The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, spoke this morning on the Paul Henry Show discussing the […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Science, celebrity and social media collide in vaccination debate
Stuff.co.nz’s Katie Kenny reports on an online furore over vaccination kicked off by actor Jim Carrey, but further fuelled by […]
Continue readingEcstasy not so safe – Leo Schep
Dr Leo Schep, a toxicologist at the National Poisons Centre, University of Otago, argues against claims that MDMA is relatively […]
Continue readingDr Anne Galloway on live animal shipments
The government hasn’t been upfront about the international transport of livestock, according to Dr Anne Galloway, a senior lecturer in […]
Continue readingCall off the Hunt – Fiona Fox on Tim Hunt
Fiona Fox, Director of the UK Science Media Centre, writes on her blog about the recent scandal around Nobel laureate […]
Continue readingTrade deals and healthcare – Prof John McMillan
On the university of Otago Bioethics Centre blog, centre Director Prof John McMillan writes about the leaked details of the […]
Continue readingTop 10 new species announced for 2015
A cart wheeling spider, a wasp with a killer maternal instinct and a feathered dinosaur are just some of the […]
Continue readingNigel Latta blows away stereotypes in the Weekend Herald
Jamie Morton interviewed Nigel Latta, the presenter of the eponymous ‘Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up’ TV Show, for the Weekend […]
Continue readingDisasters: Intervention is the key – Kelvin Berryman
What do we really mean when we talk about reducing or managing the risk of disaster? Dr Kelvin Berryman, Director […]
Continue readingThe toxicology of 1080 – Ian Shaw
Writing in the Press, Prof Ian Shaw clearly lays out the toxicology of 1080, the pest control poison that is […]
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