Diffusion Science Radio

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Diffusion Science Radio episodes

June 14, 2010 Solar racing and toxoplasma
Alexandra Bulgakov talks with Ian Woolf about the UNSW Solar powered racing car,
Victoria Bond talk about Toxoplasmosis Gondii,
News by Victoria Bond,
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Victoria Bond

27 min
June 07, 2010 Trigeneration and Sports networks
Aaron Cooke reports on Sydney Council's plan for 85% efficient gas trigeneration power plants for Sydney,
Ian Woolf speaks with Lief Hamlin about sports networks from NICTA,
News by Marc West
- Pacific Islands unihabitable but above water in 100 years
- Caffeine alertness is an illusion of addiction
- soil bacteria makes you temporarily smarter
- ultrasound blast to the testicles for contraception
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

27 min
May 31, 2010 R.I.P. Martin Gardner and Rover Phoenix
Diffusion remembers the wondrous Martin Gardner and his contribution to science education.
Aaron Cook commemorates Rover Phoenix after a long slog on Mars.
News by Aaron Cook, Marc West, and Victoria Bond.
Presented by Sarah Bartlett, produced by Victoria Bond.

27 min
May 24, 2010 Sexy Greys and super-planes
Ian Woolf, Dan Keogh and Aaron Cook discuss:
- 3G planes that take advantage of physics to save 50% fuel by Aaron Cook,
- Male Topy antelopes decieve females into staying by faking predator warnings by Aaron Cook,
- the $100 tablet PC and its consequences by Ian Woolf,
- choosing sexually attractive human body shapes for science at the UNSW online bodylab by Ian Woolf,
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

27 min
May 17, 2010 Trigeneration and Sports networks
Ian Woolf interviews Melissa Neighbor about Project Survival Pacific and disappearing landmass in the Pacific islands
Aaron Cook talks about the link between singing and cricket balls
Jon Bale breathes new life in the science of sighs
Victoria Bond discusses the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and peak oil
Presented and produced by Victoria Bond

27 min
May 10, 2010 Electric spaceships and domesticating dogs
Marc West interviews Alan Wilton about the history of dog domestification
Aaron Cooke reports
- how dementia caring puts carers at risk of dementia,
- how some countries will be uninhabitable by humans in 2100

Jon Bale tells us about
- NASA's electric spaceships,
- how HIV immunity works,
- killer whales are actually three different species
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

27 min
May 03, 2010 Pill's 50th twitter box office hits
Jon Bale covers the news with water-recycling cacti
Marc West interviews Sitaram Asur about predicting box office hits on Twitter
Victoria Bond celebrates the Pill's very special 50th birthday

Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

27 min
April 26, 2010 Quolls,laser planes, anosmic flies
Pluto demoted again? It's been some fall from grace for Pluto. This week sees a possible new definition of dwarf-planet, and it seems Pluto is hardly special at all. Charles Lineweaver explains to Marc West
Ian Woolf tackles grey hair and baldness, and rats solving the long-standing mathematical conundrum, the prisoners' dilemma.
Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

27 min
April 19, 2010 Dwarf planets and cooperating rats
Pluto demoted again? It's been some fall from grace for Pluto. This week sees a possible new definition of dwarf-planet, and it seems Pluto is hardly special at all. Charles Lineweaver explains to Marc West
Ian Woolf tackles grey hair and baldness, and rats solving the long-standing mathematical conundrum, the prisoners' dilemma.
Produced and presented by Victoria Bond

28 min
April 12, 2010 Doc Oc, Element 117, and Nikola Tesla
Aaron Cook reports on Element 117-- Ununseptium
Marc West speaks with "Doctor Boob" about super-villain Doc Oc
Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf discuss the life and legend of Nikola Tesla
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Victoria Bond,
with technical support by Ian Woolf

27 min

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