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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 AUT Chemistry professor Allan Blackman and Senior Lecturer Marcus Jones. 

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

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Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: June 6, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: June 6, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: June 6, 2023 , 27.14 MB
Tue 6 Jun 2023

Join the Tuesday Wire team as they chat all thing science with Allan Blackman! This week amazing eyedrop discoveries are made that could save people's vision, a man is made able to walk again thanks to modern medical technology and India makes some concerning textbook decisions. 

Dear Science w/ Dr Joel Rindelaub: 30 May, 2023

Dear Science w/ Dr Joel Rindelaub: 30 May, 2023 Dear Science w/ Dr Joel Rindelaub: 30 May, 2023 , 13.8 MB
Tue 30 May 2023

For his final appearance on Dear Science, Dr Joel Rindelaub talked about why fake news is spread and how to spot it, as well as implicit bias and how to better recognise your own biases.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 23 May, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 23 May, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 23 May, 2023 , 12.4 MB
Tue 23 May 2023

On Dear Science, Dr Alan Blackman discussed wavy wounds healing faster than straight wounds, Saturn regaining its status as the planet with the most moons in the solar system, and Caltech researchers discovering a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : May 16, 2023

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : May 16, 2023 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : May 16, 2023 , 27.18 MB
Tue 16 May 2023

The comedy special of everyones favourite segement has finally arrived. This week Joel Rindelaub enlightens the Tuesday Wire team on why we laugh, if being funny makes you hotter and if laughter is the best medicine. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : May 9, 2023

 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : May 9, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : May 9, 2023, 21.55 MB
Tue 9 May 2023

This week on Dear Science, Allan delves into why it's more efficient to send woman to space with a potentially multi-million dollar difference. We also explore a deer tooth pendant that thanks to DNA we now know who owns it...  

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : 2 May, 2023

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : 2 May, 2023 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : 2 May, 2023 , 29.66 MB
Tue 2 May 2023

This week on Dear Science the Tuesday Wire team (Beth and Milly) sit down discuss cats in all thier pawsomeness with Joel Rindelaub. From the dreaded zoomies, to deciphering humans when they're talking to each other than to them all the way to some cat conservation advice (keep them inside!!). This is the cat special of Dear Science ˶^•ﻌ•^˵

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : April 18, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : April 18, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : April 18, 2023 , 34.11 MB
Tue 18 Apr 2023

This week on Dear Science Allan Blackman joins the Tuesday Wire team in the studio to discuss accidental scientific discoveries! Accidents from scientists licking thier fingers to find new artificial sweetners, to Uranium being left in drawers, all the way to the worlds first antibiotic, we are delved into the world of the most wonderful accidents in the lab that changed science forever. 

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : April 4, 2023

 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : April 4, 2023 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : April 4, 2023, 23.24 MB
Tue 4 Apr 2023

This week on Dear Science Joel Rindelaub brings us an exciting topic all to do with the amazing anatomy of the female. Join Milly, Beth and Joel as they discuss the clitoris across the animal kingdom from dolphins to humans. 

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : March 28, 2023

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : March 28, 2023 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : March 28, 2023 , 21.62 MB
Tue 28 Mar 2023

This week on Dear Science, Joel Rindelaub joins Milly and Beth to talk all things science news. From outer space, with the precursor to DNA being found on asteroids, to altered states where gorillas spin around to get high, and back down to earth where scientists have found a way to allow two male mice sucessfully procreate.

 

Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : March 21, 2023

 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : March 21, 2023 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub : March 21, 2023, 27.08 MB
Tue 21 Mar 2023

This week on Dear Science Joel brings the listeners a fungi special, making a better name for fungi than the hit TV series The Last of Us has. From being forest farmers, food sources and carbon soakers, to in our everyday medicines keeping us alive, Joel delves in to the special world of fungi and all they have to offer!