Diffusion Science Radio

By Ian WoolfScience Technology

Diffusion Science Radio episodes

April 20, 2009 GFC economics and climate policy
Ian Woolf interviews economist Joffre Bolce about the Global Financial Crisis,
Marc West speaks with Dr Ben McNeil about Climate change policy,
News by Victoria Bond
- solar power from space for Fresno,
- National Ignition Facility tries laser fusion
- Earthquakes predicted by clouds, for Iran
- sponges without biofilms fight disease
Presented by Patrick Rubie,
Produced by Ian Woolf

32 min
April 13, 2009 Salk, Sabin and Twitter
Lachlan Whatmore decribes the history of the Polio vaccine,
Lachlan, Marc West and Ian Woolf discuss if Twitter is just for twits,
News by Ian Woolf
- Mitsubishi electric cars for Oz?
- Nano-batteries
- virus build batteries
- hot drink alert
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf

30 min
April 06, 2009 Earth hour and Carnivorous plants
Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about Climate Change science and policy,
Ian Woolf feeds his Carnivorous plants,
News by Ian Woolf
- Solar cycle could get noisy
- Strangers make better mates
- Genes diversify in hard times

Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

30 min
March 30, 2009 Mad cows, stem cells and Dark aliens
Muhsin Karim explains the big issues of tiny stem cells,
Ian Woolf looks for Dark aliens,
News by Ian Woolf
- Twin paradox in DNA profiling
- Mad cows come unstuck
- Diabetic sugar
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

30 min
March 23, 2009 LOLcat censorship and Future Journeys
Futurist Janine Cahill explains to Ian Woolf how to listen to gentle whispers,
Google Guru Jim Stewart discusses the ACMA black-list of material censored in Australia,
Protesters puzzled by banning of funny cat pictures and witch-hunting,
Colin Jacobs from Electronic Frontiers Australia explains why Internet censorship is a political problem, not a technical problem.
News by Kalvin Ng
- underwater eruption
- self-healing cars
- Tiger ID
- teenage space balloon
Presented by Charles Willock,
Produced by Ian Woolf

30 min
March 16, 2009 Bats and sharks and CFS, correlated?
Nick Evershed interviews Dr. Lindy Lumsden about Pipistrelle bats near extinction on Christmas Island,
Ian Woolf gives his view of the New Scientist interview assertion that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is "almost all in the mind",
Marc West examines correlation and causation,
News by Jacqui Hayes
- Older parents statistically have less intelligent children
- Stem cell policy change
- DNA confirms Tsar's children died with the Tsar
Presented by Marc West,
Produced by Ian Woolf

30 min
March 09, 2009 Gender, Curie, Franklin, and Carson
International Women's Day 2009 with Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf,
Gender bending stories:
- phthalates feminise boys
- half boy half girl bird brain
- sixth sense switches mice gender
- gender gene identified
- Gender and sex identity development
- gender development disorders
- Turner sydnrome
- Kleinfelter syndrome
- hermaphroditism and gender assignment
- testosterone receptor insensitivity
Women in Science:
Marie Curie,
Rosalind Franklin,
Rachel Carson
Presented by Victoria Bond,
Produced by Ian Woolf

31 min
March 02, 2009 Space, babies and pregnant fish
Marc West talks to Bianca Nogrady from New Scientist Magazine about the last 3 unknown facts of our solar system.
Lachlan Whatmore pays a tribute to a special lady called Ruby and explains why babies are so warm.
Patrick Rubie will change the way you think about fish…forever
News by Patrick Rubie
- Migrating Planets
- Mutated HIV
- Bilirubin in plants
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Patrick Rubie

29 min
February 23, 2009 Brains, Space and medical tattoos
Patrick Rubie sees a green comet,
meningitis in disguise,
and beta blocks memories.
Ian Woolf looks at medical tattoos,
with commentary from Drew Shobbrook.
Marc West interviews Bianca Nogrady about the mysteries of our solar system.
Presented by Patrick Rubie and produced by Ian Woolf

31 min
February 16, 2009 Cassowary are you?
Tilly Boleyn, Chris Stewart and Jacqui Hayes have the latest news about fetal alcohol syndrome, the FAST telescope in China, spray-on solar panels and they ask, "Cassowary are you?" Produced by Jacqui Hayes, panelled by Tilly Boleyn.

31 min

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