Diffusion Science Radio

By Ian WoolfScience Technology

Diffusion Science Radio episodes

May 06, 2013 Baby talk, Naughties, and the web
Ian Woolf gives a brief history of the world wide web,
and reports on faces sculpted from DNA data.
Gina Sartore tells us about 19th Century astronomer Maria Mitchell.
Dr Uté Vollmer-Conna from the University of New South Wales spoke to Marian Curruthers about why Baby Talk is so strange,
Michael Archer from the University of NSW spoke with Ian Woolf and Marian Curruthers about gene sharing between species.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
29 min
April 29, 2013 SpaceApps and Spider silk
Lachlan Whatmore explores the spiders web,
Ed Pollitt speaks with Sean Herron about the NASA Hack-a-thon.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
29 min
April 22, 2013 Goodbye 2SER, Steve Mann and qBits
Ian Woolf showcases the wearable computers of Steve Mann.
Ed Pollitt reports on the invention of silicon quantum bits.
Ian Woolf delves into the history of Diffusion as told by our theme music across time, as we say goodbye to 2SER.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
30 min
April 15, 2013 Kid-friendly science and emulsions
The Lyrid meteor shower report by Ian Woolf
Emulsion science interview with Ann Evans by Ian Woolf
Time travel by Ian Woolf and Ed Pollitt
Interview with Mike Pollitt about building a ridable hovercraft, and taking kids to the Double Helix science club by Ed Pollit
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
29 min
April 08, 2013 Sonic Screwdrivers and ingenuity awards
Ed Pollitt reports on Dental Anxiety, Heart modelling and the Chinese moon mission.
Ian Woolf investigates the Science of Doctor Who,
The Rolex Awards for Enterprize by Ed Pollitt,
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
28 min
April 01, 2013 Head, heart and galaxy
Heartened Mummies by Therese Chen,
Facebook Science by Ed Pollitt,
Get Into Your Head Space interviews with Thomas Fath, Christine Froud, and Bridget Murphy by Ian Woolf,
Discussion of Galaxy Zoo by Ed Pollitt and Ian Woolf,
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
29 min
March 25, 2013 Red Cross Blood Science Special
Ian Woolf reports on Vel-negative blood,
What are A, B and O, and what is RH negati
ve and positive? Ian Woolf speaks with with Joe Patkes, Red Cell Serologist at the Red Cross Blood Services centre in Alexandria about blood types, blood processing and transfusions.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
29 min
March 18, 2013 Pond scum and ALS
In a Brain Awareness week special, Dr Rachel Dunlop explains her research exploring the connection between blue-green algae and motor neurone disease, and how Gulf War veterans are coming down with ALS.
Therese Chen reports on glue that works under water, inspired by mussels.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
28 min
March 11, 2013 Cognitive Reserve and Solar max
Deanna Coleman reportson Penguins, planetary engineering, and introverted charges.
Cognitive Reserve by Ian Woolf,
Craniometry by Lachlan Whatmore,
Tim Baynes looks into the Sun.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
27 min
March 04, 2013 Plutonium credit and IQ
Wired rats by Ian Woolf ,
Eelectric bees by Therese Chen,
Publicly available research memo by Ian Woolf .
From 1999, Carol Oliver reports on credit and nuclear physics, and
Lachlan Whatmore reports on the history of the IQ test.
Produced and presented by Ian Woolf
29 min

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