Diffusion Science Radio

Listen to news of a notorious genetic engineer returning,

from 2016 Symbiotica Director Oron Catts talks about frog leg steak art, and what industry can learn from biology, then Guy Ben-Ary talks about Cellf - a dish of living neurons that jams with human musicians.

Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen to the latest news of Chinese thorium power technology, a 2012 Thorium talk from SkeptiCamp, a 2012 interview with Thorium expert Dr Massimo Salvadore, and 2014 Thorium powered cars

Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen to Ian Woolf's 2023 stand-up comedy act on Ciguatera, his 2013 Jobs From Hell story, and a song about fixing the world.

Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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Dr Boob ponders the ethical and technological implication of teleportation.
Ian Woolf looks at the physics of the duck's quack. News of high heels helping prosthetic design with Julie-Anne Popple,
Ian Woolf discusses Harvard's journal boycott, and Therese Chen looks at Harry Potter style blood testing.

Hosted and produced by Julie-Anne Popple.

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From 2014:

Mind reading apps for Google glass,

Alcohol without the harm? by Ian Woolf

Skyrmions explained by John August,

Tales of the internet before the web by Ian Woolf

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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From 2008:

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 whales versus the US Navy,

Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf

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The 2006 Diffusion Christmas Quiz:

Schrodinger's Cats vs Pavlov's Dogs

in a Winner-Takes-All contest.

Hosted by Chris Stewart,

with Tilly Boleyn, Vanessa Gardos,

Shona Blair, Catherine Beehag,

Celine Steinfeld, Jacqui Pfeffer,

Jacqui Hayes, Ian Woolf, Darren Osbourne,

Derek Muller, Charles Willock.

Hosted by Chris Stewart

Produced by Ian Woolf

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The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think - part 2, hosted by Marc Abrahams

produced by Ian Woolf

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The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think - part 1, hosted by Marc Abrahams

produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen to a deep dive into the restructuring of CSIRO and the endless budget cuts driving the firing of 1150 more scientists.

Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf

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