I tēnei ata Jesin James talks about her research with speech and language technologies (think Siri and Alexa) and how to create smart tech for less widely spoken languages, like New Zealand English and Te Reo Māori. Whakarongo mai! You can also check out more of Jesin's work with speech research here.
PhD candidate Isurie Akarawita gives us the info on her doctoral thesis on Smart Chewing Robots ~ and how robots can help circumvent the emotional bias present in human studies on how we enjoy our kai.
Alesha Wells a Doctoral student at the School of Psychological Medicine joins Jonny for Ready Steady Learn to yarn about a current trial of LSD microdosing in late-stage cancer patients at the University of Auckland.
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.
Lachlan spoke with Green MP Golriz Ghahraman and bFM reporter Harry Willis spoke with JustSpeak's Tania Sawicki mead about the ban on prisoner voting rights and their campaigns to get the ban lifted.
The Privacy Commissioner says smart electricity meters could be compromising the security of people through data collection. We speak with John Edwards about this.
On the Wire today we have Dear Science as usual with Allan Blackman talking about possible interstellar probes, luminescent fingerprints and nuclear fusion.
Conor Knell speaks with NZEI president Lynda Stuart about getting rid of National Standards.
Lisa Boudet talks with Ian Musson, the programme manager for Kōkiri, a new Māori startup accelerator and Māori entrepreneurship.
Finally, Lillian Hanly investigates a new game played on your smart phones called The Problem.
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