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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/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 18 February, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 18 February, 2025 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 18 February, 2025, 22.98 MB
Tue 18 Feb 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats to us about ancient Egyptian mummies smelling good, antidepressants potentially being able to protect against infections and sepsis, and using quantum inspiration to develop methods for classical computing memory.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th February, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th February, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 11th February, 2025, 41.36 MB
Tue 11 Feb 2025

For Dear Science this week our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about cooking the perfect egg, how fear works in the brain, and which gender talks more

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4th February, 2024

Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4th February, 2024 Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 4th February, 2024, 36.06 MB
Tue 4 Feb 2025

This week on Dear Science, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about the applications of quantum mechanics in computing, communication, and sensing. 

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 28th January, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 28th January, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 28th January, 2025, 22.62 MB
Tue 28 Jan 2025

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about Ernest Rutherford, the man on the $100 bill, and how he split the atom. 

Dear Science w/ Dr. Cushla McGoverin: 21 January, 2025

Dear Science w/ Dr. Cushla McGoverin: 21 January, 2025 Cushla McGoverin: 21 January, 2025, 25.19 MB
Tue 21 Jan 2025

For Dear Science this week, our expert Dr Cushla McGover chatted to us about lost photos being unveiled of a giant horned dinosaur, analysing for the restoration of a 2100 year old Alexander the Great mosaic, and cartilage similar to bubble wrap.

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

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 14th January, 2025

Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 14th January, 2025 Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 14th January, 2025, 22.07 MB
Tue 14 Jan 2025

For Dear Science this week our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about extra-long ice chunks, lead poisoning in Ancient Rome, and a mystery volcano in 1831. 

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

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 17th December, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 17th December, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 17th December, 2024, 18.51 MB
Tue 17 Dec 2024

For Dear Science this week our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about mealworms eating plastic, spray on tattoos measuring brain activity, and neanderthal-human interbreeding

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

Dear Science w/ Dr. Cushla McGoverin: 10th December, 2024

Dear Science w/ Dr. Cushla McGoverin: 10th December, 2024 Cushla McGoverin: 10th December, 2024, 15.55 MB
Tue 10 Dec 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about what latrines teach us about people, climate variation affecting Chinese dynasties, and invasive species becoming threatened.

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

Dear Science w/ Doctor Joel Rindelaub: 3rd December, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Joel Rindelaub: 3rd December, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Joel Rindelaub: 3rd December, 2024, 14.65 MB
Tue 3 Dec 2024

For Dear Science this week our expert Doctor Joel Rindelaub chatted to us about fungi recognising patterns, trees reducing inflammation, and how to give good gifts

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

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 26th November, 2024

Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 26th November, 2024 Dear Science w/ Doctor Cushla McGoverin: 26th November, 2024, 21.28 MB
Tue 26 Nov 2024

This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about amphibian fossils in Wyoming and the science of squirting cucumbers

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