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"Fizziology is phun"
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Ever wondered why the heart is associated with love, how it beats relentlessly without thought of mind, or why your… Read more Audio
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Exploring extraterrestrial life with Kathleen Campbell
8:00 PM.Is there life out there beyond Earth? And why does it matter? Join former NASA researcher and University of Auckland astrobiologist Professor Kathleen Campbell. Read more Audio
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“Katherine Mansfield: proto-feminist, counter-cultural hero, modernist, I salute you!”
7:00 PM.A hundred years after Katherine Mansfield died at the age of 34, six writers and performers share their personal connections to the New Zealand writer's life and legacy. Read more Audio
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How Monty Soutar brought Māori history to life in a novel
7:00 PM.To engage young people accustomed to visual storytelling, historian Monty Soutar wrote Kāwai: For Such a Time as This as if it were a movie. Read more Audio
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A Vietnamese author sets out to subvert stereotypes of lantern-jawed US soldiers rescuing passive Vietnamese bar girls
7:00 PM.Dr Qu Mai Nguy n Phan's latest novel Dust Child sets out to subvert Hollywood movie stereotypes of Vietnamese women being subservient and passive. She talks to Paula Morris in this highlight of the… Read more Audio
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This is when I fell in love with oral histories – Dame Gaylene Preston
7:00 PM.Gaylene's Take is the autobiography of an influential director who created a style of cinema unlike that of male directors of her generation. Dame Gaylene Preston talks about her career at the 2023… Read more Audio
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Baghdad was once sophisticated, cosmopolitan and at the centre of civilisation – Richard Fidler
7:00 PM.Richard Fidler speaks with Jack Tame about The Book of Roads and Kingdoms, bringing to life the dazzling cosmopolitan culture of Baghdad during Islam's Golden Age. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland… Read more Audio
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If a robot causes an accident, who is to blame? – Toby Walsh
7:00 PM.The world of AI has leapt into focus recently, fuelled by interest in ChatGPT. Prof. Toby Walsh talks to Toby Manhire about its future, in a highlight from the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Read more Audio
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When you win a Booker Prize, you start to believe in its value – Shehan Karunatilaka
7:00 PM.Three Booker Prize winners, Eleanor Catton, Bernardine Evaristo and Shehan Karunatilaka share their experience of being awarded the world's most esteemed literary prize with Karyn Hay at the 2023… Read more Audio
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The British just didn’t understand how to negotiate with the Chinese over the handover of Hong Kong – Louisa Lim
7:00 PM.In Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong, Louisa Lim captures the city's untold history, just as it is being erased from the official record. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers… Read more Audio
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A lively amble through the social and culinary history of eating out, from Pompeii to Dame Edna Everage
7:05 PM.MasterChef UK judge and restaurant critic William Sitwell joins Richard Fidler for a conversation about a life in food.. A highlight of the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Read more Audio
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Colson Whitehead’s novel about slavery “had to be really brutal just to be realistic.”
7:05 PM.Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Colson Whitehead has written The Underground Railroad, The Nickel Boys, and Harlem Shuffle. He talks to Kim Hill at the 2023 Auckland Writers Festival. Read more Audio
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“I’m Not Racist, but...” Understanding Racism & Anti-racism
7:05 PM.An analysis of racism from Dr Mahdis Azarmandi at the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Read more Audio
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Why antibiotic resistance can be thought of as the next doomsday
7:05 PM.Antibiotic resistance has been creeping up for 70 years. Prof. Jack Heinemann, discusses how its doomsday scenario in this highlight of Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Read more Audio
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What now for ChatGPT and AI in business? Assoc. Prof. Elsamari Botha has some answers
7:05 PM.Assoc. Prof. Elsamari Botha looks at how AI, and language models like ChatGPT, have the potential to revolutionise the way businesses operate, at Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Read more Audio
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Is science making our food safer? – Five scientists talk to Kim Hill
5:00 AM.Is Science making our food safer? Kim Hill talks with a panel of experts at the annual seminar of the New Zealand Food Safety Science & Research Centre Read more Audio
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Online trolls? They aren’t really so bad, according to Prof. Ekant Veer
7:05 PM.Professor of Marketing Ekant Veer argues that online 'trolling' need not be a form of bullying, but something playful which is also good for society. From Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Read more Audio
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Plugged in and logged on – growing up in the digital age
7:05 PM.Cheryl Brown and Kathryn MacCallum explore the digital landscapes that young people occupy today. A highlight of the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Read more Audio
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Is transport in Aotearoa/NZ on a road to nowhere?
5:00 AM.What is going on with transport in Aotearoa? Prof. Simon Kingham explores what the evidence tells us about transport now and in the future, at Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023. Read more Audio
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On Thinning Ice: how dwindling glaciers reveal climate change
7:05 PM.Assoc. Prof. Heather Purdie explains why glaciers are the perfect barometer of climate change. A highlight from the University of Canterbury's Raising the Bar Christchurch 2023 series. Read more Audio
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Why inflation is like toothpaste – economist Stephen Hickson
7:05 PM.Economist Stephen Hickson explains how inflation rises, why it's bad for us and how we got rid of it. (A highlight from the University of Canterbury’s Raising the Bar series) Read more Audio
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Nguyen Phan Que Mai: Vietnamese stories behind the war
9:06 AM.Vietnamese author Dr Nguy n Phan Qu Mai's Dust Child tackles the difficult subject of Amerasian children, left behind when the American military fled after the Vietnam War. Read more Audio
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‘The heart of the matter’ – that’s what reading is to Dame Fiona Kidman
7:05 PM.The 2022 Read NZ Te Pou Muramura Panui features the eminent writer Dame Fiona Kidman talking about her life as a reader and writer. Read more Audio
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‘The Endless Search for the Next Note’ – Ross Harris on a life devoted to creating music
5:00 AM.The noted New Zealand composer Ross Harris explores a life devoted to music in his 2022 Lilburn Lecture entitled “The Endless Search for the Next Note.” Read more
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50 years on, the influence of the Polynesian Panthers remains, says Dr Melani Anae
7:05 PM.Fifty years ago, the Polynesian Panthers Party led a revolution against what it argued was the rampant racism of 1970s Aotearoa. Dr Melani Anae explores its impact. Read more Video, Audio