<p>On Dear Science today with Marcus Jones we discuss the curious case of <a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/mysterious-case-man-who-can-read-letters-not-numbers-exposes-complex-roots">a man who can read letters but not numbers</a>, the effect of <a href="https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2020/06/studies-show-vitamin-d-could-help-reduce-covid-19-mortality-rate.html">vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 mortality rates</a>, and <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02257-w">NASA’s most ambitious Mars rover yet. </a></p>

On Dear Science today with Marcus Jones we discuss the curious case of a man who can read letters but not numbers, the effect of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 mortality rates, and NASA’s most ambitious Mars rover yet.

<p>On Dear Science today with Marcus Jones we discuss the curious case of <a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/mysterious-case-man-who-can-read-letters-not-numbers-exposes-complex-roots" rel="noopener noreferrer">a man who can read letters but not numbers</a>, the effect of <a href="https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2020/06/studies-show-vitamin-d-could-help-reduce-covid-19-mortality-rate.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19 mortality rates</a>, and <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02257-w" rel="noopener noreferrer">NASA’s most ambitious Mars rover yet. </a></p>

Dear Science w/ Marcus Jones: August 5, 2020

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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