4 Jun 2025

Science: How sitting shrinks your brain, crime from the cradle

From Nine To Noon, 11:45 am on 4 June 2025
Green chairs lined up against a yellow wall in a waiting area

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Science commentator Allan Blackman looks at how sitting for hours can affect your brain - even if you're doing regular exercise. A major new study has tracked 80,000 Queenslanders, looking at how their path to crime was shaped early and differently, for men and women.

Allan Blackman is a Professor of Chemistry, School of Science, Auckland University of Technology.

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