Dominion Post science columnist and Victoria University honorary research associate Dr Bob Brockie writes on the subject of genetic modification […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Nuclear – already a viable option for many countries
An increasing number of countries around the world are turning to nuclear power to meet growing demand for electricity, avoid […]
Continue readingWorld environmental change needs urgent science
The International Council for Science (ICSU), meeting in Mozambique, is reviewing its current environmental programmes to ensure that they work […]
Continue readingDr Steve Thompson’s update from the ICSU
by Dr Steve Thompson MOZAMBIQUE – Dr David Carlson, director of the International Polar Year programme office thinks that it […]
Continue readingNobel Laureate: America is neglecting science
Dr Peter Agre, 2003 winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry and who the Science Media Centre caught up with […]
Continue readingNano-products and the question of regulation
Dr Simon Brown, a member of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology based at the University of Canterbury examines […]
Continue readingJane Goodall: Lessons from the chimps
Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall breezed through Wellington late last week to promote a new book and give a very-well received […]
Continue readingRichard MacManus on Readwriteweb
In this presentation recorded last month at a technology conference in Auckland, MacManus explains how a niche website run from New […]
Continue readingThe case for no-till agriculture
The column is available in full here. Some excerpts: “Ploughing is the traditional method of preparing the land for sowing […]
Continue readingDr Jim Watson: Practical science only way forward
Some extracts: Article here in full On comparisons with the rest of the world: “Concerns are identified in the 2007 […]
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