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Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 22 September, 2026 Sep 22, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans: 15 September, 2026 Sep 15, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 8 September, 2026 Sep 08, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Dr Syrie Hermans: 1 September, 2026 Sep 01, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 25 August, 2026 Aug 25, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian: 4 August, 2026 Aug 04, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 28th July, 2026 Jul 28, 2026

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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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Dear Science with Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian: 21 July, 2026 Jul 21, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Dr Cushla McGoverin: 14 July, 2026 Jul 14, 2026

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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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Dear Science w/ Professor Sebastian Leuzinger & Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian: 7 July, 2026 Jul 07, 2026

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For Dear Science this week, we chat with our two new experts, Professor Sebastian Leuzinger and Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian, about octopus brain size, and fast growing fish.

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