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This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about characterising liquid carbon, a New Zealand led cleanup in Antarctica, and plants making their own pesticide. 

These past few weeks in politics have seen various issues that we spoke about in our weekly catchup with the National Party. First up, at the Aotearoa Music Awards, National MP Chris Bishop was heard making disdainful remarks such as “what a load of crap” during a performance by singer Stan Walker.  Second, Te Pāti Māori co-leaders Debbie Ngārewa-Packer and Rawiri Waititi were recently suspended from parliament for 21 days for their haka protesting the Treaty Principles Bill. The penalty is far harsher than any previous penalty for an MP, raising questions about whether it is justified or sets a dangerous precedent.  Finally, the government recently announced a new visa for parents of migrants, allowing them to come to New Zealand for a longer period of time than traditional visitors without having to acquire residency. Wire host Castor asked about each of these issues in our weekly catchup with National's Tom Rutherford, starting with Chris Bishop's comments at the AMAs. 

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about how the universe really came about, causes of maths anxiety, and the makeup of a Dutch silver basin.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science, we chatted with our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin, about infrared contact lenses, giant sloths, and new tech to break down biofilms.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about personalised gene therapy, using molecules to spell a word, and the technique for the perfect manu.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about a new variation on the classic marshmallow experiment, a strange method of developing snake antivenom, and a new development in lithium ion batteries. 

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about people falsely reporting what they eat, fluoride in drinking water, and a retracted paper on the Sodom comet. 

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about tree climbing salamanders, lab grown teeth, warnings for volcanic eruptions.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman about dimethyl sulphide on exoplanet k2-18b, farming nickel with plants, and turning rainfall into electricity. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about using physics to make more efficient coffee, inuit words for snow, and Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about research on multiple sclerosis, links between marriage and dementia, and a new massive particle collider.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Dr. Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about various April Fools pranks in the world of science, including the 'Sheep Albedo Hypothesis' from here in Aotearoa.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about grey seals' blood oxygen levels, phrases likely to get your articles cited, and an Australian man importing plutonium. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin, we chatted about the Red Princess of the Silk Road, the colours of Mesozoic mammals, and how life formed on planet Earth.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about the world's oldest meteorite crater, healing the hole in the ozone, and high-fat diets impacting memory. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats to us about the International Space Station being too clean, birds of paradise being more colourful than we originally thought, and stretchy displays. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about a new nuclear fusion record, a new ice type, and aromatherapy causing air pollution.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats to us about ancient Egyptian mummies smelling good, antidepressants potentially being able to protect against infections and sepsis, and using quantum inspiration to develop methods for classical computing memory. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about cooking the perfect egg, how fear works in the brain, and which gender talks more. 

This week on Dear Science, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about the applications of quantum mechanics in computing, communication, and sensing.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about Ernest Rutherford, the man on the $100 bill, and how he split the atom. 

For Dear Science this week, our expert Dr Cushla McGover chatted to us about lost photos being unveiled of a giant horned dinosaur, analysing for the restoration of a 2100 year old Alexander the Great mosaic, and cartilage similar to bubble wrap. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about extra-long ice chunks, lead poisoning in Ancient Rome, and a mystery volcano in 1831.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about mealworms eating plastic, spray on tattoos measuring brain activity, and neanderthal-human interbreeding.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about what latrines teach us about people, climate variation affecting Chinese dynasties, and invasive species becoming threatened. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

For Dear Science this week our expert Doctor Joel Rindelaub chatted to us about fungi recognising patterns, trees reducing inflammation, and how to give good gifts.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about amphibian fossils in Wyoming and the science of squirting cucumbers.  Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about how mining old data from NASA's Voyager two has solved a variety of mysteries about Uranus, lizard spit being able to detect a rare pancreatic tumour, and elephants turning a hose into a showering tool. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!

This week on Dear Science our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about self-experimentation, infinite monkeys, and votes for Charles Darwin. 

This week on Dear Science our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about glowing green gel used in eye surgery, rats sniffing out contraband goods, and how parrot feathers get their colours. 

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted to us about the new largest known prime number, Carl Djerassi's birthday, and recycling gold from e-waste. 

For Dear Science this week, our expert Dr Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about monarch butterfly migration, underground worms and snails, and new discoveries regarding the Tasmanian tiger genome. 

On Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about neuroscience findings under scrutiny, new information about the Franklin expedition, and the failure of Thalidomide. 

On Dear Science this week, our expert Dr. Cushla McGoverin chatted with us about pandas' diets becoming less varied, concentrating COVID-19 in one place during testing, and the development of porous liquids. 

On Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about the ten winners of the ig Nobel Prizes. You can read more about them here. 

This week on Dear Science, our expert Allan Blackman chatted to us about genetic fingerprints, mobile phones and brain cancer, and foods that can make you live longer. 

This week on Dear Science, our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about bats with glowing toes, glue to seal wounds inside the body, and a discovery allowing for more green and yellow lasers. 

For Dear Science this week, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about mosquitoes using infrared detection, paper versus digital testing, and waste from the production of whisky. 

This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about people aging in spikes, poisonous dyes used on books, and water found underground on Mars. 

For Dear Science this week our expert Doctor Cushla McGoverin chatted to us about a parasite taking drugs to the brain, tarantulas making friends, and social groups of lions. 

In a unique edition of Dear Science, expert Professor Allan Blackman spoke to us about the 250th anniversary of the discovery of oxygen, the history of the person who did it, and oxygen facts in the 21st century. 

Bit of a strange Dear Science this week, as both of our regularly scheduled experts happened to be absent. In their place, regular Tuesday Wire host Castor and Thursday Wire host Caeden took us through a series of interesting topics new to both them and listeners! This week on Dear Science, we chatted about phone use while driving, potential life on Mars, and iron on the teeth of Komodo dragons.