Science with Jen Martin: Kiss evolution + seagull shouting
Science commentator Jen Martin joins Kathryn with three fascinating studies. The first suggests that kissing may have evolved 21.5 million years ago. Ever had your chips eyed up by a greedy seagull? This study suggests that yes, shouting at them, probably works. And researchers have found being a famous singer can raise your risk of an early death - but why? Jen Martin founded the science communication program at the University of Melbourne, runs the espressoscience.com blog and is also the author of Why Am I Like This?: The Science Behind Your Weirdest Thoughts and Habits.
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Tuhoe history: 'Children of the Mist' re-published
One hundred years after it was first published, the substantial history of Tuhoe, "Children of the Mist" by ethnologist Elsdon Best, is back in bookshops. Best traces the history of the Urerewa from the first settlers from Polynesia through to the arrival of Europeans. But this is not just a record of what happened when, it also weaves through details of the traditions, myths, religious beliefs and practices of local iwi and hapu. The latest edition has been published under the guidance of scholar and Maori language expert, Rapata Wiri, ( Nga Tuhoe and Ngati Ruapani) who also writes a preface for the book. There is also a second volume that sets out the genealogy, or whakapapa, of iwi descended from Mataatua Waka - one of the great Polynesian voyaging canoes that tradition says migrated to NZ. And it doesn't end there - the set also includes a fold out map of ancient pa sites. Kathryn talks to Rapata Wiri.
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Book review: Over Alps and Plains in Cobb’s Name by Peter Savage
Harry Broad reviews Over Alps and Plains in Cobb's Name by Peter Savage, published by Peter Savage.
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Around the motu: Jonathan McKenzie
Waikato Times editor Jonathan Mckenzie with news from the region.
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The most popular books at the library this year
The latest statistics are out on what books were most borrowed from libraries this year.Â
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