Nights for Thursday 9 December 2021

 

7:12 Sci-Fi/Sci-Fact - Ironman's Arc Reactor

James Rice is a PhD student researching superconducting power supplies for fusion energy applications at the Robinson Research Institute at Victoria University of Wellington, where he works closely with MacDiarmid Institute Principal Investigator, Dr. Chris Bumby. - He gives us his scientific take on Ironman's Arc Reactor.

7:35 RNZ Nights Launches a New Podcast

RNZ is partnering with The MacDiarmid Institute to launch a new podcast for science-fiction fans. A spinoff of the popular science Materials: Fact or Fiction segment from RNZ's Nights with Brian Crump is set to be released as a podcast titled Sci Fi/Sci Fact, with the first three episodes released tomorrow, Friday 10 December.  Nicola Gaston, co-director of the MacDiarmid Institute, joins us.

8:10 Herb's Adventures

We catch up with Ben James from Herb's Mobile record store - he'll be picking a track for us.

8:15 Pacific Waves

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Koroi Hawkins presents a daily current affairs programme that delves deeper into the major stories of the week, through a Pacific lens, and shines a light on issues affecting Pacific people wherever they are in the world.

8:30 Window on The World

People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service. - Hundreds of millions of tonnes of food go to waste every year, much of it before it is even sold. This waste is bad for the planet, but also for farmers and consumers. A company in India has found an solution. They collect imperfect produce that would otherwise have been left by farmers to rot and use specially designed solar dryers to remove the water. They then take the dried fruit and vegetables, process it, and sell it on.

9:07 Our Changing World

This week on Our Changing World, two stories about our rivers.  Claire Concannon finds out about how we can adapt man-made structures on rivers and streams to help native fish make their way past them on their upstream journeys.  While Justin Gregory learns about the development of a national river flow forecasting tool by a team at NIWA. 

9:30 Overseas Correspondent - Taiwan

Our overseas correspondent in taiwan, William Yang joins us from Taipei.

10:17 Lately

Lately with Karyn Hay is a late night radio show on RNZ National, with an eye on live events, an ear for music, a great sense of humour and a genuine interest in people and their stories.

11:07 Music 101 pocket edition

In this week's Pocket Edition with Yadana Saw, Marlon Williams takes stock of a peculiar year and Sir Michael Lindsay-Hogg speaks with Kim Hill about his relationship with the Beatles...after the 11 o’clock news.