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Machinima
12:15 PM.Machinima.com is a video site targeted at computer gamers that's becoming one of the world's biggest entertainment networks. Neal Pollack's been looking at the Machinima phenomenon. Audio
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Tech news
1:50 PM.The latest tech news with Charles Arthur. This week, the right to delete your digital past gets debated by the EU. Also the fall of the personal computer continues, with PC sales down for the fourth… Read more Audio
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Duckman
1:10 PM.Craig Shepherd is The Duckman! He runs a duck and waterfowl hospital and breeds the endangered brown teal. Audio
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Smart food labels
12:55 PM.Stephen Currie of Insignia Technologies is working on a dynamic food label that changes as your food ages. Audio
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Proxy marriages
12:40 PM.A 'proxy marriage' is basically a wedding where one or both parties are not physically present but are represented by someone acting with their authority. Sarah Maslin Nir of the New York Times… Read more Audio
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Catchbox
12:30 PM.Catchbox is a not-for-profit community fishing cooperative keeping consumers connected with their local fishing fleet. John Clark is a marine biologist who started Catchbox in the UK. Audio
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Dope on the slopes
12:15 PM.With 150 climbers summiting Everest last year, and paying up to $100,000 for the privilege, more and more climbers are using drugs to help them get to the top. With Devon O'Neil of Outside Magazine. Audio
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Qatar
1:50 PM.Why Qatar is investing in everything from football teams to flashy new buildings in London. Jane Kinninmont is a Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House in London. Audio
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Sticky mussels
1:40 PM.Mussels have an incredible ability to cling onto rocks. Now Professor Herbert Waite of University College Santa Barbara wants to use its chemical secrets to create glues and patches to stop internal… Read more Audio
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Kaimoana: Kingfish
1:30 PM.With Rachel Taulelei of Yellow Brick Road. Audio
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Global leather
1:15 PM.How can so many leather goods be made from Italian leather when there's hardly any cows in Italy?! Well lots of it comes from Brazil and we speak to Lucy Siegle who's visited the cattle capital of… Read more Audio
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Naked Science
12:50 PM.The latest science news with Dr Chris Smith. This week, decoding what people see in their dreams. Also a new insomnia drug without all the nasty side effects of sleeping pills. Audio
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Tech news: the Bitcoin boom
12:35 PM.Peter Griffin with bit and bytes from the hi tech world. This week, we look at the digital currency, Bitcoin. Audio
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Chess champs
12:15 PM.The world's top chess players have been competing in London for the right to challenge for the world title. We're speaking to John Saunders, the Associate Editor of CHESS Magazine. Audio
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Stress detecting smartphone
1:50 PM.Dirk Trossen of Cambridge University is working on a really smart smartphone that can tell when you're getting stressed out. Audio
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Global history of gin
1:25 PM.The history of gin - from Dutch genever to London Dry to today's artisanal and botanical concoctions. Lesley Jacobs Solmonson is the author of "Gin: a Global History" (Reaktion Books). Audio
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Tech news
1:15 PM.Charles Arthur beams in with the latest technology news. This week, the US reconsiders its ban on ereaders on planes. Also, apps that help your driving and save you fuel. Audio
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UV detector
12:55 PM.A device designed by a team of Auckland students to measure sunburn and the dangers of UV exposure wins the right to represent New Zealand in a global competition for young inventors. Muthu… Read more Audio
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Asthma
12:35 PM.Asthma causes and treatments, and exploring why New Zealand has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world. With Dr Lynn McBain. Audio
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Grapefruit and medicine Pt 2
12:25 PM.A follow up to last week's story about the potentially dangerous interactions between grapefruit and some of our most commonly prescribed drugs. We got loads of questions about the possible… Read more Audio
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Swedish 24/7 childcare
12:15 PM.The BBC's Maddy Savage has just been visiting one of the Swedish childcare centres that look after children 24/7; yes, even overnight! Audio
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Tech news
1:50 PM.Peter Griffin beams in with latest news from the world of technology. This week, the death of Google Reader; we ask why it's died and look at some of the alternatives. Audio
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CITES: Green Gecko
1:35 PM.The CITES conference in Bangkok has just increased protection to stop the international trade in New Zealand's endangered green gecko. Hugh Robertson was there. Audio
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Virtual fences
1:15 PM.Dean M. Anderson is working on invisible 'virtual fencing' uses a mix of GPS and electric shocks to keep your stock where you want them. Audio
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Naked Science
12:45 PM.Dr Chris Smith on why sleep deprivation makes you fat, and 3D vision on a mobile phone- without any glasses! Audio