The Wire with Manny

There’s been a recent call from the Human Rights Commission for an independent housing authority to regulate the quality of rentals, and implement a warrant of fitness for homes, to protect renters. This morning I spoke with Angela Maynard from the Tenants Protection Association about the call to action. 

On this weeks Tuesday Wire, Joe is filling in for your usual host Christina who is away sick.

Our regular segment, Dear Science, is presented by Aneeka today. She’ll be looking at a recent Solar Eclipse on Mars, College Football and brain injuries, and finally why does Oreo Cream stick to one side of the cookie. She also talks to Dr. Shane Reti about inflation and the labour shortage 

Joe talks to Gloria Fraser about mental health support experiences for LGBTQ youth. Joe also talks to Fabio Morreale about the Privacy Policy and Ethical issues surrounding Tinder and Spotify

Finally, Christina will be talking to Dr. Peter Saxton from the University of Auckland about an upcoming study aiming to make blood donation for LGBTQ men less discriminatory. 

That's us for the Tuesday Wire! We wish Christina a speedy recovery!

Our regular talk with National's Dr. Shane Reti is back! This week Aneeka asks him about inflation and the labour shortage. Check it out!

Tinder and Spotify are two popular apps that rely on AI algorithms to recommend matches and music based on their users’ preferences, but exactly how do these algorithms work and how are they using our data in the process? NZ legal and music experts combed through the privacy policies and terms of use of these apps to see if they provided any detail, but found that the wording was somewhat ambiguous. They also found possible legal and ethical issues within the privacy policies. Joe spoke to co-author of the study, Fabio Morreale from the School of Music at the University of Auckland, on the matter.