Diffusion Science radio

Ian Woolf speaks to Leigh Russell at Dorkbot. Leigh explodes a hydrogen filled condom to cause an Electromagnetic pulse that reboots a computer. He moves beads with sound and brings non-Newtonian fluids to life. Listener question: Is sunlight behind glass just as good as outside? answered by Ian Woolf News - President Putin's views on the science of whaling and climate change by Lachlan Whatmore - How Grapefruit could make you pregnant by Ian Woolf Presented by Lachlan Whatmore, Produced by Ian Woolf

Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf cover this week's news. Marc West spoke to Dr. Louis Ptacek for even more about photic sneezing. Lachlan Whatmore gets down to the bottom of what a breed is, exactly. Bonnie Yu interviews Chris "The Naked Scientist" Smith about climate change and its impact on Australia. Hosted, paneled and produced by Victoria Bond.

The Diffusion Science Week special, coming to you from the Ultimo Science Festival. We tackle the questions you have asked us over the last few weeks. Why do I sneeze at the Sun? What would something look like if it was travelling at the speed of light? Why do sportsmen train at altitude? Why do previously overweight people have trouble keeping the weight off? We ask the experts to get the real answers to these questions and more! Questions answered by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Marc West

Aaron Cook presents this week's juicy news. Lachlan Whatmore finishes off his trilogy tribute to horse evolution. Marc West grills Senator Bob Brown, leader of the Green Party, about his party's stand on science in the upcoming election, Brigid Mullane interviews Rod Seares about the cost effectiveness of solar pannels in Australia. Panneled, presented and produced by Victoria Bond

Ian Woolf speaks to Fred Rodrigues with his power tools orchestra at Dorkbot Sydney, Lachlan Whatmore brings us part 2 of the evolution of the horse, News by Victoria Bond - Dogs can't help imitating people - Social networks help you live longer - are people most attracted to those that look like themselves? Presented by Lachlan Whatmore, Produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Matthew James about rare earth minerals from mines to mobiles, Lachlan Whatmore begins part 1 of the evolution of the horse, Ian Woolf interviews Professor Matthew Phillips about nano-wires and LEDs Presented and panelled by Marc West, Produced by Ian Woolf

Victoria Bond spoke to Aileen Woo about gender equity at the University of NSW's physics department, Lachlan Whatmore explores the underwater Hudson Canyon, Victoria Bond spoke to Robert Booy about the importance of vaccine compliance, and the downfall of the AVN. News by Ian Woolf, Marc West, and Victoria Bond Produced, panelled and presented by Victoria Bond

Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore speak to the Australian Beauty and the Geek reality TV show, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the UK de-funding of Homeopathic hospitals, News By Victoria Bond - bird brains are like ours - cold, cold antimatter - addictive romantic rejection Presented by Ian Woolf Produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf Panelled by Marc West

Marc West continues his interview with Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution. The latest Bionic Eye development is explained to Ian Woolf by Nanjian Liu and Paulette Lieby of NICTA Presented and panelled by Ian Woolf, Produced by Marc West

Marc West interviews Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution. Ian Woolf participates in a technological art workshop to build an interactive sculpture with artist Ian Burns, and talks with participants Neil McGann, Bharti Patel, Liz O'Reilly and Julie Ashcroft. Cognitive Bias song by Brad Wray Presented and panelled by Marc West, Produced by Ian Woolf