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Glowing superbugs – a medical researcher’s secret weapon against infection
16 Aug 2020The University of Auckland's Assoc. Prof. Siouxsie Wiles explains how glowing superbugs help in the development of new medicines to fight infection. From Raising the Bar 2020. Read more Audio
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During lockdown, were you working from home, or sleeping at work?
9 Aug 2020An informal talk from Prof. Darl Kolb about the experience of working from home, recorded during 2020's online version of the University of Auckland's Raising the Bar series. Read more Audio
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In an era of Google Maps, an atlas provides a different way of understanding the world
26 Jul 2020Meng Foon talks with author Chris McDowall, and contributors Nadine Anne Hura and Veronika Meduna about an Atlas of Aotearoa in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival Writers' programme. Read more Audio, Gallery
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‘Racism has been found throughout NZ history, and it must be confronted for change to occur’
19 Jul 202012 months after the Christchurch terror attacks, Guled Mire chairs an NZ Festival discussion with Alison Whittaker and Nyadol Nyuon from Australia, and Anahera Gildea and Jack McDonald from Aotearoa.
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A year on from the Christchurch terror attacks, four widows reflect on their lives
19 Jul 2020Four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks share their journeys through grief and take steps towards a different life. Read more
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Is Covid-19 raising a generation of children afraid of human contact?
3 Jul 2020Guyon Espiner talks with Emily St John Mandel, Clementine Ford and Merepeka Raukawa-Tait Read more
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If the economy can get back to normal, should it?
26 Jun 2020Guyon Espiner talks with John Key, Philippe Legrain and Simon Mair Read more
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Will there be a vaccine or will we have to learn to live with the virus?
19 Jun 2020Guyon Espiner talks with David Nabarro, Helen Clark, and Prof. Papaarangi Reid about the implications for the world's health once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed Read more
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How has the pandemic changed the world of work?
12 Jun 2020Guyon Espiner talks with Robert Reich (a former USA Secretary of Labor), Anna Curzon (Xero), Prof. Douglas A. Irwin (Dartmouth College) Read more
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How has the pandemic changed politics?
5 Jun 2020Guyon Espiner talks with Christiane Amanpour and Kevin Rudd about how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we are governed. Read more
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If the pandemic has paused climate change, at what cost?
29 May 2020A panel discussion hosted by Guyon Espiner with three international experts exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect climate change in the long-term. Read more
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'The more a heart operation is likely to kill you, the better it is for you'
24 May 2020Cardiac surgeon Samer Nashef talks with Carl Shuker about risk, mistakes and how heart surgery has changed in this highlight from the 2020 New Zealand Festival writers' programme. Read more Audio
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