What is coronavirus and how can we stop it spreading? 🔊
China is experiencing an outbreak of coronavirus which has so far killed seventeen people and infected a further four hundred and forty. The outbreak began in the city of Wuhan, with most of those infected having visited a fish market. Despite authorities initially...
How do your genes affect your mental health? â–¶
How do your genes affect your mental health? In this lecture hosted by the Liggins Institute, University of Auckland researchers discuss how knowing what your genes do can guide the development of future personalised medicine for prevention and treatment of mental...
Q+A: How is climate change reshaping oceans and marine life?
How is climate change affecting the oceans and marine life? What are the interactions between the earth, the atmosphere, and the ocean, and how does that affect human life? What measures can people take to prevent massive environmental damage? Maria Armoudian speaks...
Q+A: How can kelp DNA help us detect earthquakes?
New research has suggested a novel way to measure and potentially predict previously unknown locations that may be prone to earthquakes. The study, led by Professor Jon Waters at the University of Otago, confirms that the region around the New Zealand city of Dunedin...
Caster Semenya: Is bogus science being used to stifle the vulnerable?
By Sarah Laframboise In the ruling against Caster Semenya, bogus science is being used to stifle the vulnerable, according to Sarah Laframboise. Caster Semenya crouched over the starting line, waiting for the start in the final 800 meter race at the 2016 Olympic...
Does your phone light interfere with your internal clock?
By Jackie Grimm It’s not just sleep: Circadian rhythms influence your metabolism, circulation, and psychology, too, according to Jackie Grimm. On December 30th, 1882, at twenty minutes past eight, the first electric streetlights were turned on in Los Angeles. The few...
Q+A: What are the hidden costs of civilisation?
What are the hidden costs of civilisation? Could civilisation be behind disease, mental illness, climate change, and religious fundamentalism? Spencer Wells thinks it might just be. Maria Armoudian speaks to Wells about his book Pandora’s Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of...
How have Orangutans adapted to human behaviour?
By Douglas Sheil, Mike Bruford, Serge Wich, and Stephanie Spehar New research has shown that Orangutans have been adapting to humans for 70,000 years. If you are very lucky you might have seen an orangutan in the wild. Most people have only seen them on television. In...
Is inheritance about more than just genes?
By Nicola Shepheard Epigenetics has been hailed as the missing link between genes and environment. Nicola Shepheard explores this phenomenon in greater detail and seeks out whether inheritance is about more than just genes. The growing knowledge of how experiences get...Subscribe by Email
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