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Habituation is a neurological process which helps us to adapt to new environments keeping ready to reap any benefits or negate any hazards. Tali Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and the co-author of Look Again: The power of noticing what was always there. She believes there are benefits to seeing the things we are used to in a fresh light
Whether an individual is stuck under rubble or has just wandered off the beaten track, it's more than likely the search and rescue team will be using the work of Robert J.Koester to locate the missing person. He's a world leading search and rescue expert and the author of numerous books, including the seminal 'Lost Person Behavior' which has become the go-to guide for planning search and rescue missions around the world. Robert J.Koester joins Jim Mora to discuss his life's work.
International best-selling author Stacy Gregg has just released two new books for children and pre-teens. 'The Easter Bunny Hunt' is inspired by the adventures of her own cat and dog. And for pre-teens 'Nine Girls' is based on Gregg's own upbringing in Ngaruawahia, set in the political tumult of the 1980's. Stacy chats with Jim about the inspiration behind her new works and what she has planned for her Easter Sunday.
While there's no denying our lives have become better in many ways thanks to the internet and smartphones - genuine human interaction has dropped drastically, leaving society at large in an epidemic of loneliness. Dystopian sci-fi classic 'The Matrix' came out 25 years ago, yet Dan Weijers argues its themes are more relevant now than ever before. Dan Weijers is a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Waikato.
Gabrielle review lessons for media; Dolphin drama fires up media.
RNZ producer, Mary Argue, has been reading all the headlines - so you don't have to. She'll discuss everything from how useful a degree is in the modern world to what to eat before a colonoscopy.
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen joins us once again as our Sunday Morning question master. Jack is the mind behind the questions on BBC quiz show Only Connect which is known for being both difficult to crack and totally obvious. It's Sunday morning, so wake up your brain and have a go!
Maungaturoto locals, Juleigh Parker and Peter Gray are calling home from the USA. They're taking on the Great Loop in their vessel, Plenty. The Great Loop is a system of waterways that encompasses the eastern portion of the United States and part of Canada. The entire loop stretches almost 10,000 km covering the Atlantic Ocean, the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River.
Professor Alp Kantarci helps people understand mouth health and lead healthy lives. He speaks to Jim.
California-based Derek Guy has made a name for himself via his X, formerly Twitter, account where he comments on menswear and popular culture.
Dr Ali Hill from Otago University's Department of Human Nutrition is back on Sunday Morning again. This week she speaks to Jim about heart health and whether intermittent fasting is worth it.
April Phillips joins Jim to discuss the life and music of Frank Sinatra and to hear some of his most iconic work.
Coronation Street star Rula Lenksa is coming to New Zealand to star in the stage version of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
Award winning author and food blogger Lucy Corry discusses some tasty meal and snack ideas for when the shorter nights draw in.
Mediawatch looks at the fallout from Winston Peters' criticism of the media in his State of The Nation speech.
Former Olympic rower Tony Brook was a member of the gold medal-winning eight-seater team at the 1982 World Rowing Championships in Switzerland.
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen joins us once again as our Sunday Morning question master.
The Princess of Wales is receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for a cancerous condition that emerged after her abdominal operation.
Following Professor David McAlpine's chat with Jim last week, so many of you got in touch with questions we've asked him back.
Dr Ali Hill from Otago University's Department of Human Nutrition is back. She looks at the different types of salt available and assesses their nutritional benefits.
Research NZ have been asking New Zealanders about the importance of having a choice of television channels for news and current affairs and how important it was to have news on television compared with online and other digital platforms.
The band Skindred have just won Best Alternative Act at the 2024 MOBO Awards - MOBO standing for Music Of Black Origin.
Aucklander, Zara DuCrôs, has been living and studying acting in New York for the last three years. When she's not busy auditioning, she works as a children's birthday party entertainer. From gorgeous penthouses on the Upper East Side, to secret Naval bases, she's entertained kids around New York as everything from a Disney princess to a clown.
With the second part of Denis Villeneuve's film franchise of Frank Herbert's fantasy novel, Dune, currently in cinemas, we ask if the fictional worms in the movie share anything in common with real worms.
There has been such a lot of talk about steps in the last decade… but how many should we take for health?
Six-time grammy award winner, James Taylor, speaks with Jim Mora about his life and career ahead of his one-off New Zealand show 'An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band' set for April.
What will government do about the great TV news meltdown?; Stuff deploys AI for DIY news.
Eliezer Yudkowsky, artificial intelligence researcher, decision theorist and co-founder of Machine Intelligence Research Institute, has a stark warning that we're moving too fast in the field of AI.
Quiz master Jack Waley-Cohen joins us once again as our Sunday Morning question master.
BBC senior reporter, Rich Preston, joins Jim to discuss the Royal families' photo doctoring blunder and the latest on Andrew Tate's extradition to the UK.
