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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/ Allan Blackman: March 25, 2020

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Wed 25 Mar 2020

Today on Dear Science, done a little differently with Allan speaking to as (distantly) from his home in West Auckland, we speak about exponential increase and what this looks like, penguins vanishing due to climate change, and the edge of the Milky Way - how big IS it??

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: March 18, 2020

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Wed 18 Mar 2020

On Dear Science with AUT’s Marcus Jones we are talking about a sharp drop in coronavirus cases in South Korea, magic methyl and the potency of drugs and how nuclear war could alter the world’s climate

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: March 11, 2020

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Wed 11 Mar 2020

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we are talking about the controlling of academic discussion and washing your hands versus using sanitiser.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: March 4, 2020

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Wed 4 Mar 2020

On Dear Science with AUT’s Marcus Jones we have a coronavirus update as well as how China has managed to slow the spread of the virus, a brightening star and a genome study about rats in New York.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: February 26, 2020

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Wed 26 Feb 2020

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman, we are talking about machine learning for antibiotics, fighting the rise of fraudulent whisky, and antimatter atoms

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: February 19, 2020

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Wed 19 Feb 2020

On Dear Science with AUT’s Marcus Jones, we are talking about when the coronavirus might peak, electric bacteria from thin air, and Minke whales struggling to communicate over the din of the ocean.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: February 12, 2020

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Wed 12 Feb 2020

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman talks to us about problematic funding issues, speedy retractions of faulty papers and possible early cancer diagnoses. 

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: February 5, 2020

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Wed 5 Feb 2020

On Dear Science with AUT's Marcus Jones we are discussing an update on coronavirus, a milestone in forming metallic hydrogen, and the potential for life on planets orbiting black holes. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: January 29, 2020

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Wed 29 Jan 2020

On Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman we are talking about the mathematically perfect cup of joe, a star in the Orion constellation losing its spot in the "Top 20 Brightest Stars" and a paper about bird droppings and graphene. 

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: January 22, 2020

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Wed 22 Jan 2020

On Dear Science with AUT's Marcus Jones we are talking about a new virus that is spreading at an alarming rate, ozone-depleting gases that are heating up the Arctic, and an "agricultural revolution" in the UK.