Diffusion Science Radio

Diffusion Science Radio

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Diffusion Science Radio episodes

  • Maths, hot leaves, and body swapping
    Marc West talks with Jamos McAlister and Marcus Findlay about teaching kids that "calculations are the spelling of maths, not the story",
    Ian Woolf talks to Dr Andrea Leigh at the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Technology, Sydney about the science of hot leaves,
    News by Kalvin Ng and Monica Sharma,
    - body swapping
    - software to make you statistically beautiful,
    - heart attacks prevent heart attacks,
    Ian Woolf rallies the Internet censorship protest around Australia on December 13th 2008
    Presented by Kalvin Ng, and produced by Ian Woolf

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  • Parasite Wisdom, warming, space sugar
    News by Marc West - global warming and the next ice age, - wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, - dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue, - wind farms may create weather, - celestial smiley face Ian Woolf talks parasite wisdom with Professor John Dalton, director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, UTS, who researches how to exploit parasite's knowledge of our immune system to cure diseases. Caitlin Howlett tell us about sugar in space, which may point at life, and how water is a greenhouse gas. Ian Woolf reports on solar powered sea slugs on the sea floor that can make food from sunlight. Monica Sharma updates us on the fate of the spiders in space, and how a brain implant is giving a paralysed man the power of speech, Caitlin Howlett reports on how turtles evolved their shells, Presented by Monica Sharma, produced by Ian Woolf
    30 min
  • Parasite Wisdom, warming, space sugar
    News by Marc West
    - global warming and the next ice age,
    - wine's bubbles can track the carbon dioxide from fossil fuels,
    - dating glaciers by atomic bomb residue,
    - wind farms may create weather,
    - celestial smiley face
    Ian Woolf talks parasite wisdom with Professor John Dalton, director of the Institute for the Biotechnology of Infectious Diseases, UTS, who researches how to exploit parasite's knowledge of our immune system to cure diseases.
    Caitlin Howlett tell us about sugar in space, which may point at life, and how water is a greenhouse gas.
    Ian Woolf reports on solar powered sea slugs on the sea floor that can make food from sunlight.
    Monica Sharma updates us on the fate of the spiders in space, and how a brain implant is giving a paralysed man the power of speech,
    Caitlin Howlett reports on how turtles evolved their shells,
    Presented by Monica Sharma, produced by Ian Woolf
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  • Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms
    PhD student Phoebe Peters talks with Ian Woolf about how life itself really works and how cells reproduce. Cyling scientist Chris Lauf describes his 7 month science education adventure around Queensland to Caitlin Howlett. Cart washes with Kalvin Ng, Spiders and butterflys in space by Monica Sharma, Global warming prevents an Ice Age by Patrick Rubie, and CNN and Telstra "holograms" with Ian Woolf, Presented by Caitlin Howlett, and produced by Ian Woolf.
    30 min
  • Cells, Cycling, and fake holograms
    PhD student Phoebe Peters talks with Ian Woolf about how life itself really works and how cells reproduce.
    Cyling scientist Chris Lauf describes his 7 month science education adventure around Queensland to Caitlin Howlett.
    Cart washes with Kalvin Ng,
    Spiders and butterflys in space by Monica Sharma,
    Global warming prevents an Ice Age by Patrick Rubie,
    and CNN and Telstra "holograms" with Ian Woolf,
    Presented by Caitlin Howlett, and produced by Ian Woolf.
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  • Censorship, broken and fixed hearts
    Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the Australian Government's plan to censor the internet. Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers, and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions, Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of the whales versus the US Navy, Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf.
    30 min
  • Censorship, broken and fixed hearts
    Ian Woolf interviews Crikey tech writer Stilgherrian about the
    Australian Government's plan to censor the internet.
    Patrick Rubie tells about heart-powered pacemakers,
    and why looks matter more at speed dating sessions,
    Caitlin Howlett pleads the case of the whales versus the US Navy,
    Presented by Monica Sharma and produced by Ian Woolf.
    0 min
  • Isotopic water, PhD dances, bird flu
    Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate. Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from Cork University in Ireland to find out how to apply for the American Association for the Advancement of Science PhD interprative dance competition. Kalvin Ng bring us the latest news about bird flu. Presented by Kalvin Ng and produced by Ian Woolf.
    30 min
  • Isotopic water, PhD dances, bird flu
    Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie from the Physics department at UTS, tells Ian Woolf about tracking the movement of water by weight to find out how forests use water and effect the climate.
    Marc West phones Dr Christopher Pettigrew from Cork University in Ireland to find out how to apply for the American Association for the Advancement of Science PhD interprative dance competition.
    Kalvin Ng bring us the latest news about bird flu.
    Presented by Kalvin Ng and produced by Ian Woolf.
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  • Vampire moths, ghosts, and vasty deeps
    Ghost-hunting by Android Amy Bullen, the Living Dead bacteria by Lyncanthropic Ian Woolf, Greg Skilbeck explains how sediment from the sea bed tells the tale of climates past, News by Murderous Marc West, - Vampire Moths Presented by Murderous Marc West, Produced by Lyncanthrope Ian Woolf
    30 min

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