Diffusion Science radio

International Women's Day 2009 with Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf,

Gender bending stories:

- phthalates feminise boys

- half boy half girl bird brain

- sixth sense switches mice gender

- gender gene identified

- Gender and sex identity development

- gender development disorders

- Turner sydnrome

- Kleinfelter syndrome

- hermaphroditism and gender assignment

- testosterone receptor insensitivity

Women in Science:

Marie Curie,

Rosalind Franklin,

Rachel Carson

Presented by Victoria Bond,

Produced by Ian Woolf

Marc West talks to Bianca Nogrady from New Scientist Magazine about the last 3 unknown facts of our solar system.

Lachlan Whatmore pays a tribute to a special lady called Ruby and explains why babies are so warm.

Patrick Rubie will change the way you think about fish…forever

News by Patrick Rubie

- Migrating Planets

- Mutated HIV

- Bilirubin in plants

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,

Produced by Patrick Rubie

Patrick Rubie sees a green comet,

meningitis in disguise,

and beta blocks memories.

Ian Woolf looks at medical tattoos,

with commentary from Drew Shobbrook.

Marc West interviews Bianca Nogrady about the mysteries of our solar system.

Presented by Patrick Rubie and produced by Ian Woolf

Tilly Boleyn, Chris Stewart and Jacqui Hayes have the latest news about fetal alcohol syndrome, the FAST telescope in China, spray-on solar panels and they ask, "Cassowary are you?" Produced by Jacqui Hayes, panelled by Tilly Boleyn.

Drew Shobbrook explains how to be smart about being electronically mobile,

Patrick Rubie sights land whales,

Walking trees cross Ian Woolf's path,

while unhealthy chickens get peckish,

Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Sarah Wood investigates which contraception is better for the environment - the pill or condoms?

Caitlin Howlett has a brain-busting quiz.

News by Jacqui Hayes

-where happy Australians are living

-why we yawn

Presented by Sarah Wood

Produced by Jacqui Hayes

John August explains the causes of cancer,

Amy Bullen explores dust,

Jaqui Hayes, Monica Sharma, Derek Muller and Ian Woolf discuss super-tasters.

News by Ian Woolf

- generate power from water flowing in buildings

- the cloak of invisibility is now tunable

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia.

Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008.

News by Kalvin Ng

- New climate change advisers for Obama

- Energy sources ranked

- Oestradiol causes affairs

Presented by Jacquie Hayes

Produced by Patrick Rubie

Marc West consults Bianca Nogrady about Santa's gut,

Patrick Rubie tucks into kangaroo for science,

News by Patrick Rubie

- Consumer electronics show

- adolescent baldness

- tasmanian devil sailing

Presented by Derek Muller and produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye with a scanner,

commentary by Charles Willock,

Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff,

Kalvin Ng shows the world was warmer than you thought,

Dave the Happy Singer reviews the news in impromptu song,

Dave Sings Monty Python's Universe song,

Presented by Marc West

Produced by Ian Woolf