Diffusion Science Radio

Listen to John August from 2009 talk about travelling in tornadoes. News of mystery radio signals, a hole in the magnetosphere, and artificial blood. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

From the Singularity University Summit 2019: Shelley Laslett talks about the neuroscience of changing your behaviour, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

From 2017: Listen to Dr Ainsley Newson talk about bioethics and personal genomics. News of Gut bacteria for longer life Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

From 2017: From 2017: Professor Stuart Kauffman reads from The surprizing story of Patrick, Rupert, Sly and Gus - evolutionary niches and complexity. News of flashing lights to treat Alzheimer's mice. Quantum computing made simple! Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

From 2017: Listen to Professor Stuart Kauffman talk about the origin of life. News that weight lifting is good for your brain. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

News of healthier, more sustainable chocolate, and chocolate cultured in a bioreactor. Listen to chef and biochemist Galit Segev from 2011, talk about the science of tempering chocolate. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

From 2017: Paul Mason talks about bots talking jobs, and the future of society. News of vampires switching to human blood. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to part 2 of the audience Question and Answer session of the 2025 Frontiers of Science Forum. Physicist Benjamin Pope, Science Educator Helen Georgiou, Micro-biologist Liz Harry and Chemist Vipul Agarwal answer the audiences' questions. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

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, Micro-biologist Liz Harry and Chemist Vipul Agarwal answer the audience's questions. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to Associate Professor Helen Georgiou talk about her research into the best ways to teach science at schools. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to Vipul Agarwal continue our conversation about his new plastic recycling technology, polymer spinal implants and re-usable rapid tests - part 3 2025 Australian Federal Election Science funding policies Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to Vipul Agarwal continue our conversation about his new plastic recycling technology, polymer spinal implants and plastic anti-fouling paint for ships and submarines - part 2 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to Vipul Agarwal from UNSW talk about his new plastic recycling technology - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

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 bacteria and honey. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to Professor Liz Harry talk about the secret life of bacteria, and the social side of doing science - part 2 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying venus flytrap Merchandise

Listen to Professor Liz Harry talk about the secret life of bacteria - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

From 2019: Listen to Calvin Eiber investigate the basic science of vision, News of Blood test for ME/CFS, Safe alcohol replacement drink, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Listen to a critical analysis of very flawed research into ME/CFS by the National Institutes of Health. The study has been criticized by experts for ethical and methodological issues, including biased patient selection, ignoring severe cases, and overemphasizing psychological explanations for ME symptoms. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

From 2019: Bioengineering Innovation Outreach Challenge 2019 prize winners by Ian Woolf,<br/> Professor Hala Zrieqat talks about the ARC Bioengineering Innovation Centre,<br/> Dr Gavinda Singh talks about his research in cancer cures and his mentorship,<br/> Team Team from Sydney Girls High School talk about their Epilepsy brainwave monitoring solution,<br/> Team Biochis from Mount Carmel Catholic School talk about their nutritional deficiency detecting watch,<br/> Team Discovery Channel from Fort St High School talk about implanting an epinephrine dispensor for allergic shock,<br/> PhD students Mathilde Longfield and Ben Ferguson talk about mentoring the high school students,<br/> Team Exothermics from Sydney Girls High School talks about making scorpion antivenom cheaper and easier to access,<br/> Team Tissue Box from Sydney Girls High School talks about her team's water-proof hearing aid.<br/> Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making

Listen to Associate Professor Benjamin Pope talk about improving images from the James Webb telescope with statistics - part 2 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise