Ingenious: how research transforms our world

For more than half a century, pacemakers have had one main job: keep the heart beating steadily. Now University of Auckland researchers are testing a device that does something extra, syncing the heartbeat to breathing in a way that might help damaged hearts repair.

Most people can imagine a dog barking or hear a song playing in their brain.But about one in 125 have a silent mind. Now scientists are investigating how consciousness works without sound.

Pre-colonial Māori didn’t have a housing problem. The Crown created one. Can the past give us clues to fix housing today? 

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.

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?