You’ve got to have sympathy for battling science teachers like Dawn Garbett, who writing in the Herald this week expressed […]
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A new research paper published today in the journal Psychological Science, has looked at the effects of early exposure of […]
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1. Education: New Zealand is struggling to produce enough science and technology graduates to meet the demanded for a skilled […]
Continue readingElection 08: 10 science questions for the leaders
The Science Media Centre asked the leaders of the two largest political parties to state their positions on the big […]
Continue readingNZ quantum physics research featured in Nature
Physicist Ashton Bradley’s research into the behaviour of ultra-cold atoms is gaining international recognition for New Zealand cutting-edge science. The […]
Continue readingBird flu – what it is and preventative measures
The H5N1 virus has been given a lot more attention than previous outbreaks of flu in birds. Scientists and science […]
Continue readingCritical appraisal of published research
Wading through the scientific literature can be a time-consuming job, and as we rush to meet copy deadlines, most of […]
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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