Knowledge
Jack Whaley-Cohen: The Sunday Quiz
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen joins us once again as our Sunday Morning question master. Audio
Why life may indeed really begin at 40
You might be at the stage of your life where you think you peaked in your 20's and are now enduring a decline, but science journalist David Robson explains the Seven Primes of Life and why turning 40… Audio
People who brag about their intellect aren't as smart as they think
People who are more willing to admit that their own knowledge and views might not be correct, are often more knowledgeable than people who brag about their intellect. Psychologist Elizabeth… Audio
Both traditional knowledge and Western scientific discovery can help save the Pacific Ocean, say experts
Chaired by Mihingarangi Forbes, this Auckland Museum panel explores how scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge can inform how we care for the Pacific. Audio
The Death of Expertise
Alternative facts did not start with Donald Trump. For years, emotion has played a bigger role than reason in many public debates. But the rejection of rationalism and faith in experts is getting… Audio
Is the internet making us less intelligent?
The internet is making us feel more intelligent than we are and we are actually not getting smarter. Audio
Passion no guarantee of creativity
Discussing the relationship between science and creativity are Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the United Kingdom's Royal Society and Professor Bruce Sheridan, a New Zealand academic at Chicago's… Audio
Big Data: Open Data
There is a growing awareness that facilitating access to data encourages collaborative science and knowledge advancement. How far are we willing to go in this direction and what are some of the… Audio
A New Enlightenment
Dame Anne Salmond and Kim Hill explore the possibility of a new Enlightenment that recaptures the wide-ranging curiosity of New Zealand's early exploring scientists while transcending western… Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 3, 2010
Indigenous heritage and museums today. Encyclopaedic museums were institutions born of 'Enlightenment' values and committed to a belief that through the study of things from all over the world, truth… Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 2, 2010
Museums in the Colonies The great natural history and encyclopaedic museums of Europe arose as colonial empires were expanding round the globe. Efforts to organise, classify and display the material… Audio
Macmillan Brown lecture 1, 2010
Temples to Science: Museums continue to be a burgeoning worldwide phenomenon. They come in a myriad of sizes and guises. Today it seems no community is complete without one or more! But how many of… Audio