A column by Tapu Misa published in today’s New Zealand Herald looking at the challenges of communicating science accurately via […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Poles Apart co-author responds to Dr Reisinger’s comments
John McCrystal, co-author with economist Gareth Morgan of Poles Apart, the new book weighing up the arguments about climate change, […]
Continue readingDr Mike King: Examining pork’s ethics
Dr Mike King, an expert in animal science and ethical issues at the University of Otago, looks at the furore […]
Continue readingPodcast: Matt McGlone on conservation and climate change
Climate Change Adaptation: “Managing the unavoidable” is the theme of a conference underway in Wellington, organised by the New Zealand […]
Continue readingRichard Dawkins: Writers’ and Readers’ Festival interview
One of the highlights of last Friday’s Writer’s and Readers Festival in Auckland was Morning Report’s Sean Plunket’s interview with […]
Continue readingNZ Herald editorial: Salinger sacking a step too far
From the editorial pages of the Weekend Herald (May 9) An excerpt: (read in full here) “…The Association of Scientists […]
Continue readingUS, Australia and China should work together to secure future
A column by Stewart Taggart, a director of Acquasol Infrastructure Ltd., a developer of environmentally-friendly power and water solutions building […]
Continue readingNanoparticles – what is the risk to the body, environment?
A podcast by Dr Ken Donaldson of Edinburgh University on research to assess health and safety implications of nanomaterials is […]
Continue readingEncapsulated porcine islet cell transplantation – an evolving therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes
A new paper has just been published in Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, which reviews the use of encapsulated porcine […]
Continue readingSoil scientist – commercialisation push is disastrous
BY DOUG EDMEADES Published today in AUSTRALASIAN SCIENCE Business management and the profit motive have put science in a strait-jacket, […]
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