Science
Science commentator, Siouxsie Wiles
This week, science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles explains why genetically modified mosquitoes are not the cause of the Zika virus outbreak in the Americas, and talks about mice without the… Audio
Nights' Science - Native Fish Ecology
New Zealand fish with Stella McQueen, self-confessed native fish geek, author and field worker... eel migration - the male shortfin eels start heading out to sea in February for their six month trip… Audio
Maori Science Academy blasts off
Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the Maori Science Academy, which will have a NASA aerospace engineer as its ambassador.
Experiments, astronauts and lab coats for academy launch
Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the first Maori Science Academy. Audio
The mathematics of cancer
Dr Trevor Graham of Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London is using mathematics as a way to identify patterns of growth in cancerous tumours. Audio
Science: Autism and Seagrass
Dr Chris Smith on a paper exploring a potential link between infection in pregnant mothers and childhood autism. Also scientists sequence the genome of seagrasses, to work out why they are so tolerant… Audio
Daniel Levitin: thinking straight in an age of information overload
American cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, musician, record producer, and author of three bestselling books: This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs and, most recently, The Organized… Audio
Louisa Baillie: art and anatomy
Dunedin artist and scientist who has three degrees from the University of Otago (sculpture, health science, and a PhD in Anatomy). She uses her art and anatomy skills to work with cadavers and living… Audio
The 'pee' in pest control - developing super lures
A team of biologists and chemists are developing super lures, based on pheromones found in animal urine, that they hope will be more attractive and longer lasting than food lures Video, Audio
The 'pee' in pest control - developing super lures
A team of biologists and chemists are developing super lures, based on pheromones found in animal urine, that they hope will be more attractive and longer lasting than food lures
Video, AudioAlien invasions in Antarctica
Pete Convey, a polar ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, discusses how growing numbers of tourists and a changing climate increase the risk of species invasions. Audio
Alien invasions in Antarctica
Pete Convey, a polar ecologist at the British Antarctic Survey, discusses how growing numbers of tourists and a changing climate increase the risk of species invasions.
Audio'Physics is cool' - nanocamper
Year 12 and 13 students join scientists at the MacDiarmid Institute for a week-long nanocamp of experimentation and learning. Video, Audio
'Physics is cool' - nanocamper
Year 12 and 13 students join scientists at the MacDiarmid Institute for a week-long nanocamp of experimentation and learning.
Video, AudioToxic tents
Greenpeace is warning of nasties lurking within the waterproofing of some tents. Professor of Chemistry Allan Blackman explains. Audio
Nights' Science - Physics
Prof. Shaun Hendy director of Te Punaha Matatini at the University of Auckland on the study of matter, energy, and the interactions between them... do black holes exist or not Audio
Digesting Dairy
Australian Centre for Ancient DNA senior research associate Dr. Bastien Llamas on how, only 4000 years ago, adult Europeans gained the ability to drink milk (of goats and cows) from Russian herders. Audio
Electric Motorbike - Sytse Tacoma
Our next guest has built a fully electric motorcycle, by hand. Sytse Tacoma designed and built the bike in Blenheim. It will do 0 - 100km/h in 4 secs, it has a 120km range, it charges in 3 hours, all… Audio
'Rat Casino' - Michael Barrus
Scientists from Canda's University of British Columbia have built a 'rat casino', to investigate addictive behaviours. Catharine Winstanley and Michael Barrus are from the university's Department of… Audio
Cancer - causes and treatments
Sarah Allinson of Lancaster University has reviewed two recent but contradictory studies in the journals Nature and Science looking at the causes of cancer. So how much is down to lifestyle choices… Audio