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The Wednesday Wire's weekly dive into the wide world of science. Featuring a rotating cast of smart people including AUT Chemistry professor Allan Blackman and Senior Lecturer Marcus Jones.
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This week for Dear Science, our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, chat with us about LLMs, AI and Consciousness, and AI use changing Universities.
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This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about a new giant salamander that lived over 3 million years ago that has been described in Japan, fungi which can eat polystyrene and how sperm whales sleep vertically.
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This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, about the Statistical Probabilities of the World Cup and Life on other Planets.
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This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the gut biome and radiation treatments, the resilience of native forests, and multitasking.
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For Dear Science this week, we chat with our two new experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, about octopus brain size, and fast growing fish.
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This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about dating meteor craters, peptides to combat antimicrobial resistance, and great ape laughter.
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This week on Dear Science, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, speaks with us about earthquakes moving Japan, nuclear clocks, and sorting recycling.
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For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr. Cushla McGoverin, chatted with us about the socioeconomics of aging, the global fungal network, and the impact of cyclones on orangutans.
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This week for Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about tardigrades withstanding heat, nanofibre drug delivery implants, and Lengui the one-handed gorilla.
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For Dear Science this week, our Expert, Professor Allan Blackman, speaks with us about electricity from ambient moisture, bananas in smoothies, and particles to reflect the sun.
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For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about the environmental impact of green hydrogen, chimpanzees using drugs, and Nobel laureates born on June 25th.
This week for Dear Science, Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about a treatment option polycystic ovary syndrome, sex differences in pain receptors, and 34,000 year old termite mounds.
For Dear Science this week our expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about a genome in a tiny fern, a paper retracted about Alzheimers, and a study on success and failure.
For Dear Science this week our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin spoke to us about microbes in the baths of Bath, genetically isolated trout due to metal pollution, and new information from the James Webb Space Telescope.
For Dear Science this week, Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about reconstructing the genome of the little bush moa, a protein folding prediction programme, and a new discovery regarding promethium.
This week on Dear Science, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin spoke to us about synthetic fungus-based leather, origami-like structures using DNA, and the colouring on rodents' teeth.
For Dear Science this week, Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about the cause for Beethoven's deafness, the first recorded vaccination, and researchers mapping a small part of the brain.
For Dear Science this week Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about an orangutan treating its own injury, beluga whales changing the shape of their foreheads, and the development of skin burn healing bandages from plant based materials.
For Dear Science this week, Professor Allan Blackman chats to us about false stoner stereotypes, technology to differentiate elephant and mammoth ivory, and fixed messaging on the Voyager-1 probe.
For Dear Science this week we chatted to Dr. Cushla McGoverin about bumblebees submerged in water, UV light destroying biofilm, and data gathering by Borderlands 3 players.
For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chats to us about the taste of ancient Roman wine, dating a solar flare from 1859, and a cosmic blast nicknamed "The BOAT."
For Dear Science this week, we chatted with our expert Professor Allan Blackman about medically implanted, oxygen powered batteries, the recent solar eclipse, and an upcoming star explosion.
For Dear Science this week, Wire host Castor speaks to Professor Allan Blackman about 100 year old milk samples found in Antarctica, climate change impacting the Earth's rotation, and song lyrics becoming more repetitive.
This week on Dear Science, Wire host Castor chats with Doctor Cushla McGoverin about an ancient penguin on WoRMS' top ten newly identified marine species, preserved brain tissue, and genetically modified cows milk producing insulin.
This week on Dear Science, Wire host Castor spoke to Professor Alan Blackman about how daylight savings impacts car crashes, how handwriting notes can improve memory, and a strange defense tactic used by Spanish ladybugs.
Today on Dear Science, wire host Castor spoke to Dr Cushla McGoverin about the use of barnacles in corrosion prevention, how sleep may improve vaccination effectiveness, and how water affects collagens.
In Dear Science this week, Wire host Castor chats with Dr Cushla McGoverin about Galapagos Tortoise migration.
This week on Dear Science, Alan brings us some interesting food news - from why blueberries aren't really blue to "meaty rice". Also, Alan and The Wire team attempt to take you to lower frequencies as we discover that lower voices might be the key to social standing. All here on Dear Science, thanks to MOTAT!
For Dear Science this week Dr Cushla McGoverin chats about news developments with 3D printing and the human brain, coral reef biodiversity, and Scorpions.
This week on Dear Science Davide Mercadante joins the Tuesday Wire team to talk about proteins repairing chromosomes, linguistics in diverse areas and isolated areas and whether this makes the language more simple, as well as an exciting new enzyme discovery where jet fuel may have just become a little more sustainable.
This week on Dear Science, Rosetta and Lou were joined in the studio by Allan Blackman to talk about the math behind how many lotto tickets you need to buy to win, Leslie John Comrie, and whether it's possible to fry in space.
This week on Dear Science, Milly and Rosetta are joined by Allan Blackman in studio to discuss some super-duper superconductor findings, a frozen worm causign quite a buzz and why being less sure is becoming less common in scientific publishings.
This week on Dear Science, Davide joins the Tuesday Wire team to discuss the antibacterial properties of a cicada's wings, how plants sense touch (without even a nervous system!), and why we might be a little more attracted to people who look like us... all this and more on Dear Science!
This week on Dear Science Allan joins Rosetta and Milly in studio to talk the blockbuster Oppenheimer, as well as the World Health Organisation's recent announcement surrounding aspartame, and a novel way to store hydrogen.
This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly, Beth and Rosetta join Allan Blackman to discuss all things science. This week features topic from opiods to Nobel Prize winners with award worthy names!
This week on Dear Science, the Tuesday Wire team sit down with Allan Blackman to talk dead flies speeding up the ageing of those that are alive, the size of the earth and how that was figured out, as well as what happens to your brain when you spend too long in space.
Welcome to Dear Science! This week on the show the Tuesday Wire team has Davide Mercadante who has now taken over Joel Rindelaub to discuss the wonderful world of science - and Davide did not dissapoint. This week the tem discuss crabs, coffee and why people love to add but not so much to subtract.
Join the Tuesday Wire team as they chat all thing science with Allan Blackman! This week amazing eyedrop discoveries are made that could save people's vision, a man is made able to walk again thanks to modern medical technology and India makes some concerning textbook decisions.
For his final appearance on Dear Science, Dr Joel Rindelaub talked about why fake news is spread and how to spot it, as well as implicit bias and how to better recognise your own biases.
On Dear Science, Dr Alan Blackman discussed wavy wounds healing faster than straight wounds, Saturn regaining its status as the planet with the most moons in the solar system, and Caltech researchers discovering a way to double the resolution of light microscopes.
The comedy special of everyones favourite segement has finally arrived. This week Joel Rindelaub enlightens the Tuesday Wire team on why we laugh, if being funny makes you hotter and if laughter is the best medicine.
This week on Dear Science, Allan delves into why it's more efficient to send woman to space with a potentially multi-million dollar difference. We also explore a deer tooth pendant that thanks to DNA we now know who owns it...
This week on Dear Science the Tuesday Wire team (Beth and Milly) sit down discuss cats in all thier pawsomeness with Joel Rindelaub. From the dreaded zoomies, to deciphering humans when they're talking to each other than to them all the way to some cat conservation advice (keep them inside!!). This is the cat special of Dear Science ˶^•ﻌ•^˵
This week on Dear Science Allan Blackman joins the Tuesday Wire team in the studio to discuss accidental scientific discoveries! Accidents from scientists licking thier fingers to find new artificial sweetners, to Uranium being left in drawers, all the way to the worlds first antibiotic, we are delved into the world of the most wonderful accidents in the lab that changed science forever.
This week on Dear Science Joel Rindelaub brings us an exciting topic all to do with the amazing anatomy of the female. Join Milly, Beth and Joel as they discuss the clitoris across the animal kingdom from dolphins to humans.
This week on Dear Science, Joel Rindelaub joins Milly and Beth to talk all things science news. From outer space, with the precursor to DNA being found on asteroids, to altered states where gorillas spin around to get high, and back down to earth where scientists have found a way to allow two male mice sucessfully procreate.
This week on Dear Science Joel brings the listeners a fungi special, making a better name for fungi than the hit TV series The Last of Ushas. From being forest farmers, food sources and carbon soakers, to in our everyday medicines keeping us alive, Joel delves in to the special world of fungi and all they have to offer!
This week on Dear Science, Beth and Milly talk to Allan Blackman about all things cutting-edge. New research reveals that too much of a good thing can be bad, with scientists proving that oxygen in high amounts can cause cell damage. A new discovery in the world of insulin has shown that the medicine used to treat type one diabetes could be made even more effective, and finally, scientists edge closer to a new room temperature superconductor - however not without some doubts.
This week on Dear Science Milly and Beth are joined by Joel Rindelaub the day after his birthday to talk all things science! Sleep masks are proven to work in a study exploring human sensitivity to light, then it's out to space where the James Webb telescope has made some more puzzling discoveries: this time it's galaxies that are far bigger than we thought they would be, and finally finishing off with the fact than anyone can be good at maths, we just need good teachers + tutors + working hard.
This week for Dear Science, Milly and Beth are joined by Allan Blackman in the studio to talk about the controversial Theraputic Products Bill, which passed in a landslide vote in parliment however, has been met with thousands of submissions against. Allan also shares some fantastic news about a 19-month-old whose life has been saved by a revolutionary genetic intervention, as well as an exciting prospect of medicines being able to counteract poisoning by smoke inhalation.
This week on Dear Science, Joel Rindelaub chats about animals doing drugs — from pufferfish-passing dolphins to mushroom munching reindeer.
Today on Dear Science, Allan Blackman joins Milly and Casper via telephone to discuss some watery topics, including the maximum glasses of water a day which turns out to be quite an arbitrary number as well as a new form of ice amazing scientists at the versatility of water molecules. A new Dwarf planet also has scientists scratching thier heads about planetary rings and the rules they follow.
This Week on Dear Science Casper and Milly are joined by Joel Rindelaub back in the studio. Joel gets to the bottom of what happens when you eat a lego head - with research that involves the acronyms SHAT and FART. They also discuss Exxon Mobil's historic and accurate research into the fossil fuel contributions to climate change as well as the power of the Fjord in storing and releasing carbon to act as its own temperature control.
This week on Dear Science, Spike and Milly sit down with Allan Blackman to dive deep into the scary world of lost radioactive substances, cancer smelling ants that can be trained in just 10 minutes, and the mass extinction that was discovered all by using mercury.
Today on Dear Science, Milly and Casper join an overseas Dr. Joel Rindelaub to recap the HUGE science of 2022! From volcanoes, to nuclear fission discoveries, all the way to outer space with the James Webb telescope, they're covering off what was a great year for science and ramping up for a 2023 of science discoveries.
On the first Dear Science of the year Allan Blackman joins us to talk all things anti-ageing with some alarming evidence that we can reverse and speed up ageing. We also discuss the science of silky smooth chocolate, and the war in Ukraine's impact on atomic findings.
Today on Dear Science, Casper and Milly spoke to Allan about life on Venus, how learning instruments can boost your brain, and how AI is writing science papers that are not necessarily true.
Today on Dear Science Milly spoke to Joel regarding strategy board game fun with AI, Homo Erectus cooking fish earlier than thought and all things floating feces.
Today on Dear Science Casper and Milly talked with Allan Blackman about an Australian legal case where genetic mutations might have a huge role to play, new scientific prefixes, some statistics for football fanatics and our new award winning status.
To celebrate Christina's last Dear Science, Joel Rindelaub and Christina decided on an unofficial theme of beer and the end of the world for a rather morbid segment. This week, they discussed how beer hops could help cure Alzheimer's, the amount of emissions released by billionaires compared to us regular folk, and how scientists solved the mystery of a mass extinction event way back in the day.
This week on Dear Science, Allan Blackman joined Casper and Christina in studio to chat compostable plastics, how very low frequencies can make you a better (or just more aggressive) dancer, and the anniversary of the X-ray being discovered.
In true Halloween spirit, this week's Dear Science topics are a real monster mash-up of frightening topics. Dr Joel Rindelaub phoned in from Invercargill to discuss zombie ants, the very real possibility of being scared to death, and something truly terrifying: whether we're living in a simulation. Spooky yet educational - whakorongo mai nei!
This week on Dear Science Allan Blackman spoke to Casper and Christina about immunity genes for the black death increasing rates of crohn's disease, the smells that make some people mosquito magnets, and the sucess of Nasa's asteroid diversion experiment.
This week on Dear Science, Joel chatted with Casper and Christina about the mental health benefits of birdsong, scientists teaching a brain they made to play pong, and the mysterious mass death of frogs 45 million years ago, because you know we can't resist orgy talk.
This week on Dear Science Allan talked to Casper and Christina about an N.Y.U organic chemistry professor being fired for student performance and the winners of the chemistry and physics Nobel prizes.
With the Nobel Prizes being handed out this week, Dr Joel Rindelaub dropped into the studio for Dear Science to discuss historic Nobel Prize snubs through the years with a common theme - they were all women. Joel and Christina had a kōrero about Rosalind Franklin, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Chien-Shiung Wu, Lise Meitner and Donna DeEtte Elbert about the work they did in their fields and the men who took credit for it.
This week on Dear Science Allan Blackman chatted with Casper and Christina about NASA's asteroid defence test, the IgNobel Prize Winners, and a study on babies' food preferences in the womb.
This week on Dear Science, Dr Joel Rindelaub from UoA dropped into the studio to chat about the weird and wacky world of science. On this episode, Joel, Casper and Christina had a yarn about ants and the Cheerio effect, listening to music to test cognitive decline and the prevalence of microplastics all throughout the food chain. Listen back!
This week on Dear Science Allan chatted with Casper about detecting Parkinson's disease by smell, a plastic that destroys viruses, and the purple on Alahambra's ceiling.
On Dear Science this week we introduced a very special new co-host: Dr Joel Rindelaub from the University of Auckland, who is taking the reins from Marcus Jones.
This week Joel chatted to Christina and Emily about air pollution and gut health, diamond rain on icy planets, and the complex social structures that dolphins can form, which can apparently get quite freaky!
Today on Dear Science, co-hosts Jessica Hopkins and Joe Wickins take over for the birthday of New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford. Alan Blackman talks about the career of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner.
They also discuss some questionable research about smell and sexual desire and bloody mozzies.
Today on Dear Science, co-hosts Jessica Hopkins and Joe Wickins take over for the birthday of New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford. Alan Blackman talks about the career of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner.
They also discuss some questionable research about smell and sexual desire and bloody mozzies.
This week on Dear Science Casper had a chat with Allan Blackman about Gregor Mendel's 200th birthday, using scientific techniques to determine the authorship of Josquin's compositions, and scientists changing the bonds between atoms for the first time.
Marcus Jones joins Aneeka and Christina in the studio for Dear Science to discuss the latest science news.
This week on Dear Science, Christina and AUT Professor Allan Blackman discussed light therapy as a cancer treatment, the origin of the Black Death, and carbon and nitrogen levels in the sun, as well as a quick detour into astrology and marmots.
Marcus Jones joined Christina live in studio for Dear Science! This week, Marcus and Christina discussed the potential end of particle physics research and why the Tonga volcanic eruption was so explosive.
Join Christina and AUT Professor Allan Blackman for your weekly fix of Dear Science! This week, Allan and Christina discussed the imperial system vs the metric system (and got a bit carried away!). They also discussed a super reactive chemical in the atmosphere that could alter how we do climate modelling, and a silk tag that could tell you whether your medications are safe or dodgy.
This week on Dear Science, Christina was joined live in studio by AUT professor Marcus Jones. They discussed gun violence research in the United States, questions surrounding monkeypox, and why the science behind why yawning is contagious.
This week on Dear Science, AUT Professor Marcus Jones joined Christina live in studio. They discussed the first image of the black hole at the centre of our galaxy, how naming species may be contributing to a gender bias, and coronavirus "ghosts", which can linger in our gut long after catching COVID-19.
Feening for Dear Science? You're in luck! This week on The Tuesday Wire, Christina and AUT Professor Allan Blackman spoke about magnets being used to treat cancer, Tasmania achieving carbon-negative status, and Canada's attempt to stamp out crime on the Moon.
Whakarongo mai!
Your regular dose of Dear Science with AUT Professor Marcus Jones! This week Christina and Marcus discussed how climate change can cause disease outbreaks in animals, the detection of evidence of a sound tunnel, and the mysterious persistence of CFCs in the atmosphere despite them being banned.
Christina had her regular catch up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones for Dear Science. This week, they discussed a new thermal battery that could efficiently store renewable energy, the search for Earth 2.0, and how monkeys can sense their own heartbeat.
This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman. They talked about the anniversay of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin heading up to space (being the first ever person to do so), Researchers finally completing the genomic sequence for the first time, and a confounding physics puzzle that has the potential to change how we understand the universe.
This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They talked about the increased risk of developing diabetes after recovering from Covid, a new type of painkiller free of opioids, and how fish are able to learn basic maths.
This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman. They talked about how the war in Ukraine has caused a helium shortage, the materials that make up the crust of Mercury, and why we find certain people boring.
This week on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They talked about Russian and Ukrainian geopolitics reaching the International Space Station, an electrical circuit board that can learn on its own, and the implications of mapping the genome of an IVF embryo.
On today's Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Allan Blackman. Today, they discussed the link between gut biomes and mood, the impact of lead exposure on the brain, as well as New Zealand science icon William Pickering.
Today on Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They discussed Russia’s exclusion from the global scientific community, new variants of Covid-19, and when the pandemic might finally be over.
Dear Science now has a new home on the Tuesday Wire! This week, host Christina Huang speaks to Allan Blackman from AUT about the distinction between "chemical weapons" and other weaponry, the accidental discovery of radioactivity 126 years ago, and new research showing dogs can go into mourning when their canine companions die.
This week on Dear Science, AUT Professor Allan Blackman chats to Christina about asteroid samples being taken that could unlock the secrets of the universe, the first photos from a brand new telescope that could unlock the secrets of the universe, and how only some people with certain personality traits like country music (not really a secret!).
This week on Dear Science, AUT Professor Marcus Jones is back, joining us live in the studio! On this week's show, Marcus and Christina spoke about the effect of Omicron on children, a concerning level of methane in the atmosphere, and how satellites in orbit are disrupting astronomers.
This week, AUT Professor Allan Blackman and Christina spoke about robots performing surgery, fossils that have been found to be over two hundred thousand years old, and a bubble that didn't pop for over a year. Would you trust a robot to perform surgery on you?
Another week of Dear Science featuring AUT Professor Blackman! This week, Allan and Christina dove into some rather perspective-bending numbers and statistics. They discussed the scale of the Tonga eruption, how your great-granddad's smoking habits could be the cause of your excess body fat, and how a 150-year-old maths problem related to chess has finally been solved.
The first Dear Science of 2022! This week, Christina was joined in studio by AUT Professor Allan Blackman. They discussed the link between cataracts and dementia, the nutritional value of huhu grubs (not for the faint-hearted!), and a hint that life could have previously existed on Mars.
On the final Wednesday Wire for 2021, we rounded up some of the coolest stories from Dear Science this year!
James spoke to AUT Professor Allan Blackman about how sustainable electric vehicles really are, and a new plastic that contains enzymes that can break it down.
Frances spoke to AUT professor Marcus Jones about how homosexuality may have evolved. She also spoke to Allan about how cows can be potty-trained, just like toddlers!
On this week's Dear Science, Allan joined Christina live in the studio! This week, they spoke about the Running of the Bulls being used to study crowd behaviour, and how spaceflight impacts mice and humans.
On this week's Dear Science, Christina caught up with AUT Professor Marcus Jones. They spoke about the new variant of Covid-19 spreading around, the surge of new researchers using the Hubble telescope, and the unfortunate side effect of anti-flood barriers in Venice.
This week on Dear Science, Christina was joined by AUT professor Allan Blackman. They chatted about a chemical emitted by babies that can affect our behaviour, a spacecraft that can deflect an asteroid (Armageddon style?), and a brand new particle accelerator that can help us better understand atoms.
This week on Dear Science, Christina Huang was joined by AUT Professor Marcus Jones. This week, they discuss a new Pfizer antiviral to fight Covid-19, the recent Glasgow Climate Pact, and how nonsense words can make us think of specific shapes.
On this week's segment of Dear Science, Zazi was joined by AUT Professor Allan Blackman. They spoke about making aircraft fuel from sunlight and air, fungus that uses chemicals to trick male flies into mating with infected dead females, and cracking the code of unbreakable phone screens.