By Charis Palmer, The Conversation The “spin” sometimes found in media reports emphasising the benefits of new medical treatments has […]
Continue readingReflections on Science
Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Bent 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 […]
Continue readingPodcast: Curiosity landing, Tongariro eruption and more…
Science Media Centre manager and Sciblogs editor Peter Griffin hosts this week’s Sciblogs podcast, with a special on the Curiosity […]
Continue readingHouston, we have check-in: Space 2.0 and the Curiosity landing
By Vanessa Hill, CSIRO, Australia Social media is the new frontier for space exploration, shaping an age of innovative public […]
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