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Episode 10 - Allan Blackman Science with Professor Allan Blackman.
Summary
In the tenth episode of Hey, Did You Know? An AUT Podcast, Professor Allan Blackman chats to host Mike Kilpatrick about science and chemistry and just how important it is in today’s world.
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Science with Professor Allan Blackman.
Summary
In the tenth episode of Hey, Did You Know? An AUT Podcast, Professor Allan Blackman chats to host Mike Kilpatrick about science and chemistry and just how important it is in today’s world.
During their chat, Allan reveals which television show got the science correct and why one lab incident he witnessed ended with an emergency hospital trip.
He also talks about why scientists need to be precise in the language they use and why he thinks chemistry is cool and is going to save the world.
Allan is a Professor of Chemistry in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at AUT. He got his PhD from the University of Otago.
He is dedicated to good science communication and chemistry education and is a regular on RNZ, talking about science in the news.
He is the co-author of a widely used science textbook and a YouTube series called Chemistry Matters.
Throughout his career, his students have acknowledged his talents in chemistry education by selecting him for several teaching excellence awards.
His own research is focused on the synthesis, structure, and reactivity of coordination complexes, especially those containing substitution-inert metal ions.
Main Topics & Discussion
The most boring chemical element The most boring chemical element episode of Elemental | RNZ
Perchloric Acid The world’s scariest acid?
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
The book that explains science brilliantly
Chemistry Matters – the YouTube series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsnOmf9_1yc
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Credits
Host – Mike Kilpatrick
Editor – Mike Kilpatrick
Producer – Mike Kilpatrick
Executive Producer – Nicola Hopkins
Music – Clinton Watkins
Design – AUT Brand Team
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Releasedatum: 14-4-2026 20:00:00
