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Fuzzy Logic 22 November 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:34:23 +0000

Interviews recorded by students in the Graduate Diploma in Science Communication at the Australian National University. Contraceptive pills for boys, helpful paracites, the sex lives of fish…

Solar Energy at Home

fuzzylogicon2xx — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:11:13 +0000

Fuzzy Logic 4 Oct 2009. We are visited by John Payne from Enviro-Friendly Products to talk about what we can do at home to save energy bills, and reduce our footprint.

77 min 35MB MP3

Fuzzy Logic 1 Nov 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:15:50 +0000

So who takes notice of hotel room notices about towel-washing and saving water? The answer is pretty weird.

In this Fuzzy we take a look at what motivates people.

Rod 1.0, Matt, Rod 2.0

52min MP3 24MB

Fuzzy Logic 25 Oct 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:06:16 +0000

Join Mitzy Pepper, Nyssa Skilton, and Rod for this show about geckos, studying in the Australian desert, and women in science.

See photos at fuzzylogicon2xx.blogspot.com

56min MP3 25MB

The Future of Oil

fuzzylogicon2xx — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:44:19 +0000

Where are we headed with oil? Along with water, there is hardly a commodity more important to humanity than oil, and the bad news is it’s not limitless. Everything we eat and use in some way depends on oil. Even the keyboard in front of you is the product of oil.

Robert Rapier is a highly respected international expert on oil, and energy alternatives. You can find his blog at http://i-r-squared.blogspot.com/

Re-post of an interview by Rod.

58 min MP3 26.5MB

Electric Car Show 4 Oct

fuzzylogicon2xx — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:04:51 +0000

Rod interviews Kurt and Peter at the Electric Car Show on the lawns of Old Parliament House.

11 min MP3 5MB

Paleolithic Dating

fuzzylogicon2xx — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:45:34 +0000

Today’s guest is Renaud Joannes-Boyau Phd student looking at techniques for dating paleolithic archaeological sites using Electron Spin Resonance (!) and Uranium isotopes. Amazing - did you know they can even measure differences in the layers of a tooth!

With Matt, Leila, and Rod.

50 min MP3 23MB

Who wants silverfish?

fuzzylogicon2xx — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:27:59 +0000

Today we found a reason to love silverfish. Yes, they eat your cloths and your prize books, but did you also know they weave silk? But even weirder, did you know they have an elaborate mating ritual, and they live quite a long time for an insect?

Also noteworthy in this program, our unusual guest Andrew Walker (Phd student ANU) plays live for us in the studio. This may be a first ever for Fuzzy. You can hear his wonderful vocals and acoustic guitar in this podcast.

PS Can you supply Andrew with silverfish for his study? He’s paying $2 each! Perhaps the first time in history someone’s that keen on acquiring an insect we think is a pest! Call him on 0419 712 754

Also in this show, burning in the Tundra. And the joys of Frozen Shoulder, aka Adhesive Capsulitis. For Rod’s blog, see http://acapsulitis.blogspot.com, covering anecdotes, the science, and therapies for those with this debilitating condition.

Brought to you by Andrew, Kat, and Rod

1:04 MP3 29MB

Fuzzy Logic Show 6 September 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:49:37 +0000

Cam, Nyssa and Jamos discuss the maths of bubbles, the private lives of fairy wrens and media bias.

What Killed Mozart?

fuzzylogicon2xx — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:10:56 +0000

And who was Huntington? And what kills Australians? Leila and Rod on matters medical.

1:02 MP3 28MB

Dickson College does Fuzzy

fuzzylogicon2xx — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:12:07 +0000

Three budding scientists from Dickson College join Rod for this instalment of Fuzzy. Thanks to Sam, Lindsay, Rose, and their teacher Matthew Hall.

For photos of the guests, see our blog http://fuzzylogicon2xx.blogspot.com.

MP3 22MB, 48min

Save the Mac Perch

fuzzylogicon2xx — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:30:16 +0000

Where do Macquarie Perch go, and how quick are they? Why do we care? Mac Perch are endangered, but thrive in Canberra’s Cotter dam, ironically because it cuts them off from the rest of the river system where Redfin and their virus lurk.

Katie Ryan and Danswell Starr with Rod.

MP3 31 min, 14.5MB.

Is the World Warming?

fuzzylogicon2xx — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:37:43 +0000

There are a few climate change deniers out there, but what makes us think they are wrong? Brad Odyke has seen the data first hand.

Join us for our regular mix of ecclectic stories. Where did the nylon toothbrush come from? Why would anybody be interested in rotting pigs? And what can you do with moondust?

Hosted by Nyssa and Rod. See photo here at Fuzzylogicon2xx.blogspot.com/

MP3 24MB; 53min

Where Stuff Comes From

fuzzylogicon2xx — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:52:04 +0000

That pod-player you’re listening to - where does it come from. What’s its environmental footprint?

Meet this year’s Australian winners of the Microsoft Imagine Cup, awarded to uses of technology that help to solve the world’s problems. Xharmagne and James from the UC returned from Cairo a couple of nights earlier and, in spite of jet lag and little sleep, came into the studio to record this program with us.

They have been developing an environmental rating for products to help inform consumers about the impact of what they’re buying.

Brought to you by Fuzzy regulars Nyssa (from the Canberra Times), and Rod (from nowhere in particular).

53min, 24MB.

Fuzzy Logic 5 July 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:13:45 +0000

Another smorgasbord of science delights from Eamon and Rod.

MP3 47min 21.7MB

Fuzzy goes to college

fuzzylogicon2xx — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:20:48 +0000

This is a first for Fuzzy Logic: today we had three students from Lake Gininderra College join us for a show, and being science, the whole thing was a bit on an experiment. Well we’re pleased to say the guests were terrific, and I’m looking forward to the next visit from college students.

Topics covered discussion on the structure of the atom, tissue culture, Michael Jackson and pharmaceuticals in the news.

One joys of Fuzzy Logic is the opportunity to be wrong, live on radio. At one point it sounds like I may be suggesting that humans generate oxygen. But of course you know it’s plants that produce oxygen. We just breathe it.

Brought to you by Neneh Darwin, Caitlin Wann, Caity Flint, Rod Taylor.

MP3 54 min, 24.7MB

Fuzzy Logic 7 June 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:09:09 +0000

Interview with the new director of the Walter & Eliza Hall Research Institue Doug Hilton, and update on Swine flu, Bathyscope, bush tucker, and the origin of civilisation.

You can see happy snaps of the guilty part on http://fuzzylogicon2xx.blogspot.com/

Brought to you by Eamon, Rod, and Matt. 52 min MP3 24MB.

Fuzzy Logic Show 19 April 2009

fuzzylogicon2xx — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:59:05 +0000

The Fuzzy Logic Show with Priyanka, Claire, Vanessa and Cam. Rock throwing and tool using by chimps, smart asthma inhalers with GPS, cane toad eating ants and many more science stories.

Fuzzy Logic 3 May 2009 fuzzy logic Swine Flu, Water, & Food

fuzzylogicon2xx — Mon, 04 May 2009 10:44:57 +0000

Is Swine Flu really serious? And water scientist Richard Stirzaker tells us about his amazing garden, and the connection between water and the world’s food supply.

And silly me forgot to give the answer to the quiz question: No, we don’t have muscles in our fingers. Why? Because it allows us to have fingers that are both thin and powerful. The heavy duty power of fingers is supplied by muscles in our forearms, and delivered to our fingers via tendons.

MP3 48min, 27MB

Fred Watson - Astronomy

fuzzylogicon2xx — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:39:49 +0000

Fred Watson, popular and highly entertaining presenter of astronomy gives this whip through the solar system.

Recorded at the National Folk Festival Easter 2009.

MP3 14MB 31 min.