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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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00:31:31

Our Changing World for 14 May 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/05/14

Experts discuss the findings from a recent NIWA report that shows a small amount of sea-level rise will cause more coastal flooding.

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00:19:28

Probing the hidden continent of Zealandia

Our Changing World ·

2020/05/07

Ocean floor rock cores drilled into the sunken continent of Zealandia are revolutionising our understanding of Earth's history and how continents form.

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00:27:39

Our Changing World for 7 May 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/05/07

Geologists are probing the secrets of the hidden continent of Zealandia, and ants and viruses from the archives.

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00:15:18

Aussie bushfire dust still in stratosphere

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/30

More than four months after it formed, a large blob of sooty dust from Australia's massive bushfires is still circling the southern hemisphere.

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00:16:32

On yer bike – how cyclists, pedestrians & cars share...

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/30

There is a fine art to how pedestrians, cyclists, and cars and buses navigate the shared thoroughfares of our towns and cities.

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00:30:38

Our Changing World for 30 April 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/30

Dust from Australia's bush fires is still circling the globe in the stratosphere, and studies into cyclists and their use of city streets.

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00:25:59

100-year moth project – in the footsteps of George...

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/23

Modern-day citizen scientists are following in the footsteps of a well-known Wellington naturalist, collecting moths to document a century of change.

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00:26:18

Our Changing World for 23 April 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/23

Wellington naturalist George Vernon Hudson collected thousands of moths and a century later a group of citizen scientists are following in his footsteps in Zealandia sanctuary.

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00:25:03

Maths, models & insights into the coronavirus pandemic

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/16

Mathematician Alex James, from Te Pūnaha Matatini & the University of Canterbury, explains the art and science of modelling the coronavirus pandemic.

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00:30:33

Our Changing World for 16 April 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/16

Alison Ballance chats with mathematician Alex James, who has been helping model the coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand.

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00:27:52

Our immune system vs coronavirus: ‘I think of it as...

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/09

The human immune system is a complex system where T cells, B cells and antibodies battle invaders such as bacteria and viruses such as the one that causes COVID-19.

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00:27:51

Our Changing World for 9 April 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/09

Immunologist Jo Kirman introduces us to our immune system and how it fights viruses such as the one that causes COVID-19.

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00:22:59

Conservation and Covid-19

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/02

Is New Zealand’s environment benefiting from the lockdown?

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00:12:45

Virus 101

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/02

Virus expert Kurt Krause, from the University of Otago, gives us the lowdown on viruses, and on coronaviruses in particular.

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00:26:22

Our Changing World for 2 April 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/04/02

Virus expert Kurt Krause, from the University of Otago, gives us the lowdown on viruses, and we hear about a rare plant and the viruses that are killing it.

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00:20:05

Air pollution - the invisible killer

Our Changing World ·

2020/03/26

GNS Science monitors levels of air pollution around New Zealand, especially small particles that can have severe health effects.

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00:28:12

Our Changing World for 26 March 2020

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2020/03/26

GNS Science monitors levels of air pollution around New Zealand, and why soap is the ultimate coronavirus buster.

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00:08:24

Covid-19: the science of soap

Our Changing World ·

2020/03/22

When it comes to virus-busting, soap is an oldie but a goodie - because it turns out that soap is particularly effective against coronaviruses such as the one that causes Covid-19.

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00:24:56

What we do during an earthquake & why it matters

Our Changing World ·

2020/02/20

Official advice in an earthquake quake is to 'drop, cover, hold.' But is this what we actually do? And what happens if we do something else?

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00:24:51

Our Changing World for 20 February 2020

Our Changing World ·

2020/02/20

Social scientist David Johnston investigates the way people behave during and after earthquakes, and what the consequences of their behaviour is.

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