Dear Science w/ Professor Allan Blackman: 23 June, 2026

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!

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. Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play!

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. Thanks to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play!

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 to MOTAT - Home of Powerful Play!