@cconcannonsci produces Our Changing World on @radionz; all about science, natural history, health & the environment.
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Here's a fun 1/2 hour episode to get you home this evening...full of bird facts, good humor and a bit of smack-talk thrown-in for good measure!! Hope you enjoy...back next week with a deep-dive on the wild side of #Connemara, #Galway. @JamieMcAulayNZ @cconcannonsci @RNZScience
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Listen and learn more about this interesting NZ research set to fly to space 🚀
🔊 Listen now! Meet GERALDINE – the Gigantic and Extremely Radical Atmosphere-Lacking Device for Interesting and Novel Experimentation.
GERALDINE is helping @VicUniWgtn researchers design plasma rockets for more efficient space travel 🚀
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At @PaihauRobinson we're developing superconducting plasma rockets for space propulsion! Check out this interview with my colleagues Ben Mallett and Betina Pavri
Coming up, @cconcannonsci visits GERALDINE, a giant vacuum chamber, at @VicUniWgtn's Paihau – Robinson Research Institute.
Here, scientists & engineers are designing plasma rocket thrusters 🚀 & a super-conducting magnet destined for testing @Space_Station 🧲
Tune in Thursday!
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The projects we have at @PaihauRobinson are just so damn cool, and I'm jealous of those who get to do #nzscience with GERALDINE. Looking forward to hearing my colleagues, including @MacDiarmidInsti alumnus @mallett4physics , talk about #plasma-based space propulsion. @VicUniWgtn
Coming up, @cconcannonsci visits GERALDINE, a giant vacuum chamber, at @VicUniWgtn's Paihau – Robinson Research Institute.
Here, scientists & engineers are designing plasma rocket thrusters 🚀 & a super-conducting magnet destined for testing @Space_Station 🧲
Tune in Thursday!
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Birds, bugs and fishies. Visit the Cass River with me and learn about the super cool, dynamic ecosystems that are New Zealand’s braided rivers 👌
Coming up this week, @cconcannonsci discovers the fascinating species of a braided river ecosystem while electrofishing with two researchers
@UCNZ @UCNZbiology
Tune in on Thursday 🎣
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Actually could have talked to Dr Daniel Thomas for hours about this.... totally fascinating. Have a listen
🔊Listen now! Why are penguins so cool? 🐧
@cconcannonsci talks penguin evolution, giant extinct penguins species, & Aotearoa's penguin fossils with @NZfauna
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The latest figures on the dangers of air pollution in this country make for shocking reading, but not shocking enough it seems to keep the issue on the front pages.
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Niwa has just released its seasonal climate outlook for the next three months, leading into summer.
"For the northern and eastern part of the North Island, we think rainfall's going to be below normal," meteorologist Chris Brandolino says.
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Don't put those winter clothes away just because sunnier days are predicted – El Niño blows both hot and cold.
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"For people who are just getting themselves around town, cycling and walking for small trips and public transport are the two biggest things that you can do."
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Did you catch public transport to work today? Choose a meal that didn't involve beef? If you said 'yes', you're doing better than either of our two would-be prime ministers when it comes to your personal efforts over climate change.
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A decision on what could be New Zealand's first waste-to-energy plant that uses rubbish to generate electricity is now in government hands, after its national significance was recognised.
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In which a winner is crowned!! 👑
The Great Ireland vs. NZ Bird-off returns for part 2! @JamieMcAulayNZ 🇳🇿 & @rickywhela90923 🇮🇪 discuss the cuckoo's crazy lifestyle & the kiwi's weird feathers 🪶
Which nation boasts the best birds? @cconcannonsci delivers her verdict. Listen now!
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Need more bird facts to wow a crowd, dazzle a date or level up your quiz skills? @rickywhela90923 got yo back. @RNZScience
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The 2nd and concluding episode of the @RNZScience Great NZ 🇳🇿 VS 🇮🇪 IRL Bird-off 🦅 has landed!! Which island nation will prevail❓️There's only one way to find out! Catch them at 🔗 👇
Part 1 - tinyurl.com/k7r226h4
Part 2 - tinyurl.com/3u2xafwh have a listen + a laugh 👍🏻
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@JamieMcAulayNZ on what its like to hold a kiwi. 'A poof of floof!' @RNZScience
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You can listen now! Big birds, small birds, birds on social media. And bird nerds talking nerdy birds! It's fun & full of facts. Get into it. @rickywhela90923 @JamieMcAulayNZ @RNZScience @IrelandinNZ rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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This was the best fun...and my first cap for #Ireland 🇨🇮. Smack-talk and bird facts = a recipe for a top podcast episode. Can't wait to listen to the finished episode which lands Thursday. Thanks to @radionz's @cconcannonsci for the call-up represent the Emerald Isle 🍀🏉
Coming up this week, the great New Zealand vs Ireland bird-off begins. Two reps from each country have put forward contenders across 4 categories. Feathers will fly. But who will win? Listen in on Thursday...
📷: goldcrest @BirdWatchIE; tītipounamu @melissaboardman CC BY-SA 4.0
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There's despair from volunteers and conservationists as their hard-won gains over pest plants and animals stand to be lost in a tranche of budget cuts.
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Sentient and intelligent - what can octopuses teach us about ourselves? rnz.co.nz/national/programme…