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Diffusion Science radio
Student Bioengineering Challenge

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


From 2019: Bioengineering Innovation Outreach Challenge 2019 prize winners by Ian Woolf, Professor Hala Zrieqat talks about the ARC Bioengineering Innovation Centre, Dr Gavinda Singh talks about his research in cancer cures and his mentorship, Team Team from Sydney Girls High School talk about their Epilepsy brainwave monitoring solution, Team Biochis from Mount Carmel Catholic School talk about their nutritional deficiency detecting watch, Team Discovery Channel from Fort St High School talk about implanting an epinephrine dispensor for allergic shock, PhD students Mathilde Longfield and Ben Ferguson talk about mentoring the high school students, Team Exothermics from Sydney Girls High School talks about making scorpion antivenom cheaper and easier to access, Team Tissue Box from Sydney Girls High School talks about her team's water-proof hearing aid. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Team Exothermics from Sydney Girls High School Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Space Force and Llama Flu

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024


From 2018: Llamas fight flu by Ian Woolf, Steven Freeland talks about the US Space Force Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Engineering Cat-girls

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


From 2018: CRISPR babies update by Ian Woolf, Transhumanism and emerging technologies by Peter Xing, Engineering Cat-girls by Meow Ludo Meow Meow. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Why You're (still) Not Dead Yet

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


From 2018: Powerless cameras by Ian Woolf, Dr David Farmer and comedian Jackson Vaarhoor explain Why You're Not Dead Yet, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Healing corneas and making robots

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024


From 2014: Sony smart wigs, DARPA brain impants for memory, and prosthetic hands that feel by Ian Woolf. Professor Stephanie Watson spoke with Ian Woolf about how she heals corneas with stem cells, From the 2014 Sydney Mini Maker Faire: Pete from Robogirls teaches schoolgirls to build lego robots, Stephen Martin from BotBits talks about building kit combat robots Diarmid Herath from Robological has a platform for you to design your own robots Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Teleportation, codes and primes

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


From 2009: Marc West explore prime numbers and briefly 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024


Listen to Sam Hosovsky explain to Ian Woolf how uCat is building apps to help paralysed people with Brain-Computer-Interfaces learn to speak using virtual reality and artificial intelligence - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Brain spndle dating tips

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2024


From 2009: 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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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Chocolate fuel, steroids and roomba sumo

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024


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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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AI has a human alignment problem

Diffusion Science radio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023


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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

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After AI takes our jobs

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023


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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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AI needs nurturing

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023


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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Face transplant and spice for life

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023


Successful face transplant including whole eyeball, News of Cinnamon for longer life and better memory by Ian Woolf, Face recognition by Gina Sartore Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Red Cross Blood Bank

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023


From 2013: Ian Woolf reports on Vel-negative blood, What are A, B and O, and what is RH negative and positive? Ian Woolf speaks with with Joe Patkes, Red Cell Serologist at the Red Cross Blood Services centre in Alexandria about blood types, blood processing and transfusions. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Aussie Space Mail

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023


From 2014: Worms uploaded to Lego by Ian Woolf, Kerrie Dougherty tells tales of Rockets delivering mail in Australia before Woomera. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

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Non-coding RNA Puppets

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023


From 2014: Turn another human into your hand puppet by Ian Woolf, Leonard Lipovich explains non-coding RNA, ENCODE and CHARGE, Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Edward Teller, Isaac Newton and military Robots

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023


Therese Chen reports on Fairy Wren passwords (2012),v Chris Stewart interviews Sir Isaac Newton (2003) Tim Baynes reports on fish poison, molecular machines and kidneys, (2003) Chris Stewart reports on the life and science of Edward Teller,(2003) Arwen Cross, Julie-Anne Popple and Ian Woolf discuss military walking robots (2012) Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Ian Woolf reports on Cute Science, Beard beer, Alpha Centauri B's planet and HIV milk - with comments from Julie-Anne Popple and Arwen Cross. Julie-Anne Popple talks to Chris Reid, a biologist from the University of Sydney, about the memory of slime moulds. Presented by Julie-Anne Popple, Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Augment your memory

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023


How can we improve our memory? Ian Woolf takes a deep dive into the ancient art of memory systems. News of artificial intelligence finding new drugs Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Public Trust in Science part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2023


Listen to the second part of Professor Nick Dirks talking about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI clone wars. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Public Trust in Science part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023


Listen to the first part of Professor Nick Dirks talk about Science, policy and trust with Ian Woolf, with news of AI helping people speak their mind. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Parasites, penicillin and protein

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023


2011 Ignobel prizes reported by Ian Woolf, discussion from Therese Chen and Julie-Anne Popple. Victoria Bond talks 2011 penicillin shortages with Professor Robert Bhoy, Julie-Anne Popple interviews Professor Steve Simpson and Dr Alsion Gosby about the protein hypothesis for obesity, Jams Bourne introduces mind altering parasites, and Ian Woolf explains the brain pathways they use to manipulate their hosts, Hosted by Dr Julie-Anne Popple, Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Categorification, Not A Crime

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023


Anna Romanov talks about what equals means - when is a knot not a knot? Pure maths in the everyday world. Dave The Happy Singer sings Not A Crime, (lyrics by Ian Woolf, music by Dave The Happy Singer) Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Stable Diffusion?

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023


How does AI art software work? Ian Woolf attempts a clear explanation in plain English. News of AI software showing what your brain saw. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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From 2010, Ian Woolf explains how Gregory Benford uses flies and artificial intelligence to slow ageing. News of Gummi hacking, chatbots argue on Twitter and weeds evolve. Presented by Marc West, Discussion from Charles Willock, Hosted by Marc West Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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From 2010, why the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence has been doing it wrong! The discovery of an Earth-like planet 20 light years away, and high resolution tapes of the Moon landing recovered. Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf. Hosted by Marc West Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Red dust, smart dogs and twitter

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023


From 2009, the red dust storm hit Sydney, rats on twitter, and how smart are dogs? Fun science with Marc West and Ian Woolf. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Zapping mosquitoes and phish tales

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023


Listen to tales of online scams, zapping mosquito bites, and sperm that can smell, in this episode from the 2014 archives. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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2022 Ig Nobel Prizes

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022


Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think, from the Annals of Improbable Research. Hosted by Marc Abrahams, edited by Ian Woolf Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Sydney Space suits part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022


Join founder Kiriti Rambhalta on a tour of the Metakosmos Space suit facility in Sydney with host Ian Woolf. Listen to an in-person follow-up to last week's Zoom interview Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Sydney Space suits part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022


Meet Kiriti Rambhatla, CEO of Sydney startup Metakosmos, making space-suits and related technologies. Part 1., Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Dark Matter Astronaut Training

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022


From 2007: Professor Joe Silk explains what Dark Matter is, and why it matters, From 2008: Dr Pascal Lee talks about NASA's long-term mission to send people to Mars, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Dishbrain puppeting drones in VR

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022


Drones puppetting people in the metaverse, Dishbrain plays Pong by Ian Woolf, From 2007: Retocausality by Tim Baynes, Killer toys by a panel of Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore, Catherine Beehag, and Celine Steinfeld, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Tardigrades to the Moon!

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022


A deep dive into the science of tardigrades - the tiny water bears or moss piglets that can withstand extremes of cold, heat, dryness, pressure, and vacuum, by going into suspended animation and then revitalising when its safe again - from whom we can learn ways to improve our own health. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Dementia and artificial intelligence

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022


Memory prosthesis for dementia by Ian Woolf, Tanya Petrovich from Dementia Australia, and Andrew Vouliotis from Deakin University's Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute talks about their AI training system for carers of people with dementia - Talk with Ted! Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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A deep dive into the Digital Afterlife Industry - companies offering to let you have a conversation with dead people who speak back, and offering you a chance to live on as a digital avatar. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Dr Ashish Diwan, Professor Ganga Prusty and Dr Xiaopeng Li come together to make spinal fusion surgery work for patients, with new materials, and new techniques in their new company Sentonix. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Machines Behaving Badly - part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2022


Artificial Intelligence software used to find a 25000 times faster shortcut for quantum physics by Ian Woolf, Professor Toby Walsh talks about autonomous weapons and rights for machines in Machines Behaving badly part 2, Ian Woolf plays with Stable Diffusion and Whisper artificial intelligence utilities. Hosted and produced by Ian Wool Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Functional Super Food

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022


Rain-water is poisoned with PFAS everywhere, even in the Arctic circle by Ian Woolf, Associate Professor Jayashree Arcot talks about nutrition, super-foods and functional foods. Hosted and produced by Ian Wool Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Zwicky Dating Deja Vu

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022


From 2001, David Blank tells the story of astronomer ahead of his time, Fritz Zwicky, From 2009, once again, Patrick Rubie explains to Ian Woolf the feeling that we've seen this before, from 2009, Ian Woolf recveals to Patrick Rubie the seven ways statistically found to improve your chances of success with online dating Hosted and produced by Ian Wool Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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GFC what did we learn?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022


'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the 2007-2009 Global Economic Crisis, Panel Discussion: Lithium in drinking water, man-made swine flu and exciting electronics by Ian Woolf, Marc West, Lachlan Whatmore and Patrick Rubie, News by Patrick Rubie - office work a pain in the neck - sea cucumbers mop up CO2 Presented by Lachlan Whatmore Produced by Patrick Rubie Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Women in Science and Gender-bending

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022


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 Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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SETI and Alien archaeology

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022


Water world discovered, The Drake Equation, The Silurian Hypothesis, Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Small Modular Reactors

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2022


Vaccine for hair loss, NASA postpones the Moon , Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Expressly Human - part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022


Computing pioneer Kathleen Booth reaches 100 by Ian Woolf, Dr Mark Chanizi talks about how emotional expression evolved - part 2. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Expressly Human - part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022


Pleading the fourth - suing the CIA by Ian Woolf, Dr Mark Chanizi talks about what we said before language was invented - part 1. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Robot birthdays and dentists

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022


Publishers try to outlaw libraries by Ian Woolf, Phil Esterman from Husqvarna talks about lawn mower robots singing happy birthday to the Curiosity rover robot on Mars, Dr Mikalea Chinotti explains why its safe to return to the dentist. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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How safe is your seafood from Ciguatera?

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022


Protesters hit with bail conditions that ban them from modern technology for not protesting, Professor Shauna Murray finds how marine micro-organisms move around Australia's coast, to keep seafood safe from Ciguatera. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Superworm and fake cannibalism

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022


Sound implants prevent cancer, Sun made me hungry, Superworms, sub-millimetre robots, Fake cannibalism Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Superworm! generated from mini dalle Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

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Medical censorship and balance

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022


Balance on one leg for longer life, Rejuvenation without diet, Dr Berger silenced by the AHPRA? by Ian Woolf Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf. Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links