This week on Dear Science, Frances Wright talked to AUT Professor Marcus Jones about US President Biden's COVID origins report, how arctic warming links to cold winters and about the Mars rover ‘Perseverance’ collecting its first rock sample to bring back to earth.
On Dear Science this week Frances Wright talked with AUT Professor Allan Blackman, celebrating the life of Ernest Rutherford the week after what would have been his 150th birthday, discussing why Pluto is no longer considered a planet and the unlikely discovery of the world’s northernmost island.
This week on Dear Science, Frances was joined by AUT professor Marcus Jones where they talked about the effectiveness of COVID vaccines against Delta, massive volcanoes cooling the earth, and the genetic pattern which offers clues to the evolution of homosexuality.
This week on Dear Science, Frances speaks with AUT professor Allan Blackman about a new analysis of a scurvy study that is leading to updates on vitamin C needs, critics who say a childhood asthma study unethically withheld care from its participants, and a new laser-powered nuclear fusion effort which neared ignition.
This week on Dear Science, Frances talks to Allan Blackman about a study that found dogs can tell when people are lying to them, a large meta-analysis that suggests a vegetarian diet is linked to depression, and the world's first 'green' synthesis of plastics from CO2.
This week on Dear Science, Frances Wright talks to AUT professor Marcus Jones about a new public database of AI predicted protein structures, NASA's investigation into re-naming the James Webb telescope after LGBTQ+ claims, and how COVID vaccines have a higher approval in less-affluent countries.
This week on Dear Science, Frances Wright talked with AUT professor Allan Blackman about how Neuroprosthesis is restoring words to a man with paralysis, an evolutionary study that shows how the human body is shaped by the climate, and new footage of Oregon's infamous exploding whale incident of 1970.
This week Allan joins James for his last wire and bring a curious and interesting selection of stories.
Allan walks us through a new type of water treatement which could revolutinize how people get clean water.
Allan warns us with the facts around stress turning our hair grey.
Fijally Allan talks abouyt the English channel and the things which have flown above it, primarily a solar powered plan and bicycle powered flight machine.
This week Dear Science ranges all the way from billions of light years away to right down to the microscopic.
Marcus explains to us how scientists are looking at black holes and neutron stars, and whether a black hole can swallow a neutron star whole.
Zooming right in, Marcus talks us through the CRISPR gene and how it is has been tested to treat deadly diseases within the body.
finally, Marcus explains all the controversies around the Dragon Man and other memebers of the human family tree, and whether we should see a restructure.
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