Research

New Zealander Tod Waight is a Professor in Geology at Copenhagen University. He offers his take on Trump's audacious bid to purchase Greenland.  Audio

An academic who specialises in smoking research is being shunned by the scientific community because her work is indirectly funded by tobacco companies. Professor Shaun Hendy from the University of… Audio

Dr. Merrie Brucks is one of the team of consumer experts who have delved into the buying habits of adults and found a link between their choices and the advertising they saw before they turned 13. Audio

Researchers in Sweden have looked at the stress levels in dogs that live with humans, reaching an interesting conclusion about the interactions between neurotic people and the dogs they own.  Audio

When it comes to self-awareness, we all have blind spots, but we also have bright spots – talents and strengths we don't quite see. To find out more about both, ask your colleagues, says psychologist… Audio

Planting billions of trees to mop up Co2 is ultimately a sensible idea, says Dr. Jim Salinger, but it has to be done in the right way. Audio

Science correspondent Siouxsie Wiles looks at a fungus that infects cicadas to makes them mate non-stop, how Kiwis fared in a global honest test and how antioxidants may actually encourage the spread… Audio

David Robson is an author and science journalist whose new book, The Intelligence Trap, examines the reasons why smart people make stupid mistakes and offers a cognitive toolkit for ways to avoid… Audio

Dr Oliver Scott Curry helped lead a team researching the impact of kindness; not just in terms of the recipient but for the person being kind's overall well-being, too. He speaks to Jim about their… Audio

New research by Women's Refuge has revealed the extent to which domestic abusers use animals to control their victims. Video, Audio

Professor Emily Oster's used hard data to detail what parents should be looking at when deciding what is best for their families in her book Cribsheet. Audio

'Science Vs' cuts through the trends, the fads and the opinions to get to the real science behind everything from vaccinations to fasting diets. We play an excerpt of the 'Science Vs' episode 'Fasting… Audio

Dr. David Moreau from the University of Auckland's School of Psychology on the paper he co-authored called 'Overstating the Role of Environmental Factors in Success: A Cautionary Note.'  Audio

British pre-eminent military historian Sir Antony Beevor's coming to Auckland Writer's Festival in May. He speaks to Jim about what history can tell us about the future.  Audio

Researchers from the University of Otago have interviewed thirty-three 11 to 13 year-olds about junk food advertising. The upshot is - the children want it banned.The kids in the study say they bought… Audio

Liggins Institute researcher Dr Tatjana Buklijas has been looking into  the growing knowledge of intergenerational trauma. She explains what they know so far. Audio

The bees are buzzing at Gary Milne and Penny Kerr-Heslop's Ōtaki property, but it's in the science lab where the real magic happens. Video, Audio

Nearly 10 per cent of babies born in New Zealand will be premature, and while attention goes to their immediate medical needs - could they be missing out when it comes to crucial brain development… Audio

Binghamton University Associate Professor of Psychology Richard Mattson has led the team which believes it has found a gene which can influence marriage quality. He explains the science to Jim.  Audio