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Accuracy, power, and speed: practical shooting
12:15 PM.'Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas' or accuracy, power, and speed; it's the motto of the International Practical Shooting Confederation, and the key qualities you'll need if you're going to succeed at… Read more Audio, Gallery
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This Way Up for Saturday 1 July 2017
12:01 PM.Practical shooting competiton, the missing pieces in the code of life, cyber attacks, and why women live longer than men. Audio
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First-person shooter
10:15 AM.Practical shooting is a gun sport where the emphasis is on moving quickly between targets against the clock. This Way Up's Simon Morton goes along to Rotorua Pistol Club to see how it's done. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Where to with wearables?
12:50 PM.The race is on to develop the next generation of wearable technologies that will make our lives better, easier and more productive... in theory. Professor Paul Lukowicz, who specialises in AI, talks… Read more Audio
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News in bed: where do you get yours?
12:40 PM.Tech news with Peter Griffin and UBER's CEO Travis Kalanick steps down after his controversial stint in the spotlight. And from renewing a passport to paying your speeding tickets; how often do you… Read more Audio
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Life at the young and old folks' home
12:30 PM.Young Finnish people are moving into Helsinki's biggest state-run rest home as the country grapples with a housing crisis. Read more Audio, Gallery
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The tech transforming golf
12:15 PM.Sports fans are a demanding lot. They want live action, instant replays and super slow mo, as well as perceptive commentary and insightful analysis supported by the latest data beamed live and direct… Read more Audio, Gallery
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This Way Up for Saturday 24 June 2017
12:01 PM.The tech transforming golf, young folks' home in Finland, news in bed, and where to with wearables? Audio
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An upswing for golf watchers
1:35 PM.Soon spectators at home will know far more about how a golfer is performing than the player or their caddie. Ben Taylor from Animation Research in Dunedin is helping develop the technology. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Science news: Parkinson's may originate in the gut
12:50 PM.Further evidence Parkinson's disease may be triggered in the intestine raises hopes for earlier diagnosis and scientists in South Africa discover the disease trajectory of tuberculosis. Read more Audio
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Cycling – the key to a happier & healthier old age?
12:35 PM.Take one trishaw – a bit like a tricycle but with two wheels at the front – add two passengers and a volunteer driver, then get out in the fresh air for a pedal. That's the essence of Cycling Without… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Tech news: cryptocurrency booms & the latest in gaming
12:25 PM.Why the market for digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is booming; the latest from LA gaming conference E3 2017; and Crash Override, the malware that can take down power grids. Read more Audio
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How healthy is your gut?
12:15 PM.Author and science journalist Michael Mosley turns his attention to our insides in the new book The Clever Guts Diet. Read more Audio
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This Way Up for Saturday 17 June 2017
12:01 PM.The Clever Guts Diet, the cryptocurrency boom, Cycling Without Age, and how Parkinson's invades your brain. Audio
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Flatpack food: shape-changing pasta
12:55 PM.Researchers at MIT are trying to save on food transport costs by making meals that can transform from something that looks like a flat sheet of lasagne into macaroni just by adding water. Wen Wang is… Read more Audio
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Womb with a view: when can a foetus see?
12:40 PM.Science news – research suggests 34-week-old foetuses can see in the womb, plus the Zika virus could be used to treat brain cancer and measuring a white dwarf star with light. Read more Audio
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Disposable drones to the rescue
12:35 PM.The US Department of Defense is developing vanishing air vehicles that can make precise deliveries of critical supplies, then vaporise into thin air. Read more Audio
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Miniaturising the world
12:25 PM.Miniaturist Mavis Cheyne uses her wood turning, pottery, joinery, embroidery and decorative skills to recreate all kinds of things in tiny scale and amazing detail. We visit her garage workshop to see… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Global sand shortage?
12:15 PM.David Owen explores the global business of sand in a rather worryingly titled New Yorker article 'The World is Running Out of Sand'. Read more Audio
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This Way Up for Saturday 10 June 2017
12:01 PM.A global sand shortage? Miniaturising the world, disposable drones, womb with a view: can foetuses see? And flatpack food: self-assembling pasta. Audio
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Games fans fund their own fun
12:50 PM.The crowdfunding website Kickstarter's become an important way for 'tabletop games' designers to connect with fans and raise the cash needed to produce their games. Read more Audio
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NZ board game set to go big-time
12:40 PM.Local game designer Shem Phillips has raised over $1 million to make board games via the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. His Viking-themed game 'Raiders of the North Sea' has just been nominated for… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Tech news: Google's tax bill & your next 'essential' phone
12:30 PM.The founder of Android launches a smartphone; Google releases its NZ accounts (spoiler alert: it's not paying much tax here), and China introduces new laws for foreign tech companies. Read more Audio
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Gene editing: too much hype?
12:15 PM.CRISPR Cas9 is a technique used to edit DNA that some say will change medicine, farming and genetic science forever. Biochemist Ian Hayden has been looking at where the technology is at and where it's… Read more Audio
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This Way Up for Saturday 3 June 2017
12:01 PM.Gene editing: how much hype? Google's tax bill & the Esssential phone, board game bonanza, and funding fun by fans. Audio