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We're diving deep and heavy into the world of war and international politics with Dr. Thomas Gregory from the University of Auckland this morning. Can you put a montery value on grief? The US military seems to think so. We talk war, civillians, condolence payments and the politics of grief - straight into the real stuff on your Tuesday morning.

Haimo and Denys are research fellows within the new Augmented Human Lab in Auckland University's Bioengineering Institute. They focus on augmenting our human senses and expanding our capabilities via embedded sensors and wearable devices. So... cyborgs, right? Eee!

A widespread 'tale of terror' in Western societies is that people are focused on getting ahead in a world obsessed with money, materialism, individual success and status. But a large body of research in psychology shows that most people's first move in collective settings is to cooperate. Associate Professor Niki Harre's in the studio to teach us a thing or two about selflessness and sustainability. The more you know.

Kiri Dell of the University of Auckland's Business School is in to teach Mike a thing or two about Māori land aspirations - specifically, how fear and conflict obstructs these aspirations. We talk about dispossession, displacement, and the emotional legacy of historical colonisation... just your classic Tuesday morning chat. Shit's getting real.