Michelle Dickenson

14 Podcast Episodes

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on new research showing music helps students learn maths better

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on new research showing music helps students learn maths better

This week, we are talking maths and music. Want to help your child to be better at maths at school? New research out thi... Read more

1 Jul 2023

3mins

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on the unexpected health benefits of sleeping naked

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on the unexpected health benefits of sleeping naked

What do you wear to sleep? While some of us love our PJ’s, others swear by sleeping naked.  Science supports the naked g... Read more

4 Jun 2023

4mins

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Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on where kissing originated

Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on where kissing originated

When was the first human kiss? This was a question that two scientists – who were married- asked at dinner one night, an... Read more

20 May 2023

5mins

Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on new research stating pollution is degrading crabs' senses of smell

Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on new research stating pollution is degrading crabs' senses of smell

Did you know that crabs find their food using their sense of smell, not their eyes?  Carbon dioxide released into the at... Read more

14 May 2023

4mins

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Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on the part bears played in potentially preventing excess blood clots

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on the part bears played in potentially preventing excess blood clots

This week, we are talking bears and blood clots!  Remaining immobile for long periods of time can put people at risk of ... Read more

7 May 2023

5mins

Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist explains how ultrasonic microphones pick up sounds from stressed plants

Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist explains how ultrasonic microphones pick up sounds from stressed plants

While some of us have green fingers, and can help any plant to thrive, others of us probably shouldn’t be left alone wit... Read more

16 Apr 2023

5mins

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on new research stating babies exposed to cats and dogs are less likely to develop food allergies

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on new research stating babies exposed to cats and dogs are less likely to develop food allergies

This week, let's talk about why it's a good thing that New Zealand doesn't have hamsters! (We have guinea pigs)   Babies... Read more

2 Apr 2023

4mins

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on a new hormone injection that could counteract alcohol intoxication

Dr Michelle Dickenson: nanotechnologist on a new hormone injection that could counteract alcohol intoxication

If I was going to be a lab rat - I think I'd like to be these lab rats! A hormone injection that sobers up mice might of... Read more

25 Mar 2023

4mins

Dr Michelle Dickenson: New study confirms we experience peaks of pain based on our circadian rhythms

Dr Michelle Dickenson: New study confirms we experience peaks of pain based on our circadian rhythms

If you suffer from pain, you might have noticed that you feel it more at night compared to the day.  It had been thought... Read more

11 Sep 2022

5mins

Dr Michelle Dickenson: New research confirms that people who absorb too much news feel worse about the world

Dr Michelle Dickenson: New research confirms that people who absorb too much news feel worse about the world

If you have become the type of person who is checking the new multiple times per day or running a 24 hour news show in t... Read more

4 Sep 2022

5mins

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