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January 20, 2026

The Wire w/ Sara: 20 January 2026

For Dear Science this week, our expert, Professor Allan Blackman chats with us about a new study about a ‘bombshell’ discovery around microplastics in the body, a meta-analysis study on pain killer use during pregnancy, and new evidence that horses can smell your fear.

For our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire Host Sara spoke to National MP Ryan Hamlilton about New Zealand’s water sector priorities, natural hazards and climate resilience.

For Green World, Sara spoke to Australian Curtin University Professor Hari Vuthaluru about his study on communities burning plastic in the Global South for heating and cooking

Producer Vihan spoke to Victoria University’s senior lecturer of Software Engineering, Simon McCallum, about a recent study on AI and how feeding it bad information on one topic can get it to provide bad advice on other topics.

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January 20, 2026

The Wire w/ Sara: 20 January 2026

For our weekly catchup with the National Party, Wire Host Sara spoke to National MP Ryan Hamlilton about New Zealand’s water sector priorities, natural hazards and climate resilience.

For Green World, Sara spoke to Australian Curtin University Professor Hari Vuthaluru about his study on communities burning plastic in the Global South for heating and cooking

...more