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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/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 1st April, 2025

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 1st April, 2025 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 1st April, 2025, 32.04 MB
Tue 1 Apr 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Dr. Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about various April Fools pranks in the world of science, including the 'Sheep Albedo Hypothesis' from here in Aotearoa. 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 25th March, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 25th March, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 25th March, 2025, 29.21 MB
Tue 25 Mar 2025

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about grey seals' blood oxygen levels, phrases likely to get your articles cited, and an Australian man importing plutonium.

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

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 18th March, 2025

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 18th March, 2025 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 18th March, 2025, 36.73 MB
Tue 18 Mar 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin, we chatted about the Red Princess of the Silk Road, the colours of Mesozoic mammals, and how life formed on planet Earth. 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th March, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th March, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th March, 2025, 20.89 MB
Tue 11 Mar 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about the world's oldest meteorite crater, healing the hole in the ozone, and high-fat diets impacting memory.

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

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4 March, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4 March, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4 March, 2025, 18.41 MB
Tue 4 Mar 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats to us about the International Space Station being too clean, birds of paradise being more colourful than we originally thought, and stretchy displays.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 25th February, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 25th February, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 25th February, 2025, 20.44 MB
Tue 25 Feb 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about a new nuclear fusion record, a new ice type, and aromatherapy causing air pollution. 

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

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 18 February, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 18 February, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 18 February, 2025, 22.98 MB
Tue 18 Feb 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats to us about ancient Egyptian mummies smelling good, antidepressants potentially being able to protect against infections and sepsis, and using quantum inspiration to develop methods for classical computing memory.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th February, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th February, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th February, 2025, 41.36 MB
Tue 11 Feb 2025

For Dear Science this week our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about cooking the perfect egg, how fear works in the brain, and which gender talks more

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4th February, 2024

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4th February, 2024 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4th February, 2024, 36.06 MB
Tue 4 Feb 2025

This week on Dear Science, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about the applications of quantum mechanics in computing, communication, and sensing. 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 28th January, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 28th January, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 28th January, 2025, 22.62 MB
Tue 28 Jan 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about Ernest Rutherford, the man on the $100 bill, and how he split the atom.