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
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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
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4mins
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
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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
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4mins
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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5mins