Last month, Australian media ran articles predicting Australia would be the first country in the world to eradicate cervical cancer. […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
We owe it to the environment to get better at reporting on it – Murray Petrie
There are a number of weaknesses in the Environmental Reporting Act, passed in 2015, writes Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr […]
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In defence of science and our Treaty – Margreet Vissers
University of Otago’s Associate Dean (research) Professor Margreet Vissers has penned a heartfelt response to a column criticising inclusion of […]
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A letter to my grandchildren – Jim Salinger
Prominent climate scientist Dr Jim Salinger has spent much of his career studying climate change – in the NZ Herald, […]
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Doubters try to bury sugary-drinks tax — Boyd Swinburn
Despite doubt-mongering by the Food and Beverage industry, a tax on sugary drinks would help counter childhood obesity and dental caries, writes University […]
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2017
Who would’ve thought freshwater would be a major election issue this year? Alongside the tragic deaths from synthetic drugs, freshwater, […]
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Why it’s so important to mark the anniversaries of earthquakes – Ursula Cochran
As the one year anniversary of the Kaikōura earthquake nears, GNS scientist Dr Ursula Cochran writes on The Spinoff why […]
Continue readingOz sizzles as climate action cools – Jim Salinger
2017 has been a sizzler for Australia, showing global warming is alive and well, but as Dr Jim Salinger writes […]
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Farmers advocate takes wrong message from climate reports – Andy Reisinger
Deputy Director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre Dr Andy Reisinger offers a rebuttal in the NZ […]
Continue readingNew Zealand doesn’t have a culture of youth drinking – Andy Towers
Massey University’s Dr Andy Towers is tired of hearing that New Zealand has a ‘youth drinking culture’, he writes in […]
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