Social Media

We've heard it all before. 'Boomers' - arguably the most disliked generation - only think about themselves, while millennials (aka 'snowflakes') wouldn't know a hard day's work if it slapped them… Audio

Not many people can say they have survived naked in the African wilderness for three weeks, but Waiuku twin sisters Amber and Serena Shine (The Wild Twins) can. Their new book, The Wild Twins: Tales… Audio

When Covid struck and put a halt on touring, rockers Jane and Jimmy Barnes (as the Jane Barnes Band) launched a series of online performances, which attracted millions of views from around the world… Audio, Gallery

Foxton-born author Meg Mason would be forgiven for feeling like the last 12 or so months have passed in a blur. Although it was her second novel (and third book overall), the release of Sorrow and… Audio

A mysterious outbreak of tics in girls and young women in some western countries has now surfaced in New Zealand. The teenagers are presenting with Tourette's-style ticks, but the malady has no… Audio

Named one of the world's top thinkers by both Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines, American social psychologist Professor Jonathan Haidt will feature as the keynote speaker at next month's APEC CEO… Audio

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Evan Osnos was living away from the United States for a decade, he often found himself making a case for his home country, despite the grave mistakes it had made… Audio

Defamation law expert Ursula Cheer looks at an Australian High Court ruling that found media are liable for comments people post on their social media pages and contrasts it with a similar Court of… Audio

Magic, luck, schools, Twitter, creativity, social skills, illusions, magician, David Copperfield, Houdini, chance, casino, gambling, addiction, lottery, anxiety, Internet, social media, Professor… Audio

Too much time on your hands may be almost as bad as too little, psychologists are discovering. Audio

Solicitor Alexandra Morrisey ditched her office job, linked up with her best friend Victoria Sala and, with a baby on the way, set up a veggie box business using the time-efficient no-dig method… Video, Audio

Dr Danielle Jones is known at the Mama Doctor to her millions of followers on Tik Tok, she'll soon be known as the Invercargill doctor who delivers babies at Southland Hospital. The Mama Doctor talked… Audio

World-leading addiction expert Professor Anna Lembke says our smartphones are turning us into dopamine addicts. As chief of Stanford University's dual diagnosis addiction clinic, Lembke has treated… Audio

Irish presenter and broadcaster Angela Scanlon is the host of the hugely popular Your Home Made Perfect television show. Audio

The former Apprentice Aotearoa contestant and social media guru Kennedy Anderson gives us an inside look into the world of influencers and content creators and how they make real money from social… Audio