

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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Jun 8, 2009 • 0sec
Spiders save lives and going to Mars
Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about his research into how poisons from spiders can stop insects spreading disease and eating our food,
and talks to Dr Pascal Lee about the NASA mission to send humans to Mars.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Jun 1, 2009 • 0sec
Old dust, biometrics, recycled condoms
Darren Osborne talks to Dr Henner Busemann from the University of
Manchester about dust older than the solar system.
Marc West talks to
Associate Professor Stephanie Schuckers from Clarkson University talks to Marc West about
identifying people through their biometrics.
And Marc West and
Victoria Bond tackle the modern topic of recycling condoms - can it be
done?
News by Victoria Bond
- fluorescent primates
- wooden plastic
Presented and produced by Marc West

May 25, 2009 • 0sec
Zombie fish and evolving Darwinius
Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Cigutera zombie fish poison,
Darwinius, science and the media by Victoria Bond, with discussion from Kalvin Ng and Ian Woolf,
News by Kalvin Ng
- territory disputes over underwater minerals
- tortured mocking birds
- showering ducks
News by Victoria Bond
- Getting Down with cancer
- asthma can be caused by eczema
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

May 18, 2009 • 0sec
Economics and lithium in our water
'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the current Global Economic Crisis,
Panel Discussion: Lithium in drinking water, man-made swine flu and exciting electronics by Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore and Patrick Rubie,
News by Patrick Rubie
- office work a pain in the neck
- sea cucumbers mop up CO2
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

May 11, 2009 • 0sec
Designer Genes, Music and Tornadoes
Marc West joins Dr Luke Hunter for a beer and a chat about designing
organic molecules. John August gets swept away by tornadoes, and is
there really a link between music preference and intelligence?
Produced by Marc West, presented and panelled by Ian Woolf

May 4, 2009 • 0sec
Vaccination consternation, alien genes
Martin Faccinni talks about why you should vaccinate,
and how to protect yourself against all flu infections with Marc West and Ian Woolf,
Marc West interviews Dr Katerina Mickac about the invasion of alien species,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Apr 27, 2009 • 0sec
CSIRO Wi-Fi win and Dunbar's number
Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about alternative Energy and Australia,
News by Ian Woolf, with discussion from Marc West and John August
- CSIRO win their patent battle against 14 US Giants,
- A hard limit on your social network size proved with Xmas cards and the Church of England?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Apr 20, 2009 • 0sec
GFC economics and climate policy
Ian Woolf interviews economist Joffre Bolce about the Global Financial Crisis,
Marc West speaks with Dr Ben McNeil about Climate change policy,
News by Victoria Bond
- solar power from space for Fresno,
- National Ignition Facility tries laser fusion
- Earthquakes predicted by clouds, for Iran
- sponges without biofilms fight disease
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Apr 13, 2009 • 0sec
Salk, Sabin and Twitter
Lachlan Whatmore decribes the history of the Polio vaccine,
Lachlan, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss if Twitter is just for twits,
News by Ian Woolf
- Mitsubishi electric cars for Oz?
- Nano-batteries
- virus build batteries
- hot drink alert
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

Apr 6, 2009 • 0sec
Earth hour and Carnivorous plants
Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about Climate Change science and policy,
Ian Woolf feeds his Carnivorous plants,
News by Ian Woolf
- Solar cycle could get noisy
- Strangers make better mates
- Genes diversify in hard times
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf


