The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is assessing the carcinogenic hazards associated with exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. […]
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MSI: Breaking down the numbers on science funding
A) Vote appropriations The Vote Appropriation this year is $5 million higher than last year, as calculated by comparing the […]
Continue readingBudget 2011: The science sector responds
UPDATED: Bill English unveiled the Budget for 2011-12 this afternoon with no new funding for science, but a reprioritisation of […]
Continue readingSir Paul Callaghan: Politics, science and the pursuit of prosperity
Acclaimed Victoria University physicist, entrepreneur and Royal Society of London Fellow Professor Sir Paul Callaghan delivered a hard-hitting speech at […]
Continue readingExperts on discovery of free floating planets
New Zealand astronomers and astrophysicists have helped discover a collection of Jupiter-sized free-floating planets that do not orbit stars, but […]
Continue readingExperts on Government’s freshwater policy package
The Government last night announced its freshwater policy package, the centrepiece of which is the National Policy Statement, which sets […]
Continue readingProfessor Hamilton on freshwater management concerns
The following statement was released by Professor David Hamilton, President, New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society… The New Zealand Freshwater Sciences […]
Continue readingPodcast: Peter Griffin does Cafe Scientifique
Clck below to play back a recording of Peter Griffin, founding manager of the SMC and founder of Sciblogs.co.nz talk […]
Continue readingPodcast: Pepsigate revisited at Media140
A panel discussion on the blogging scandal that came to be known as Pepsigate. What did we learn? What did […]
Continue readingPodcast: Digital dysphorias – amused to death online
A recording of a presentation at the Media140 conference in Brisbane yesterday looking at the role of social media in […]
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