Ingenious: how research transforms our world

• A pacemaker that could help the heart heal

  For more than half a century, pacemakers have had one main job: keep the heart beating steadily. Now University of Auckland researchers are testing a device that does something extra, syncing the heartbeat to breathing in a way that might help damaged hearts repair.

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• The strange science of the silent mind

  Most people can imagine a dog barking or hear a song playing in their brain.But about one in 125 have a silent mind. Now scientists are investigating how consciousness works without sound.

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• When everyone lived in an affordable home

  Pre-colonial Māori didn’t have a housing problem. The Crown created one. Can the past give us clues to fix housing today? 

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• Inside the new science of obesity

  Genetics, gut bugs, new drugs and surgery – this episode is about how groundbreaking research is changing how we understand and treat one of our most intractable health problems: obesity.

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• Artificial intelligence: creativity or counterfeit?

  As AI tools churn out striking art, the question remains: when the spark comes from prompts and past data, is it creation - or just clever theft?

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