Gravity
Is IBS a form of 'gravity intolerance'?
A wild new hypothesis suggests that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) could be a form of 'Gravity Intolerance'. Dr Brennan Spiegel argues that it might not be just IBS where gravity may be at play in our… Audio
Dr. Katie Mack: How the universe is likely to end
How the universe will end remains a question that has not been definitively answered. Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack researched and outlined five of the most likely ways it will come about in her… Audio
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto, religion, and his fans
Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson's has attracted one of the world's largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. He joined Jim Mora to discuss his… Audio
NASA launches first asteroid-collecting mission
NASA will conduct their first-ever mission to collect an asteroid tomorrow, and it will likely get a boost from Mother Earth. Earth's gravity will slingshot Osiris-Rex towards an asteroid that's near… Audio
Exactly where is sea level? Gravity can tell us
After two years of measuring gravity from a plane, LINZ has just released a new vertical datum for New Zealand and its coastal seas. This allows the accurate measurement of sea level. Audio
Kip Thorne: interstellar activity
Kim Hill talks to the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus at the California Institute of Technology, and co-founder of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory. He is in… Audio
Nights' Science - Physics
What does gravity sound like? Prof. Shaun Hendy director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland is explains the LIGO discovery. Audio
Relentless Gravitational Pull
President of the Palmerston North Astronomical Society Jeremy Moss on what happens when black holes collide. Audio
Measuring Gravity With Atoms
A gravimeter is an instrument that measures local gravity and Mikkel Andersen is developing one that uses atoms instead of springs or light Audio
Jason Chin: Explaining gravity to young children
Award winning children's author and illustrator, Jason Chin on successfully communicating complex science concepts to children, like the fundamental force that is Gravity. Audio
Geodesy - the Science of Knowing Where You Are
Geodesy is the study of the shape and size of the earth, and it underpins systems such as the Global Navigation Satellite System and allows very accurate surveying of major infrastructure projects Audio
Sensing Gravity in Bones
A genetic condition which causes very dense bones is being studied to try and work out the mechanism that sense gravity in bones Audio
Galactic Collisions
Did the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy collide about 10 billion years ago - and consequently, is our current understanding of gravity fundamentally wrong? With astronomer Hongsheng Zhao from… Audio