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Our Changing World for Thursday 18 July 2019

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  • Lithium - a mood enhancing element

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    8:00 AM.Lithium is the lightest metal, and it is used in batteries and for the treatment of bipolar disorder, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 44 of Elemental. Read more Audio

  • Our Changing World for 18 July 2019

    science environment

    9:05 PM.Chris Walker explains how they plan to use electricity to prevent underwater fouling, and DOC announces the results of kakapo paternity testing. Audio

  • New way to stop unwanted biofouling

    science environment
    Chris Walker and Patrin Illinberger are developing a new way to keep boat hulls free from biofouling,

    9:06 PM.Electroclear is a start-up company at the University of Auckland using electric fields to deter small marine organisms from settling on boats and underwater structures. Read more Video, Audio

  • Kākāpō dads revealed

    science environment
    One of three chicks fathered by Gulliver, who has rare Fiordland genes. The chick's mother is Suzanne.

    8:50 AM.Paternity testing has revealed who the top kākāpō dads are, as well as the success of the artificial insemination programme, in ep 22 of the Kākāpō Files. Read more Audio

  • Lutetium - an obscure Parisian

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    8:00 AM.After a fierce struggle for naming rights, the last lanthanoid element to be discovered was eventually named after Paris, says Allan Blackman in ep 45 of Elemental. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 11 July 2019
  • Next Episode: Thursday, 25 July 2019
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