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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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00:09:16

Reading between the vines

Our Changing World ·

2017/03/09

Drones - or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - can get a bad rap, but they can now generate meaningful data for a range of different industries.

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00:14:08

Proof - the physics of creating a gas droplet

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2017/03/09

New Zealand physicists developed a theory about ultra cold gas 'droplets' that was proved in an experiment in Germany.

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00:20:57

Haven - the story of a tropical seabird island

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2017/03/02

A visit to tropical Cousin Island in the Seychelles reveals that predator-free islands the world over are a haven for wildlife.

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00:10:38

The unusual case of the 'growing' glaciers

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2017/02/23

Glaciers around the world are melting and shrinking, but glaciologists have been investigating why some New Zealand glaciers bucked the trend between 1983 and 2005.

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00:22:33

Real or invisible threat?

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2017/02/23

Sonia Sly talks with psychologist Gwenda Willis about what drives our fears when confronted with the idea of living next door to a sex offender.

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00:26:13

Uncovering the past

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2017/02/16

Archaeologists have been working alongside the Milton community to excavate an old Anglican cemetery, to find 'lost burials' and restore the stories of early Otago farmers.

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00:22:57

Predator-free in the city

Our Changing World ·

2017/02/09

Wellington's Polhill Restoration Project volunteers are looking after rare birds such as nesting kaka and tieke that are spilling into the 'halo' around Zealandia Sanctuary.

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00:23:45

Maximising our children's potential

Our Changing World ·

2017/02/02

What sorts of hopes and dreams do parents have for their children, and do all Kiwi kids have the same opportunities to maximise their potential.

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00:17:01

Winners or losers? Antarctic starfish and climate change

Our Changing World ·

2017/01/26

Warming temperatures and increasing ocean acidity are looming climate change threats in Antarctica - and scientists are looking at their effect on Antarctic starfish.

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00:13:47

Quantum mechanics - do deep-sea bacteria do it?

Our Changing World ·

2017/01/26

Quantum mechanics describes how our universe behaves at an atomic level. It involves waves and particles, and deep-sea bacteria use it to harvest light very efficiently.

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00:10:07

Pharmac and its role in making drugs available

Our Changing World ·

2017/01/17

Science communication student Garrett Chin talks with doctors and a health economist about the challenges that Pharmac faces in buying drugs, and what happens when new but expensvie drugs become available.

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00:12:06

Museums and their role in modern society

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2017/01/16

Emma Hanisch, a student at the University of Otago, loves museums - and she wonders what needs to be done to keep them relevant and exciting.

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00:13:08

Did early Polynesians sail to the Americas?

Our Changing World ·

2017/01/10

Science communications student Ellen Rykers ponders the Polynesians and their journeys around the Pacific, wondering where they might have got to.

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00:12:56

Hedgehogs – good or bad?

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2017/01/09

Hedgehogs are cute - but they're also deadly killers. Science communication student Harriet Ampt is investigating.

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00:13:12

Bioethics

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2017/01/04

Science communication student Charlotte Panton discusses bioethics and forensic science, and wonders how we decide what is acceptable when it comes to using animals in science.

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00:10:33

Medicinal cannabis

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2017/01/02

Medicinal marijuana, the pros and cons, is the subject of an interview between science communication student Colin Smillie and Abe Gray.

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00:09:58

Genetic modification - a science communication podcast

Our Changing World ·

2016/12/27

University of Otago science communication student Amy Smith discusses genetic modification with two microbiologists.

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00:26:18

Uplifted - marine life on the Kaikōura coast after...

Our Changing World ·

2016/12/22

The Kaikōura Peninsula was uplifted 1 metre during the magnitude 7.8 earthquake - and marine life on the rocky shore was left high and dry.

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00:17:57

Surviving life on the outside

Our Changing World ·

2016/12/15

Sonia Sly finds out about a psychological programme to help offenders better adjust to living in the community when they are released from prison.

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00:08:42

From wine waste to safer food packaging

Our Changing World ·

2016/12/15

University of Auckland researchers are using tannin-rich wine waste to create safer food packaging that has antibacterial properties.

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