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 1,596 episodes available.

Our Changing World episodes:

August 08, 2019 Detector Gadget the conservation dog
Detector Gadget is a dog with a job. She is a conservation dog trained by her handler Sandy King to sniff out rodents on predator-free islands.
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19min
August 08, 2019 Our Changing World for 8 August 2019
Gadget is a conservation detector dog, trained to sniff out rats, and the chemical element neon is not just found in neon signs.
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28min
August 05, 2019 Kākāpō chicks growing up
The kākāpō chicks are graduating to being juveniles and only seven birds are still sick with aspergillosis, in ep 23 of the Kākāpō Files.
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31min
August 04, 2019 Neon - the red of neon lights
There are no known compounds of the noble gas neon, which does however produce the brilliant crimson of red - and only red - neon lights. Ep 51 of Elemental with Prof Allan Blackman from AUT.
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11min
August 01, 2019 Neodymium - the secret behind supermagnets
Neodydmium magnets include the strongest permanent magnets known and are found in devices like speakers & headphones, says chemistry professor Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 50 of Elemental.
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10min
August 01, 2019 Challenging gender norms & the threat of female sexuality
Professor Ciara Cremin explores the politics of cross-dressing and gender identity in both her personal and her professional life.
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15min
August 01, 2019 Our Changing World for 1 August 2019
The politics of cross-dressing and gender identity, and the chemical element molybdenum.
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25min
July 28, 2019 Molybdenum - a catalyst at bacterial to industrial scales
Molybdenum has an essential role as a catalyst at microbial and industrial scales and is an important element in enzymes, says Prof Allan Blackman, in ep 49 of Elemental.
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11min
July 25, 2019 Mercury - mesmerising quicksilver
Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, says Allan Blackman in ep 48 of Elemental.
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12min
July 25, 2019 Restoring Fiordland's 'island lifeboats'
The Department of Conservation and volunteer groups, including the Coal Island Trust, are hard at work removing pests such as stoats and deer from Fiordland's many islands.
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42min

FAQs about Our Changing World:

How many episodes does Our Changing World have?

The podcast currently has 1,596 episodes available.