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Our Changing World for Thursday 23 June 2016

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  • The garden bird survey turns 10

    science environment
    Tui

    9:46 PM.More than a million birds have been counted in the last nine years of the garden bird survey, and sparrows and silvereyes consistently top the rankings. Read more Audio

  • Synchrotron science: from cancer drugs to sheep skin leather

    science economy
    As electrons fly around the synchrotron ring at almost the speed of light, they are deflected by magnets and exit at beam lights, where scientists use the light source to probe their samples.

    9:34 PM.Veronika Meduna meets Kiwi scientist Tom Caradoc-Davies to find out how he uses the Australian synchrotron to work out the 3D structure of proteins to make cancer drugs more specific. Read more Audio

  • Biocontrol - fighting bad weeds

    science environment
    In spring dense infestations of Darwin's barberry cover hillsides in a blanket of orange flowers.

    9:20 PM.Seed-eating weevils are one of the latest biocontrol agents introduced into New Zealand to control the invasive weed, Darwin's barberry. Read more Audio

  • Restoring hearing

    science life and society
    Seven-year-old Charles, pictured with his mum Belinda, has two cochlear implants which have restored his ability to hear to the point that he can play music and learn Chinese.

    9:06 PM.Veronika Meduna visits Cochlear, a medical device company that produces bionic ears, to find out how cochlear implants could help some of the 700,000 New Zealanders who live with a hearing disability.

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  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 16 June 2016
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 30 June 2016
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