Our Changing World

Victor Watkins, animal protection campaigner, on the practise of bear farming in Asia, and bear dancing in India and Europe. Audio

American nutritionist Paul La Chance says we have produced a miracle food here in New Zealand, the kiwifruit. Audio

Dean Williams explores machines that can smell with physical chemist Richard Newcomb. Audio

Annette Beautrais talks about some of the factors her research has identified that could help avoid suicide attempts. Audio

Dean Williams meets Roger Payne, a whale researcher, who uses drama productions to get his environmental message across. Audio

A discovery that has made it into a commercial product, could make inroads into the billion-dollar market of DNA testing. Audio

Microbiologist Susan Turner talks to Dean Williams about industrial fermentation, antibiotic production and waste treatment. Audio

Louise Wallace talks to specialist physician Toby Rose about the dangers of Hepatitis B and C, both prevalent in NZ. Audio

Climate scientist Kevin Trenberth, who's based at the US National Centre for Atmospheric Research, argues that there is a link between the devastating hurricanes the US has been experiencing and… Read more Audio

Dean Williams looks at biofuel and the potential for crops that can be processed into transport fuel. Audio

Professor of visual sciences Mandyam V. Srinivasan, talks about the visual skills of insects and machine vision. Audio

Medical students study complicated surgical procedures from text books, but now a new company is offering an alternative. Audio