Diffusion Science Radio

Diffusion Science Radio

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Diffusion Science Radio episodes

  • Robot Love, Nuclear Power, Safe?

    A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special (Part II).

    Instead of looking only at CO2, we look at the

    other important issues surrounding nuclear power

    generation. This week: the risks of proliferation.


    Special Guests Dr Sue Wareham OAM of the Medical

    Association for the Prevention of War, and A/Prof

    Tilman Ruff, Australian Chair of the International

    Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons talk with

    Charles Willock about nuclear proliferation.


    Jaroon Descartes is Jacqui Pfeffer's Special Guest

    in Part II of "Relationships with Robots".


    Presented by: Lachlan Whatmore

    News: Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf

    Panelled by: Ian Woolf


    Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf


    Musical Clips:

    Randy Newman: Political Science ("Let's drop the big one now")

    Tom Lehrer: That Was The Year That Was ("Who's_Next?").

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  • Nuclear Waste: Safe for 240,000 years?
    A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site. Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to Charles Willock about possibly significant errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times. Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga. Presented by: Emily Fearn Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf assisted by Patrick Rubie Music: "The Elements" Tom Lehrer/Sir Arthur Sullivan "It's a scientific fact" Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans (by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer)
    28 min
  • Nuclear Waste: Safe for 240,000 years?

    A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of
    nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems
    associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site.

    Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to Charles Willock about
    possibly significant errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times.
    Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about
    the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga.

    Presented by: Emily Fearn
    Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld

    Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf
    assisted by Patrick Rubie

    Music:
    "The Elements" Tom Lehrer/Sir Arthur Sullivan
    "It's a scientific fact" Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans
    (by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer)


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  • Robots, baby birds and free internet
    Jacqui Pfeffer discusses Robot Relationships with Hugh Durrant White Ian Woolf interviews Lachlan Hardy about freeing the net http://lachstock.com.au Charles Willock looks at the life of baby birds News by Ian Woolf Presented by Lara Davis Produced by Ian Woolf
    28 min
  • Robots, baby birds and free internet

    Jacqui Pfeffer discusses Robot Relationships with Hugh Durrant White

    Ian Woolf interviews Lachlan Hardy about freeing the net http://lachstock.com.au

    Charles Willock looks at the life of baby birds

    News by Ian Woolf

    Presented by Lara Davis

    Produced by Ian Woolf

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  • Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells
    News by Emily Fearn - drop in ocean pH harms snail defences - ancient evidence of modern behaviour Apt Apertures by Charles Willock DIY Beer Power with Microbial Fuel Cells by Patrick Rubie Presented by Ian Woolf Produced by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt
    28 min
  • Apt Apertures, Microbial Fuel Cells

    News by Emily Fearn

    - drop in ocean pH harms snail defences

    - ancient evidence of modern behaviour

    Apt Apertures by Charles Willock

    DIY Beer Power with Microbial Fuel Cells by Patrick Rubie

    Presented by Ian Woolf

    Produced by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt
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  • Sound barrier, Virgin green
    Aviation special 60th Anniversary of the first supersonic flight by Lachlan Whatmore, Virgin Blue goes green by Emily Fearn, News by Erin Passmore, - Suicidal genetics - Of moose and man - Urine as fertiliser, Presented by Ian Woolf, Produced by Lachlan Whatmore
    28 min

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