Veronika Meduna
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life (Science)
Veronika Meduna talks to Jill Tarter, the director of the SETI Institute in California. Audio
Life inside the Cosmic Egg (Science)
Veronika Meduna talks to Tony Fairall, a professor of astronomy at the University of Capetown about life in the universe. Audio
Royal Society's Big Science Adventure Part 1 (Science)
Veronika Meduna joins a team of Pakuranga College students on their trip to study tuatara biology on Stephen's Island. Audio
Zonta Awards (Science)
Veronika Meduna catches up with the winners of this year's Zonta awards, recognising the best women in science. Audio
The Evolution of Eukaryotes (Science)
Veronika Meduna discusses evolution with Lesley Collins, at the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution. Audio
2006 MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Awards (Science)
Veronika Meduna catches up with the finalists of 2006 MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year. Audio
Steven Shapin - The Scientific Revolution (Science)
Harvard University science historian Steven Shapin, talks about the times of Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton. Audio
The Tectonic History of the Himalaya (Science)
Jonathan Aitchison talks about radiolarians and the geological history of the Himalayas. Audio
Bose-Einstein Condensate (Science)
Experimental physicist Andrew Wilson, whose team was the first in the Southern Hemisphere to create a Bose-Einstein condensate. Audio
The Birth of Stars and Planets (Science)
Veronika Meduna talks to astrophysicist Matthew Bate about the birth of stars and planets. Audio
Marvin, the Robot Security Guard (Science)
Dale Carnegie, at Victoria University, introduces Marvin, the not-so paranoid robot working as a security guard. Audio
Health Effects of Sleep Deprivation (Science)
Veronika Meduna with Philippa Gander and Leigh Signal, who explain the health effects of sleep deprivation. Audio
Sleep (Science)
How much sleep we need to function, and what happens as more and more of us cut down on shut-eye because we get too busy. Audio
Climate Change and Antarctica (Science)
The last episode in a three-part series about climate change explores the impacts of past climate changes on Antarctica's ice sheets. Audio
Buller's Birds (Science)
The huia and infamous ornithologist Walter Buller come back to life in a new play by Wellington writer and director Nick Blake. Audio
Ian Frazer - Immunologist (Science)
Immunologist Ian Frazer, whose research forms the basis for the development of the Gardasil vaccine. Audio
Marion Dufresne Research Vessel I(Science)
Studying past climates and the traces of the world's largest underwater avalanches. Audio
Discovery of a New Planet (Science)
The discovery of a small, Earth-like planet, circulating a star some 25,000 light years away from our solar system. Audio
Methane from Plants (Science)
Dave Lowe and Craig Trotter talk about the discovery that ordinary plants emit significant amounts of methane. Audio