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We’re all made of stardust - astrophysicist Jan Eldridge
7:05 PM.By looking to the stars we can understand where we came from and how we came to be. Dr Jan Eldridge explains how the different death throes of stars create what's needed for life. Read more Audio
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Everybody wants to rule the world – but who really does?
5:00 AM.Conspiracists often claim that a shadowy cabal is in control of the world. But is it actually corporations? Nation states? Markets? Or no-one in particular? Dr Guy Fiti Sinclair explores the options.
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'Omicron was not mild for those suffering Long Covid' – immunologist Dr Anna Brooks
7:05 PM.The term 'Long Covid' was coined in May 2020 but the virus became a pandemic before the most common post-viral condition was taken seriously. Dr Anna Brooks explores what we now know about it. Read more Audio
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'Data only take you so far in innovative design, because people say what they think you want to hear' – Dr Angus Campbell
7:05 PM.The perils of data-driven design are explored by Dr Angus Campbell. (A highlight of Auckland University's Raising the Bar talk series) Read more Audio
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‘The energy colonisation put in to remove te reo from us, needs to be put back in to make it accessible to Māori’ – Dr Kiri Dell
7:05 PM.Dr Kiri Dell from Auckland University's Business School explores what Maori and Pakeha need to consider for the journey towards revitalisation of te reo Maori to become a reality. A highlight of the… Read more Audio
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'Auckland city, oh what a pity' – architect Julie Stout on what might it might become instead
7:05 PM.Julie Stout describes how Auckland could connect in the future to the wairua and cultures that make up Tamaki Makaurau. One of the highlights of Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2022. Read more Audio
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Can a blood supply be safe, shortage-free and also inclusive? Assoc. Prof. Peter Saxton thinks so.
7:05 PM.Community health expert Dr Peter Saxton explores the balancing act of keeping New Zealand's blood supply safe from infectious diseases while ensuring we have enough donors and can uphold our values as… Read more Audio
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With supply chains, you can have efficiency or resilience but not both - Prof. Tava Olsen
5:00 AM.What's with all the stockouts and empty shelves? Dr Tava Olsen from the University of Auckland Business School with a highlight of Raising the Bar 2022. Read more Audio
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Charlotte Yates on her decades of turning iconic NZ poetry into songs
7:05 PM.Charlotte Yates explores the history of her series of musical collaborations between contemporary composers and the work of New Zealand's finest writers at the 2021 Going West Festival. Read more Audio
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In a series of remarkable poems, two writers – Karlo Mila and Daren Kamali – explore Pacific identity in Aotearoa
7:05 PM.Tongan, Samoan and Palagi poet Karlo Mila reads from her book The Goddess Muscle and Fijian poet Daren Kamali performs his poetry and accompanies himself on traditional Fijian musical instruments. Read more Audio
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Three writers on stereotypes, identity and the Asian-Kiwi experience
7:05 PM.A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices from Aotearoa New Zealand introduces three new literary voices exploring Asian experiences and identities in Aotearoa. A highlight of Verb Wellington 2021. Read more Audio
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In her deeply personal memoir Faking It, Kyle Mewburn recounts a life in transition
7:05 PM.Well-known children's author Kyle Mewburn talks with Jane Arthur about her life, which has recently changed radically. (A highlight from the 2021 Verb Readers and Writers Festival in Wellington) Read more Audio
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Wellington writer Clare Moleta explores the dark side of motherhood in her debut novel
7:05 PM.Unsheltered is the riveting story of one mother’s search for her child across a climate-ravaged continent in a dystopian future. Clare Moleta talks with Pip Adam about her inspirations. Read more Audio
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'If you don’t get your head out of a book, my girl, you’ll end up on Queer Street'
7:05 PM.In a personal address tracing a lifetime of reading, the renowned playwright Renée explores the power of literature, and its role in shaping her own professional and imaginative worlds. Read more Audio
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Word of mouth: What is it, does it work and how can it be used?
7:05 PM.Marketing expert Assoc. Prof. Bodo Lang explains what word of mouth is, why it works, and how much it can be trusted. And he reveals that whether it's online or face to face really matters. Read more Audio
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How genome-mapping all NZ children could help combat disease
5:00 AM.How could DNA improve our health? Prof. Justin O'Connor advocates sequencing the genomes of all the 60,000 children born in NZ each year. A highlight of Auckland University's Raising the Bar series. Read more Audio
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Tastes like climate change: Wine expert Ali Lowrey has a sobering warning
5:00 AM.Ali Lowrey talks about the future of winemaking in this highlight of Auckland University's Raising the Bar Home Series. Read more Audio
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A top ice-hockey player is deeply involved in research into brain disease triggered by contact sports like hers
7:05 PM.Dr Helen Murray explores the relationship between repetitive head injuries, contact sport and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - a progressive brain disease that causes dementia. Read more Audio
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How to make our democracy better? Try sortition, once practised in Ancient Greece – Prof Matheson Russell
7:05 PM.Assoc. Prof. Matheson Russell explores different models for democracy in action during an era of unprecedented polarisation. His focus? Sortition. A highlight of Raising the Bar Home Edition. Read more Video, Audio
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From hard genetics to lifestyle genetics – how genes do, and don’t, predict our health and life outcomes
7:05 PM.Prof. Andrew Shelling sorts fact from fiction when it comes to 'blaming your genes,' and discusses the role of genetic testing in controlling common diseases. From Raising the Bar Home Edition. Read more Video, Audio
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Being pākehā means being in a state of permanent lively discomfort, says Alison Jones
7:05 PM.What does it mean to be Pākehā today? Prof. Alison Jones from the University of Auckland talks to the University of Canterbury's Jeanette King in this highlight of WORD Christchurch 2021. Read more Audio
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Leadership means learning when to take your coat off, even though it’s freezing – Mark Solomon
5:00 AM.Mark Solomon, the former kaiwhakahaere (Chair) of Ngāi Tahu's governing council, speaks with Nic Lowe about leadership in this highlight of WORD Christchurch 2021. Read more Audio
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How to write a killer plot - two crime writers tell all
5:00 AM.Two crime writers - Jacqueline Bublitz and Paul Cleave - discuss how they create memorable stories in this highlight of 2021's Word Christchurch festival. Read more Audio
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Optimism? Pessimism? What should we feel about the climate crisis?
7:05 PM.At the time of the COP26 summit held in Glasgow, Kim Hill speaks with journalist Tom Doig and veteran scientist Dave Lowe about the climate crisis. A highlight of 2021 Word Christchurch. Read more Audio
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An adventurous life can mean different things for women, from running in the New York marathon to soothing a wakeful child at night
7:05 PM.Dr Hinemoa Elder, Kyle Mewburn, Anjum Rahman, Julie Zarifeh and Emily Writes explore very different aspects of courage and adventure in their lives. They talk with Jo Malcolm. Read more Audio