Diffusion Science radio

Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie,

118118 challenge by Marc West,

The brain's reward by Amy Bullen,

News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie,

- obesity and pleasure

- internet surfing keeps your brain young

Presented by Marc West,

Produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how

to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space

in-between,

Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio,

News by Ian Woolf,

- Medical Chocolate from Mars,

- Fertile greetings from females

Music: Pi Man by Unicron's Revenge (Sydney band)

Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Our closest relatives are all of us,

You can learn to change the way genes are expressed in your body,

Ben Herbert explains proteomics,

Melinda Hall King explains childhood deception,

Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Ralph about global warming modelling, from coral bleaching to Antarctic algae,

Patrick Rubie examines the issue, are robots better than androids? R2D2 or CP30?

News by Victoria Bond, read by Dean Procter:

- Personal genetic screening

- Mothballs and life

- LHC melts down

- blindness cured by gene therapy

- human clones in Sydney

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions,

Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space,

the latest scientific news, from Cubans in space to health-conscious computer geeks reviewed

by Ian Woolf, Patrick Rubie and Sam Conyngham

Presented and produced by Patrick Rubie

The Large Hadron Collider switch-on discussed by Victoria Bond, Patrick Rubie, and Ian Woolf,

Jason Heimaster brings a critical eye to Conspiracy Theories,

News by Victoria Bond

- familiarity breeds contempt

- gentler needles from mosquitoes,

- listener auto-complete sentences

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Patrick Rubie.

John August sends a Postcard from Britain in the 1870's.

Ian Woolf speaks with Melinda Hall King about hynotherapy,

Melinda and Ian talk about the Science festival, Scepticism and the Placebo effect.

Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.

Muhsin Karim explores the bionic soldier and Brain Computer Interfaces,

Ian Woolf has the last word with Brian Lennon from the Live Futures 2020 festival about the

opportunities offered by large amounts of cheap, clean alternative power.

Jacqui Hayes brings the week in review:

- Landmine tobacco

- Tree-man

- Cow compasses

- cognitive magic

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

In this special edition from the Live Futures 2020 Festival,
Brian Lennon speaks to Ian Woolf about the Fab Lab that could make anything with 3D printers,
and cars that run on used vegetable oil left over from fish and chip shops.
Jacqui Hayes reviews elephants who count, and how to read men's faces.

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Lachlan Whatmore puts steam to work,

Jacqui Hayes and Caitlin Howlett review the week in science

- happiness science,

- giant wallabies in Tasmania

- confirmation that contraceptive pills reverse attraction

- vaccination against alcoholic pleasure

Amy Bullen examines the ultimate cheating drug - the placebo,

News by Ian Woolf

- synthetic telepathy

- anti-aging drugs keep your cells clean

- chilli heat not just an illusion

- cannabis and opium to prevent addiction

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf