Dr Muriel Watt, an Australian expert in photovoltaics and part time senior lecturer in the School of Photovoltaics and Renewable […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
PODCAST: Climate change and the role of an independent scientist
Dave Lowe is a highly-respected climate scientist — as an atmospheric chemist for the DSIR, he established the first site […]
Continue readingGreat minds come together at brain research retreat
The 27th Australasian Winter Conference on Brain Research (AWCBR) was held this week in Queenstown. Dr Fabiana Kubke, of the […]
Continue readingPODCAST: John Watt and Amy Whitehead’s speeches from the MacDiarmid Scientist of the Year Awards 2009
The MacDiarmid Young Scientist of the Year Awards were held last Thursday in Auckland. The event awards aspiring young scientists […]
Continue readingThe Dominion Post: It’s not rocket science
An opinion piece by the Dominion Post’s Colin James in which he examines the recent attitudes and behaviour of the […]
Continue readingPODCAST: The Future of Innovation: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, and Emerging Technologies
Bill Reichert, Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, talks from his (deep) experience with venture capital funding and entrepreneurship about […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Embargoes in science reporting – Friend or foe?
An SMC recording made at the World Conference of Science Journalists held in London in late June. The recording is […]
Continue readingPODCAST: IPCC Chairman and Sir David King on negotiating a climate pact
The latest podcast in the series the SMC recorded at the World Conference of Science journalists in late June in […]
Continue readingJames Fairbairn: The importance of being informed
James Fairbairn writes in ScienceAlert about the importance to each of us of being able to make an informed decision […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Tim Groser on the upcoming Copenhagen talks
Hon Tim Groser is the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues (International Relations), amongst other portfolios including Trade, Conservation and […]
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