Diffusion Science radio

For the last show of 2008, plenty of love, tears and infection spreading!

Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe.

Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases.

Ian Woolf tells a tale of eight-tentacled fury at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany.

And in our last news of 2008 Marc West reveals secrets of Santa!

Presented by Darren Osborne

Produced by Patrick Rubie

Panelled by Ian Woolf

The mistletoe: naughty or nice\? by Patrick Rubie

Otto the kranky octopus by Ian Woolf

Guess the infectious diseases with Victoria Bond and Jamie Leclerc

News by Marc West – Infectious Happiness and secrets of Santa

Marc West interviews Hayley Birch organiser

of the Geek Pop Festival,

Marc West and Darren Osborne reflect on the science that made the news in 2008,

news on Santa dealing with global warming and the

global financial crisis, Reindeer science

Produced and Presented by Marc West

Ian Woolf speaks with Sam, organiser of the protest,

Fiona Patten convenor of the Australian Sex Party,

and finally Dave the Happy Singer and Percy from the Digital Liberty Coalition,

News by Kalvin Ng

- dying coral reefs,

- relating to artificial people,

- ancient cannabis in China.

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Marc West talks with Jamos McAlister and Marcus Findlay about teaching kids that "calculations are the spelling of maths, not the story",

Ian Woolf talks to Dr Andrea Leigh at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney about the science of hot leaves,

News by Kalvin Ng and Monica Sharma,

- body swapping

- software to make you statistically beautiful,

- heart attacks prevent heart attacks,

Ian Woolf rallies the Internet censorship protest around Australia on December 13th 2008

Presented by Kalvin Ng, and produced by Ian Woolf

News by Marc West

- global warming and the next ice age,

- wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels,

- dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue,

- wind farms may create weather,

- celestial smiley face

Ian Woolf talks parasite wisdom with Professor John Dalton, director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, UTS, who researches how to exploit parasite's knowledge of our immune system to cure diseases.

Caitlin Howlett tell us about sugar in space, which may point at life, and how water is a greenhouse gas.

Ian Woolf reports on solar powered sea slugs on the sea floor that can make food from sunlight.

Monica Sharma updates us on the fate of the spiders in space, and how a brain implant is giving a paralysed man the power of speech,

Caitlin Howlett reports on how turtles evolved their shells,

Presented by Monica Sharma, produced by Ian Woolf

PhD student Phoebe Peters talks with Ian Woolf about how life itself really works and how cells reproduce.

Cyling scientist Chris Lauf describes his 7 month science education adventure around Queensland to Caitlin Howlett.

Cart washes with Kalvin Ng,

Spiders and butterflys in space by Monica Sharma,

Global warming prevents an Ice Age by Patrick Rubie,

and CNN and Telstra "holograms" with Ian Woolf,

Presented by Caitlin Howlett, and produced by Ian Woolf.

Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the

Australian Government's plan to censor the internet.

Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers,

and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions,

Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of the whales versus the US Navy,

Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf.

Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate.

Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from Cork University in Ireland to find out how to apply for the American Association for the Advancement of Science PhD interprative dance competition.
Kalvin Ng bring us the latest news about bird flu.
Presented by Kalvin Ng and produced by Ian Woolf.

Ghost-hunting by Android Amy Bullen,

the Living Dead bacteria by Lyncanthropic Ian Woolf,

Greg Skilbeck explains how sediment from the sea bed tells the tale of climates past,

News by Murderous Marc West,

- Vampire Moths

Presented by Murderous Marc West,

Produced by Lyncanthrope Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles,

Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London.

News by Marc West and Ian Woolf

- a competition for interprative dances based on PhD theses,

- factors to make your brain grow

Presented by Nick Evershed,

Produced by Ian Woolf