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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.

Dear Science: May 16, 2018

Dear Science: May 16, 2018 Dear Science: May 16, 2018, 29.54 MB
Wed 16 May 2018

Dear Science: Vaccines, Straight Lines and Thylacines

Dear Science: Vaccines, Straight Lines and Thylacines Dear Science: Vaccines, Straight Lines and Thylacines, 54.87 MB
Wed 9 May 2018

On todays dear science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about the amount of New Zealand medical proffessions who oppose vaccines, we talk about how mathematicians have worked out the straightest lines you can sail and drive in, and finally we talk about a chance to bring back the Tasmanian Tiger!

Dear Science: May 9, 2018

Dear Science: May 9, 2018 Dear Science: May 9, 2018, 54.87 MB
Wed 9 May 2018

Dear Science: gold, super hot ice and live pig brains

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Wed 2 May 2018

Allan Blackman chats to Lillian about recovering gold from old tech devices, ice that is nearly as hot as the sun and the ethics around conducting studies on live pig brains. 

Dear Science: Nazis hate trees, Chemical recycling and Allan is Einsteins biggest fan

Dear Science: Nazis hate trees, Chemical recycling and Allan is Einsteins biggest fan Dear Science: Nazis hate trees, Chemical recycling and Allan is Einsteins biggest fan, 7.29 MB
Wed 18 Apr 2018

On todays segment of Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about a Nazi warship during WW2 damaging the growth of Norweigan trees using chemical smokescreens. Allan takes us into the fascinating world of chemical recycling using enzymes, bacteria and some awesome science. And finally Will thinks its Einsteins birthday anniversary but alas its the anniversary of the day he died, Allan is quite sad about this.

Dear Science: Science and History and the future of renewable fuel

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Wed 11 Apr 2018

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about power cuts and the science TV series Connections, proteins on old documents that tell us about the environment the writer was in at the time, and the separation of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Dear Science: distant stars, the blackest black, and cracking knuckles

Dear Science Dear Science, 17.72 MB
Wed 4 Apr 2018

Today Allan talks us through some very very distant stars that are also very old. He explains how there is a new black that pretty much almost nearly absorbs ALL light. We talk through the sound your knuckles make when you crack them and mention the rogue space station that finally came down near Tahiti this week. 

Dear Science: the male contraceptive pill, the rogue prototype space station and a new moth named Donald Trump

Dear Science Dear Science, 16.21 MB
Wed 28 Mar 2018

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about the male contraceptive pill, the prototype space station crashing to earth, and a new moth species that’s been named after Donald Trump.

Dear Science: Stephen Hawking, Platypus milk and "unlearning"

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Wed 21 Mar 2018

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we pay tribute to Stephen Hawking, discuss Platypus milk, and a new University campaign with the concept of "unlearning".

Dear Science: Poisons, Measles and Cervical Cancer

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Wed 14 Mar 2018

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about poisons, measles, and cervical cancer.