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RNZ: This Way Up

Summary: This Way Up is a weekly two-hour show that explores the things we use and consume.

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 Bits+Bytes: the future according to Google | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:26

Peter Griffin beams in from Google's developer festival I/O 2018 to tell us what the tech company have got in the development pipeline. [Peter Griffin travelled to California with the assistance of Google]

 The secrets of the teenage brain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:35

What's happening at a neurological level that defines the delighful and sometimes challenging spectrum of adolescent behaviour? We speak to Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore- she's a neuroscientist at University College, London- and in her book 'Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain' (Doubleday) she charts the changes happening in the adolescent brain, and how this affects behaviour.

 Paleo pets? Feeding your pet raw foods | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:06

We meet Dr Lyn Thomson, a vet who has built a chain of stores dedicated to promoting the benefits of a raw diet as a healthier option for our cats and dogs. But not everyone (particularly those in the veterinary establishment) is convinced that raw foods are any healthier than a modern, more processed diet.

 This Way Up for Saturday 12 May 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:45

Raw pet food, the secrets of the teenage brain, and Google's future products.

 Bits+Bytes: AI in NZ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:26:40

Artificial intelligence technology will not lead to mass unemployment in New Zealand, according to a new report by the AI Forum. Peter Griffin and Emily Wang discuss what artificial intelligence could mean for this country.

 China leads the recycled battery charge | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:33

China is now trying to fight US tariffs by manufacturing its own locally produced semi-conductors and leading the way in battery recycling. Bloomberg journalist Adam Minter has the latest.

 Smoke alarms: the safest and the best | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:27

Paul Smith of consumer.org.nz has been reviewing which smoke alarms work best – and which ones should be avoided at all costs to keep your family safe.

 This Way Up for Saturday 5 May 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:46

Smoke alarms: which ones are best? China gives batteries a second life, and a new report on artificial intelligence in New Zealand

 Bits+Bytes: How should NZ regulate driverless vehicles? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:24:11

Many predict self-driving vehicles will be the biggest disruption to the transport system since cars replaced horses. Are New Zealand road users – and laws – ready?

 A vanilla-fuelled crime wave in Madagascar | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:08:40

Soaring demand for real vanilla is threatening valuable habitats and fuelling a crime wave of thefts and killings in the island republic of Madagascar.

 Period poverty: could menstrual cups be the answer? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:39

Olie Body from Wa Collective is trying to change the way we talk about our periods. She's worked with women in India trying to improve their access to menstrual products, and now wants to tackle period poverty in New Zealand using a simple device invented nearly 100 years ago but has never really taken off.

 This Way Up for Saturday 28 April 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:45

Could menstrual cups end period poverty in New Zealand? A vanilla-fuelled crime wave in Madagascar, and how should the country regulate driverless vehicles?

 Bits+Bytes: Amazon conquers the world | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:25:10

What's happening with Amazon's Australasian strategy, and is Prime likely to come this way anytime soon? Plus is the new international cybersecurity accord akin to a digital Geneva Convention or a strategic move by Silicon Valley?

 NZ's most wanted pest - the wasp | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:02

Invasive wasps put major pressure on our biodiversity and cost the economy an estimated $130 million every year. Entomologist Phil Lester tells us about the latest methods of keeping them under control.

 A New Zealand startup's new way of growing skin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:10

The US military is backing a new skin-engineering technique for burns victims developed by an Auckland startup. Upside Biotechnologies claim their method is faster and safer than skin grafting.

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