<p>This week AUT's Allan Blackman joins us again to discuss this year's Ig Nobel prizes, how scientists are hoping to create a new periodic element and the death of Stanislav Petrov, they man who saved us all from nuclear war.</p>

This week AUT's Allan Blackman joins us again to discuss this year's Ig Nobel prizes, how scientists are hoping to create a new periodic element and the death of Stanislav Petrov, they man who saved us all from nuclear war.

<p>This week AUT's Allan Blackman joins us again to discuss this year's&nbsp;Ig Nobel prizes, how scientists are hoping to create a new periodic element and the death of&nbsp;Stanislav Petrov, they man who saved us all from nuclear war.</p>

Dear Science: Ig Nobel prizes, the hunt for a new element and the death of a nuclear hero

The Tuesday Wire&#039;s weekly dive into the wide world of science.

Featuring a rotating cast of smart people including Chemist Professor Allan Blackman and Physicist Dr Cushla McGoverin. 

Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow.

The Tuesday Wire's weekly dive into the wide world of science. Featuring a rotating cast of smart people including Chemist Professor Allan Blackman and Physicist Dr Cushla McGoverin. Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow.

The Tuesday Wire's weekly dive into the wide world of science.

Featuring a rotating cast of smart people including Chemist Professor Allan Blackman and Physicist Dr Cushla McGoverin. 

Thanks to MOTAT, the museum inspiring the innovators of tomorrow.

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