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Diffusion Science radio

Ian Woolf

If you like a good, broad mix of Science - new science, hard science, pop science, historical science and very silly science, listen to Diffusion.

Episodes

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Quantum cows - part 2

Listen to part 2, Dr James Bennet talks about how he creates photon pairs to detect greenhouse gases from cows. News of the 2026 Nobel Prize...

Oct 19, 2026

Quantum cows - part 1

Listen to Dr James Bennet talk about how he creates photon pairs to detect greenhouse gases from cows. News of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Medi...

Oct 12, 2026

Dark cosmic onion

Listen to Amirita Mukherjee speak with Ian Woolf about how dark matter and the Universe form a cosmic onion. hosted and produced by Ian Wool...

Oct 5, 2026

Ecstacy and Kin selection

Listen to audo resurrection with Resemble Enhance by Ian Woolf, From 2001: Ecstasy and Parkinson's Disease by Adam Mark, Kin Selection by La...

Sep 28, 2026

Harshna's Hyper-entanglement

Listen to Harner Gounder talk about her work on harnessing the quantum weirdness of hyper-entanglement. News of parallel teleportation. Prod...

Sep 21, 2026

Carbon Catalysed Commodities

Listen to Dr Pradeep Muthy talk about converting captured carbon into commercial commoditioes and chemicals with catalysts. Produced and hos...

Sep 14, 2026

Asthma and Inflammaging

Listen to Professor Vanessa Murphy talk with Ian Woolf about asthma, its treatment and prevention. News of a drug to prevent inflammaging -...

Sep 7, 2026

Roaches and Robots

Listen to Coackroaches rescuers with guns, cameras, diving suits and space suits. Diffusion attacked by bots. OpenAI bots cooperate to hack...

Aug 31, 2026

Antarctica and Lorenzo's Oil

From 2001: Dr Victoria I. Lytle spoke with Matt Whitfort about her Antarctic sea ice sheet research and 7 expeditions, with the Antarctic CR...

Aug 24, 2026

Black holes, Red Wine, and Remote Scientists

From 2003: News of tasty virtual reality, vegetarian robots, and sugar power by Ian Woolf, Dr Robin Burns speaks with Christine Baker on how...

Aug 17, 2026

K-Mart Moral Panic Marketing

Listen to the facts behind the media feeding frenzy over K-mart Smart Glasses, and news of Elon Musk-style waste disposal. Hosted and produc...

Aug 10, 2026

Fires, Ears and Maths

From 2001: Bush fires interview with John Winter from NSW Royal Fire Brigade by Deanna Coleman, Bionic ears Angelique Hutchison Maths as a p...

Aug 3, 2026

Science Theatre and Handedness

From 2001, listen to Science Theatre by Lachlan Whatmore, Handedness by Adam Mark. News of stem cells from skin, basking sharks, prostate ca...

Jul 27, 2026

AI's Obsessions - part 2

The US plans to return to the Moon in 2028, but China might beat them if Space companies can't meet the deadline. Claude AI has an ethics at...

Jul 20, 2026

Young Scientists

Listen to Jack, Riley and Flynn talk about their new way way to lift water ten metres using a tiny fraction of the power of a mechanical pum...

Jul 13, 2026

AI's Obsessions - part 1

Listen to ChatGPT's obsession with Goblins. News of AI being banned, unbanned, and data centre deals. produced and hosted by Ian Wool Suppor...

Jul 6, 2026

Quantum solar martian lunar prawn history

From 2001: Quantum history by David Blank, Martian meteorites by Ian Woolf, Well-bred prawns by Tim Baynes, Rats keep their hair on by Deann...

Jun 29, 2026

Self Recognising Reactors

From the 2000 archives: listen to how we recognise ourselves by Gina Sartore, Ian Woolf interviews Robert Robinson about the replacement rea...

Jun 15, 2026

What's Up With Gravity - part 1

From 2002: Listen to Adam Mark reporting on the latest in ejaculation research. Chris Stewart presents part 1 of What's Up With Gravity. New...

Jun 1, 2026

ID Card - is Big Brother stalking you?

From 2007 in memory of Charles Willock and Darren Osborne: Identity Card Special Edition Presented by Darren Osborne, Synthetic interview wi...

May 6, 2026