Allan talks to us about jurors making unqualified decisions around the chemistry of certain drugs, the existence of water on Europa - one of Jupiter's moons, and the 100th birthday of Richard Feynman

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On todays dear science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about the amount of New Zealand medical proffessions who oppose vaccines, we talk about how mathematicians have worked out the straightest lines you can sail and drive in, and finally we talk about a chance to bring back the Tasmanian Tiger!

On todays dear science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about the amount of New Zealand medical proffessions who oppose vaccines, we talk about how mathematicians have worked out the straightest lines you can sail and drive in, and finally we talk about a chance to bring back the Tasmanian Tiger!

Allan Blackman chats to Lillian about recovering gold from old tech devices, ice that is nearly as hot as the sun and the ethics around conducting studies on live pig brains. 

On todays segment of Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we talk about a Nazi warship during WW2 damaging the growth of Norweigan trees using chemical smokescreens. Allan takes us into the fascinating world of chemical recycling using enzymes, bacteria and some awesome science. And finally Will thinks its Einsteins birthday anniversary but alas its the anniversary of the day he died, Allan is quite sad about this.

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about power cuts and the science TV series Connections, proteins on old documents that tell us about the environment the writer was in at the time, and the separation of Hydrogen and Oxygen.

Today Allan talks us through some very very distant stars that are also very old. He explains how there is a new black that pretty much almost nearly absorbs ALL light. We talk through the sound your knuckles make when you crack them and mention the rogue space station that finally came down near Tahiti this week. 

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about the male contraceptive pill, the prototype space station crashing to earth, and a new moth species that’s been named after Donald Trump.

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we pay tribute to Stephen Hawking, discuss Platypus milk, and a new University campaign with the concept of "unlearning".

On Dear Science with AUT’s Allan Blackman we talk about poisons, measles, and cervical cancer.