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.

Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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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

Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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Love songs aren't universally recognised,

Music helps students learn maths,

Music preferences predict moral values and vice versa

Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf

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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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Listen to part 3 of Ian Woolf's chat with Transhumanist Brendan Clarke on how AI is being abused by people who's values are not aligned with society.

The Ignobel Prize 24/7 lectures where a researcher is given 24 seconds to describe their work, and then to explain it in just 7 words that anyone can understand.

Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen to part 2 of Ian Woolf's chat with Transhumanist Brendan Clarke on how AI gets smarter, and how to change society to help people who lose their jobs as a result.

Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen to Brendan Clarke and Ian Woolf chat about what's happened with artificial intelligence over the last year, and what may happen, and why good parenting is a factor.

Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

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Listen to the tale of how humans almost became extinct several times in history.

News of rats using their imaginations to move objects and themselves through virtual reality.

Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf

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