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:
Nature photographer David Liittschwager puts a small stainless steel frame in all sorts of habitats and sees what passes through so he can capture it on camera.
The Goedsak is a good idea from The Netherlands. Maarten Heijltjes is one of its designers.
Sam Muirhead is living a year of open source. This week, he's making open source perfume and tinkering with electronics.
We speak to Dr Lynn McBain about some of the downsides to getting a suntan, and what you need to keep an eye on to avoid health problems.
The locksmiths of Pamplona have said no to unlocking homes for the big banks to evict jobless homeowners. Giles Tremlett reports from Spain.
Why are you paying loads more for some types of Barbie doll this Christmas when they are all pretty much the same?! Emily Oster of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business is investigating the 'Barbie Paradox'.
Ian Sansom writes a love letter to paper in his book 'Paper: An Elegy'.
Don Stull of MicroZap is trying to make bread that won't go mouldy. The technique uses microwaves to kill off mould spores and the main aim is to reduce food waste.
Anu Anand has been looking at the past, the present, and the future of the pashmina.
The new Games Masters exhibition at Te Papa celebrates video games dating back to 1975. With Head Host Philip Louie and Kristelle Plimmer, the exhibition's Concept Developer.
A team of architects in Berlin is trying to create a big natural swimming pool on a stretch of river in the city centre. Tim Edler of realities:united is one of those behind the plan.
A new global study shows that the number of big old trees, some more than one thousand years old, is rapidly reducing. Professor David Lindenmayer of the Australian National University is lead author of the study.
Dr Chris Smith beams in with the latest science news from around the globe. This week, 7000-year-old cheese, a potential cure for lethal box jellyfish stings, and scientific proof that getting out into the great outdoors really does make you smarter!
In 'Automate This' author Christopher Steiner looks at how the algorithm is revolutionising everything from the music business to healthcare, share trading, and the good old 0800 number.
The arrival of the welcome swallow shows that summer is well and truly here. With Hugh Robertson.
