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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.

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Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 13th May, 2025

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Tue 13 May 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about a new variation on the classic marshmallow experiment, a strange method of developing snake antivenom, and a new development in lithium ion batteries. 

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 6th May, 2025

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Tue 6 May 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about people falsely reporting what they eat, fluoride in drinking water, and a retracted paper on the Sodom comet. 

Dear Science w/ Dr. Cushla McGoverin: 29th April, 2025

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Tue 29 Apr 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about tree climbing salamanders, lab grown teeth, warnings for volcanic eruptions. 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 22nd April, 2025

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Tue 22 Apr 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman about dimethyl sulphide on exoplanet k2-18b, farming nickel with plants, and turning rainfall into electricity.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 15th April, 2025

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Tue 15 Apr 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about using physics to make more efficient coffee, inuit words for snow, and Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday. 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 8th April, 2025

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Tue 8 Apr 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about research on multiple sclerosis, links between marriage and dementia, and a new massive particle collider. 

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

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 1st April, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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!