Brain Development
How young is too young to be charged with a crime?
New Zealand's age of criminal responsibility is lower than many other countries around the world - Amnesty wants the government to change that. Audio
Why We Drive: Matt Crawford on car culture's essential survival
Philosopher, mechanic, and author Matthew Crawford's latest book Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road gets under the bonnet of one of the few remaining domains of exploration, play and… Audio
Major research into brain development in the womb
An Auckland scientist, Professor Philip Baker, has won a major grant to extend his research on predicting impaired brain development in the womb, though testing of the pregnant mother's hair. Audio
TED Radio Hour: Unstoppable Learning
Our minds and bodies constantly master lessons from our surroundings. In other words, we seem to have a natural inclination to learn. That is the idea behind this TED Radio Hour as it explores that… Audio
Insight Sunday 10 January: Teen Brain Development
Sue Ingram asks whether 25 is the new 18, with developing research that suggests the brain only fully matures in the mid-20s Audio
Insight Sunday 19 July: Teen Brain Development
Sue Ingram looks at the implications of research that suggests the brain doesn't fully mature until 25 Audio