Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Laureate and President of the UK Royal Society, gave a lecture in Auckland last week, highlighting […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
What’s causing Australia’s heat wave?
On the Australian science commentary site The Conversation, climatologists from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology spell out the situation for […]
Continue readingVicki Hyde and skepticism – New Zealand Herald
In the New Zealand Herald, Sarah Daniell poses 12 questions to Vicki Hyde, spokeswoman for the NZ Skeptics Society, just […]
Continue readingSir Peter Gluckman on science funding and peer review
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has today released a discussion paper Which science to fund: […]
Continue readingEnding animal testing in New Zealand – a response from scientists
An opinion piece in the NZ Herald this week challenged New Zealand to lead the world by banning animal testing outright. This […]
Continue readingKevin Tamati on animal testing – NZ Herald
Writing in the New Zealand Herald, former league star and Community Action Youth & Drugs spokesperson Kevin Tamati offers a […]
Continue readingDave Armstrong on Joy, purity and the environment
Columnist Dave Armstrong, writing in the Dominion Post, muses on the the environmental criticisms levelled at the government by Ecologist […]
Continue readingJim Salinger on Kiwis, carbon and climate
In a New Zealand Herald opinion article, Prof Jim Salinger, Visiting Professor at Stanford University, California, asks NZ not to […]
Continue readingJacqueline Rowarth on global food security and NZ
Jacqueline Rowarth, Professor of Agribusiness at the University of Waikato, highlights New Zealand’s importance as a food producer in a […]
Continue readingPrime Minister’s Science Prizes
The Prime Minister’s Science Prizes, which combine recognition and prize money of $1 million, have been presented in Wellington today. […]
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