Afternoons for Monday 23 December 2019
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Zirconium - shape-shifting time capsule
8:00 AM.Zirconium is a shape-shifting tough cookie, that is a tale of gemstones, medical implants and nuclear reactors, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 96 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Does the word 'love' mean the same thing in every language?
1:15 PM.A new study sheds light on the diversity of human emotions around the world. Otago University's Joseph Watts was part of the global research team behind it. Read more Audio
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Could urban pest control create 'super rats'?
1:23 PM.Urban ecologist Jonathan Richardson from the University of Richmond in Virginia thinks current pest control methods could be creating "super" or "sickly" rat populations. Read more Audio
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The worst opinion pieces of the decade
1:39 PM.Media commentator Hayden Donnell has written a "worst of" list, encapsulating some of the worst opinion pieces of the decade for a column on The Spinoff. Read more Audio
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Tony Stamp's TV picks
2:07 PM.Tony reviews The Witcher, The Expanse Season 4 and Mr Robot Season 4 Read more Video, Audio
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How to manage spinal pain
2:25 PM.Dr Giresh Kanji has been working in pain medicine for more than a decade and is keen on finding ways of treating pain without prescription medication. Read more Audio
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Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable
3:08 PM. American surfing pro Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm in a tiger shark attack when she was just 13 years old, and never hesitated to return to the water and the sport she loves so much. Read more Video, Audio
1:10 First song
1.15 Research looks at links between language and emotions
A global study analysed more than 2400 languages to see how language affects the way we perceive emotion.
Results from the study have now been published in Science magazine. Research fellow Joseph Watts from the University of Otago tells us what they mean.
Dr Joseph Watts from University of Otago Photo: Supplied
1:25 Is urban pest control creating 'super rats'
Urban ecologist Jonathan Richardson from the University of Richmond in Virginia has spent a long time studying rats, and thinks current pest control methods could be creating "super" or "sickly" rat populations.
FYI - here's Jesse Mulligan's rat trappings 101
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1:35 The worst opinion pieces of the decade
As the 2010's draw to a close it is a time for reflection on the decade. Best books. Best movies. Best albums.
Journalist and media commentator Hayden Donnell has gone in another direction and written a "worst of" list, encapsulating some of the worst opinion pieces of the decade for a column on The Spinoff.
1:45 Great NZ Album
2:10 Tony Stamps TV picks
Tony reviews The Witcher, The Expanse Season 4 and Mr Robot Season 4
2:25 How to manage spinal pain
Today for our last expert segment of the year we're talking about spinal pain, by that we mean the pain from your lower back right up to your neck and head.
Dr Giresh Kanji has been working in pain medicine for more than a decade and is keen on finding ways of treating pain without prescription medication.
Photo: 123RF
3:10 Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable,
It's a story that never ceases to amaze; American surfing pro Bethany Hamilton lost her left arm in a tiger shark attack when she was just 13 years old, and never hesitated to return to the water and the sport she loves so much. We'll talk to the surfing icon about a new documentary that reveals how she maintained resilience, perseverance and let the shark win. It's called Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable.
3:35 Voices
Coming up on Voices we find out what two former refugee families are up to this holiday season.
3:45 The Pre-Panel Story of the Day and One Quick Question
4:05 The Panel with Ruth Money and Eli Mathewson