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Social enterprise coffee
1:25 PM.Wellington has its first 'social enterprise' coffee bar. With barista trainer and cafe manager Kirk Hodgson and Georgia Leigh-Hudson from Stories Espresso Bar. Also Zeal social enterprise developer… Read more Audio
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Using spider silk for knee replacements
1:10 PM.Nick Skaer is the CEO of Orthox, a British company trying to cope with the surge in knee replacement surgery by using regenerative silk implants based on the silks spun by silkworms and spiders. Read more Audio
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Betablockers
12:50 PM.John Ashton of the University of Otago looks at betablockers, a commonly prescribed class of drug used to treat everything from high blood pressure to migraines and glaucoma. Read more Audio
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Naked Science: viral CV
12:40 PM.Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on the development of a 'viral CV' that charts all the viruses you've been exposed to over your lifetime. Read more Audio
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Recycling prosthetics
12:25 PM.Janette Searle runs Take My Hands, a charity recycling prosthetic limbs and other medical equipment and sending them to the Pacific and Asia. Read more Audio
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Tech: Google Photos
12:15 PM.Peter Griffin reviews Google Photos, the relaunched photo app challenging iPhoto and Flickr. Read more Audio
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Bikes vs Cars
1:45 PM.Bikes vs Cars is a documentary exploring the relationship between cyclists, cars and urban design in cities around the world. We speak to the film's director Fredrik Gertten. Read more Video, Audio
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The patient will see you now
1:25 PM.Eric Topol's book 'The Patient Will See You Now' explores how digital healthcare could shift the power dynamic between consumers and the medical profession. Read more Audio
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Tech: Charlie Charlie and internet report
1:10 PM.Peter Griffin talks technology. A Mexican demon takes a terrible revenge on the world's internet users, and Mary Meeker's influential report on the state of the global internet comes out. Read more Audio
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Science: Pain gene and better robots
12:50 PM.Science news with Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists. A gene for pain is discovered, and a robot that can adapt to injury and even walk with a limp! Read more Audio
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Cuba/US relations
12:35 PM.David Usborne is the US Editor of The Independent. He's just returned from a visit to Cuba to see how the thaw in its diplomatic relations with the US is affecting daily life there. Read more Audio
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Bikes in Schools
12:15 PM.Bikes in Schools is a charity set up by Paul McArdle and Meg Frater in Hawke's Bay in 2010. Its aim is to help schools throughout the country get more children on bikes. We visit Holy Cross School in… Read more Audio, Gallery
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Chlorine and antibiotic resistance
1:50 PM.Olya Keen of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is studying how using chlorine to treat sewage could be contributing to the problem of antibiotic resistance and the rise of the superbug. Read more Audio
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Birds: wrybill
1:30 PM.Hugh Roberston takes us to an estuary to find the wrybill. It's the only bird in the world whose beak has a sideways kink in it, evolved to help them peck under stones on riverbeds. Read more Audio
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Dementia care
1:15 PM.Professor June Andrews of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling is the author of 'Dementia: The One-Stop Guide: Practical advice for families, professionals, and… Read more Audio
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Naked Science: Paracetamol use in pregnancy
12:50 PM.Dr Chris Smith of The Naked Scientists on a study suggesting caution over paracetamol use during pregnancy. Also a chemical extracted from the Thunder God Vine shows amazing results in helping animals… Read more Audio
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Lucky Iron Fish
12:40 PM.Christopher Charles of Lucky Iron Fish came up with a simple and effective solution to the problem of iron deficiency in Cambodia; a small piece of iron shaped like a fish that gets added to the… Read more Audio
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Tech news: Budget 2015 and Spotify
12:25 PM.Peter Griffin reviews how the science and technology sector fared in Thursday's budget. We're also looking at the music streaming service Spotify's plans to stream videos and podcasts, and commission… Read more Audio
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Classroom finances: Banqer
12:15 PM.We visit a school where 10 year olds are earning hundreds of thousands of dollars using a virtual financial system called Banqer that's training them in financial literacy. With teacher Jolene Butson… Read more Audio
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Eve Online
1:40 PM.Simon Parkin enters the real and the virtual world of Eve Online, a computer game with half a million paid subscribers that's become one of Iceland's biggest exports. Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Shoe That Grows
1:30 PM.Kenton Lee's invented an adjustable shoe that can expand up to 5 foot sizes, designed for children in the developing world. Read more Audio
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Science: colour red and hearing
1:25 PM.Dr Chris Smith on the colour red and its symbolic significance in social situations. Also a study in Australia looks at how our ears communicate with our brain to zone out certain sounds and tune in… Read more Audio
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Face mites
1:15 PM.Megan Thoemmes is studying face mites at North Carolina State University. Read more Audio
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Mussel breeding
12:40 PM.Breeding New Zealand green-lipped mussels in the lab. Henry Kaspar is a mussel specialist at the Cawthron Institute, who's trying to improve aquaculture survival rates and selectively breed better… Read more Audio
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Tech: Facebook's Instant Articles
12:25 PM.Peter Griffin talks technology, and Facebook teams up with the likes of the New York Times and Buzzfeed to put more news into your newsfeed with Instant Articles. Read more Audio