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Maths, models & insights into the coronavirus pandemic
Mathematician Alex James, from Te Pūnaha Matatini & the University of Canterbury, explains the art and science of modelling the coronavirus pandemic.
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Our immune system vs coronavirus: ‘I think of it as an orchestra'
The human immune system is a complex system where T cells, B cells and antibodies battle invaders such as bacteria and viruses such as the one that causes COVID-19.
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Conservation and Covid-19
3 Apr 2020Is New Zealand’s environment benefiting from the lockdown?
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Virus 101 - the science of viruses
2 Apr 2020Virus expert Kurt Krause, from the University of Otago, gives us the lowdown on viruses, and on coronaviruses in particular.
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Air pollution - the invisible killer
26 Mar 2020GNS Science monitors levels of air pollution around New Zealand, especially small particles that can have severe health effects.
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Covid-19: the science of soap
23 Mar 2020When it comes to virus-busting, soap is an oldie but a goodie - because it turns out that soap is particularly effective against coronaviruses such as the one that causes Covid-19.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success
19 Mar 2020The 2019 kākāpō chicks are becoming independent and birds sent to be scanned for aspergillosis are getting clean bills of health, in part 8 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days
17 Mar 2020A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help, in part 7 of Voice of the Kākāpō..
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Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks
12 Mar 2020The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest ... but not every chick is thriving, in part 6 of Voice of the Kākāpō .
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Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air
10 Mar 2020The tally of infertile eggs is climbing and the kākāpō team is using artificial insemination - and a drone - to try and counter the problem, in part 5 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise
5 Mar 2020Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō .
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Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks
3 Mar 2020Kākāpō breeding is in full swing after an early start, and DOC's Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby are checking to see if eggs are fertile, in part 3 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island
27 Feb 2020The kākāpō team know all the signs are good for a big kākāpō breeding season - the question is exactly how big and when will it start? Part 2 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
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Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot
25 Feb 2020The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation.
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What we do during an earthquake & why it matters
20 Feb 2020Official advice in an earthquake quake is to 'drop, cover, hold.' But is this what we actually do? And what happens if we do something else?
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The yeasty quest for better beer
Yeast is one of the key ingredients in beer and wine - and local yeasts could add a distinct Kiwi flavour.
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Psychopathic traits - "everybody has them"
Sonia Sly is in search of psychopaths. Are they born or are they made? What are the traits that a psychopath exhibits? And is everyone a psychopath to some extent?
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The science of wildfires
30 Jan 2020Bush fires are growing in severity and frequency. William Ray finds out about the latest research into how fires burn and how people react when flames threaten.
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Rock wren - NZ's mountain 'big foot'
23 Jan 2020The tiny rock wren lives year-round in the alpine zone of the South Island mountains and research shows that predator control is important for the species' survival.
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The power of P - a podcast about probability
17 Jan 2020What if there was a magic number that proved you right? There's no such thing, but we do have the p-value which is the probability that your scientific hypothesis is right.
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Controver-seas: reservations about marine reserves
8 Jan 2020Science communication student Amy Archer, from the University of Otago, investigates recommendations from the South-East Marine Protection Forum for marine reserves on the Otago coast.
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Zirconium - shape-shifting time capsule
23 Dec 2019Zirconium is a shape-shifting tough cookie, that is a tale of gemstones, medical implants and nuclear reactors, says Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 96 of Elemental.
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Zinc - more useful than you realise
20 Dec 2019Zinc is a very useful metal that turns up in everything from sunscreen to paint, & galvanised metals to cereals, as well as brass instruments, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 95 of Elemental.
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'Where did I come from?' - in search of our origins
19 Dec 2019Damian Christie is in search of his origins - from the beginning of the universe, to human evolution & Polynesian settlement in the Pacific.
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