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Rare Binary Star System w/ Dr Jan Eldridge: February 7, 2023

 Rare Binary Star System w/ Dr Jan Eldridge: February 7, 2023 Rare Binary Star System w/ Dr Jan Eldridge: February 7, 2023, 17 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks to Dr Jan Eldridge from the University of Auckland about a unique binary star system created by a weak supernova. She talks with Jan about what this binary star system means and what makes it so special. 

Liberal and Realist Approaches to Ukraine War w/ Robert Patman: February 7, 2023

 Liberal and Realist Approaches to Ukraine War w/ Robert Patman: February 7, 2023 Liberal and Realist Approaches to Ukraine War w/ Robert Patman: February 7, 2023, 21.52 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2023

With Germany and the US agreeing to send main battle tanks to Ukraine, attention is being brought to the major foreign policy approaches that ideologicaly inform such decisions.

To get a sense of two dominant international relations theories in play in these decisions I spoke to Robert Patman, professor of international relations at the University of Otago.

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.

Perpetual Land Leases w/ Elizabeth Kerekere: February 7, 2023

 Perpetual Land Leases w/ Elizabeth Kerekere: February 7, 2023 Perpetual Land Leases w/ Elizabeth Kerekere: February 7, 2023, 15.68 MB
Tue 7 Feb 2023

This week on the Tuesday Wire, Milly speaks to Elizabeth Kerekere from the Green Party about perpetual land leases, an outdated law that has some big consequences for Maori land owners. 

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. 

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

 Mammogram targets missed w/ Adele Gautier: February 3, 2023 Mammogram targets missed w/ Adele Gautier: February 3, 2023, 7.02 MB
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.

 

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!

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.

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. 

 

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.