en Science & Medicine nonadult 1223839065 no 95bFM: Dear Science 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. https://www.95bfm.com/ en https://www.95bfm.com/sites/default/files/DearSciencePOD.jpg 95bFM: Dear Science https://www.95bfm.com/ 95bFM The originator Copyright (c) 1998-2016 95bFM Selected audio on demand from this alternative radio station in Auckland, New Zealand 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. 95bFM false Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans: 29 September, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17476923/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-and-dr-syrie-hermans-29-september-2026 This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans, about sea cucumbers, deep-water carbon dioxide, and AI doing mathematics.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-and-dr-syrie-hermans-29-september-2026 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1300 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans, about <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00338-026-02914-y">sea cucumbers</a>, <a href="https://ecomagazine.com/news/research/new-zealand-fjords-reveal-unknown-deep-water-renewal-mechanism">deep-water carbon dioxide</a>, and AI doing mathematics.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www2.95bfm.com/motat.nz"><strong>MOTAT</strong></a> - Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans, about sea cucumbers, deep-water carbon dioxide, and AI doing mathematics. Thanks to MOTAT - H… Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 22 September, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17469070/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-22-september-2026 For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the recent winners of the parodical Ig Nobel Prizes, and the very real science being recognised.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-22-september-2026 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/meet-the-2026-ig-nobel-prize-winners/">recent winners of the parodical Ig Nobel Prizes</a>, and the very real science being recognised.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www2.95bfm.com/motat.nz"><strong>MOTAT</strong></a> - Home of Powerful Play!</p> no For Dear Science this week, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the recent winners of the parodical Ig Nobel Prizes, and the very real science being recognised. Thanks to MOTAT - H… Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans: 15 September, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17462099/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-dr-syrie-hermans-15-september-2026 This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans, about Plants! More specifically, whether or not they can hear, see, or think.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-dr-syrie-hermans-15-september-2026 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans, about Plants! More specifically, whether or not they can hear, see, or think.<br> <br> Thanks to <strong><a href="https://www2.95bfm.com/motat..nz">MOTAT</a> </strong>- Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans, about Plants! More specifically, whether or not they can hear, see, or think. Thanks … Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 8 September, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17442300/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-8-september-2026 This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about Narwhals, exercising and sleep, and El Niño.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-8-september-2026 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-narwhals-nature-straight-tusk.html">Narwhals</a>, <a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-workout-memory-short-night.html">exercising and sleep</a>, and <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-09-el-nio-warmer-nz-australia.html">El Niño</a>.<br> <br> Thanks to <a href="https://www.motat.nz/"><strong>MOTAT</strong></a> - Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about Narwhals, exercising and sleep, and El Niño. Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play! Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans: 1 September, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17436024/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-dr-syrie-hermans-1-september-2026 This week for Dear Science, we speak with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans, about the Washington DC Reflecting Pool and algae blooms, and plant defence systems.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-dr-syrie-hermans-1-september-2026 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, we speak with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans, about the Washington DC Reflecting Pool and algae blooms, and plant defence systems.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://motat.nz/"><strong>MOTAT</strong></a> - Home of Powerful Play!</p> <p> </p> no This week for Dear Science, we speak with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Dr Syrie Hermans, about the Washington DC Reflecting Pool and algae blooms, and plant defence systems. Thanks… Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 25 August, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17427905/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-25-august-2026 This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about Probiotics and Insulin, Duller Blue Butterflies, and Biodegradeable Balloons.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-25-august-2026 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about <a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-smart-probiotics-high-blood-sugar.html">Probiotics and Insulin</a>, <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-08-hot-temperatures-dull-blue-morpho.html">Duller Blue Butterflies</a>, and <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-08-humble-balloon-green-makeover.html">Biodegradeable Balloons</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to <strong><a href="https://www.motat.nz/">MOTAT</a> </strong>- Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about Probiotics and Insulin, Duller Blue Butterflies, and Biodegradeable Balloons. Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play! Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian: 4 August, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17402863/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-associate-professor-armagan-sabetian-4-august-2026 This week for Dear Science, our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, chat with us about LLMs, AI and Consciousness, and AI use changing Universities.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-associate-professor-armagan-sabetian-4-august-2026 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, chat with us about LLMs, AI and Consciousness, and AI use changing Universities.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.motat.nz/"><strong>MOTAT</strong></a> - Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week for Dear Science, our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, chat with us about LLMs, AI and Consciousness, and AI use changing … Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 28th July, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17389319/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-28th-july-2026 This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about a new giant salamander that lived over 3 million years ago that has been described in Japan, fungi which can eat polystyrene and how sperm whales sleep vertically.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-28th-july-2026 Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about a new giant salamander that lived over 3 million years ago that has been described in Japan, fungi which can eat polystyrene and how sperm whales sleep vertically.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.motat.nz/">MOTAT</a> - Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week for Dear Science, we chat with our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, about a new giant salamander that lived over 3 million years ago that has been described in Japan, fungi which can eat… Dear Science with Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian: 21 July, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17384549/dear-science-with-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-and-associate-professor-armagan-sabetian-21-july This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, about the Statistical Probabilities of the World Cup and Life on other Planets.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-with-professor-sebastian-leuzinger-and-associate-professor-armagan-sabetian-21-july Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, about the Statistical Probabilities of the World Cup and Life on other Planets.</p> <p>Thanks to <strong><a href="https://www.motat.nz/">MOTAT</a> - </strong>Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week for Dear Science, we chat with our experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, about the Statistical Probabilities of the World Cup and Life on other … Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 14 July, 2026 https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/16818/17379872/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-14-july-2026 This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the gut biome and radiation treatments, the resilience of native forests, and multitasking.

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]]> https://www.95bfm.com/bcast/dear-science-w-dr-cushla-mcgoverin-14-july-2026 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +1200 95bFM: Dear Science <p>This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the <a href="https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-07-fasting-primes-gut-microbiome-intestinal.html">gut biome and radiation treatments</a>, the <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-07-natural-forests-survive.html">resilience of native forests</a>, and <a href="https://phys.org/news/2026-07-multitasking-ability-differ-sex-youd.html#google_vignette">multitasking</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to <strong><a href="https://www.motat.nz/">MOTAT</a> </strong>- Home of Powerful Play!</p> no This week on Dear Science, our expert, Dr Cushla McGoverin, chats with us about the gut biome and radiation treatments, the resilience of native forests, and multitasking. Thanks to MOTAT - Home of P…