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The OI Podcast

The OI Podcast

Written by: Dr Barbara Anderson and Trudi Sunitsch | Otago Institute for Arts and Sciences
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Topical conversations about anything and everything from the worlds of Science, Art and Mātauranga Māori. Join Dr Barb Anderson and Trudi Sunitsch for some stimulating conversation with guest experts. Brought to you by the Otago Institute – the Otago Branch of the Royal Society for Arts and Sciences. https://otago-institute.org/(C)Otago Access Radio Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 114 - The Future of Research Funding with Prof Blaikie and Justine Daw

    114 - The Future of Research Funding with Prof Blaikie and Justine Daw
    Oct 9 2026
    Research Funding With Prof Blaikie and Justine Daw Prof Blaikie and Justine Daw join Dr Barb and Trudi in the studio to discuss the Future of Research Funding in New Zealand Link: https://www.royalsociety.org.nz/news/a-blueprint-for-a-stable-thriving-research-system-in-aotearoa-new-zealand?mc_cid=7f4b7bec9e&mc_eid=a1b25b8ff3 This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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    57 mins
  • 145 - Kate Truman

    145 - Kate Truman
    Oct 16 2026
    In this episode of the OI Podcast, Dr Barb and Trudi sit down with University of Canterbury PhD researcher Kate Truman, winner of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Hatherton Award. Kate discusses how data science intersects with computer science and statistics, the crucial role of data cleaning, and how her award-winning research validates the fossilised birth-death model. She explains how incorporating fossil data allows researchers to accurately measure speciation, extinction rates, and disease transmission in epidemiology. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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    55 mins
  • 143 - Chatham’s Chat with On Lee Lau

    143 - Chatham’s Chat with On Lee Lau
    Oct 2 2026
    Chatham’s Chat with On Lee Lau. On Lee Lau joins Dr Barb and Trudi in the studio to discuss the Chatham Islands biodiversity checklist for terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates that On Lee and co have been working on for the last 18 months. iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/ Chatham Islands (Invertebrate checklist): https://www.inaturalist.org/places/chatham-islands Tuhura Otago Museum: https://tuhura.nz/ This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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    55 mins
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