Allan Blackman
Antimony - takes lives, saves lives
Antimony can be used to take lives - and to save lives. Check out episode 4 of Elemental with Professor Allan Blackman from AUT. Audio
Antimony - takes lives, saves lives
Antimony can be used to take lives - and to save lives. Check out episode 4 of Elemental with Professor Allan Blackman from AUT.
AudioOur Changing World for 28 February 2019
Professor Allan Blackman from AUT explores the chemical elements actinium and americium, and the Kakapo Files podcast catches up with the work of the island rangers. Audio
Americium - a radioactive, domestic do-gooder
Invented during war, radioactive americium has become a bit of a do-gooder that is in most homes. Find out more with AUT's Allan Blackman in episode 3 of Elemental. Audio
Americium - a radioactive, domestic do-gooder
Invented during war, radioactive americium has become a bit of a do-gooder that is in most homes. Find out more with AUT's Allan Blackman in episode 3 of Elemental.
AudioAluminium - light & versatile
Aluminium is a light, well-known metal with lots of useful properties. Join AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman for episode 2 of Elemental. Audio
Aluminium - light & versatile
Aluminium is a light, well-known metal with lots of useful properties. Join AUT chemistry professor Allan Blackman for episode 2 of Elemental.
AudioActinium - rare & radioactive
The first alphabetical element in the periodic table is actinium. It is a heavy radioactive element, as we discover in episode 1 of Elemental, with Professor Allan Blackman from AUT. Audio
Actinium - rare & radioactive
The first alphabetical element in the periodic table is actinium. It is a heavy radioactive element, as we discover in episode 1 of Elemental, with Professor Allan Blackman from AUT.
AudioTales from the periodic table
In the prequel to Elemental, AUT's Allan Blackman introduces us to Dmitri Mendeleev and chemistry's periodic table of elements. Audio
Tales from the periodic table
In the prequel to Elemental, AUT's Allan Blackman introduces us to Dmitri Mendeleev and chemistry's periodic table of elements.
AudioDon't worry about the robots
Tesla's boss Elon Musk apparently works 120 hours a week. Working on projects for the betterment of human beings. Meanwhile, a Guardian columnist reassuringly tells us not to worry about robots… Audio
Do behave
Many parents aren't happy that Kaitoke School lets one of its relief teachers have her baby in the classroom for two hours a day while she teaches. They don't think she can focus on her job while… Audio
The danger of truck driving
If you drive a truck for a living you're more likely to die on the job than in any other profession. Alex Collie of the Monash School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine says truck driving "has… Audio
Music to work to
Research in the New Zealand Medical Journal says a lot of music is played in operating theatres. How would you feel about Achy Breaky Heart or Bad Medicine being played while you're under? Audio
Eagles Greatest Hits soaring in charts
The King of Pop has been superceded by a Greatest Hits album as the highest selling record in the US. The Eagles Greatest hits has surpassed Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller Audio
Extra Police officers need to be churned out
We'll have to go from 9 new recruits entering the Police force a week to 19. How can this be done? And the Justice Minister Andrew Little's summit will conclude that we need to replace prison with… Audio
The worth of a mayor
The Renumeration Aurhority has decided being a mayor is a full-time job and are adjusting their salaries accordingly. Southland and Otago mayors will receive a pay rise of between 2.8 per cent and 12… Audio
Govt stops public service CEO bonuses
First the government announces a pay freeze for MPs anmd now today the Renumeration Authority is abolishing bonuses for public service CEOs. Audio
