In today’s New Zealand Herald, meteorologist Jim Hessell describes the complexity of the earth’s atmosphere and how it will react […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Owen Glenn: science & innovation key
In an opinion piece for the New Zealand Herald, businessman Owen Glenn makes a case for science and innovation to […]
Continue readingSalt – how much is too much?
Writer Kate Fraser investigates the health effects of salt and what we are doing to mitigate them. An excerpt (from […]
Continue readingScience media discussions from Doha
Science Media Centres now exist in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Japan, with more on the horizon. But […]
Continue readingWill ‘Playing God’ be our saviour?
In an article published in the Dominion Post , environmental author Mark Lynas explains why mankind must embrace technologies like […]
Continue readingTrains, genes and progress
The Rotarua Daily Post has introduced a monthy column from the CEO of Scion, Dr Warren Parker. In his inaugural […]
Continue readingResearch, not rhetoric – Australia’s chief scientist
Ian William Chubb is the newly-appointed chief scientist of Australia. His thoughts on climate change in the public arena, evidence-based […]
Continue readingAre we supporting commercial research?
When it comes to supporting R&D, the New Zealand government talks the talk, but are its initiatives working? Writing for […]
Continue readingIs geo-engineering an inevitability?
As the effects of climate change become more apparent and severe, what steps will we be forced to take to […]
Continue readingChris Trotter on Science and Policy
Chris Trotter, a political commentator and columnist for the Dominion Post, questions the involvement of science in policy-making. In his […]
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