Diffusion Science radio

Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate. Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from Cork University in Ireland to find out how to apply for the American Association for the Advancement of Science PhD interprative dance competition. Kalvin Ng bring us the latest news about bird flu. Presented by Kalvin Ng and produced by Ian Woolf.

Ghost-hunting by Android Amy Bullen, the Living Dead bacteria by Lyncanthropic Ian Woolf, Greg Skilbeck explains how sediment from the sea bed tells the tale of climates past, News by Murderous Marc West, - Vampire Moths Presented by Murderous Marc West, Produced by Lyncanthrope Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles, Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London. News by Marc West and Ian Woolf - a competition for interprative dances based on PhD theses, - factors to make your brain grow Presented by Nick Evershed, Produced by Ian Woolf

Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, 118118 challenge by Marc West, The brain's reward by Amy Bullen, News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, - obesity and pleasure - internet surfing keeps your brain young Presented by Marc West, Produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space in-between, Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio, News by Ian Woolf, - Medical Chocolate from Mars, - Fertile greetings from females Music: Pi Man by Unicron's Revenge (Sydney band) Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Our closest relatives are all of us, You can learn to change the way genes are expressed in your body, Ben Herbert explains proteomics, Melinda Hall King explains childhood deception, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Ralph about global warming modelling, from coral bleaching to Antarctic algae, Patrick Rubie examines the issue, are robots better than androids? R2D2 or CP30? News by Victoria Bond, read by Dean Procter: - Personal genetic screening - Mothballs and life - LHC melts down - blindness cured by gene therapy - human clones in Sydney Presented and produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions, Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space, the latest scientific news, from Cubans in space to health-conscious computer geeks reviewed by Ian Woolf, Patrick Rubie and Sam Conyngham Presented and produced by Patrick Rubie

The Large Hadron Collider switch-on discussed by Victoria Bond, Patrick Rubie, and Ian Woolf, Jason Heimaster brings a critical eye to Conspiracy Theories, News by Victoria Bond - familiarity breeds contempt - gentler needles from mosquitoes, - listener auto-complete sentences Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Patrick Rubie.

John August sends a Postcard from Britain in the 1870's. Ian Woolf speaks with Melinda Hall King about hynotherapy, Melinda and Ian talk about the Science festival, Scepticism and the Placebo effect. Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.