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Nine To Noon for Thursday 26 April 2018

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09:05 Teachers relying too much on Reading Recovery programme

Hazel helps a younger pupil with reading. She would like to be a doctor when she's older.

A new report looking at what works in primary school classrooms and what doesn't is warning teachers not to rely on the $40 million a year Reading Recovery programme for struggling young readers. The Education Review Office's Evaluation at a Glance: A Decade of Assessment in New Zealand Primary Schools - Practice and trends report, says the intensive reading programme is less successful for Maori and Pacific students, and those from low decile schools, and that the gains seen during Reading Recovery may not be sustained. Kathryn Ryan talks to Stephanie Greaney who is the associate to the chief review officer for ERO.

09:20 Record levels of microplastics found in Arctic sea ice

Arctic Ocean

Arctic Ocean Photo: (Public Domain)

German researchers studying sea ice floating in the Arctic have found record levels of microplastics trapped inside the ice. Ice samples gathered across the Arctic Ocean contained tiny particles of plastic at concentrations two to three times higher than previous recorded. Kathryn talks with study leader, Dr Ilke Peeken, from the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research in Bremerhaven, Germany.

09:30 NZ scientists revolutionising x-ray scanning technology

Professor Anthony Butler (left) and his father Professor Phil Butler have built the MARS spectral (colour) CT scanner, and demonstrated that the colour information can give novel functional information and novel molecular information.

Professor Anthony Butler (left) and his father Professor Phil Butler have built the MARS spectral (colour) CT scanner, and demonstrated that the colour information can give novel functional information and novel molecular information. Photo: University of Canterbury

New Zealand researchers say they've developed the next big medical imaging innovation, that will revolutionise the way x-rays detect, diagnose and monitor many diseases, including cancer. It's a spectral molecular scanner that provides 3D colour images of objects inside the body, such as bone, soft tissue and artificial joints. Kathryn Ryan speaks with one of the lead researchers, University of Canterbury Professor Anthony Butler.

09:45 UK correspondent Kate Adie

The new baby boy has been taken home by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The new baby boy has been taken home by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Photo: AFP

British Prime Minister Theresa May suffers sixth defeat in a week in House of Lords; speculation over what Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will name the new prince; and the first ever statue of woman has been unveiled in Parliament Square, joining 11 men.

10:05 Barbara K. Lipska: The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind

"The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind" by Barbara K. Lipska.

"The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind" by Barbara K. Lipska. Photo: Supplied

Barbara Lipska shares her extraordinary memoir of madness and recovery. She is a neuroscientist and director of the Human Brain Collection at the National Institute of Mental Health in Maryland. Three years ago she was diagnosed with metastatic brain tumours and embarked on surgery and treatment. The swelling in her brain triggered huge behavioral changes, including paranoia, intolerance and a lack of empathy, which she describes as a "descent into madness". She's written a memoir, called The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind.

10:35 Book review

Gina Rogers reviews Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes, published by Penguin Random House.

10:45 The Reading

Jack’s Place by Janna Bell, read by Scott Wills.

11:05 New technology with Mark Pesce

Facebook's corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California on March 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON

Facebook has shut down access to many of its APIs (the means through which third parties access data on its platforms) - but it's now affecting researchers who have been doing work on social media. Also, the new device from Amazon - Echo Look - that will tell you whether your dress is on trend - or not. Mark Pesce is a futurist, writer, educator and broadcaster.

11:25 Teaching teens about money

Money in pocket

Teenagers are falling into the trap of easy credit and unmanageable debt, says the Commission for Financial Capability's Kelly Gay. He talks with Kathryn Ryan about the key things young people need to know about money, and about the new programme on financial literacy for secondary schools the Commission is developing.

11:45 Film review with Paul Casserly

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TV and film writer Paul Casserly has been watching Cunk on Britain - a Charlie Brooker produced satirical history presented by Philomena Cunk (YouTube) and the Aussie thriller Wake in Fright, which is based on the original 1971 movie (TVNZ On Demand).

 

 

Music played in this show

Artist:   Rican Beach

Song:  Hurray For The Riff Raff

Composer:  Segarra

Album: The Navigator

Label: ATO

Broadcast time: 09:35

 

Artist:   First Aid Kit

Song: It’s a Shame

Composer: K Soderberg/J Soderberg

Album:  Ruins

Label: Columbia

Broadcast time:  10:35

 

Artist:   Dive

Song: St Etienne

Composer: Cracknell/Stanley/Wiggs/Lobban

Album: Home Counties

Label: Heavenly

Time: 11:43