The Science Of…

Simon Morton and Alison Ballance present a three-part series exploring the science of sweat, virtual reality and Vitamin C. This week, the function of a much-maligned bodily fluid that plays a vital role in keeping us humans healthy and alive. Human sweat - 99 percent water with ...  Afficher plus

We go beyond gaming to explore how VR works, what it's being used for (from treating a fear of spiders, to training young doctors) and ask if it's yet making any compelling case to be in every home.From treating a fear of spiders to training young doctors - how real is the promis ...  Afficher plus

What is vitamin C and why do we need it? Which foods have the most vitamin C? Should we pop pills when we think we're getting a cold, or are we just producing expensive urine? And can vit C really cure cancer, or is it all hype?What is vitamin C and why do we need it? Which foods ...  Afficher plus

Originally published on Our Changing World, Claire Concannon looks into the science of wastewater.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details 

How safe are meth houses, really? And what's it like to go inside? Katy Gosset and Alison Ballance take the plunge and ask how much meth is too much when it comes to setting a national standard?Meth houses have been in the headlines lately.Housing New Zealand has been heavily cri ...  Afficher plus