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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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Sep 15, 2024 • 0sec
Health in Space - part 3
Listen to Dr Gabrielle Caswell talk about the Global Spaceport alliance, International space programs and how microgravity affects the structure of the proteins in our bodies, and in the microbes that live inside us, with news of an approaching mini-moon.
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Sep 8, 2024 • 0sec
Health in Space - part 2
Listen to Dr Gabrielle Caswell in the second part of this series on Space Health! In this episode, we talk about space medicine, space colonies and space education.
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Sep 1, 2024 • 0sec
Health in Space - part 1
Listen to part 1 of a special series of Dr Gabrielle Caswell talking about human health in space, the stranded astronauts, and what happens when ordinary people go into space.
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Aug 25, 2024 • 0sec
Reframing Obesity
Listen to Dr Kathryn Williams explain why we need to reframe obesity as a chronic disease, and subsidise its treatment.
How I used AI to create a song about obesity using my own voice.
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Aug 18, 2024 • 0sec
Space up, CSIRO down
Listen to news of Billionaires in Space,
Australian mini-satellites launch,
and CSIRO loses over 600 jobs, more to go.
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Aug 11, 2024 • 0sec
Repair is Important - part 2
Listen to the final part of Karen Ellis talking about Mend It Australia and why repair matters. News of Flu Flies Blow.
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Aug 4, 2024 • 0sec
Repair is Important - part 1
Listen to Karen Ellis from Mend It Australia, talk about the importance of repair and re-use. Part 1
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Jul 28, 2024 • 0sec
Robots of the 12th Century
Listen to al-Jazari's Ingenious Devices and Medieval robots.
News of probiotics supplements improving thinking.
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Jul 21, 2024 • 0sec
Teleportation, codes and primes
From 2009:
Marc West explore prime numbers and briefly speaks to Terrance Tao.
Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss Quantum technology - quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation.
News by Marc West
-Mobile phones make you vague,
-relax for IVF,
-why we like drinks that fizz,
-batteries made from salty paper.
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Jul 14, 2024 • 0sec
Artificial Intelligence for Kids
Listen to Amber Ivey talk about AI for Kids!
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