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Nine To Noon for Monday 31 May 2010

  • National health database

    9:07 AM.A nationwide centralized system of online health records is in the planning but how secure will your intimate medical details be? Audio

  • What drives genius?

    9:30 AM.Writer David Shenk explains why he disputes the popular belief that intelligence and talent are genetically predetermined. His New York Times bestselling book, 'The Genius In All of Us', suggests we… Read more Audio

  • Europe correspondent - Seamus Kearney

    9:51 AM.News from Europe. Audio

  • Feature guest - Jim Shepherd

    10:07 AM.Jim Shepherd was a career criminal, who became number two in the notorious Mr Asia drug syndicate in the late 1970's. Now 68, he is out of prison and has told the story of the criminal underworld of… Read more Audio

  • Book review

    11:09 AM.'The Tulip Virus' by Danielle Hermans. Published by Allen and Unwin, reviewed by Ralph McAllister. Audio

  • Politics

    11:10 AM.With Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton. Audio

  • Food and wine

    11:32 AM.With guest chef Julie Goodwin. Wine selections from John Hawkesby. Audio

  • Off the beaten track

    11:50 AM.World Environment Day and biodiversity. Audio

09:05 Centralised online health records

A nationwide centralised system of online health records is in the planning but how secure will your intimate medical details be?
Graeme Osborne, Director of the government appointed National Health IT Board.

09:20 Electronic patient record

Dr Peter Foley, Hawkes Bay Family Doctor and Chair of the Medical Association; and Barbara Robson, consumer advocate on Health and Disability Commission board.

09:25 What drives genius?

Writer David Shenk explains why he disputes the popular belief that intelligence and talent are genetically predetermined. His New York Times bestselling book The Genius In All of Us suggests we re-think what we know about genes, talent, and intelligence.

The Genius In All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ is Wrong by David Shenk
Published by Allen & Unwin

09:45 Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney

10:05 Jim Shepherd - Last Man Standing

Jim Shepherd was a career criminal, who became number two in the notorious Mr Asia drug syndicate in the late 1970's. Now 68 he is out of prison, and has told the story of the criminal underworld of Mr Asia in his book Last Man Standing.

10:30 Book Review with Ralph McAllister

The Tulip Virus by Danielle Hermans
Published by Allen & Unwin

10:45 Reading. The Life And Death Of Laura Friday (And Of Pavarotti, Her Parrot) by David Murphy

A kind of Ronald Hugh Morrieson for the noughties. Black comedy with an affectionately satirical edge.

11:05 Politics with Andrew Campbell and Matthew Hooton

11:30 Guest Chef Julie Goodwin, Winner of MasterChef Australia and wine commentator John Hawkesby

Stuffed chicken thighs with prosciutto, Rich potato puree + leek puree, and Lemon Diva cupcakes.
Our Family Table by Julie Goodwin
Published by Ebury Press Australia

11:45 Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne

The outdoorsman and adventurer discusses World Environment Day and Arbor Day: The Chatham albatross thrives, while Madagascar's Alaotra grebe has been declared officially extinct.