Diffusion Science Radio

From 2009: What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries;

'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains;

And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists that draw our attention in the latest science news

Presented by Ian Woolf

Co-produced by Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf

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Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers, and non-genetic inheritance in Lord Morton's mare and the quagga.

Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar.

Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Listen to Professor John Mattick explain why Junk DNA is the big misunderstanding of molecular biology.

Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Listen to Dr Renee Goreham talk about her research into applying nanoparticle detection to health, and news of missions to analogue Mars in Armenia.

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From 2006: Ian Woolf reports on fuel from waste,

Lachlan Whatmore on the Portuguese Man-of-War,

Matt Clarke on Roomba Sumo,

Lachlan Whatmore explains how steroids work, and how they mess you up,

Ian Woolf reports on magnetic implants,

Lachlan Whatmore reports on a gel that protects against AIDS.

Hosted by Matt Clarke,

Produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen how choice blindness can lead to people defending the opposite to their original opinion, whether it be in a taste test, a survey, or in a eyewitness suspect line up, and how to be less likely to be deceived.

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From 2010: Listen to Marc West explain the correlation between sex and housework. Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow. Aaron Cooke reports on starquakes, stroking rats, mosquito attraction, and how green tea fights cancer

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Love songs aren't universally recognised,

Music helps students learn maths,

Music preferences predict moral values and vice versa

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Listen to Part 2 of the Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think, followed by the 24/7 lectures. Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research.

Produced by Ian Woolf

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The Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think! Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research. Part 2 next week

Produced by Ian Woolf

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