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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/ Marcus Jones: April 5, 2022

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Tue 5 Apr 2022

This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They talked about the increased risk of developing diabetes after recovering from Covid, a new type of painkiller free of opioids, and how fish are able to learn basic maths. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 29, 2022

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Tue 29 Mar 2022

This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman. They talked about how the war in Ukraine has caused a helium shortage, the materials that make up the crust of Mercury, and why we find certain people boring.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: March 22, 2022

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Tue 22 Mar 2022

This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They talked about Russian and Ukrainian geopolitics reaching the International Space Station, an electrical circuit board that can learn on its own, and the implications of mapping the genome of an IVF embryo.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 15, 2022

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Tue 15 Mar 2022

On today's Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman. Today, they discussed the link between gut biomes and mood, the impact of lead exposure on the brain, as well as New Zealand science icon William Pickering.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: March 8, 2022

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Tue 8 Mar 2022

Today on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They discussed Russia’s exclusion from the global scientific community, new variants of Covid-19, and when the pandemic might finally be over.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 1, 2022

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Tue 1 Mar 2022

Dear Science now has a new home on the Tuesday Wire! This week, host Christina Huang speaks to Allan Blackman from AUT about the distinction between "chemical weapons" and other weaponry, the accidental discovery of radioactivity 126 years ago, and new research showing dogs can go into mourning when their canine companions die.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: February 16, 2022

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Wed 16 Feb 2022

This week on Dear Science, AUT Professor Allan Blackman chats to Christina about asteroid samples being taken that could unlock the secrets of the universe, the first photos from a brand new telescope that could unlock the secrets of the universe, and how only some people with certain personality traits like country music (not really a secret!).

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: February, 2022

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Wed 9 Feb 2022

This week on Dear Science, AUT Professor Marcus Jones is back, joining us live in the studio! On this week's show, Marcus and Christina spoke about the effect of Omicron on children, a concerning level of methane in the atmosphere, and how satellites in orbit are disrupting astronomers. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: February 2, 2022

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Wed 2 Feb 2022

This week, AUT Professor Allan Blackman and Christina spoke about robots performing surgery, fossils that have been found to be over two hundred thousand years old, and a bubble that didn't pop for over a year. Would you trust a robot to perform surgery on you?

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: January 26, 2022

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Wed 26 Jan 2022

Another week of Dear Science featuring AUT Professor Blackman! This week, Allan and Christina dove into some rather perspective-bending numbers and statistics. They discussed the scale of the Tonga eruption, how your great-granddad's smoking habits could be the cause of your excess body fat, and how a 150-year-old maths problem related to chess has finally been solved.