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Diffusion Science radio episodes

  • Female physicists and belly button dynamics
    Victoria Bond spoke to Aileen Woo about gender equity at the University of NSW's physics department,
    Lachlan Whatmore explores the underwater Hudson Canyon,
    Victoria Bond spoke to Robert Booy about the importance of vaccine
    compliance, and the downfall of the AVN.
    News by Ian Woolf, Marc West, and Victoria Bond
    Produced, panelled and presented by Victoria Bond

    0 min
  • Beauty and the Geek, and Homeopathy
    Victoria Bond and Lachlan Whatmore speak to the Australian Beauty and the Geek reality TV show,
    Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the UK de-funding of Homeopathic hospitals,
    News By Victoria Bond
    - bird brains are like ours
    - cold, cold antimatter
    - addictive romantic rejection
    Presented by Ian Woolf
    Produced by Lachlan Whatmore and Ian Woolf
    Panelled by Marc West

    28 min
  • Sexual selection and the bionic eye
    Marc West continues his interview with Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution.
    The latest Bionic Eye development is explained to Ian Woolf by Nanjian Liu and Paulette Lieby of NICTA
    Presented and panelled by Ian Woolf,
    Produced by Marc West

    27 min
  • Sex Evolution and Technological Art
    Marc West interviews Professor Rob Brook about sexual selection in evolution.
    Ian Woolf participates in a technological art workshop to build an
    interactive sculpture with artist Ian Burns, and talks with participants
    Neil McGann, Bharti Patel, Liz O'Reilly and Julie Ashcroft.
    Cognitive Bias song by Brad Wray
    Presented and panelled by Marc West,
    Produced by Ian Woolf

    28 min
  • Cognitive Load and Vision Revolution
    Ian Woolf speaks with Dr Bo Yin about how your voice can betray to software how hard you are concentrating,
    The Vision Revolution by Mark Changizi reviewed by Ian Woolf with commentary by Aaron Cooke and Daniel Keogh,
    News by Marc West
    - Obesity ruins your sexual health
    - Whales are carbon negative
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    27 min
  • Solar racing and toxoplasma
    Alexandra Bulgakov talks with Ian Woolf about the UNSW Solar powered racing car,
    Victoria Bond talk about Toxoplasmosis Gondii,
    News by Victoria Bond,
    Presented by Marc West,
    Produced by Victoria Bond

    27 min
  • Trigeneration and Sports networks
    Aaron Cooke reports on Sydney Council's plan for 85% efficient gas trigeneration power plants for Sydney,
    Ian Woolf speaks with Lief Hamlin about sports networks from NICTA,
    News by Marc West
    - Pacific Islands unihabitable but above water in 100 years
    - Caffeine alertness is an illusion of addiction
    - soil bacteria makes you temporarily smarter
    - ultrasound blast to the testicles for contraception
    Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

    27 min
  • R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix
    Diffusion remembers the wondrous Martin Gardner and his contribution to science education.
    Aaron Cook commemorates Rover Phoenix after a long slog on Mars.
    News by Aaron Cook, Marc West, and Victoria Bond.
    Presented by Sarah Bartlett, produced by Victoria Bond.

    27 min
  • Sexy Greys and super-planes
    Ian Woolf, Dan Keogh and Aaron Cook discuss:
    - 3G planes that take advantage of physics to save 50% fuel by Aaron Cook,
    - Male Topy antelopes decieve females into staying by faking predator warnings by Aaron Cook,
    - the $100 tablet PC and its consequences by Ian Woolf,
    - choosing sexually attractive human body shapes for science at the UNSW online bodylab by Ian Woolf,
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

    27 min
  • Trigeneration and Sports networks
    Ian Woolf interviews Melissa Neighbor about Project Survival Pacific and disappearing landmass in the Pacific islands
    Aaron Cook talks about the link between singing and cricket balls
    Jon Bale breathes new life in the science of sighs
    Victoria Bond discusses the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and peak oil
    Presented and produced by Victoria Bond

    27 min

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