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Dear Science

The Tuesday Wire's weekly dive into the wide world of science.

Featuring a rotating cast of smart people including Chemist Professor Allan Blackman and Physicist Dr Cushla McGoverin. 

Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow.

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 19th November, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 19th November, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 19th November, 2024, 28.55 MB
Tue 19 Nov 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about how mining old data from NASA’s Voyager two has solved a variety of mysteries about Uranus, lizard spit being able to detect a rare pancreatic tumour, and elephants turning a hose into a showering tool.

Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 12th November, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 12th November, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 12th November, 2024, 38.19 MB
Tue 12 Nov 2024

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about self-experimentation, infinite monkeys, and votes for Charles Darwin

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 5th November, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 5th November, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 5th November, 2024, 15.66 MB
Tue 5 Nov 2024

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about glowing green gel used in eye surgery, rats sniffing out contraband goods, and how parrot feathers get their colours. 

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 29th October, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 29th October, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 29th October, 2024, 19.51 MB
Tue 29 Oct 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about the new largest known prime number, Carl Djerassi's birthday, and recycling gold from e-waste

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 22nd October, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 22nd October, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 22nd October, 2024 , 17.35 MB
Tue 22 Oct 2024

For Dear Science this week, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about monarch butterfly migration, underground worms and snails, and new discoveries regarding the Tasmanian tiger genome

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 1st October, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 1st October, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 1st October, 2024, 23.37 MB
Tue 1 Oct 2024

On Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about neuroscience findings under scrutiny, new information about the Franklin expedition, and the failure of Thalidomide

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 24th September, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 24th September, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 24th September, 2024, 21.71 MB
Tue 24 Sep 2024

On Dear Science this week, our expert Dr. Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about pandas' diets becoming less varied, concentrating COVID-19 in one place during testing, and the development of porous liquids

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17th September, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17th September, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17th September, 2024, 25.73 MB
Tue 17 Sep 2024

On Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about the ten winners of the ig Nobel Prizes. You can read more about them here

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 10th September, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 10th September, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 10th September, 2024, 20.9 MB
Tue 10 Sep 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Allan Blackman chatted to us about genetic fingerprints, mobile phones and brain cancer, and foods that can make you live longer. 

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 3rd September, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 3rd September, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 3rd September, 2024, 18.76 MB
Tue 3 Sep 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about bats with glowing toes, glue to seal wounds inside the body, and a discovery allowing for more green and yellow lasers