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12:01 PM.Allan Herbison discusses the role of the brain and fertility; Simon Parkin and his book 'Death by Video Game', and Naked Science with Chris Smith. Audio

1:50 PM.Global news giant CNN is testing one of Simon Morris's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a news gathering resource. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Naked Scientist Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news. This week: growing a miniature kidney in a lab to help combat kidney disease and aid drug profiling.  And a warning for people with cancer… Read more Audio

1:15 PM.What is HRT? Director of the Women's Health Research Centre at the University of Otago, menopause expert Bev Lawton on the risks and benefits of taking HRT during menopause. Read more Audio

1:01 PM.Menopause 3 HRT, Naked Science with Chris Smith; CNN tests Kiwi news drone. Audio

12:45 PM.Peter Griffin discusses the implications on copyright following the TPPA deal; Microsoft's new laptop 'Surface Book', and the Chinese government's on-line rating system. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Colour vision impairment: how it's diagnosed, the evolution of colour vision, and glasses to help people see the full colour spectrum. Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Testing and correcting colour vision impairment, Peter Griffin with the latest tech news. Audio

1:50 PM.A manufacturer in Japan is warning consumers not to perform a sexual act on its robots. Read more Audio

1:35 PM.Bee keeper and ecology and entomology professor Stephen Buchmann's new book is 'The Reason for Flowers - their history, culture, biology and how they change our lives'. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:20 PM.Associate Professor David Diemert on this remarkable parasite which lives off blood and is a leading cause of maternal and child morbidity in developing countries. Read more Audio

1:10 PM.Dr Chris Smith with the latest science news; bugs to beat asthma, charting Parkinson's in the brain to improve diagnosis and escaping cheetahs. Read more Audio

1:01 PM.Naked Science with Chris Smith, a vaccine for hookworms, Stephen Buchmann's 'The Reason for Flowers' and a robot sex warning! Audio

12:45 PM.Dr Rachael Shaw assesses the IQ of North Island robins, surprisingly they have a general intelligence similar to humans.   Read more Audio, Gallery

12:35 PM.Co-founder of 'Traveling Spoon' Steph Lawrence offers private dinners hosted around the world by locals keen to share their culinary skills. Read more Audio

12:25 PM.Sarah Knight from the University of Auckland's School of Biological Sciences has discovered that different yeasts may play a bigger role in the taste of wine than previously thought. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Concert pianist Michael Houstoun has replaced his sheet music with a tablet computer at his piano. Read more Audio

12:01 PM.Michael Houstoun's digital page turner, yeast and the taste of wine, travelingspoon.com and measuring the North Island Robin's IQ. Audio

1:50 PM.Have you noticed that some of us suffer way more than others when infected with the flu bug? No, this is not about gender but genes! There's a genetic reason why some of us get sicker than others when… Read more Audio

1:35 PM.The peer-review process, where a scientific paper gets read and reviewed by other independent academics, is a tried and trusted way to scrutinise research before it gets published. Just because it's… Read more Audio

1:25 PM.Ben Crair of Bloomberg visits Zoo Zajac, the biggest pet shop in the world. Read more Audio, Gallery

1:15 PM.Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists with the latest science news. This week, the device allowing a paralysed man to walk again, a study into 3D printing which could revolutionise surgery, and why… Read more Audio

1:06 PM.Why menopause happens, plus medical testing, are they really worth it if you are fit and well? Audio

12:30 PM.The science journalist, TV presenter and bestselling author Dr Michael Mosley has been putting himself through a barrage of medical tests to make his new BBC documentary 'Are Health Tests Really a… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Menopause science; what causes it and why does it happen? With menopause specialist Dr Bev Lawton of the Women's Health Research Centre at the University of Otago. Read more Audio