Addiction and gambling has always been a major problem in society, but what happens when gambling is normalised in the online sphere?
Lotto New Zealand have recently launched an add-on to their gambling app, allowing them to sell Instant Kiwi products to consumers. Critics argue, apps like this are problematic, as gambling becomes hugely accessible at all times.
Mark Casson speaks to Anthony Hawke, from Hapai Te Hauora about the risks of online gambling.
Great show featuring Ebony Lamb from Eb and Sparrow talking about their new album and upcoming show at the Tuning Fork 13th April with Carnivorous Plant Society. Don't miss it........!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Mikey and pals are serving up that gooooood breakie live from The Tavern of Power for the very last time. Carnivorous Plant Society and the newly-minted Cool Tan play tunes, and Alison Mau's in to discuss #MeTooNZ. (Supremely) good coffee and prizes also on offer to all lovely patrons. RIP GD, may you rest in power.
The University of Auckland's Film Society will be hosting a Women in Media panel discussion tomorrow night, featuring the supremely wise Margaret Henley, Sarina Pearson, and documentary filmmaker Annie Goldson. Join them tomorrow. April 19. 6pm. At the Clock Tower. Bring your wands. There will be snacks.
David Britten talks about the recent Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand meeting held in Christchurch. Then at 6pm Ave Teth play a heavy set live in the lounge.
Will cryptocurrency profoundly alter the monetary system? What is the future of cryptocurrency? What are the pros and cons? And what do they mean for economics, for power, and for society? Maria Amoudian discusses the questions around cryptocurrency with David Golumbia, Gina C. Pieters, Lee W. McKnight, and Emin Gun Sirer.
What are the differences between race and ethnicity? How is race distinct from ethnicity? What has race and ethnicity meant in politics, education, and society? Maria Armoudian discusses the concepts of race and ethnicity with David Livingstone Smith and Garrett Albert Duncan.
Living life as an infinite game, that is something Niki Harré explores in her new book The Infinite Game. She looks at our society (are people pawns or participants?) and ourselves (what kind of player would you like to be?) to offer a uniquely different vision of how we might live well together. Maria Armoudian explores the concept of the infinite game with Harré.
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.
On todays Dear Science with AUT's Allan Blackman, we discuss the discovery of organic molecules found on Mars, a device that can pull water from desert air and the admission of Professor Margaret Brimble to the Royal Society of London.
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