Our Changing World

By RNZ

Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.... more

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The podcast currently has 1,597 episodes available.

Our Changing World episodes:

February 25, 2015 Using a Scanning Electron Microscope - long version
A scanning electron microscope uses a focused beam of electrons to produce images and in this extended version, Ruth Knibbe demonstrates how it works
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32min
February 19, 2015 Portable X-ray Detector
Nicola Winch has developed a portable X-ray detector which could allow images to be taken at emergencies and sent to hospital before a patient arrives
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20min
February 19, 2015 Let There Be Light - The Dodd-Walls Centre
The Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonics and Quantum Technologies is a Centre for Research Excellence that is partnering with Otago Museum
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22min
February 19, 2015 Unexpected Life Under the Antarctic Ice
A team of scientists drilling through thick Antarctic ice were surprised to discover fish surviving more than 500 km from open ocean
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15min
February 19, 2015 Seabird Central at the Bounty Islands
In winter the Bounty Islands are just bare rock. In summer they are packed with breeding Salvin's albatrosses and erect-crested penguins
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13min
February 12, 2015 Farming Ancient Volcanic Soils
When a farmer embarked on an experiment to excavate deep volcanic layers and bring them to the top, he found that the ancient soils produced greener pastures.
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13min
February 12, 2015 Drug-Resistant TB and a New Class of Drugs
How research into the metabolism of the TB bacterium is helping in the development of a new class of antibiotics
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22min
February 12, 2015 Drug Addiction in the Genes
A single gene seems to predispose people to becoming addicted to drugs and alcohol
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13min
February 12, 2015 River Health 101 - Feet In and Hands On
Whitebait Connections takes school children out to measure the health of local streams and rivers.
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18min
February 05, 2015 Expedition to Subantarctic Antipodes Island
Alison Ballance joins a DOC expedition to remote Antipodes Island, and discovers its strange - and noisy - inhabitants
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37min

FAQs about Our Changing World:

How many episodes does Our Changing World have?

The podcast currently has 1,597 episodes available.