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Diffusion Science radio episodes

  • 2023 Frontiers of Science part 1
    Listen to part 1 of the audience question and answer session of the Frontiers of Science Forum. Professor Robert Booy, Dr Anna Romanov, Associate Professor Susanna Guatelli and Dr David Bishop.
    News of energy from thin air
    Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf
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    28 min
  • Parasites, penicillin and protein
    2011 Ignobel prizes reported by Ian Woolf, discussion from Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple.
    Victoria Bond talks 2011 penicillin shortages with Professor Robert Bhoy,
    Julie-Anne Popple interviews Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Alsion Gosby about the protein hypothesis for obesity,
    Jams Bourne introduces mind altering parasites, and Ian Woolf explains the brain pathways they use to manipulate their hosts,
    Hosted by Dr Julie-Anne Popple,
    Produced by Ian Woolf
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    28 min
  • Categorification, Not A Crime
    Anna Romanov talks about what equals means - when is a knot not a knot? Pure maths in the everyday world.
    Dave The Happy Singer sings Not A Crime, (lyrics by Ian Woolf, music by Dave The Happy Singer)
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    28 min
  • Robert Booy - Infectious Diseases
    Professor Robert Booy talks about infectious diseases, vaccines, epidemics and pandemics.
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    30 min
  • Analysing chemicals and Synthesizing text
    David Bishop explains how labs identify poisons diseases and minerals with mass spectrometers.
    Ian Woolf explains how ChatGPT works, and how to put it to work.
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    29 min
  • Modelling to Mars!
    Susanna Guatelli uses models to shield astronauts from radiation on their way to Mars, and during their stay on the Moon.
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    28 min
  • Stable Diffusion Litigation
    AI Art controversy and lawsuits. Can you sue for what someone might be able to do in the future? Can images be compressed to half a byte and reproduced at will?
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    28 min
  • Stable Diffusion?
    How does AI art software work? Ian Woolf attempts a clear explanation in plain English. News of AI software showing what your brain saw.
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    28 min
  • Australian Computer Museum Society - part 2
    Listen to Adrian Frenulovich talk about the joys and challengers of curating ancient computers, and their importance to our history. News of the energy breakthrough that wasn't.
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    30 min
  • Australian Computer Museum Society - part 1
    Listen to Adrian Franulovich talk about the history of Australian computing and the 40th anniversary of the Apple Lisa computer, at the Australian Computer Museum Society. News of good vibrations reversing aging.
    Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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    28 min

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