Our Changing World for Thursday 15 August 2019
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Our Changing World for 15 August 2019
9:05 PM.Why playing pokie machines can easily lead to a gambling addiction, and the chemical element nickel is in more than just five cent coins. Audio
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Risky decisions & gambling addiction
9:06 PM.Electronic gaming machines, or the pokies, are highly addictive. Sonia Sly investigates why problem gambling develops and how it is associated with other disorders. Read more Audio
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Niobium - useful at high & low temperatures
8:00 AM.Niobium is a metal that is useful at both very high temperatures, as in jet engines, and very low temperatures as a superconductor, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 53 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Nitrogen - a vital powerhouse
8:00 AM.Most important biological molecules contain nitrogen, even though it takes lots of energy to make or break its chemical bonds, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 54 of Elemental. Read more Audio
