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Research into the medical use of psychedelics is underway but don’t expect results soon – expert
13 Jun 2021Since the 1950s researchers have known psychedelic drugs could have medical applications, but what of research today? Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy talks at Raising the Bar 2021. Read more Audio
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The western academic framework completely misses the mark, according to a Pasifika university leader
A brown girl is in the ring. Dr Jemaima Tiatia-Seath (the co-Head of the School of Māori Studies and Pacific Studies) explores life as a Pasifika academic. A highlight from Raising the Bar 2021. Read more Audio
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So vaping does less harm than smoking, but is it actually safe? Dr Kelly Burrowes clears the air
How safe is vaping as an alternative to smoking? The bioengineer Dr Kelly Burrowes talks about what current research shows in this highlight from the Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2021. Read more Audio
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Finding life on alien worlds - mission possible, according to a leading astrophysicist
23 May 2021The astrophysicist Dr Nicholas Rattenbury talks about how alien life might be discovered on alien worlds in this highlight from the 2021 season of Auckland University's popular Raising the Bar event.
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Some police sting operations ok in the USA are definitely not ok here
16 May 2021Associate Law Professor Scott Optican on the legality of court evidence obtained by different undercover policing techniques in New Zealand. A highlight of Auckland University's Raising the Bar 2021.
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“I led a happy life, but I wrote sad poems” – Bill Manhire on his time as a Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow
9 May 2021Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Read more Audio
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How Pip Adam's first job as a hairdresser helps her structure a novel
2 May 2021Pip Adam discusses her novel Nothing to See - one of the most talked-about books of 2020 - with Carl Shuker in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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Hands of Death and Destruction or The Raptor – which surgeon would you choose?
18 Apr 2021Eileen Merriman and Carl Shuker discuss their novels A Mistake and The Silence of Snow, which take medical mishaps as a starting point. A highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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“Great poetry gives us back the Wow!” – Bill Manhire on the power of the art form he has mastered
11 Apr 2021New Zealand's leading poet of this generation, Bill Manhire, talks to John Campbell in this highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Writers Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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A dingo called Sue speaks, but what she has to say is not pretty
4 Apr 2021Philip Armstrong's poetry and Laura Jean McKay's award-winning novel The Animals in That Country feature animals as significant characters. The authors talk at 2020 Word Christchurch. Read more Audio
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A remarkable life shaped by food: Annabel Langbein on her memoir Bella
21 Mar 2021From a childhood fascination with cooking, to possum trapping and living off the land as a hunter and forager, Annabel Langbein has always been obsessed with food. A 2020 Word Christchurch highlight.
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“She gave her life for saving others, and most particularly for saving me” – Farid Ahmed on his wife Husna, murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks
14 Mar 2021Farid Ahmed talks about his wife Husna, who died in the terror attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. A moving highlight of the 2020 Word Christchurch Spring Festival. Read more Audio
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