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UK news
12:15 PM.Chris Parkin beams in from the UK where the worst drought in 30 years is creating problems for the organisers of the Olympics and also threatening wildlife. Audio
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Flow
1:50 PM.In the pursuit of flow, a state that real experts achieve when they're in the zone, Sally Addee from the New Scientist puts her brain to the test in a lab in California where she was hooked up to… Read more Audio
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Kaimoana: Salmon
1:35 PM.Rachel Taulelei from Yellowbrick road on the pink tasty farmed fish that's high in omega 3 fatty acid, the Salmon. Audio
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Tech news with Peter Griffin
1:15 PM.Peter Griffin looks at Raspberry Pi, the $45 computer that is aimed at making computer programming simple and accessible for children plus the latest on rumours that the Square Kilometre Array… Read more Audio
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Airplane food
12:50 PM.Jad Mouawad from the New York Times about the science and economics of airplane food, and why do people drink so much tomato juice when flying? Audio
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Football goal line tech
12:40 PM.Rugby has the video ref, cricket the third umpire and now football's lawmakers are about to choose if goal line technology will be part of the game. Sports Journalist Richard Conway has been looking… Read more Audio
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Demon Fish
12:15 PM.Why would someone spend more than $60,000 for a fin of a basking shark? Asia's appetite for shark fin soup sees millions of sharks killed every year, we speak to Juliet Eilperin author of 'Demon Fish… Read more Audio
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Ancient Remedies
1:50 PM.Alain Touwaide from The Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions at the Smithsonian hopes their database of ancient remedies will be used by the pharmaceutical industry in developing… Read more Audio
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Safe ladders
1:40 PM.Consumer.org.nz have tested 16 step ladders on the market and none, yes none of them got their tick! Audio
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Short crust pastry
1:25 PM.We're making short crust pastry with Julie Clarke from Floriditas, plus we taste test homemade versus store bought pastry - the results will truly shock you. Audio
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Recycling surgical implants
1:15 PM.Recycling metal surgical implants - everything from hips and knees. Audio
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Naked Science
12:50 PM.Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news, and this week a new study that links social class to manners plus eating fruit and vegetables to attract a mate. Audio
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3D Printing
12:20 PM.We're playing with a 3D printer, and exploring how this technology is changing the way people design and make things. Plus we speak to the co-founder of Ponoko.com Audio
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Lytro camera review
12:15 PM.Sam Grobart from the New York Times reviews the latest photographic technology, the Lytro camera, that allows you to focus the picture after you've captured the image! Audio
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Greening Mardi Gras
1:50 PM.Throwing plastic beads and other stuff to spectators off the carnival floats has become part of the Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans. Kirk Groh of Verdi Gras is focussing on these beads to try… Read more Audio
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Return of sail?
1:40 PM.Lucy Gilliam of the New Dawn Traders is part of a team of traders sailing an old boat around the world to show sail's still a viable way to transport goods around the globe. Audio
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Quake-Catcher Network
1:25 PM.The Quake-Catcher Network is a network of sensors dotted around the world in homes, schools, and offices providing valuable information on seismic activity. Elizabeth Cochran is project leader. Audio
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Google's privacy changes
1:15 PM.Peter Griffin talks online privacy, and with Google changing how it collects data about you and what you're doing on the internet we ask what the changes mean for people using Google's services. Audio
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The Archive Team
12:45 PM.We used to store photos and letters in the attic or the filing cabinet but now lots of this kind of stuff lives online. So what happens when the website you've got it on shuts down? Well it's all gone… Read more Audio
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Spices: Cardamom
12:30 PM.Alison Sandle's getting spicy with cardamom. It's the spice the ancient Egyptians used to clean their teeth, and the Vikings loved to bake with! Audio
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Mustard Museum
12:15 PM.We're off to the worlds largest mustard museum with over 5,000 different mustards from more than 60 different countries. Barry Levenson is a former assistant Attorney-General of Wisconsin and curator… Read more Audio
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Paraphernalia
1:50 PM.Paraphernalia is the word that Steven Connor's come up with to describe the flotsam and jetsam of modern life, stuff like batteries, pins and rubber bands. Audio
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Never Liked it Anyway
1:40 PM.Bella Acton's an Australian who split up with her boyfriend and set up a website to trade in unwanted gifts and break-up stories. Audio
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Birds: Banded Dotterel
1:30 PM.Bird spotting with Hugh Roberston, one of the authors of The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. This week we're on the hunt for the banded dotterel (aka the double-banded plover). Audio
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Smell walks
1:15 PM.Victoria Henshaw takes guided 'smell walks' to help people understand the role smell plays in urban design. Audio