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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: October 7, 2020

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Wed 7 Oct 2020

This week on Dear Science, Marcus and Bronwyn talk about the recently announced nobel prizes in medicine and physics. The first was to three scientists for their discoveries around hepatitis C. The physics prize was split in two between mathematician Roger Penrose and astronomers Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their research on black holes. 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: September 30, 2020

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Wed 30 Sep 2020

On Dear Science today, Allan Blackman tells Bronwyn about a trojan-horse cancer treatment without drugs, electricity-exhaling bacteria, and the dangers of eating too much licorice.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: September 23, 2020

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Wed 23 Sep 2020

Dear Science takes a light-hearted start today, with Marcus Jones telling Bronwyn about the winners of the unconventional Ig Nobel Prizes. They then talk about some enlightening discoveries about Vikings and IBM’s 1000-quibit quantum computer.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: September 16, 2020

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Wed 16 Sep 2020

On this week's thrilling episode of Dear Science, Bronnie speaks with Allan about the possibility of life on Venus, ice-cold hummingbirds, and a study that looks into a link between Panadol and increased risk-taking behaviour.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: September 9, 2020

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Wed 9 Sep 2020

On Dear Science this week, Bronwyn and Allan Blackman discuss the largest source of gravitational waves ever detected, rust on the moon, and liquid that defies gravity. 

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: September 2, 2020

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Wed 2 Sep 2020

This week on Dear Science, Marcus tells Bronwyn about the effect of satellite ‘megaconstellations’ on astronomy and the night sky, underwater heat contributing to the melting of Artic sea ice, and the growing prevalence of acronyms in research. 

 

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: August 26, 2020

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Wed 26 Aug 2020

This week on Dear Science, Allan Blackman talks a possible link between cannabis use during preganancy and a heightened risk of autism, a water beetle who can survive being eaten alive and excreted by a frog, and the rare element Astatine and its potential benefits for cancer treatment.  

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: August 19, 2020

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Wed 19 Aug 2020

On Dear Science today, Marcus Jones tells Bronwyn about the long-term efficacy of flu vaccines, ‘citation hacking’ in scientific research papers and Beirut's ammonium nitrate explosion.

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: August 5, 2020

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Wed 5 Aug 2020

On Dear Science today with Marcus Jones we discuss the curious case of a man who can read letters but not numbers, the effect of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 mortality rates, and NASA’s most ambitious Mars rover yet.

Dear Science w/ Allan Blackman: July 29, 2020

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Wed 29 Jul 2020

On Dear Science today Bronnie and Allan Blackman discuss the mystery behind body odour, the effects of lithium in drinking water in lowering suicide rates, and the ongoing litigation surrounding cancer caused by herbicide glysophatem (otherwise known as Roundup).