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Aeroplane living
12:35 PM.American electrical engineer Bruce Campbell's decided that for him "home sweet home" is a Boeing 727 in Oregon. He wants retired aeroplanes recycled into homes. Audio
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Interisland magician
12:15 PM.Magician Nigel Kennedy's been entertaining passengers on board New Zealand's interisland ferries for nearly 25 years. Read more Audio
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Airline seating
1:45 PM.The major airlines are in an arms-race to build the perfect seat to lure passengers to the pointy end of the plane. We speak to David Owen whose article "Game of Thrones" appeared in The New Yorker. Audio
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Truffle harvest
1:25 PM.We're on the hunt for black gold, Perigord black truffles to be exact, with truffle-growing couple Kees van den Munckhof and Wendy Hutchins in Hawke's Bay. Audio
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Tech news: Google and Telecom's Lightbox
1:10 PM.Peter Griffin on Google's plans to control our health, homes, cars and sell more ads. Also details leak out about Telecom's new video-on-demand service, called Lightbox. Audio
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Social physics, big data and reality mining
12:40 PM.Alex "Sandy" Pentland has been named as one of the world's top data scientists and he advises some huge companies on how to create a happier and more productive workplace. We chat to him about big… Read more Audio
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Digital immortality
12:30 PM.Jenny Kleeman's being looking at ways to be immortal in the digital world. Now your digital life can continue forever with a range of services designed to allow you to keep tweeting, posting updates… Read more Audio
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Solar panel roads
12:15 PM.Scott Brusaw of Solar Roadways wants to revolutionise road building with his solar roads. They're glass-covered smart roads containing solar panels and embedded LEDs that can generate power, and… Read more Audio
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Sourdough: the big bake off
1:45 PM.Under Neville Chun's supervision, the sourdough bread goes into the oven. Audio
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Naked Science
1:30 PM.With Dr Chris Smith. How cellphones can affect male fertility, and how to test blood for safe drug levels, using a cheap digital camera. Audio
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Breeding the perfect pear
1:15 PM.We're tasting the pears of the future with research technician Natalie How and Dr Richard Volz of Plant and Food Research. Audio
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Amazon phone and video on demand takes off
12:50 PM.Amazon announces it's going to make its own smartphone called The Fire and Sky launches its own streaming video on demand service. With tech commentator Peter Griffin. Audio
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Consumer law overhaul
12:40 PM.Kristin Wilson from Bell Gully on some big changes to consumer law that happened this week. Audio
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Sourdough: proving the dough
12:15 PM.We proof and shape the dough, ready for baking. With Neville Chun. Audio
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Bipolar disorder speech recognition app
1:50 PM.Professor Melvin McInnis of the University of Michigan is working on a clever speech recognition app. It aims to tell when someone suffering from bipolar disorder is heading for a manic episode, just… Read more Audio
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Rice vs wheat growing
1:40 PM.Thomas Talhelm of the University of Virginia reckons that some of the differences between Western and Eastern cultures can be explained by the crops they grow. Audio
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Space recovery mission
1:10 PM.A team of citizen scientists and retired space buffs is trying to bring an abandoned spacecraft back to earth more than 30 years after it was launched. With Keith Cowing is from the ISEE-3 reboot… Read more Audio
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World Cup technology
12:45 PM.The FIFA World Cup's tech highlights with Peter Griffin; from 4K TV to goal line technology and the viewing options. Audio
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Sourdough: the pre-ferment
12:25 PM.We make the pre-ferment assisted by "commercial home baker" Neville Chun. It's the critical final step before the big bake! Audio
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World's most expensive stamp
12:15 PM.The most expensive stamp in the world is about to be auctioned in New York. David Redden of Sotheby's is overseeing the sale of the British Guiana one cent magenta . Audio
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Naked science: koala bears, huge exoplanet and clever seabirds
1:50 PM.Naked Scientist Chris Smith with the latest science news; koala bears stay chilled out by hugging trees, the discovery of a huge exoplanet, and seabirds' amazing ability to tell when people on board a… Read more Audio
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Brazil's footballing history
1:25 PM.David Goldblatt is the author of "Futebol Nation", a book that looks at Brazil's love of the beautiful game, and its place in the country's national identity. Audio
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Google fights online surveillance
1:15 PM.Technology time with Peter Griffin. Google launches an email encryption tool to fight mass online surveillance and Apple's interest in healthcare and health monitoring apps. Audio
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Are antibiotics making us fat?
12:15 PM.Professor Martin Blaser claims that antibiotic use could be making us fat, and contributing to a rise in autoimmune and inflammatory conditions. He is the author of "Missing Microbes: How Killing… Read more Audio