95bFM: Dear Science

This week on Dear Science with Marcus Jones we discuss the mysteries of our expanding universe, the ethics of "human challenge" trials for COVID-19 vaccinations and the fact that universities in the United States are returning despite health risks.

In a super-rare double-trouble episode of Dear Science, Allan Blackman and Marcus Jones join us to chat about cannabis, a new method of purifying water, and a way to reuse energy that has been wasted as heat.

On Dear Science today with Marcus Jones we touch back on some coronavirus news, we also hear about some concerns being raised about scientists collecting DNA in China, and lastly, scientists are moving to strip offensive names and terms from reports and prizes.

Allan Blackman talks to first-time segment host Felix Walton (how novel!) about the news that the world's second largest Ebola outbreak is finally over, the doctor who pioneered hand-washing, and possible evidence that deep red light could improve declining eyesight.

On Dear Science today with Marcus Jones, we are talking about dark matter, an even larger hadron collider, and finally Twitter's saddest two weeks ever.

On Dear Science today with Allan Blackman, we revisit the hydroxychloroquine issue yet again! Also on the menu: electricity being created from shadows?! Plus, there might be 36 civilisations out in space we could contact... What a show!

On Dear Science with Marcus Jones we're talking about tracing the source of coronavirus and a mysterious nearby star that's sending out radio signals.

On Dear Science with Allan Blackman today, we are talking about the ozone layer, hydroxychloroquine and cicada’s!

On Dear Science today, Marcus talks us through some positive preliminary results for a Covid-19 vaccine, we talk through the upcoming launch of a Space X aircraft into space and why the aesteroid that killed the dinosaurs was so successful.

On Dear Science with Allan Blackman we talk about how moisture damages paintings, how the North magnetic pole is moving, and just how runny liquid can get...