Our Changing World for Thursday 31 October 2019
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Our Changing World for 31 October 2019
9:05 PM.PhD student Daniel Donoghue is working out whether a video clip can help kaka learn faster. Audio
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Kākā TV - teaching smart parrots new tricks
9:06 PM.Kākā and kea are well-known for being intelligent, and PhD student Daniel Donoghue is interested in how they learn new things. Read more Audio
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Strontium - from sensitive teeth toothpaste to nuclear fission
8:00 AM.Named after a Scottish town, strontium can be highly radioactive & glow-in-the-dark, but also used in toothpaste, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT, in ep 78 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Sulfur - king of bad smells
8:00 AM.Sulfur is responsible for some very bad smells, is the number one industrial chemical and is also an essential element, says Prof Allan Blackman in ep 79 of Elemental. Read more Audio
