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Tech: The Interview/undersea cables
12:45 PM.Peter Griffin reviews the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that led to the cancellation of the film 'The Interview'. Also Spark, Vodafone and Telstra will fund another trans-Tasman undersea internet… Read more Audio
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Tech: The Interview: undersea cables
12:45 PM.Peter Griffin reviews the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that led to the cancellation of the film 'The Interview'. Also Spark, Vodafone and Telstra will fund another trans-Tasman undersea internet… Read more Audio
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The store where everything is free
12:15 PM.We head to the Free Store, a food shop with a difference. With Benjamin Johnson, the Operations Manager of The Free Store. Also volunteers, cafes, and people using the service. Read more Audio
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Bin bugs
1:55 PM.Insects, especially ants, are disposing of huge amounts of food waste for us in our towns and cities. Elsa Youngsteadt, an entomologist from North Carolina State University, worked on the study. Read more Audio
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Crowdsourcing kea conservation
1:45 PM.Tamsin Orr-Walker is the Chair of the Kea Conservation Trust. It's launching a smartphone app to track the endangered South Island parrot, the kea. Read more Audio
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How We Got to Now
1:25 PM.Steven Johnson writes a history of ideas and innovation in his book 'How We Got to Now'. Read more Audio
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Scientists recreate the origins of life using a laser
1:15 PM.Dr Chris Smith with science news and recreating the chemical building blocks of life using a laser in the lab. Read more Audio
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Tech in 2014
12:45 PM.We head to a downtown electronics retailer with Peter Griffin to see what's changed in 2014 in the world of technology; from Bluetooth headphones to 4k TVs. Read more Audio
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Wrappers' Delight
12:15 PM.More than 100 young farmers are growing tasty food on a disused football pitch at Epuni Primary School. With project co-ordinator Julia Milne of the Common Unity Project Aotearoa, schoolchildren and… Read more Audio
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Great myths of the brain
1:40 PM.Christian Jarrett tackles some of the bunkum being spouted about neuroscience in his book 'Great Myths of the Brain'. Read more Audio
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Ginger Beer
1:20 PM.Making ginger beer the old fashioned way, using a live bug. With Rebecca Hardie Boys and George Rose of Hardie Boys Beverages. Read more Audio
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Farmer's Fridge
1:10 PM.Luke Saunders of Farmer's Fridge is hacking the traditional vending machine to sell fresh, healthy salads rather than chips, chocolate and lollies. Read more Audio
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The Array of Things
12:45 PM.The Array of Things is an audacious plan to turn Chicago into a smart city with a remote network of up to 1000 sensors. Charlie Catlett is its lead investigator. Read more Audio
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Tech news
12:35 PM.Tech news with Peter Griffin. Microsoft expands its audience polling tool Bing Pulse, and what the latest broadband pricing decision means for consumers. Audio
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Herpes treatment
12:25 PM.Dr Chris Smith with news of a treatment for the herpes virus. Also a shocking discovery about the electric eel. Read more Audio
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Taking cycleways beyond pedal power
12:15 PM.A 70-metre stretch of cycle path in the Netherlands has just become the world's first public roadway with embedded solar panels. Sten de Wit of SolaRoad can see the possibilities. Read more Audio
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Birds: Blue Penguin
1:40 PM.We head out with Hugh Robertson to an island retreat of the world's smallest penguin. Read more Audio
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Japan: butter shortage and undersea living
1:25 PM.Justin McCurry reports from Japan, where consumers are facing up to the prospect of a Christmas without butter, and a big construction firm unveils ambitious plans to build a city under the sea. Read more Audio
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Tech: gigatown and new drone rules
1:15 PM.Peter Griffin on the news that Dunedin's become NZ's first 'gigatown'. Also with more drones buzzing around our skies, the CAA is tightening up the rules governing how they operate in New Zealand. Read more Audio
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Smart yoga mat
12:50 PM.The SmartMat is a hi tech yoga mat with built-in sensors and pressure pads that can measure your poses. Neyma Jahan developed it. Read more Audio
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DNA survives space travel
12:35 PM.Dr Chris Smith on a study about how DNA can survive space travel, and the scientists trying to crack the genetic secrets of the malarial mosquito. Read more Audio
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Locksport
12:13 PM.Locksport turns picking locks into a competitive sport. Derek Robson runs a monthly locksport get-together. Read more Audio
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Intro
12:13 PM.Here's what's coming up on the show this week. Audio
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Swedish news
1:55 PM.Maddy Savage lives in Sweden where a taxi company is offering free in-car therapy sessions and video games are being rated for gender equality. Audio
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Pushy parenting
1:25 PM.Tanith Carey takes a provocative potshot at pushy parenting, and the industry that surrounds it, in her book 'Taming the Tiger Parent'. Read more Audio