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Our Changing World for Thursday 10 October 2019

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    9:05 PM.A psychology professor talks about men getting older & why they become less able to recognise other's emotions, and the element rubidium. Audio

  • Older men lose ability to recognise emotions

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    Older men show greater decline in emotion recognition.

    9:06 PM.University of Otago psychology professor Ted Ruffman says ageing brains means older men become less able to recognise emotions in other people. Read more Audio

  • Rubidium - expensive and not very useful

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    8:00 AM.Rubidium is a reactive metal with few uses, named 'deepest red' due to its beautiful red spectral lines, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 70 of Elemental. Read more Audio

  • Ruthenium - a 'sort of' precious metal

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    8:00 AM.Ruthenium is a 'sort of' precious metal that is a useful catalyst and alloy. It is toxic and smells like ozone, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 71 of Elemental. Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 3 October 2019
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