The Otago Chronicles

by University Of Otago

Join Max Balloch as he wanders through this infinite universe, guided by the forever expanding knowledge of University of Otago academics.

Education

Podcast episodes

  • The Grey Area

    The Grey Area

    E12
    10:05

    Dr Neil Pickering from Otago's Bioethics centre takes two simple scenarios of medical decision making, and then sends it all into uncertainty, as he looks at the grey area in between.

  • Fracturing to Antarctica

    Fracturing to Antarctica

    E11
    09:47

    Martin Forbes, a School of Surveying PhD candidate, heads to the Antarctic ice shelves, where he applies skills he previously learnt as an engineer for aircraft components.

  • AI Accidents

    AI Accidents

    E10
    09:55

    It isn't a question of IF Artificial Intelligence will make mistakes, it's a matter of WHEN. In fact, it started happening long before you read that sentence. PhD student Briony Blackmore has spent the last three years figuring out who is to blame when these AI systems make a mistake.

  • Blockbusted

    Blockbusted

    E09
    10:51

    Masters student Penny Matkin-Hussy pulls the curtain on what seems to be a pretty obvious matter… But if it’s so obvious, why don’t people realise it?

  • Solar Tsunamis

    Solar Tsunamis

    E08
    09:24

    At some point in the future, the sun will hurl a tsunami of plasma towards Earth. In this time of need, we will fall back on our mightiest heroes- one of which is Professor Craig Rodger.