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Our Changing World

Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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00:13:24

Does your first language influence your trombone...

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/10

Matthias Heyne is investigating whether the tongue positions we learn as part of our native language influences the way trombonists play their instruments

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00:17:43

New Zealand's rich diversity of soils

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/10

To mark the International Year of Soils, we look at New Zealand's rich diversity of soils

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00:13:18

Complexity, resilience and bees

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/10

Jason Tylianakis is an ecologist trying to understand how our complex natural world responds to change

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00:12:35

How kiwifruit helps control blood sugar

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/10

Food scientists are investigating breakfast cereals and combinations with kiwifruit in search of a breakfast that helps control blood sugar levels

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00:16:33

Psychology of Climate Change

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

Victoria University psychology lecturer Marc Wilson discusses why some people remain unsure about climate change, despite the overwhelming evidence.

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00:04:40

Theta-R - a sound and light installation

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

Among the works at the recent Lux festival in Wellington was an audiovisual kinetic sculpture called Theta-R

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00:01:49

'Albatross' - a poem

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

Janis Freegard reads her poem 'Albatross' from The Glass Rooster, published by Auckland University Press

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00:09:07

Human hunting and Stewart Island Shags

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

Hunting by Maori had very different effects on the Stewart Island and Otago populations of Stewart Island shags.

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00:10:19

Junk Food: plastic pollution is a growing threat to...

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

A new study says that 90% of the world's seabirds ingest plastic, and those seabirds that feed in the Tasman Sea are most at risk from plastic

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00:12:10

Mission Complete: New Zealand's first ocean glider...

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

NIWA oceanographers retrieve an autonomous ocean glider after a successful two-week deployment to explore physical and biological properties of the ocean.

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00:28:47

Firing up the Plant Barbecue

Our Changing World ·

2015/09/03

To find the best plants to use in green firebreaks, biologists are testing the flammability of plants on the 'plant barbecue'

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00:02:09

Neutrinos - a Poem

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/27

Neutrinos is a poem by Janis Freegard from her collection The Glass Rooster, published by Auckland University Press

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00:15:57

Berry Good News for the Brain

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/27

Plant and Food Research have shown that blackcurrants can help in tasks involving memory and concentration

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00:19:15

The Bugs are in the House

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/27

After a year it's time to find out what's taken up residence in Lincoln University's Bug Hotels

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00:17:44

Volcanic Hazard at Mt Taranaki

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/27

Mt Taranaki is one of New Zealand's most distinctive volcanoes, with a history of euptions and the potential to erupt again in the future.

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00:11:51

Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/27

On 13 March 2015, Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu. It was the worst natural disaster in the nation's history, and four months on, we ask how people are doing.

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00:12:32

Building Better Flexi Bridges

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/20

Low-damage precast concrete bridges featuring flexible steel tendons and energy dissipators that act as fuses are being tested at Canterbury University

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00:13:21

Giving People A Voice

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/20

Computer scientist Hamidf Sharifzadeh is regenerating a natural-sounding voice for people who lost the ability to speak

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00:13:59

Designing Landscapes with People in Mind

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/20

Landscape architect Mick Abbott wants to involve as many people as possible in meaningful ecological restoration projects

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00:00:21

Trapdoor spider dinnertime

Our Changing World ·

2015/08/20

Vikki Smith introduces Alison Ballance to a trapdoor spider called Sweetheart - and you can hear the amazing sound of a spider chewing a beetle.

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