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1113 Episoden
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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
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
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The Large Hadron Collider switch-on discussed by Victoria Bond, Patrick Rubie, and Ian Woolf,
Jason Heimaster brings a critical eye to Conspiracy Theories,
News by Victoria Bond
- familiarity breeds contempt
- gentler needles from mosquitoes,
- listener auto-complete sentences
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Patrick Rubie.
Jason Heimaster brings a critical eye to Conspiracy Theories,
News by Victoria Bond
- familiarity breeds contempt
- gentler needles from mosquitoes,
- listener auto-complete sentences
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf, with technical support from Patrick Rubie.
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John August sends a Postcard from Britain in the 1870's.
Ian Woolf speaks with Melinda Hall King about hynotherapy,
Melinda and Ian talk about the Science festival, Scepticism and the Placebo effect.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.
Ian Woolf speaks with Melinda Hall King about hynotherapy,
Melinda and Ian talk about the Science festival, Scepticism and the Placebo effect.
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf.
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Muhsin Karim explores the bionic soldier and Brain Computer Interfaces,
Ian Woolf has the last word with Brian Lennon from the Live Futures 2020 festival about the
opportunities offered by large amounts of cheap, clean alternative power.
Jacqui Hayes brings the week in review:
- Landmine tobacco
- Tree-man
- Cow compasses
- cognitive magic
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.
Ian Woolf has the last word with Brian Lennon from the Live Futures 2020 festival about the
opportunities offered by large amounts of cheap, clean alternative power.
Jacqui Hayes brings the week in review:
- Landmine tobacco
- Tree-man
- Cow compasses
- cognitive magic
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.
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In this special edition from the Live Futures 2020 Festival,
Brian Lennon speaks to Ian Woolf about the Fab Lab that could make anything with 3D printers,
and cars that run on used vegetable oil left over from fish and chip shops.
Jacqui Hayes reviews elephants who count, and how to read men's faces.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.
Brian Lennon speaks to Ian Woolf about the Fab Lab that could make anything with 3D printers,
and cars that run on used vegetable oil left over from fish and chip shops.
Jacqui Hayes reviews elephants who count, and how to read men's faces.
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf.
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Lachlan Whatmore puts steam to work,
Jacqui Hayes and Caitlin Howlett review the week in science
- happiness science,
- giant wallabies in Tasmania
- confirmation that contraceptive pills reverse attraction
- vaccination against alcoholic pleasure
Amy Bullen examines the ultimate cheating drug - the placebo,
News by Ian Woolf
- synthetic telepathy
- anti-aging drugs keep your cells clean
- chilli heat not just an illusion
- cannabis and opium to prevent addiction
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
Jacqui Hayes and Caitlin Howlett review the week in science
- happiness science,
- giant wallabies in Tasmania
- confirmation that contraceptive pills reverse attraction
- vaccination against alcoholic pleasure
Amy Bullen examines the ultimate cheating drug - the placebo,
News by Ian Woolf
- synthetic telepathy
- anti-aging drugs keep your cells clean
- chilli heat not just an illusion
- cannabis and opium to prevent addiction
Presented and produced by Ian Woolf
1 Minute
Victoria Bond finds out if the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world,
Ian Woolf talks to Professor Mike Cortie about zapping gold nanoparticles in your body with lasers to cure mind-control parasites,
News by Patrick Rubie
- King Tut's foetuses
- solar power at night
- smart bricks
- dandelion rubber
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf
Ian Woolf talks to Professor Mike Cortie about zapping gold nanoparticles in your body with lasers to cure mind-control parasites,
News by Patrick Rubie
- King Tut's foetuses
- solar power at night
- smart bricks
- dandelion rubber
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf
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Ian Woolf reports the latest in the war on aging,
the Live Futures Festival to be held simultaneously in Newtown and Second Life on August 17th,
and The doomed attempt of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 1 spacecraft to launch over the weekend.
Dr Stephen Graves talks to Ian about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference in Cambridge. What is Chronic fatigue Syndrome? What are the causes and what is it like to be struck down by the illness? Why is it still the invisible illness so many years after its discovery in the 1980's?
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
the Live Futures Festival to be held simultaneously in Newtown and Second Life on August 17th,
and The doomed attempt of the commercial SpaceX Falcon 1 spacecraft to launch over the weekend.
Dr Stephen Graves talks to Ian about the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Conference in Cambridge. What is Chronic fatigue Syndrome? What are the causes and what is it like to be struck down by the illness? Why is it still the invisible illness so many years after its discovery in the 1980's?
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
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Martin Faccini investigates the controversy over whether the Mumps Measles and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination causes austism in children,
Panel discussion of vaccination as a civil liberty issue by Martin Faccini and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Viagra for depressed women
- lasers for youth
- urine on your mind
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf
Panel discussion of vaccination as a civil liberty issue by Martin Faccini and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Viagra for depressed women
- lasers for youth
- urine on your mind
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf
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Cloning by Michelle Kovacevic,
Steam engines and Hero of Alexandria by Lachlan Whatmore,
Emotiv Mind Control interview with Tan Le by Daz Chandler,
News by Ian Woolf
- Wooden nuclear power plant accident in Vermont,
- Moon race goes underground at NASA
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Steam engines and Hero of Alexandria by Lachlan Whatmore,
Emotiv Mind Control interview with Tan Le by Daz Chandler,
News by Ian Woolf
- Wooden nuclear power plant accident in Vermont,
- Moon race goes underground at NASA
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
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Heading towards a BioUtopia by Richard Hindmarsh, reviewed by Muhsin Karim,
Panel discussion of Ross Garnaut's draft report on climate change for the Australian government by Lachlan Whatmore, Patrick Rubie, Vicky Saunders, Adrian Saunders, and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf
- Chimps play to their audience,
- Real snail mail,
- plastic conductors,
- magic half-time oranges,
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf
Panel discussion of Ross Garnaut's draft report on climate change for the Australian government by Lachlan Whatmore, Patrick Rubie, Vicky Saunders, Adrian Saunders, and Ian Woolf,
News by Ian Woolf
- Chimps play to their audience,
- Real snail mail,
- plastic conductors,
- magic half-time oranges,
Presented by Lachlan Whatmore,
Produced by Ian Woolf
1 Minute
Syphilis in Australia by John August,
Interview with Professor Christopher
Fairley by John August,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Migraine zapping,
- see-through, bendy batteries,
- World's oldest computer music
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
Interview with Professor Christopher
Fairley by John August,
News by Ian Woolf,
- Migraine zapping,
- see-through, bendy batteries,
- World's oldest computer music
Presented and Produced by Ian Woolf
1 Minute
Lachlan Whatmore looks at waterwheels and other ancient machines,
Patrick Rubie talks to the president of the Sydney University Holistic Society,
News by Ian Woolf,
- solar powered solar power
- neurology of cinema
- erasable printing paper
produced by Lachlan Whatmore
Patrick Rubie talks to the president of the Sydney University Holistic Society,
News by Ian Woolf,
- solar powered solar power
- neurology of cinema
- erasable printing paper
produced by Lachlan Whatmore
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Lachlan Whatmore talks to Dr Helen Reed from the Metereology Bureau about La Nina,
Ian talks to Chris Watkins about appropriate technology and Appropedia,
News by Victoria Bond
- coffee good for you
- cone of silence invented
- white stuff on Mars
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore.
Ian talks to Chris Watkins about appropriate technology and Appropedia,
News by Victoria Bond
- coffee good for you
- cone of silence invented
- white stuff on Mars
Presented by Ian Woolf,
Produced by Lachlan Whatmore.
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News by Patrick Rubie
- electric flying saucers
- personal networks sewn into clothes
- fake urine used by miners
Nineteenth Century naturalist Fanny Macleay by Lachlan Whatmore,
Discussion of the news, staying young by staying with the young, and the portable hug with Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie,
Can Dolphins Talk? by Ian Woolf,
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf.
- electric flying saucers
- personal networks sewn into clothes
- fake urine used by miners
Nineteenth Century naturalist Fanny Macleay by Lachlan Whatmore,
Discussion of the news, staying young by staying with the young, and the portable hug with Ian Woolf and Patrick Rubie,
Can Dolphins Talk? by Ian Woolf,
Produced and Presented by Ian Woolf.
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