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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/ Davide Mercadante: November 14, 2023

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante: November 14, 2023 Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante: November 14, 2023, 23.59 MB
Tue 14 Nov 2023

This week Davide Mercadante joins the team in the studio for Dear Science. Davide talks the group through scientifically backed coaching methods, the genetic advantages of sunflowers and a new study that is looking at how our native language affects how we think.

Dear Science w Davide Mercadante October: 31, 2023

Dear Science w Davide Mercadante October: 31, 2023 Dear Science w Davide Mercadante October: 31, 2023, 24.02 MB
Tue 31 Oct 2023

This week Davide joins the crew to discuss the discovery of hidden trees throughout Europe that gives new hope for carbon storage, potentially hazardous litter leaf and the pitfalls of biodegradable bags might not be as good as we thought to recycle organic waste!

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: October 24, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: October 24, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: October 24, 2023, 33.35 MB
Tue 24 Oct 2023

This week Allan joins the crew to discuss new revelations about human taste buds, painting with DNA, and the history of Nylon.

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante: October 17, 2023

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante: October 17, 2023 Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante: October 17, 2023, 32.01 MB
Tue 17 Oct 2023

The Tuesday Wire team is joined by Davide Mercadante for Dear Science. The team discusses honesty migration drain, the false probability of coin flips and a new enzyme that fights against viruses and mutations.

Dear Science w Davide Mercadante October: 3, 2023

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante October: 3, 2023 Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante October: 3, 2023, 20.02 MB
Tue 3 Oct 2023

This week on Dear Science, the Tuesday Wire team are joined by Davide Mercadante in studio to talk about a breakthrough in synthesising spider silk and its possible practical uses.

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : September 19, 2023

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : September 19, 2023 Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : September 19, 2023, 23.08 MB
Tue 19 Sep 2023

This week on Dear Science, the Tuesday Wire team are joined by Davide Mercadante in studio to talk training snails, computers that can run on light, and protein movement. All very exciting and all right here on Dear Science!

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : August 22, 2023

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : August 22, 2023 Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : August 22, 2023, 22.01 MB
Tue 22 Aug 2023

This week on Dear Science Davide Mercadante joins the Tuesday Wire team to talk about proteins repairing chromosomes, linguistics in diverse areas and isolated areas and whether this makes the language more simple, as well as an exciting new enzyme discovery where jet fuel may have just become a little more sustainable. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 15 August, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 15 August, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: 15 August, 2023, 29.22 MB
Tue 15 Aug 2023

This week on Dear Science, Rosetta and Lou were joined in the studio by Allan Blackman to talk about the math behind how many lotto tickets you need to buy to win, Leslie John Comrie, and whether it's possible to fry in space.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : August 1, 2023

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : August 1, 2023 Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman : August 1, 2023 , 32.09 MB
Tue 1 Aug 2023

This week on Dear Science, Milly and Rosetta are joined by Allan Blackman in studio to discuss some super-duper superconductor findings, a frozen worm causign quite a buzz and why being less sure is becoming less common in scientific publishings. 

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : 25 July, 2023

Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : 25 July, 2023 Dear Science w/ Davide Mercadante : 25 July, 2023, 24.44 MB
Tue 25 Jul 2023

This week on Dear Science, Davide joins the Tuesday Wire team to discuss the antibacterial properties of a cicada's wings, how plants sense touch (without even a nervous system!), and why we might be a little more attracted to people who look like us... all this and more on Dear Science!