Pioneering forensic scientist Wayne Chisnall is to receive the John Harber Phillips Award, which aims to ‘promote, recognise and reward […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
PODCAST: Sea level rise in the Pacific
Podcast of a presentation by Dr Arthur Webb, Manager – Ocean & Islands Programme, (Coastal Processes Adviser), SOPAC Pacific Islands […]
Continue readingPodcast: Bill Marler – The true cost of Foodborne Illness
William Marler, Managing Partner, Marler Clark, United States An accomplished personal injury lawyer and national expert in foodborne illness litigation, […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Mind your nanos – Dr Nigel Larsen
Dr Nigel Larsen, Science Group Leader with Plant and Food R esearch, discusses what the future holds for nanotechnology and […]
Continue readingPODCAST: The science of food packaging hazards
Food packaging consultant, expert witness, author and University of Queensland Professor Gordon Robertson delves into food packaging and its impact […]
Continue readingPODCAST: Canterbury earthquake a week on – what the experts know
Earthquake experts Dr Ken Gledhill and Professor Martha Savage held a public lecture in Wellington today looking at the scientific […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Climate expert tells NZ to cut the carbon
Isaac Davison writes in the New Zealand Herald about British economist Lord Stern’s warning that New Zealand needs to cut […]
Continue readingDom Post: The pursuit of science before happiness
Jon Morgan writes in the Dominion Post about Massey University’s agriculture director, Jacqueline Rowarth, and her thoughts on Generation X […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Sam Fisher – How will court decide whether weather warming?
Sam Fisher, in an opinion piece in the NZ Herald, looks at the legal action being threatened against NIWA by […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Picking winners in science
Shaun Hendy writes in an opinion piece in the New Zealand Herald about the strategy of ‘picking winners’ in science […]
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