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

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United States

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

Twitter:

@IanWoolf

Language:

English


Episodes

Pheromones and Industrial noses - part 2

4/7/2024
From 2020: James Hayes talks about the science of odour,pheromones and industrial noses part 2 Easter chocolate news, Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

How do we smell again? - part 1

3/31/2024
From 2020: James Hayes talks about the science of odour, part 1 Easter chocolate news, present and past Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:26:49

Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 2

3/22/2024
Listen to part 2 of Sam Hosovsky, CEO of uCat, talking about the implications of brain-computer-interfaces. News of ear based brain-computer-interfaces Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Apps for Brain-Computer-Interfaces - part 1

3/17/2024
Listen to Sam Hosovsky explain to Ian Woolf how uCat is building apps to help paralysed people with Brain-Computer-Interfaces learn to speak using virtual reality and artificial intelligence - part 1 Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:29:37

Comedy in his DNA

3/10/2024
Sam Dyer talks about doing science stand-up comedy about DNA sequencing at the Adelaide Fringe Festival Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:30:06

Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Again

3/3/2024
From 2022: Are Small Modular Nuclear Reactors the answer? The Liberal-National Party want you to think so. News of a vaccine for hair loss, and a reminder from the original Moon landing. Hosted and produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:27:54

Brain spindle dating tips

2/25/2024
From 2009: What are the seven secrets of successful online dating? Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf unravel the mysteries; 'Brain spindles that minds are made of' Nija Dalal talks to Charles Siebert about our brains; And Patrick Rubie reveals bacterial artists that draw our attention in the latest science news Presented by Ian Woolf Co-produced by Patrick Rubie and Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:27:56

Lord Morton's Mare and robotic guitars

2/18/2024
Dr Angela Crean explains environmental effects on fathers, and non-genetic inheritance in Lord Morton's mare and the quagga. Luke Coffey builds a robotic guitar. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:27:49

The Big Misunderstanding

2/11/2024
Listen to Professor John Mattick explain why Junk DNA is the big misunderstanding of molecular biology. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:33:51

Nanoparticle breath on analogue Mars

2/4/2024
Listen to Dr Renee Goreham talk about her research into applying nanoparticle detection to health, and news of missions to analogue Mars in Armenia. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:28:33

Chocolate fuel, steroids and roomba sumo

1/28/2024
From 2006: Ian Woolf reports on fuel from waste, Lachlan Whatmore on the Portuguese Man-of-War, Matt Clarke on Roomba Sumo, Lachlan Whatmore explains how steroids work, and how they mess you up, Ian Woolf reports on magnetic implants, Lachlan Whatmore reports on a gel that protects against AIDS. Hosted by Matt Clarke, Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:27:48

Choice Blindness

1/21/2024
Listen how choice blindness can lead to people defending the opposite to their original opinion, whether it be in a taste test, a survey, or in a eyewitness suspect line up, and how to be less likely to be deceived. Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:27:26

Comedy, housework and sex

1/14/2024
From 2010: Listen to Marc West explain the correlation between sex and housework. Victoria Bond walks into a bar with science comedian Brian Malow. Aaron Cooke reports on starquakes, stroking rats, mosquito attraction, and how green tea fights cancer Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:27:50

Music for moral equations...

1/7/2024
Love songs aren't universally recognised, Music helps students learn maths, Music preferences predict moral values and vice versa Produced and hosted by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:28:00

2023 Ig Nobel Prizes - part 2

12/28/2023
Listen to Part 2 of the Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think, followed by the 24/7 lectures. Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research. Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:28:59

2023 Ig Nobel Prizes - part 1

12/25/2023
The Prizes for science that first makes you laugh, then makes you think! Hosted by Marc Abrahams from the Annals of Improbable Research. Part 2 next week Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:28:00

AI has a human alignment problem

12/18/2023
Listen to part 3 of Ian Woolf's chat with Transhumanist Brendan Clarke on how AI is being abused by people who's values are not aligned with society. The Ignobel Prize 24/7 lectures where a researcher is given 24 seconds to describe their work, and then to explain it in just 7 words that anyone can understand. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying Merchandise

Duration:00:28:15

After AI takes our jobs

12/11/2023
Listen to part 2 of Ian Woolf's chat with Transhumanist Brendan Clarke on how AI gets smarter, and how to change society to help people who lose their jobs as a result. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

AI needs nurturing

12/4/2023
Listen to Brendan Clarke and Ian Woolf chat about what's happened with artificial intelligence over the last year, and what may happen, and why good parenting is a factor. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Duration:00:28:04

Humans almost extinct and Rat Matrix

11/27/2023
Listen to the tale of how humans almost became extinct several times in history. News of rats using their imaginations to move objects and themselves through virtual reality. Hosted and Produced by Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

Duration:00:27:51