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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Podcasts:
Darius Kazemi has vowed to live a fork-free existence for 30 days.
Hugh Robertson speaks to us about the bird that can fit in the palm of your hand, carries salmonella, and likes to eat in cafes: the sparrow!
Dr Adam Hart has been looking at the world's biggest pollination event that goes on amid the California almond groves.
'Who Owns the Future' is Jaron Lanier's new book about the future of the internet.
Charles Arthur beams in with the latest news from the tech world. This week, how the US government has been spying on millions of cellphone users, and President Obama declares war on the patent trolls.
Nicola Twilley from the Edible Geography blog has just got back from Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert in California.
Gavin Shepherd owner of Pet Farewells runs a pet cremation service.
When dogs come in so many shapes, sizes and colours, why do we have this common idea about dog longevity; that every dog year is equal to 7 human years? Professor Daniel Promislow at the University of Georgia studies ageing.
How dogs have become such a huge part of our lives. We're speaking to dog cognition expert Brian Hare about his new book 'The Genius of Dogs'.
Millions of people across the South Pacific and the rest of the world have relied on the coconut as a major source of nutrition for thousands of years. But there are fears the genetic diversity of the coconut is under threat, making it more susceptible to diseases in the future. Mike Foale of the University of Queensland studies coconuts and their genetics.
Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news. This week, the discovery of the 'itching pathway', how cockroaches have evolved to avoid traps, and using avatars to treat schizophrenia.
Jenny Kleeman is a journalist, writer and documentary maker who's just been in Colorado looking at the state's sophisticated marijuana industry.
A discovery that could revolutionise the treatment of chronic back pain, helping millions of sufferers worldwide. Dr Hanne Albert from the University of Southern Denmark says treatment with antibiotics is the key to effective pain relief.
The journalist and food campaigner Michael Pollan's latest book 'Cooked' celebrates the joys and rewards of cooking.
We're speaking to gardening historian Twigs Way about the lifting of the gnome ban at the Chelsea Flower Show.
