Our Changing World
with Dacia Herbulock & Amelia Nurse
Thursdays 9 - 10pm
Audio from Thursday, 29 November
- 21:15 Caspian Terns
- A threatened bird that lays its eggs on rocky beaches finds itself in the path of off-road vehicles. (duration: 12′49″)
- 21:30 2007 Rutherford Medal Winner
- Neuroscientist Richard Faull discusses his research on the brain's repair pathway. (duration: 11′01″)
- 21:45 Glass Crusher
- A mobile glass crusher will tour the South Island to process the huge backlog of recyclable glass. (duration: 12′06″)
- 21:45 In Vitro Maturation
- Taking in vitro fertilisation one step farther. How this new technique compares to IVF. (duration: 12′30″)
On This Programme:
Environment
"The Department of Conservation is asking the public to help threatened Caspian terns at Wairarapa's Onoke Spit…” …Because the terns haven’t figured out that tire ruts are not an ideal place for a nest. Amelia Nurse spends an afternoon with DOC’s Jenny White and Tony Silbery & local ornithologist Colin Scadden in search of some fickle and foolhardy Caspian terns.
Caspian Terns (photo by Jenny Whyte)
Tern Egg Onoke Spit
Science
A conversation with neuroscientist Richard Faull, winner of this year’s Rutherford Medal, the country’s most prestigious science award. Earlier this year, Richard Faull’s research group attracted considerable international attention with their discovery of the mechanism that the adult brain uses to repair itself -- a pathway transporting stem cells from deep inside the brain to areas that have sustained damage. Dacia Herbulock talks to him about his ongoing research into degenerative brain diseases and the potential for enhancing self-repair.
Environment
Ever wonder what happens to your glass bottles after you take the recycling out? Well in many small communities in the South Island, the answer is nothing. But now the accumulated bottles may finally find a use. The Glass Packaging Forum has just purchased a mobile glass crusher which is about to tour the South Island. Amelia Nurse meets general manager John Webber and operator Barry Lucinsky who bring new meaning to the word breakthrough.
Mobile Glass Crusher
Health
Most of us are familiar with the medical term, IVF – which stands for In Vitro Fertilisation. It’s a common practice in fertility clinics worldwide, used to aid conception. But, the term IVM – or In Vitro Maturation - is not so well known. IVM is a new assisted fertility procedure, not yet approved in New Zealand. To explain the relative merits of both techniques, Louise Wallace spoke with consulting gynaecologist and obstetrician Simon Kelly of Fertility Associates in Auckland.
The Team
Produced and
presented by
Alison Ballance & Ruth Beran
email: ourchangingworld@radionz.co.nz
About Our Changing World
Our Changing World broadcasts every Thursday evening after the 9pm news, featuring the latest in science, environment and health.
A mix of in depth interviews, packages and sound rich features, Our Changing World covers topics across all scientific disciplines, natural history and environmental issues, and developments in health as well as exploring the human side of science and the personalities behind it.
Selected segments are played during Afternoons with Jim Mora at 3.35pm each Monday and Thursday.
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