Amelia Nurse

The second in Amelia Nurse's little series on synesthesia, a neurological condition where one or more of the senses will evoke others. Sophie Wilson is a cellist - but her experience of music is… Audio

Amelia Nurse finds out about Synesthesia from someone who experiences blended sensory perceptions. Audio

Amelia Nurse talks to Belgian neurosurgeon and brain researcher Dirk De Ridder about the five stages of drug induced spiritual experiences; how repetition - of anything - can change your brain… Audio

The whole of the North Island is now officially in drought, while in the South the ground is too hard for direct drilling. Audio

Amelia Nurse talks to Belgian neurosurgeon and brain researcher Dirk De Ridder about what goes on in the brain when you have a spiritual experience; whether repeated spiritual experience can change… Audio

Amelia travels to the Cook Islands and experiences the local musical styles. Audio

Palm trees, turquoise lagoons, trade winds, music wafting on the breeze - Amelia Nurse takes us along as she discovers the music of the Cook Islands. Audio

Radio NZ's Jack Perkins lost his sense of smell recently; Amelia Nurse conducts a series of experiments on him, then chats to ENT specialist Simon Robinson about the causes and treatment for loss of… Audio

Amelia Nurse discovers that Cook Islands music is alive and well in New Zealand. Fairoa Aporo offers 'The beginners guide to strumming' and plays some tunes on his eight stringed ukulele. Audio

Presented by Amelia Nurse. Video, Audio

Colour blindness is a misleading term because people who have it are not blind to all colours, just certain ones. Amelia Nurse visits an art gallery with colour challenged Richard Hulse and chats to… Audio

This is defined as the inability to hear and/or reproduce pitch. People who have it often feel maligned in social musical situations. Amelia talks to Christine Cessford, John Hedges, scientist David… Audio

Put up your right hand. Did you do it automatically? If you had to think about it you might have something called left/right confusion. Amelia Nurse talks with University of Auckland psychologist Mike… Audio

Amelia Nurse continues her series which looks at abilities and senses some people don't have and how it affects them. This time Amelia's focus is tone deafness. Audio

Amelia Nurse talks to Richard Hulse at Exhibitions Gallery and optometrist Renee Edgar from McLellan Grimmer about what people who are colour blind might be missing. Audio

Amelia Nurse talks to people about things they might be missing, things that aren't immediately obvious - like colour blindness and tone deafness. Jack Perkins has lost his sense of smell, after… Audio

Asthma is a sign that the body's immune system is over-reacting to something, and Franca Ronchese and Graham Le Gros from the Malaghan Institute are studying the asthma immune response in the hope… Audio

A yurt is a supposedly portable circular tent which has been used for centuries by nomadic Mongolians. Its incarnation as a gig venue at The Free House pub is a much more recent development - as… Audio

With the world in a tizzy of wealth and innovation in 1914, it's easy to overlook what might seem like the quiet table in the corner. But these unassuming northern countries are quietly setting the… Audio