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1210 - Earthquake - coping with the fear

First up on the show, we return to Christchurch, which has now shuddered it’s way through nearly 300 aftershocks since Saturday’s big one. Think about that - 300 extra earthquakes. Terrifying is the word that springs to mind. And by the looks of the frazzled residents on the news, and the nearly in tears live-crosses to cub reporters, terrified is the reality. What to do? Just leave? Or stay, clean up, and face the fear? Easier said than done, obviously. But my first guest will share his thoughts on how it’s done - Ian de Terte is a clinical psychologist working at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research, based at the Massey University School of Psychology. Is there any real way to deal with the psychological aftermath?

1225 - When Bruce Willis is Busy

After that, at 12.25 a very special interview for you. This morning I spoke with Tom Jones! Not that Tom Jones, but still a pretty impressive guy. Thomas D Jones is a former US astronaut who now heads the NASA task-force who’s job it is to scan the skies and detect Near Earth Objects (or NEOs) and figure out ways to stop them destroying the planet. Slightly stressful job. Today, 2 NEO’s pass very “N” to us, one just the quarter of the distance of the moon. But we’re safe, don’t worry. For now, anyway. The NASA task-force reports to the US government next month on their progress, and as Tom told me this morning, just like everyone it seems these days, they need more money. I like to call it the inverse Puff Daddy law “less money, mo problems”.

1235 - Dear Science

12.35 means it’s time for Dear Science, thanks to the Science Media centre. Peter Griffin’s back this week - and really there’s only one science story this week. It’s been really interesting to watch the scientists kind of gleefully going about their work in Canterbury this week hasn’t it?

1245 - Lord Nicholas Stern

And then at 12.45 we bring you some of the highlights of a media conference held at the University this morning by one Lord Nicholas Stern. The name might ring a bell or two - Lord Stern is a British economist and academic. He’s headed the World Bank, and been the British government’s chief economic advisor. These days he focuses mostly on climate change - particularly the economics of it. His “Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change was produced by a team led by Stern at the British Treasury, and released in October 2006. The Review concluded that immediate reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are necessary to reduce the worst risks of climate change. Lord Stern is doing three public lectures, but you’ve already missed one. You can catch him tonight, or tomorrow night at 7pm in the Owen Glenn Building at the University. But seating IS limited - so look at auckland.ac.nz/robb to reserve a seat!

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