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Nuts: the coconut
12:15 PM.We crack open the coconut with Alison Sandle. Audio
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iGovt
1:50 PM.Not a new Apple product but a potential new way to identify yourself when dealing with government departments online. Andrea Gray and Karl McDiarmid of The Department of Internal Affairs. Audio
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Darts: history, club night and stats study
1:10 PM.How the game and the board developed with darts historian Dr Patrick Chaplin. Plus we drop into a local darts club for a game of 501 and find out the best place to aim on a dartboard, statistically… Read more Audio
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Exercise and brain growth
12:55 PM.Dr Tim Bussey from Cambridge University is showing that regular exercise can grow your brain and help your memory...if you're a mouse. Audio
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Food product placement
12:45 PM.Lisa Sutherland of Dartmouth Medical School has studied 200 Hollywood blockbusters to see how many times branded food and drinks appear on screen. They're everywhere! Audio
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Cheese history
12:20 PM.Author Andrew Dalby's just written the global history of cheese. Audio
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Marinated meat: why so cheap?
12:15 PM.A listener's food question: why is marinated steak cheaper than plain steak? Meat scientist Dr Brian Wilkinson of Massey University explains. Audio
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Fun Inc: the global gaming industry
1:30 PM.We're looking at the 50 billion US dollar global video game market with author Tom Chatfield. Some video games earn ten times more than Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar on their opening day. So why… Read more Audio
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Manchester United takeover
1:10 PM.Football truly is a global sport and the beautiful game's never been hotter here in New Zealand. But at one of the world's biggest and richest clubs, Manchester United, fans and owners are battling… Read more Audio
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Model powerboat racing
12:40 PM.Meet some big boys with fast toys: remote-controlled, miniature powerboats to be precise. We join Wayne McNaught and other enthusiasts for a day of model powerboat racing. Audio
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Internet data caps: why in NZ?
12:30 PM.Most New Zealand internet users have a cap on the amount of data they can send and receive. Go over your limit and you pay extra, or have your surfing speeds throttled back. Technology correspondent… Read more Audio
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China: World Expo and fastest train
12:15 PM.The World Expo 2010 soon opens its doors in Shanghai to an expected 70 million visitors. Malcolm Moore lives there and is watching the city get transformed. Plus the world's fastest passenger train. Audio
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Syrian food tourism
1:55 PM.Aleppo in Syria is an ancient city that's reinventing itself as a hot culinary tourism destination of today. NPR's Deborah Amos joins the visitors. Audio
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Insect repellents
1:40 PM.Why do some people attract mosquitoes and sandflies more than others? Uli Bernier is working on an insect repellent to replace DEET. Audio
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Foraging: nasturtiums
1:30 PM.Foraging for Nasturtiums with Johanna Knox. The leaves are peppery, the flowers are sweet and there's heaps of it about all year round. Audio
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French cafe decline
1:15 PM.A fast food chain selling 'halal burgers' has felt the wrath of the anti-Islamic lobby in France. Plus more news on the sad demise of the good old French cafe. Charles Bremner reports. Audio
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Tech news: browsing browsers
12:50 PM.Bill Thompson on why more than 100 million Microsoft users have to choose which internet browser they want to use. Audio
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What's in surimi?
12:35 PM.We find out what's really in surimi or crab sticks and how this fishy substance is made. Food technologist Torben Sorensen's a veteran of the surimi industry. Audio
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Teenagers
12:15 PM.David Bainbridge is the Clinical Veterinary Anatomist at Cambridge University. But he also studies the human species in his latest book"Teenagers: A natural history". Audio
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Nuts: pecans
1:50 PM.The pecan with Alison Sandle. Audio
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Toy fair
1:35 PM.Games buff Tim Walsh looks at some of the 100,000 toys and games on display at the 107th American International Toy Fair in New York . Audio
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Project Canvas
1:25 PM.Project Canvas is a proposed new UK standard for getting TV over the internet really happening. Steve Plunkett's been looking at what it offers. Audio
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Preppers
1:15 PM.Paul Harris of the Guardian's been examining the"prepper"movement in the US. People are busy preparing for whatever form of Armageddon they believe in. Audio
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Food additive
12:40 PM.Everything from toothpaste to ice cream, stuffed olives, and corned beef contains seaweed. We head to the supermarket with scientist Wendy Nelson to find out why. Audio
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XT contracts
12:15 PM.Can you get out of your cellphone contract with Telecom as a home or business user? Our technology correspondent Peter Griffin and consumer law expert Bill Bevan have the answers. Audio