by SMC media advisor John Kerr It was once taken for granted that dietary fat was what made us… well… […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Should we move species threatened by climate change?
From the Conversation. Republished here under creative commons licence. By Tracy Rout, University of Melbourne; Doug Armstrong, Massey University; Eve […]
Continue readingSix myths about vaccination – and why they’re wrong
Republished from The Conversation under Creative Commons license. By Rachael Dunlop, University of Technology, Sydney Recently released government figures show […]
Continue readingTwo hard for whom? Sir Peter Gluckman on science education concerns
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has written a hard-hitting blog post in response to schools […]
Continue readingUS Shutdown hurting science
The Washington Post‘s Joel Achenbach examines how the current US Government is affecting innovation and science in the States (via […]
Continue readingIPCC preview: Increased focus on science of sea level change
by Holly Ryan Rising sea levels will receive increased attention from climate scientists tomorrow when the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]
Continue readingSchools shouldn’t skimp on science – Editorial
The editorial in today’s Dominion Post focuses on the issue of science education in New Zealand secondary schools, following the […]
Continue readingChemical warfare nothing new – Allan Blackman
Associate Professor Allan Blackman, from the University of Otago Chemistry Department, writes about the history of chemical warfare in his […]
Continue readingSir Peter Gluckman on the role of evidence in policy making
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, says there is “little consistency” in the use and respect […]
Continue readingDavid Krofcheck on the Fukushima radioactive water leaks
Three-hundred tons of highly radioactive water is pouring into the Pacific Ocean every day from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant […]
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