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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/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 21 April, 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 21 April, 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 21 April, 2026, 17.87 MB
Tue 21 Apr 2026

This week for Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about poisonous frogs, songbirds regenerating neurons, and personalised brain sensors.

Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play!

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 14 April, 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 14 April, 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 14 April, 2026, 16.58 MB
Tue 14 Apr 2026

For Dear Science this week, we are joined by our Expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, who chats with us about Male Contraceptives, Osteoarthritis, and Kākāpō breeding.

Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play!

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 7 April,, 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 7 April,, 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 7 April,, 2026, 15.58 MB
Tue 7 Apr 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about Artemis II, and Forever Chemicals in Bacteria.

Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play!

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 24 March, 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 24 March, 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 24 March, 2026, 15.27 MB
Tue 24 Mar 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin speaks with us about scientists using humour, sea slug colours, and wound healing imaging.

Thanks to MOTAT, The home of Powerful Play!

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17 March, 2026

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17 March, 2026 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17 March, 2026, 24.36 MB
Tue 17 Mar 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, talks with us about better superconductors, hexagonal diamonds, and Pi.

Thanks to MOTAT, the Museum inspiring the Innovators of Tomorrow!

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 10 March, 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 10 March, 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 10 March, 2026, 16.79 MB
Tue 10 Mar 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about research into cannibalistic orcas, engineering bacteria to eat cancerous tumours, and mycorrhizal networks suffering in warming soil.

Thanks to MOTAT, the Museum inspiring the Innovators of Tomorrow!

 

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 3 March, 2026

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 3 March, 2026 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 3 March, 2026, 18.02 MB
Tue 3 Mar 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, squeaky rubber shoes, and plastic made from milk.

Thanks to MOTAT, the Museum inspiring the Innovators of Tomorrow!

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 24 February 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 24 February 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 24 February 2026, 26.68 MB
Tue 24 Feb 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin chats with us about the ‘Spinosaurus’, a repellent for bed bugs, and research on the inner ear and hearing loss

STEM Fair is back again at MOTAT on the 28th to 29th of March -- Enjoy hands-on activities and demonstrations all weekend long! 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17 February 2026

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17 February 2026 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 17 February 2026, 47.38 MB
Tue 17 Feb 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about a new solar solution, the periodic table anniversary, and the latest research on human senses.

The song featured on the show was Senses Working Overtime by XTC 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 10 February 2026

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 10 February 2026 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 10 February 2026, 35.47 MB
Tue 10 Feb 2026

For Dear Science this week, right in the mood of the Winter Olympics, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about snow, ice, and “freezing-point depression”.

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