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This Way Up 2 April 2016 Part 1
12:01 PM.Music streaming (Spotify and SoundCloud Go), analysis of Apple vs FBI, and ebooks and reader analytics. Audio
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Animal deception
1:33 PM.In his book 'Cheats and Deceits' Martin Stevens examines deception and trickery in the animal kingdom. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Birds: Long-tailed cuckoo
1:22 PM.We head to Kapiti Island with Hugh Robertson on the trail of the long-tailed cuckoo. Read more Audio
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Amsterdam's night mayor
1:10 PM.The Dutch capital Amsterdam has been quick to embrace the opportunities afforded by an expanding 24 hour economy. It's just appointed a night mayor to run the city after dark. Jon Henley of The… Read more Audio
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This Way Up Part 2
1:01 PM.Amsterdam's night mayor, the long-tailed cuckoo, animal deception, and making almond milk. Audio
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Dinosaur collecting
12:46 PM.Nothing tells the world you've made it quite like a real life Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton standing in your hallway! There's a new breed of dinosaur collector and they're outbidding the world's top… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Rest Test
12:40 PM.How do you rest and relax? resttest.org is a global crowdsourced experiment that want to measure people's attitudes and opinions about rest. Claudia Hammond of the BBC's 'All in the Mind' programme… Read more Audio
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Bioplastic Repairs
12:33 PM.FORMcards are handy, pocket-sized cards of meltable bio-plastic; just heat them up and mould them to repair your stuff from a knob for your stereo to a canoe! Peter Marigold is the inventor. Read more Audio
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Technology: Adblocking
12:12 PM.With more of us filtering out the adverts when we're online we ask Peter Griffin how adblockers work, who's using them and how content publishers, from online newpapers to mobile apps, are responding… Read more Audio
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This Way Up Part 1
12:01 PM.Adblocking, FORMcards, how do you relax? And dinosaur collecting! Audio
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Phthalates: can they harm us?
1:45 PM.Phthalates are a class of chemicals that make plastic flexible, putting the squeeze in your bath toys, and help make your cling film cling. But can prolonged exposure to them harm us? Toxicologist… Read more Audio
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Choosing the right pet insurance
1:25 PM.Luke Harrison has been comparing the pet insurance policies on the market for consumer.org.nz. Read more Audio
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Surge in demand for adult nappies
1:20 PM.The market for adult nappies is surging. Lauren Coleman-Lochner is a retail and consumer reporter for Bloomberg News who's looked at the sector. Read more Audio
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Air pollution link to childhood behavioural problems
1:12 PM.Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on a US study suggesting a link between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and later childhood behavioural problems. Also, brain cell implants that could… Read more Audio
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This Way Up for 19 March 2016 Part 2
1:01 PM.Science news (air pollution linked to childhood behavioural problems), adult nappies, pet insurance policies, and pthalates: can they harm us? Audio
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Consumer genetics: the legal implications
12:28 PM.From patenting genes to privacy, how will the emerging field of consumer genetics challenge our existing laws? Colin Gavaghan is the New Zealand Law Foundation Director in Law & Emerging Technologies… Read more Audio
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Crossword-setting plagiarism row
12:12 PM.Journalist Oliver Roeder of FiveThirtyEight.com has uncovered a dastardly tale of plagiarism in the normally serene and cerebral world of crossword setting. Read more Audio
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This Way Up for 19 March 2016 Part 1
12:01 PM.Crossword- setting plagiarism row, consumer genetics: the legal implications, and technology news. Audio
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Adam Rutherford: consumer genetics
1:45 PM.Today you can get your genome sequenced in a matter of days and we're not too far from it costing under $1000. But what does this mean and how can we use the myriad of genetic information about us to… Read more Audio
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Tech: TV apps, video games and geoblocking
1:30 PM.Peter Griffin has technology news and the government wants your views on geoblocking and other technological protection measures or TPMs. Plus more evidence that New Zealanders love playing video… Read more Audio
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Tech: TV apps, video games and geoblocking
1:30 PM.Peter Griffin has technology news and the government wants your views on geoblocking and other technological protection measures or TPMs. Plus more evidence that New Zealanders love playing video… Read more Audio
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The Ashley Madison data breach
1:15 PM.Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Read more Audio
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The Ashley Madison data breach
1:15 PM.Last year hackers exposed the personal data of tens of millions of users of the 'original extramarital affairs' website Ashley Madison. The breach had devastating consequences for many and an… Read more Audio