Diffusion Science radio
Ian Woolf
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Jun 20, 2011 • 0sec
Let's talk about X... and exits
Victoria Bond speaks to Dr. Jacqui McPhee about her experiences in ICU and palliative care, and end of life care. Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss Terry Pratchet's endorsement of euthanasia.
After an interlude from Monty Python, Mic Cavazzini speaks to Professor Jenny Graves of the Australian National University about marsupials, and what they can tell us about our own genome.
Hosted by Ian Woolf, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond
Jun 13, 2011 • 0sec
Terminal Decline and Zero Emissions
Victoria Bond spoke to Prof. Mohammed Khadra about his latest book, Terminal Decline. They also spoke about end of life care, and the strained Australian health budget.
Ian Woolf and Julianne Popple discuss their thoughts on end of life care and euthanasia.
Marc West interviews Beyond Zero Emissions Australia, about climate change, science, and policy.
Pesented and produced by Victoria Bond
May 23, 2011 • 0sec
Fear pathways and vampire allergies
Mic Cavazzini interviews Dr Tim Bredy from the Queensland Brain Institute about post traumatic stress disorder,
Patrick Rubie reports:
- Peanuts eaten by donors can hurt blood transfusion recipients,
- Planets without stars observed by gravitational micro-lensing,
- Coal seam gas drilling for residential Sydney,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
May 16, 2011 • 0sec
HIV vaccine, Sponge music, casual sex
Victoria Bond reports on the latest HIV Vaccines,
Ian Woolf interviews Martin Marier about his musical sponge instrument at Dorkbot Sydney,
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss research into casual sex,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
May 9, 2011 • 0sec
Circadian rhythms and sperm teasing
Victoria Bond interviews Professor Ian Hickie about circadian rhythms and depression,
Patrick Rubie reports on:
- Sperm teasing
- big tobacco cures starvation
- asteroid dust and the origins of life
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
May 2, 2011 • 0sec
Bionic Eyes and Synthetic Biology
Associate Professor Gregg Suaning shares his Bionic Vision with Ian Woolf,
Ian Woolf explores Synthetic Biology, and would he would do with access to a wet printer.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Apr 25, 2011 • 0sec
Driver Fatigue and Ury's Night
Victoria Bond celebrates 50 years of human space travel,
Ian Woolf interviews Dr Sara Lal and Diarmuid Kavanagh about stopping tiredness killing people,
News by Patrick Rubie:
- safe injecting cuts overdoses
- premature pregnancy evolves
- NASA finds medicines stored in space become inactive
Presented by Victoria Bond,
produced by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
Apr 18, 2011 • 0sec
Protect Research Rally and 3 blind mice
Ian Woolf visits the protest rally against proposed medical research budget cuts, and interviews:
Bettina Arndt, Bill Ferris, Judy Black, and Andrea MacFarland.
Patrick Rubie with the latest medical research news: Blindness, Schizophrenia and Depression.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
Apr 11, 2011 • 0sec
Fukushima special!
Victoria Bond asks Ian Woolf to explain what radiation is, anyway.
Martin Faccini cuts through the spook to get down to the bottom of health risks surrounding the meltdown.
Finally, a Diffusion panel discussion about levels of exposure and radiation hormesis.
Paneled by Ian Woolf, produced by Victoria Bond.
Apr 4, 2011 • 0sec
Handwashing, meltdown and nanocooling
Victoria Bond gets the scoop from Ian Woolf on the nuclear reactor situation in Japan and asks, what is a meltdown, exactly?
Victoria Bond speaks to Adam Freeman about why surgeons get so passionate about hand hygiene.
Ian Woolf speaks to Geoff Smith about nanophotonics, and cooling.
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond,
with technical support by Ian Woolf
