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Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub: February 7, 2023

 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub: February 7, 2023 Dear Science w/ Joel Rindelaub: February 7, 2023, 26.61 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2023

This Week on Dear Science Casper and Milly are joined by Joel Rindelaub back in the studio. Joel gets to the bottom of what happens when you eat a lego head - with research that involves the acronyms SHAT and FART. They also discuss Exxon Mobil's historic and accurate research into the fossil fuel contributions to climate change as well as the power of the Fjord in storing and releasing carbon to act as its own temperature control. 

National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023

 National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023 National's Cost of Living Plan w/ Shane Reti: February 7, 2023, 25.41 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2023

With the election coming up this year we’re starting to see the formation of concrete policy platforms with one major topic this election being the cost of living.

Prime Minister Hipkins calls their approach a focus on ‘bread and butter issues’ whereas National has come out with a 5-point plan to ‘get inflation under control’.

Casper discussed this plan with National's Shane Reti, beginning by asking him to explain the first point, a proposal to end the reserve bank’s dual mandate.

Acute mental health care units left in the shadows w/ Ruth Cunningham: February 3, 2023

 Acute mental health care units left in the shadows w/ Ruth Cunningham: February 3, 2023 Acute mental health care units left in the shadows w/ Ruth Cunningham: February 3, 2023, 10.94 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

Acute mental health care units remain in the shadows, neither fully integrated into general hospitals nor part of the community, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, say. Joe spoke to the lead researcher of this study, Associate Professor Ruth Cunningham on this matter.

City Counselling w/ Shane Henderson: February 3, 2023

 City Counselling w/ Shane Henderson: February 3, 2023 City Counselling w/ Shane Henderson: February 3, 2023, 12.78 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

Auckland is still reeling from last week’s intense rainfall and subsequent flooding. Damage from the weather event has left many without possessions and housing.

The community is beginning to rally around those affected providing support in anything from food to housing to towels. David spoke to Councillor Shane Henderson about the subject.

 

ChatGPT and the decline of the creative process w/ Nir Eisikovits: February 3, 2023

 ChatGPT and the decline of the creative process w/ Nir Eisikovits: February 3, 2023 ChatGPT and the decline of the creative process w/ Nir Eisikovits: February 3, 2023, 24.73 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

Launched by OpenAI in November 2022, ChatGPT can do a lot of things. It can write coherent paragraphs of arguments and stories. It can write movie scripts, poems, make lectures for teachers, write essays and lyrics for songs. Recent research shows it Can even write scholarly articles that would be accepted by journals. Then there is also Dall-E an AI system that generates images and artwork

How should we value these technologies? What will be the effects of such technologies on our creative process?

Daniel talked with Nir Eisikovits, professor in Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts to reflect on these questions. 

 

Mammogram targets missed w/ Adele Gautier: February 3, 2023

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Fri 3 Feb 2023

Aotearoa's breast screening programme has now missed its mammogram coverage targets for three consecutive years. National Screening Unit stats show as of the end of last year, 65% of eligible women were being screened, which was short of the targeted 70%

Joe speaks to Adele Gautier, Research manager for The Breast Cancer Foundation on this matter.

 

Why we need to fight for a shorter working week w/ Kyle Lewis: February 3, 2023

Why we need to fight for a shorter working week w/ Kyle Lewis: February 3, 2023 Why we need to fight for a shorter working week w/ Kyle Lewis: February 3, 2023 , 16.35 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

 

The shorter working week is a powerful and practical solution to problematic trends. For example Burnouts, automation, gender inequality and climate change. The shorter working week is a simpel ideal to give us an utopian perspective for a better world. Working 4 days with the same pay, so people can enjoy their free time and still be more productive. 

Daniel spoke with Kyle Lewis. Writer of the book Overtime, why we need a shorter working week and founder of think tank Autonomy.

 

Human rights for neutral athletes w/ Alexandra Xanthaki: February 3, 2023

 Human rights for neutral athletes w/ Alexandra Xanthaki: February 3, 2023 Human rights for neutral athletes w/ Alexandra Xanthaki: February 3, 2023, 17.21 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

UN experts commended the International Olympic Committee yesterday for considering allowing individual athletes from Russia and Belarus to take part in international sports competitions as neutral athletes.

Following discussions with two Special Rapporteurs, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee issued a statement referring to the need to respect the rights of all athletes to be treated without any discrimination, in accordance with the Olympic Charter.

Alexandra Xanthaki a UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and Professor of Laws at Brunel University London, United Kingdom spoke to Joe about this matter. This interview is also featured on 95bFM's The Playbook!

The Wire w/ Joe: February 3, 2023

 The Wire w/ Joe: February 3, 2023 The Wire w/ Joe: February 3, 2023, 109.25 MB
Fri 3 Feb 2023

This week on The Wire for Rāmere Friday!

David brings us City Counselling with Shane Henderson as they talk about clean up efforts in West Auckland after last week’s floods.

Joe looks into Acute Mental Health units remaining in the shadows, he speaks to Associate Professor Ruth Cunningham from the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington on the matter. Joe also looks into mammogram coverage targets missing for the third year in a row, he speaks to Adele Gautier, Research manager at The Breast Cancer Foundation on this issue.

Joe also speaks to Alexandra Xanthaki a UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights and Professor of Laws at Brunel University London, United Kingdom, about the commending of the IOC for considering admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutral contestants.

Daniel looks into ChatGPT and how AI impacts humanity, he speaks to Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts in Boston on the topic. He also speaks to Kyle Lewis, founder and researcher at Think Tank Autonomy about a 4 day work week.

That's us for the Friday Wire!

Does Unemployment Need to Rise to Tackle Inflation? w/ Professor Robert MacCulloch

 Does Unemployment Need to Rise to Tackle Inflation? w/ Professor Robert MacCulloch Does Unemployment Need to Rise to Tackle Inflation? w/ Professor Robert MacCulloch, 23.97 MB
Thu 2 Feb 2023

As people continue to struggle with rising cost of living, some economists have suggested raising unemployment rates to tamp inflation. However, doing so would further increase hardship for those laid off, and job losses would concentrate among low-income workers. Are gentler deflationary tools available?

Hanna spoke to Professor Robert MacCulloch, Matthew S. Abel Chair of Macroeconomics at the University of Auckland, about why unemployment remained low despite market shocks, the theory behind raising unemployment to tackle inflation and its critique, and the disciplinary effect of unemployment on workers.