Science
The Carrington Event: How NZ evaded disaster
The largest solar storm on record lit up skies around the globe in the 1850s - but New Zealand, a technological backwater, escaped the worst of it.
Our Changing World: Top 10 listens for 2024
From the puzzles of our mind to the deep sea and the far-flung subantarctic islands, these podcast episodes have explored our changing world in 2024.
SS1 - OCW 26 December 2024 - Mice in PF2050 and Kai Ika
Our Changing World is kicking off the summer science series this week with two stories from local podcast producers. First up, Victoria University of Wellington student Dan Moskovitz explores a curly… Audio
How does a chemist clean his oven?
Is there a magic chemical that will easily clean the oven, or do we just have to roll our sleeves up and scrub? We're joined by Dr Jack Chen, senior lecturer at AUT's faculty of Chemistry. Audio
Can Ozempic really treat everything?
There are claims Ozempic and other similar drugs can have positive effects from Alzheimer's disease to heart disease to depression. Audio
Wearing hospital gowns makes patients feel vulnerable: Study
The University of Auckland's clinical trials centre studied seventy-four people and had half the participants dressing for a mock consultation wearing their own clothes and the other half put into… Audio
'Profound consequences': NZ scientists' 'dark energy' breakthrough
For years, have physicists believed the universe was expanding equally in all directions, and used the concept of "dark energy" to explain this.
Solving the World's Problems
Retired farmer and commentator Steve Wyn-Harris joins Jesse to talk about his latest meteorite adventures and the pressures the Christmas period puts on farmers. Audio
What methane seeping from Antarctic might mean
Methane is escaping from below the seafloor in Antarctica - what are the potential implications for further warming of the planet?
Our Changing World: Antarctic methane seeps
On her recent trip in Antarctica, Claire Concannon caught up with a team of NIWA researchers who are discovering new methane seeps.
These are areas where methane gas or fluid escapes from below the… Audio
Psychiatrist calls for solitary confinement numbers to be available
A forensic psychiatrist says more data on the number of people held in solitary confinement in prison should be made available. Dr Erik Monasterio spoke to Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira. Audio
Christchurch teenager wins Prime Minister's Space Prize
A Christchurch teenager's project to improve tracking methane from space has won him the Prime Minister's Space Prize. Year 12 student Cairo Akehurst spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
What's going on under the ground in Vanuatu?
Maggie Tweedie speaks to geophysicist Dr Kasper van Wijk from the University of Auckland, who was in Vanuatu last year looking at the volcano Mount Yasur. Audio
'Psychedelic renaissance' hits New Zealand
From the results, it looks like New Zealand may be part of a global trend that has been dubbed the 'psychedelic renaissance'. Audio
After months spinning in a vortex, world's biggest iceberg is on the move
The world's largest iceberg is again drifting through the Southern Ocean after months stuck spinning on the same spot.
New Zealand and the 'psychedelic renaissance'
The latest set of results from the 2024 New Zealand Drugs Trends Survey has shed light on the non-medical use of pharmaceuticals in New Zealand. Audio
Physicist on how Santa delivers gifts
A scientist says Santa Claus may use tricks of quantum physics to help him deliver gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. University of Auckland head of the department of physics Professor Jan… Audio
Will 2025 be the year of the cancer vaccine?
The Economist's health editor Natasha Loder wrote that advances in mRNA technology have spawned groundbreaking new cancer vaccine trials around the world, from melanoma to colorectal cancers. Audio
Why AI's next big evolution may be its least predictable yet
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, said a major change was on AI's horizon.
Plate tectonics: Graham Leonard
This week GNS released a high resolution update to the national Active Faults Database, detailing where the active faults are across the motu. Audio
