Our Changing World Podcast Options

8:00 AM.University of Otago student Ruby Parker says it's important to talk about abortion. She is in conversation with researcher Emma Harcourt. Read more Audio

8:00 AM.University of Otago student Jenny Stein is finding out how rising sea levels are a growing problem for many coastal settlements, including the densely populated suburb of South Dunedin. Read more Audio

8:00 AM.When University of Otago student Asia King got the call to take part in a study using ketamine to treat depression, she said yes - and made a podcast about the experience. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Discover the hidden world of arboreal plants, which get a leg-up in the world by living on trees. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Low-damage buildings don't just save lives in an earthquake - they are designed to be resilient so they can stay in use. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.When it comes to having a 'good life', there are several key elements - strong intimate relationships and time to relax. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Information from past earthquakes can be used to prepare a more resilient society that will be better able to cope with future shakes. Read more Video, Audio

9:07 PM.Two self-driving underwater robots are making surprising discoveries about where river water ends up at sea, far from land. Read more Video, Audio

9:06 PM.Cancer epidemiologist Brian Cox, from the University of Otago, talks about studying the causes of cancer and new research on diet and bowel cancer. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.NIWA's Richard Querel talks about the ozone hole, including this year's large one, and Ben Liley explains why NZ has such high UV levels. Read more Video, Audio

9:06 PM.Iwi representatives & conservationists journey to Zealandia sanctuary to plant seeds of the mysterious parasitic flowering plant Dactylanthus or flower of the underworld. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.The 2020 Tahunui-A-Rangi Award goes to David Tipene Leach for the wahakura, a woven bassinet to address the problem of sudden unexpected death in infancy. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Geneticist Neil Gemmell has won the 2020 Hutton Medal for using DNA & new genomic technologies to better understant plants & animals. Read more Audio

9:09 PM.NZ's top research award, the Rutherford Medal, has gone to Brian Boyd, whose work spans Shakespeare to Nabokov to Popper, & weaves arts and sciences together. Read more Audio

9:08 PM.Maria Bargh's work on political economies and the environment is focused on Māori communities and has won her the 2020 Te Puāwaitanga Award. Read more Audio

9:07 PM.Unravelling how genes control colour in petunias has won Nick Albert the 2020 Hamilton Award and could help breed more nutritious fruit. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.A group of Dunedin students talk about what they learned making an Otago Museum exhibition about climate change inequality. Read more Audio

9:06 PM.Deep sea corals are being put to the test at NIWA to find out how they cope with sediment. Read more Audio