Diffusion Science Radio

Sarah Wood investigates which contraception is better for the environment - the pill or condoms? Caitlin Howlett has a brain-busting quiz. News by Jacqui Hayes -where happy Australians are living -why we yawn Presented by Sarah Wood Produced by Jacqui Hayes

John August explains the causes of cancer, Amy Bullen explores dust, Jaqui Hayes, Monica Sharma, Derek Muller and Ian Woolf discuss super-tasters. News by Ian Woolf - generate power from water flowing in buildings - the cloak of invisibility is now tunable Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

Patrick Rubie interviews Scott Daniel, a member of Australian Volunteers International and former National Science and Technology Centre (QUESTACON) worker, about teaching Science in Namibia. Marc West talks about the 5 biggest Mathematics stories of 2008. News by Kalvin Ng - New climate change advisers for Obama - Energy sources ranked - Oestradiol causes affairs Presented by Jacquie Hayes Produced by Patrick Rubie

Marc West consults Bianca Nogrady about Santa's gut, Patrick Rubie tucks into kangaroo for science, News by Patrick Rubie - Consumer electronics show - adolescent baldness - tasmanian devil sailing Presented by Derek Muller and produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf looks inside the minds eye with a scanner, commentary by Charles Willock, Patrick Rubie zaps cheap wine into the good stuff, Kalvin Ng shows the world was warmer than you thought, Dave the Happy Singer reviews the news in impromptu song, Dave Sings Monty Python's Universe song, Presented by Marc West Produced by Ian Woolf

For the last show of 2008, plenty of love, tears and infection spreading! Patrick Rubie looks at the nice and the nasty side of mistletoe. Victoria Bond and Jaime Leclerc quiz you on infectious diseases. Ian Woolf tells a tale of eight-tentacled fury at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany. And in our last news of 2008 Marc West reveals secrets of Santa! Presented by Darren Osborne Produced by Patrick Rubie Panelled by Ian Woolf The mistletoe: naughty or nice\? by Patrick Rubie Otto the kranky octopus by Ian Woolf Guess the infectious diseases with Victoria Bond and Jamie Leclerc News by Marc West – Infectious Happiness and secrets of Santa

Marc West interviews Hayley Birch organiser of the Geek Pop Festival, Marc West and Darren Osborne reflect on the science that made the news in 2008, news on Santa dealing with global warming and the global financial crisis, Reindeer science Produced and Presented by Marc West

Ian Woolf speaks with Sam, organiser of the protest, Fiona Patten convenor of the Australian Sex Party, and finally Dave the Happy Singer and Percy from the Digital Liberty Coalition, News by Kalvin Ng - dying coral reefs, - relating to artificial people, - ancient cannabis in China. Presented and produced by Ian Woolf

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Ian Woolf interviews UTS Head of Physics Michael Ford about how to make matter do whatever you wish by controlling the size and shape of nano-particles, Marc West goes on a pub crawl of science-related pubs in London. News by Marc West and Ian Woolf - a competition for interprative dances based on PhD theses, - factors to make your brain grow Presented by Nick Evershed, Produced by Ian Woolf

Pick-up lines by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, 118118 challenge by Marc West, The brain's reward by Amy Bullen, News by Victoria Bond and Patrick Rubie, - obesity and pleasure - internet surfing keeps your brain young Presented by Marc West, Produced by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf interviews Samuel Braunstein about quantum teleportation, how to get yourself faxed from A to B, without travelling in the space in-between, Patrick Rubie explains part 1 of his Science and History of Radio, News by Ian Woolf, - Medical Chocolate from Mars, - Fertile greetings from females Music: Pi Man by Unicron's Revenge (Sydney band) Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf

Our closest relatives are all of us, You can learn to change the way genes are expressed in your body, Ben Herbert explains proteomics, Melinda Hall King explains childhood deception, Produced and presented by Ian Woolf

Ian Woolf speaks with Peter Ralph about global warming modelling, from coral bleaching to Antarctic algae, Patrick Rubie examines the issue, are robots better than androids? R2D2 or CP30? News by Victoria Bond, read by Dean Procter: - Personal genetic screening - Mothballs and life - LHC melts down - blindness cured by gene therapy - human clones in Sydney Presented and produced by Ian Woolf with technical support from Victoria Bond

Victoria Bond tells us all about blood and the history of blood transfusions, Ian Woolf interviews Graziella Caprarelli, Space Scientist for the Department of Environmental Sciences at University of Technology Sydney about volcanoes in space, the latest scientific news, from Cubans in space to health-conscious computer geeks reviewed by Ian Woolf, Patrick Rubie and Sam Conyngham Presented and produced by Patrick Rubie