Trust
Measuring trust is tricky with suspicious minds
Last year the biggest annual survey of Kiwis’ trust in news found it was on the slide, though it wasn’t quite clear why. Since then there’s been plenty of anti-media sentiment at anti-government… Audio
Why do we trust smiles when they're so easy to fake?
Research shows that people tend to rate a smiling person as more honest and likeable, and someone they want to cooperate with. But if smiles are so easy to fake, which we know they are, why should we… Audio
Politicians, journalists rated NZ's least trusted figures
Research NZ's latest survey asked Kiwis to rate their trust and confidence in a number of occupations and professions. The news is good for emergency service workers, but not so good for… Audio
'She's not going to spill the beans on Prince Andrew' - Ghislaine confidante
A longtime friend and confidante of Ghislaine Maxwell says she is not likely to spill the beans on Prince Andrew. Philadelphia-based journalist Laura Goldman was in touch with Epstein's associate just… Audio
Chris Skellett: 'Trust is like oxygen'
Do you pick up hitchhikers? Do you read the small print? Trust underpins almost everything in life, says retired clinical psychologist and author Chris Skellett. He talks to Jesse Mulligan about what… Audio
Australia's most trusted politician: Jacinda Ardern
A research company asked Australians to rank their most trusted politicain and the winner was Jacinda Ardern. Just two weeks out from the Australian general election the people chose our Prime… Audio
If Big Brother’s surveillance cameras never sleep, can we ever be private?
What does privacy mean in a world where our entire public lives may be subject to security cameras, face recogntion software and Big Brother's algorithms? Andrew Chen investigates. Audio
Trust in govt surges since 2016 - report
The number of New Zealanders who trust the government has risen substantially. A study commissioned this year by Victoria University of Wellington's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies asked… Audio
Trust in the digital age
Trust is defined as a confident relationship with the unknown, which might also be the perfect definition for almost every interaction we have online. The internet is changing trust in fundamental… Audio
Most trusted
Emanuel Kalafatelis of Research NZ says more people trust the government now than than in 2013. Audio
Catastrophes lay bare many truths
Rebecca Macfie, Lloyd Jones and Gaylene Preston discuss dealing creatively with tough stuff through non-fiction, family memoir, and television drama at the 2014 Christchurch Word Writers and Readers… Audio
The importance of oxytocin as the brain's "moral molecule"
Paul J. Zak is a neuroeconomist who was the first to identify that the brain chemical oxytocin allows us to determine who to trust. His current research has shown that oxytocin is responsible for… Audio