Dear Science

This week on Dear Science, Dr Joel Rindelaub from UoA dropped into the studio to chat about the weird and wacky world of science. On this episode, Joel, Casper and Christina had a yarn about ants and the Cheerio effect, listening to music to test cognitive decline and the prevalence of microplastics all throughout the food chain. Listen back!

On Dear Science this week we introduced a very special new co-host: Dr Joel Rindelaub from the University of Auckland, who is taking the reins from Marcus Jones.

This week Joel chatted to Christina and Emily about air pollution and gut health, diamond rain on icy planets, and the complex social structures that dolphins can form, which can apparently get quite freaky!

This week on Dear Science Casper had a chat with Allan Blackman about Gregor Mendel's 200th birthday, using scientific techniques to determine the authorship of Josquin's compositions, and scientists changing the bonds between atoms for the first time.

This week on Dear Science, Christina and AUT Professor Allan Blackman discussed light therapy as a cancer treatment, the origin of the Black Death, and carbon and nitrogen levels in the sun, as well as a quick detour into astrology and marmots.