Michelle Dickinson
What connects dancing naked in Paris with escaping from Gloriavale, success in extreme sport, and a life as a female engineer?
Four women tell Mirama Kamo stories from their adventurous lives: Hollie Woodhouse, Lilia Tarawa, Michelle Dickinson and Margaret Austin. Audio
Celebrity Kiwi scientist inspires girls in Fiji
Celebrity Kiwi scientist visits Fiji to help inspire girls from squatter settlements to stay at school and pursue STEM subjects. Audio
Nanogirl: 'The whole goal of science is to prove yourself wrong every day'
Nanotechnologist Michelle Dickinson (aka Nanogirl) recently discovered that one of her own long-held beliefs was false. She had believed artificial sweeteners are cancer-causing then found out that… Audio
Supreme Court favours fluoridation
An anti-fluoridation group took their demands to stop adding fluoride to South Taranaki's water. The Court has ruled against them and the South Taranaki District Council will now proceed with its… Audio
Kitchen science: fire
Kids are fascinated by fire and kitchen science is a fun, supervised way for them to learn about it, says science communicator Michelle Dickinson. She tells us how to make a candle from a banana and… Audio
Kitchen science: milk
Michelle 'Nanogirl' Dickinson has just released The Kitchen Science Cookbook. She talks us through a couple of simple recipes that use the science of milk. Audio
Kitchen science: sugar
Michelle 'Nanogirl' Dickinson talks us through two simple recipes that use the science of sugar. Audio
Kitchen science: cream
Science educator Michelle 'Nanogirl' Dickinson has just released The Kitchen Science Cookbook. She talks us through the process of turning simple cream into butter or instant ice cream. Audio
Celebrating New Zealand's light bulb moments
Whether it's on land, up in the air, under water, in the clouds or even in outer space there are a jaw-dropping number of Kiwi innovations. Audio, Gallery
No cause for alarm over baby formula nanoparticles claims
New Zealand news outlets have been reporting on research, that 'potenitally toxic' nanoparticles, have been found in baby formula. Friends of the Earth commissioned independent laboratory analysis… Audio
Nanogirl and the power of science
It's not every day you get to give your teacher a superpower but that's exactly what happened at Lepperton Primary in rural North Taranaki today.
Nanogirl gives power of flight to a rural Taranaki school
'Nanogirl' Michelle Dickinson has paid a visit to a rural Taranaki primary school, as part of a workshop to inspire children to pursue science and engineering. Audio
Nanogirl - Dr Michelle Dickinson
Dr Michelle Dickinson AKA Nanogirl is holding a special show where she's blowing things up, holding fire in her hand, shooting off air cannons and generally making science entertaining. That's all… Audio
Science in New Zealand
International sales of drones is expected to soar from fewer than 4 million in 2015, to nearer 20 million this year and beyond. Many are for personal use but today we're looking at the way scientists… Audio
Technology and Innovation
Our technology correspondent Paul Brislen will discuss the EU ban on mobile roaming, Apple is in trouble for it's 'Wifi Assist' product, and we meet our innovators of the the week; OMG Tech Rangers… Audio
Science commentator Michelle Dickinson
Water on mars, How an Ig Noble award created a technology that might change the world of anaesthesia and New Zealand wine researchers have found that yeast contributes to the flavour and smell of wine… Audio
Science commentator Michelle Dickinson
The warmest ever superconductor; how mussels cement themselves to rocks; and how playing the computer game Tetris can block cravings. Audio
Nanogirl - Dr Michelle Dickinson
Bolts of lightning, explosions, fire - and turning a supermarket trolley into a speeding vehicle with fire extinguishers. An array of crazy science experiments of the like never seen in New Zealand… Audio
Women in science - The Wireless
The place of women in STEM - science, technology, engineering and mathematics - has received a lot of media coverage in the past couple of years. A 2011 report by the New Zealand Association of Women… Audio