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Diffusion Science radio episodes

  • G-spot, wealth and nanotechnology
    Can we vaccinate cows against producing methane?
    Is the G-spot a myth? by Ollie Barrand.
    The correlation between wealth and orgasms By Marc West.
    Nanotechnology hypothetical reported by Ian Woolf and discussed by Marc West and Ollie Barrand.
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
    27 min
  • Luna Park, ant martyrs, dopamine bees rave
    Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew bring us part 2 of Wolverine science,
    Ant martyrs by Victoria Bond
    Hot stuff at the RHIC with Olli Barrand
    King Tut's diagnosis by Catherine Beehag
    CSIRO's fleck nano tags your stuff by Catherine Beehag
    Bees dance to bee dopamine in lab raves by Ollie Barrand
    Lunar reserve created to protect the lunar landing site by Ollie Barrand
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
    27 min
  • Dr Rachie vs anti-vax, and DSM psycho
    Dr Rachel Dunlop tells Ian Woolf about her battle with the Australian Vaccination Network
    Victoria Bond explains the new DSM descriptions of mental illness
    News by Victoria Bond
    - Coma patients may be conscious and communicate by brain scan
    - Boredom kills
    - Beetles music saves trees
    - stuttering is linked to genetic mutation
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
    27 min
  • Safflower insulin, and sperm spit protons
    Sperm fire proton torpedoes by Aaron Cooke
    News by Victoria Bond
    - SIDS and serotonin,
    - Iran launches animals to space
    - Primordial soup challenged
    - spray-on on liquid glass,
    - insulin from safflower seeds,
    - the last link between vaccination and autism is withdrawn,
    and the author is charged with unethical behaviour
    Presented by Ian Woolf
    Panelled by Marc West
    Produced by Victoria Bond
    27 min
  • Earworms and cultured meat
    Ever had a song that you just can't get out of your head? Patrick Rubie explains Earworms,
    News by Ian Woolf
    - Cultured meat
    - 2 million years without sex
    - Cola powered phones
    Presented by Aaron Cooke,
    Produced by Ian Woolf
    27 min
  • Wolverine, snails of steel, and you
    Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew try to recreate Wolverine in the lab.
    Marc West, Aaron Cooke and Ian Woolf discuss the science of superheroes.
    Ian Woolf challenges you to read his mind in a Diffusion listener experiment!
    Be ready to email your result to [email protected]
    News by Aaron Cooke
    - Snails of steel
    - sun disinfection
    - sticky cookware
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
    27 min
  • Housework, sex and comedy
    Marc West examines the correlation between sex and housework,
    Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow,
    News by. Aaron Cooke
    - starquakes
    - stroking rats
    - mosquito attraction
    - how green tea fights cancer
    Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
    27 min
  • Drinking with Aliens
    The ordinary guy talks to Dr Ali Ford from Monash University , Australia about life in space,
    Patrick Rubie talks to Joe Duncan, co-owner of the Bowral Brewing Company and Pigs Fly Beer, and Graduate in Wine Science from Charles Sturt University , Australia about the science of beer and wine
    News by Patrick Rubie
    - Oldest DNA
    - Recreating light
    - Sneaky plant viruses
    Presented by Ian Woolf,
    Produced by Patrick Rubie

    29 min
  • Cancer alternative and Santa's role
    Cancer Alternative by John August,
    Santa sets a bad role model by Patrick Rubie
    News by Ian Woolf
    - kanagaroo cream to prevent skin cancer
    - testosterone does not produce aggression in humans
    - Methuselah Foundation's top 5 longevity discoveries for 2009
    Presented by Patric Rubie
    Produced by Ian Woolf

    28 min
  • Diffusion from ten years ago in 2000
    The ghost of Diffusion past - the Xmas show from 2000 in 20Kbs:
    Myths and facts of the great Aussie Beer Gut by Nick Perkins,
    Anthropomorphisation by Lachlan Whatmore,
    Weird science by Gina Sartore
    - GM Potato glows when it needs water
    - why penguins waddle
    - Santa suits banned in Mexico
    News by Nick Perkins
    - I'm Not Dead Yet gene doubles lifespan
    - Cell phones don't cause brain cancer
    - Big backside print may prove Big Foot?
    Presented by Adam Mark,
    Produced by Lachlan Whatmore
    Panelled by Ian Woolf

    28 min

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