Genetics, gut bugs, new drugs and surgery – this episode is about how groundbreaking research is changing how we understand and treat one of our most intractable health problems: obesity.
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Artificial intelligence: creativity or counterfeit?
As AI tools churn out striking art, the question remains: when the spark comes from prompts and past data, is it creation - or just clever theft?
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Ingenious is back for season 2!
Ingenious is back for another season exploring groundbreaking research and mind-expanding concepts. We meet the amazing people behind those ideas and explore the impact of their work on the world – and on our lives.
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Is it time to fix democracy?
The world faces ‘democratic recession’. Today more people live in autocratic regimes than in liberal democracies. Researchers from the University of Auckland are exploring ways to reshape democracy for the 21st century, re-inventing a 2500-year-old idea from ancient Greece and consensus decision-making hui as practised on marae. From Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand's leading research institution, Ingenious is a podcast exploring how research from New Zealand is transforming the world for the better.Hosted by experienced podcast and award winning journalist Nikki Mandow, Ingenious tells the stories of innovation, ambition and hope from the University of Auckland's leading researchers.
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Bullets in space
As if space was not dangerous enough, there are an estimated 130 million bits of space junk from 1mm to much larger in orbit, each shooting along at about 8km/sec, the speed of a bullet. Fortunately researchers at Te Pūnaha Ātea - the Space Institute are working to reduce space junk.From Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, New Zealand's leading research institution, Ingenious is a podcast exploring how research from New Zealand is transforming the world for the better.Hosted by experienced podcast and award winning journalist Nikki Mandow, Ingenious tells the stories of innovation, ambition and hope from the University of Auckland's leading researchers.
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