It’s estimated that more than half of New Zealand’s 41 thousand homeless are aged under 25. Tonight a documentary about why this is a problem & how it urgently needs to be addressed will be screening for free at AUT, with a panel of academics & people on the frontline tackling the issue to discuss the issue afterwards. Ahead of this event tonight, Ximena speaks to panel member and housing spokesperson for the Child Poverty Action Group, Alan Johnson, about the controversial issue.
Dr Brian Greene is professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University and co-founder of the World Science Festival, an annual week-long series of seminars and panel discussions that has taken place in New York since 2008 (loads of those panel discussions are available to watch here)
Ahead of his live talk this Sunday - A Time Travelers Tale - Dr Greene spoke to Hugh Sundae about string theory and science in the age of Trump.
Was the 2020 US election conducted properly? Will mail-in ballots be counted and will that count be allowed to stand? Will the US Supreme Court decide the final outcome? And what, in any case, will become of American democracy? In this urgent and timely event, University of Auckland lecturers use the lenses of law, political science, and psychology to explain this contested election and discuss the implications of the final outcome.
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Hunter brings you new music from Eden Burns Jordan Rakei, Beach House, Womb & more! Plus, Tāmaki's Leaping Tiger chat's to Jess about tracks from 'Soulsleep', their new album for Long Player, thanks to NZ On Air Music!
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It is a period of undress. Maverick spaceships, with a nourished and engaged state of mind, have won their first victory against the Old Order. During the battle, Maverick spies managed to spread stimulating vibes to disrupt the Order’s ultimate weapon, Status Quo, a monotony of repeated mistakes that are destroying our planet. Pursued by the Order's dreary followers, dr.Snikkers races home aboard his starship, custodian of the tunes that can save all people and restore gratitude and love to the galaxy….
~ universal harmony ~
A soundtrack for creative minds and people who spread gratitude in a confronting way.
Big data is becoming increasingly more prevalent and contentious in contemporary society - almost anybody can access mass analytics and information data about almost anything put on the internet (if they know where to look). A panel event tomorrow night at AUT is taking a critical look at this phenomenon, intending to discuss the impacts that big data can have on policy making and businesses in the coming years. Producer Will spoke to panel host Rod Oram ahead of tomorrow night.
Producer Laura Kvigstad speaks with sociologist, Toni Bruce, on the subject of Laurel Hubbard, a transgendered female weight lifter after the controversy of her winning two silver metals. We then have a panel with some members of the 95bfm news team.
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