technology

Why does cancer treatment work only for some?

Why does chemotherapy cure some people’s cancers, yet have almost no effect on others? Science editor Eloise Gibson asks a researcher.

Jul 15 2019

Eloise Gibson

health & science

NZ bows out of all big telescope involvement

After over a year of intense lobbying, culminating in a highly unusual mental health smear against a physicist, our Government has decided not to join the SKA telescope project in any form.

Jul 02 2019

Eloise Gibson

health & science

The smart knife revealing steak secrets

Cutting meat with a special, ‘smart’ scalpel can reveal what the animal ate, where it lived, its flavour profile and even clues about the farm’s environmental practices.

Jul 03 2019

Eloise Gibson

health & science

What MBIE told Woods on super-scope

MBIE has revealed what it told science minister Megan Woods before NZ dropped all involvement in an international mega telescope.

Jul 10 2019

Eloise Gibson

Business

The mana of Simon Moutter

Simon Moutter’s seven years leading Spark was all about business change, but, as Mark Jennings reports, the man himself changed too.

Jun 28 2019

Mark Jennings

technology

Inside the anti-5G movement

Scientists say that 5G is safe, but a small, vocal group of people insist it causes cancer.

Jun 24 2019

RNZ

environment

Why we’re lagging with wind power

Farah Hancock takes a look at our lagging wind generation scene and finds its proponents remarkably relaxed.

Jun 14 2019

Farah Hancock

Ideasroom

How can we prepare our children for AI?

The third of three debates on AI wades into the perilous business of predicting technology, asking what skills schools should be teaching to equip students for technological upheaval.

Jun 14 2019

Victoria University Of Wellington

Ideasroom

The robot that rocks the cradle

The 2nd of three Victoria University of Wellington debates on AI looks at a relationship that will be pivotal for children’s schooling,

Jun 13 2019

Victoria University Of Wellington

Ideasroom

What would happen if the lights went out?

Audience members are asked to imagine a world without electricity in the first of three Victoria University of Wellington debates about the opportunities and challenges of AI.

Jun 12 2019

Victoria University Of Wellington

Ideasroom

Social shopping on its way - are you ready?

Product placement is as old as Hollywood, but it is Snapchat and Instagram, not the movies, that have now taken it to its next level.

Jun 10 2019

Michael S. Daubs and Vincent Manzerolle

Ideasroom

What Google hides from its users

Victoria University of Wellington’s Cameron Lai explores the perils of reliance on Google, finding the search engine hides 20 percent of relevant information.

Jun 07 2019

Cameron Lai

Ideasroom

Women’s gamble in an old boys club

Dr Jessica Lai argues against the belief women are innately different to men in a way that makes them less suitable for STEM.

Jun 06 2019

Dr Jessica Lai

technology

Watch: Vodafone likes 5G, is big on TV

In part two of a three part video interview with Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey, Vodafone CEO Jason Paris discusses the advantages of 5G.

Jun 05 2019

Bernard Hickey

technology

Watch: Vodafone’s new era with new owners

In the first of a three part video interview with Newsroom’s Bernard Hickey, Vodafone CEO Jason Paris discusses his plans for the company under its new owners.

Jun 04 2019

Bernard Hickey