Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, charts a course for the future of New Zealand in […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Toby Manhire, Peter Griffin at the Transit of Veunus Forum
Columnist Toby Manhire writes about his experience so far at the Transit of Venus Forum – Lifting Our Horizons, for […]
Continue readingTransit of Venus forum tackles big issues
The Dominion Post‘s Hawke’s bay reporter, Marty Sharp (winner of the the 2012 Cannon Media Award for the Reporter – […]
Continue readingSKA in SA – Astronomy for Africa
In a guest post for the Australian science site The Conversation, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Dean of Engineering at University of […]
Continue readingDialogue or Direct Action? – Prof Sir Peter Gluckman
In the wake of anti-GM sentiments at home and abroad, the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Prof Sir Peter Gluckman, […]
Continue readingIan Ferguson (Plant & Food) talks Future Plants
To celebrate Fascination of Plants Day, Plant & Food have collated video interviews with their experts as well as their […]
Continue readingUK scientists call on anti-GM group to reconsider threats
“Reconsider before it is too late” is the request put forward in an open letter from UK scientists whose field […]
Continue readingScion’s Warren Parker on GM pine attack
In his monthly column for the Daily Post, Scion CEO Warren Parker addresses some of the “groundless” claims of anti-GE […]
Continue readingMarine protection a ‘diplomatic process’ – Gareth Morgan
Economist Gareth Morgan and his associate Geoff Simmons write about the pitfalls of campaigning for Marine Protected Areas in today’s […]
Continue readingDr Melanie Massaro – “We have too many PhD students”
Dr Melanie Massaro, a researcher at the University of Canterbury, spoke at this week’s New Zealand Association of Scientists conference […]
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