Technology
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
New technology with Mark Pesce
Mark Pesce is a futurist, writer, educator and broadcaster. Audio
Technology And Innovation
Our technology correspondent Paul Brislen has the latest news on the territorial clamp-down by Netflix. New Zealand receives a poor score for innovation - surprisingly. We meet our… Audio
Advances in assistive technology
Advances in technology are making some every day tasks easier for people who are visually impaired. Assistive Technology consultant Jonathan Mosen has been blind since birth. He says thanks to the… Audio
Adam Stelzner
There's just plain crazy and there's the right kind of crazy. A career as a NASA engineer seemed crazy to Adam Stelzner when he was an average student, failing geometry, playing bass in a band. But… Audio
VMob sees move to NZX Main Board better fit than NXT market
The brand management software company, VMob, has graduated this morning from the stock exchange's NZAX alternative market for start-ups, onto the Main Board, as it looks to raise its international… Audio
Tech News: Sky upgrade and Netflix VPN crackdown
Technology news with Peter Griffin and the Sky upgrade gets mixed reviews, and Netflix threatens to crack down on the use of virtual private networks or VPNs. Audio
The modular laptop
New Zealander Barry Vercoe was involved in the One Laptop Per Child project and he's now trying to put a low cost, modular, easily upgradeable laptop called INFINITY into classrooms closer to home. Video, Audio
Mike Dickison: 15 years of Wikipedia
Kim Hill talks to Dr Mike Dickison, Curator of Natural History at the Whanganui Regional Museum, and volunteer editor for the free encylopedia Wikipedia, which recently celebrated its 15th birthday. Audio
Synching traffic lights
How smart are our traffic lights? Trafic engineer Martin Huang of Envivo enlightens us. Audio
Screen time
Getting children off their screens is being described as "The great inter-generational struggle of our times by psychotherapist Dr. Jay Watts of the University of London. Audio
Technology And Innovation
Our technology correspondent Paul Brislen is here to tell us about a future without passwords, Netflix' territorial issues and Apple's odd tax situation. We'll meet our Innovator Of The Week, who… Audio
Big brand phone makers use child labour - Amnesty
Human rights organisation Amnesty has accused Apple, Samsung and Sony of failing to check that the minerals they use are not mined by children.
Business commentator Rod Oram
Market reaction to the US Federal Reserve's rise in interest rates last week. The World Trade Organisation's historic breakthrough on banning subsidies for agricultural exports. Calling quits on the… Audio
Tumblr's Meme Librarian: viral media
Social media platform Tumblr is a hive of online activity where users share images, GIFS or whatever else takes their fancy. If what they're sharing becomes popular enough it reaches the status of… Audio, Gallery
Media roundtable
Mediawatch's Colin Peacock, satirist Robbie Nichol (White Man Behind A Desk), associate editor of the StopPress media industry news website Ben Fahy, and RNZ Head of Content Carol Hirschfeld talk… Audio, Gallery
Cyberbullying
It's only been around for a few weeks, so do we know if The Harmful Digital Communications Act will do what it's designed to do? That includes dealing to cyber bullies. Children and teenagers are… Audio
Men of the Year: Guy Ryan and Peter Beck
Peter Beck's Rocket Lab is at the forefront of rocket technology and he was the 2015 New Zealand Innovator of the Year. Peter's goal is to revolutionise the space industry. Rocket Lab is currently… Audio, Gallery