
Ian Woolf interviews Mark Pesce about devices that talk with you.
Presented and produced by Julie-Anne Popple with technical assistance from Miles Martignoni.

Oct 8, 2012 • 0sec
Hybrids, Healing Fat, Snap tentacles
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

Oct 1, 2012 • 0sec
Snail snorkels and authentic science
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

Sep 24, 2012 • 0sec
Voyager 1 and the Multiverses
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

Sep 17, 2012 • 0sec
Carnivorous Pineapple Controversy
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

Sep 10, 2012 • 0sec
Frozen memories and sex tentacles
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.

Sep 3, 2012 • 0sec
Tassie Devil's Dilemma and the Big Chill
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

Aug 27, 2012 • 0sec
Dragons, astronauts and surveillance
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


