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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: 27th January, 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr. Cushla McGoverin: 27th January, 2026 Cushla McGoverin: 27th January, 2026, 12.98 MB
Tue 27 Jan 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about bacteria using a corkscrew technique, the financial costs of period pain, and hygiene in Pompeii’s baths.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 20 January 2026

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 20 January 2026 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 20 January 2026, 42.22 MB
Tue 20 Jan 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about a new study about a ‘bombshell’ discovery around microplastics in the body, a meta-analysis study on pain killer use during pregnancy, and new evidence that horses can smell your fear.

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

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 13 January 2026

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 13 January 2026 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 13 January 2026, 42.15 MB
Tue 13 Jan 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin chats with us about a new technique for diagnosing microbial infections, new research on climate risk perceptions, and a Danish invention that could prevent counterfeiting.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 16 December, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 16 December, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 16 December, 2025, 29.9 MB
Tue 16 Dec 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about how a journal has retracted a study on a weed killer, how it’s easier to identify a cat by its purr rather than meow, and how time is faster on Mars.

Landing 20 December, Forces of Flight, MOTAT’s newest Aviation Hall exhibition - Discover the forces that take you sky-high!

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

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 9 December, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 9 December, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 9 December, 2025, 37.1 MB
Tue 9 Dec 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin chats with us about what may have triggered the Black Death, a chameleon-like nanomaterial, and how microbes could help protect underground nuclear waste.

Landing 20 December, Forces of Flight, MOTAT’s newest Aviation Hall exhibition - Discover the forces that take you sky-high!

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

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 2 December, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 2 December, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 2 December, 2025, 21.15 MB
Tue 2 Dec 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin chats with us about food waste and strategies for limiting food waste and E.coli being used to create rainbow dye.

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

Christmas Lights at MOTAT - experience Auckland’s most magical Christmas lights - heritage trams, festive music, Santa visits, and thousands of sparkling lights Tickets at motat.nz 

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 25 November, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 25 November, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 25 November, 2025, 40.97 MB
Tue 25 Nov 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin chats with us about moss in space, a use for mosquitos, and how turtles detect magnetic fields.

Christmas Lights at MOTAT - experience Auckland’s most magical Christmas lights - heritage trams, festive music, Santa visits, and thousands of sparkling lights Tickets at MOTAT.NZ

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 18 November, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 18 November, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 18 November, 2025, 47.09 MB
Tue 18 Nov 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about human endurance, the benefits of speaking multiple languages, and risks of methanol poisoning

Christmas Lights at MOTAT - experience Auckland’s most magical Christmas lights - heritage trams, festive music, Santa visits, and thousands of sparkling lights Tickets at MOTAT.NZ

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

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 11 November, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 11 November, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 11 November, 2025, 39.28 MB
Tue 11 Nov 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin about the world’s biggest spiderweb, bacteria movement, and the Marsden Fund Awards for 2025

Journey into MOTAT this Sunday 16 November to celebrate all things train, tram and track with LIVE DAY: Rail!

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 4 November 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 4 November 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 4 November 2025, 39.13 MB
Tue 4 Nov 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about ice variations, the international space station, and a problem in the atmosphere.

Journey into MOTAT next Sunday 16 November to celebrate all things train, tram and track with LIVE DAY: Rail!

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