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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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 Fermentation: making kefir | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:44

Deb Gully shows us how to make the fermented milk drink, kefir.

 Fermentation: Sandor Katz | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:17:25

Sandor Katz is a fermentation revivalist! His new book 'The Art of Fermentation' is like a DIY guide for home fermentation.

 Tech news: iPhone 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:41

Charles Arthur, the Guardian's technology editor, has a look at the new iPhone 5 launched earlier this week.

 Bioprinting | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:12:34

Using 3D printer technology to print human organs. We're speaking to surgeon Robin Levin, who works in biomedicine, about the possibilities.

 Naked Science | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:51

Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news. This week, scientists discover the genetic basis for facial appearance, and using Glasgow's disused mines to heat homes.

 KiwiSaver user's guide: Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:19:07

KiwiSaver statements pop through the letterbox every few months. So what can they tell you, and how can you make sure you're not getting fleeced with fees? With Chris Douglas of Morningstar Australasia and Amanda Morrall of interest.co.nz.

 Tech news | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:07:58

Charles Arthur beams in with technology news, and all sorts of new handsets are about to hit the market in time for Christmas. Ho ho ho!

 Safer driving | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:06:06

James McNamara of CleverMiles is one of a team of Irish inventors is using a mix of onboard sensors and a clever algorithm to measure how well you're driving your car.

 History of Anaesthesia | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:45

It would be unthinkable nowadays to have an operation without the option of some kind of anaesthetic. How times have changed! With Waikato DHB anaesthetist Aidan O'Donnell, the author of 'Anaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction' (Oxford University Press).

 Driverless cars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:11:05

Dr. Eddy Llaneras of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is principal investigator of a study backed by the US government, looking how drivers behave and what they do when they aren't actually in full control of their vehicle.

 Sip and puff sailing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:03

'Sip and puff' technology is helping people with spinal cord injuries to sail. With Brendan Tourelle and John Cranch of Sailability Auckland.

 Birds: Blackbird | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:09:43

Birdman Hugh Robertson on one of our flying early settlers, the blackbird.

 Dementia village | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:14:55

A radical new way to care for dementia suffers is being trialled in the Netherlands. Jon Henley of The Guardian has just visited the care home on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

 Naked Science | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:10:34

Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news. This week, gait expectations- why some horses are better at pacing or dressage than others? Also, why do older father pass on lots more genetic mutations to their children?

 TB team | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:05:35

Joshua Leibstein is part of a team from the University of Johannesburg that's developed a way to detect tuberculosis using digital technology.

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