This Way Up for Saturday 1 May 2010
Marmite vs Vegemite
A listener email about yeast-based spreads gets us asking about the difference between the various 'mites' on the market. Associate Professor Matt Golding of Massey University helps out.
Brand-free cigarettes
The Australian government's just become the first government in the world to ban cigarette branding completely. Janet Hoek from Otago University studies the role of brands and smoking.
Goalkeepers' shirt colours
If you're a goal-keeper wanting to stop more goals the colour of shirt you're wearing can make all the difference. Iain Greenlees is a sports psychologist who led the study.
Tales of things
Chris Speed of talesofthings.com. It's an easy way to attach your memories, images and video to possessions like a bike, clock, or that special hat.
Cuban mobiles and Coca Colla
Mobile phone use is on the rise in Cuba but nobody's making any calls! Plus a Bolivian soft drink with a strangely familiar name. Rory Carroll reports.
Url shortening services
Peter Griffin's looking at URL shortening services. They're the quick and easy way to reduce all those unwieldy web addresses to a size you can easily text or email.
Thanatourism
How sites of natural disasters, murders and torture become visitor sites and tourist attractions. Brigitte Sion's just organised a global conference on the subject.
