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Ears: assistive technologies
12:35 PM.Joslyn Tjeerd looks at some of the assistive technologies on the market; basically gadgets that will amplify the sound that surrounds us. Audio
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Tech news: user's guide to new copyright law
12:15 PM.Peter Griffin with a user's guide to new copyright laws due to come into force on September 1st. Audio
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Self tracking
1:30 PM.Self tracking is a growing movement with people using modern technology to record and share personal health and medical data. Emily Singer of the Technology Review's been trying it out. Audio
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Rugby shirts
1:15 PM.Blogger and journalist Hadyn Green on the controversy over the All Blacks World Cup jersey. Audio
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Birds: Tui
12:45 PM.A spot of birdwatching with Hugh Robertson. The tui loves a spot of biffo and can sing just like a cellphone ringing! Audio
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Apps review: Books as apps
12:30 PM.Mark Cubey been playing with books as apps, including a multimedia version of T.S.Eliot's 'The Wasteland'. Audio
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Hormonal markets
12:15 PM.John Coates of Cambridge University reckons testosterone and investment decisions don't mix. He's calling for a bit more hormonal diversity in the financial sector. Audio
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The Naked Scientist
1:30 PM.Chris Smith on garlic, making brains from skin and carbon dating humanity through sunshine. Audio
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Rubber
1:15 PM.John Tully is author of The Devils Milk - A Social History of Rubber, the substance that spurred on the industrial revolution and gave us the first superbrands. Audio
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Coffee Catcha
12:55 PM.Steve Guiness developed this system for saving valuable coffee when your barista is making your flat white. Audio
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UK news
12:45 PM.We head to the UK to chat to ex-pat Kiwi Chris Parkin about pub jobs, selling your kidneys and technicolour cauliflowers. Audio
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Spices: Saffron
12:25 PM.Alison Sandle on the yellowy orange spice that's worth more than gold but doesn't seem to taste of much. Audio
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Otolaryngologist
12:15 PM.Simon's hearing test is back and otolaryngologist Peter Blake will check if a hearing aid is needed. Audio
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Emerging tech
1:35 PM.Technology Review's top ten emerging technology picks. With editor-in chief Jason Pontin. Audio
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Chocolate nations
1:15 PM.Journalist Orla Ryan was based in Ghana for 2 years working as a journalist for Reuters. Her job was to report on the cocoa trade, a major industry with Ghana producing more than half the word's cocoa… Read more Audio
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Sushi chef
12:55 PM.David Gelb's the director of the documentary 'Jiro Dreams of Sushi'. The Jiro in the title is Jiro Ono, the first sushi chef to win 3 Michelin stars. Audio
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Tech news
12:40 PM.Bits and bytes from the hi tech world with Paul Brislen. This week, can you help transcribe Egyptian gossip? Plus the first retail pricing plans for the ultra-fast broadband network in Northland are… Read more Audio
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Black Boxes
12:30 PM.The future of black boxes with Jerry Adler. The indestructible device that records nearly everything on a plane. After a crash the hunt's on to find them, but when we can easily get real time share… Read more Audio
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Balsamic Vinegar
12:15 PM.Balsamic vinegar; from the 100-year-old stuff that costs a grand a bottle to the cheapie 5 dollar bottle from the supermarket. We'll find out what's the difference and how it's made with Julie Clark… Read more Audio
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Towing icebergs
1:45 PM.Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University is working on a project to tow icebergs to the world's dry spots to solve the world's water woes. Audio
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Secret History of Social Networking (Part 3)
1:10 PM.The final part of The Secret History of Social Networking with Rory Cellan-Jones of the BBC. Audio
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Robotic charity collectors
12:50 PM.A robotic charity collector called Don8r has been devised by design student Tim Pryde. Just imagine R2D2 shaking a charity tin in your neighbourhood! Read more Audio
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Trends in banking/personal finance
12:40 PM.We're looking at new trends in banking and personal finance with Trent Mankelow the CEO and co-founder of Optimal Usability. Audio
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Kaimoana: Gurnard
12:25 PM.Catching gurnard with Rachel Taulelei. Audio
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Ears: hearing test
12:15 PM.It's hearing test time with hearing therapist Verena Kibblewhite of the Hearing Association. And the results aren't quite what we were expecting. Audio