The 22nd First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, a celebration of the odd, weird and quirky side of science, took […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Climate change in the courtroom – NZ Herald editorial
Today‘s New Zealand Herald editorial examines the issue of science and scepticism in the wake of the recent NIWA climate […]
Continue readingSick of medical spin? Don’t just blame the media
By Charis Palmer, The Conversation The “spin” sometimes found in media reports emphasising the benefits of new medical treatments has […]
Continue readingBent Spoon award ‘honours’ lack of critical thinking
NZ Skeptics have bestowed the yearly ‘Bent Spoon Award’ for un-skeptical behaviour upon Consumer magazine, on account of the magazine’s […]
Continue readingBiological curiosities with Alison Campbell – Radio NZ
Radio New Zealand’s Jim Mora talks to University of Waikato’s Alison Campbell, who is trying to stimulate interest in science […]
Continue readingVeronika Meduna on science in Antarctica
Veronika Meduna (from Radio NZ’s Our Changing World) reflects on the New Zealand’s contribution to Antarctic science in a column […]
Continue readingSeabed mining in the NZ Herald
In the New Zealand Herald Andy Kenworthy takes a look at seabed mining and the EEZ – an issue covered […]
Continue readingGareth Hughes responds to Smith on fracking
Last week MP Nick Smith wrote an opinion piece on fracking which featured in several newspapers. Now Green MP Gareth […]
Continue readingNick Smith on fracking
In an opinion piece which featured in several newspapers, MP Dr Nick Smith gives his views on the fracking debate. […]
Continue readingNZ ‘truthiness’ research featured on Colbert Report
A New Zealand-led study investigating how images affect our belief in written statements has been featured on the news satire […]
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