Articles by Michelle%20Dickinson
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World
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:35PMColumbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to...
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US works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint
Monday, 15 April 2024, 10:07AMThe United States on Sunday highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened...
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Nanogirl on why desk jobs can be just as tiring as manual labour
Sunday, 14 August 2022, 1:03PMThis week we are going to talk about why desk jobs might be just as exhausting as manual labour jobs! Published this week...
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Nanogirl on how self-driving cars might need a gender setting
Sunday, 7 August 2022, 11:04AMThis week we are talking self-driving cars and how they might need a gender setting on them! Anyone who has bought a new...
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Nanogirl talks the science of flipping burgers
Sunday, 31 July 2022, 10:53AMWe are talking burgers…. When you cook a burger do you flip it once, lots of times or never? There are lots of theories...
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Nanogirl on eating with your hands and chewing with your mouth open may improve food taste
Sunday, 24 July 2022, 11:10AMThis week we are chatting about science that I can't personally get involved with - the research that shows that touching...
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Nanogirl on the wine bottle effect
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 11:35AMHave you ever stood in front of a row of wine bottles at the supermarket wondering which one to buy? Well this week science...
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Nanogirl on science proving being 'hangry' is a real thing
Sunday, 10 July 2022, 11:01AMThis week we are talking 'being hangry' because for the first time science has proved that it's a thing! Hangry - a term...
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: Nanogirl on developments in xenotransplantation
Sunday, 15 May 2022, 11:33AMCan we talk about the follow up of a story we had previously discussed? A couple of months ago we chatted about the first...
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New research shows half of drinkers cannot tell if they’re too drunk to drive
Sunday, 12 December 2021, 12:00PMIt's the season to be merry, and with the new traffic light system even Aucklanders are back in the bars with Christmas parties...
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Dr Michelle Dickinson: Nanogirl on ducklings and fluid dynamics
Sunday, 5 December 2021, 11:21AMI can't turn this one down - it's ducklings! Have you ever noticed when you see ducklings on the water they all line up...
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Nanogirl gives the lowdown on the perfect hug
Sunday, 28 November 2021, 11:32AMWho knew, but there is a lack of research on what makes a good hug, so scientists from London decided to do something about...
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Nanogirl on milk and sleep
Sunday, 14 November 2021, 12:45PMSo this week let's talk milk and sleep. I think most of us associate drinking a glass of warm milk at bedtime as a child...
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Nanogirl on NASA's Perseverance rover recognising scientific features in images
Sunday, 31 October 2021, 11:14AMFor anyone else looking something different to do this weekend and also a way to take some time away from Earth while helping...
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Michelle Dickinson: Why working from home is exhausting us
Sunday, 19 September 2021, 10:55AMAnother week of working from home for many of us, and science says we might be pretty exhausted by now. The reason: "Zoom...
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Michelle Dickinson: Playing Mozart could reduce seizures
Sunday, 19 September 2021, 10:54AMResearch published in the journal Nature this week has found that listening to Mozart can lead to a decrease in epileptiform...
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Michelle Dickinson: Forget mindfulness and try being mindless instead
Sunday, 5 September 2021, 10:10AMMindfulness-based interventions have become very popular and do have merit. But now psychological research has also revealed...
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Michelle Dickinson: The secret to living longer; how bats and coronaviruses could help us find it
Sunday, 29 August 2021, 9:54AMBat's ability to host pathogens like coronaviruses while not getting sick that could be the secret to a longer life. One...
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Business
Microsoft reaps benefits after four day working week trial in Japan
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 3:15PMA growing number of smaller companies are adopting a four-day workweek. Now the results of a recent trial at Microsoft suggest...
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World
Trump says ambassador who criticised him 'has not served UK well'
Monday, 8 July 2019, 4:07PMPresident Donald Trump said Sunday the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States "has not served the UK well," after...
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Leak: UK's Ambassador to the US considers Trump 'inept,' 'incompetent'
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 1:02PMCables sent from the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States to the British Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) describe...
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World
London Zoo's cutest penguins celebrate gay pride
Sunday, 30 June 2019, 2:07PMGay animals deserve to celebrate Pride Month, too. The ZSL London Zoo is home to the famous gay penguin couple, Humboldt...
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Science
Not just the Red Planet: Photo highlights multi-coloured Mars crater
Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 1:31PMA new image of the Red Planet features some other colours. NASA has spotted a new impact crater on the surface of Mars, and...
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World
North Korea bomb stronger than first thought
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 10:12AMNorth Korea's powerful nuclear test this month may have been even stronger than first reported, equivalent to roughly 17...