Diffusion Science Radio

Use the cold of space to cool your home with Angus Gentle and Ian Woolf. Search for alien life and Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Carol Oliver and Marc West. Visits Bondi Beach with Ian Woolf, to explore the futuristic cybernetic world of Augmented Reality with pioneers Rob Manson and Chris Betcha. Presented by Marc West, Produced by Ian Woolf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

We get you up with the science of coffee, take you on a journey of musical genius with guitarist Les Paul, and generally squeeze so much science out of your stomach that you'll need a gastric bi-pass. Lachlan Whatmore talks about the musical genius of Les Paul Marc West tackles the science of coffee Hosted by Victoria Bond, Panelled and Produced by Marc West. The final song is "Dark Mathematics" by Emergency Calls (used with permission on podcast)

Marc West interviews astronomical artist Jon Lomberg about sending art to aliens on the Voyager space probe, The science of cocktails! Is there really such a thing? Marc West investigates at the Ultimo Science Festival with celebrity chef Manuel Terron, Ian Woolf interviews Brian Lennon at the Live Futures festival about a power source that is cheap, clean and local - geothermal power from hot rocks under our feet, and the Emissions Trading Scheme - will it work? Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Caitlin Howlett interviews Kate Hennessy, editor of 10daysofscience.com about the Ultimo Science Festival, Victoria Bond celebrates 400 years of Galilean astronomy, Dan Keogh and Caitlin Howlett lead a discussion on the science of marijuana with Celine Steinfield, Victoria Bond, Kate Hennessy and Ian Woolf - it really addictive?, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Marc West talks with Jacqui Hayes about the HelloFromEarth.net project, From the Live Futures Festival, Dr Zheng asks us about what it should be like to live in cities in the future, Natalie Roland talks to Ian Woolf about the Live Local project at Live Futures, News by Caitlin Howlett, - face reading differs across cultures - why people need different amounts of sleep Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Join Marc West, Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf as we tackle questions in mathematics, biology, popular science and chemistry. Can you do better than the team? Produced and Panelled by Marc West Also starring Victoria Bond and Ian Woolf

Australian uranium, the weapons makers who own it, and the new weapons in our region by Ian Woolf, Karaoke therapy helping people suffering mild aphasia to speak more clearly by Ian Woolf, Superstition and the stock market by Marc West, News by Kalvin Ng, - sea levels to rise by up to 79 centimetres - Touvalu goes for 100% green electricity - Saturn has a longer day - are women more detail oriented than men? - swinging is more efficient Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf speaks to Deborah Kneeshaw about using Design thinking to solve the world's problems, Lachaln Whatmore explains the nature of coral reefs to Marc West, News by Ian Woolf - unseen giant object crashes into Jupiter - circumcising men doesn't protect women from HIV Presented by Lachlan Whatmore, Produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf informs us on 10 Apollo 11 facts that will surprise you, Ian and Marc West chat the science and politics of moon landings, and we feature some out-of-this-world music. And just for balance, we come back to Earth and under the ocean to talk to Scott Portelli about whales! Produced by Marc West Contributors: Marc West, Ian Woolf

Futurist Janine Cahill interviewed by Ian Woolf about how we are living in an era where the impossible is becoming possible, News by Ian Woolf - Photographic memory pills, - Caffeine may reverse Alzheimers - zapping brains for awareness - Urine powered cars Presented by Patrick Rubie, Produced by Ian Woolf

Caitlin Howlett explores wildlife corridors, Marc West looks for the correlations between cricket and weather, Ian Woolf looks at a lack of randomness in the Iranian election statistics, News by Caitlin Howlett - Eco race, - shrinking sheep, - pulsars, - black holes, - improving sperm Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Did you have an imaginary friend? Do you think the scientific establishment is suppressing alternative theories? Caitlin Howlett discusses giraffe evolution and Saturn's moons, and the benefits of imaginary conversations. John August debates the Ritzian alternative to Einstein's relativity with Ian Woolf. Marc West looks at the correlation between zombies, vampires and elections. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.