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Aviation and Global Warming
9:30 PM.We'll hear from Professor David Lee, of Manchester Metropolitan University, about the extent to which our love of flying is contributing to climate change ... he's been involved in writing the first… Read more Audio
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E-Voting and Security
7:12 PM.University of Canterbury Masters student Cybele Freitas has investigated security aspects of e-voting in national elections overseas. She says while no electoral system is completely secure, there are… Read more Audio
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The Politics and Harsh Realities behind our Technology.
7:12 PM.Political economist and historian Brian Roper from The University of Otago joins us once again This evening he talks about the book "Dying for an iPhone", by Jenny Chan, Mark Selden and Pun Ngai. Read more Audio
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Nights Sport - Helene Elliot
9:07 PM.As sports resume in America, mostly without spectators, some problems have arisen. Baseball in particular has had a lot of COVID cases and many teams were held off the field and have played fewer… Read more Audio
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Recycling used laptops for students in need.
8:05 PM.We're talking to Liz Greive from the charity Spend My Super about another project she's involved in - refurbishing donated used laptops for students around the country who don't have access to… Read more Audio
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Art and Science in Cyberspace
7:12 PM.The Digital Research Hub at the University of Auckland has co-ordinated a digital exhibition space as part of the international Ars Electronica art and technology festival, and if you have a computer… Read more Video, Audio
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Overseas Correspondent - Canada
9:43 PM.Peggy Revell joins us from Medicine Hat, Alberta with the latest news stories from Canada. Audio
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A Call from Quarantine
8:08 PM.Mona-Lynn Courteau joins us from her stay in quarantine. Audio
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Materials Fact of Fiction - Vibranium
7:37 PM.MacDiarmid Institute Associate Investigator and Physics Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington - Krista Steenbergen gives her scientific take on Vibranium, a fictional metal appearing in Marvel… Read more Audio
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Cultural Ambassador - Science Fiction
7:12 PM.Our Cultural ambassador from the world of Sci-fi, Eleanor Tremeer joins us - she's looking at Representation in scifi: does scifi have a responsibility to represent marginalised people? If so, how… Read more Audio
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Preserving our Software Heritage
9:40 PM.Roberto Di Cosmo will be joining us from Paris to talk about Software Heritage - it's like architectural heritage, but for software - we find out how they decide what software to preserve and all… Read more Audio
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Designing Greener.
7:13 PM.Dr Gabriela Baron leads the Design and the Natural Environment paper at the University of Auckland. She believes we should design in a way that actually changes the way we produce, consume and… Read more Audio
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The Case for Mining on Conservation Land
7:10 PM.Patrick Phelps from Minerals West Coast joins us once again. He'll be looking at the issue of mining on conservation land and in areas with sensitive biodiversity values. Audio
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Theatre in the time of Covid-19
7:10 PM.A Slightly Isolated Dog Theatre Company were supposed to be starting a run of their hugely sucsessful production of Jekyll and Hyde this week but with restrictions in mass gatherings, they've have had… Read more Audio
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Overseas Correspondent
9:41 PM.We're joined by our Ugandan Overseas Correspondent, Tabu Butagira. Read more Audio
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Aro, release new EP He Manu Ano
8:12 PM.The tales and melodies of Aotearoa's native birds have been translated into unique storytelling waiata by musical duo Aro, in their new EP He Manu Ano. Read more Audio
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Science - Astronomy
7:36 PM.Former University of Canterbury Mt John Observatory superintendent Alan Gilmore joins us once again. Tonight he has news of some important observations from Mt John, damage to the Arecibo radio… Read more Audio
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Cultural Ambassador - Planet Adolescent
7:14 PM.Just before lockdown, Charlie Cuff bought a car racing simulator off a family friend so when lockdown happened he spent quite a lot of time driving Formula 1 cars round virtual circuits. This… Read more Audio
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Taiko drumming: school students sample Japanese art form
9:48 PM.Japanese Taiko drumming is not only a musical artform but also a visual and very physical one, says instructor Steve Seth, who teaches workshops at Auckland schools and holiday programmes with the… Read more Audio
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Learning Lessons from Foulden Maar
7:13 PM.Associate Professor Daphne Lee from the Department of Geology at the University of Otago talk to us about recent research from Otago's controversial Foulden Maar site where mummified leaves could give… Read more Audio
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Do Kiwis Understand the Electoral System?
7:12 PM.Eric Crampton joins us once again. He's been looking into what Kiwis know and don't know about their own electoral system. Audio
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Nights Sport - Vinnie Wylie
9:16 PM.Tonight's sportscaster is RNZ Pacific's Vinnie Wylie. Audio
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Sofa Session - Zero Cool
7:08 PM.Sofa Session from Wellington trio Zero Cool ahead of the relase of their brand new album '720p'. Read more Audio
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Materials: Fact or Fiction - Nth Element
7:35 PM.Professor Penny Brothers, Principle Investigator in the MacDiarmid Institute and Professor of Chemistry at the Australian National University gives us her scientific take on Nth Metal from CD Comics… Read more Audio