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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: 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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 27th August, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 27th August, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 27th August, 2024, 20.24 MB
Tue 27 Aug 2024

For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about mosquitoes using infrared detection, paper versus digital testing, and waste from the production of whisky

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 20th August, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 20th August, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 20th August, 2024, 20.64 MB
Tue 20 Aug 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about people aging in spikes, poisonous dyes used on books, and water found underground on Mars

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 13th August, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 13th August, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 13th August, 2024, 32.53 MB
Tue 13 Aug 2024

For Dear Science this week our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about a parasite taking drugs to the brain, tarantulas making friends, and social groups of lions

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 6th August, 2024

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 6th August, 2024 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 6th August, 2024, 21.7 MB
Tue 6 Aug 2024

In a unique edition of Dear Science, expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about the 250th anniversary of the discovery of oxygen, the history of the person who did it, and oxygen facts in the 21st century. 

Dear Science w/ Caeden and Castor: 30th July, 2024

Dear Science w/ Caeden and Castor: 30th July, 2024 Dear Science w/ Caeden and Castor: 30th July, 2024 , 11.37 MB
Tue 30 Jul 2024

Bit of a strange Dear Science this week, as both of our regularly scheduled experts happened to be absent. In their place, regular Tuesday Wire host Castor and Thursday Wire host Caeden took us through a series of interesting topics new to both them and listeners! This week on Dear Science, we chatted about phone use while driving, potential life on Mars, and iron on the teeth of Komodo dragons