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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Zero Point Energy
Professor Cather Simpson investigates Zero Point Energy from The Incredibles.
August 8, 2023
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Neutronium
Professor Jan Eldridge gives us her scientific take on Neutronium a material widely written about in fiction.
August 1, 2023
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Antman
Former MacDiarmid Institute and Rutherford Discovery Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington, Dr Mike Price talks to Bryan Crump about...
July 25, 2023
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Axonite
Professor Bill Williams discusses Axonite from Dr Who - a 'thinking' material that can replicate any substance and spreads itself...
July 18, 2023
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Nth Metal
Professor Penny Brothers investigates Nth Metal from DC Comics.
July 11, 2023
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Philote
Dr Krista Steenbergen, Associate Investigator and lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington gives her scientific take on Philote, from the Ender's Game...
July 4, 2023
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University redundancies undermine Government's own science strategy - academic
Professor Nicola Gaston is calling for a rethink of how we fund and operate our universities and research institutes.
June 14, 2023
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - The Multiverse
Professor Nicola Gaston talks about the multiverse, a hypothetical group of multiple universes.
July 4, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact: Magic Wands
Principal Investigator Dr Natalie Plank discusses if magic wands could scientifically exist.
April 30, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Star Trek: Turnabout Intruder
Associate Professor Jan Eldridge on the Star Trek mind-swap episode - Turnabout Intruder.
April 28, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Dragonriders of Pern
Professor Nicola Gaston talks about Dragonriders of Pern, the science fantasy series.
April 28, 2022
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