95bFM: Dear Science

A look at some possible headline science stories in the coming year. 

It's time to wrap up a year of science-related news, debates and anecdotes. 

AUT's Allan Blackman goes back to some of the highlights of 2018, and keeps it short (for once). 

On Dear Science today we hear about a new, quick, way of testing for cancer, the Voyager 2's 41 year long journey into interstellar, and dangerous soya sauce "cleanses".

On Dear Science today, AUT's Allan Blackman discusses the CRISP baby scandal, extremely precise clocks, and Heisenberg. 

For Dear Science we talk about NASA's latest mission on Mars and powered planes with no moving parts (!!)

Lots of grim things today on Dear Science - we talk about one of the deadliest scientist, and why you really did not want to be alive in year 536, because it really, really sucked. But we finish on a cute note with some very much needed explanation about wombats’ square poop(s?).

For Dear Science, we talk about the changing weight of kilograms, measuring the earth’s mass and growing plants with the help of music.

On Dear Science we talk about cellphone radiation effects, hydropower and the creation of matter in space.

For Dear Science we talk about alkaline water, age ratings in films being determined by chemistry in the air, and wrongful criminal drug conviction cases due to misconduct in the lab.

For Dear Science we talk about retracted research, germ infested hand dryers, and the latest Breakthrough award - which is worth more than the nobel prize.