Writing in the New Zealand Herald, former league star and Community Action Youth & Drugs spokesperson Kevin Tamati offers a […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Dave Armstrong on Joy, purity and the environment
Columnist Dave Armstrong, writing in the Dominion Post, muses on the the environmental criticisms levelled at the government by Ecologist […]
Continue readingJim Salinger on Kiwis, carbon and climate
In a New Zealand Herald opinion article, Prof Jim Salinger, Visiting Professor at Stanford University, California, asks NZ not to […]
Continue readingJacqueline Rowarth on global food security and NZ
Jacqueline Rowarth, Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Waikato, highlights New Zealand’s importance as a food producer in a […]
Continue readingPrime Minister’s Science Prizes
The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, which combine recognition and prize money of $1 million, have been presented in Wellington today. […]
Continue readingProf Jim Mann calls for govt to ‘wake up’ on diabetes
Professor Jim Mann from the University of Otago berates authorities for their lack action and engagement on the issue of […]
Continue readingRoyal Society medals honour top scientists
The New Zealand Research Honours Dinner, an annual awards evening celebrating top New Zealand researchers, was held in Auckland this […]
Continue readingNZ’s early natural history in Scientific American
Freelance geologist David Bressan, blogging for Scientific American, writes about the early investigations into ‘giant birds’ reported by European settlers […]
Continue readingHurricane Sandy and climate change – Kevin Trenberth
Writing for the website The Conversation, US-based New Zealander Dr Kevin Trenberth notes the contribution of climate change to Hurricane Sandy […]
Continue readingLearning from L’Aquila – and why Canterbury is different
by Dr Mark Quigley, Senior Lecturer in Tectonics and Geomorphology at the University of Canterbury and the 2011 Prime Minister’s […]
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