The Best of the Tuesday Wire w/ Castor: 17th December, 2024

This week on the Tuesday Wire is a special 'Best of the Wire' segment...

For Dear Science this week, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about worms eating face masks, spray on tattoos, and neanderthal-human interbreeding. Afterward, we ran back some clips from some of the best Dear Science segments this year. 

We also ran back some of the best Tuesday Wire interviews today, including…

Wire host Castor spoke with Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Information and Technology at Monash University in Melbourne, Jathan Sadowski, about the use and development of Artificial Intelligence. 

They also spoke with President of the New Zealand Police Association Chris Cahill about the organisation’s open letter to the government regarding their involvement with firearms legislation reform. 

And they spoke with Professor at the University of Auckland, James Russell to talk about the costs and methods of pest eradication in Aotearoa. 

Producer Athena spoke with Professor at the University of Auckland, Ngaire Kerse, about the loneliness epidemic among older people.

Happy Holidays!