Diffusion Science Radio

Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss the recent Foresight Innovation Sustainability Hothouse (FISH@6) forum on renewable energy and waste management. John August talks about the concept of space colonies and social escapism. Plus the news from sun spots to giant sperm. Produced and Presented by Patrick Rubie

Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie discuss Using blindSight to find your keys, deja Vu, bacteria taught to count, male contraception in China, deja vu and a new element for the table. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf.

Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about his research into how poisons from spiders can stop insects spreading disease and eating our food, and talks to Dr Pascal Lee about the NASA mission to send humans to Mars. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.

Darren Osborne talks to Dr Henner Busemann from the University of Manchester about dust older than the solar system. Marc West talks to Associate Professor Stephanie Schuckers from Clarkson University talks to Marc West about identifying people through their biometrics. And Marc West and Victoria Bond tackle the modern topic of recycling condoms - can it be done? News by Victoria Bond - fluorescent primates - wooden plastic Presented and produced by Marc West

Ian Woolf interviews Associate Professor Graham Nicholson about Cigutera zombie fish poison, Darwinius, science and the media by Victoria Bond, with discussion from Kalvin Ng and Ian Woolf, News by Kalvin Ng - territory disputes over underwater minerals - tortured mocking birds - showering ducks News by Victoria Bond - Getting Down with cancer - asthma can be caused by eczema Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

'Bad Economic Science' Marc West talks to Nick Davis from the World Economics Forum about what went wrong in the current 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

Marc West joins Dr Luke Hunter for a beer and a chat about designing organic molecules. John August gets swept away by tornadoes, and is there really a link between music preference and intelligence? Produced by Marc West, presented and panelled by Ian Woolf

Martin Faccinni talks about why you should vaccinate, and how to protect yourself against all flu infections with Marc West and Ian Woolf, Marc West interviews Dr Katerina Mickac about the invasion of alien species, Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Marc West interviews Dr Ben McNeil about alternative Energy and Australia, News by Ian Woolf, with discussion from Marc West and John August - CSIRO win their patent battle against 14 US Giants, - A hard limit on your social network size proved with Xmas cards and the Church of England? Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Drew Shobbrook explains how to be smart about being electronically mobile, Patrick Rubie sights land whales, Walking trees cross Ian Woolf's path, while unhealthy chickens get peckish, Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf