The government hasn’t been upfront about the international transport of livestock, according to Dr Anne Galloway, a senior lecturer in […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Call off the Hunt – Fiona Fox on Tim Hunt
Fiona Fox, Director of the UK Science Media Centre, writes on her blog about the recent scandal around Nobel laureate […]
Continue readingTrade deals and healthcare – Prof John McMillan
On the university of Otago Bioethics Centre blog, centre Director Prof John McMillan writes about the leaked details of the […]
Continue readingTop 10 new species announced for 2015
A cart wheeling spider, a wasp with a killer maternal instinct and a feathered dinosaur are just some of the […]
Continue readingNigel Latta blows away stereotypes in the Weekend Herald
Jamie Morton interviewed Nigel Latta, the presenter of the eponymous ‘Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up’ TV Show, for the Weekend […]
Continue readingDisasters: Intervention is the key – Kelvin Berryman
What do we really mean when we talk about reducing or managing the risk of disaster? Dr Kelvin Berryman, Director […]
Continue readingThe toxicology of 1080 – Ian Shaw
Writing in the Press, Prof Ian Shaw clearly lays out the toxicology of 1080, the pest control poison that is […]
Continue readingClimate science clear – NZ researchers
In the pages of the Dominion Post, New Zealand climate scientists David Wratt, James Renwick and Andy Reisinger respond to […]
Continue readingSugar & dental health – TVNZ Sunday
Nelson Dentist Rob Beaglehole’s campaign against sugar-sweetened beverages is the focus of a segment on TVNZ’s Sunday current affairs show. […]
Continue readingThe business of wildlife conservation – Wayne Linklater
Writing in the Dominion Post, Victoria University Wellington Associate Professor of Conservation Science Wayne Linklater looks at the economics of […]
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