Dear Science

This week Marcus discusses with James everyting from space exploration to natural disasters.

Marcus starts off by telling us about the latest space missions to be announced, which will be heading to explore Venus. With the conditions far harsher than Mars, different challenges are at the forefront.

Next, Marcus explains a dilemma occuring between experts around COVID-19 variants, children, and whether thry need to be vaccinated straight away. Differing opinions mean some say children are not at risk, while others say they are holding grounds for new variants to grow.

To finish everything up, Marcus talks about a landslide which pccured in India at the start of the year and some of the statistics around the slide.

This week on Dear Science Marcus brings us some COVID-19 news as well as some info about a map of the universe.

Marcus explains how mass vaccinations can change how impactful COVID-19 is, doe to experiment being done in Brazil.

Marcus also talks about how suring lockdown air pollution decreased, however now with travel increasing again, it's all coming back.

Finally Marcus explains how a 3D map of the universe has been made, and what it means for research,

The week Marcus brings us mind boggling topics, which hurt the heads of both hosts and listeners alike.

Marcus starts off with seabed particles from potential supernova or neutron star colissions, and explain how this can teach us more about the universe.

James tries to learn about quasicrystals, which have patterns which aren't patterns. Marcus explains how nuclear bombs coming into play with this confusing topic.

The show finishes off with a quick chat about how human tissue from 1918 has taught us more about epidemics and pandemics.

This week on Dear Science Marcus once again blows everyone's minds with science which pushes the boundaries.

Dear Science starts off with a chat about Mayflies and lamps and how unnatural light is killing our insect populations.

Next Marcus and James talk about ancient superhighways in Australia which have been mapped using supercomputers.

To finish up this week Marcus gives us an update on how the COVID-19 vaccines impact transmission rates.