Recordings from a day-long symposium on the Future of coal in New Zealand, hosted by VUW Institute of Policy Studies, […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Research and the 2011 Budget
On Thursday the government will announce their 2011 budget for New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald‘s Hamish Fletcher caught up […]
Continue readingEarthquakes: What can Australia Learn from NZ?
The Christchurch February 22 earthquake has awakened New Zealand to the importance of earthquake prepared buildings, but will Australia learn […]
Continue readingRod Oram on freshwater policy
The government’s latest plans for freshwater quality and irrigation have made some progress towards a more environmental national policy on […]
Continue readingScience and Policy
Following the release of Sir Peter Gluckman’s report on evidence in policy making, Tim Watkin from TVNZ’s Q+A show has […]
Continue readingExperts Respond: The 2011 Australian federal budget
The Australian government has announced the 2011 federal budget, revealing that several proposed cuts to science and research funding have […]
Continue readingProfessor Hamilton on freshwater management concerns
The following statement was released by Professor David Hamilton, President, New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society… The New Zealand Freshwater Sciences […]
Continue readingPodcast: Peter Griffin does Cafe Scientifique
Clck below to play back a recording of Peter Griffin, founding manager of the SMC and founder of Sciblogs.co.nz talk […]
Continue readingPodcast: Pepsigate revisited at Media140
A panel discussion on the blogging scandal that came to be known as Pepsigate. What did we learn? What did […]
Continue readingPodcast: Digital dysphorias – amused to death online
A recording of a presentation at the Media140 conference in Brisbane yesterday looking at the role of social media in […]
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