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Nights for Thursday 23 August 2012

  • Conundrum

    9:59 PM.Clue 8. Audio

  • Conundrum

    9:06 PM.Clue 7. Audio

  • Science: Computer Science

    8:40 PM.A.I., Robots & Alan Turing. Audio

  • Unlocking Science: Zootaxa

    7:12 PM.Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang, takes up the challenges of disseminating knowledge within his discipline - by founding the mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world, Zootaxa. Audio

7:10 Unlocking Science: Zootaxa

Cambridge mathematician Tim Gowers may have sparked an academic revolution against the publishing houses that dominate the access to scientific periodicals… but acarologist & Landcare curator with the New Zealand Arthropod Collection, Dr Zhi-Qiang Zhang, had already responded to the challenges of disseminating knowledge within his discipline – by founding the mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world, Zootaxa.

7:30 At the Movies

Films and movie business with Simon Morris.

8 pm News & Weather

8:15 Windows on the World

International public radio documentaries - visit the Windows on the World web page to find links to these documentaries.

8:40 Science: Computer Science

Prof Mark Apperley from University of Waikato tweezers out the silicon chips to show us how computers compute...   what can and cannot be computed; do we know? then what about artificial intelligence and robots.

9 pm News & Weather

9:06 Our Changing World

Science and environment news from New Zealand and the world.

10 pm News & Weather

10:17 Late Edition

A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.

11 pm News & Weather

11:06 The Music Mix

Nick Atkinson presents a contemporary music magazine with interviews and music from New Zealand and overseas artists, coverage of new releases, tours, live sessions, music festivals and events.