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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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00:12:53

Fructose and the diabetic heart

Our Changing World ·

2017/05/25

Kim Mellor suspects that fructose, as well as glucose, is causing diabetic heart disease and she is looking at its effect on heart cells and heart muscle.

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00:14:01

Noise and young ears

Our Changing World ·

2017/05/18

Massey University acoustics researchers have been working with childcare centres that are keen to lower noise levels and protect the hearing of young children.

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00:12:48

Proteins and their role in antibiotic resistance

Our Changing World ·

2017/05/18

Some antibiotics are designed to target the ribosomes of bacteria and disrupt the production of proteins - so how do the bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance?

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00:31:47

Complexity - six months of Kaikōura earthquake science

Our Changing World ·

2017/05/11

Six months after the destructive magnitude 7.8 Kaikoura earthquake, scientists are still unravelling what happened during this very complex seismic event.

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00:06:06

Science meets comedy

Our Changing World ·

2017/05/11

Tim Muller is a scientist by day and a comedian by night. He brings his one-man science-themed show to the NZ International Comedy Festival.

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00:23:13

Shedding light on the world of moths

Our Changing World ·

2017/05/04

Ahi Pepe | Moth Net is a Te Reo-focused citizen science project involving primary schools collecting information about moths in their neighbourhoods.

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00:31:21

We need to talk about gene drives and gene editing

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/27

Genetic tools will help New Zealand meets its aim of being Predator Free by 2050 - but we need to understand what they are and have a public conversation about their use.

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00:12:48

The Sound Lab

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/20

Wyatt Page is concerned that the noisy world we live in and our increasing use of loud headphones is bad for our hearing.

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00:12:16

The clover 'dress code'

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/20

Understanding the 'dress code' that allows clover plants to recognise friendly nitrogen-fixing bacteria could help us improve farming efficiency.

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00:13:35

The Coastwatcher legacy

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/13

The Coastwatchers were small groups of men posted to New Zealand's subantarctic islands during the Second World War to watch for enemy shipping. Ian Telfer visits one of their historic huts.

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00:10:04

Better bone grafts - using silver

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/13

A project to develop and commercialise better bone grafting material using the antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles is underway at the University of Otago.

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00:29:32

Rediscovered - the New Zealand storm petrel

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/06

The Northern New Zealand Seabird Trust has been trying to solve the many mysteries of our smallest seabird, the New Zealand storm petrel, which breeds on Hauturu / Little Barrier Island.

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00:08:45

Plastic and seabirds: a lethal combination

Our Changing World ·

2017/04/06

Matthew Savoca talks about seabirds' fatal attraction to plastic, and how their incredible sense of smell is being fooled by rubbish.

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00:17:10

Eavesdropping in Cook Strait

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/30

Whales, dolphins, earthquakes and boats are some of the sounds that make the underwater world of Cook Strait a noisy place.

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00:11:00

Master listeners

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/30

In a democratic society striving to give everyone a voice, have we lost the ability to listen?

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00:13:26

Prime Minister's Science Prize 2016 - the Dunedin Study

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/23

The University of Otago team behind the long-running Dunedin Study has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Prize.

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00:10:45

Prime Minister's Science Communication Prize 2016 -...

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/23

A science writer who says that science communication is an important way of enabling democracy, has won the 2016 Prime Minister's Science Media Communication Prize.

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00:09:46

Tracking kākāpō the smart way

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/23

Smart electronic transmitters are revolutionising the way Department of Conservation rangers keep track of kākāpō.

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00:11:17

Breaking Babel

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/16

In a city as culturally diverse as Auckland, how is the Kiwi accent changing and evolving?

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00:12:40

Catalyst - from corn to plastic

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/16

Chemist Sally Brooker is developing a catalyst that could be used to produce biodegradable plastic from corn.

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