Science Media Centre manager and Sciblogs editor Peter Griffin hosts this week’s Sciblogs podcast, with a special on the Curiosity […]
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Scientists and other thinkers talk about science and society and the connection between the two.
Houston, 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 […]
Continue readingGene doping in sport? – Morning Report
For Radio New Zealand’s Morning Report, William Ray investigates the current and future possibilities of genetic manipulation to enhance performance […]
Continue readingGenetic engineering the future of sports doping?
The New Zealand Herald‘s Dylan Cleaver talks with Graeme Steel, Chief Executive of Drug Free Sport NZ, about the future […]
Continue readingJim Salinger on the NZ climate record – Dom Post
In the Dominion Post ex-NWIA climate scientist Prof Jim Salinger writes about the climate record he helped to create – […]
Continue readingGreening the red zone in Christchurch
Christchurch researchers have retrospectively analysed the Canterbury quakes from the perspective of urban forest management, highlighting the important role trees […]
Continue readingAvian malaria in NZ birds provides clues to invasive parasites
British scientists who have become the first researchers to document key characteristics for the success of invading parasites, have also […]
Continue readingRussell Brown on the Higgs
Media commentator Russell Brown reflects on the CERN Higgs announcement on his Hard News blog on the Public Address network. […]
Continue readingThe Psychology of climate change
In the latest issue of Element magazine (distributed with the New Zealand Herald) Andy Kenworthy explores new research into the […]
Continue readingRod Oram blogs from Rio+20
Journalist Rod Oram is blogging daily from the Rio+20 conference in Brazil. You can follow his take on the proceedings […]
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