Technology
Have we reached the end of the Periodic Table?
You mightn't know that 2019 is the International Year of the Periodic Table, but Professor Allan Blackman certainly does. He's doing all he can to ensure people can enjoy the Periodic Table in all its… Audio
Three Minutes Max: Amy Fletcher on Deep Fakes
Amy Fletcher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury. She offers her take on the pros and cons of Deep Fakes. Audio
Security weaknesses found at five more health websites
Five websites operated by three district health boards have been found to have potential security vulnerabilities, the Ministry of Health says.
Thousands spent by NZTA on launch event for app
The Transport Agency has revealed it spent many thousands of dollars on an event to launch an online app in Queenstown - but it has failed to record just how much.
Online voting: yes or no? And Libra no more
New technology with Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to talk about the pros and cons of offering online voting in local body elections - is it worth the risk? He'll also look at why New Zealand's fibre… Audio
Digital platform to ease access of te reo Māori for 21st century conversations
A world first project will create a te reo digital dataset large enough to be used for machine learning to create chat bots, online education, games, transcription of archival material, and real-time…
Best of First Up for Thursday 24 october 2019
On the Podcast today we talk to Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff about the consequences of the SkyCity fire, We talk to Megan Woods about how the 13 Million the Government is to invest to digitise a te reo… Audio
Hype-filled claims led to loosely controlled NZTA contracts
Ministerial briefings show that officials passed hype-filled claims from a Silicon Valley company to Simon Bridges when he was Transport Minister, that paved the way for loosely controlled contracts… Audio
Revolutionary facial recognition technology for Sheep
Revolutionary facial recognition technology for sheep may change the face of farming in New Zealand. Dunedin company Iris Data Science have received 40-thousand dollars from Callaghan Innovation to… Audio
Facial recognition may put a spin on sheep farming
A Dunedin company is developing an artificial intelligence with the ability to recognise and identify individual sheep, in the hopes it may revolutionise farming.
Social media has little to do with mental wellbeing, latest study finds
New evidence suggests if Twitter and Facebook upset you or leave you down in the dumps you're likely to be in a minority. Audio
Yes, wisdom and happiness really do come with age
Dilip Jeste is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at UC San Diego and director of the UCSD Center for Healthy Aging, and he's challenging people to take another look at their perceptions of… Audio
Kipchoge's sub-two-hour marathon sparks debate over his shoes
Athletes are complaining new shoe technologies give an unfair advantage to those who get to wear them.
Nasa astronauts make all-women spacewalk
Two US astronauts have completed the first ever all-women spacewalk.
Eliud Kipchoge and the sub two hour marathon
Last weekend was exciting for fans of distance running. Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge broke the "unbreakable" two-hour marathon barrier and compatriot Brigid Kosgei smashed a 16 year old women's… Audio
Spark Sport promises to deliver
Spark Sport is promising to deliver for it's customers this weekend. The All Blacks will be playing Ireland in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal. Throughout the Rugby World Cup it's streaming service… Audio
'Edge computing', algos in the govt sector and Netflix results
Technology commentator Peter Griffin looks at how "edge computing" will help speed up some real-time applications, the government looking to get the public involved on a proposed algorithm charter for… Audio
NZ crime-busting software cracking global crimes
Used by the FBI among others, STRmix™ is helping to crack many crimes that were previously thought to be too complex to solve using DNA evidence. The sophisticated forensic software has been used… Audio
We are under surveillance and don't really care
Stats NZ has upped the ante when it comes to data collection - should we be worried? Audio
We are under surveillance and don't really care
Stats NZ has upped the ante when it comes to data collection - should we be worried?
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