Diffusion Science Radio

By Ian WoolfScience Technology

Diffusion Science Radio episodes

November 16, 2009 Mars, Myopia, Mesoglea, Mildred Cohn
Lachlan Whatmore gets squishy on ya with immortal jellyfish.
Victoria Bond eulogises the Mars rovers,
Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf discuss new understandings about short-sightedness,
Ian Woolf and Pat Rubie collide with bread and hadrons
Lachlan Whatmore eulogises mighty biochemist Mildred Cohn.
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore,
and panelled by Patrick Rubie

28 min
November 09, 2009 Hot Maths and Disintermediation
Brigid Mullane interviews Dr Michael Cavanagh about new software to help teach Maths at school.
Ian Woolf talks with
Futurist Janine Cahill about the paradigm shift from Traditional to New Media, Mobile Banking, Serious Games and Disintermediation. The future will be challenging!
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

27 min
November 02, 2009 Mystique, pill ills, sin distribution
Marc West asks Dr Chris Pettigrew how X-men character Mystique's super-powers might really work.
Charles Willock reports on the distribution of sin in the USA.
Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the lesser known side effects of the contraceptive pill.
News by Victoria Bond
- protons re-introduced to the LHC
- Swine flu is nothing to sneeze at
- rebuilding glaciers
- electric field therapy kills cancer
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

27 min
October 26, 2009 Primes, codes and entanglement
Prime numbers, secret messages and quantum teleportation!
Marc West explore prime numbers and speaks to Terrance Tao.
Ian Woolf and Marc West discuss Quantum technology - quantum entanglement, quantum cryptography and quantum teleportation.
News by Marc West
-Mobile phones make you vague,
-relax for IVF,
-why we like drinks that fizz,
-batteries made from salty paper.
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf.

29 min
October 19, 2009 Deadly worms and pig orgasms
"Worms worms worms" by Lachlan Whatmore
"Science Trivia" hosted by Victoria Bond. Contributors are Lachlan Whatmore, Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie
"The number 30" by Patrick Rubie
News by Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf
-Evolutionary Leap
-Hadron Collider
-Placebo Effects
-Global Melting
Music:
Tom Glazer - "What makes the weather"
"It's a Scientific Fact"
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Panelled by Ian Woolf
Produced by Patrick Rubie

29 min
October 12, 2009 Vaccination special
All you need to know about vaccinations!
Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf talk about how
vaccines are made, how they work, the biochemistry behind
vaccines, the controversies, and even a little maths!
Hosted by Ian Woolf
Produced by Marc West
Vaccine expert Victoria Bond

28 min
October 05, 2009 Dating science, brains and bacterial art
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

27 min
September 28, 2009 Dust, smart dogs and rats on twitter
Marc West explains the new dust storms that have hit Australia,
Marc and Ian Woolf discuss whether the internet is addictive,
and just how smart are dogs really?
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

29 min
September 21, 2009 Dark Energy, Vacuum and Casimir forces
Ian Woolf reports on Lawrence Karuss's talk on Dark Energy at the Powerhouse Museum,
Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss the expansion of the Universe, and harnessing Casimir forces from quantum vacuum energy.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

27 min
September 14, 2009 Music and Viruses
Fighting HIV' Patrick Rubie interviews Andrew Low from the Centre for Excellence in Medical Research, the University of British Columbia about the newest weapons to fight HIV.

Lachlan Whatmore presents Part 2 of his tribute to Les Paul, honouring a man of musical genius

News by Patrick Rubie
- Faster Brains
- Bushwalking Invasion

Presented by Lachlan Whatmore
Produced by Patrick Rubie

30 min

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