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Diffusion Science Radio
Diffusion Science Radio is broadcast each week from Sydney, Australia.
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Wolverine snails
From 2010: Listen to the science of Wolverine with Marc West and Dr Chris Pettigrew,
Marc West, Aaron Cooke and Ian Woolf discuss the sci...
Knots and Networks - part 3
Listen to Associate Professor Suszanna Dancso talk about the biology, anthropology and beauty of knots. News of automated democracy!
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Knots and Networks - part 2
Listen to Associate Professor Suszanna Dancso talk about how knitting and neural networks are just complicated knots, and how imagining a donut shaped...
Knots and Networks - part 1
Listen to Associate Professor Suszanna Dancso talk about the mathematics and science of knots, weaving, networks and neural networks - part 1
Retrocausality Again
From 2007:
2007 Science News by Ian Woolf,
Human evolution by Marc West,
Retrocausality by Tim Baynes,
The Quantum Age - part 4
Listen to James Vandeleur talk about Quantum Computer programming, particle physics, and the Casimir effect, in the International Year of Quantum Scie...
The Quantum Age - part 3
Listen to James Vandeleau talk about Quantum Computers, in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology - part 3.
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The Quantum Age - part 2
Listen to James Vandeleau talk about the history of Quantum physics, what it means and a demonstration with polarised sunglasses. News of scientists s...
The Quantum Age - part 1
Listen to James Vandeleau talk about the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology - part 1.
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Censored searches - part 3
Listen to the final part of John Pane talking about privacy rights online, from social media bubbles, to how kids need to practice socializing safely...
Censored searches - part 2
Listen to the second part of John Pane talking about privacy rights online, from your private interactions with AI, to the dangers of manipulation by...
Censored searches - part 1
Listen to John Pane, Chair of Electronic Frontiers Australia talk about the executive order from Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant, r...
Youth cocktail and B6 toxicity
Listen to the risks of vitamin B6 poisoning that can damage your nerves and make you fall,
and news of a cocktail that makes worms and mi...
Trivia and Scary worms
From 2009:
"Worms worms worms" by Lachlan Whatmore
"Science Trivia" hosted by Victoria Bond.
"The number 30" by Patri...
Anomalies, blood and tornadoes
Listen to John August from 2009 talk about travelling in tornadoes.
News of mystery radio signals, a hole in the magnetosphere, and arti...
Change Your Behaviour
From the Singularity University Summit 2019:
Shelley Laslett talks about the neuroscience of changing your behaviour,
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Narcissome Bioethics
From 2017: Listen to Dr Ainsley Newson talk about bioethics and personal genomics.
News of Gut bacteria for longer life
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Tales of Evolution and Quantum Computing
From 2017: From 2017: Professor Stuart Kauffman reads from The surprizing story of Patrick, Rupert, Sly and Gus - evolutionary niches and complexity.<...
Is Life Inevitable?
From 2017: Listen to Professor Stuart Kauffman talk about the origin of life.
News that weight lifting is good for your brain.
Chocolate cultured, whole, and traditional
News of healthier, more sustainable chocolate, and chocolate cultured in a bioreactor.
Listen to chef and biochemist Galit Segev from 2011, talk...
After AI take our jobs again
From 2017: Paul Mason talks about bots talking jobs, and the future of society.
News of vampires switching to human blood.
H...
Frontiers of Science Forum 2025 Q and A - part 2
Listen to part 2 of the audience Question and Answer session of the 2025 Frontiers of Science Forum. Physicist Benjamin Pope, Science Educator Helen G...
Frontiers of Science Forum 2025 Q and A - part 1
Listen to part 1 of the audience Q and A session of the 2025 Frontiers of Science Forum. Physicist Benjamin Pope, Science Educator Helen Georgiou, Mic...
The Science of Teaching Science
Listen to Associate Professor Helen Georgiou talk about her research into the best ways to teach science at schools.
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Recycling and healing plastic - part 3
Listen to Vipul Agarwal continue our conversation about his new plastic recycling technology, polymer spinal implants and re-usable rapid tests - part...
Recycling and healing plastic - part 2
Listen to Vipul Agarwal continue our conversation about his new plastic recycling technology, polymer spinal implants and plastic anti-fouling paint f...
Recycling and healing plastic - part 1
Listen to Vipul Agarwal from UNSW talk about his new plastic recycling technology - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
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The Secret Life of Bacteria - part 3
Listen to Professor Liz Harry talk about the secret life of bacteria, and leadership in science - part 3, and from 2018, Daniel Bouzho talks about bac...
The Secret Life of Bacteria - part 2
Listen to Professor Liz Harry talk about the secret life of bacteria, and the social side of doing science - part 2
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The Secret Life of Bacteria - part 1
Listen to Professor Liz Harry talk about the secret life of bacteria - part 1
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Investigating Sight again
From 2019:
Listen to Calvin Eiber investigate the basic science of vision,
News of Blood test for ME/CFS,
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NIH ME/CFS study criticism
Listen to a critical analysis of very flawed research into ME/CFS by the National Institutes of Health.
The study has been criticized by expert...
Student Bioengineering Challenge
From 2019:
Bioengineering Innovation Outreach Challenge 2019 prize winners by Ian Woolf,
Professor Hala Zrieqat talks about...
Enhancing Astronomy - part 2
Listen to Associate Professor Benjamin Pope talk about improving images from the James Webb telescope with statistics - part 2
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Enhancing Astronomy - part 1
Listen to Associate Professor Benjamin Pope talk about enhancing astronomy with statistics - part 1
Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf
Nano 3D Printing Eyes
From 2019: Listen to Professor Martin Wegener talks about nano 3D Printing of working retinas to cure blindness.
News of Feeling hands, and incr...
Fly eye glasses and carrot therapy
News of smart glasses for macular degeneration, DeepSeek AI, Virus therapy, Carrot Therapy and Brain chips!
Hosted and produced by Ian Wo...
Automation, investment and society
From 2019: Alex Kelly talks about economics, automation, investment, and how to change things for a better society.
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Non-negotiable nuclear dump and Fram2Ham 24/7
Listen to the Ig Nobel Award 24/7 lectures, with news of compulsory Naval nuclear waste dumps and the Fram2Ham space mission.
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34th First annual Ig Nobel Prizes
Listen to the 34th First annual Ig Nobel Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, and then makes you think, edited down to 22 minutes.