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Diffusion Science radio episodes

  • E-Cat, bionic bugs and 3 parents
    Larissa Savvas reports on the prospect of having 3 parents,
    Therese Chen reports on the suggestion of introducing megafauna to Australia,
    Julie-Anne Popple reports on Cybernetics in the service of insect spies and augmenting people,
    Ian Woolf interviews Ian Bryce about his Skeptical inquiries into Rossi's E-Cat power generator.
    Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • Boycotts, Tricorders and Everything
    Larrissa Savas reports on Rett's Sydnrome,
    Ian Woolf reports on the Tricorder X Prize,
    Victoria Bond and Marc West discuss the History of Nearly Everything,
    and the scientific boycott of Elsevier publications.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • Pigs in Cyberspace!
    Ian Woolf and Therese Chen discuss:
    Pigs and humans collaborating in the virtual world,
    Birds eaving illusions,
    Robot farmers,
    Google memory disorders,
    Chocolate nuteceuticals,
    Solar storms blow a good wind,
    Pills to give you the benefits of strict diets.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • Exercise, censorship and mobiles
    Ian Woolf , Julie-Anne Popple and Therese Chen diuscuss:
    Hormones that give the weight-loss benefits of exercise,
    the internet blackout protest,
    what is the youngest age for owning a mobile phone?
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • Polarity, chilli and weirdness
    From the dusty vaults of 2003:
    Christine Baker interviews Kip Williams from Macquarie University about courtroom psychology,
    Keir Smith looks at retinal displays, and finds his Uncle John's sense of direction,
    Adam Mark explains why pain can be a good thing,
    Chris Stewart explores the weirdness of Physicists.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    28 min
  • Brain magnets, junk DNA and nyphomania
    Tim Baynes speaks to Eva Ferados about using brain magnets to switch off HIS brain functions, during the interview,
    Amanda Hamilton interviews Dr Malcom Simons about patenting junk DNA,
    Adam Mark investigates what happens when people become addicted to sex,
    Chris Stewart explains the psychology of MP3s.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • Grave chemistry, anti-gravity, armpits
    Memory pill research from 2011 by Ian Woolf
    Unearthed from 2003 are:
    Tim Baynes reporting on the strange tale of Anti-gravity and the disappearing researchers,
    an interview by Tim Baynes with Dr Boyd Dent about his 2003 PhD into the geochemistry of cemeteries,
    An investigation from Marian Curruthers on the role of the male armpit in human sexual attraction,
    Keir Smith explores the mystery of how sap reaches the tops of trees.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • The 2005 science trivia special fresh from Alaska
    The ghost of Diffusions Xmas past! Listen to a classic from the vaults: the 2005 Christmas special!
    It was an eventful time - we were served a "Cease and Desist order" from using the name "Discovery", and we discovered we had an audience in an Alaskan community radio station.
    Quiz-master Chris Stewart plays the Schroedinger Cats against the Pavlov's dogs, with everything to win in a game of science trivia.
    Playing are: Ian Woolf, Noel Hannah, Natalie Staib, Matt Clarke, Phil Dooley, Jacqui Hayes, Jacqui Pfeffer, Matt Francis and Adam Richardson.

    29 min
  • People puppets and molecular synthesis
    Ian Woolf asks Dr Andrew McDonagh about making molecules,
    Ian Woolf reports on the latest presentation of people doing strange things with electricity,
    Therese Chen describes abusive boobies,
    Ian Woolf reports on hacking your brain with light.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min
  • Cricket balls and Climate Fix Flicks
    Julie-Anne Popple speaks with Dr James Gilbert about cricket testicles,
    Ian Woolf speaks with Professor Ann Henderson-Sellers about the Climate Fix Flicks competition,
    News by Larissa Savvas and Julie-Anne Popple:
    - Solar paint
    - Wasp to know
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    29 min

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