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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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00:08:57

Platinum - another pricey precious metal

Our Changing World ·

2019/09/01

Platinum is useful in catalytic convertors, is used to treat testicular cancer and will be useful in hydrogen fuel cells, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 59 of Elemental.

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00:14:27

Phosphorus - P was discovered in pee

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/29

Phosphorus, chemical symbol P, was first isolated as an element from thousands of litres of urine. Also found in guano, aka bird poo. Allan Blackman from AUT has the full story in ep 58 of Elemental.

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00:10:56

No escape: separating from an abusive partner

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/29

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in the world, but sociology research shows life post- separation can still leave women feeling trapped.

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00:25:50

Our Changing World for 29 August 2019

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/29

Research into relationships and their break-ups, and oxygen is very friendly with other chemical elements.

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00:12:29

Palladium - cleaning up your car's exhaust

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/25

Palladium is a pricey precious metal most commonly used in catalytic convertors on car exhausts, says AUT's Allan Blackman in ep 57 of Elemental.

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00:14:46

Oxygen - the friendly element

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/22

Oxygen is very friendly with other chemical elements & very helpful for life on Earth, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 56 of Elemental.

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00:13:14

Using sound to brew better beer

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/22

What happens if you play a Viennese waltz or death metal to beer as it brews? Experimenting with musical ways of making better beer.

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00:27:35

Our Changing World for 22 August 2019

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/22

Does playing different sounds to fermenting yeast change the taste of beer and osmium, the densest chemical element.

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00:08:58

Osmium - heavyweight champion of the elements

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/18

Osmium is extremely rare and expensive. It is the densest chemical element, rivals diamond as being the least compressible of all known substances & has a distinctive 'pong' according to Allan Blackman in ep 55 of Elemental.

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00:13:07

Nitrogen - a vital powerhouse

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/15

Most important biological molecules contain nitrogen, even though it takes lots of energy to make or break its chemical bonds, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 54 of Elemental.

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00:11:54

Risky decisions & gambling addiction

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/15

Electronic gaming machines, or the pokies, are highly addictive. Sonia Sly investigates why problem gambling develops and how it is associated with other disorders.

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00:21:43

Our Changing World for 15 August 2019

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/15

Why playing pokie machines can easily lead to a gambling addiction, and the chemical element nickel is in more than just five cent coins.

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00:09:53

Niobium - useful at high & low temperatures

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/11

Niobium is a metal that is useful at both very high temperatures, as in jet engines, and very low temperatures as a superconductor, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 53 of Elemental.

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00:09:57

Nickel - more than just a 5 cent coin

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/08

The chemical element nickel is named after a German word for Satan or the Devil, but nickel is now more usually thought of as a North American five cent piece, says Allan Blackman in ep 52 of Elemental.

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00:18:27

Detector Gadget the conservation dog

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/08

Detector Gadget is a dog with a job. She is a conservation dog trained by her handler Sandy King to sniff out rodents on predator-free islands.

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00:28:00

Our Changing World for 8 August 2019

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/08

Gadget is a conservation detector dog, trained to sniff out rats, and the chemical element neon is not just found in neon signs.

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00:10:52

Neon - the red of neon lights

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/04

There are no known compounds of the noble gas neon, which does however produce the brilliant crimson of red - and only red - neon lights. Ep 51 of Elemental with Prof Allan Blackman from AUT.

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00:09:06

Neodymium - the secret behind supermagnets

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/01

Neodydmium magnets include the strongest permanent magnets known and are found in devices like speakers & headphones, says chemistry professor Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 50 of Elemental.

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00:14:31

Challenging gender norms & the threat of female...

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/01

Professor Ciara Cremin explores the politics of cross-dressing and gender identity in both her personal and her professional life.

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00:24:29

Our Changing World for 1 August 2019

Our Changing World ·

2019/08/01

The politics of cross-dressing and gender identity, and the chemical element molybdenum.

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