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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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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Brothers Grimm: Rumplestiltskin
Professor Duncan McGillivray tries to work out how Rumpelstiltskin made straw into gold.
April 11, 2022
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Biolin Scientific episode 25 with Dr Jenny Malmström
Principal Investigator Associate Professor Jenny Malmström talks to Biolin Scientific about technologies and methods used in a Biointerfaces lab.
April 5, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Dune: Stillsuit
Principal Investigator, Associate Professor Geoff Willmott on the stillsuits from Dune; the water-saving suit.
April 4, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Lord of The Rings: Mithril
Dr Chris Bumby regales Bryan with scientific tales of Mithril from Lord of the Rings.
April 1, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Star Wars: Mandalorian Iron
Massey University's Associate Professor Catherine Whitby talk about Mandalorian Iron from Star Wars.
March 19, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Star Wars: Lightsabers
Professor Justin Hodgkiss talks about the scientific feasibility of Star Wars' lightsabers.
March 14, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Futurama: Jumbonium
Dr Nate Davis, explains Jumbonium as: a tennis-ball-sized atom with the electrons orbiting.
March 9, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Marvel: Ironman's Suit
Dr Catherine Whitby, said self-repairing materials like the Ironman Suit are kind of the "holy grail" for scientists.
January 7, 2022
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Sci Fi/Sci Fact - Santa: How does he do it?
Associate Professor JJ Eldridge at the University of Auckland gives her take on the science behind Santa.
December 24, 2021
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