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Tech news: Microsoft buys LinkedIn
12:45 PM.Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with reaction to the news that Microsoft's paid US$26.2 billion for the professional networking website LinkedIn, one of the biggest tech deals in history. Also Apple… Read more Audio
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Surplus food market
12:35 PM.Zoe Wong is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cerplus, an online marketplace for surplus produce that links farms and wholesalers directly with food businesses and kitchens rather than having to go via… Read more Audio
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Edible hay bale wrapping
12:25 PM.A team of British chemists from farming backgrounds has come up with an edible hay bale wrapping that's attracting interest from all over the world, including from here in New Zealand. We speak to one… Read more Audio
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LA wildlife survey
12:15 PM.A huge citizen science project in Los Angeles is uncovering unknown species and the full diversity of the city's wildlife. Brian Brown is a curator of the Entomology Section of the LA Natural History… Read more Audio, Gallery
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This Way Up 18 June 2016 Part 1
12:01 PM.LA wildlife survey, edible hay bale wrapping, surplus food market and tech news. Audio
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Naked Science
1:50 PM.Dr Chris Smith with science news. A new type of coating makes better, more focussed lights and exciting work on a new way to stop multiple sclerosis from progressing. Audio
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Home heating Q&A
1:40 PM.George Block of consumer.org.nz answers your home heating questions. From whether it's good to leave heaters on low when you're out, to whether buying a heat pump might just be a false economy. Read more Audio
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Tech: Sky/Vodafone merger
1:25 PM.Tech correspondent Peter Griffin on the proposed merger of Sky TV and Vodafone and what it could mean for New Zealand consumers. Also Google could be planning to tighten up control over its Android… Read more Audio
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A lost cat
1:10 PM.The story of Minou, a lost cat with a hefty reward for her return. Read more Audio
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This Way Up 11 June 2016 Part 2
1:01 PM.A lost cat, tech news, home heating questions and Naked Science. Audio
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Jupiter
12:50 PM.After a journey lasting about 5 years and 3 billion kilometres, the NASA spaceship Juno is nearing its final destination, the huge planet Jupiter. Robin McKie, the Science Editor of The Observer… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Nano nano
12:40 PM.Dr. Anna Henning of boutiq makes nanomaterials for use in everything from solar cells to sunscreen. We talk to her in the lab about some of the exciting new medical applications of nanoscience. Read more Audio
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A new way to edit life?
12:25 PM.Scientists think they have found a new form of gene editing that targets RNA and not DNA, raising the prospect of more cellular manipulation and more useful applications and therapies. Science… Read more Audio
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Dementia game
12:15 PM.Sea Hero Quest is a navigation game played on mobile phones and computers that's contributing to dementia research and has already racked up over a million downloads. Professor Michael Hornberger of… Read more Audio
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This Way Up 11 June 2016 Part 1
12:01 PM.Dementia game, Jupiter probe and a new kind of CRISPR Audio
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The Serengeti Rules
1:40 PM.Sean Carroll's a biologist and science writer and we talk to him about his new book 'The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discover How Life Works and Why it Matters' (Princeton University Press). Read more Audio
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Treating menopause symptoms using acupuncture
1:30 PM.Professor Nancy Avis at the Wake Forest School of Medicine is lead author of a study on more than 200 women, showing that acupuncture can reduce the frequency of common menopause symptoms by up to 36… Read more Audio
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Wood burners: a buyer's guide
1:20 PM.George Block of consumer.org.nz is looking at the best home heating options with us as we head into winter. This week, wood burners. Read more Audio
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Longevity drug
1:10 PM.Trials with an immunosuppressant drug called rapamycin have had an astonishing effect on the longevity of mice. Early results of a small study involving dogs also look promising, and researcher Matt… Read more Audio
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This Way Up 4 June 2016 Part 2
1:01 PM.Longevity drug, wood burners buyer's guide, treating menopause symptoms using acupuncture and Sean Carroll's 'The Serengeti Rules'. Audio
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Tech news: music streaming options
12:50 PM.Tech correspondent Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. This week, music streaming options including YouTube Red and Spotify. Also Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invests US$3.5 billion in… Read more Audio
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New approach to fighting Alzheimer's?
12:40 PM.A new study suggests that the protein amyloid beta's bad reputation could be ill deserved. Although it's seen as the prime cause of the neurological knots and tangles found in the brains of… Read more Audio
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Sci fi couple
12:20 PM.Rochelle and Paul Scoones met through a shared love of the BBC TV show 'Doctor Who' about 20 years ago. Now they run a shop called Retrospace in Takapuna, jampacked with all manner of sci fi… Read more Audio
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Electric bumblebees
12:15 PM.Bumblebees can sense electric fields generated by flowers, and are using these electrical signals as a navigational aid to distinguish between different flowers as they buzz around gathering pollen… Read more Audio
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This Way Up 4 June 2016 Part 1
12:01 PM.Electricity sensing bumblebees, sci fi couple, and a new approach to fighting Alzheimer's? Also tech news: music streaming options. Audio