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Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Allan Blackman and Cindy Mitchener. Starting off, the Panel hears from a kiwi living in Japan and their experience after tsunami warnings followed a massive Russian earthquake, They also talk to an Emergency Department nurse who along with their colleagues are striking over safer working conditions today, and a true blue GIRL racer responds to new anti "boy racer" legislation.
The Panel talks to a school principal who is cutting back on those troublesome school lunches because their students don't eat them. They also pay tribute to Gisborne's Muirs Bookshop which celebrates 120 years in business this month: what's their secret sauce?
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to discuss how a 15-year-old study claiming that a microorganism can thrive on the toxic element arsenic has been retracted by the journal Science - why did chemists and biologists have their concerns about it? A new study turns claims of eggs' effect on cholesterol on its head and a start-up energy company Marathon Fusion claims it can turn an isotope of mercury into gold, while creating clean energy via nuclear fusion... Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.
For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about an astronomical discovery, the passing of the great Tom Lehrer, and the latest estimate on your required daily step count Thanks Allan, thank you MOTAT, and thank you science!
For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about an astronomical discovery, the passing of the great Tom Lehrer, and the latest estimate on your required daily step count Thanks Allan, thank you MOTAT, and thank you science!
For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about an astronomical discovery, the passing of the great Tom Lehrer, and the latest estimate on your required daily step count Thanks Allan, thank you MOTAT, and thank you science!
This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about lightning created from peeling tape, talcum powder causing cancer, and a new type of nitrogen. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!
This week on Dear Science, our expert Professor Allan Blackman chatted with us about lightning created from peeling tape, talcum powder causing cancer, and a new type of nitrogen. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Paula Penfold and Allan Blackman. They cross first to Nelson where a red rain warning is in place and to Northland. Then they're joined by RespectED Aotearoa chief executive Anita Lowry to discuss the frequency of sexual harrassment incidents in the public service.
This half hour the panel hears how some educators are sounding warnings as AI cheating in exams grows and they talk to BJ, who was respnosible for calibrating the cameras on the Mars Expedition Rover for NASA .
For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chats with us about the importance of uranium 235. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!
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.
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!
Science commentator Allan Blackman looks at how sitting for hours can affect your brain - even if you're doing regular exercise. A major new study has tracked 80,000 Queenslanders, looking at how their path to crime was shaped early and differently, for men and women. Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.
This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about debunked claims of life on the distant planet k2-18b, stories of a mysterious 'Planet X', and playing 'The Blue Danube' in outer space. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!
This week on Dear Science our expert, Professor Allan Blackman, chatted with us about debunked claims of life on the distant planet k2-18b, stories of a mysterious 'Planet X', and playing 'The Blue Danube' in outer space. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow!
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and Allan Blackman. They discuss the latest OCR shift and youth interest in ultra-violent sports, which today's guest says is "setting sports safety back centuries".
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Anna Dean and Allan Blackman.
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 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!
A Soviet era space probe is expected to crash back to earth this month and how do they colour the smoke after voting in the Conclave.
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.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Madison Burgess-Smith and Allan Blackman. They discuss a sex toy company struggling to find an insurer and the Christchurch community board member fighting to save a local garden.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Madison Burgess-Smith and Allan Blackman. They discuss the extreme weather pelting the country today, the anxiety it causes, and today's doctor's strike.
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!
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and Allan Blackman. The trio discuss The Reserve Bank cutting the official cash rate to 3.5 percent. Plus they discuss a new study which looks into the abuse suffered by female MPs in New Zealand.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Cindy Mitchener and Allan Blackman. The trio discuss a petition to change the ACC laws for firefighters who volunteer. Plus they speak to a local business owner about what happens when your town gets a bypass.
Science commentator Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to look at the success had by Colossal Biosciences at bringing back the dire wolf, which went extinct 12,500 years ago.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Allan Blackman and Nicky Pellegrino. They discuss the meeting between Foreign Minister Winston Peters and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and how a change in approach to rates could spell the end for AirBnB hosts in Wellington.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Allan Blackman and Nicky Pellegrino. In the second half of the show, they discuss the waste issues emerging from the new school lunch programme and cafe's selling subscriptions for coffees.
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about a new part of the immune system that's been discovered and how it could be a goldmine of potential antibiotics. NASA has switched off two instruments on its Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft in order to preserve their lifespan. The two craft are in interstellar space after their launch in 1977 - having travelled a combined 46 billion kilometres to be the farthest human-built objects from Earth. And could footballers' fingers and height predict their exercise performance?
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!
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Allan Blackman & Cindy Mitchener. They discuss President Trump's tarriffs and The Resere Bank Governor's resignation.
Tonight on the Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Allan Blackman & Cindy Mitchener. They discuss changes to laws around name suppression and the million dollar dunny set for demolition
Science correspondent Allan Blackman joins Kathryn to talk about what samples of the asteroid Bennu reveal about the building blocks of life on Earth.
Science correspondent Allan Blackman talks about how the theory of quantum mechanics was born back in 1925, and the ways it's gone on to change our lives by enabling a range of technologies we now rely on.
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.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jenni Giblin and Allan Blackman discuss being at Waitangi to celebrate Waitangi Day with a South Island mayor who wishes he'd done it sooner, and ask whether banks should be deciding who they lend to, after the Prime Minister criticised some banks for withdrawing services from businesses like petrol stations and mines.
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Jenni Giblin and Allan Blackman talk about breaking our obsession with property investment and home ownership, share memories of digging for toheroa, and farewell the "workhorses of the skies" as three Air Force Hercules formally retire after 60 years of service.
Brigitte Morten, Neale Jones, Victoria Young and Allan Blackman look back on 2024, as part of Nine to Noon's farewell to 2024 show.
Brigitte Morten, Neale Jones, Victoria Young and Allan Blackman look back on 2024, as part of Nine to Noon's farewell to 2024 show.
Science commentator Allan Blackman looks at a recent study that has scientists warning about "mirror life" - a category of synthetic organisms that could pose unprecedented risks to human life and eco-systems.
Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at a new analysis of Uranus and its five biggest moons that's found it might not be as sterile as first thought.
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.!
Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at a new study into whether cats are really liquid (just search the internet).
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.
Science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at new research into metformin, a diabetes drug that's showing promise in slowing aging.
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.
As the second-biggest diamond is dug out of the earth, science correspondent Allan Blackman looks at why we use the term carat to describe them and why they spontaneously turn into graphite.