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Discover Da Vinci's workshop full of flying machines, theatrical contraptions and submarines. Take a splash with the frenzied fish that are migrating across our warming ocean. But where does the Pope fit into all this? Find out this week on Diffusion. Presented by Ed Pollitt and Emily Fearn News by Patrick Rubie Climate Fried Seafood by Darren Osborne Da Vinci's Inventions by Chris Stewart Produced by Celine Steinfeld

News and views by Ian Woolf. Scientific tips on how to get a good nights sleep from Darren Osborne. Lasers that will blow your mind and other body parts by Chris Stewart. Will eating an aussie pie protect you from the suns harsh rays by Kachina Allen. Produced and presented by Tilly Boleyn. Music Let me go home by Camera Obscura. Happy Kid by Nada Surf.

Coal is too valuable to burn, by Ian Woolf, Angus Kell explains water and energy efficient home renovation to Patrick Rubie, Mark West shares his election fever, Presented by Jacqueline Hayes, Produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support by Tilly Boleyn. Music: Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) by They Might Be Giants (Severe Tire Damage Album - Restless Records) Stretched Out and Rollin by Pat Webb (http://www.archive.org/details/PatWebbStretchedOutandRollin)

Scientific news and views by Ed Pollitt. Magical mushroom tour by Celine Steinfeld. Science Communication interview and lowdown by Catherine Beehag. Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn. Music We will become silhouettes - The Postal Service Phantom Limb - The Shins

Scientific news and views by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld. The genetics of grapes by Darren Osbourne. Questacon outreach interview by Marc West and Celine Steinfeld. Presented and musically enhanced by Marc West. Produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Diffusion's Marc West reports on diesel from his stranded car and Patrick Rubie taunts us with a fish science paradox. Vanessa Gardos manages to tell us all about pubic lice, pregnant lizards and Diffusion on wikipedia! Presented and produced by Tilly Boleyn.

Medicating Mr Faithful, Green Senator Kerry Nettle and the Women behind Science Let's celebrate all those XX chromosomes out there! On Diffusion this week, we will have a chat with the Greens Senator and environmental scientist, Kerry Nettle. We will also take a bite of the "commitment pill" - a medication for creating Mr Faithful. Plus, we uncover two female scientists who were buried in history. Don't miss this weeks Diffusion special! Presented by Celine Steinfeld News by Emily Fearn Medicating Mr Faithful by Tisha Dejmanee Uncovering Women in Science by Catherine Beehag Interview with Senator Kerry Nettle by Celine Steinfeld Produced by Celine Steinfeld

Identity Card Special Edition Presented by Darren Osborne, Synthetic interview with Anna Johnston about privacy concerns, Aras Vaichas speaks with Ian Woolf about RFID, Interview with Professor Graham Greenleaf about Access and Cyberlaw Produced by Ian Woolf and Charles Willock

Ever wanted to join the mile high club? Want to put strange things into your body? This week, the Diffusion Team tackles the science of things that go bump in the air - well turbulence anyway - and what goes into food additives. And somehow, we pack in the latest news and views in science and a couple of top songs into our 30 minute slot. I'm not sure how we do it! Producer / Paneller: Marc West Presenter: Darren Osborne Food additives by Emily Fearn, Celine Steinfeld Turbulence by Marc West News by Emily Fearn, Celine Steinfeld and Jack Cotterill

Asbestos interview with Mark Hendricxs by Darren Obsorne, Carbon Trading by Patrick Rubie, News by Emily Fearn, Jack Cotterell, Celine Steinfeld, Patrick Rubie and Chris Stewart, Produced and Presented by Chris Stewart.